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Progression of Levels 2016 & Courses’ content
CEFRL LEVELS
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE
BRISBANE LEVELS
TEXT REQUIRED &
LESSONS TO BE COVERED
CONTENT DESCRIPTION
A1 ELEMENTARY (100H)
Elementary 1 (25h)
INTERACTIONS 1 – A1.1 LEÇON 0 - Initiation
Introducing yourself
Ask to repeat and to spell out
How to ask “how do you say…. in French?”
INTERACTIONS 1 – A1.1 LEÇON 1 - Contacts
Asking someone’s name and where they live
Greetings, introduce and meet someone,
Conjugating basic verbs
How to pronounce written French
INTERACTIONS 1 – A1.1 LEÇON 2 - Présentations
Ask about nationality
Approach someone and ask simple questions
Masculine and feminine adjectives
Verb être (to be)
INTERACTIONS 1 – A1.1 LEÇON 3 - Coordonnées
Exchange personal details
Get back in touch with someone
How to apologise
Verb avoir, numbers
INTERACTIONS 1 – A1.1 LEÇON 4 - Goûts
Share about taste and preferences
Give an opinion, express an agreement and disagreement
Conjugating er verbs type
INTERACTIONS 1 – A1.1 LEÇON 5 - Loisirs
Talk about habits, suggest an outing, approach a passer-by, accept or refuse an interaction, say what you like to do, offer to do something,
Definite article le and demonstrative adjective ce,
Express quantity with beaucoup/peu,
Express an intention with aimer, vouloir in conditional
Elementary 2 (25h)
INTERACTIONS 1 – A1.1 LEÇON 8 - Environnement
Ask how to find your way, describe a neighbourhood,
Negative form,
Definite and indefinite articles,
Use of quel to ask a question
INTERACTIONS 1 – A1.1 LEÇON 9 - Visites
Ask about someone’s origin
Ask for information, show interest on a touristic region
Contraction of de + definite article
Turn a verb into a noun
INTERACTIONS 1 – A1.1 LEÇON 10 – Activités
Ask about a schedule and make an appointment
Talk about your activities
Express enthusiasm and annoyance
verbs of the third group, aller, voir, lire, faire, sortir
INTERACTIONS 1 – A1.1 LEÇON 11 - Rythmes
Ask about habits and timetables, book a ticket
How to rectify and apologise
Present of verbs pouvoir, partir, prendre, faire, finir
Use of the imperative.
INTERACTIONS 1 – A1.1 LEÇON 12 - Sorties
Suggest an outing or an activity
How to accept, justify a refusal politely
Present of verbs vouloir, devoir, venir
Use of negative form of imperative
Elementary 3 (25h)
INTERACTIONS 2 – A1.2 LEÇON 1 - Retrouvailles
Approach someone, ask to confirm personal information, say what you like
How to rectify a situation
Use déja and bien to confirm an information
INTERACTIONS 2 – A1.2 LEÇON 2 - Familles
Describe family members
Invite someone over, get information about someone
Express concerns and reassure
Possessive adjectives and feminine adjectives
INTERACTIONS 2 – A1.2 LEÇON 3 - Habitudes
Talk about your routine and daily habits
Express tiredness
Pronominal verbs
Use of time adverbs
INTERACTIONS 2 – A1.2 LEÇON 4 - Menus
Talk about eating habits
Enquire about a meal, order a meal at the restaurant, comment on a choice
Verbs manger and boire
Use of non-countable articles
INTERACTIONS 2 – A1.2 LEÇON 5 - Styles
Talk about clothing habits
Express positive or negative opinion about an outfit
How to hesitate, discuss a choice
Adjective’s agreement and position
Use of direct object pronouns
INTERACTIONS 2 – A1.2 LEÇON 6 - Courses
Enquire cost of groceries, talk about a meal, list ingredients
How to request precise details
Express agreement, express a need with il faut
Use of quantifiers
Elementary 4 (25h)
INTERACTIONS 2 – A1.2 LEÇON 7 - Services
Ask for information about a service, ask for help
Explain a process
Express time and duration, express the purpose of something with pour
INTERACTIONS 2 – A1.2 LEÇON 8 - Logements
Talk about accommodation, describe a house
Enquire about availabilities, indicate a duration
Express enthusiasm
Adjectives to describe features
INTERACTIONS 2 – A1.2 LEÇON 9 - Santé
Ask/say how you feel, give health advices
How to ask precise questions, express admiration
Imperative of pronominal verbs
INTERACTIONS 2 – A1.2 LEÇON 10 - Trajets
Ask how to find your way, explain and talk about an itinerary
