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CIEL Bretagne – Référentiel des cours intensifs – Niveaux A1 à B2 – 2015
CIEL BRETAGNE
FFL DEPARTEMENT
Intensive Courses Content
Levels A1 to B2
Developed by Gilda VAQUERO and Sandrine KEREBEL
Supervised by Anne FOURNIER-PERROT
CIEL Bretagne – Référentiel des cours intensifs – Niveaux A1 à B2 – 2015
Common Competence Levels
Self-assessment Grid
A1 A2 B1 B2
C O M P R E H E N S I O N
List
en
ing
I can understand familiar words and phrases about myself, my family, and concrete situations I know well, if people speak slowly and clear.
I can understand sentences about familiar topics if they contain high frequency vocabulary (myself, my family, shopping, close environment, job). I can catch the main point in simple announcements.
I can understand the main points when listening to a native speaker if the topic is familiar, the language is standard and clear. I can understand most of radio or television programmes if the topic is familiar or of special interest to me.
I can understand lectures, conferences and structured reasoning if the topic is relatively familiar. You can understand the news on television reasonably well. I can understand most movies using standard language.
Re
adin
g
I can understand familiar words and very simple sentences, for example on notices and posters and catalogues.
I can read short, simple texts. I can find specific information I need in everyday materials such as advertisements, menus, adverts, timetables. I can understand short, personal letters.
I can understand texts, which contain high frequency or job-related vocabulary. I can understand descriptions of events, feelings or wishes, e.g. in personal letters.
I can read reports or articles on contemporary topics, which express the author’s opinions or attitudes. I can understand modern prose.
S P E A K I N G
Co
nve
rsat
ion
I can interact in a simple way if the other persons speak slowly and are willing to help me and repeat themselves. I can ask and answer simple questions and can use simple sentences on everyday subjects or things I need. .
I can exchange information and communicate in simple and routine tasks. I can manage simple social exchanges, but generally not further to real conversation.
I can manage in most travel situations. I can join in discussions without preparation if the topic is familiar or concerns everydaylife (family, travels, job, recent news).
I can interact quite fluently and spontaneously, and take an active part in discussions with native speakers on familiar topics. I can give detailed descriptions, and explain my opinions quite precisely.
Spo
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I can use simple expressions and sentences to describe people and places that I know.
I can use a series of short phrases and sentences to describe my family and other people, my living conditions as well as my educational background and my present or most recent job.
I can give simple reasons and explanations, and can narrate experience and events. I can narrate plots of books and films, and give opinion on these.
I can express my point of view on a wide range of topics related to my own interests as well as on recent news. I can explain pros and cons of possibilities.
W R I T I N G
Wri
tin
g
I can write a short postcard. I can fill in a form or a hotel file with basic personal details.
I can write simple notes and messages. I can write a simple personal letter, e.g. a thank-you letter
I can write a short connected text on a familiar topic. You can write personal letters describing experiences and impressions.
I can write clear, detailed texts on familiar topics. I can write an essay or a report, and give reasons in support of a given argument. I can write letters explaining my interpretation of events and experiences.
CIEL Bretagne – Référentiel des cours intensifs – Niveaux A1 à B2 – 2015
Level A1 1 unit = 20 hours
Total duration : 160 hours
Assessment Methods
A test is given and graded every Friday.
Test Content TYPE OF TEST ACTIVITY
Listening comprehension
The different activities are determined by the teacher according to that each week’s course content.
Reading comprehension
Written production
Grammar
Vocabulary
Speaking Participation, dialogue simulation, interaction exercise .
The test lasts for about 30 to 45 minutes, speaking activity not included
NB : Provided all students are interested in that exam and willing to take part, DELF-type exams can be given as tests.
CIEL Bretagne – Référentiel des cours intensifs – Niveaux A1 à B2 – 2015
A1.1 – UNIT 1 – Introductions, classroom communication
Communication Understanding easy instructions (write, read,
complete, etc.)
How to say hello and goodbye
First contact
Introductions
Filling in easy forms
Lan
guag
e
Gra
mm
ar
Indefinite articles
Gender and number for nouns (1)
Simple question (1) : Qu’est-ce que c’est ?
“présentatifs” : c’est / ce sont (it’s, they’re)
Present : avoir/ être/ -ER (1 base) + s’appeler
Subject pronouns (all but « on »)
Stressed tonic pronouns
Questions for introductions (1) : What’s your name ?
What’s your job ?
Various forms of « quel »
Sentence structure (subject + verb + complement)
Verbs (infinitive, conjugated)
Vo
cab
Transparent words
Classroom vocabulary, teacher-student
interaction
Pencil case and schoolbag
Numbers from 0 to 69
Formal and informal greetings
Passport information (name, address, gender, etc.)
