Continue developing your beginner French fluency and confidence with our Beginner French: A2.2 Course, suitable for learners who have completed our Beginner French: A2.1 Course or have approximately 100 hours of prior study. This course helps you build stronger communication skills for everyday situations while expanding your understanding of French grammar and vocabulary. It is ideal for learners interested in learning French for cultural interest or personal enrichment in a supportive and interactive learning environment.

You will practise everyday communication such as understanding trip schedules, choosing destinations, describing cities and accommodation, talking about seasons and climate, and expressing emotions and sensations. Grammar and vocabulary are taught in context to help you use the simple future, the pronoun y, adjective placement, present tense of -ir verbs, and structures for weather and emotions with confidence. Phonetics is integrated throughout the course, with focused practice on nasal vowels and consonant groups to help you develop clearer and more natural spoken French.

DELIVERY MODE

Delivery mode for individual classes will vary from term to term, but will be listed as the following:

• Face-to-Face: WEA Sydney
• Online: Microsoft Teams

TEXTBOOK

• Cosmopolite 1 A1 Livre d'Eleve Book (Hachette: 2017), ISBN: 9782014015973

Supplier: Abbey's Language Book Centre
Please note that textbook cost is not included in the course fee. In the event of a course being cancelled, WEA Sydney cannot be held responsible for the purchase of any textbooks. Language courses will be confirmed or cancelled at least 7 days prior to their starting date.

COURSE OUTLINE

Communication

• Understanding the schedule of a trip
• Choosing a destination and a type of trip
• Describing a city or a place
• Describing a type of accommodation
• Talking about seasons and climate
• Expressing emotions and sensations

Grammar

• Simple future; Il faut
• The pronoun y
• Position of adjectives
• Present tense of -ir verbs (summary)
• Structures to talk about weather and climate
• Structures to express emotions and sensations

Phonetics

• The nasal vowel [ɔ̃]
• Consonant groups

Vocabulary

• Words related to travel
• Expressions to locate a place
• Colours
• Adjectives to describe a place
• Parts of a house/accommodation - adjectives to describe a home and an atmosphere
• Weather / Climate - months and seasons
• Emotions and sensations

LEARNING OUTCOMES

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

1. Take part in everyday communication in French about travel, accommodation, cities, seasons, and personal experiences.
2. Describe places, express emotions and sensations, and give simple recommendations using common grammatical structures.
3. Communicate more clearly in spoken French by applying correct pronunciation, intonation, and key grammatical patterns in familiar contexts.