How to verify an understanding, to hesitate
Prepositions for means of transport
Use of prepositions in an itinerary
INTERACTIONS 2 – A1.2 LEÇON 11 - Visites
Enquire about opening hours and prices for a visit, a tour
Express disappointment
Use ouvrir, fermer
Use of prepositions to indicate a duration
INTERACTIONS 2 – A1.2 LEÇON 12 - Vacances
Talk about holidays
Describe the place, the activities, the weather
How to criticise
Introduction of compound past
Use of imperfect to describe a past situation with c’était, il y avait, il faisait
CEFRL LEVELS
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE
BRISBANE LEVELS
TEXT REQUIRED &
LESSONS TO BE COVERED
CONTENT DESCRIPTION
A2 UPPER ELEMENTARY (100H)
Upper Elementary 1 (25h)
INTERACTIONS 3 – A2 LEÇON 1 – Autoportrait
Introduce yourself, say what languages you speak, talk about leisure activities
Introduce others
How to reassure
masculine and feminine profession names
Use faire de + definite article + noun
INTERACTIONS 3 – A2 LEÇON 2 - Motivations
Talk about your education, interests and motivations
Invite someone to a class over the phone, ask/give explanations
Use s’interesser à + definite article + noun
Use Quand + sentence
INTERACTIONS 3 – A2 LEÇON 3 - Compétences
Express your abilities and competences, talk about your skills in a job interview situation
Adverb’s position in the sentence
Use of savoir, être capable de + infinitive
INTERACTIONS 3 – A2 LEÇON 4 - Relations
Talk about relationships with neighbours, colleagues and friends and express a point of view about them
Express the despondency, comfort and encourage
Use of stressed pronouns after a preposition
Pronominal verbs used reciprocally
INTERACTIONS 3 – A2 LEÇON 5 - Logement
Talk about the place you live in, the neighbourhood and why you like it
Specify the type of accommodation
Use indirect object pronouns, use of the relative pronoun où
INTERACTIONS 3 – A2 LEÇON 6 - Préférences
Express a preference, justify it and compare
Talk about real estate and transportation, compare offers
Express anger
Use of unequal and equal comparatives plus…que/moins…que
Upper Elementary 2 (25h)
INTERACTIONS 3 – A2 LEÇON 7 - Sorties
Retell past events and activities, talk about a night out
Express satisfaction
Use of compound past, use of compound past for pronominal verbs
INTERACTIONS 3 – A2 LEÇON 8 - Etudes
Talk about education, professional experiences and career
How to write a resume
Prepare a job interview, get information on someone’s profile
Use of interrogation Qu’est-ce-que…comme…?
Place events in time
INTERACTIONS 3 – A2 LEÇON 9 - Conseils
Ask about the past experiences, give advice
Ask information about a city or an activity
How to question the certainty, how to doubt
Use of Il y a + a duration, Déjà≠ ne…jamais
INTERACTIONS 3 – A2 LEÇON 10 - Outils
Express a need, give advice
Compare devices and tools and express a preference
Use of conditional to suggest or advise
Use of irregular comparatives (mieux, meilleur)
INTERACTIONS 3 – A2 LEÇON 11 - Usages
Talk about the media and multimedia, specify the type of media
Express the frequency of use and habits
INTERACTIONS 3 – A2 LEÇON 12 - Internet
Talk about your use of the internet, social networks and new technologies
express the frequency of use
Express an agreement or disagreement
Use of the direct object pronouns
Use of time adverbs
Upper Elementary 3 (25h)
INTERACTIONS 3 – A2 LEÇON 13 - Critiques
Suggest an outing at a restaurant
Make a critique
Remind something to someone
Express a condition : Si + present
Comment on a past fact with the imperfect
INTERACTIONS 3 – A2 LEÇON 14 - Recettes
Follow a recipe
Ask for help
Turn an indefinite article into a definite article
Use of direct object pronouns with imperative
INTERACTIONS 3 – A2 LEÇON 15 - Normes
Request an authorization
Express an obligation or an interdict
Discuss rules, regulations at work
Use of pronouns ce, c’ to replace a sentence
Use of the infinitive after prepositions
INTERACTIONS 3 – A2 LEÇON 16 - Souvenirs
Talk about memories, compare the past and the present
Talk about past habits with the use of imperfect
Express the cause, express the sympathy
