Intermediate(B1)
3 hours per week for 10 weeks Starting June 26, 2023
At Online via Zoom
Time Slots
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 expand your skills and increase your confidence in French. With full immersion from day one and a communicative, task-based approach you'll gain a deeper understanding of the French language and Francophone world!
Required: B1-1 or equivalent. Prepare for CECR B1
Required textbook: Edito B1
In this course you will cover units 3, 4 and 5; pp. 43 to 90.
Content you will cover: Unité 3: « Travailler autrement »
Learn How Totalk about a burn-out; talk about a professional experience, your previously held role and responsibilities; articulate your vision of the working world, your opinion; talk about what makes you happy in work, your motivation.
Grammar
using simple relative pronouns (who, that, whose, where); expressing an opinion without us of the subjunctive; expressing a goal.
Society, Culture, and Vocabulary
learn about Belgian youth in the workplace; the nomadic digital work culture in Switzerland; feminization of words; and more. Vocabulary: the professional world; the job market.
Pronunciation
understanding when to pronounce the final consonant: ‘Ils dorment chez les Delorme’, ‘Ils connaissent la maîtresse’
Content you will cover: Unit 4: “Date limite de consommation”
Learn How Topresent a subject, express a point of view (certainty, evidence), compare consumer patterns; describe a place
Grammar
expressing an opinion with the indicative mood and the subjunctive mood; using comparatives and superlatives; improving adjective placement.
Society, Culture, and Vocabulary
reflect on the consumers that we are, discover new modes of consumption. Vocabulary: fashion, consumer behavior, clothing, accessories, places of consumption, collaborative economy.
Pronunciation
vocalic sequence: ‘J’ai un peu changé', ‘Il y va a pied’
Content you will cover: Unité 5: “Le français dans le monde”
Learn How Totalk about the diversity of Francophone cultures; talk about the advantages and disadvantages of a single language; learn to encourage and express confidence; talk in chronological terms.
Grammar
form and use of the past-perfect tense; the pronouns en/y and the double pronominalization; indicators of time expressing anteriority, simultaneity, and posteriority.
Society, Culture, and Vocabulary
reflect on the evolution of the French language; explore Francophone regions and countries; reflect on the “survival” of Francophone communities in regions where French is not an official language. Vocabulary: social and intercultural relations (customs, attitudes, protest, appreciations), diversity and living abroad.
Pronunciation
optional liaisons according to language level and the context : ‘-Il est arrivé? -Pas encore.’ OU ‘-Il est arrivé? -Pas encore.’