Oui Academy For French Learners VI
B1

Speaking course · Intermediate

B1 Speaking Course

13 sessions · 60–75 min each

Debating, taking a stance, and defending a well-argued point of view.

  1. 1

    Les uns et les autres

    One another

    Grammar: passé composé/imparfait, plus-que-parfaitPhonetics: Allongement de la syllabe accentuée

    Speaking topic — A relationship that left a mark on you

  2. 2

    Vivre ensemble sur la Terre

    Living together on Earth

    Grammar: interrogation, nécessité/obligationPhonetics: Groupes rythmiques

    Speaking topic — Does politeness still matter?

  3. 3

    Cultivons les arts

    Cultivating the arts

    Grammar: conditionnel présent, cause/conséquencePhonetics: Consonne finale

    Speaking topic — Programming a festival — pitch and vote

  4. 4

    La francophonie jusque dans l'assiette

    Francophonie, even on the plate

    Grammar: indéfinis de quantité, volonté/souhaitPhonetics: Enchaînement vocalique

    Speaking topic — Living abroad: a dream or a challenge?

  5. 5

    Mondes urbains

    Urban worlds

    Grammar: passif, nominalisation de l'adjectifPhonetics: Liaisons facultatives

    Speaking topic — City or countryside: which future?

  6. 6

    En route !

    On the road!

    Grammar: plus-que-parfait, indicateurs de tempsPhonetics: Le « h » aspiré

    Speaking topic — The travel of the future

  7. 7

    Apprendre... encore et toujours !

    Learning... again and again!

    Grammar: pronoms relatifs composés, expression du butPhonetics: Élision

    Speaking topic — What if you changed careers tomorrow?

  8. 8

    Mieux consommer !

    Consuming better!

    Grammar: expression de l'opinion, pronoms y/enPhonetics: Intonation montante/descendante

    Speaking topic — Can we trust online reviews?

  9. 9

    Mieux-être au travail

    Wellbeing at work

    Grammar: condition/hypothèse, adverbes en -mentPhonetics: Courbe intonative

    Speaking topic — A tough interview + the right to disconnect

  10. 10

    Du neuf dans les loisirs

    What's new in leisure

    Grammar: discours rapporté au présent, conditionnel d'incertitudePhonetics: Sons [i] [y] [u]

    Speaking topic — Video games: a hobby like any other?

  11. 11

    (Se) mettre en scène

    Putting (oneself) on stage

    Grammar: comparatif, discours rapporté au passéPhonetics: Voyelles nasales [ɛ̃] [ɑ̃] [ɔ̃]

    Speaking topic — Should we be wary of social media?

  12. 12

    Être citoyen(ne)

    Being a citizen

    Grammar: expression du futur, double pronominalisationPhonetics: Sons [e] [ɛ] [ə] [ø]

    Speaking topic — My ideal society in 2050

  13. 13

    Bilan oral final

    Final oral assessment

    Grammar: synthèse des acquis B1

    Format — Randomly drawn position + group debate

Ready to move on to B2

Next level → B2