▸ 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.

Parler du passé

Narrate recent events using the passé composé.

passé composé (avoir)passé composé (être) + accordpassé récent (venir de)sequencing adverbs

Manger et acheter

Shop for food, handle quantities, and compare.

partitivesexpressions of quantitycomparativescomparatif irrégulier (meilleur, mieux, pire)superlative (intro)

Voyages et transports

Manage travel and ask for practical information.

prepositions with countries (à / en / au)pronoun en (quantity)polite questions

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)

Logement et quartier

Describe your home and your neighbourhood.

prepositions of placeil y a / il n'y a pas deonsituating expressions

Décrire au passé

Describe past habits and contrast the two past tenses.

imparfaitimparfait vs passé composé (intro)

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