B1 · NCLC 5 to 6

Intermediate

Cope with most situations at work and study. Give opinions, narrate, and use polite, conditional French.

The launch pad to NCLC 7. Most candidates start serious mock practice here.

2
Récits et souvenirs
Narrate a structured story across past tenses and report what was said.
imparfait vs passé composé (mastery)plus-que-parfaitdiscours indirect (présent)temporal connectors
3
Opinions et débats
Give and justify an opinion, agree and disagree.
opinion phrasessubjonctif présent (intro)concession connectors
4
Projets et hypothèses
Talk about the future and make hypotheses, including regret and reproach.
futur simpleconditionnel présentconditionnel passési + présent/futursi + imparfait/conditionnelsi + plus-que-parfait/conditionnel passé
5
Société et vie pratique
Understand short articles and link ideas with the full pronoun system.
relative pronouns (qui, que, où, dont)relatifs composés (lequel, auquel)pronouns y and endouble pronoun orderdemonstrative / possessive / indefinite pronounsaccord du participe passé avec COD antéposégérondif (intro)passive (intro)