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 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 discussing technological innovations, presenting scientific discoveries, expressing opinions, and imagining future developments. You will also explore the positive and negative consequences of innovation and learn how to explain complex ideas in a clear and accessible way. Grammar is taught in context and includes compound relative pronouns, structures used to explain purpose and function, expressions for doubt and certainty, and language used to organise arguments and chronological explanations. Vocabulary development focuses on topics such as science, innovation, media communication, and expressing concerns or viewpoints, helping you discuss contemporary issues with greater precision and confidence 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

Vocabulary

• Sounds /r/ and /l/
• Pronunciation of /ə/
• 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. Communicate in French about technological innovations and scientific discoveries while explaining ideas clearly to others.
2. Express opinions and discuss the potential benefits and risks of new technologies and innovations.
3. Use a wider range of upper-intermediate French grammar and vocabulary to organise arguments, present ideas, and discuss future possibilities.