Nationalities and languages
So
un
ds
and
spellin
g
The alphabet
Stress
Syllables and rhythm patterns
Melodic pattern
Use of capiatl letters
Required liaisons : indefinite article + noun (un‿ exercice)
More required liaisons : numbers, subject + noun (trois‿amis, dix‿-huit, ils‿aiment)
French society
and culture
French names
A few French symbols (visual documents)
Use of « tu » or « vous »
Greetings « à la française »
A1.1 - UNIT 2 – Talking about one’s family and relatives
Communication
Introducing someone
Describing people
Talking about one’s family
Expressing possession
Lan
guag
e
Gra
mm
ar
Adjectives : agreement in gender and number, place
Verbs in -ER (1 et 2 bases) in the present tense
Questions for introductions (2)
Possessive and demonstrative determiners
Gender and number for nouns (2)
The verb connaître
Vo
cab
Physical and moral description of a person (qualities and faults)
Clothes (1)
Colours
Family
Jobs
Numbers from 70 to 99
So
un
ds
and
sp
ellin
g
[ø], [œ]
[ɔn], [ɔ̃] / [ɛn], [ɛ̃]
/c/, /ç/
/g/, /ge/
Required liaisons:
Possessive/demonstrative + noun (mon‿oncle, ces‿étudiants)
Adjective + noun (un grand‿architecte)
Masculine vs. feminine (pronunciation or not of final vowel)
Plurals in –al/–aux, -s /-x
Feminine ending « e »
French society
and culture
Family in France
Some famous French families
CIEL Bretagne – Référentiel des cours intensifs – Niveaux A1 à B2 – 2015
A1.1 - UNIT 3 – Talking about likes, dislikes and hobbies
Communication
Talking about your likes and dislikes
Talking about your hobbies
Suggesting an evening out (oral)
Lan
guag
e
Gra
mm
ar
Verbs ending in –ER (revison) + sortir, aller, venir, lire
Definite articles
Verb + prepositions : Faire de… / Jouer à… / Jouer de…
Negation (ne…pas)
Contracted forms of articles
Simple questions (3) : What is… ?
Why ? Because…
Vo
cab
Nuancing taste (from I like to I hate…)
Leisure (sports, music, reading…)
Places for entertainment (cinema, theatre)
Numbers from 100 to1000
So
un
d a
nd
spellin
g
Grave and acute accents
Punctuation
Pronunciation of numbers
[ø], [e], [ɛ]
[s], [z], [ʒ], [ʃ]
Required liaisons : article + noun (les‿ amis)
French society
and culture
The French and their leisure
French contemporary celebrities
A1.1 - UNIT 4 – talking about everyday life, habits and social environment
Communication
Asking for and telling time and date
Describing habits
Place in timeline (date, seasons, etc.)
Ask for and give information about
accommodation
Write and understand real estate ads
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guag
e
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ar Present of pronominal verbs + finir, partir, prendre, mettre
Adverbs of frequency (1) : expressing habits in a simple way
Always / Never
Tout (adjective)
Simple chronological link words
Closed questions + simple open questions
(où / quand / combien with rising tone)
« Il y a » (there is / there are)
Definite and indefinite articles
Vo
cab
Time
Simple expressions of time (this morning, last night, every day,
next week)
Les moments de la journée, jours, mois, saisons
Les activités quotidiennes
On the phone
Home (1) : main rooms of a house
Different types of accommodation
Numbers from 1000 to 1 billion
So
un
d
and
spellin
g Intonation for questions
[ã], [ɔ̃], [ɛ̃]
[in] or [im] / [ɛ̃]
French society
and culture Calendar of events (back to school, holidays, bank holidays, etc.)
Housewarming, meals
Typical French homes
CIEL Bretagne – Référentiel des cours intensifs – Niveaux A1 à B2 – 2015
A1.2 – UNIT 1 – Shopping, eating out
Communication
Set up and read a shopping list
Shopping
Set up and read a menu
Ordering (je voudrais : I’d like)
Revision and nuances of likes and dislikes
Reservation over the telephone
Lan
guag
e
Gra
mm
ar
Partitive articles
Quantifiers (un peu de, beaucoup de, une bouteille de, un paquet de…)
Simple form of negation (ne …pas, ne…plus, ne…jamais)
Negative forms with quantities
Pronoun « en » with quantities
Prepositions « à » and « de » when talking about food (une salade de tomates / une omelette aux
champignons…)
« chez/à » + shops and shopholders
Pronoun « on » for « we »
Vo
cab
Groceries
Shops and shopholders
Money, banking, means of payment
Colours (revision)
Flavours (basics)
So
un
d
and
spellin
g
Abbreviation for measurements (kg, gr, m…)
Homophones : se/ce, ses/ces/c’est, sont /son, et/est
French society
and culture
Traditional markets
The French and food
Traditional food and regional specialities
French brands and department stores
A1.2 - UNIT 2 – Location, finding your way
Communication
Describing a place
Find your location (on a map)
Locating an object
Finding your way
Lan
guag
e
Gra
mm
ar Prepositions of place + city life, means of transportation
Adverbs and prepositions of place (ici, là-bas, au milieu, derrière, devant, dessus, à l’intérieur, à l’extérieur, à
gauche, à droite, sur, sous, entre : here, there, over there, in the middle, on, inside, etc.)
Pronouns « y » and « en » for place
Voir, venir de / aller à (see, come from, go to : revision)
Vo
cab
Directions
Transport
Accommodation (2) : furniture and equipment
Main city buildings
Ph
on
ie-
grap
hie
[i], [y], [u]
[w], [j], [ɥ]
Voiceless final consonants
Required liaisons : preposition + determiner / noun (sous‿un‿arbre, en‿avion…)
French society
and culture
France (geography, administartive divisions)
Main cities
Acronyms in public transports
New means of transportation (vélib’, car-sharing…)
CIEL Bretagne – Référentiel des cours intensifs – Niveaux A1 à B2 – 2015
A1.2 – UNIT 3 – Expressing sensations and feelings, talking about health
Communication
Asking for permission
Say how you feel (I’ve got a headache, I’m feeling tired, I’m fit)
Expressing sensations
Expressing prohibition, orders and obligations
Advise with with « si + présent / impératif » (if + conditional / imperative)
Making appointments, face-to-face or on the phone
Lan
guag
e
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mm
ar Imperative (present, affirmative and negative)
Nature and function of words
Modals : « pouvoir / devoir / vouloir / savoir » + infinitive
Adverbs of degree (très, trop, un peu, assez…)
Adverbs of frequency (2)
Vo
cab
Parts of the body
Vocabulary of perception
Most common illnesses and injuries
Ph
on
ie-
grap
hie
Exclamatory tone for feelings and orders
/-ent/ final : pronounced or silent ?
