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CEFRL* LESSONS TEXTBOOK CONTENT

A1 ELEMENTARY (100 HOURS)

Interactions 1 LESSONS

0-6

Interactions 1

A1 ELEMENTARY 1 - Absolute Beginners (25 HOURS) This course is for absolute beginners in French. In this course, students will learn the vocabulary and language structures required to:

Greet others, introduce yourself and someone else

Give and ask for personal details (name, address, telephone number, age and nationality)

Use numbers and alphabet in various situations

Express likes and dislikes


7-12

A1 ELEMENTARY 2 (25 HOURS) This course is for students who have completed level A1 Elementary 1 or been assessed prior to enrolling. In this course, students will learn the vocabulary and language structures required to:

Talk about your leisure activities and daily routine

Inquire about and book accommodation

Describe your city and neighbourhood

Ask for and give directions

Ask about a schedule and make an appointment


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Interactions 2

A1 ELEMENTARY 3 (25 HOURS) This course is for students who have completed level A1 Elementary 2 or been assessed prior to enrolling. In this course, students will learn the vocabulary and language structures required to: Introduce and talk about your family

Ask for and give the time

Talk about and describe your daily routine and habits in more details

Organise and invite someone out

Order a meal at a restaurant and talk about clothing


7-12

A1 ELEMENTARY 4 (25 HOURS) This course is for students who have completed level A1 Elementary 3 or been assessed prior to enrolling. In this course, students will learn the vocabulary and language structures required to:

Access information on tourist destinations and essential services

Enquire about accommodation

Talk about your holiday

Talk simply about your health and describe how you feel

Ask for and give directions in more detail

*Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

PROGRESSION OF LEVELS 2019

CEFRL UNITS TEXTBOOK CONTENT

A2 UPPER

ELEMENTARY (150 HOURS)

Edito A2

UNITS 1-2

Edito A2

A2 UPPER ELEMENTARY 1 (25 HOURS) This course is for students who have completed level A1 Elementary 4 or been assessed prior to enrolling. In this course, students learn the vocabulary and language structures required to:

Recall events and memories using the past tenses

Describe a photograph

Understand a tourist guide

Write a postcard

Edito A2

UNITS 3-4

A2 UPPER ELEMENTARY 2 (25 HOURS) This course is for students who have completed level A2 Upper Elementary 1 or been assessed prior to enrolling. In this course, students learn the vocabulary and language structures required to:

Describe and talk about architecture, types of accommodation and specific locations

Talk about projects and plans using the future tense

Describe an object and how it is used

Talk about what you are going to do

Edito A2

UNITS 5-6


Talk about health problems in more detail and understand medical advice

Read policy and procedure documents

Understand and ask questions about a menu and make a restaurant reservation

Discuss French cuisine and gastronomy

Edito A2

UNITS 7-8


Describe a person’s looks, character and personality

Talk about your feelings and emotions

Understand French media headlines and read simple articles

Review popular French television series and films

Edito A2

UNITS 9-10

A2 UPPER ELEMENTARY 5 (25 HOURS) This course is designed for students who have completed level A2 Upper Elementary 4 or been assessed prior to enrolling. In this course, students learn the vocabulary and language structures required to:

Understand and respond to a newspaper advertisement

Make suggestions, express wishes and desires for the future

Book and ask for information about a tourist location

Prepare your holiday itinerary – book accommodation and flight reservations

Edito A2 UNITS 11-12

A2 UPPER ELEMENTARY 6 (25 HOURS) This course is designed for students who have completed level A2 Upper Elementary 5 or been assessed prior to enrolling. In this course, students learn the vocabulary and language structures required to:

Talk about yourself in a professional context

Understand and write simple resumes and formal letters

Discuss stereotypes and cultural differences

Describe the geography and natural environment in France


B1 INTERMEDIATE

(150 HOURS)

Edito B1 UNITS 1-2

Edito B1

B1 INTERMEDIATE 1 (25 HOURS) This course is designed for students who have completed level A2 Upper Elementary 6 or been assessed prior to enrolling. In this course, students learn the vocabulary and language structures required to:

Enquire about and organise shared accommodation

Learn about French food culture and cooking

Read and write your own recipe

Understand and use past tenses (imparfait, passé composé) and subjunctive

Edito B1 UNITS 3-4

B1 INTERMEDIATE 2 (25 HOURS) This course is designed for students who have completed level B1 Intermediate 1 or been assessed prior to enrolling. In this course, students learn the vocabulary and language structures required to:

Talk about education-related topics: recall past work experiences and describe university studies or programs

Respond to employment-related themes

Share opinions on different subjects such as fashion and shopping

Create complex sentences using relative pronouns and the comparative and superlative

Edito B1 UNITS 5-6


Explore French culture diversity

Talk about the media

Write an editorial and a news article

Learn about pluqueperfect (plus-que-parfait) verb tense and the passive form

Edito B1 UNITS 7-8


Talk about travel: transportation, accommodation, weather

Plan the perfect vacation: location, scenery, reservations

Discuss topics about saving the planet: recycling, ecology, environment

Understand the use of future and conditional tenses as well as the gerunds (en mangeant, en chantant, …)

