Continue developing your beginner French fluency and confidence with our Beginner French: A2.6 Course, suitable for learners who have completed our Beginner French: A2.5 Course or have approximately 180 hours of prior study. This course helps you communicate more confidently about personal experiences, travel, emotions and everyday situations by describing memorable events, understanding safety advice, discussing feelings and talking about your personal background.

You will broaden your French vocabulary through topics including travel, emotions, leisure activities and everyday life while developing more accurate use of past tenses, expressions of obligation and advice, emphasis structures and time expressions used in authentic communication. Pronunciation continues to strengthen through work on liaison, nasal vowels and natural spoken rhythm. It is ideal for learners interested in learning French for cultural interest or personal enrichment in a supportive and interactive learning environment.

DELIVERY MODE

Language courses are offered in two delivery modes:

• Face-to-Face: WEA Sydney
• Online: via Zoom or Microsoft Teams

Please check the delivery mode listed before enrolling, as some classes are face-to-face and others are online.

TEXTBOOK

• Cosmopolite 2 A2 Livre d'Eleve Book (Hachette: 2017), ISBN: 9782014015997

Suggested Textbook Suppliers: Abbey's Bookshop · Intext Book Company / Language International Bookshop · The Language People

The textbook is not included in the course fee. Please check textbook availability with the supplier and wait until your course is confirmed before purchasing. WEA Sydney cannot accept responsibility for textbook purchases if a course is cancelled. Courses are confirmed or cancelled at least 7 days before the start date.

COURSE OUTLINE

Communication

• Talking about an experience; describing an unusual trip
• Understanding safety advice and instructions
• Speaking about emotions and feelings
• Planning a themed weekend; talking about one’s background

Grammar

• Past tenses: agreement of the past participle with être in the passé composé; passé composé vs imperfect (events and memories)
• Structures: expressing obligation, prohibition, and advice (including present subjunctive); c’est … qui / que for emphasis
• Nouns: gender of nouns
• Time markers: il y a, pendant, depuis, dans

Phonetics

• Sounds: /ɑ̃/, /ɔ̃/ (nasal vowels)
• Sounds: /z/, /t/, /n/ (liaison)
• Pronunciation: passé composé and imperfect

Vocabulary

• Words to describe a touristic activity; unusual sport activities
• Verbs and constructions for rules and recommendations
• Expressing feelings and emotions
• Characteristics of colloquial French
• Vocabulary related to personal and professional background

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Communicate confidently about past experiences, personal background, and travel-related situations in French.
2. Use key grammar structures such as past tense contrasts, expressions of obligation, and emphasis structures with increased accuracy.
3. Apply relevant vocabulary and pronunciation patterns to express emotions, describe experiences, and understand spoken French more effectively.