⭐ French B2 Course – High Intermediate Level (10 Weeks) ⭐Semi-private

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for the B2 French course.

⭐ French B2 Course – High Intermediate Level (10 Weeks) ⭐
In a SMALL group setting with 6 students maximum

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Program Details:

* Duration: 10 weeks
* Weekly Class Time: 2.5 hours per week
* Class Format: Online (Zoom)
* Max Number of Participants: 6
* Who Can Join? Those who have a B1 level in French
* Self-Study & Homework Requirement: 10 hours per week minimum
* Total Estimated Learning Hours: ~120 hours

No new admissions once the course starts in mid-September 2025.

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Schedule:

Starts on: Saturday, September 20, 2025 (week 1)
Ends on: Saturday, November 22, 2025 (week 10)

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Group class #1 importance:

During the first meeting, we will go over the overall structure of the A1 French course, explain how the documents are organized, show you how to make copies, where to add your homework (in Tab 2), and answer any practical questions you may have.

This introduction (covering all practical details) is only covered in the very first group meeting. To respect those who attended from the beginning, these topics will not be repeated in later sessions (weeks 2–10). If you join after the first meeting, please note that this information will not be re-explained.

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Course Description:

This B2 course helps you operate confidently in standard international French across real-world situations.

You will master time and aspect for clear narratives, coordinate tenses in reported speech, use conditional and subjunctive forms with control, and build complex sentences that highlight emphasis and focus.

You will speak and write with polite, strategic, and nuanced language, read and listen at scale, synthesize multiple sources, describe data and processes, produce formal and professional documents, present and debate effectively, refine pronunciation and prosody, and apply sound citation practices.

This course follows the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and prepares students to reach the B2 level, enabling them to interact in French at a high intermediate level.

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Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

* You will narrate past events by contrasting completed and background actions, using the pluperfect, and coordinating tenses in reported speech and timelines.

* You will project and set deadlines with future simple/perfect and use conditional present/past for hypotheses, politeness, and reported statements.

* You will control connectors of time, cause, contrast, concession, and sequence to make ideas flow.

* You will recognize and use the subjunctive (present/past) appropriately and distinguish it from the indicative.

* You will choose between active, passive, and agentless forms to match clarity and focus.

* You will manage verb chains, infinitives, and present participle/gerund to express purpose, means, and simultaneity.

* You will place and combine pronouns accurately, handle complex negation, and resolve agreement hotspots in past participles, adjectives, and pronominal verbs.

* You will build complex sentences with relative clauses (including prepositional), clefts, dislocation, and inversion for emphasis and focus.

* You will use nuanced interactional language to hedge, soften, disagree diplomatically, control turns, and repair misunderstandings in real time.

* You will read longer texts efficiently (skim/scan, track arguments, detect bias/intent) and follow fast speech using chunking, prediction, and recovery.

* You will synthesize sources into neutral summaries, paraphrase reliably, and describe charts and statistics with precise trends, proportions, and caveats.

* You will produce B2 genres (argumentative essays, analyses, reviews, formal letters, professional emails), present and debate effectively, improve cohesion and readability, refine pronunciation and prosody, apply intercultural pragmatics, and follow academic integrity.

This B2-level course will enhance your fluency, comprehension, and accuracy, preparing you for independent communication in French!

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Curriculum & Study Materials:

* Each week, you receive a comprehensive PDF (~80–120 pages) divided into 5 modules

* Each module includes structured lessons, vocabulary, grammar, examples, and exercises

* Optional but highly recommended: 2 hours of daily self-study (10 hours/week)

* Weekly study guides and homework sections included in each weekly document

* Each week concludes with an optional self-assessment exam and answer key

* If you have questions during the week, you can ask in the WhatsApp group.

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Class Structure

Each weekly 2.5-hour session is divided into two parts:

1. Review and clarification of core concepts (70 min. or less)
2. Practice through exercises and live conversation (70 min. or more)

Each group meeting will include a 10-min break about halfway.

