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A2 UPPER ELEMENTARY
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Alliance Française in West End
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A2 UPPER ELEMENTARY

UPPER ELEMENTARY 1

Standard Courses - Once a week

Congratulations, you’ve made it to the next stage of your learning journey: Upper Elementary! Upper Elementary 1 will focus on travel and take you on a virtual trip to France. You’ll learn how to make comparisons (Il y a plus de soleil à Brisbane qu’à Paris), organise a tour (Il faut visiter la Bretagne!), understand information on accommodation (Quel hébergement préférez-vous?), and describe interesting places (Le café des chats est un lieu atypique). You will use all of these skills to plan your ideal imaginary language immersion trip!
This course is designed for students who have completed Elementary 6 or who have been assessed prior to enrolling.
Required textbook: Cosmopolite 2
Recommended book: Grammaire Progressive - Debutant (+ Answer book)


Pace: 2.5 hours per week over 10 weeks

UPPER ELEMENTARY 2

Standard Courses - Once a week

You’ve cleared the hurdle of Upper Elementary 1, and you’re well on your way to mastering the French language! Upper Elementary 2 will focus on employment, life experience, and sport. You’ll learn how to look for a job and understand a job offer (Félicitations, bienvenue dans l’équipe!), as well as how to post a job ad as a business owner (Nous cherchons quelqu’un de motivé). Furthermore, you’ll be able to talk about your experiences (Je suis allé au zoo avec mes amis), and interpret advice and security instructions (Après être entré dans l’appartement, rappelle-toi de verrouiller la porte). Finally, you’ll learn how to plan a sporting weekend (Nous jouerons au foot, au tennis, et nous irons nager), and how to describe an unusual trip you’ve had.
This course is designed for students who have completed Upper Elementary 1 or who have been assessed prior to enrolling.
Required textbook: Cosmopolite 2
Recommended book: Grammaire Progressive - Debutant (+ Answer book)


Pace: 2.5 hours per week over 10 weeks

UPPER ELEMENTARY 4

Standard Courses - Once a week

You’re making excellent progress in your French journey so far, and in Upper Elementary 4 you’ll dive deep into communication and relationships! In this course, you’ll learn how to describe people (Il est très optimiste), report information through indirect speech (Notre professeur nous dit qu’il faut étudier tous les jours), and express disagreement (Je ne suis pas du tout d’accord). You will also talk about relationships, convince people (Vous ne le regretterez pas!) and describe your state of mind. Finally, you’ll practice understanding and giving instructions (Vous faites la vaisselle et vous nettoyez la cuisine), and have some fun with writing a recipe!
This course is designed for students who have completed Upper Elementary 3 or who have been assessed prior to enrolling.
Required textbook: Cosmopolite 2
Recommended book: Grammaire Progressive - Intermediaire (+ Answer book)


Pace: 2.5 hours per week over 10 weeks

UPPER ELEMENTARY 6

Standard Courses - Once a week

Improve your French with real life situations shared by French, francophone and francophile people around the world. In this course, you will learn how to defend a cause (Quels sont les moyens à mettre en place pour protéger la nature?), ask and give an opinion (Je pense que c'est une excellente idée!), understand and react to news and current affairs (Tout le monde doit faire un effort.) make suggestions, recommendations (Il faudrait améliorer les transports publics.), express wishes and hopes (Je souhaite que toute ma famille fasse plus attention à l'environnement.) and discuss literature and a book that you like (C'est un roman applaudi par la critique et par le public.)

This course is designed for students who have completed Upper Elementary 5 or who have been assessed prior to enrolling. 

Required textbook: Cosmopolite 2. Units covered: D7L5 to D8
Recommended book: Grammaire Progressive - Intermediaire (+ Answer book)


Pace: 2.5 hours per week over 10 weeks