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CIEL Bretagne – Référentiel des cours intensifs – Niveaux A1 à B2 – 2015

CIEL BRETAGNE

FFL DEPARTEMENT

Intensive Courses Content

Levels A1 to B2

Developed by Gilda VAQUERO and Sandrine KEREBEL

Supervised by Anne FOURNIER-PERROT


Common Competence Levels

Self-assessment Grid

A1 A2 B1 B2

C O M P R E H E N S I O N

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I can understand familiar words and phrases about myself, my family, and concrete situations I know well, if people speak slowly and clear.

I can understand sentences about familiar topics if they contain high frequency vocabulary (myself, my family, shopping, close environment, job). I can catch the main point in simple announcements.

I can understand the main points when listening to a native speaker if the topic is familiar, the language is standard and clear. I can understand most of radio or television programmes if the topic is familiar or of special interest to me.

I can understand lectures, conferences and structured reasoning if the topic is relatively familiar. You can understand the news on television reasonably well. I can understand most movies using standard language.

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I can understand familiar words and very simple sentences, for example on notices and posters and catalogues.

I can read short, simple texts. I can find specific information I need in everyday materials such as advertisements, menus, adverts, timetables. I can understand short, personal letters.

I can understand texts, which contain high frequency or job-related vocabulary. I can understand descriptions of events, feelings or wishes, e.g. in personal letters.

I can read reports or articles on contemporary topics, which express the author’s opinions or attitudes. I can understand modern prose.

S P E A K I N G

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I can interact in a simple way if the other persons speak slowly and are willing to help me and repeat themselves. I can ask and answer simple questions and can use simple sentences on everyday subjects or things I need. .

I can exchange information and communicate in simple and routine tasks. I can manage simple social exchanges, but generally not further to real conversation.

I can manage in most travel situations. I can join in discussions without preparation if the topic is familiar or concerns everydaylife (family, travels, job, recent news).

I can interact quite fluently and spontaneously, and take an active part in discussions with native speakers on familiar topics. I can give detailed descriptions, and explain my opinions quite precisely.

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I can use simple expressions and sentences to describe people and places that I know.

I can use a series of short phrases and sentences to describe my family and other people, my living conditions as well as my educational background and my present or most recent job.

I can give simple reasons and explanations, and can narrate experience and events. I can narrate plots of books and films, and give opinion on these.

I can express my point of view on a wide range of topics related to my own interests as well as on recent news. I can explain pros and cons of possibilities.

W R I T I N G

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I can write a short postcard. I can fill in a form or a hotel file with basic personal details.

I can write simple notes and messages. I can write a simple personal letter, e.g. a thank-you letter

I can write a short connected text on a familiar topic. You can write personal letters describing experiences and impressions.

I can write clear, detailed texts on familiar topics. I can write an essay or a report, and give reasons in support of a given argument. I can write letters explaining my interpretation of events and experiences.


Level A1 1 unit = 20 hours

Total duration : 160 hours

Assessment Methods

A test is given and graded every Friday.

Test Content TYPE OF TEST ACTIVITY

Listening comprehension

The different activities are determined by the teacher according to that each week’s course content.

Reading comprehension

Written production

Grammar

Vocabulary

Speaking Participation, dialogue simulation, interaction exercise .

The test lasts for about 30 to 45 minutes, speaking activity not included

NB : Provided all students are interested in that exam and willing to take part, DELF-type exams can be given as tests.


A1.1 – UNIT 1 – Introductions, classroom communication

Communication Understanding easy instructions (write, read,

complete, etc.)

How to say hello and goodbye

First contact

Introductions

Filling in easy forms

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Indefinite articles

Gender and number for nouns (1)

Simple question (1) : Qu’est-ce que c’est ?

“présentatifs” : c’est / ce sont (it’s, they’re)

Present : avoir/ être/ -ER (1 base) + s’appeler

Subject pronouns (all but « on »)

Stressed tonic pronouns

Questions for introductions (1) : What’s your name ?

What’s your job ?

Various forms of « quel »

Sentence structure (subject + verb + complement)

Verbs (infinitive, conjugated)

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Transparent words

Classroom vocabulary, teacher-student

interaction

Pencil case and schoolbag

Numbers from 0 to 69

Formal and informal greetings

Passport information (name, address, gender, etc.)