French society
and culture
French Health system : social security, health insurance…
Gestures and onomatopeas expressing sensations and feelings
A1.2 - UNIT 4 – Travelling ; Inviting / accepting / refusing ; Revision unit
Communication
Travels :
- Booking (transport, accommodation, activiy)
- Writing postcards
Lan
guag
e
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mm
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Present tense : revision of second and third groups (two- or three-base verbs)
Passé composé (for postcards : describing common holiday activities)
« C’était » : It was
Near future
Recent past
Various activities to put these grammar notions into practice
Vo
cab
ula
ry Postcards to friends and family : common expressions
Countries and continents
Weather forecast
Clothing and accessories
Different types of accommodation (revision)
Adverbs of time : après, avant, demain, hier, aujourd’hui, avant-hier, tôt, tard (before, today, later, etc.)
Ph
on
ie-
grap
hie
Discrimination practice and articulation exercises according to class needs
French society
and culture Maps of France and the DOM-TOM (overseas departments and territories)
CIEL Bretagne – Référentiel des cours intensifs – Niveaux A1 à B2 – 2015
Level A2 1 unit = 20 hours
Total duration : 180 hours
Assessment Methods
A test is given and graded every Friday.
Test Content TYPE OF TEST ACTIVITY
Listening comprehension
The different activities are determined by the teacher according to that
each week’s course content.
Reading comprehension
Written production
Grammar
Vocabulary
The test lasts for about 45 to 60 minutes
The following can be used to complete or modulate the grades:
Spoken production (prepared at
home) Exposé, simulated dialogue, exercise in interaction.
NB : Provided all students are interested in that exam and willing to take part, DELF-type exams can be given as tests.
CIEL Bretagne – Référentiel des cours intensifs – Niveaux A1 à B2 – 2015
A2.1 - UNIT 1 : Characterizing a person
Communication
First contacts
Assess, explain, justify
Introducing and describing a person (character,
positive and negative qualities)
Talking about friendship
Expressing different feelings, such as surprise, joy,
sadness, curiosity, indifference, anger
How to reassure
Quarrel
Lan
guag
e
Grammar
Adjectives : agreement in gender and number,
place (revision)
Object pronouns
Nominalisation (1)
Passé composé (1) :
Formation
Choice of the auxiliary
Past participles
Place of negatives
Indirect Object pronouns
Vocabulary Love and friendship
Positive and negative qualities (to be reinforced)
Idiomatic expressions related to love (coup de foudre,
tomber amoureux = love at first sight, etc.)
Family
Feelings : nouns and ajectives
Sound and
spelling
Accent marks
Syllabification
Intonation for anger and quarrels
« n » turning into « m » before « m, p, b »
French society and
culture Somme French and French-speaking celebrities
Traditions related to love (marriage, civil unions,
romantic places, celebrations,etc. )
A2.1 - UNIT 2 : Looking for a flatmate
Communication
Understanding real estate ads
Asking for and understanding details about
accommodation and rental
Understanding description of a flat or house
Talking about relations with flatmates
Understanding and describing house rules
Giving good news, congratulating
Prohibit, Order
Lan
guag
e
Grammar
Interrogation : simple interrogative pronouns,
the three ways to ask a question (reinforcement)
Prepositions of place + contracted articles
(revision)
Y/EN for places (revision)
Possessive pronouns
Modals (revision)
Impersonal structures to express necessity, obligation,
prohibition
Passé composé (2) :
Reinforcement
Agreement of past participle with subject
Vocabulary
Living place and furniture (reinforcement)
Fitting out and decorating rooms
Acronyms in real estate ads
Neighbourhood and interactions (tenant, houselord
and -lady, caretaker, rent, lease, etc.)
Jobs (reinforcement)
Hobbies (reinforcement)
Verbs and phrases to explain « savoir-vivre »
Sound and
spelling
Pronunciation of possessive pronouns
Rhythm in questions and assertions
Discrimination of masculine and feminine in the passé
composé
Intonation : order and prohibition
French society and
culture
Living and working places
The French at home
Looking for accommodation
Housewarming
Flat-sharing
Neighbourhood, « neighbours day »
CIEL Bretagne – Référentiel des cours intensifs – Niveaux A1 à B2 – 2015
A2.1 – UNIT 3 : Stereotypes
Communication
Talking about a country and its inhabitants
Discovering stereotypes and cultural differences
Understanding and describing percentages and statistics
Comprehension of classifications and comparative studies
Comparing
Debate : a change in life?
Comparing past and present situations
Lan
guag
e
Grammar
Comparatives and superlatives
Demonstrative pronouns
Inverted questions with pronominal verbs in the passé composé
Indefinite pronouns and adverbs (quelqu’un, rien, personne, nulle part, etc. = someone, nothing,
somewhere, etc.)
