French Year 2 (Lower Intermediate)

Please note that some topics of French Year 2 (Lower Intermediate) will be revised at the beginning of the academic year. The course outline below is only a guide and topics will be studied according to students' needs and progress.

Term 1

Topics covered
Past events; daily routine; holidays and important festivals; telephone and internet language; family and friendship; events in the recent past and near future; work and studies; leisure activities

Grammatical structures
Perfect tense with to have, to be and with reflective verbs (Se lever, s'occuper de…); direct and Indirect pronouns (him, her, them / to him, to her, to them); "y" pronoun; comparatives (more than, less than); should/could/would like; imperative; recent past and near future (venir de +infinitif / aller +inf.); adjectives to express emotions; expressions of time

Learning Objectives
o Talk about past activities
o Express agreement and disagreement
o Expressing emotions
o Talk about TV and social media
o Describe family and friends
o Talk about relationships
o Phone manners and making arrangements
o Talk about bank holidays
o Talk about parties and going out
o Talk about daily routine

Term 2

Topics covered
Nature and environment; weather; seasons; travelling; directions: francophone countries and French regions; health matters; sensations; food, fashion and purchasing; recipes

Grammatical structures
Imperfect; relative pronouns (qui, que, dont); future tense (will); adverbs; impersonal verbs (falloir, pleuvoir…); conditional (would); can/want/must/fancy; complex interrogatives (depuis quand, avec qui, pour quel…); adjectives

Learning Objectives
o Describe last holidays
o Talk about the weather and seasons
o Describe someone's appearance and personality
o Talk about other countries
o Talk about past trips abroad
o Making a purchase (presents …)
o Talk about francophone countries
o Following instructions: a French recipe
o Expressing health problems; asking for help

Term 3

Topics covered
Going out; formal vs informal language; film and shows; leisure; organising outings; famous sites; restaurant; memories; future plans.

Grammatical structures
Consolidation of imperfect vs perfect tense; consolidation of imperative, future and conditional; superlatives; "si" clause (if); introducing the pluperfect (if I had done …) + conditional perfect (I would have done …)

Learning Objectives
o Talk about past outings
o Talk about films and shows
o Talk about preferences
o Understanding and using different levels of language
o Describing famous sites
o Ordering in a restaurant
o Telling a story
o Talk about future plans