Nationalities and languages

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The alphabet

Stress

Syllables and rhythm patterns

Melodic pattern

Use of capiatl letters

Required liaisons : indefinite article + noun (un‿ exercice)

More required liaisons : numbers, subject + noun (trois‿amis, dix‿-huit, ils‿aiment)

French society

and culture

French names

A few French symbols (visual documents)

Use of « tu » or « vous »

Greetings « à la française »

A1.1 - UNIT 2 – Talking about one’s family and relatives

Communication

Introducing someone

Describing people

Talking about one’s family

Expressing possession

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Adjectives : agreement in gender and number, place

Verbs in -ER (1 et 2 bases) in the present tense

Questions for introductions (2)

Possessive and demonstrative determiners

Gender and number for nouns (2)

The verb connaître

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Physical and moral description of a person (qualities and faults)

Clothes (1)

Colours

Family

Jobs

Numbers from 70 to 99

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[ø], [œ]

[ɔn], [ɔ̃] / [ɛn], [ɛ̃]

/c/, /ç/

/g/, /ge/

Required liaisons:

Possessive/demonstrative + noun (mon‿oncle, ces‿étudiants)

Adjective + noun (un grand‿architecte)

Masculine vs. feminine (pronunciation or not of final vowel)

Plurals in –al/–aux, -s /-x

Feminine ending « e »

French society

and culture

Family in France

Some famous French families


A1.1 - UNIT 3 – Talking about likes, dislikes and hobbies

Communication

Talking about your likes and dislikes

Talking about your hobbies

Suggesting an evening out (oral)

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Verbs ending in –ER (revison) + sortir, aller, venir, lire

Definite articles

Verb + prepositions : Faire de… / Jouer à… / Jouer de…

Negation (ne…pas)

Contracted forms of articles

Simple questions (3) : What is… ?

Why ? Because…

Vo

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Nuancing taste (from I like to I hate…)

Leisure (sports, music, reading…)

Places for entertainment (cinema, theatre)

Numbers from 100 to1000

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Grave and acute accents

Punctuation

Pronunciation of numbers

[ø], [e], [ɛ]

[s], [z], [ʒ], [ʃ]

Required liaisons : article + noun (les‿ amis)

French society

and culture

The French and their leisure

French contemporary celebrities

A1.1 - UNIT 4 – talking about everyday life, habits and social environment

Communication

Asking for and telling time and date

Describing habits

Place in timeline (date, seasons, etc.)

Ask for and give information about

accommodation

Write and understand real estate ads

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Adverbs of frequency (1) : expressing habits in a simple way

Always / Never

Tout (adjective)

Simple chronological link words

Closed questions + simple open questions

(où / quand / combien with rising tone)

« Il y a » (there is / there are)

Definite and indefinite articles

Vo

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Time

Simple expressions of time (this morning, last night, every day,

next week)

Les moments de la journée, jours, mois, saisons

Les activités quotidiennes

On the phone

Home (1) : main rooms of a house

Different types of accommodation

Numbers from 1000 to 1 billion

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[ã], [ɔ̃], [ɛ̃]

[in] or [im] / [ɛ̃]

French society

and culture Calendar of events (back to school, holidays, bank holidays, etc.)

Housewarming, meals

Typical French homes

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A1.2 – UNIT 1 – Shopping, eating out

Communication

Set up and read a shopping list

Shopping

Set up and read a menu

Ordering (je voudrais : I’d like)

Revision and nuances of likes and dislikes

Reservation over the telephone

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Partitive articles

Quantifiers (un peu de, beaucoup de, une bouteille de, un paquet de…)

Simple form of negation (ne …pas, ne…plus, ne…jamais)

Negative forms with quantities

Pronoun « en » with quantities

Prepositions « à » and « de » when talking about food (une salade de tomates / une omelette aux

champignons…)

« chez/à » + shops and shopholders

Pronoun « on » for « we »

Vo

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Groceries

Shops and shopholders

Money, banking, means of payment

Colours (revision)

Flavours (basics)

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Abbreviation for measurements (kg, gr, m…)

Homophones : se/ce, ses/ces/c’est, sont /son, et/est

French society

and culture

Traditional markets

The French and food

Traditional food and regional specialities

French brands and department stores

A1.2 - UNIT 2 – Location, finding your way

Communication

Describing a place

Find your location (on a map)

Locating an object

Finding your way

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Adverbs and prepositions of place (ici, là-bas, au milieu, derrière, devant, dessus, à l’intérieur, à l’extérieur, à

gauche, à droite, sur, sous, entre : here, there, over there, in the middle, on, inside, etc.)

Pronouns « y » and « en » for place

Voir, venir de / aller à (see, come from, go to : revision)

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Directions

Transport

Accommodation (2) : furniture and equipment

Main city buildings

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[i], [y], [u]

[w], [j], [ɥ]

Voiceless final consonants

Required liaisons : preposition + determiner / noun (sous‿un‿arbre, en‿avion…)

French society

and culture

France (geography, administartive divisions)

Main cities

Acronyms in public transports

New means of transportation (vélib’, car-sharing…)


A1.2 – UNIT 3 – Expressing sensations and feelings, talking about health

Communication

Asking for permission

Say how you feel (I’ve got a headache, I’m feeling tired, I’m fit)

Expressing sensations

Expressing prohibition, orders and obligations

Advise with with « si + présent / impératif » (if + conditional / imperative)

Making appointments, face-to-face or on the phone

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Nature and function of words

Modals : « pouvoir / devoir / vouloir / savoir » + infinitive

Adverbs of degree (très, trop, un peu, assez…)

Adverbs of frequency (2)

Vo

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Parts of the body

Vocabulary of perception

Most common illnesses and injuries

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Exclamatory tone for feelings and orders

/-ent/ final : pronounced or silent ?

