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Continue building your beginner French skills with our Beginner French: A1.2 Course, suitable for learners who have completed our Beginner French: A1.1 Course or have approximately 20 hours of prior study. This course develops your ability to communicate in practical everyday situations, including getting to know people, talking about where you live, asking and answering questions, giving directions, discussing accommodation, and describing places and transport.

You will expand your French through vocabulary related to identity, cities, transport, accommodation and travel while strengthening your understanding of question forms, articles, adjectives, prepositions, everyday verbs and simple sentence structures. Pronunciation continues to develop through question intonation, liaison and common French sound patterns. 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 1 A1 Livre d'Eleve Book (Hachette: 2017), ISBN: 9782014015973

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.

COURSE OUTLINE

Communication

• Asking about identity; getting to know each other
• Talking about your French class; reasons for learning French
• Referring to countries and cities; naming and locating places in a city
• Locating places; indicating means of transportation
• Talking about and exchanging information about accommodation

Grammar

• Question forms: interrogative adjectives quel(s), quelle(s); asking questions
• Articles and adjectives: definite and indefinite articles; possessive and demonstrative adjectives
• Prepositions: countries and cities; place; means of transportation; contracted articles au, à, à l’, aux; cardinal points
• Present tense verbs: aller, avoir, habiter, prendre, venir
• Sentence structure: negation; punctuation; parce que, pour

Phonetics

• Sound: /z/; liaison: nous, vous, ils, elles
• Intonation: recognising and asking questions
• Sounds: /ə/, /e/ (singular and plural distinction)
• Elision before a vowel

Vocabulary

• Identity; reasons for learning a foreign language
• Countries and cities; places in a city; cardinal points
• Means of transportation
• Expressions for getting to know each other
• Accommodation

LEARNING OUTCOMES

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

1. Communicate in everyday situations involving personal information, locations, and basic interactions in French.
2. Use key grammar structures such as present tense verbs, question forms, articles, and prepositions with increased accuracy.
3. Recognise and produce essential French sounds, liaison, and intonation patterns while using relevant vocabulary for common topics.