Course information

French. Learn French with us.

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

This course will expand on the topics covered in French 101 and 102 (or equivalent). Your skills will be further developed through various class activities. This course focuses on topics such as hobbies, jobs and family. Grammatical and phonological elements are introduced as you work on your French speaking, oral comprehension, reading and writing skills.

Outcomes

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

• talk about leisure activities
• attend a doctor’s appointment and explain what’s wrong
• state the time of day and day of the week
• talk about your daily routine
• talk about your day at work
• get information about outings, talk about outings
• make arrangements to meet friends
• propose/accept an invitation out
• recount past events
• talk about recent experiences or projects.

Content

• Activities (sport and art)
• Health and body
• Formal and informal time, hours
• Daily habits
• Expressions of habit and frequency
• Activities and working hours
• Arrangement to going out
• Suggest, invite, accept or refuse an invitation
• Indicate a specific moment in time
• Learning, success and projects
• Irregular verbs: faire + du/de la/de l’, lire, écrire, choisir, sortir, dire
• Modality verbs + infinitive verb : devoir, pouvoir, vouloir
• Avoir mal à + parts of the body
• Reflexive verbs (1)
• Pronoun on
• Ask questions (2)
• Imperative mood to give instruction
• Past tense (passé compose/passé récent)
• Near future tense (futur proche)
• Vocabulary for topics:
  • activities
  • health
  • daily life
  • work
  • social life
• Phonetic: pronunciation of the time, the present and the past, working on specific sounds, tone and rhythm

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 tuition.

Delivery style

An interactive, online workshop

Prescribed text

Cosmopolite 1 A1 Méthode de français - Textbook with DVD-ROM by Nathalie Hirschsprung & Tony Tricot, ISBN 978-2-01-401597-3.

Cosmopolite 1 A1 Cahier d’Activités - workbook with CD audio by Nathalie Hirschsprung, ISBN 978-2-01-401598-0.

Based on Dossier 3: Leçon 5 and Dossier 5: Leçon 2 of the above text. The text is used for activities and forms the basis for consolidation and practice between meetings.

Textbooks should only be purchased once you receive confirmation from us. This usually occurs three days prior to class commencement.

Suggested textbook supplier

Language Book Centre
languagebooks.com.au

Please note that in some cases, our suggested supplier may not stock your prescribed text. Please check stock availability prior to signing up for any membership.