The imparfait :
Formation
Values : descriptions and habits
Contrast between imparfait and present
Vocabulary
Words for living conditions and mentalities
Explaining percentages
Verbs and nouns expressing a change in POV (increase, improve, etc.)
Describing pros and cons of country vs. city
Sound and
spelling
Pronunciation of « plus »
Contrast between imparfait and present
Sounds [ɛ], [e], [œ]
French society and
culture
Stereotypes : how French and foreign people consider themselves and each other
Social life and the French
Life in Paris and in the « province »
A2.2 – UNIT 1 : Travels
Communication
Showing appreciation
Expressing, explaining, justifying taste
Explaining and understanding a recipe
Presenting holidays plans
Warnings (for travels and holidays)
Stating conditions
Making reservations
Inviting, accepting, refusing
Lan
guag
e
Grammar
Direct and indirect object pronouns (place in the
sentence, use with modals)
Imperative :
Negative form
Use with pronouns
Use and forms of « tout »
Pronoun « en » for quantities
Giving quantities
Simple future
Hypothesis with si (=if) : si + present
present/future/imperative
« Gérondif » expressing manner or simultaneity
Vocabulary
Taste and cooking (sweet or salty, etc.)
Sensations, perceptions
Adverbial phrases : impossible ! stop ! caution !
Weather
Words for tourism services (lodging, booking, etc.)
Sound and
spelling
Liaison with « en »
Pronunciation of « tout »
« e » dropped in the simple future
Required liaisons
French society and
culture
Traditional and local food
« La semaine du goût » : yearly celebration of
food and taste
Green tourism, unusual forms of tourism
Annual leave, holiday accommodation
CIEL Bretagne – Référentiel des cours intensifs – Niveaux A1 à B2 – 2015
A2.2 - UNIT 2 : Studies, World of Work
Communication
Reporting a placement
Writing / Understanding placement and job offers
Reading and writing CV’s
Presenting studies and professional experience
Introducing oneself in a company
Writing cover letters or e-mails
Requesting a job interview
Lan
guag
e
Grammar
Passé composé (2) :
Agreement in number with the auxiliary
« avoir »
Passé composé vs. imparfait
Expressions of time (1) : il y a/pendant/en (ago,
for, in)
Simple relative pronouns (1)
Link words : cause/consequence/aim
Chronological link words
Vocabulary
Studies
Words related to job search, business, professional
experience
Types of employment contract
Openings and endings of cover letters and mails
Sound and
spelling Discrimination imparfait/passé composé
Discrimination of minimal pairs
Homophones quelle/qu’elle
French society and
culture
Educational system, grants, “grandes écoles” (elite
schools)
Placements
Job search
Working in France : working week, employment
contracts
Job interviews
A2.2 – UNIT 3 – Around the world
Communication
Remembering
Writing and understanding travelogues
Explaining roadmaps
Describing a landscape
Narrating experiences and biographies
Describing a project, expressing intentions
Describing dreams and hopes
Advising
Lan
guag
e
Grammar
Past perfect : first contact
Tenses for narration
Expressions of time(2) : depuis, depuis que,
pour… (since)
Present conditional :
Formation
Uses
Si+imparfait / conditionnel présent (If + Simple Past +
conditional)
Vocabulary Generations
Nature, landscapes, animals
Environmental issues (pollution, deforestation, oil spills,
green energy, etc.)
Endings for formal letters
Sound and
spelling Nasal Sounds Simple future vs. conditional (serai / serais)
French society and
culture
Intergenerational relations
Travels and adventures, travelogues
Charities, volunteering
Ecology, environment
A2.3 – UNIT 1 : Consumer society
Communication
Advice, regret, blame
Approving or disapproving a
behaviour
Opening a bank account
Expressing conditions
Placing orders
Describing a consumer product (device, piece of clothing,
appliance, etc)
Machines : working, troubleshooting, etc.
Complaints
Lan
guag
e
Grammar
Present conditional(2)
Hypothesis with « si » (« if »,
revisions) :
« Si+present »
« Si+imparfait »
Place of adjectives
Adverbs in « -ment » :
Formation
Place with simple tenses
Place with compound tenses
Vocabulary Money and banking
Trend and styles in clothing
Words related to consumption
Materials and shapes
Idiomatic expressions using materials (heart of gold, etc. = un
cœur d’or)
Sound and
spelling
Features of the oral
Interjections
Discrimination of minimal pairs
French society and
culture
Fashion
Overconsumption, credit, debt
burden
Consumption : French household expenditures, fair trade
CIEL Bretagne – Référentiel des cours intensifs – Niveaux A1 à B2 – 2015
A2.3 – UNIT 2 : Media and news
Communication
Comprehension of headlines
Reacting to a TV programme
Understanding and narrating a news
item
Understanding news as told in the media
Oral and written narration an event
Lan
guag
e
Grammar
Nominalisation (2)
The passive voice (first contact)
Sequence of tenses in the past
Conditional used for non-confirmed information
Reported speech in the present
Expressing time relations (before / after = avant de/après)
Vocabulary The media
Words and phrases used to inform about events
Introductory verbs
Declaration of theft
Sound and
spelling Mute letters, mute « e »
Discrimination of minimal pairs according to the group’s
needs
French society and
culture
The French and the media
Humour in the media
General news in the press and on the radio
Beliefs and superstitions
A2.3 – UNIT 3 : Cinema and activism
Communication
Comprehension of a film presentation and reviews
Expressing opinion on a movie
Writing a film review
Commitment to a cause
Expressing aims and goals
Lan
guag
e
Grammar
Expressing opinion : trouver, croire, penser, à mon avis,
selon moi, pour ma part (as far as I’m concerned, I
believe, etc.)