Note the opposition between encore, toujours and ne…plus
INTERACTIONS 3 – A2 LEÇON 17 - Biographie
Describe, narrate your biography and experiences
Express the purpose and the cause
Express surprise
Use commencer à, continuer à, arrêter de
INTERACTIONS 3 – A2 LEÇON 18 – Faits divers
Narrate an incident, an event,
Express joy or sadness
Verify an understanding
State facts, describe past events with the use of imperfect
Use of ne…rien, ne…personne Upper Elementary 4 (25h)
INTERACTIONS 3 – A2 LEÇON 19 - Définitions
Define a place or an item, look for a definition
How to say you have forgotten something
Use of relative clauses qui, que
Ask indirect questions
INTERACTIONS 3 – A2 LEÇON 20 - Réclamations
Complain about a problem, describe a complaint
Express the uncertainty, anger and disbelief
Use of assez, pas assez, trop
Make indirect questions
INTERACTIONS 3 – A2 LEÇON 21 - Avantages
Express satisfaction, recommend places
Use of preposition referring to place
Use of imperfect
INTERACTIONS 3 – A2 LEÇON 22 - Travail
Talk about working conditions
Discuss the conditions with colleagues and express agreement with reservations
Turn a verb into an adjective
Use of être + adjective + de
INTERACTIONS 3 – A2 LEÇON 23 - Prévisions
Make a forecast
Express a point of view or a certainty about predictions, comment on a situation
Use of future
INTERACTIONS 3 – A2 LEÇON 24 - Intentions
Express an intention and certainty levels
Building projects, finding solutions
Use of future
Express the probability
CEFRL LEVELS
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE BRISBANE
LEVELS
TEXT REQUIRED &
LESSONS TO BE COVERED
CONTENT DESCRIPTION
B1 INTERMEDIATE (200h)
Intermediate 1 (25h) LE NOUVEL EDITO – B1
UNITE 1 Vivre ensemble
DOSSIER 1 Sous le même toit
Housing
How to nuance, qualify
Use of imperfect and compound past
UNITE 1 Vivre ensemble
DOSSIER 2 A table !
Catering, feeding
Use of present subjunctive to express advice, order, authorization, prohibition
Mark the intonation : order, authorization, prohibition
Intermediate 2 (25h) LE NOUVEL EDITO – B1
UNITE 2 Au travail !
DOSSIER 1 Ça va les études ?
Life as a student
Use of relative clauses
Use of relative clauses to emphasize
UNITE 2 Au travail !
DOSSIER 2 A chacun son métier
Working
Position of Adjectives in the sentence
Formation of adverbs with the ending –ment
Mark the intonation : happy / not happy
Intermediate 3 (25h) LE NOUVEL EDITO – B1
UNITE 3 Faites passer le message !
DOSSIER 1 C’est d’actualité
Newspapers and the media
Turn a verb into a noun
The passive form
Identify typical expressions of programs on TV
UNITE 3 Faites passer le message !
DOSSIER 2 Tous en ligne !
Communication and technologies
Express the intention with pour, pour que, afin de, afin que
Negation (ne …pas/plus/rien/jamais) and restriction (ne…que)
Identify feelings, moods
Intermediate 4 (25h) LE NOUVEL EDITO – B1
UNITE 4 Entre nous…
DOSSIER 1 C’est de famille
Family and Health
Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives
Express opposition and concession (contrairement à, malgré, mais,…)
Identify the tone of acceptation, hesitation, refusal
UNITE 4 Entre nous…
DOSSIER 2 Affaires de cœur
Feelings: friendship and love
Express an opinion and its degree (certainty, doubt)
Identify someone’s happiness or sadness
Intermediate 5 (25h) LE NOUVEL EDITO – B1
UNITE 5 A l’horizon
DOSSIER 1 Bon voyage !
Travels
Use of plu-perfect
Adverbs expressing time
Identify vocabulary related with hotel features
UNITE 5 A l’horizon
DOSSIER 2 Bonne route !
Means of transport
Adverbs and time reference (more distant past, recent past, near future)
Identify problems or unexpected situations in public transport
Intermediate 6 (25h) LE NOUVEL EDITO – B1
UNITE 6 Du nécessaire au superflu
DOSSIER 1 Acheter et consommer
Consumption and money
Use of future and conditional
Express condition or hypothesis with the use of Si + the right tense
Distinguish a seller from a buyer
UNITE 6 Du nécessaire au superflu
DOSSIER 2 A loisirs
Free time
Use of object pronouns y and en
Identify types of activities of leisure
Intermediate 7 (25h) LE NOUVEL EDITO – B1
UNITE 7 Tous citoyens !
