▸ A2 · NCLC 3 to 4
Elementary
Handle routine daily situations: shopping, travel, health, housing, and talk about the past.
Reaches the floor of the exam. NCLC 4 is the minimum for some programs and for citizenship speaking/listening.
1
Parler du passé
Narrate recent events using the passé composé.
passé composé (avoir)passé composé (être) + accordpassé récent (venir de)sequencing adverbs
2
Manger et acheter
Shop for food, handle quantities, and compare.
partitivesexpressions of quantitycomparativescomparatif irrégulier (meilleur, mieux, pire)superlative (intro)
3
Voyages et transports
Manage travel and ask for practical information.
prepositions with countries (à / en / au)pronoun en (quantity)polite questions
4
Santé et corps
Describe symptoms and give or follow advice.
avoir mal àdepuisCOD / COI pronounspronoun y (place)pronoun onfull negation (jamais, plus, rien, personne)indéfinis (tout, chaque, quelques)imperative (full)
5
Logement et quartier
Describe your home and your neighbourhood.
prepositions of placeil y a / il n'y a pas deonsituating expressions
6
Décrire au passé
Describe past habits and contrast the two past tenses.
imparfaitimparfait vs passé composé (intro)
7
Communiquer au quotidien
Express feelings, invite and react, make appointments and write an informal email.
feelings and emotionsinvite / accept / declineadvice and obligation (il faut, devoir)telephoning and reservationspolite formulasconnectors (donc, alors, comme)scanning for key info