This B2 French course (over 10 weeks) is given in a semi-private setting (6 students maximum) where interactions will be encouraged via exercises done each week during the classes, along with assisting students with their pronunciation. The personalized attention and small group setting explain the fee for the course.

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Communication & Support:

* All materials and announcements are shared in a dedicated WhatsApp group

* Students can ask questions and exchange messages throughout the course

* Course documents and reminders are sent via WhatsApp before each class

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Cost & Payment Options

The preferred option is full payment at least one week before the course begins to secure your spot.

If your budget is tight, you may choose a weekly plan: $28 CAD per week, due at least 24 hours before each class (including the first session). If payment isn’t received on time, you won't be allowed in the goup class.

Please select the weekly plan only if you intend to complete the full course. If you choose the weekly option and skip two group classes (consecutively or not), your enrollment will be ended (to prevent people from jumping in and out whenever it suits them).

* Full Course Fee: $280 CAD (taxes included) for the complete 10-week program

* Weekly Option: $28 CAD per class (paid 24h in advance, one class at a time)

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Accepted Payment Methods:

* PayPal: @M2TradingUniversity

* Interac E-Transfer (Canada only): f_normandeau@protonmail.com

* Stripe (Debit or Credit Card Payments):
1. Pay per week ($28 CAD): https://buy.stripe.com/eVqfZi3gNdo3ePA8Zcgbm00
2. Full 10-week course ($280 CAD): https://buy.stripe.com/5kQ14o9Fb1Fl8rcb7kgbm01

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Refund Policy:

If you choose the full payment option and decide to withdraw from the course, you will be refunded the unused portion of your payment, minus a $50 CAD administrative fee.

In this case, you will no longer have access to the WhatsApp group or receive the course materials for the remaining sessions.

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Access & Attendance:

* Only participants who have completed (full or weekly) payment in advance will be admitted.

* Zoom access closes 10 minutes after class starts to maintain class flow

* Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5456313643

* Password: galaxy

* Camera use is expected for a better group learning experience

* Zoom call etiquette: Ensure that you will have a stable and fast internet connection, and that you will be in a distraction-free environment, in order to not disturb the other attendees while attending the group class.

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Extra Practice & Community Support:

To further enhance learning, students are also encouraged to organize their own informal study groups during the week.

While I will not be present for these peer-led sessions, they are highly recommended as a way to collaborate, share insights, and stay motivated throughout the 10-week journey.

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Course Outline – 10 Weeks of Learning

B2 Week 1 — Time And Aspect Foundations

Module 1. Perfect, Imperfect Past & The Plus-que-parfait In Narratives.
Module 2. Tense Coordination In Narration And Reported Speech.
Module 3. Future Simple And Future Perfect For Projections And Deadlines.
Module 4. Conditional Present And Past For Hypothesis, Politeness, And Reported Speech.
Module 5. Core Logical Connectors For Time, Cause, And Sequencing.

B2 Week 2 — Verb Systems And Clause Tools

Module 6. Subjunctive (Present And Past): Triggers And Contrast With The Indicative.
Module 7. Passive Voice Across Tenses And Agentless Alternatives.
Module 8. Causatives (“Make/Let” + Infinitive) And Control Of Agents.
Module 9. Verb Chains And Infinitive Clauses With Purpose And Sequence.
Module 10. Present Participle And Gerund Constructions For Simultaneity/Means.

B2 Week 3 — Reference, Negation, And Agreement

Module 11. Pronouns In Depth: Double Objects, Placement With Negation/Infinitives/Imperatives.
Module 12. Complex Negation Patterns In Multi-Verb Strings.
Module 13. Determiners And Articles At B2: Partitive, Generic Reference, And Zero Article.
Module 14. Agreement Hotspots: Past Participles, Pronominal Verbs, And Tricky Adjectives.
Module 15. Comparison And Degree: Comparatives, Superlatives, And Intensifiers.