French society

and culture

French Health system : social security, health insurance…

Gestures and onomatopeas expressing sensations and feelings

A1.2 - UNIT 4 – Travelling ; Inviting / accepting / refusing ; Revision unit

Communication

Travels :

- Booking (transport, accommodation, activiy)

- Writing postcards

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Present tense : revision of second and third groups (two- or three-base verbs)

Passé composé (for postcards : describing common holiday activities)

« C’était » : It was

Near future

Recent past

Various activities to put these grammar notions into practice

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ry Postcards to friends and family : common expressions

Countries and continents

Weather forecast

Clothing and accessories

Different types of accommodation (revision)

Adverbs of time : après, avant, demain, hier, aujourd’hui, avant-hier, tôt, tard (before, today, later, etc.)

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Discrimination practice and articulation exercises according to class needs

French society

and culture Maps of France and the DOM-TOM (overseas departments and territories)


Level A2 1 unit = 20 hours


Assessment Methods




The different activities are determined by the teacher according to that

each week’s course content.


Written production

Grammar

Vocabulary

The test lasts for about 45 to 60 minutes

The following can be used to complete or modulate the grades:

Spoken production (prepared at

home) Exposé, simulated dialogue, exercise in interaction.



A2.1 - UNIT 1 : Characterizing a person

Communication

First contacts

Assess, explain, justify

Introducing and describing a person (character,

positive and negative qualities)

Talking about friendship

Expressing different feelings, such as surprise, joy,

sadness, curiosity, indifference, anger

How to reassure

Quarrel

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Grammar

Adjectives : agreement in gender and number,

place (revision)

Object pronouns

Nominalisation (1)

Passé composé (1) :

Formation

Choice of the auxiliary

Past participles

Place of negatives

Indirect Object pronouns

Vocabulary Love and friendship

Positive and negative qualities (to be reinforced)

Idiomatic expressions related to love (coup de foudre,

tomber amoureux = love at first sight, etc.)

Family

Feelings : nouns and ajectives

Sound and

spelling

Accent marks

Syllabification

Intonation for anger and quarrels

« n » turning into « m » before « m, p, b »

French society and

culture Somme French and French-speaking celebrities

Traditions related to love (marriage, civil unions,

romantic places, celebrations,etc. )

A2.1 - UNIT 2 : Looking for a flatmate

Communication

Understanding real estate ads

Asking for and understanding details about

accommodation and rental

Understanding description of a flat or house

Talking about relations with flatmates

Understanding and describing house rules

Giving good news, congratulating

Prohibit, Order

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Grammar

Interrogation : simple interrogative pronouns,

the three ways to ask a question (reinforcement)

Prepositions of place + contracted articles

(revision)

Y/EN for places (revision)

Possessive pronouns

Modals (revision)

Impersonal structures to express necessity, obligation,

prohibition


Reinforcement

Agreement of past participle with subject

Vocabulary

Living place and furniture (reinforcement)

Fitting out and decorating rooms

Acronyms in real estate ads

Neighbourhood and interactions (tenant, houselord

and -lady, caretaker, rent, lease, etc.)

Jobs (reinforcement)

Hobbies (reinforcement)

Verbs and phrases to explain « savoir-vivre »

Sound and

spelling

Pronunciation of possessive pronouns

Rhythm in questions and assertions

Discrimination of masculine and feminine in the passé

composé

Intonation : order and prohibition

French society and

culture

Living and working places

The French at home

Looking for accommodation

Housewarming

Flat-sharing

Neighbourhood, « neighbours day »


A2.1 – UNIT 3 : Stereotypes

Communication

Talking about a country and its inhabitants

Discovering stereotypes and cultural differences

Understanding and describing percentages and statistics

Comprehension of classifications and comparative studies

Comparing

Debate : a change in life?

Comparing past and present situations

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Grammar

Comparatives and superlatives

Demonstrative pronouns

Inverted questions with pronominal verbs in the passé composé

Indefinite pronouns and adverbs (quelqu’un, rien, personne, nulle part, etc. = someone, nothing,

somewhere, etc.)

The imparfait :

Formation

Values : descriptions and habits

Contrast between imparfait and present

Vocabulary

Words for living conditions and mentalities

Explaining percentages

Verbs and nouns expressing a change in POV (increase, improve, etc.)

