Level B2 : Upper Intermediate

The past subjunctive

Formation and use: bien que tu sois parti, avant qu'il ait fini...

Sequence of tenses

Harmonizing tenses between main clause and subordinate clause.

The passive voice in all tenses

Passive in the passé composé, imperfect, future, conditional...

Present participle and verbal adjective

Difference between present participle (invariable) and verbal adjective (variable).

Compound relative pronouns

lequel, auquel, duquel: the relative pronoun after a preposition.

Nominalization

Turning a verb or adjective into a noun: partir → le départ.

Advanced logical connectors

or, en effet, par conséquent, néanmoins, toutefois, certes...

Condition and hypothesis

Si + present/imperfect/pluperfect: the three conditional systems.

Infinitive clauses

Je l'entends chanter, je le vois partir: structure and use.

Subjunctive or indicative?

Nuances of meaning depending on the mood chosen after certain verbs.

Impersonal constructions

Il est important que, il s'agit de, il est question de...

Modality

Expressing certainty, doubt, probability: sans doute, il paraît que...

Language registers

Differences between informal, standard, and formal language.

Expressing quantity: advanced

la majorité de, la plupart des, bon nombre de, d'innombrables...

Common figures of speech

metaphor, comparison, hyperbole, litote, euphemism...

Reading comprehension

DELF method: argumentative texts. The author's point of view and implication.

Listening comprehension

DELF method: longer documents. The speaker's point of view and implication.

Set phrases for argumentation

Framing the topic, ordering the arguments, supporting and illustrating, concluding.

Set phrases for debate

Taking and holding the floor, challenging, conceding, convincing.