FRENCH B2 LEVEL COURSE SYLLABUS

 

FRENCH B2 LEVEL

Vocabulary Topics

Politics
Religion
Education
Environment
Culture
Law and Order
Defence
Economy
Health
History
Fashion
Work : at office, from home
Natural disasters
Science and technology
Demographics
Family structures
Journalism
Protests
Justice

 Grammar Topics

A variety of linkers or connectors
Logical articulators: hypothesis, opposition, condition, cause, consequence
Subjunctive present and past
Verbs + subjunctive or infinitive
The conjunction + subjunctive or infinitive
Impersonal forms to express different degrees of certainty
Prepositional verbs
Prepositional Adjectives
Complex relative pronouns
Simple past
Dependant clauses in future and past tenses
The present participle
The present and past conditional
Nominalization

 Speaking Topics

Comment on an abstract thought
Approve, disapprove, justify one’s point of view
Oppose, highlight, insist, demonstrate and analyze
Make assumptions, express the probability
State the advantages and disadvantages
Initiate, continue and end a conversation
Rephrase and papraphrase
Understand and convey others’ opinions
Summarize texts with clear demarcations of key arguments

 Sociocultural Topics

Different registers : formal, informal gestures
Argumentative structure of discourse
Speaking: Interrupting someone, clarifying, convincing
The difference between the professional and political world
Communication skills:

Giving and understanding a formal speech
Written communication at work
Variety of letters ( formal and informal) to authorities, superiors, editor etc.

By the End of LEVEL B2 you will be able to do the following :

Can understand most television news and news broadcasts.

Can understand fairly long lectures and speeches, and even follow complex argumentation if the subject is relatively familiar.

Can read articles and reports on a variety of issues.

Can enjoy watching movies.

Can understand contemporary prose texts.

Can communicate with a native speaker spontaneously and fluently to be able to have an efficient interaction.

Can actively participate in a conversation about familiar situations.

Can express and defend own point of view.

Can present ideas in a detailed and well-explained manner.

Can talk about the pros and cons of any subject matter and take a standpoint.

Can write clear, detailed texts on a wide range of topics.

Can write an essay or report conveying ideas for or against a given topic.

Can write letters to accept and propose events and explain personal experiences.

FRENCH B1 level course SYLLABUS

 

FRENCH B1 LEVEL

Vocabulary Topics

Personal life & routine activities: describing family, interpersonal relationship, hobbies, going out, shopping, transport, travel, accommodation, authorities
People: their physical appearance, health, character, clothes
Feelings: happiness, sadness, disappointment, worries, fear, regret, surprise, curiosity, indifference
Places: city, countryside, regions, natural reserves
Events: meetings, narrating incidents, accident, natural phenomena, past happenings
Work: work profiles, job types, designation, employee roles & benefits, employment exchange
School: school system, courses, modules, levels
Media: TV programmes, newspapers, Internet, print & visual media, journals
Books: short stories, novels, magazines, weekly, monthly, comics, fables
Current affairs: daily life, news, stories, social trends
Leisure: cinema, theatre, painting, shows

 Grammar Topics

Past tenses, Agreement of Past participle with the subject and the Direct Object
Future tenses
Present conditional: wish and hypothetical events
Past conditional: regret and hypothesis
Reported Speech: In present and past
Subjunctive
Active-Passive Voice
Gerunds and present participle
IF conditions
Double pronouns
Pronouns : Relative, Possessive, Demonstrative
Impersonal phrases and verbs with il :Il est interdit de, Il est utile de, Il est important de
Adverbs: time, manner, place, frequency
Comparatives & Superlatives of adjectives and adverbs
Negations
Connectors / Conjunctions and articulators: Cause, Consequence, Opposition

 Speaking Topics

Introduce someone: Talk about your daily routine
Describe a person – Physical appearance, Character
Health problems
Describe an object, place, natural phenomenon, society
Make comparisons, express opinions
Ask someone for information or request a review
Ask for advice or suggestion, take or grant permission
Ask for a service: Make Claims
Give instructions and advice
Acceptance and refusal / agreement or disagreement
Locate events in time : Indicate the origin, the moment of an action and its duration
Express feelings/ justify tastes, preferences and his interests
Complain about a product or service
Express an opinion / judgment, possibility, certainty and doubt
Talking about the past: news item, personal experience, a story (real or fictitious)
Talk about the future : wishes, intentions, plans, projects, forecasts
Argue, analyze, convince, give solution
Participate in a conversation, start, continue and end a conversation

 Sociocultural Topics

Different registers : formal, informal gestures
Argumentative structure of discourse
Speaking: Interrupting someone, clarifying, convincing
The difference between the professional and political world
Communication skills:

Giving and understanding a formal speech
Written communication at work
Variety of letters ( formal and informal) to authorities, superiors, editor etc.

By the End of Level B1 you will be able to do the following :

Understand and write down key points if they are familiar topics relating to work, school, leisure, etc.

Understand the content and essence of many radio or television broadcasts on current affairs or subjects of personal or professional interest.

Read and understand texts written mainly about familiar routine topics and job-related texts.

Describe events, express feelings, and wishes in informal letters/ e-mails, etc.

Write simple, straightforward text on familiar topics or of personal interest.

Express personal experiences, events, dreams, hopes, or goals.

Briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions or plans.

Discuss a story or the plot of a book or movie and give reactions.

Cope with the majority of situations one might encounter in a French-speaking region.

Possess enough linguistic knowledge and sufficient vocabulary to deal with a variety of familiar topics such as family, leisure, and centers of interest, work, travel, and news.

Present a series of short, simple, and distinct elements in a clear, organized, and coherent way