French

Course Content

One can understand commonly used expressions. One can communicate in a simple manner, using simple sentences and common phrases.
One can describe and or use simple phrases to talk about people, living conditions, daily activities, and likes and dislikes.
One can communicate in simple and routine tasks.

At this level, learners continue building on their beginner skills to communicate more freely in everyday situations. You’ll be able to describe people, daily routines, likes and dislikes, and express opinions in simple sentences. The focus is on improving fluency, understanding common phrases, and developing listening skills to follow basic conversations. Interactive exercises, role plays, and discussions make learning fun and effective. You’ll begin to handle common social interactions with confidence — from shopping and traveling to casual chats about your life and surroundings.

Grammar Topics:

Passé composé, imparfait, future proche, comparative and superlative forms, direct and indirect object pronouns, reflexive verbs, imperative mood, and more complex sentence structures.

Vocabulary Expansion:

Clothing, transportation, travel, shopping, restaurants, health and wellness, weather expressions, and extended vocabulary for daily life situations and social interactions.

Course Content

One can understand and discuss various topics encountered in daily life and give their opinion about such topics.
One can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst traveling in an area where the language is spoken.
One can enter into a conversation on familiar topics (e.g. work, school, hobbies, etc).

The B1 level equips learners to communicate independently and effectively in social, academic, and professional contexts. You will be able to understand and discuss topics encountered in everyday life, such as work, education, leisure, and culture. The course enhances your ability to handle unexpected situations while traveling, hold conversations with native speakers, and express opinions on familiar topics. With an emphasis on fluency, accuracy, and practical vocabulary, this level bridges the gap between basic knowledge and advanced expression, preparing learners for professional or academic use of French.

Grammar Topics:

Subjunctive mood, conditional tense, relative pronouns, passive voice, indirect speech, complex sentence structures, all past tenses in depth, and advanced verb conjugations.

Skills Development:

Enhanced listening comprehension, debate and argumentation skills, formal and informal writing, understanding French media, cultural nuances, and idiomatic expressions for natural communication.

Course Content

One can understand more advanced topics. One can also, speak about such topics more extensively and participate in such discussions.
One can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain from either party.
One can express and defend their opinions by giving relevant explanations and arguments.

At this level, you’ll experience the richness of the French language through deeper interaction and cultural immersion. Learners develop the ability to express ideas fluently, debate viewpoints, and participate in advanced discussions with native speakers. You’ll explore more sophisticated grammar and vocabulary, allowing you to understand and respond to complex topics in personal, academic, and professional settings. This course emphasizes spontaneity, articulation, and confidence, empowering you to express opinions clearly, support arguments, and engage in real-world conversations effortlessly. By the end of this level, you’ll be well-prepared to use French naturally in diverse environments.

Grammar Mastery:

Advanced subjunctive uses, literary tenses, complex conditional structures, concordance of tenses, stylistic variations, advanced syntax, and nuanced expression of ideas.

Professional & Academic Skills:

Business French, formal presentations, academic writing, critical analysis, debate techniques, understanding literary texts, professional correspondence, and preparation for French proficiency exams (DELF B2, TEF, TCF).

Cultural Immersion:

Deep dive into French and Francophone cultures, literature, cinema, current events, social issues, and developing near-native communication abilities in various contexts.