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 strengthen your communication skills for everyday situations while deepening your understanding of beginner French grammar and vocabulary, making it ideal for learners looking to use French for travel, work, or personal enrichment in a supportive, interactive learning environment.

You will learn to understand travel schedules, choose destinations, describe cities and places, talk about accommodation, and express emotions, sensations, and reactions naturally. Grammar and vocabulary are taught in context, including the simple future, il faut, the pronoun y, adjective placement, -ir verb patterns, and structures for describing weather and climate. Phonetics is integrated throughout, with practice on mastering the nasal vowel [ɔ̃] and recognising common consonant groups to develop clear and confident speech in Italian.

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. Understand and discuss travel plans, describe destinations and accommodation, talk about seasons and climate, and express emotions and sensations.
2. Use key grammar structures with confidence, including the simple future, il faut, the pronoun y, adjective placement, and structures for weather, climate, and feelings.
3. Improve pronunciation through practice with the nasal vowel [ɔ̃] and consonant groups while expanding vocabulary related to travel, places, accommodation, climate, and emotions.