A2-3 | Advanced Beginner French 3 | Online

Advanced Beginner(A2)

3 hours per week for 10 weeks Starting April 7, 2026

At Online via Zoom

Taught by

Farida Talantikit

Keep building your language skills and awareness. In this class, you will learn how to interpret a chart about names, speak to someone’s character, describe someone, talk about your emotions and much more!

Time Slots

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6:40 PM - 8:10 PM

For members / For non-members

$640 / $690

About this Class

Our core language classes will strengthen your French through speaking, writing and comprehension activities while providing insights into Francophone culture. Our teachers and curriculum use cutting-edge methods and resources to develop your skills and confidence in French. With full immersion from day one and a communicative, task-based approach you'll gain the knowledge you need to embrace the Francophone world!

Required textbook: Édito A2, 2022 edition
In this course you will cover units 7, 8 and 9; pp. 97 to 138. Level A2-2 required or equivalent. In preparation for CECR: A2

Content you will cover in Unit 7: "À votre santé ! "

Learn How To
Give advice; Talk about health problems; Express one's point of view.

Grammar
COD and COI pronouns; The superlative; Interrogative pronouns.

Society and Culture
ZZZen Bar à Sieste - emergency numbers - Comic strip by Dominique Mermoux, cartoonist and Baptiste Beaulieu, author and doctor - Remedies and care on Reunion Island; Emergencies Oh, the cliché! "French people use a lot of antibiotics"; Emergency transport in Quebec; Overseas medicine.

Vocabulary
The body and health: body parts, pain, feeling well, sleep, movements and positions; Medicine and emergencies: ailments, taking care of oneself, colourful expressions, emergencies.

Phonetics
Pronunciation of the word plus

Content you will cover in Unit 8: "Dans les médias"

Learn How To
Express preference; Express interest; Positive or negative criticism.

Grammar
Cause and consequence; The subjunctive (necessity, opinion): use, formation; The place of COD and COI pronouns.

Society and Culture
La Revue Dessinée - survey on young people's information media - digital journalism on Twitch - la Maison de la Radio et de la Musique - report on the success of podcasts in France - le ﬁlm Eiffel - report on the Eiffel Tower; Listening to the media - Oh, the cliché! "Le blog scientiﬁque canadien ; RaccourSci (Acfas/AUF) ; Podcasts francophones ; La tour Eiffel grandit !

Vocabulary
L'info, la presse, la télé: l'information, s'informer, la presse écrite, la télévision, les rubriques; Les médias audios et les réseaux sociaux: la radio, les podcasts, la communication.

Phonetics
Mute letters

Content you will cover in Unit 9: "Consommer responsable"

Learn How To
Express a wish, a desire; Give advice; Ask for and offer a service.

Grammar
The present conditional: use, formation; The gerund; The present conditional: use.

Society and Culture
le déﬁ "Rien de neuf" - the Leboncoin website - a textile recycling workshop - bricothèques - Spareka, a repair assistance platform - the Troc Party; DIY tips - Oh, the cliché! "In France, stores are closed on Sundays"; Quebec's accorderies; Creative workshop

Vocabulary
Consumption: products, people, product categories Handicrafts: handicrafts, materials, repairs, equipment.

Phonetics
Sounds [g] and [J].