Level B1 : Intermediate

The present subjunctive

Formation and main uses: vouloir que, il faut que...

The present conditional

Hypothesis, wish, advice: Si j'avais le temps, je...

The past conditional

Regret, reproach: J'aurais dû, tu aurais pu...

The pluperfect tense

Expressing an action that happened before another in the past.

Relative pronouns dont and où

dont (prepositional complement), où (place and time).

The pronouns y and en

y replaces a place, en replaces a direct object introduced by de.

Reported speech in the present

Il dit que..., elle demande si...: reporting speech.

Reported speech in the past

Sequence of tenses in reported speech in the past.

Expressing cause

parce que, puisque, comme, à cause de, grâce à...

Expressing consequence

donc, alors, c'est pourquoi, si bien que, tellement que...

Expressing purpose

pour, afin de (+ infinitive), pour que, afin que (+ subjunctive).

Opposition and concession

mais, cependant, pourtant, bien que, même si, quand même...

The passive voice

Formation and use: Le livre est lu par l'étudiant.

The gerund

en + present participle: simultaneity, manner, condition.

Double pronouns

Je le lui donne: order and combinations of pronouns.

Emphasis

C'est...qui, c'est...que: emphasizing an element.

Indefinite pronouns and adjectives

quelqu'un, personne, rien, tout, chaque, certain, n'importe...

Restriction

ne...que / seulement: expressing a limitation.

Reading comprehension

DELF method: articles, letters. Justified true/false and the two-pass reading.

Listening comprehension

DELF method: dialogues and monologues. Two listenings, justified true/false.

Feelings and emotions

Expressing joy, fear, anger, surprise.

Opinions and debate

Giving an opinion, agreeing, qualifying, arguing a point.

The environment and nature

Nature, pollution, recycling, solutions.

The media and news

The press, the Internet, social networks, checking information.

Working life

Looking for a job, the office, career.