Continue developing intermediate French fluency and confidence with our Intermediate French: B2.3 Course, suitable for learners who have completed our Intermediate French: B2.2 Course or have approximately 440 hours of prior study. This course helps you strengthen your communication skills for everyday situations while deepening your understanding of French grammar and vocabulary, making it ideal for learners wanting to learn the French language for travel, work, or personal enrichment in a supportive, interactive learning environment.

You will learn to understand programs presenting technological innovations, talk about young French-speaking talents, explain scientific discoveries in simple terms, present innovative concepts, and express opinions about future possibilities and their consequences. Grammar and vocabulary are taught in context, including compound relative pronouns, structures used to explain purpose and function, ways to organise ideas chronologically, and expressions of doubt and certainty. Phonetics is integrated throughout, with practice on mastering the sounds /r/ and /l/, as well as the French schwa /ə/ to support clearer, more natural communication 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 3 B1 Livre d'Eleve Book (Hachette: 2018), ISBN: 9782015135472

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

• Understand a program that presents a technological innovation
• Discover young French-speaking talents and their achievements
• Explain simply a scientific discovery
• Present a technological innovation
• Make an innovative concept understood
• Express opinion
• Imagine the future
• Consider the positive and negative consequences of an innovation

 Grammar

• Compound relative pronouns
• Few structures to explain the purpose and function of an innovation
• Establish a chronological progress in an argument
• Express doubt and certainty

Phonetics

• Sounds /r/ and /l/
• Pronunciation of /ə/

Vocabulary

• Introduce a topic in a broadcast or a news report
• Some activities to exercise and relax
• Share a scientific discovery
• Talk about innovation economy
• Explain something to someone
• Identify opinion text characteristics
• Express concerns
• Humanise an object

LEARNING OUTCOMES

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

1. Understand and discuss technological innovations, scientific discoveries, and achievements, explain concepts simply, express opinions, and consider future possibilities and consequences.
2. Use key grammar structures confidently, including compound relative pronouns, expressions of purpose and function, chronological connectors, and structures to express doubt and certainty.
3. Improve pronunciation through focused practice on the sounds /r/, /l/, and /ə/, while expanding vocabulary related to innovation, science communication, expressing concerns, and presenting ideas clearly.