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CEFR B1 · 59 lessons · 9 units

B1 Intermediate

Give opinions, tell stories, and cope with most situations while travelling.

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Unit 1

Opinions and feelings

  1. 1Expressing opinionsCommunicationSay what you think with à mon avis, je pense que and je trouve que, and ask other people for their view.
  2. 2Agreeing and disagreeingCommunicationAgree, disagree and half agree with someone's opinion, politely or firmly.
  3. 3ce qui, ce queGrammarSay 'what' in the middle of a sentence with ce qui and ce que, and put the important part at the end.
  4. 4The relative pronoun dontGrammarJoin sentences with dont when the verb takes de, and use it to say 'whose'.
  5. 5Relationships and feelingsVocabularyTalk about friendship, love and arguments: getting on, falling out and making up.
  6. 6Review: Opinions and feelingsReviewBring the unit together in a short opinion piece and a reply that disagrees.

Unit 2

Hypotheses and wishes

  1. 7Si + present, futureGrammarTalk about real possibilities with si: if it rains, we'll stay at home.
  2. 8The conditionnel présentGrammarForm the conditionnel and use it to be polite, make wishes and report news that isn't confirmed.
  3. 9Si + imparfait, conditionnelGrammarImagine things that aren't true with si: if I had time, I would travel.
  4. 10Giving adviceCommunicationGive friendly or polite advice with tu devrais, à ta place and je te conseille de, and react to advice.
  5. 11Dreams and ambitionsCommunicationTalk about your plans, hopes and dreams, from what you will do to what you would do if you could.
  6. 12Review: Hypotheses and wishesReviewBring the unit together in a 'what would you do if…' piece and a reply that gives advice.

Unit 3

Telling stories

  1. 13The plus-que-parfaitGrammarForm the plus-que-parfait and use it to go back to something that had already happened.
  2. 14Time connectorsGrammarLink events in time with lorsque, pendant que, dès que, avant de and après avoir.
  3. 15Telling an anecdoteCommunicationTell a short, lively story about something that happened to you, and react when someone tells you one.
  4. 16Cinema and booksVocabularyTalk about films and books: genres, the people who make them, the story and how it feels.
  5. 17Reviewing a film or bookCommunicationWrite a short review: say what a film or book is about, what you thought of it, and whether to see it.
  6. 18French cinemaCultureDiscover la Nouvelle Vague, France's favourite comedies, the Cannes festival and the César awards.
  7. 19Review: Telling storiesReviewBring the unit together in an anecdote about something that went wrong and a short film review.

Unit 4

The subjunctive

  1. 20The subjunctive: regular formsGrammarMeet the subjunctive mood and form it for regular and two-stem verbs, with il faut que.
  2. 21Irregular subjunctivesGrammarLearn the subjunctive of être, avoir, aller, faire, pouvoir, savoir, vouloir and pleuvoir.
  3. 22Subjunctive after il faut queGrammarSay what someone must, mustn't or should do with il faut que, il est important que and il vaut mieux que.
  4. 23Subjunctive after wishes and emotionsGrammarSay what you want other people to do, and how you feel about what they do, with vouloir que and être content que.
  5. 24Subjunctive or infinitive?GrammarChoose between je veux partir and je veux que tu partes: the infinitive for one subject, que + subjunctive for two.
  6. 25Doubt and certaintyGrammarUse the indicative when you're sure and the subjunctive when you doubt: je suis sûr qu'il vient, je doute qu'il vienne.
  7. 26Review: The subjunctiveReviewBring the unit together: choose between the indicative, the subjunctive and the infinitive in a message organizing a party.

