Complete syllabus · Édito C1

Complete syllabus C1

39 sessions · 3 hours/session · 1 session/week · Édito C1 textbook (2ᵉ édition)

Towards mastery: society & environment, culture & family, humanity & the future — organised by thème.

Built from the official « Tableau des contenus » of the Édito (Didier FLE) textbook. Session counts are allocated by Oui Academy.

Module 1

Society & environment

Alternative justice, democracy, daring to change, a warming climate.

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Édito C1 · Thème 1 — Justice, quelles alternatives ?

Restorative justice (listening – speaking)

Grammar: distinguishing the values of the passive

Communication — Debate restorative justice, explain the role of a community member
- Vocabulary: justice: actors, facts, places, criminal procedure, effects
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Listening + Speaking
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Édito C1 · Thème 1 — Justice, quelles alternatives ?

Animal mediation in prison (reading – writing)

Grammar: restorative-justice vocabulary

Communication — Argue for animal mediation in prison (DALF), write an op-ed
- Vocabulary: criminal procedure, the effects of restorative justice
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Reading + Writing
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Édito C1 · Thème 1 — Justice, quelles alternatives ?

Summarising a text (method)

Grammar: révision Thème 1

Communication — Summarise a text on restorative justice
- Vocabulary: Francophonie · method sheet 2: the summary
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Produce: write a summary (method sheet 2)
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Édito C1 · Thème 2 — SOS démocratie

Democracy & populism (listening – speaking)

Grammar: coherence and cohesion with logical connectors

Communication — Present your view on 'political theatre' (DALF), debate compulsory voting
- Vocabulary: political life and democracy: systems, actors, obstacles, renewal
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Listening + Speaking
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Édito C1 · Thème 2 — SOS démocratie

Political distrust & elections (reading – writing)

Grammar: logical connectors (cont.) · democracy vocabulary

Communication — Draft a charter for future elected officials, write a letter to a journalist
- Vocabulary: the crisis of democracy, compulsory voting, the referendum
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Reading + Writing
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Édito C1 · Thème 2 — SOS démocratie

The argued essay (method)

Grammar: révision Thème 2

Communication — Write an argued essay on the point of voting in elections (method sheet 3)
- Vocabulary: Francophonie · Atelier
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Produce: argued essay · Atelier
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Édito C1 · Thème 3 — Osé, le changement !

Career reinvention (listening – speaking)

Grammar: distinguishing the values of tout

Communication — Decode career change, present the main shifts in the world of work
- Vocabulary: change: drivers, aspirations, keys to success, brakes, illusions
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Listening + Speaking
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Édito C1 · Thème 3 — Osé, le changement !

Managing change (reading – writing)

Grammar: change vocabulary

Communication — Describe how change helps fight the climate crisis, react to the guesthouse phenomenon
- Vocabulary: aspirations, brakes and illusions of change
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Reading + Writing
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Édito C1 · Thème 3 — Osé, le changement !

Oral presentation (method + DALF)

Grammar: révision Thème 3

Communication — Reflect on the ability to change (method sheet 5: oral presentation)
- Vocabulary: Produce: oral presentation
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Produce: oral · DALF listening practice
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Édito C1 · Thème 4 — Souffler le chaud et le froid

History of heating & heatwaves (listening – speaking)

Grammar: distinguishing the values of si

Communication — Debate inequality in the face of lifestyle change (DALF), draft a heatwave-prevention plan for your city
- Vocabulary: the climate crisis: heat, water, housing, energy, textiles
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Listening + Speaking
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Édito C1 · Thème 4 — Souffler le chaud et le froid

Community farms & air conditioning (reading – writing)

Grammar: climate-crisis vocabulary

Communication — Weigh the pros and cons of community-supported agriculture, reflect on heating's environmental impact
- Vocabulary: causes, consequences, solutions and adaptations, heatwaves
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Reading + Writing + Produce
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Édito C1 · Thème 4 — Souffler le chaud et le froid

A citizen initiative (method)

Grammar: révision Thème 4

Communication — Give your view on how to respond to heatwaves
- Vocabulary: Francophonie · Atelier
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Atelier: prepare a participatory initiative
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Édito C1 · Ôn tập — Révision Module 1 + DALF C1

Module 1 review & DALF C1 practice (listening + reading)

Grammar: révision transversale Thèmes 1–4

Communication — Review of Themes 1–4, mapping a long document's plan and thesis
- Vocabulary: justice, democracy, change and climate vocabulary
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): 2 mock listening & reading papers (long texts) · correction · connector & rephrasing sheet

Module 2

Culture & family

New faces of culture, feminism, games of chance, family.

