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The document provides an overview of the curriculum for adult French language courses at different levels from beginner (A1) to intermediate (A2) to threshold (B1). At each level, it outlines the key learning goals and grammar topics covered. For example, at the A1 beginner level, learning goals include greetings, numbers, self-introductions, asking questions, and basic vocabulary. Grammar topics at this level include verbs like "to be" and "to have", gender, articles, plurals, adjectives, and regular verb conjugation.
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AFA Curriculum Overview PDF

The document provides an overview of the curriculum for adult French language courses at different levels from beginner (A1) to intermediate (A2) to threshold (B1). At each level, it outlines the key learning goals and grammar topics covered. For example, at the A1 beginner level, learning goals include greetings, numbers, self-introductions, asking questions, and basic vocabulary. Grammar topics at this level include verbs like "to be" and "to have", gender, articles, plurals, adjectives, and regular verb conjugation.
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ADULTS COURSES CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

A1 LEVEL (Beginner)
LEVEL Learning goals Grammar topics
A1.1 • Greetings in French • Auxiliary verbs (to be/to
• Understand days of the week have)
Textbook:
and months of the year. • Genders
Texto 1
Dossiers 0, • Count (numbers) (masculine/feminine)
1, 2. • Spell words • Definite and indefinite
• Introduce yourself (give your articles
age, your job, talk about your • Plural form
family, say where you are • Possessive adjectives (my,
from, where you live, say the your, his/her…)
languages you speak) • Regular verbs at present
• Ask questions (1) tense (-er verbs)
• Learn basic vocabulary
A1.2 • Understand a menu/Order at • Plural of nouns
a restaurant • “on” pronoun
Dossiers 3,
• Ask questions (2) • Negation
Dossier 4
(leçon 13) • Understand and give • Prepositions of location (in,
directions (1) on, next to, in front of…)
• Speak about the weather • Use « Quel », « Est-ce que »
• Say the time and « Qu’est-ce que » in a
• Suggest an outing question
• Buy in shops • Demonstrative adjectives
(this, that)
A1.3 • Do your grocery shopping • Partitive articles
• Indicate a quantity • Answering a negative
Dossier
4(leçons • Speak about the future (1) question
14/15), • Make a positive/negative • Futur Proche (future tense)
Dossier 5 comment • Reflexive verbs (se lever…)
(17/18) • Describe someone • Imperative Form