Describing pros and cons of country vs. city

Sound and

spelling

Pronunciation of « plus »

Contrast between imparfait and present

Sounds [ɛ], [e], [œ]

French society and

culture

Stereotypes : how French and foreign people consider themselves and each other

Social life and the French

Life in Paris and in the « province »

A2.2 – UNIT 1 : Travels

Communication

Showing appreciation

Expressing, explaining, justifying taste

Explaining and understanding a recipe

Presenting holidays plans

Warnings (for travels and holidays)

Stating conditions

Making reservations

Inviting, accepting, refusing

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Grammar

Direct and indirect object pronouns (place in the

sentence, use with modals)

Imperative :

Negative form

Use with pronouns

Use and forms of « tout »

Pronoun « en » for quantities

Giving quantities

Simple future

Hypothesis with si (=if) : si + present

present/future/imperative

« Gérondif » expressing manner or simultaneity

Vocabulary

Taste and cooking (sweet or salty, etc.)

Sensations, perceptions

Adverbial phrases : impossible ! stop ! caution !

Weather

Words for tourism services (lodging, booking, etc.)

Sound and

spelling

Liaison with « en »

Pronunciation of « tout »

« e » dropped in the simple future

Required liaisons

French society and

culture

Traditional and local food

« La semaine du goût » : yearly celebration of

food and taste

Green tourism, unusual forms of tourism

Annual leave, holiday accommodation


A2.2 - UNIT 2 : Studies, World of Work

Communication

Reporting a placement

Writing / Understanding placement and job offers

Reading and writing CV’s

Presenting studies and professional experience

Introducing oneself in a company

Writing cover letters or e-mails

Requesting a job interview

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Grammar


Agreement in number with the auxiliary

« avoir »

Passé composé vs. imparfait

Expressions of time (1) : il y a/pendant/en (ago,

for, in)

Simple relative pronouns (1)

Link words : cause/consequence/aim

Chronological link words

Vocabulary

Studies

Words related to job search, business, professional

experience

Types of employment contract

Openings and endings of cover letters and mails

Sound and

spelling Discrimination imparfait/passé composé

Discrimination of minimal pairs

Homophones quelle/qu’elle

French society and

culture

Educational system, grants, “grandes écoles” (elite

schools)

Placements

Job search

Working in France : working week, employment

contracts

Job interviews

A2.2 – UNIT 3 – Around the world

Communication

Remembering

Writing and understanding travelogues

Explaining roadmaps

Describing a landscape

Narrating experiences and biographies

Describing a project, expressing intentions

Describing dreams and hopes

Advising

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Grammar

Past perfect : first contact

Tenses for narration

Expressions of time(2) : depuis, depuis que,

pour… (since)

Present conditional :

Formation

Uses

Si+imparfait / conditionnel présent (If + Simple Past +

conditional)

Vocabulary Generations

Nature, landscapes, animals

Environmental issues (pollution, deforestation, oil spills,

green energy, etc.)

Endings for formal letters

Sound and

spelling Nasal Sounds Simple future vs. conditional (serai / serais)

French society and

culture

Intergenerational relations

Travels and adventures, travelogues

Charities, volunteering

Ecology, environment

A2.3 – UNIT 1 : Consumer society

Communication

Advice, regret, blame

Approving or disapproving a

behaviour

Opening a bank account

Expressing conditions

Placing orders

Describing a consumer product (device, piece of clothing,

appliance, etc)

Machines : working, troubleshooting, etc.

Complaints

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Grammar

Present conditional(2)

Hypothesis with « si » (« if »,

revisions) :

« Si+present »

« Si+imparfait »

Place of adjectives

Adverbs in « -ment » :

Formation

Place with simple tenses

Place with compound tenses

Vocabulary Money and banking

Trend and styles in clothing

Words related to consumption

Materials and shapes

Idiomatic expressions using materials (heart of gold, etc. = un

cœur d’or)

Sound and

spelling

Features of the oral

Interjections

Discrimination of minimal pairs

French society and

culture

Fashion

Overconsumption, credit, debt

burden

Consumption : French household expenditures, fair trade


A2.3 – UNIT 2 : Media and news

Communication

Comprehension of headlines

Reacting to a TV programme

Understanding and narrating a news

item

Understanding news as told in the media

Oral and written narration an event

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Grammar

Nominalisation (2)

The passive voice (first contact)

Sequence of tenses in the past

Conditional used for non-confirmed information

Reported speech in the present

Expressing time relations (before / after = avant de/après)

Vocabulary The media

Words and phrases used to inform about events

Introductory verbs

Declaration of theft

Sound and

spelling Mute letters, mute « e »

Discrimination of minimal pairs according to the group’s

needs

French society and

culture

The French and the media

Humour in the media

General news in the press and on the radio

Beliefs and superstitions

A2.3 – UNIT 3 : Cinema and activism

Communication

Comprehension of a film presentation and reviews

Expressing opinion on a movie

Writing a film review

Commitment to a cause

Expressing aims and goals

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Grammar

Expressing opinion : trouver, croire, penser, à mon avis,

selon moi, pour ma part (as far as I’m concerned, I

believe, etc.)