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Édito C1 · Thème 5 — Les nouveaux visages de la culture

Museums' new audiences (listening – speaking)

Grammar: using emphasis to underline a point

Communication — Debate the role of new tech in young people's art (DALF), pitch a new concept to a museum director (DALF)
- Vocabulary: art and culture: genres, media, initiatives, audiences
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Listening + Speaking
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Édito C1 · Thème 5 — Les nouveaux visages de la culture

Modernising museums (reading – writing)

Grammar: cultural-audience vocabulary

Communication — Write an article on young people and culture, on your friends' cultural habits
- Vocabulary: media, cameras, initiatives, audiences
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Reading + Writing
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Édito C1 · Thème 5 — Les nouveaux visages de la culture

Creative writing (method)

Grammar: révision Thème 5

Communication — Create an episode of a culture series (method sheet 6: creative writing)
- Vocabulary: Produce: creative writing
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Produce: culture-series episode (method sheet 6)
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Édito C1 · Thème 6 — On ne naît pas féministe…

Feminist struggles today (listening – speaking)

Grammar: mastering prefixes and suffixes

Communication — Present a current feminist cause (DALF), debate women-only feminist meetings
- Vocabulary: feminism: struggles, domination, identity, masculinities
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Listening + Speaking
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Édito C1 · Thème 6 — On ne naît pas féministe…

Gender stereotypes (reading – writing)

Grammar: feminism and masculinities vocabulary

Communication — Write a pitch for an un-gendered clothing brand, present the struggles for gender equality
- Vocabulary: gender stereotypes, sexist upbringing, change, identity
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Reading + Writing
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Édito C1 · Thème 6 — On ne naît pas féministe…

Talk on a feminist figure (method + DALF)

Grammar: révision Thème 6

Communication — Deliver a talk on a historically significant feminist (method sheet 5)
- Vocabulary: Francophonie · Atelier
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Produce · Atelier · DALF reading practice
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Édito C1 · Thème 7 — Quitte ou double !

Games of chance & e-sport (listening – speaking)

Grammar: using the present participle, gerund and verbal adjective

Communication — Debate the state's stance on gambling (DALF), present e-sport
- Vocabulary: gaming: types of games, addiction, game therapy
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Listening + Speaking
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Édito C1 · Thème 7 — Quitte ou double !

Gaming addiction (reading – writing)

Grammar: addiction and game-therapy vocabulary

Communication — Develop your thinking on gaming addiction, share your view on the effect of video games
- Vocabulary: gambling, virtual reality, addiction
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Reading + Writing
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Édito C1 · Thème 7 — Quitte ou double !

Argued essay (method)

Grammar: révision Thème 7

Communication — Take a stance on banning gambling advertising (method sheet 3)
- Vocabulary: Produce: argued essay
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Produce: argued essay (method sheet 3)
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Édito C1 · Thème 8 — Ma belle famille !

Grandparents & parenting (listening – speaking)

Grammar: adapting the register

Communication — Present grandparents' role and rights (DALF), debate the digital age of majority (DALF)
- Vocabulary: family and education: filiation, family types, transmission, in-family tensions
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Listening + Speaking
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Édito C1 · Thème 8 — Ma belle famille !

Step-parents & parental control (reading – writing)

Grammar: in-family tensions and transmission vocabulary

Communication — Argue about the link between biological and social parenthood, comment on women who refuse the step-mother role
- Vocabulary: step-parents, parental control, parenting principles
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Reading + Writing
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Édito C1 · Thème 8 — Ma belle famille !

Document synthesis (method)

Grammar: révision Thème 8

Communication — Write a synthesis on the place of step-mothers in families (method sheet 4)
- Vocabulary: Francophonie · Atelier
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Produce: synthesis · Atelier
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Édito C1 · Ôn tập — Révision Module 2 + DALF C1

Module 2 review & DALF C1 practice (writing)

Grammar: révision transversale Thèmes 5–8

Communication — Review of Themes 5–8, summary and essay methodology
- Vocabulary: culture, feminism, gaming and family vocabulary
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): 2-document synthesis (220 words) + argued essay · criteria-based correction · rephrasing sheet

Module 3

Humanity & the future

Ageing, health 3.0, solidarity, our relationship with the living world.

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Édito C1 · Thème 9 — Vieillir : une aventure

Ageing in society (listening – speaking)

Grammar: ensuring text continuity through anaphora

Communication — Debate ageing well (DALF), present ageism and actions to counter it
- Vocabulary: ageing: terms, housing, representations, resources, retirement
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Listening + Speaking
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Édito C1 · Thème 9 — Vieillir : une aventure

Age & prejudice (reading – writing)

Grammar: representations and signs-of-ageing vocabulary

Communication — Argue about lying about one's age, give your view on the media's role in age stereotypes (DALF)
- Vocabulary: housing options, resources, signs of ageing, retirement
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Reading + Writing
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Édito C1 · Thème 9 — Vieillir : une aventure

Talk on population ageing (method + DALF)

Grammar: révision Thème 9

Communication — Reflect on population ageing and its stakes (method sheet 5)
- Vocabulary: Francophonie
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Produce: oral · DALF writing practice
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Édito C1 · Thème 10 — Santé 3.0

Tech to offset disability (listening – speaking)

