French Level 4

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French Level 4

Course Description

 

Level 4 Classes: This course suits people who have recently completed Level 3 or have acquired a level of language which means they can, for example, communicate simply about themselves and about a few past experiences, can compare options and express simple future plans (see level 3 key communicative and grammatical points for more detail). In this class, you will develop your confidence to be able to tackle more situations when abroad or speaking to a francophone person. This level covers the second half of the A2 level of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages*).

 

Spring term duration: 10 x weekly 2-hour classes, Thursday evenings, 6:15pm to 8:15pm (no class Thurs 20 February)

 

Communicative themes may cover:

  Explaining in simple terms why you are learning a language.

·        Talking or writing about relationships.

·        Describing/asking questions about one’s work, careers and studies.

·        Formulating opinions about the digital world in simple ways.

·        Making predictions for the future.

·        Talking or writing about how things used to be, and memories.

·        Understanding/communicating about some current events.

·         Formulating a response to the plot of a book or film/TV-show. 

Key grammatical points covered include:

·        Perfect and simple future tenses uses (revision)

·        The imperfect tense (and its combinations with the perfect tense). E.g. Je regardais un film quand elle est rentrée.

·        The conditional tense. E.g. Je sortirais plus si j’avais le temps.

·        Indirect complement pronouns (1) E.g. Elle lui a donné son sac.

·        Simple relative pronouns (2) E.g. La personne dont je parle/ L’année où il est né.

·        Gerunds E.g. Elle travaille en écoutant de la musique.

 

*The CEFR levels indicated on our level descriptors are not a guarantee that you can take the associated DELF exam (Diplôme en Language Française) for this level. If you would like to take the DELF (there is an exam centre in Cambridge), please speak to your tutor to discuss what they think would be most appropriate.