Continue developing your beginner French fluency and confidence with our Beginner French: A1 Conclusion course, suitable for learners who have completed our Beginner French: A1.3 Course or have approximately 60 hours of prior study. This course helps you expand your ability to communicate in everyday situations while strengthening your understanding of essential 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 telling the time, discussing daily activities and work routines, asking for information about outings, and proposing or responding to invitations. Grammar and vocabulary are taught in context to help you express habits and frequency, use present tense verbs and pronominal verbs, and form questions and imperatives with confidence. Phonetics is integrated throughout the course, with focused practice on key French sounds, intonation patterns, and pronunciation of [ø], [ɔ̃], and [y] to help you develop clearer and more natural spoken French.

DELIVERY MODE

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

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

• Telling the time and indicating a timetable
• Talking about our everyday activities and habits
• Talking about our working day
• Getting information about outings, talking about our outings
• Proposing an outing, inviting, accepting, and refusing an invitation

Grammar

• Time connectors
• Different ways to tell the time
• Pronominal verbs
• The verbs lire and écrire in the present tense
• Expressing habits and frequency
• The pronoun on
• The verbs pouvoir, devoir and vouloir in the present tense
• The verbs choisir and sortir in the present tense
• Asking questions
• The present imperative

Phonetics

• Telling the time
• The intonation to express distinct actions
• The sound [ø] to say on veut
• The sound [ɔ̃], [y]

Vocabulary

• Formal time and informal time
• Timetables
• Everyday habits
• Habits and frequency
• Work activities and timetables
• Proposing/Accepting/Refusing outings

LEARNING OUTCOMES

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

1. Take part in everyday French conversations about daily routines, work, leisure activities, and social plans.
2. Express habits, frequency, and invitations while asking and answering questions using common present tense verbs and connectors.
3. Communicate more clearly in spoken French by applying correct pronunciation, intonation, and key grammatical patterns in familiar contexts.