A1.4 • Speak about the past (1) • Passé Composé (past tense)
• Talk about a duration • Présent Continu (Present
Dossier 5
leçon 19, • Talk about your studies continuous)
Dossier 6 • Give an advice, order (1) • Direct pronouns
• Time markers
A2 LEVEL (Intermediate)
Level Learning goals Grammar topics
A2.1 • Speak about what sport you • Revisions of A1 Curriculum
enjoy doing • Futur Simple (Future tense)
Textbook:
• Speak about the future (2) • Hypothesis in the future
Texto 2,
Dossier 1 • Give an advice (2) • The negative imperative
• Speak about your goals • Express a cause/reason and a
• Express a decision purpose
A2.2 • Express frequency • Present tense
• Describe your home • The preposition “Depuis”
Dossier 2 • Understand an ad for a flat • Relative pronouns (qui/que)
• Give directions (2) • Comparative/Superlative
• Make a comparison
• Explain a choice
A2.3 • Speak about the past (2) • Le Passé composé and
• Make a description l’Imparfait (past tenses)
Dossiers 3,
• Indicate a chronology • « Il y a » / « Pendant »
4 (leçons
13/14) • Understand a biography • Chronology
• Speak about a life changing • Cause/Reason
event • Consequence
• Explain a problem/give
solutions
A2.4 • Give an opinion (1) • Plural of -al words
• How to avoid repetitions • Direct and indirect pronouns
Dossiers 4
(leçon15), • Give an advice (3) • Adverbs of manner
Dossier 5 • Express a certitude • Imperative+Direct and
• Express wishes indirect pronouns
• Subjonctive form
• Conditional
• Irregular verbs
A2.5 • Describe a place • Y pronoun
• Talk about citizenship • Où Relative pronoun
Dossiers 6,
7 (leçon 25) • Organise a speech • Indefinite adjectives
• Ask questions about an (tout/toute/chaque/quelques)
object • Opposition/Concession
• Describe material • Interrogative pronoun
« lequel »
• Demonstrative pronouns
(celui-ci/celui-là…)
A2.6 • Understand a written/oral • Gerundive form
advertisement • En pronoun
Dossiers 7
• Give your opinion (2) • Indicative/Subjonctive
(26/27), 8
• Understand a leaflet • Negation
• Make a demand • Prepositions of localisation
B1 LEVEL (Threshold)
B1.1 to B1.4
Textbook : Edito B1
Level Learning goals Grammar topics
B1.1 • Express your interest • Subjonctive
• Express an • Negation
Unité 1
Unité 2 up
obligation/permission • Past tenses : Passé
to page 33 • Give an advice Composé / Imparfait
• Describe an accommodation
• Write a project
• Congratulate
• Speak about your family
B1.2 • Speak about relationships • Time markers (1)
• Describe past events, • Reflexive verbs at past
Unité 2
situations, habits, a memory tense
from page
36 • Talk about an anecdote • Relative pronouns
Unité 3 • Talk about a work (qui/que/dont/où)
• Express your opinion/your • Express a purpose
motivation
B1.3 • Express certitude • Indicative/Subjonctive
• Talk about consumption • Comparative/Superlative
Unité 4
Unité 5 up • Describe a place • Place of adjectives
to page 79 • Talk about the French • Plus-que-parfait (past
language tense)
B1.4 • Talk about cultural diversity • Y and En pronouns
• Talk about living abroad • Time markers (2)
Unité 5
from page • Encourage someone • The passive form
80 • Talk about two different • Adverbs
Unité 6 events in the past
• Express difficulties
• Talk about the news
• Write an article
• Debate
B1 LEVEL (Threshold)
B1.5 to B1.8
Textbook : Edito B1
Level Learning goals Grammar topics
B1.5 • Talk about travels • Future tenses
• Organise a trip • Present and Past
Unité 7
Unité 8 up • Make hypothesis Conditional
to page 127 • Express a regret • Prepositions after a verb or
• Imagine a different past an adjective
• Make an interview
• Talk about recycling
B1.6 • Talk about the planet and the • Gerundive
environment • Words to organise a
Unité 8
• Organise your speech speech
from page
128 • Report a speech • Reported speech at
Unité 9 • Make propositions to improve present and past tense
a city • Formal questions
• Talk about art in the city • Indefinite
• Make a complaint adjectives/pronouns
• Talk about quantity (aucun/chaque/tout…)
B1.7 • Talk about studies • Cause/Consequence
• Express wishes/intentions • Present participle
Unité 10
Unité 11 up • Talk about causes and • Compound relative
to page 175 consequences pronouns (auquel/lequel…)
• Talk about your hobbies • Double pronouns
B1.8 • Talk about new technologies in • Futur antérieur (Future in
health the past tense)
Unité 11
• Talk about future • La mise en relief (ce
from page
176 • Talk about sports and qui…c’est)
Unité 12 wellbeing • Opposition/Concession
• Talk about reading • Time markers (3)
• Express your taste in art • Introduction to Passé
• Describe a piece of art Simple
• Write a biography
B2 LEVEL (Advanced)
Textbook : Edito B2
Level Learning goals Grammar topics
B2.1 • Understand a radio debate • How to give your opinion
• Talk about France and the • The difference between
Unités 1, 2
French indicative and subjonctive
• Give your opinion • Declarative words
• Debate • Reported speech in the
• Understand a biography past
• Understand a television news
report
• Talk about learning a foreign
language
• Talk about anglicisms
• Understand a satirical drawing
B2.2 • Understand a radio interview • Cause and Consequence
• Understand newspapers • The passive form
Unités 3, 4
headlines
• Talk about the media/press
• Come to an agreement
• Write a short article
• Understand a poem
• Talk about living abroad
• Talk about travels
• Comment numerical data
B2.3 • Understand a movie trailer • The past tenses (Passé
• Talk about immigration Composé/Imparfait/Plus-
Unités 5, 6
• Present historical French que-parfait)
figures • Time markers
• React to an article • The past participle
• Understand a play • The gerundive
• Relate an anecdote • Verbal adjectives
• Talk about health • Past participle and Passé
Composé
B2.4 • Talk about the • Personal pronouns
environment/GMOs/global • Relative pronouns
Unités 7, 8
warming • Talk about quantity
• Understand a TV report
• Talk about art
• Talk about cooking
• Describe food habits
• Write a recipe
B2.5 • Understand a TV show • Condition and hypothesis
• Talk about your impressions of • Comparison
Unités 9, 10
France
• Use proverbs
• Understand an article
• Understand an extract from a
novel
• Write a complaint letter
• Tell a love story
• Talk about love and friendship
• Talk about the work place
• Describe a work experience
• Compare your country to
France
B2.6 • Understand a song • Concession and opposition
• Talk about social networks • Indicative, subjunctive or
Unités 11,
12 • Talk about technology infinitive
• Talk about video games • The future tense
• Give your opinion • Express a purpose
• Talk about fashion
• Talk about architecture
• Present a book
• Talk about your dreams
• Write a letter
C1 LEVEL (Proficient)
Textbook: Edito C1
Niveau Objectifs communicatifs et savoir-faire
C1.1 • Identifier des profils type
• Apprécier une critique de série
Thèmes 1,
2, 3 • Saisir l’enjeu de l’éducation aux médias
• Diagnostiquer la diffusion des fausses informations
• Relever un paradoxe dans un texte littéraire
• Dialoguer sur l’abattage du bétail
C1.2 • Approfondir ses connaissances scientifiques sur la mémoire
• Décrire des techniques de mémorisation
Thèmes 4,
5, 6 • Interpréter un texte littéraire
• Repérer l’implicite dans le discours
• S’informer sur la réforme sociétale de la famille
• Débattre de l’évolution de la famille

C1.3 • Définir l’engagement d’un artiste


• Défendre la place de l’art dans la société
Thèmes 7,
8, 9 • Relever les pouvoirs du roman
• Lier un récit autobiographique à son auteur
• Appréhender l’intelligence artificielle et l’avenir de l’homme
• Confronter transhumanisme et éthique
C1.4 • Décortiquer une forme poétique
• S’imprégner du monde des sens
Thèmes 10,
11, 12 • Déceler les caractéristiques de la guerre moderne
• Mesurer les enjeux de cyberattaques
• Percevoir l’impact de la mode sur la société
• Débattre de la liberté de s’habiller
C1.5 • Discerner le lien entre la consommation et le bonheur
• Dénoncer les stratégies consommatoires
Thèmes 13,
14, 15, 16 • Problématiser le traitement de la folie
• Considérer les solutions pour accompagner les personnes en marge
de la société
• Etudier un manifeste
• Interpréter ses rêves
• Envisager le revenu universel
• Prendre conscience de l’uberisation du monde du travail
C1.6 • Penser l’espace public
• Evaluer les représentations du genre
Thèmes 17,
18, 19, 20 • Appréhender la médicalisation de la naissance et de la mort
• Considérer la place des émotions dans nos sociétés
• Développer son rapport aux émotions
• Combattre la gentrification

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