Determiners (revision) : meaning and use

The subjonctif : formation for common

verbs

Expressing cause, consequence and aim (2)

Vocabulary

Words related to cinema and awards

Different film genres

Elementary terms and phrases expressing opinion on a

film (enthusiasm, disappointment, surprise, etc.)

Verbs expressing interest

Verbal phrases indicating an aim

Sound and

spelling Discrimination of minimal pairs and pronunciation activities according to the group’s needs

French society and

culture

Greatest French films

French actors, actresses and film-makers

Film festivals

Injustice in everyday life (racism, sexism, etc.

Cinema and activism


Level B1 1 unit = 20 hours


Assessment Methods






Written production

Grammar

Vocabulary




Written text production

(prepared at home) Essai, mail, report, article, etc.


home) Exposé, simulated dialogue, interview, debate, etc.



B1.1 – UNIT 1

Communication

Past events and tenses in narrative texts

Imagining a different past

Expressing regrets

Comprehension of a manifesto

Prompting to act

Taking a stand, expressing opinion

Understand and write slogans

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Grammar

and vocabulary

Turning recent past and near future into a

narration in the past

Expressing regrets

Words related to sadness and regrets

Expressing necessity in the subjunctive and the

infinitive

Contrast subjunctive / indicative in sub-clauses (first

cases)

Words of ecology and environment

Nominalisation (revision)

Sound and

spelling Intonation : regret and satisfaction

Intonation : doubt, certainty

Intonation : slogans

French society and

culture Life choices and regrets The French and the environment

B1.1 – UNIT 2

Communication

Comprehension of arguments for

prevention

Expressing indignation and reproach

Tracing an event

Talking about literature

Borrowing

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Grammar

and vocabulary

Structures to talk about cause, consequence

and aim

Impersonal structures

Imparfait and conditional to express blames

Idiomatic expressions with parts of the body

Expressing time relations (à partir de, dès, dès que,

depuis, depuis que, jusqu’à ce que…)

Contemporaniety, Anteriority, Posteriority

Words of reading and books

Lend and borrow

Revision of pronouns : direct and indirect object, tonic

pronouns

Sound and

spelling Intonation : reproach and indignation Personal pronouns and mute « e »

French society and

culture

Education and disease prevention

Health jobs

Reading as an individual and social activity

Comics, manga

B1.1 - UNIT 3

Communication

Comprehension of a radio programme on food consumption

Comprehension of a radio or TV programme on fine dining, gastronomy, gastronomic meal and fast

food

Understanding a food column

Understanding a cooking show

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Grammar

and vocabulary

Structures to characterize

Imperative (revison)

Articles (revision)

« En » for quantities (revision)

Food and restaurants

Idiomatic expressions related to food

Nuances of flavour and texture

Sound and

spelling Regional accents

French society and

culture

Jobs in food

Great French cooks

French cooking programmes on TV

Fast food

Festive meals


B1.1 - UNIT 4

Communication

Describing your dream home

Asking for information on a flat or house

Comprehension of a programme on flat-sharing

Debate on flat-sharing, accommodation, social rules

Advising on flat-sharing, organizing parties, etc.

Understanding a quarrel, taking part in it

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Grammar

and vocabulary

Accommodation, flat-sharing : neutral and colloquial languages

Subjunctive used for advice, order, permission, prohibition

Adjectives to describe an atmosphere

Common rude words used in quarrels

Sound and

spelling

Intonation : order, permission, prohibition

Intonation : anger, reproach

French society and

culture

Flat-sharing

Social rules

B1.2 - UNIT 1

Communication

Comprehension of an interview with foreign students in France as well as radio programmes about

student jobs and teleworking

Debate about student life, studies and jobs

Understanding and preparing a job interview

Understanding and writing a CV

Film excerpts about job interviews

Job interview simulation

Presenting your skills

Giving advice for a job interview

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Grammar

and vocabulary

Simple relative pronouns (revision)

Emphasizing (revision)

Place of adverbs (with simple and compound tenses) and (one or several) adjective(s)

Adverbs of manner

Student life

World of work

Sound and

spelling Acronyms in the world of studies and work

French society and

culture

« Tanguy » (crowded nest and boomerang generation)

Language in universities

Finding a job in a French-speaking or EU country

B1.2 - UNIT 2

Communication

Radio interview radio about new technologies, social networks and video games; disputing these topics

Creating a survey on internet addiction; disputing, advising in this matter

Playing interviews or TV talks

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Grammar

and vocabulary

Passive voice : revision of the basic rules (sentence transformation, choice of preposition, agreement of

past participle)

