Continue developing your beginner French fluency and confidence with our Beginner French: A2.5 Course, suitable for learners who have completed our Beginner French: A2.4 Course or have approximately 160 hours of prior study. This course helps you build stronger communication skills for everyday situations while expanding your understanding of French grammar and vocabulary. It is ideal for learners interested in learning French for cultural interest or personal enrichment in a supportive and interactive learning environment.
You will practise everyday communication such as comparing language-study trips, organising a travel itinerary, asking about accommodation, completing administrative procedures, and describing places in detail. Grammar and vocabulary are taught in context to help you make comparisons, avoid repetition using pronouns such as y and en, express rules and recommendations, and give more precise descriptions using relative pronouns and adverbs. Phonetics is integrated throughout the course, with focused practice on the pronunciation of plus, key nasal vowels, and intonation used to express obligation to help you develop clearer and more natural spoken French.
Delivery mode for individual classes will vary from term to term, but will be listed as the following:
- Face-to-Face: WEA Sydney
- Online: Microsoft Teams
- Cosmopolite 2 A2 Livre d'Eleve Book (Hachette: 2017), ISBN: 9782014015997
Supplier: Abbey's Language Book Centre
Please note that textbook cost is not included in the course fee. In the event of a course being cancelled, WEA Sydney cannot be held responsible for the purchase of any textbooks. Language courses will be confirmed or cancelled at least 7 days prior to their starting date.
Communication
- Comparing language-study trips
- Carrying out an administrative procedure
- Organising a trip/itinerary
- Getting information about accommodation
- Describing a place
- Giving detailed information
Grammar
- Structures for making comparisons
- Indirect pronouns - y and en to replace a thing, a place, or an idea
- Direct and indirect object pronouns (COD/COI) to avoid repetition (summary)
- Structures to express rules and recommendations: imperative, devoir + infinitive, il faut + infinitive, il est impératif de...
- Negation (ne… plus, rien, personne, jamais...)
- Adverbs and adverbial expressions used to describe a place
- Relative pronouns qui, que (or qu’), à qui, avec qui to give details
Phonetics
- Pronunciation of the word plus
- Nasal vowels [ɑ̃] and [ɛ̃]
- Intonation used to express obligation
Vocabulary
- Words related to describing a language-study trip
- Words related to administrative procedures
- Words related to a mode of transport: carpooling
- Describing accommodation
- Words to describe an unusual place
- Some places in the city; words related to tourist activities
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Take part in everyday communication in French about travel planning, accommodation, and administrative procedures.
- Describe places, compare options, and give detailed information using a range of common grammatical structures.
- Communicate more clearly in spoken French by applying correct pronunciation, intonation, and key grammatical patterns in familiar contexts.