B2 Week 4 — Complex Sentences And Focus

Module 16. Complex Relative Clauses, Including Prepositional Relatives.
Module 17. Demonstratives And Clefting For Identification And Focus.
Module 18. Word Order For Emphasis: Topicalization, Dislocation, And Inversions.
Module 19. Pronominal Vs Non-Pronominal Verb Pairs And Register Effects.
Module 20. Framing Others’ Viewpoints: Citation Verbs, Hedges, And Report Styles.

B2 Week 5 — Interactional And Functional Language

Module 21. Nuanced Opinion Language: Hedging, Stance, And Evaluation.
Module 22. Politeness And Face-Saving Strategies In Formal And Semi-Formal Settings.
Module 23. Interactional Control: Turn-Taking, Interrupting, And Strategic Agreement/Disagreement.
Module 24. Communication Repair: Clarifying, Rephrasing, Stalling, And Recapping.
Module 25. High-Value Idioms And Educated Collocations (Standard International French).

B2 Week 6 — Reading And Listening At Scale

Module 26. Reading Long Texts: Skimming, Scanning, Thesis, And Argument Structure.
Module 27. Recognizing Text Types And Tones; Bias And Intent.
Module 28. Source Evaluation And Credibility Cues.
Module 29. Advanced Listening To Fast Speech: Chunking, Prediction, And Recovery.
Module 30. Handling Unknown Vocabulary: Context, Morphology, And False Friends.

B2 Week 7 — Synthesis, Numbers, And Processes

Module 31. Synthesizing Multiple Sources Into A Neutral, Coherent Summary.
Module 32. Describing Charts And Graphs Orally: Trends, Comparisons, And Caveats.
Module 33. Numbers, Proportions, And Statistics In Clear Prose.
Module 34. Explaining Processes And Mechanisms With Cause–Effect Chains.
Module 35. Paraphrase And Reformulation Strategies, Including Nominalization.

B2 Week 8 — Key Writing Genres

Module 36. Argumentative Essay (Standard B2 Format With Counterargument And Concession).
Module 37. Analytical/Explanatory Writing Using Data And Examples.
Module 38. Comparative Review/Critique With Criteria And Evidence.
Module 39. Formal Letters For Complaints, Requests, And Appeals.
Module 40. Professional And Academic Email Conventions And Tone.

B2 Week 9 — Cohesion, Revision, And Advanced Speaking

Module 41. Cohesion And Coherence: Reference Chains, Theme–Rheme Flow, And Paragraphing.
Module 42. Revision Strategies: Grammar Hotspots, Typography, Readability, And Concision.
Module 43. Presentation Skills: Signposting, Transitions, Examples, And Q&A.
Module 44. Structured Debate And Oral Defense With Clear Claim–Reason–Refutation.
Module 45. Advanced Oral Narrative: Mixing Tenses, Background Vs Action, And Framing Devices.

B2 Week 10 — Pronunciation, Themes, And Pragmatics

Module 46. Pronunciation And Prosody: Rhythm, Liaison, Enchaînement, And Intonation For Stance.
Module 47. Thematic Domains And Lexical Fields: Environment, Technology, Health, Education, Work, Media, Civic Life, And Arts.
Module 48. Building Argument Banks For Common Themes With Pros, Cons, And Evidence.
Module 49. Intercultural Pragmatics In Standard International French: Register, Politeness, And Taboos.
Module 50. Paraphrase/Citation Conventions And Avoiding Plagiarism For Academic Integrity.

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About Me

I was born in Montreal (QC), Canada and studied psychology and international finance. I have worked as a professional commodities trader from 2000 until January 2025.

In the past 30 years, I have lived and worked in Hungary, Italy, Spain, Mexico and Antigua and Barbuda.

In 2017, while learning Spanish and Catalan, I was hired as a French teacher by a university in Spain.

Since March 2020, I’ve had the pleasure of teaching French
to 725 students from many countries, delivering more than
5,000+ French lessons, online and in person (as of July 15, 2025).

For some info about me as a teacher, and testimonials, see:
https://www.italki.com/F_Normandeau
or https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/7237721

I look forward to assisting you soon.

François Normandeau

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