Concession and contrast (first contact)

Cause and consequence (revision and reinforcement)

ICT, modern means of communication, new technologies

Vocabulary of video games

Sound and

spelling Intonation to identify and express feelings and emotions

French society and

culture

New technologies

Video games (on consoles and online)

Internet addiction

Violence and video games


B1.2 - UNIT 3

Communication

Comprehension of a radio programme on youth, brothers and sisters

Comprehension of a radio programme on life as singles and couples; comprehension of real-life

stories of love and passion

Debate on education, family traditions, traditional celebrations, conventional wisdom on love and

friendship

Talking about members of the family

Narrating romantic encounters

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Grammar

and vocabulary

Expressing opinion

Comparing

Past perfect

Blended families

Feelings : friendship, love, happiness, anger

Idiomatic expressions related to these feelings

Sweet nicknames

Sound and

spelling

Intonation to accept, refuse, hesitate

Intonation to express joy, sadness, anger

French society and

culture

Famous French families

French parenting

Marriage

B1.2 - UNIT 4

Communication

Comprehension of a radio programme presenting a city, solidarity leave, air transport

Comprehension of a report on foreign tourists in France

Disputing travels, transport, fellow travelers

Comprehension of an article about travelling, a comic strip about tourism, travel blogs, advice for

travelling

Writing a travelogue

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Grammar

and vocabulary

Past tenses

Time markers (revision)

Anteriority and posteriority (revision)

Vocabulary for travels and transport

Sound and

spelling Identifying and understanding foreign accents

French society and

culture

Travels in French literature

Solidarity leave

Famous French explorers and navigators

B1.3 - UNIT 1

Communication

Comprehension of an interview about French consumers

Understanding the presentation of a consumer association

Debate about consumption, recycling, money, service exchange networks

Disputing the opening of a supermarket

Expressing reproach

Comprehension of articles about shopping rituals, ecological footprint, recycling

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Grammar

and vocabulary

Future (simple and perfect), conditional (present and past)

Contrast and concession (reinforcement)

Consumption

Money (neutral and colloquial registers)

Money and idiomatic expressions

Sound and

spelling Consumption and acronyms

French society and

culture

Local food movement

Degrowth

SEL (French service exchange network)


B1.3 - UNIT 2

Communication

Comprehension of a radio report on the French speaking exam for citizenship

Justice

Disputing conditions for citizenship

Expressing opinion on citizen duties

Playing a debate on the process of naturalisation

Comprehension of articles on French naturalization, rights and duties of French citizens, civic service

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Grammar

and vocabulary

Indefinites

Condition and hypothesis

Connectors

Vocabulary of justice

Citizenship

Sound and

spelling Function of pauses in the speech flow

French society and

culture

Justice and other French institutions

Famous foreigners living in France and/or speaking French (TV programme Double jeu presented by

Bernard PIVOT)

1789 declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen

Right of asylum

B1.3 - UNIT 3

Communication

Reading excerpts of a crime novel

Comprehension of a crime short story (fiction or non fiction) on TV or radio

Narrating a crime novel or film

How to report theft, assault, burglary at the police station

How to testify in cases of theft or assault

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Grammar

and vocabulary

Present participle, Gerund, Verbal adjective

Double pronouns

Vocabulary related to the police

Offence and crime

Sound and

spelling Police and acronyms

French society and

culture

Famous French criminal cases

French crime novels (« polars », Arsène Lupin, Rouletabille…)

B1.3 - UNIT 4

Communication

Comprehension of a radio programme on the history of a painting, a photographer and his/her works

Debate on art, painters, museums

Choosing and taking a guided tour of a museum

Describing a photograph

Comprehension of an artist’s account, of a survey on the success of exhibitions and other artistic

places

Oral presentation of a work of art

Writing about one’s favourite artist

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Grammar

and vocabulary

Compound relative pronouns

Art

Shapes, colours, light

Words and phrases to describe a painting

Sound and

spelling Intonation : admiration, disregard, incomprehension

French society and

culture

A few famous French painters

French museums and galleries

Arts patronage

Pont-Aven school (Impressionists, Nabis)


Level B2 1 unit = 20 hours


Assessment Methods






Written production

Grammar

Vocabulary




Written text production

(prepared at home) Essai, mail, report, article, etc.


home) Exposé, simulated dialogue, interview, debate, news report, etc.