DOSSIER 1 DELF-engageons-nous !
Citizenship
Indefinites, adjectives and pronouns
Create and repeat a catchphrase
UNITE 7 Tous citoyens !
DOSSIER 2 Rendre justice
Police and justice
Use of present participle and gerund
Use of compounds relative clauses (lequel, duquel, auquel…)
Identify a judge, a lawyer, a defendant
B2 UPPER INTERMEDIATE (200h)
Upper Intermediate 1 (25h) LE NOUVEL EDITO – B1
UNITE 8 Perles de culture
DOSSIER 1 L’amour de l’art
Art
Tenses in direct and reported descriptions of events
Identify expression of admiration, ingratitude, incomprehension
UNITE 8 Perles de culture
DOSSIER 2 La belle histoire
History
Use of the simple past
Distinguish an architect from an archaeologist
Upper Intermediate 2 (25h) LE NOUVEL EDITO – B1
UNITE 9 Ainsi va le monde !
DOSSIER 1 DELF-Vivre l’Europe
The European Union
Express the cause or the consequence
Identify expressions used by a President or a deputy in the European parliament
UNITE 9 Ainsi va le monde !
DOSSIER 2 Si loin, si proches
Globalisation
Use of simple direct object and indirect object pronouns
Use of multiple direct object and indirect object pronouns
Identify the expression of concern or relief
Upper Intermediate 3 (25h) LE NOUVEL EDITO – B2
EDITO – B2 UNITE 1 – A mon avis
Express opinions
How to choose between indicative and subjunctive
Make an opinion survey, organize a debate
Upper Intermediate 4 (25h) LE NOUVEL EDITO – B2
EDITO – B2 UNITE 2 – Quelque chose à déclarer
Declarative verbs, conjunctions and other linking words
Colloquial speech about sounds
Use of past tenses for reported descriptions of events
Have an interview, make up a fake story, a lie
Upper Intermediate 5 (25h) LE NOUVEL EDITO – B2
EDITO – B2 UNITE 3 – Ça presse !
Newspapers, special events
Express the cause and the consequence with the use of the proper verbs and conjunctions
Formation of the passive
Review press articles, create a newspapers’ front page
Upper Intermediate 6 (25h) LE NOUVEL EDITO – B2
EDITO – B2 UNITE 4 – Partir
Geography and location
How to comment on statistics
Plan a travel in a francophone area, write a travel journal
Upper Intermediate 7 (25h) LE NOUVEL EDITO – B2
EDITO – B2 UNITE 5 – Histoire de…
Historical era, time
Use of expressions to place events in time
Use of past simple and other past tenses
Describe a historical character’s story, investigate to find out who are the most influential personalities
Upper Intermediate 8 (25h) LE NOUVEL EDITO – B2
EDITO – B2 UNITE 6 – A votre santé !
Health and diseases
Make a physical description
Use of present participles, gerunds and –ant forms as adjectives
Use of past participles
Create a booklet on health and disease prevention, make a survey about sport
B2 +/ C1 ADVANCED (150h)
Advanced 1 (25h) LE NOUVEL EDITO – B2
EDITO – B2 UNITE 7 – Chassez le naturel…
Weather and environment
Position and use of personal pronouns in the sentence
Present a wildlife reserve, write a petition
Advanced 2 (25h) LE NOUVEL EDITO – B2
EDITO – B2 UNITE 8 – C’est de l’art !
Art appreciation
How to express a quantity
Use of relative clauses
Write a review about a performance, present a culinary speciality
Advanced 3 (25h) LE NOUVEL EDITO – B2
EDITO – B2 UNITE 9 – De vous à moi
Tools, household appliances
How to express feelings
Manner adverbs
Elaborate a personality test, write an article about a society topic Advanced 4 (25h) LE NOUVEL EDITO – B2
EDITO – B2 UNITE 10 – Au boulot !
Economy and work
Express a condition or an assumption with the use of proper tenses
How to make a comparison
Organise a debate in a fictional staff meeting, practice a job interview
Advanced 5 (25h) LE NOUVEL EDITO – B2
EDITO – B2 UNITE 11 – C’est pas net
Internet and computer devices
How to express opposition and concession
How to choose between indicative, subjunctive and infinitive
Invent a new electronic device, create a charter to rule the use of social networks
Advanced 6 (25h) LE NOUVEL EDITO – B2
EDITO – B2 UNITE 12 – Mais où-va-t-on ?
Change and future
Use of future and future perfect
How to express a goal
Present a new invention, list the newest trends in the field of fashion, food, technology, design….