3. B1-1 short track | Intermediate French 1 | Online

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Wednesdays & Fridays, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

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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!

Previous requirements: completed A2 level

Required textbook: L'Atelier B1
In this course you will cover Units Bienvenue, 1 and 2; pp. 12 to 47

Content you will cover in Bienvenue

Learn How To
  • Review of grammar and vocabulary
Grammar
  • Review of the main tenses: present (indicative and imperative), passé composé, imparfait, simple future, near future. Masculine nouns ending in -ée. The verb porter.
Vocabulary
  • sounds, words, travel.
Pronunciation
  • Liasons
Culture/literature
  • Excerpt from La fabrique des mots by Erick Orsenna

Content you will cover in Unit 1:
"Ecoute"

Learn How To
  • Invite somebody to speak ; give advice ; explain how an app works ; explain a trend ; talk about relationships and friendship.
Grammar
  • Subjonctif present (1) : express necessity and will ; indefinite adjectives and pronouns ; the verbs prendre and jouer.
Vocabulary
  • invitations to speak ; friendship ; anglicisms ; the suffix -able.
Pronunciation
  • the stressed syllable ; breath groups.
Culture/literature
  • Excerpt from Grâce et dénuement by Alice Ferney

Content you will cover in Unit 2:
"Travail"

Learn How To
  • present one’s company and one’s work ; describe a picture and one’s work environment ; talk about clichés and one’s job .
Grammar
  • adjective placement and the change of meaning according to the placement ; the agreement of past participles with the direct object ; the verb mettre ; phrases with avoir.
Vocabulary
  • work ; job hunt ; nouns deriving from adjectives ; possessive phrases with de.
Pronunciation
  • hesitation and intonation .
Culture/literature
  • Excerpt from La tête de l’emploi by David Foenkinos

Testimonials

Christine

Boston
I thoroughly enjoyed my class. My instructor was fun and enthusiastic. She planned a variety of activities so the concepts were presented in different ways which really helped me learn. She was patient with my pronunciation, but taught me in a way that only a true native speaker could. Can't wait for my next class!

Karen

Concord
The class really gave us a good foundation from which we learned to communicate in French.