Start your intermediate French learning journey with our Intermediate French: B1.1 Course, suitable for learners who have completed our Beginner French: A2 Conclusion or have approximately 240 hours of prior study. This course helps you expand your ability to communicate more confidently in French while strengthening your understanding of key grammar and vocabulary needed for everyday conversation. 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 communication in situations such as describing people and their personalities, reporting what someone has said, expressing agreement and disagreement, discussing relationships, and persuading others in conversation. Grammar is taught in context and includes structures for describing people with relative clauses, indirect speech in the present, demonstrative pronouns, and further practice with expressions for ongoing, recent, and near-future actions. Vocabulary development focuses on language used to describe people and social relationships, express opinions and feelings, and discuss study and travel experiences, helping you participate more confidently in everyday conversations in 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

• Describing people
• Reporting what someone said
• Expressing disagreement
• Talking about relationships between people
• Persuading
• Talking about one’s state of mind

Grammar

• c’est / ce sont + noun or indefinite pronoun + relative clause to describe people
• Indirect speech in the present to report statements
• Relative pronouns où and dont to add details
• Demonstrative pronouns (celui, celle, ceux, celles) to refer to and specify
• Present continuous to talk about an action in progress; near future and recent past (review)

Vocabulary

• The sounds [f], [v] and [b]
• Consonant linking
• Expressive intonation for persuasion
• Words to describe people
• Words related to studies and the French language diploma (DELF)
• Phrases to express agreement and disagreement; words related to social life
• Structures to ask for and give an opinion about relationships between people
• Phrases for persuading
• Words for reassuring; words related to expressing feelings and travel narratives

LEARNING OUTCOMES

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

1. Communicate in French when describing people, relationships, and personal experiences while expressing opinions and emotions.
2. Report what others have said and participate in discussions by agreeing, disagreeing, and persuading others.
3. Use a wider range of intermediate French grammar and vocabulary to describe people, explain viewpoints, and talk about social situations with greater confidence.