French Course 103 (Level 3)

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Level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)

This course will expand on the work of French 101 and 102 (or equivalent). The skills of the participants will be further developed through various class activities. Focus is on topics such as hobbies, jobs and family. Grammatical and phonological elements are introduced as learners work on their French speaking, oral comprehension, reading and writing skills.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, participants should be able to:

1. Talk about themselves, their hobbies and leisure time activities.
2. Talk about their profession.
3. Define a person’s character traits.
4. Talk about their family.
5. Understand a formal announcement (wedding, birth…) and react adequately.
6. Engage in a simple discussion asking how others are.
7. Attend a doctor’s appointment and describe what’s wrong.

Content

This course covers the following topics:

• Discuss tastes, activities and interests
• Discuss their profession
• Discuss their family and their activities
• Describe a person: character traits
• Suggest/ invite/ accept and refuse an invitation
• Arrange a meeting
• Give basic instructions
• Regular verbs + noun: aimer/ adorer/ détester
• Irregular verbs at present tense + preposition: faire, aller, dire
• Avoir mal à + parts of the body
• Qualifying adjectives (masculine/ feminine/ plural)
• Possessive adjectives
• Tonic Pronouns
• Vocabulary for topics: “TV reality”, “hobbies”, “jobs”, “dating websites”, “family”, "body parts"
• Phonetic: feminine/ masculine, working on specific sounds

Intended Audience

Suitable for A1 level students, those who have completed all levels of French up to 102 or who have completed 45 hours of recent face-to-face tuition.

Delivery Style

This course is delivered as a series of interactive workshops where active participation is encouraged. Each session is conducted in a friendly and relaxed classroom setting.

Prescribed Text

Alter Ego Plus 1 A1 Livre d’Eleve & CD-ROM by Annie Berthet, ISBN 9782011558107.

Alter Ego Plus 1 A1 Cahier d’Activites & Audio CD by Annie Berthet, ISBN 9782011558114.

Based on Dossier 3: Lecon 2 and Dossier 4: Lecon 2 of the above text. The text is used for activities and forms the basis for consolidation and practice between meetings.

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Please Note

Selected Language and Culture courses that teach spoken language may include use of language immersion (course instruction in the selected language) as part of the training strategy.