Edito B1 UNITS 9-10


Give your opinion on various topics such as city life, education

Ask questions using different formats (closed questions, with interrogative words)

Understand the use of the present participle (ayant, étant, sachant, …)

Learn how to use indefinite pronouns (aucun, tout,…) as well as combined relative pronouns ( auquel, duquel,…)

Edito B1 UNITS 11-12


Talk about hobbies, sports, and health issues

Express your opinions about literature and art

Look at the order of double pronouns (elle me les a données…)

Understand future perfect tense (futur antérieur) and contrast and concession link words (par contre, malgré, …)

B1 INTERMEDIATE

(150 HOURS)

Le Nouvel Edito B1 UNIT 3

Le Nouvel Edito B1


Discuss the media: understand press headlines and articles, and describe exceptional events

Take part in debates

Express and justify supporting or opposing opinions

Use the subjunctive to express goals and achievements (pour que, afin que)



Introduce and talk about your close relatives, their traditions and values

Ask for and give news of someone

Discuss stereotypes and cultural differences in love and relationships

Use the comparative and superlative (plus que, mieux etc.)



Discuss the theme of tourism

Talk about your past travels

Plan a holiday and manage the unexpected

Use of the pluperfect (plus-que-parfait)



Talk about consumption and cost of living

Discuss environmental issues and take part in debates

Organise a birthday party and understand the rules of a new game

Use future tense and conditional



Talk about policy and justice: discuss the rights and responsibilities of citizens

Understand and give advice on taking the French Citizenship test

Write a persuasive sponsorship letter

Complex relative pronouns (lequel, duquel etc.)



Discuss art, history, literature and art-related topics

Understand and write reviews and critics

Write the biography of a famous historical person

Use of the past simple and reported speech (passé simple, discours indirect)


B2 UPPER

INTERMEDIATE (200 HOURS)

Edito B2 UNIT 1

Edito B2

B2 UPPER INTERMEDIATE 1 (25 HOURS) This course is designed for students who have completed level B1 Intermediate 8 or been assessed prior to enrolling. In this course, students learn the vocabulary and language structures required to:

Express your opinion on equality between men and women

Organise and analyse a survey

Discuss politics and the French Institutions

Determine the use of the indicative or the subjunctive

Edito B2 UNIT 2

B2 UPPER INTERMEDIATE 2 (25 HOURS) This course is designed for students who have completed level B2 Upper Intermediate 1 or been assessed prior to enrolling. In this course, students learn the vocabulary and language structures required to:

Debate and express your opinion on learning a foreign language and cultural identity

Discuss how common foreign words translate to French

Write a short biography

Use conjunctions and other useful linking words (néanmoins, en revanche etc.)

Edito B2 UNIT 3


Debate and express your opinion about French media

Review and write press articles

Discuss TV programs, French celebrities and fait divers

Use of the passive form, cause and consequences

Edito B2 UNIT 4


Debate and express your opinion on travelling and living overseas

Describe someone out of the ordinary

Talk about your home country and its geography

Write a travel diary

Edito B2 UNIT 5


Debate and express your opinion on immigration in the modern world

Talk about historical French figures

Describe your hero

Write in the past tense (passé simple)

Edito B2 UNIT 6


Debate and express your opinion on health, medicine, surgery and new technologies

Talk about the relationship between health and medicine

Write a brochure on health promotion and disease prevention

Describe physical features and use present and past participle

Edito B2 UNIT 7


Talk about the environment and ecology

Express your opinion on global warming and techniques for animal conservation

Write an article on the environmental risks

Position double pronouns (lui, en etc.)

Edito B2 UNIT 8


Discuss French art and literature

Critique an artistic performance

Describe customs and specialities in French cooking

Use relative pronouns (qui, que, dont etc.)


C1 ADVANCED

(200 HOURS)

Edito B2 Unit 9

Edito B2

C1 ADVANCED 1 (25 HOURS) This course is designed for students who have completed level B2 Upper Intermediate 8 or been assessed prior to enrolling. In this course, students learn the vocabulary and language structures required to:

Discuss your impression of France

Talk about living abroad, love and friendship

Master the la bise way of greeting in France

Use and construct adverbs (for example, gentil à gentiment)

Edito B2 Unit 10

C1 ADVANCED 2 (25 HOURS) This course is designed for students who have completed level C1 Advanced 1 or been assessed prior to enrolling. In this course, students learn the vocabulary and language structures required to:

Talk about your work life

Organise a debate in a fictional staff meeting

Practice for a job interview

Hypothesise and make comparisons

Edito B2 Unit 11


Use opposition and concession (mars, csi etc.) and choose between the indicative, subjunctive and infinitive

Talk about the digital landscape in France

Understand a scientific documentary

Write a social media policy

Edito B2 Unit 12


Talk about the future and new trends

Discuss science fiction and scientific inventions

Participate in a famous French invention competition

Use the future tense (simple and compound)

No textbook

Topics may vary each session and are adjusted according to students’ needs and interests. Class activities include the use of different resources to trigger interesting conversations on topics ranging from history and arts to current affairs and contemporary French culture.

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