Determiners (revision) : meaning and use
The subjonctif : formation for common
verbs
Expressing cause, consequence and aim (2)
Vocabulary
Words related to cinema and awards
Different film genres
Elementary terms and phrases expressing opinion on a
film (enthusiasm, disappointment, surprise, etc.)
Verbs expressing interest
Verbal phrases indicating an aim
Sound and
spelling Discrimination of minimal pairs and pronunciation activities according to the group’s needs
French society and
culture
Greatest French films
French actors, actresses and film-makers
Film festivals
Injustice in everyday life (racism, sexism, etc.
Cinema and activism
CIEL Bretagne – Référentiel des cours intensifs – Niveaux A1 à B2 – 2015
Level B1 1 unit = 20 hours
Total duration : 240 hours
Assessment Methods
A test is given and graded every Friday.
Test Content TYPE OF TEST ACTIVITY
Listening comprehension
The different activities are determined by the teacher according to that each week’s course content.
Reading comprehension
Written production
Grammar
Vocabulary
The test lasts for about 60 to 75 minutes
The following can be used to complete or modulate the grades:
Test Content TYPE OF TEST ACTIVITY
Written text production
(prepared at home) Essai, mail, report, article, etc.
Spoken production (prepared at
home) Exposé, simulated dialogue, interview, debate, etc.
NB : Provided all students are interested in that exam and willing to take part, DELF-type exams can be given as tests.
CIEL Bretagne – Référentiel des cours intensifs – Niveaux A1 à B2 – 2015
B1.1 – UNIT 1
Communication
Past events and tenses in narrative texts
Imagining a different past
Expressing regrets
Comprehension of a manifesto
Prompting to act
Taking a stand, expressing opinion
Understand and write slogans
Lan
guag
e
Grammar
and vocabulary
Turning recent past and near future into a
narration in the past
Expressing regrets
Words related to sadness and regrets
Expressing necessity in the subjunctive and the
infinitive
Contrast subjunctive / indicative in sub-clauses (first
cases)
Words of ecology and environment
Nominalisation (revision)
Sound and
spelling Intonation : regret and satisfaction
Intonation : doubt, certainty
Intonation : slogans
French society and
culture Life choices and regrets The French and the environment
B1.1 – UNIT 2
Communication
Comprehension of arguments for
prevention
Expressing indignation and reproach
Tracing an event
Talking about literature
Borrowing
Lan
guag
e
Grammar
and vocabulary
Structures to talk about cause, consequence
and aim
Impersonal structures
Imparfait and conditional to express blames
Idiomatic expressions with parts of the body
Expressing time relations (à partir de, dès, dès que,
depuis, depuis que, jusqu’à ce que…)
Contemporaniety, Anteriority, Posteriority
Words of reading and books
Lend and borrow
Revision of pronouns : direct and indirect object, tonic
pronouns
Sound and
spelling Intonation : reproach and indignation Personal pronouns and mute « e »
French society and
culture
Education and disease prevention
Health jobs
Reading as an individual and social activity
Comics, manga
B1.1 - UNIT 3
Communication
Comprehension of a radio programme on food consumption
Comprehension of a radio or TV programme on fine dining, gastronomy, gastronomic meal and fast
food
Understanding a food column
Understanding a cooking show
Lan
guag
e
Grammar
and vocabulary
Structures to characterize
Imperative (revison)
Articles (revision)
« En » for quantities (revision)
Food and restaurants
Idiomatic expressions related to food
Nuances of flavour and texture
Sound and
spelling Regional accents
French society and
culture
Jobs in food
Great French cooks
French cooking programmes on TV
Fast food
Festive meals
CIEL Bretagne – Référentiel des cours intensifs – Niveaux A1 à B2 – 2015
B1.1 - UNIT 4
Communication
Describing your dream home
Asking for information on a flat or house
Comprehension of a programme on flat-sharing
Debate on flat-sharing, accommodation, social rules
Advising on flat-sharing, organizing parties, etc.
