French IV (Foreign Languages IV)

This course is intended for students who have a good knowledge of French at the level of B1.1 of the European Framework of References for Languages.

Theoretical-practical classes with action-oriented communicative methods and task- and project-oriented methods.

Practice of oral and written language skills through different types of written texts and audiovisual materials.

The proposed texts are of very varied typology (interview, article, editorial, opinion article, reportage, web page, song, advertising text, reports, excerpt from a novel or dramatic text, poem, biography, etc.), allowing the student to contact with different discursive sequences (dialogical, descriptive, narrative, explanatory and argumentative).

Deepen skills already acquired and acquire new knowledge in the French language, starting from a B1.1 level of mastery of the four basic skills.

Skills

– To be able to understand the main issues when clear, standardized language is used and the topics are familiar.

– To be able to deal with most situations encountered in the area where the target language is spoken.

– Can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.

– Can describe experiences and events, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.

1. Environment
– the “condition réelle”
– the use of “quand”
– ne… que

2. Gastronomy
– the “conditionnel présent”
– “si + imparfait”
– “on dirait que…”

3. Shows and Music
– the “conditionnel passé”
– si + plus-que-parfait / conditionnel
– the verb “devoir”
– the use of “chez”

4. Press and Media
– discours rapporté au passé
– the expressions of time
– the prepositions “dans – à – sur “

5. Gestures and Posture
– o “participe présent”
– the “gérondif
– the absence of “adjectif possessif
– tellement (de)” – “tant”

6. Feelings and Emotions
– the “subjonctif présent”
– “tout(e) = complètement”

7. Arts and Literature
– the “subjonctif passé”
– the complex negation

8. The University
– the “futur antérieur”
– possessive pronouns
– demonstrative pronouns
– ceci – cela

9. The Economic Crisis
– subjonctif OR indicatif
– conjonctions + subjonctif
– the superlative

10. Projects
– the expression of BUT
– the verb “manquer”
– expressions de quantité

NAO