Grammar: mastering past narrative tenses

Communication — Debate societal 'dumbing-down' (DALF), lay out the ethical implications of brain chips
- Vocabulary: science and health: consultations, procedures, disorders and disabilities, transhumanism, ethical questioning
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Listening + Speaking
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Édito C1 · Thème 10 — Santé 3.0

Transhumanism & speculative fiction (reading – writing)

Grammar: new-technology and transhumanism vocabulary

Communication — Write an article on tech advances for disability, write a science-fiction text
- Vocabulary: disorders and disabilities, new technologies, ethical questioning, transhumanism
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Reading + Writing
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Édito C1 · Thème 10 — Santé 3.0

Argued essay + logical links (method)

Grammar: révision Thème 10

Communication — Draft proposals to protect doctors and patients in the face of tech advances (method sheets 3 & 8)
- Vocabulary: Francophonie · Atelier
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Produce · Atelier
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Édito C1 · Thème 11 — Solidarité, un bel élan !

Volunteering & commitment (listening – speaking)

Grammar: modalising your speech

Communication — Assess volunteering in your country, persuade young people to get involved
- Vocabulary: solidarity and mutual aid: motivations, forms, actions, actors and recipients
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Listening + Speaking
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Édito C1 · Thème 11 — Solidarité, un bel élan !

Unaccompanied minors (reading – writing)

Grammar: solidarity-motivations vocabulary

Communication — Present a solidarity project for your city, write an open letter about minor migrants
- Vocabulary: forms of solidarity, actions, actors and recipients
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Reading + Writing
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Édito C1 · Thème 11 — Solidarité, un bel élan !

Digital creative writing (method)

Grammar: révision Thème 11

Communication — Write a digital story about solidarity (method sheet 6: creative writing)
- Vocabulary: Produce: digital creative writing
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Produce: digital story (method sheet 6)
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Édito C1 · Thème 12 — Vous réglez en espèce(s) ?

Our relationship with other species (listening – speaking)

Grammar: building a noun phrase with de / d' / des + plural noun

Communication — Debate our impact on other species (DALF), lay out the good and bad effects of hunting (DALF)
- Vocabulary: the living world: forests, cohabitation, animal species
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Listening + Speaking
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Édito C1 · Thème 12 — Vous réglez en espèce(s) ?

Animals in captivity (reading – writing)

Grammar: cohabitation and species vocabulary

Communication — Write a poetic description of a natural space, an email backing an old-growth-forest project
- Vocabulary: rules and welfare for captive animals
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Reading + Writing
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Édito C1 · Thème 12 — Vous réglez en espèce(s) ?

Synthesis + making legal text accessible (method)

Grammar: révision Thème 12

Communication — Write a synthesis of documents on our relationship with the living world (method sheet 4)
- Vocabulary: Francophonie · Atelier
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Produce: synthesis · Atelier
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Édito C1 · Bilan — Bilan final C1

Full DALF C1 mock + track wrap-up

Grammar: synthèse des acquis C1

Communication — Full mock: listening, reading with synthesis, writing (argued essay), speaking (dossier-based presentation)
- Vocabulary: all C1 vocabulary and grammar
- 4-skill task (listening · speaking · reading · writing): Sit all four skills against DALF C1 criteria · full review of the A1 → C1 Complete Track

Complete Track A1 → C1 finished — ready for the DALF C1 exam

Exam → DALF C1

Society & environment

Restorative justice (listening – speaking)

Animal mediation in prison (reading – writing)

Summarising a text (method)

Democracy & populism (listening – speaking)

Political distrust & elections (reading – writing)

The argued essay (method)

Career reinvention (listening – speaking)

Managing change (reading – writing)

Oral presentation (method + DALF)

History of heating & heatwaves (listening – speaking)

Community farms & air conditioning (reading – writing)

A citizen initiative (method)

Module 1 review & DALF C1 practice (listening + reading)

Culture & family

Museums' new audiences (listening – speaking)

Modernising museums (reading – writing)

Creative writing (method)

Feminist struggles today (listening – speaking)

Gender stereotypes (reading – writing)

Talk on a feminist figure (method + DALF)

Games of chance & e-sport (listening – speaking)

Gaming addiction (reading – writing)

Argued essay (method)

Grandparents & parenting (listening – speaking)

Step-parents & parental control (reading – writing)

Document synthesis (method)

Module 2 review & DALF C1 practice (writing)

Humanity & the future

Ageing in society (listening – speaking)

Age & prejudice (reading – writing)

Talk on population ageing (method + DALF)

Tech to offset disability (listening – speaking)

Transhumanism & speculative fiction (reading – writing)

Argued essay + logical links (method)

Volunteering & commitment (listening – speaking)

Unaccompanied minors (reading – writing)

Digital creative writing (method)

Our relationship with other species (listening – speaking)

Animals in captivity (reading – writing)

Synthesis + making legal text accessible (method)

Full DALF C1 mock + track wrap-up