French DELF A2 COURSE SYLLABUS

 

FRENCH  A2 LEVEL

Vocabulary Topics

Places in city: Cafe, Restaurant, Shops, Bank, Post office, Hotel
Leisure: Sports, Going out, Shows, Holiday trips
Routine: Work, Shopping, Daily activities
Accommodation: the house, interior,exterior
People: Family, workplace
Countries & Cities
Itinerary, Weather forecast
Events: Meetings, Evening out, Family events
Visits, Excursions, Accidents, TV news
Money and payments

Grammar Topics

Pronominal verbs/ reflexive verbs
Some Verbs + infinitive: want to, able to/can
Have to + infinitive
Past Simple (passé composé) - events in the past
Past participles
Imperfect tense - descriptions in the past (it was, there was)
Imperative - Affirmative and Negative – for instructions and commands
Near Future Tense
Simple Future Tense
Recent Past Tense
Present Progressive
Transitive and Intransitive verbs - Direct and Indirect object
Relative pronouns - who, that/which, where, of whom/which
Interrogative adjectives and pronouns
Adjectives - Position and Agreement
Possessive adjectives and pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns
Prepositions of place: city, country etc
Connectors: moreover, then, later on, however, so, still etc

Speaking Topics

Welcome anybody
Congratulate someone
Ask, Follow and Give instructions to someone (using Present Simple, Imperative and Infinitive
Book a ticket, Cancel an order
Place an Order (food, ingredients, etc)
Do simple money transactions (buy, sell, do a banking transaction
Ask, Give and Understand information
Thank someone
Describe activities and personal experiences in the past
Describe daily activities and habits
Talk about the future: explain future plans
Give and justify one's opinion
Tell and Explain preferences
Introduce someone
Ask and Talk about feelings
Describe a person, a thing or an animal
Make reservations
Offer to help someone
Accept or refuse help/service/suggestion
Invite and reply to an invitation
Apologise, accept apologies

Sociocultural Topics

Simple and common expressions to express politeness
Present Conditional to be polite or to make a suggestion
Initiating a conversation, start talking, call out somebody, and take leave
How to get somebody's attention (Excuse me, Sir, Hey you there, etc)
Informal conversation (face to face as well as telephonic conversation)
Communication skills:

How to write an informal letter, message, invitation, postcard, email
Reading and replying to short invitations and messages

By the End of LEVEL A2 you will be able to do the following :

Present oneself (educational background, job, family, neighbourhood)

Discuss hobbies and daily activities

Enquire about goods in a shop and buy what one needs

Place an order for a meal in a restaurant ( with or without the menu)

Reserve a room in a hotel (face to face)

Ask for basic services in a post office or a bank

Present one’s medical problem to a doctor

Inquire about a trip to a travel agency

Choose and use public transport (buses, trains, and taxis)

Ask the route and give directions

Buy tickets (film, train, play, etc)

Read notices, posters, catalogs, timetables, brochures, menus, advertisements, signs

Write notices and simple messages

Understand time, dates, and places from notice boards and announcements

Understand instructions and requests such as client orders and delivery dates.

Describe events and activities in past, present, and future