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 strengthen your ability to communicate in 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 talking about personal experiences, understanding safety advice and instructions, expressing emotions and feelings, planning themed weekends, describing unusual trips, and discussing personal or professional backgrounds. Grammar and vocabulary are taught in context to help you describe past events using the passé composé and imperfect, highlight information, express obligation and advice, and use time markers to organise ideas clearly. Phonetics is integrated throughout the course, with focused practice on nasal vowels, pronunciation differences between past tenses, and liaison patterns 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 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.

COURSE OUTLINE

Communication

• Talking about an experience
• Understand safety advice and safety instructions
• Speak about one's emotions and feelings
• Plan a themed weekend
• Describe an unusual trip
• Talk about one’s background

Grammar

• The agreement of the past participle with être in the passé composé
• Expressing obligation, prohibition, and giving advice. Using the present subjunctive to express obligation
• The passé composé and the imperfect to talk about past events and memories
• Expressions "C’est … qui / que" to highlight an element
• The gender of nouns
• Time markers: il y a, pendant, depuis, dans

Phonetics

• Nasal vowels [ɑ̃] and [ɔ̃]
• Pronunciation of the passé composé and the imperfect
• Liaison with the sounds [z], [t] and, [n]

Vocabulary

• Words to describe a touristic activity
• Verbs and constructions for expressing rules and recommendations
• Expressing feelings and emotions
• Words for describing an unusual sport activity
• Characteristics of colloquial French
• Vocabulary related to personal and professional backgrounds

LEARNING OUTCOMES

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

1. Take part in everyday communication in French about personal experiences, travel activities, emotions, and personal background.
2. Describe past events and memories, explain feelings, and give advice or safety instructions using appropriate grammatical structures.
3. Communicate more clearly in spoken French by applying correct pronunciation, intonation, and key grammatical patterns in familiar contexts.