B2.1 - UNIT 1

Communication

Comprehension of a media programme on a historic person/event

Reading and writing biographies

Debate on the History of a country

Comprehension of discovery tours, descriptive documents and socially committed posters

Presenting a historic monument

Narrating historic moments

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Methodology

Narrative texts :

- features

- actancial model, characters and their functions

- narrator and different points of view

- structure and rhythm

- narrative pattern

Chronological progression in an exposé

Grammar

and vocabulary

Narrative modes and tenses

Expressing time

Grammatical and lexical substitutes

Present participle and gerund (revision)

Passé simple (first contact)

Common terms used in historical studies

Sound and

spelling Roman numerals

French society and

culture

Milestones in the history of France

Kings patrons of arts

French monuments on the UNESCO world heritage list

B2.1 - UNIT 2

Communication

Comprehension of a report on a fashion trend or accessory

Reading an essay about a social phenomenon

Commenting a fashion show

Explaining one’s own taste in fashion

Interviewing someone about their way of life

Writing an article on a special social group

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Methodology Explanation text : understanding its structure and process

Grammar

and vocabulary

Tenses in subclauses

Simple relative pronouns (revision)

Noun expansion (revision)

Past tenses (revision)

Fashion and design

Vocabulary of arts and craft

Sound and

spelling Stress patterns and rhythm

French society and

culture

Social trends in France (« bobos, métrosexuels, tribus, etc. »)

Haute Couture

B2.1 - UNIT 3

Communication

Comprehension of the presentation of an exhibition

Comprehension of a vox populi on an building project

Comprehension of a report on an artist, on the history of a work of art

Presenting, describing, comparing works of art

Disputing about art

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Methodology Descriptive text : its grammatical and lexical features

Characterisation by the use of adjectives, comparisons, metaphors

Grammar

and vocabulary

Verbs of (visual a.o.) perception, spatial elements of place description

Verbs of state or movement

Rhetorical figures to inform about subjectivity in a description

Art

Judgement

Comparison

Sound and

spelling The instable [ə]

French society and

culture

People, movements and styles in French painting and architecture

TV programmes on art (« d’art d’art »)


B2.1 - UNIT 4

Communication

Reading critical articles about advertising

Commenting, comparing, criticising advertising

Debate : is advertising a mirror of our society?

Understanding wordplays and puns in advertising

Creating and advert and defending this project

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Methodology

Internal structure of texts:

- different organisation types (logical, chronological)

- structuring ideas

- different plans

- linking up a text

Grammar

and vocabulary

Comparison and proportion (revision)

Describing goals

Expressing appreciation and restriction

Advertising

Images

Sound and

spelling Synonyms, antonyms, paronyms

French society and

culture Cultural stereotypes

B2.1 - UNIT 5

Communication

Reading reports and articles on « green » tourism and “extreme” activities

Comprehension of stand-up sketch about holiday experience

Debate on ecotourism

Expressing likes and dislikes regarding travels and holidays

Complaints by mail or telephone

Composing a brochure for tourists or travel diaries

Narrating amusing real-life experiences

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Methodology

Directive texts :

- Identifying order, prohibition, advice and demand

Letters of complaint

Grammar

and vocabulary

Cause and consequence

Expressing possibility, advice for and against

Imperative and direct orders

Tourism

Transportation

Sound and

spelling Oral and nasal vowels

French society and

culture

The French and their holidays

Tourism in France

B2.2 - UNIT 1

Communication

Comprehension of a report on globalisation and ecology

Disputing pros and cons of organic products

Disputing globalisation and environmental issues

Understanding / Suggesting / Defending a citizen’s initiative

Writing a text describing a country’s socioeconomic situation

Writing a well-argued text about globalisation

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Methodology

Argumentation :

- internal structure of argumentative writing (demonstration)

- identifying goals (inform /explain)

- different types of arguments

Grammar

and vocabulary

Expressing opinion

Cause and consequence

Compound relative pronouns

Double pronouns

Globalisation

Environment, ecology

Sound and

spelling Tone : anxiety, relief, anger, indignation

French society and

culture

Alternative globalization

Organic food, GMO’s

The EU

CAP (common agricultural policy)


B2.2 - UNITE 2

Communication

Comprehension of interviews and articles on the independence of media

Political debates : comprehension and participation

Writing an article on a political TV-programme

Writing an editorial

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Methodology

Argumentation :

- internal structure of argumentative writing (persuasion)

- identifying goals (praise / blame)

- identifying theme and thesis

- understanding and using irony

Grammar

and vocabulary

Passive voice (revision)

Other passive forms (pronominal verbs, impersonal structures)

Modals

Vocabulary related to objectivity and subjectivity

Pejorative and meliorative terms

Vocabulary of politics and media

Expressing thoughts

Phonie-graphie Tone : conviction, sarcasm, anger

French society and

culture

Media, the 4th power

Political institutions

Contemporary politicians

Political TV-programmes

Les guignols de l’info… (French equivalent to « spitting images »)

B2.2 - UNITE 3

Communication

Real-life stories and radio programmes about recent French history and

Controversies in and about French history

Disputing globalisation and French secular education

Activism and poetry

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Methodology Argumentative writings : accuse and defend

Grammar

and vocabulary

Reported speech in the past and present tenses (revision)

Prepositions « à/de »