Understanding a quarrel, taking part in it
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Grammar
and vocabulary
Accommodation, flat-sharing : neutral and colloquial languages
Subjunctive used for advice, order, permission, prohibition
Adjectives to describe an atmosphere
Common rude words used in quarrels
Sound and
spelling
Intonation : order, permission, prohibition
Intonation : anger, reproach
French society and
culture
Flat-sharing
Social rules
B1.2 - UNIT 1
Communication
Comprehension of an interview with foreign students in France as well as radio programmes about
student jobs and teleworking
Debate about student life, studies and jobs
Understanding and preparing a job interview
Understanding and writing a CV
Film excerpts about job interviews
Job interview simulation
Presenting your skills
Giving advice for a job interview
Lan
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Grammar
and vocabulary
Simple relative pronouns (revision)
Emphasizing (revision)
Place of adverbs (with simple and compound tenses) and (one or several) adjective(s)
Adverbs of manner
Student life
World of work
Sound and
spelling Acronyms in the world of studies and work
French society and
culture
« Tanguy » (crowded nest and boomerang generation)
Language in universities
Finding a job in a French-speaking or EU country
B1.2 - UNIT 2
Communication
Radio interview radio about new technologies, social networks and video games; disputing these topics
Creating a survey on internet addiction; disputing, advising in this matter
Playing interviews or TV talks
Lan
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Grammar
and vocabulary
Passive voice : revision of the basic rules (sentence transformation, choice of preposition, agreement of
past participle)
Concession and contrast (first contact)
Cause and consequence (revision and reinforcement)
ICT, modern means of communication, new technologies
Vocabulary of video games
Sound and
spelling Intonation to identify and express feelings and emotions
French society and
culture
New technologies
Video games (on consoles and online)
Internet addiction
Violence and video games
CIEL Bretagne – Référentiel des cours intensifs – Niveaux A1 à B2 – 2015
B1.2 - UNIT 3
Communication
Comprehension of a radio programme on youth, brothers and sisters
Comprehension of a radio programme on life as singles and couples; comprehension of real-life
stories of love and passion
Debate on education, family traditions, traditional celebrations, conventional wisdom on love and
friendship
Talking about members of the family
Narrating romantic encounters
Lan
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Grammar
and vocabulary
Expressing opinion
Comparing
Past perfect
Blended families
Feelings : friendship, love, happiness, anger
Idiomatic expressions related to these feelings
Sweet nicknames
Sound and
spelling
Intonation to accept, refuse, hesitate
Intonation to express joy, sadness, anger
French society and
culture
Famous French families
French parenting
Marriage
B1.2 - UNIT 4
Communication
Comprehension of a radio programme presenting a city, solidarity leave, air transport
Comprehension of a report on foreign tourists in France
Disputing travels, transport, fellow travelers
Comprehension of an article about travelling, a comic strip about tourism, travel blogs, advice for
travelling
Writing a travelogue
Lan
guag
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Grammar
and vocabulary
Past tenses
Time markers (revision)
Anteriority and posteriority (revision)
Vocabulary for travels and transport
Sound and
spelling Identifying and understanding foreign accents
French society and
culture
Travels in French literature
Solidarity leave
Famous French explorers and navigators
B1.3 - UNIT 1
Communication
Comprehension of an interview about French consumers
Understanding the presentation of a consumer association
Debate about consumption, recycling, money, service exchange networks
Disputing the opening of a supermarket
Expressing reproach
Comprehension of articles about shopping rituals, ecological footprint, recycling
Lan
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Grammar
and vocabulary
Future (simple and perfect), conditional (present and past)
Contrast and concession (reinforcement)
Consumption
Money (neutral and colloquial registers)
Money and idiomatic expressions
Sound and
spelling Consumption and acronyms
French society and
culture
Local food movement
Degrowth
SEL (French service exchange network)
CIEL Bretagne – Référentiel des cours intensifs – Niveaux A1 à B2 – 2015
B1.3 - UNIT 2
Communication
Comprehension of a radio report on the French speaking exam for citizenship
Justice
Disputing conditions for citizenship
Expressing opinion on citizen duties
Playing a debate on the process of naturalisation
Comprehension of articles on French naturalization, rights and duties of French citizens, civic service
Lan
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Grammar
and vocabulary
Indefinites
Condition and hypothesis
Connectors
Vocabulary of justice
Citizenship
Sound and
spelling Function of pauses in the speech flow
French society and
culture
Justice and other French institutions
Famous foreigners living in France and/or speaking French (TV programme Double jeu presented by
Bernard PIVOT)
1789 declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen
Right of asylum
B1.3 - UNIT 3
Communication
Reading excerpts of a crime novel
Comprehension of a crime short story (fiction or non fiction) on TV or radio
Narrating a crime novel or film
How to report theft, assault, burglary at the police station
How to testify in cases of theft or assault
Lan
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Grammar
and vocabulary
Present participle, Gerund, Verbal adjective
Double pronouns
Vocabulary related to the police
Offence and crime
Sound and
spelling Police and acronyms
French society and
culture
Famous French criminal cases
French crime novels (« polars », Arsène Lupin, Rouletabille…)
B1.3 - UNIT 4
Communication
Comprehension of a radio programme on the history of a painting, a photographer and his/her works
Debate on art, painters, museums
Choosing and taking a guided tour of a museum
Describing a photograph
Comprehension of an artist’s account, of a survey on the success of exhibitions and other artistic
places
Oral presentation of a work of art
Writing about one’s favourite artist
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Grammar
and vocabulary
Compound relative pronouns
Art
Shapes, colours, light
Words and phrases to describe a painting
Sound and
spelling Intonation : admiration, disregard, incomprehension
French society and
culture
A few famous French painters
French museums and galleries
Arts patronage
Pont-Aven school (Impressionists, Nabis)
CIEL Bretagne – Référentiel des cours intensifs – Niveaux A1 à B2 – 2015
Level B2 1 unit = 20 hours
Total duration : 300 hours
Assessment Methods
A test is given and graded every Friday.
Test Content TYPE OF TEST ACTIVITY
Listening comprehension
The different activities are determined by the teacher according to that each week’s course content.
Reading comprehension
Written production
Grammar
Vocabulary
The test lasts for about 60 to 90 minutes
The following can be used to complete or modulate the grades:
Test Content TYPE OF TEST ACTIVITY
Written text production
(prepared at home) Essai, mail, report, article, etc.
Spoken production (prepared at
home) Exposé, simulated dialogue, interview, debate, news report, etc.
