LFU:online

Prerequisites: B1
Goal: B1+

At this level the learner can handle a substantially wider range of information than at the B1 level in the following areas: he/she can take messages, can communicate enquiries, explain problems; he/she can provide concrete information required in an interview/consultation (e.g. can describe symptoms to a doctor) but does so with limited precision; he/she can explain why something is a problem and can summarise and give his/her opinion about a short story, article, talk, discussion, interview, or documentary and answer further questions of detail; he/she can carry out a prepared interview, check and confirm information, though he/she may occasionally have to ask for repetition if the other person’s reply is rapid or extended.

Topics:
consumer society, trends, media; vocabulary and etymology; environment, city, nature

Linguistic Goals:
to understand a dispute; to express beliefs/doubts; to express one’s opinion; to plan something; to inform one self’s;  to analyse something; to prepare a presentation; collocation; to write an essay; to justify oneself; to make restrictions

Structural Goals:
the use of object and demonstrative pronouns; connectors – to express and structure complex sentences; relative pronouns – to point out important information and to communicate efficiently

Nouveau Rond-Point 3, Lehr- und Arbeitsbuch, Lektionen 1-5 (Klett Verlag/ Editions Maison des Langues)