Continue developing your intermediate Swedish fluency and confidence with our Intermediate Swedish: B1 Conclusion course, suitable for learners who have completed our Intermediate Swedish: B1.3 Course or have approximately 180 hours of prior study. You will discuss films and television series, learn about traditional Swedish food and customs, and develop your ability to describe places and talk about events in both the past and the future using a wider range of everyday language.

Throughout this course, you will strengthen your understanding of more advanced Swedish grammar, including relative clauses, phrasal verbs, participial adjectives and complex time expressions. You will also continue refining your pronunciation by practising word stress and common pronunciation patterns while expanding your vocabulary related to Sweden, its history and the Nordic region.

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

• Rivstart B1+B2 3rd Edition Textbook (Natur & Kultur: 2025), ISBN: 9789127466852

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

• Describing places
• Discussing films and television series
• Talking about Swedish food and traditions
• Using time expressions to talk about past and future events

Grammar

• Using relative pronouns and adverbs
• Using phrasal verbs (partikelverb) and common prepositions
• Using participial adjectives (perfekt particip)
• Using the past perfect tense
• Expressing the future in the past

Phonetics

• Pronouncing reductions of h
• Using correct word stress with prefixes and suffixes

Vocabulary

• Special places
• Swedish geography
• Famous Swedish films and film directors
• Traditional Swedish food
• Swedish history
• The Nordic countries and Nordic languages

LEARNING OUTCOMES

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

1. Communicate confidently about places, Swedish culture, films, traditions and historical topics using a broader range of Swedish vocabulary.
2. Understand and use more advanced grammatical structures, including relative clauses, phrasal verbs, participial adjectives and complex past and future time references.
3. Discuss events in the past and future with greater fluency while improving pronunciation, word stress and overall spoken confidence.