NB : Provided all students are interested in that exam and willing to take part, DELF-type exams can be given as tests.
CIEL Bretagne – Référentiel des cours intensifs – Niveaux A1 à B2 – 2015
B2.1 - UNIT 1
Communication
Comprehension of a media programme on a historic person/event
Reading and writing biographies
Debate on the History of a country
Comprehension of discovery tours, descriptive documents and socially committed posters
Presenting a historic monument
Narrating historic moments
Lan
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Methodology
Narrative texts :
- features
- actancial model, characters and their functions
- narrator and different points of view
- structure and rhythm
- narrative pattern
Chronological progression in an exposé
Grammar
and vocabulary
Narrative modes and tenses
Expressing time
Grammatical and lexical substitutes
Present participle and gerund (revision)
Passé simple (first contact)
Common terms used in historical studies
Sound and
spelling Roman numerals
French society and
culture
Milestones in the history of France
Kings patrons of arts
French monuments on the UNESCO world heritage list
B2.1 - UNIT 2
Communication
Comprehension of a report on a fashion trend or accessory
Reading an essay about a social phenomenon
Commenting a fashion show
Explaining one’s own taste in fashion
Interviewing someone about their way of life
Writing an article on a special social group
Lan
guag
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Methodology Explanation text : understanding its structure and process
Grammar
and vocabulary
Tenses in subclauses
Simple relative pronouns (revision)
Noun expansion (revision)
Past tenses (revision)
Fashion and design
Vocabulary of arts and craft
Sound and
spelling Stress patterns and rhythm
French society and
culture
Social trends in France (« bobos, métrosexuels, tribus, etc. »)
Haute Couture
B2.1 - UNIT 3
Communication
Comprehension of the presentation of an exhibition
Comprehension of a vox populi on an building project
Comprehension of a report on an artist, on the history of a work of art
Presenting, describing, comparing works of art
Disputing about art
Lan
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Methodology Descriptive text : its grammatical and lexical features
Characterisation by the use of adjectives, comparisons, metaphors
Grammar
and vocabulary
Verbs of (visual a.o.) perception, spatial elements of place description
Verbs of state or movement
Rhetorical figures to inform about subjectivity in a description
Art
Judgement
Comparison
Sound and
spelling The instable [ə]
French society and
culture
People, movements and styles in French painting and architecture
TV programmes on art (« d’art d’art »)
CIEL Bretagne – Référentiel des cours intensifs – Niveaux A1 à B2 – 2015
B2.1 - UNIT 4
Communication
Reading critical articles about advertising
Commenting, comparing, criticising advertising
Debate : is advertising a mirror of our society?
Understanding wordplays and puns in advertising
Creating and advert and defending this project
Lan
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Methodology
Internal structure of texts:
- different organisation types (logical, chronological)
- structuring ideas
- different plans
- linking up a text
Grammar
and vocabulary
Comparison and proportion (revision)
Describing goals
Expressing appreciation and restriction
Advertising
Images
Sound and
spelling Synonyms, antonyms, paronyms
French society and
culture Cultural stereotypes
B2.1 - UNIT 5
Communication
Reading reports and articles on « green » tourism and “extreme” activities
Comprehension of stand-up sketch about holiday experience
Debate on ecotourism
Expressing likes and dislikes regarding travels and holidays
Complaints by mail or telephone
Composing a brochure for tourists or travel diaries
Narrating amusing real-life experiences
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Methodology
Directive texts :
- Identifying order, prohibition, advice and demand
Letters of complaint
Grammar
and vocabulary
Cause and consequence
Expressing possibility, advice for and against
Imperative and direct orders
Tourism
Transportation
Sound and
spelling Oral and nasal vowels
French society and
culture
The French and their holidays
Tourism in France
B2.2 - UNIT 1
Communication
Comprehension of a report on globalisation and ecology
Disputing pros and cons of organic products
Disputing globalisation and environmental issues
Understanding / Suggesting / Defending a citizen’s initiative
Writing a text describing a country’s socioeconomic situation
Writing a well-argued text about globalisation
Lan
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Methodology
Argumentation :
- internal structure of argumentative writing (demonstration)
- identifying goals (inform /explain)
- different types of arguments
Grammar
and vocabulary
Expressing opinion
Cause and consequence
Compound relative pronouns
Double pronouns
Globalisation
Environment, ecology
Sound and
spelling Tone : anxiety, relief, anger, indignation
French society and
culture
Alternative globalization
Organic food, GMO’s
The EU
CAP (common agricultural policy)
CIEL Bretagne – Référentiel des cours intensifs – Niveaux A1 à B2 – 2015
B2.2 - UNITE 2
Communication
Comprehension of interviews and articles on the independence of media
Political debates : comprehension and participation
Writing an article on a political TV-programme
Writing an editorial
Lan
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Methodology
Argumentation :
- internal structure of argumentative writing (persuasion)
- identifying goals (praise / blame)
- identifying theme and thesis
- understanding and using irony
Grammar
and vocabulary
Passive voice (revision)
Other passive forms (pronominal verbs, impersonal structures)
Modals
Vocabulary related to objectivity and subjectivity
Pejorative and meliorative terms
Vocabulary of politics and media
Expressing thoughts
Phonie-graphie Tone : conviction, sarcasm, anger
French society and
culture
Media, the 4th power
Political institutions
Contemporary politicians
Political TV-programmes
Les guignols de l’info… (French equivalent to « spitting images »)
B2.2 - UNITE 3
Communication
