Transitional
The Transitional classes are intended for the student who has completed the Absolute Beginner classes or has acquired the equivalent knowledge through other studies or experience. Transitional classes provide an in-depth study of the past, present and future tenses. Students will learn to accept and refuse, and converse using more advanced forms of questioning and polite requests. Students will also improve pronunciation and conversational skills and be exposed to more francophone culture.
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Learn how to: |
Discuss past events Discuss more activities in both the past and present Talk about leisure and cultural activities (movies, theatre, art, etc.) Talk about your health |
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Grammar |
Review of the present tense Present tense of reflexive verbs Passé composé with avoir |
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Learn how to: |
Continue to discuss past events Refer to people and things already mentioned Discuss computer technology Make or receive a phone call |
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Grammar |
Passé composé with être Direct object pronouns Indirect object pronouns |
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Learn how to: |
Discuss past events in a more advanced way Ask questions in different ways Create complex sentences Deal with banks, post offices and exchange bureaus when you travel Discuss cooking Follow a recipe
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Grammar |
Imperfect tense/ l’imparfait Use inversion to form questions More advanced forms of negation Relative pronouns qui and que |
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Learn how to: |
Discuss past events in a more advanced way Say you are going to or coming from a city, country or continent Make travel arrangements by metro, car, train or plane Discuss future events in a more advanced way |
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Grammar |
In-depth study of the passé composé and imparfait Using prepositions with cities, countries and continents Introduction to the future tense |