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Continue developing your beginner French fluency and confidence with our Beginner French: A2.7 Course, suitable for learners who have completed our Beginner French: A2.6 Course or have approximately 200 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 communication in situations such as understanding job offers, applying for work, describing professional experience, offering services, giving advice, and answering formal interview questions. Grammar is developed in context, including discourse connectors, adverbs of precision, hypothesis with si, the pluperfect tense, formal question structures, and indefinite adjectives. Vocabulary and pronunciation are integrated throughout, including professional interviews, CVs, studies and career pathways, and key French pronunciation patterns and sound contrasts.

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: via Zoom / Microsoft Teams

TEXTBOOK

• Cosmopolite 2 A2 Livre d'Eleve Book (Hachette: 2017), ISBN: 9782014015997

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 a job offer
• Looking for a job
• Offering your services
• Giving advice
• Talking about professional background
• Answering formal questions

Grammar

• Discourse markers and articulators for structuring speech
• Adverbs: regular adverbs for adding precision
• Hypothesis with si to give advice and indicate consequences
• Pluperfect tense for recounting past events
• Question forms in formal situations
• Indefinite adjectives expressing quantity and quality (tout, certains, plusieurs)

Phonetics

• Sounds: /s/, /z/
• Pronunciation: denasalisation
• Pronunciation: expressions meaning “everyone” and “everything”

Vocabulary

• Professional skills and qualities
• Vocabulary related to professional interviews
• Job applications and telephone interviews
• Exchange of services
• Studies and professional experience (CVs)
• Studies and career pathways
• Internships and professional qualifications

LEARNING OUTCOMES

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

1. Communicate in French in professional and formal situations such as interviews, job applications, and workplace discussions.
2. Use key grammar structures including hypothesis forms, discourse markers, and the pluperfect tense with improved accuracy.
3. Apply relevant professional vocabulary and pronunciation features in spoken and written communication.