Lexical substitutes

Nation and citizens

History

Sound and

spelling

Rime

Rhythm in writing

French society and

culture

Recent French history (may 68, abolition of death penalty, French colonies…)

Religions and secularism in France

Crucial national arguments (death penalty, wearing of veil…)

Concept of « négritude »

B2.2 - UNIT 4

Communication

Songs about social problems (unemployment, sexism, suburbs)

Comprehension of reports and articles on discrimination and immigration

Commenting on figures and graphs

Writing and supporting arguments about discrimination

Writing to the editor a about controversial article

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Methodology Structuring and organising ideas in a text

Introducing arguments and examples

Grammar

and vocabulary

Expressing concession and contradiction

Agreement of past participles : exceptions

Discrimination

Colloquial language

Commenting figures and tables

Sound and

spelling Social network language

French society and

culture

Immigration in France

Social tension in suburbs

Social conflicts

Equal right movements

Socially committed artists


B2.2 - UNIT 5

Communication

Comprehension of different reports ( women in business, trade unions, etc)

Comparing professional situations of young graduates and senior employees

Disputing gender parity

Writing formal letters, cover letters, applications

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Methodology How to avoid repetitions and keep writing light

Writing formal letters

Grammar

and vocabulary

Expressing similarities and differences

Present participle, gerund and « verbal adjective »

The world of work

Trade-unions

Formal language

Typical expressions for formal letters

Sound and

spelling Liaisons and sequences

French society and

culture

Gender parity

The world of work, holidays, Sunday work

Women in the working world

Trade unions, strikes, etc.

B2.3 - UNIT 1

Communication

Reading / Writing an article about French television series and cinema

Reading / Writing a film review

Writing a synopsis

Writing an article based on an interview

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Methodology

Argumentative writing

- structure of paragraphs

- linking main idea, argument and example

Understanding the inner logic of argumentative texts : persuasion

Grammar

and vocabulary

Direct and reported speech

Future tenses

Pejorative and meliorative suffixes

Vocabulary of cinema and television

Expressing thoughts and opinions

Sound and

spelling Liaisons and sequences

French society and

culture

French cinema and series

Dubbing vs. sub-titles

B2.3 - UNIT 2

Communication

Reading literature about love and friendship

Comprehension of film excerpts about family relations, friendship and love

Talking about different conceptions of family and relationship

Giving advice in interpersonal conflict situations

Declaiming poetry

Writing love letters

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Methodology

Writing the conclusion of an argumentative text

Arguing, advising for or against

Identifying the main figures of speech

Grammar

and vocabulary

Expressing doubt and certainty

Indicative, subjunctive, infinitive

Giving advice (revisions)

Feelings and emotions

Sound and

spelling Rimes and rhythm in poetry

French society and

culture

Families in France

A French piece of writing (poem, short story, spoken word)


B2.3 - UNIT 3

Communication

Comprehension of real-life stories about French language

Comprehension of a programme about language

Comprehension of an excerpt of French literature

Talking about the Francophonie

Disputing the importance of grammar; the defence of the French language

Drafting a manifesto

Playing with words

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Methodology Complex sentences

Argument : identifying objectives (accuse / defend)

Grammar

and vocabulary

Registers

Prepositional verbs

Figurative expressions (2)

Logical link words

French as it is spoken here and abroad

Sound and

spelling

SMS

Abbreviations

Accents and local varieties of French

French society and

culture

Reform of the spelling system

French for SMS’s

Francophonie, french-speaking literature

B2.3 - UNIT 4

Communication

Comprehension of a report on French regions and overseas territories

Comprehension of a text on local beliefs and traditions

Disputing beliefs and superstitions

Understanding / presenting a traditional tale

Disputing linguistic minorities (in France and your own country)

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Methodology

Narrative text :

- Inserting descriptions

- Narrative structure

- Actancial model

Grammar

and vocabulary

Expressing thoughts

Beliefs and superstitions

Adverbs of manner

« Passé simple »

Astrology, occult, paranormal, superstitions, clairvoyance

Sound and

spelling Regional accents

French society and

culture

Legends and tales in Brittany

L’Ankou, les Korrigans…

B2.3 - UNIT 5

Communication

Comprehension of reports and technical documents on new technologies

Disputing social networks and video games

Explaining how to work a modern device (computer, console…)

Designing and defending a project based on new technologies

Holding an exposé on an invention or a technological development

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Methodology

Logical structure of a text

Explanatory text :

- Features

- Different types

- Organisation and process

- Aims and objectives

Grammar

and vocabulary

Logical connections

Expanding nouns

Impersonal forms

New technologies

« Explanatory » verbs (notice, observe, report, understand…)

Sound and

spelling Punctuation as an element of logical structure

French society and

culture

Hadopi (law on legal and illegal downloading)

Social networks, video games, progress

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