General French B2
B2 is the level at which you can use French with real confidence in professional and academic life.
About this course
B2 is the level at which you can use French with real confidence in professional and academic life. Based on the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), this course develops your ability to argue a case, follow complex discussions and write clear, well-organised texts.
You refine advanced grammar such as the subjunctive, the past conditional and reported speech, and put it to work in debates, presentations, meetings, essays and formal letters. Classes are demanding but supportive, and you finish with an Alalamia certificate.
What you'll learn
- Present clear, detailed arguments and defend a point of view on a range of topics
- Interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity with native speakers
- Use the subjunctive, the past conditional and reported speech accurately
- Understand extended speech, interviews and opinion pieces on current affairs
- Write clear, well-structured essays, reports and formal letters
- Adapt your register to formal and informal situations
- Take part effectively in meetings, presentations and professional exchanges in French
Curriculum
- Structuring an argument
- Expressing concession with bien que and même si
- Nuancing an opinion
- Debate practice
- The subjunctive after expressions of doubt and emotion
- The subjunctive after conjunctions
- Indicative or subjunctive
- The past subjunctive
- The past conditional
- Hypotheses with si and the plus-que-parfait
- Expressing regret and reproach
- Imagining alternative outcomes
- Reporting statements and questions
- Sequence of tenses
- Reporting verbs
- Summarising what someone said
- The passive voice
- Nominalisation
- The present participle and the gerund
- Formal connectors
- Taking part in meetings
- Giving a presentation
- Negotiating and persuading
- Formal correspondence
- Environment and sustainability
- Technology and society
- Reading opinion pieces
- Discussing the news
- Planning an argumentative essay
- Writing a formal letter
- Writing a short report
- Register and style
- Understanding interviews and talks
- Following extended discussions
- Presenting a point of view
- Spontaneous interaction
- Integrated listening and reading tasks
- Timed writing practice
- Speaking practice: arguing a case
- Personal progress review
Who it's for
Adults with B1 French who need fluent, accurate French for professional or academic purposes.
Before you start
- Completion of General French B1 or an equivalent B1 level
Part of these Alalamia diplomas
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