Course overview
By studying French Level 2, you will be able to understand general and detailed information and to communicate in standard speech on a range of everyday issues, be able to read printed and handwritten script on a limited number of everyday topics, be able to write simple texts using descriptive language accurately and developed intercultural competence.
What does this course cover?
Topics may include:
- Social interactions
- Meeting friends
- Hobbies and preferences
- Holidays memories and weather
- Tourism
- Accommodation and living conditions
Functions may include:
- Introducing yourself
- Talking about one’s tastes
- Suggesting, accepting and refusing an invitation to go out
- Talking about past events and experiences
- Writing postcards
- Understanding smalls texts, articles and ads
- Talking about one’s accommodation
- Describing a place
- Comparing and expressing feelings
Grammar may includes:
- Revision and consolidation of grammar introduced at level 1 (Present tense, Near Future, Perfect tense)
- Perfect tense + agreement (regular and irregular verbs)
- The Negative form (ne…rien/personne/jamais/plus)
- Duration: pendant / il y a / depuis
- C’était/ il y avait/il faisait : Introduction to the Imperfect tense
- Pronouns “y” and “en” The place of the adjectives
- Relative pronouns “qui, que, où”
- Comparatives
- The possessive pronouns
What will I achieve?
When French Level 2 is complete, you will achieve the equivalent of A1/A2 level of the CEFR, level 1 of the QCF, equivalent of GCSE/ O-level grade A.
*The above is an indication of content that may be covered over the duration of the course but it could vary depending on the level and progress of students in the class.