Print this page Intermediate French: B1.6 Course

Continue developing your intermediate French fluency and confidence with our Intermediate French: B1.6 Course, suitable for learners who have completed our Intermediate French: B1.5 Course or have approximately 340 hours of prior study. This course helps you communicate more confidently in French by expressing feelings, resolving problems, discussing health-related situations, understanding administrative procedures, asking for help, and talking about your interests and preferences. It is ideal for learners interested in learning French for cultural interest or personal enrichment in a supportive and interactive learning environment.

You will strengthen these communication skills while developing greater accuracy with the subjunctive, indirect discourse, imperative pronouns, expressions of consequence, and more advanced negation. Vocabulary related to health, administration, emotions, problem-solving, neighbourhoods, and everyday life is introduced in context, while pronunciation develops expressive intonation, nasal vowel sounds, and features of natural spoken French.

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 3 B1 Livre d'Eleve Book (Hachette: 2018), ISBN: 9782015135472

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

• Expressing feelings and dissatisfaction
• Understanding complaints and resolving issues
• Anticipating and managing health-related situations
• Getting information about health insurance
• Understanding administrative requirements and forms
• Asking for help
• Qualifying preferences and interests
• Describing similarities and differences

Grammar

• Subjunctive tense for expressing feelings
• Structures used in letters of complaint
• Expressing consequences
• Imperative pronouns for giving instructions
• Indirect discourse for reporting speech and thoughts
• Negation structures for expressing preferences and interests

Phonetics

• Intonation: expressing dissatisfaction
• Pronunciation: markers of persistence
• Sounds: /ɑ̃/, /ɔ̃/, /ɛ̃/ (nasal vowels)

Vocabulary

• Feelings related to everyday activities
• Resolving internet-related issues
• Symptoms and ailments
• Health insurance and coverage
• Administrative procedures
• Asking for help in difficult situations
• Preferences and interests
• Promoting neighbourhoods and urban spaces

LEARNING OUTCOMES

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

1. Communicate in French about personal feelings, health, administrative matters, and problem-solving situations with increasing confidence.
2. Use key grammar structures including the subjunctive, indirect discourse, and negation patterns with improved accuracy.
3. Apply relevant vocabulary and pronunciation features in practical spoken and written interactions related to everyday and administrative contexts.