Course Outline

  1. Discover about the Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs); Study a document and justify the doubts French people have towards GMOs.

  2. Understand colloquial statements from a recording about two people’s change of lifestyle; Apply the structure “Personal Pronoun + Verb” to sum up what they plan to do.

  3. Discover the Zoo of Vincennes; Give reasons for and against the existence of zoos and aquariums; Reflect about the impacts of school visits to zoos.

  4. Refresh one’s knowledge about Weather Forecast; Understand figurative expressions about the Weather. For example, “It’s raining cords. (It’s raining cats and dogs.)”; Find out reasons due to which there are Cyclones, Floods, Droughts and Seasonal shifts, and their prevalence in different regions.

  5. Revise vocabulary about the Environment; Study a document about Global Warming; Relate the rise of Greenhouse Gases to activities surrounding Housing, Transport and Hobbies; Account for natural changes like Polar Ice Cap Melting, Mass Migration, Famine and the Extinction of certain Species.

  6. Read a document about Marion Cotillard and Pierre Rabhi; Reflect on the importance of Environmental Protection; Find ways to encourage the society to act in favour of the Environment.

  1. Learn vocabulary surrounding Creative Artists and their activities; Use Compound Relative Pronouns to explain the use of Artistic Tools. For example, “An easel is an equipment with which a painter can hold his board.”; Understand metaphors about Art.

  1. Define Contemporary Art from a text; Draw a list of interesting reasons for visiting Art Galleries; Discover Charlélie Couture from a recorded interview; Share knowledge about Contemporary French Artists who are considered gifted.

  2. Memorise adjectives to show positive and negative Appreciation; Study and react to a bizarre document about The Bear; Reminisce about other occasions which brought about similar reactions.

  3. Familiarize oneself with words about Measurements and Calculations; Understand expressions about Numeracy; Use Numerical expressions to describe Artistic Places. For example, “While visiting that eerie museum, I got carried away by a flock of tourists. I must have been transported a kilometre away!”

  4. Watch a video about Art at the Table; React to various displays of food from photographs; Debate about whether Food Preparation is an aspect of Art and whether Chefs are real artists.

  5. Read a document about African singers; Ponder about what made them successful; Share one’s preferences about Theatre, Concert and Exhibitions; Invite and respond to invitations to an artistic evening or event.

  1. Make deductions about the daily life of French people from a text about two people living in France; Compare their opinions with one’s assumptions of Life in France; Discuss about what causes delusional thoughts about life in different countries.
  2. Recall and develop vocabulary about DIY activities and tools; Understand a recording about a handyman; Use Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases to speak about day-to-day activities of people in one’s country.

  1. Refresh vocabulary about Accommodation; Study a document about French homes and imagine how they would look like in different scenarios; Write a letter asking for compensation for a wrongly described lodge in France.

  2. Learn vocabulary about Feelings (worry, fear, anger, surprise, etc.); Understand expressions about Feelings using Colours. For example, “In a blue funk”; Watch a video on Domestic Scenes and observe how the actors express their feelings.

  3. List the different customs practised in one’s country; Read a document about Kisses and compare local customs with French ones; Share opinions and feelings about traditional French celebrations.

  4. Learn vocabulary about Love, Desire and Friendship; Define Friendship from a text on George Sand; Understand Proverbs about Love; Write a story about Friendship and Love.

  1. Recall vocabulary about Work; Acquire new vocabulary about Advantages at Work (Training, Remuneration, Perks, etc.); List conditions that an employee must fulfil in order to be eligible for the various advantages.
  2. Share information about Dream Jobs and what people undertake to acquire them; Relate about one’s dream jobs at different points in life; Debate about the existence of perfect jobs in modern times.

  3. Comprehend texts about Working in France; Discuss about the pros and cons of working in France; Review and develop expressions about Comparisons; Draw data from a chart to compare the Work Life in France to that in other European countries.

  4. Read a text about Anonymous CVs; Evaluate the trustworthiness of anonymous CVs and remote workers; Speak about Conflicts at work; Defend one’s interest in different situations at the workplace. For example, “It isn’t my fault. You should have made an entry in the book before giving it to me.”

  5. Acquire new words about Globalization; Watch a video about Emigration and list reasons why people choose to be Expatriates; Use Conditional Phrases (if, except if, on the condition that, in case, etc.) while considering emigration to Quebec for an extraordinary traineeship.

  6. Study a document about Coffee Breaks; Discuss about the importance of taking breaks from work; Understand expressions used in the workplace. For example, “to collapse under the work (to be overwhelmed).”; Discover the views of Paul Lafargue on the rights to Laziness; Advise a colleague on how to avoid Procrastination.

  1. Learn vocabulary about the Internet and Information Technology; State reasons for staying online and evaluate one’s online presence; Identify factors that cause diversion online.

  2. List a number of Social Networks and state their primary purpose; Identify similarities and differences between social networks; Think of an innovative idea for a social network in the future.

  3. Define an Online Friend; Argue about Friendship in real life and online using expressions about Concession; Share opinions about Emotions versus Emoticons; Listen to a song about Love; Argue about whether online love is real.

  4. Assess the potential dangers of Social Networks while using Conjunctions. For example, “Even though he has hundreds of followers on Instagram, he doesn’t trust anyone enough to reveal his name.”; Advise a teenager on how to be careful online; Consider whether Social Networks should be compulsory in studies and in the workplace.

  5. Study documents about Digitalization in France; Write a summary about the behaviour of French people in regards to the Internet; Discuss about the addiction to technological devices and accessories amongst today’s different generations.

  6. Discover the people behind the most successful online platforms (Facebook, Netflix, Youtube, etc.); Find out about their inspirations; Watch a video about Biomimetics and identify inspirational sources; Predict the usefulness of Biomimicry in the future.

  1. Scrutinize documents about the declarations of several people to gather vocabulary about Optimism and Pessimism; Differentiate between the different tenses that express the Future (Simple Present, Near Future, Simple Future and Future Perfect); Share optimistic and pessimistic views on the world’s future.

  2. Acquire ways in which to speak about Change and Improvement; Convert nouns into verbs by modifying suffixes; Share personal opinions about changes in one’s life and express liking or dislike; Share tips on how to adapt to changes.

  3. Study documents about Driverless Cars and Food-Surfing; Think of similar developments (Couch-Surfing, Car-Sharing, etc.); Discuss possible reasons that turn people into Technophiles and Technophobes.

  4. State Objectives using the structures “conjunction/proposition + subjunctive” and “preposition + noun/infinitive”; Write about changes one would like and hate to see in the next decade and elaborate on the objectives of each change.

  5. Comment on the Architecture of world-famous cities; Brainstorm about the importance and insignificance of modifying a city’s appearance; Write a letter in opposition to an increment in Tax to further beautify a city.

  6. Watch a video about a girl whose dream is to become an astronaut and discuss about the realisation of her dream; Write to her to share one’s viewpoints; Conceive Wish Lists of the coming generation.

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