Oui Academy For French Learners VI
C1

Speaking course · Advanced

C1 Speaking Course

13 sessions · 60–75 min each

Mastering abstract discourse, subtext, and controversy on social issues.

  1. 1

    Justice, quelles alternatives ?

    Justice: what alternatives?

    Grammar: argumentation contradictoire, concessionPhonetics: Prosodie de l'argumentation contradictoire

    Speaking topic — Should punishment remain the ultimate goal of justice?

  2. 2

    SOS démocratie

    SOS democracy

    Grammar: subjonctif d'opinion nuancéePhonetics: Intonation de l'ironie et du sous-entendu

    Speaking topic — Should voting be made mandatory?

  3. 3

    Osé, le changement !

    Daring change!

    Grammar: registres de langue, tournures emphatiquesPhonetics: Débit et hésitations stratégiques

    Speaking topic — A privilege or a modern necessity?

  4. 4

    Souffler le chaud et le froid

    Blowing hot and cold

    Grammar: restriction/oppositionPhonetics: Nuances d'intonation dans la restriction

    Speaking topic — Are individual solutions enough?

  5. 5

    Les nouveaux visages de la culture

    The new faces of culture

    Grammar: nominalisations complexesPhonetics: Rythme de la description critique

    Speaking topic — Should a museum entertain or educate?

  6. 6

    On ne naît pas féministe...

    One is not born a feminist...

    Grammar: oppositions lexicales, antithèsesPhonetics: Accentuation d'opposition

    Speaking topic — Are new forms of masculinity changing gender relations?

  7. 7

    Quitte ou double !

    Double or nothing!

    Grammar: hyperbole, tournures d'insistancePhonetics: Intonation de la mise en garde

    Speaking topic — Is esports a sport like any other?

  8. 8

    Ma belle famille !

    My lovely family!

    Grammar: registres affectifs, discours rapporté nuancéPhonetics: Variations de ton dans le récit familial

    Speaking topic — Does the traditional family still make sense?

  9. 9

    Vieillir : une aventure

    Growing old: an adventure

    Grammar: euphémismes, atténuationPhonetics: Prosodie de l'empathie et du respect

    Speaking topic — Does society value old age enough?

  10. 10

    Santé 3.0

    Health 3.0

    Grammar: lexique technique et reformulationPhonetics: Débit technique et clarté articulatoire

    Speaking topic — How far should we go in enhancing the body with technology?

  11. 11

    Solidarité, un bel élan !

    Solidarity, a beautiful momentum!

    Grammar: impératif et tournures d'appelPhonetics: Intonation de l'appel et de la mobilisation

    Speaking topic — Can individual solidarity replace the state?

  12. 12

    Vous réglez en espèce(s) ?

    Cash — or a different currency?

    Grammar: synthèse transversale des registresPhonetics: Synthèse prosodique

    Speaking topic — Should animals be granted rights?

  13. 13

    Bilan oral final

    Final oral assessment

    Grammar: synthèse des acquis C1

    Format — Contradictory discussion + open group debate

Ready to move on to C2 / DALF C2 prep

Next level → C2