Real-life stories and radio programmes about recent French history and
Controversies in and about French history
Disputing globalisation and French secular education
Activism and poetry
Lan
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Methodology Argumentative writings : accuse and defend
Grammar
and vocabulary
Reported speech in the past and present tenses (revision)
Prepositions « à/de »
Lexical substitutes
Nation and citizens
History
Sound and
spelling
Rime
Rhythm in writing
French society and
culture
Recent French history (may 68, abolition of death penalty, French colonies…)
Religions and secularism in France
Crucial national arguments (death penalty, wearing of veil…)
Concept of « négritude »
B2.2 - UNIT 4
Communication
Songs about social problems (unemployment, sexism, suburbs)
Comprehension of reports and articles on discrimination and immigration
Commenting on figures and graphs
Writing and supporting arguments about discrimination
Writing to the editor a about controversial article
Lan
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Methodology Structuring and organising ideas in a text
Introducing arguments and examples
Grammar
and vocabulary
Expressing concession and contradiction
Agreement of past participles : exceptions
Discrimination
Colloquial language
Commenting figures and tables
Sound and
spelling Social network language
French society and
culture
Immigration in France
Social tension in suburbs
Social conflicts
Equal right movements
Socially committed artists
CIEL Bretagne – Référentiel des cours intensifs – Niveaux A1 à B2 – 2015
B2.2 - UNIT 5
Communication
Comprehension of different reports ( women in business, trade unions, etc)
Comparing professional situations of young graduates and senior employees
Disputing gender parity
Writing formal letters, cover letters, applications
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Methodology How to avoid repetitions and keep writing light
Writing formal letters
Grammar
and vocabulary
Expressing similarities and differences
Present participle, gerund and « verbal adjective »
The world of work
Trade-unions
Formal language
Typical expressions for formal letters
Sound and
spelling Liaisons and sequences
French society and
culture
Gender parity
The world of work, holidays, Sunday work
Women in the working world
Trade unions, strikes, etc.
B2.3 - UNIT 1
Communication
Reading / Writing an article about French television series and cinema
Reading / Writing a film review
Writing a synopsis
Writing an article based on an interview
Lan
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Methodology
Argumentative writing
- structure of paragraphs
- linking main idea, argument and example
Understanding the inner logic of argumentative texts : persuasion
Grammar
and vocabulary
Direct and reported speech
Future tenses
Pejorative and meliorative suffixes
Vocabulary of cinema and television
Expressing thoughts and opinions
Sound and
spelling Liaisons and sequences
French society and
culture
French cinema and series
Dubbing vs. sub-titles
B2.3 - UNIT 2
Communication
Reading literature about love and friendship
Comprehension of film excerpts about family relations, friendship and love
Talking about different conceptions of family and relationship
Giving advice in interpersonal conflict situations
Declaiming poetry
Writing love letters
Lan
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Methodology
Writing the conclusion of an argumentative text
Arguing, advising for or against
Identifying the main figures of speech
Grammar
and vocabulary
Expressing doubt and certainty
Indicative, subjunctive, infinitive
Giving advice (revisions)
Feelings and emotions
Sound and
spelling Rimes and rhythm in poetry
French society and
culture
Families in France
A French piece of writing (poem, short story, spoken word)
CIEL Bretagne – Référentiel des cours intensifs – Niveaux A1 à B2 – 2015
B2.3 - UNIT 3
Communication
Comprehension of real-life stories about French language
Comprehension of a programme about language
Comprehension of an excerpt of French literature
Talking about the Francophonie
Disputing the importance of grammar; the defence of the French language
Drafting a manifesto
Playing with words
Lan
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Methodology Complex sentences
Argument : identifying objectives (accuse / defend)
Grammar
and vocabulary
Registers
Prepositional verbs
Figurative expressions (2)
Logical link words
French as it is spoken here and abroad
Sound and
spelling
SMS
Abbreviations
Accents and local varieties of French
French society and
culture
Reform of the spelling system
French for SMS’s
Francophonie, french-speaking literature
B2.3 - UNIT 4
Communication
Comprehension of a report on French regions and overseas territories
Comprehension of a text on local beliefs and traditions
Disputing beliefs and superstitions
Understanding / presenting a traditional tale
Disputing linguistic minorities (in France and your own country)
Lan
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Methodology
Narrative text :
- Inserting descriptions
- Narrative structure
- Actancial model
Grammar
and vocabulary
Expressing thoughts
Beliefs and superstitions
Adverbs of manner
« Passé simple »
Astrology, occult, paranormal, superstitions, clairvoyance
Sound and
spelling Regional accents
French society and
culture
Legends and tales in Brittany
L’Ankou, les Korrigans…
B2.3 - UNIT 5
Communication
Comprehension of reports and technical documents on new technologies
Disputing social networks and video games
Explaining how to work a modern device (computer, console…)
Designing and defending a project based on new technologies
Holding an exposé on an invention or a technological development
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Methodology
Logical structure of a text
Explanatory text :
- Features
- Different types
- Organisation and process
- Aims and objectives
Grammar
and vocabulary
Logical connections
Expanding nouns
Impersonal forms
New technologies
« Explanatory » verbs (notice, observe, report, understand…)
Sound and
spelling Punctuation as an element of logical structure
French society and
culture
Hadopi (law on legal and illegal downloading)
Social networks, video games, progress