Unit 5

Work and careers

  1. 27Careers and job huntingVocabularyRead job ads and talk about contracts, pay, skills and finding (or leaving) a job.
  2. 28CV and cover letterCommunicationLay out a French CV and write a cover letter with the standard formal phrases.
  3. 29The job interviewCommunicationPresent your experience, talk about your strengths and weaknesses, and ask your own questions in a job interview.
  4. 30Double object pronounsGrammarUse two pronouns together, as in je te le donne and je le lui ai envoyé, in the right order.
  5. 31Possessive pronounsGrammarSay mine, yours, his, hers, ours and theirs with le mien, la tienne, les leurs.
  6. 32Demonstrative pronounsGrammarSay 'this one', 'that one' and 'the one who' with celui, celle, ceux and celles.
  7. 33Work life in FranceCultureDiscover the 35-hour week, paid holidays, the lunch break, strikes and tu or vous at work.
  8. 34Review: Work and careersReviewBring the unit together: write a cover letter and prepare answers for a job interview.

Unit 6

Media and technology

  1. 35Media and newsVocabularyTalk about newspapers, TV news and online information, and read French headlines.
  2. 36Technology and the internetVocabularyTalk about phones, computers, apps, accounts and social media.
  3. 37Reported speech (present)GrammarPass on what someone says or asks: il dit que, elle demande si, il veut savoir où.
  4. 38The gérondifGrammarUse en + -ant to say what you do while doing something else, and how you do it.
  5. 39Indefinite wordsGrammarUse chaque, chacun, aucun, plusieurs, quelques, certains and n'importe qui to talk about people and things in general.
  6. 40Lequel, laquelleGrammarAsk 'which one?' with lequel, laquelle, lesquels and lesquelles.
  7. 41Review: Media and technologyReviewBring the unit together: read a short news item, report what it says and react to it.

Unit 7

Society and environment

  1. 42The environmentVocabularyTalk about pollution, climate, energy and recycling, and describe trends with de plus en plus and de moins en moins.
  2. 43Cause and consequenceGrammarExplain why things happen and what they lead to with car, puisque, comme, grâce à, à cause de, donc and c'est pourquoi.
  3. 44The passive voice: introductionGrammarSay what is done or was done, and by whom: être + participle in the present and the passé composé, with par.
  4. 45Presenting a simple argumentCommunicationOrganize your view for or against an idea: introduction, ordered arguments, the other side and a conclusion.
  5. 46The French RepublicCultureThe motto, Marianne, the flag and La Marseillaise, laïcité, the history of the 14 juillet, and how French elections work.
  6. 47Review: Society and environmentReviewBring the unit together: read and write a short argued text about an environmental issue at school.

Unit 8

Home, money and problems

  1. 48Housing and rentingVocabularyFind, visit and rent a flat: the rent, the charges, the lease, the deposit, flat-sharing and moving in.
  2. 49Money and bankingVocabularyOpen an account, pay by card or in cash, save, borrow and talk about your budget.
  3. 50ne…que and ni…niGrammarSay 'only' with ne… que and 'neither… nor' with ne… ni… ni, plus ne… plus que and il ne reste que.
  4. 51Writing a formal emailCommunicationWrite a clear, polite formal email: the subject line, the greeting, your request, attachments, follow-ups and the closing.
  5. 52Making a complaintCommunicationComplain politely but firmly, in person and in a formal email, and ask for a repair, an exchange or a refund.
  6. 53Travel problemsCommunicationSort out delays, missed connections, lost luggage and booking mistakes, and explain what had happened with the plus-que-parfait.
  7. 54Review: Home, money and problemsReviewBring the unit together: write a firm, polite complaint email to an airline or a landlord, with the facts, the costs and your request.

Unit 9

Food, culture and wrap-up

  1. 55Food and cookingVocabularyRead and write a recipe, name kitchen utensils and cooking verbs, and describe how food tastes.
  2. 56Regional cuisineCultureDiscover France through its regional dishes: Alsace, Provence, Brittany and Lyon, plus cheese, wine, quality labels and the French meal.
  3. 57Making suggestionsCommunicationSuggest plans with si on allait, ça te dirait de and on pourrait, and accept or turn down an idea.
  4. 58French in QuébecCultureThe history of French in Québec, the words and expressions that differ from France, and how people use tu and vous.
  5. 59B1 final reviewReviewLook back over the whole of B1: a can-do checklist, one model sentence from each unit, the French instruction words and a final piece of writing about yourself.