French Circles Level 4

Welcome to French Circles Level 4. You are not anymore a a beginner! You are now moving into an intermediate level where your ability to understand and interact in French will grow significantly. You’ll work with more complex sentences, expand your vocabulary, and learn to express cause and consequence.

This is the level where your French starts to sound more natural, and you’ll be able to navigate real-life situations with greater ease. We are going to enjoy the language! This is a conversational course so we encourage you to participate actively in the program.

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In Class:

The teacher will focus on your speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. During class you will work with the teacher, alone as well as with classmates. You will be expected to:

• Participate in a positive way and accept the challenges of learning and using a new language: French.
• Contribute to class practices in a personal and meaningful manner.
• Demonstrate tolerance, patience and courtesy towards your classmates and teacher.

Materials:

A binder with a notebook, handouts, a CD and a booklet named “Study Notes” will be provided by your teacher at the beginner of the class. Please keep the “Study Guide” in your binder at all times.

Our Website:

Take advantage of the website’s resources at all times: www.frenchcircles.ca/online-free-french-resources

Your progress will be based on homework, assessment and participation.

Throughout your French course, we will be sharing with you links related to the class of such week. These links will be useful and fun resources that can be used by you in your free time. Additionally, using these free resources, will be as of great help for preparing you for the following weeks’ quiz, dictation and lesson.

Homework:

 Because all students learn in different ways, in our class you will learn how to use various strategies to learn the French language. Therefore, Homework will be assigned each week.

Don’t forget to complete and check the homework assigned by submitting your dictations, readings and vocabularies using the buttons below. It will be based on the lesson of the day, including speaking practices, memorizing vocabulary and grammatical structures as well as creative writing assignments according to your level.  Put quality and time into your studies.

What to expect from French Circles Level 4

By the end of this level you will be able to communicate in the following areas:

Listening:

• You will be able to understand simple conversations in various tenses (present, passé composé, imparfait, futur proche).
• You will be able to follow short stories, instructions, and audio descriptions with familiar vocabulary.
• You will recognize expressions of emotions, opinions, and comparisons in spoken French.
• You will be able to follow simple audio materials such as beginner podcasts, songs, or dialogues.

• You will be able to follow simple audio materials such as beginner podcasts, songs, or dialogues.

Speaking:

• You will be able to talk about past experiences, future plans, and current routines with confidence.
• You will be able to describe a series of actions, narrate simple events, and give your opinion.
• You will be understood without difficulty by a native interlocutor.
• Your pronunciation will continue to improve, especially for linking words (enchaînements) and expressive intonation.

Writing:

• You will be able to elaborate written paragraph using past, present and future tense using a variety of topics with significant precision and in detail.
• You will be able to write paragraphs combining multiple tenses and expressing cause, contrast, and consequence.
• You will be able to write letters, invitations and short stories with coherent structure and use of connectors to link ideas: parce que, mais, ensuite, d’abord, pourtant, etc.
• You will be able to take notes on presentations on a different topics.

Reading:

• You will be able to read and understand short texts like dialogues, emails, posters, and stories at an A1+ level.
• You will be able to understand grammatical notions from any book in French. (Verbs, prepositions, adverbs, adjectives)
• You will be able to understand texts that include time expressions, locations, and opinions.
• Your French vocabulary will increase  to 700 – 1000 words.

Resources for Level 4:

Expectations Checklist Level 4

This Expectations Checklist Level 4 was made to quickly check your progress in Level 3 French Circles course.

Expectations Checklist Level 4Click here to fill out the form:

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Quizzes and test:

Also, there is a Quiz or a dictation at the beginning of each class and a test every 3 weeks. Tests are important to learn a new language because they help you to practice and to test yourself. Take our Online Free French Tests as many times as you need to and keep practicing.

The tests in French Circles Level 3  are based on the French Circles Reference topics.

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