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Friendships, talking about a friend, describing one’s character
Relative pronouns(qui, que, à qui)
Simple past tense
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| 2 |
Neighborhood, talking with/about a neighbor.
Reported speech in simple present tense
Comparison
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Romantic encounters, talking about an encounter
Irregular past participles, time markers(il y a, pendant, dans)
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Erasmus programme, talking about university, university experiences.
The tense « plus-que-parfait »
Adverbs : formation of regular and irregular adverbs (-amment / -emment)
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| 5 |
Looking for a job: understanding an advertisement, indicating the qualifications for the position; To apply for a job : writing a CV and a motivational email; to present oneself in a professional context and explain his background
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Job interviews, Giving advice, warning.
Structures for expressing advice: imperative, devoir + infinitive, si + present / future, si + present / imperative, il faut que + subjunctive
The subjunctive to express necessity: formation of regular and irregular verbs
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| 7 |
Midterm
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| 8 |
Stereotypes about French. Talking about a country and its inhabitants
Understanding and expressing a percentage, statistical data
Relative pronouns (où, dont)
Demonstrative pronouns (celui, celle, ceux, celles)
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| 9 |
Living in France/abroad, talking about different cultures, lifestyles.
Understanding customs and rules of good manner
Indefinite pronouns and adverbs (quelqu’un, rien, personne, nulle part, etc.)
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| 10 |
Living in Paris. Talking about advantages and disadvantages between living in a town or in a village.
Superlative.
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| 11 |
New modes of information, participatory media. Reporting an event, making suggestions.
Interrogative pronouns. Possessive pronouns.
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| 12 |
“Traditional” media: press (online), radio, television. Nominalization. The gender of nouns.
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| 13 |
Miscellaneous news in the press and on the radio. Understanding events reported in the media, reporting a news item, witnessing an event. Terms related to superstition, games of chance.
Passive form.
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The Cannes' Festival. Film reviews. Introducing a director, a film; expressing appreciation.
Place of adverbs and adjectives in a phrase or in a group of words.
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| 15 |
Overview
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| 16 |
Final Exam
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