French Elementary - Level 2

Take your French skills further with our Elementary French course. Designed for learners who already have a basic foundation in the language. The course will help you build confidence and communicate more effectively in everyday situations.

Delivered over the year in three 10-week modules, the course focuses on developing your pronunciation, including more challenging French sounds, while strengthening your overall language ability.

You will revisit key grammar topics taught in Level 1, such as the present tense and passé composé, and expand your knowledge by learning the future and imperfect tenses.

Modules are taught progressively, and you can join at any point.

By the end of the year, you’ll be communicating with confidence at CEFR A1/2 level of the Common European Framework for language learning.

Who is it for?

If you have completed our Level 1 beginners course or you have retained some GCSE French this is a good place to start. Ideally, you would have previously studied French for approximately 60 hours. More information can be found in the eligibility section.

Timetable

Each module consists of 20 hours of learning or 60 hours for the full course. The course has three 10-week modules, with start dates throughout the year. You can enrol on the full course or book onto any module individually.

Benefits

• Further your French language skills with a group of fellow learners at a similar level
• Learn conversational French, which can be applied to real-world situations
• Receive a City St George's, University of London certificate of completion and LinkedIn digital badge

Across Level 2 French Elementary you will learn to:

• express opinions, emotions, wishes, preferences and nuances
• talk about events in the present, past and future
• give small presentations and participate in short debates and discussions
• be confident ordering, giving instructions and asking for details
• listen and understand some news broadcasts.

Grammatical structures

• imperfect tense
• future tense
• direct and indirect pronouns (him, her, them; to his, to her, to them) & pronouns y and en
• y, j'y retrournerai
• relative clauses (ce que, ce qui).
• adjectives revisited, regular and irregular.

You will be awarded an official City St George's, University of London Certificate of Completion and a badge for your LinkedIn profile. You must attend over 70 per cent of the classes to be eligible for the certificate.

There is no formal assessment but you will receive regular feedback and be set weekly homework of comprehensive grammar exercises and reading texts.

Teaching

Classroom activities include working in small groups and role-playing scenarios, listening to radio broadcasts, reading newspaper articles and watching video clips. We also use digital learning tools to support your learning.

Time is also allocated to learning more about French culture and current affairs, and the country’s proud heritage of traditions.

You’ll need some basic French knowledge to enrol on this course (around 50-60 hours of formal prior learning)

Join Elementary French – Level 2 if you:

• have completed our Beginners French course (Level 1) or an equivalent course elsewhere
• have a French GCSE (or equivalent qualification).

You should already know how to:

• give directions and talk about travel
• order meals and talk about your daily routine
• write basic emails and text messages
• know how to use present and passé compose.

Please do reach out to our team if you’re not sure which level is right for you.

Additional requirements

To enrol onto the Elementary French course, you must:

• be age 18 or over
• have basic IT skills and a reliable internet connection to access lessons and course materials.

English requirements

You will need a good level of spoken and written English to enrol on this course.