ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE MELBOURNE

COURSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS – YEAR 7 TO YEAR 12

Our courses are structured to correspond with the Common European Frame of Reference for Languages.
They are designed to allow students to build their language skills and eventually prepare for exams (VCE, IB
and/or DELF).
Students will be immersed in the language and culture with our team of experienced, qualified and native-
speaking French teachers. The material is innovative and dynamic to ensure classes are fun and engaging.
Please use the table below to self-assess. If there are any doubts, please click here or call us on (03) 9525
3463 to arrange a quick placement test.

Level Description Currently undertaking their… Textbook

A1 Step 1 Discovery 1st year of French typically Year 7 Adomania 1
A1 Step 2 Beginners 2nd year of French typically Year 8 Adomania 2
A2 Step 1 Elementary 3rd/4th year of French typically Year 9/Year 10 Adomania 2 and 3
A2 Step 2 Intermediate 4th/5th year of French typically Year 10/Year 11 Adomania 3
B1 Advanced 5th/6th year of French 100% FLE Grammaire
typically VCE 3&4 students and advanced VCE 1&2 Essentielle du Français B1
B2 Expert 6th+ years of French 100% FLE Grammaire
typically IB students and very advanced VCE 3&4 Essentielle du Français B2

A1 Step 1 Discovery: LEARNING OBJECTIVES

A1 Step 1 is for High School students who are starting out learning French, either at school, or just with us
at the Alliance Française. With our native speaking teachers, students explore French culture, and learn how
to converse in French, count, talk about their likes and dislikes, their families and their hobbies and much
more!
This program is designed to be taken over a full school year, so students can progress to the next step, A1
Step 2 the following year.
Textbook: Adomania 1
TERM 1 > Adomania 1 (Ed. Hachette Français Langue Etrangère). Unit 1 Lesson 1 to Unit 2 Lesson 2.
Communication Language Culture
Converse in French in the Verbs “s’appeler” and “être” The Internet
classroom “-er” verbs French and francophone music
Introduce yourself Indefinite and definite articles
Ask for/give personal information Questions with “qu’est-ce que
Spell your name c’est ? ”
Greet and say goodbye Numbers 0-69
Talk about your taste in music Negative sentences
Say what you prefer Vocabulary:the identity, people,
Talk about your activities the Internet and politeness,
music instruments, hobbies
Pronunciation: the alphabet, the
liaison, the sound [ɑ̃]

Course Prerequisite: no prior knowledge of French is required as this course is designed form complete
beginners.

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TERM 2 > Adomania 1 (Ed. Hachette Français Langue Etrangère). Unit 2 Lesson 3 to Unit 4 Lesson 2.

Communication Language Culture

Ask personal questions with “est-
ce que”
Ask and say your age
Talk about your family
relationship
Describe someone’s physical
appearance and character
Talk about your nationalities and
languages
Talk about sports
Express frequency
Verb “avoir”, “faire” and “jouer” French and francophone music
Preposition “de” French speaking countries
Possessive articles Languages and cultures
Adjectives (describing and Being a teenager
nationalities) France overseas
Negative sentences Sports
Indefinite pronoun “on”
Objective personal pronouns
Adverbs of frequency
Vocabulary: music and new
technologies, family and
extended family, places,
personality, nationalities, colours,
people, sports, body parts
Pronunciation: varying the
intonation, the sound [ɛ]̃ , the
sound [ʁ]

Course Prerequisite: This course is designed for students who have completed Term 1 of the A1 Step 1
program or have been assessed prior to enrolling.

TERM 3 > Adomania 1 (Ed. Hachette Français Langue Etrangère). Unit 4 Lesson 3 to Unit 6 Lesson 3.

Communication Language Culture

Introduce and describe famous
sportspeople
Say the date
Talk about life in high school
Say what there is and there is not
in your school
Describe your timetable
Ask for and give time
Ask for and give an explanation
Plan an event
Going out with friends
Talk about style, clothing and
fashion
Purchases clothes, ask for and
give price
Ask for styling advice
“C’est” vs “il est” Famous French sportspeople
Using “il y a” Street sports
“Pourquoi” and “parce que” High school in France
Verb “aller” and “pouvoir” School subjects in France
Questions with ‘où” and “quand” Extra-curricular activities in
Numbers 70-100 France
Demonstrative articles Festivals and public holidays in
Definite and indefinite articles France
Questions with “combien” and Fashion, clothes and accessories
“quel”
Vocabulary: sports, months and
seasons, places in school, school
subjects, moments of the day,
time, clothes, accessories and
shopping
Pronunciation: sounds [b] and [v],
the liaison, sounds [y] et [u]

Course Prerequisite: This course is designed for students who have completed Term 2 of the A1 Step 1
program or have been assessed prior to enrolling.

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TERM 4 > Adomania 1 (Ed. Hachette Français Langue Etrangère). Unit 7 Lesson 1 to Unit 8 Lesson 3.

Communication Language Culture

Describe your home
Give advice
Talk about your daily activities
and morning routine
Locate something
Talk about the weather
Invite someone to your house
Answer the phone
Say where you live
Talk about the trip of your
dreams
Planning for a holiday
Verb “venir” and “partir” French housing and
Prepositions of place accommodation
Imperative French geography
Reflexive and pronominal verbs Typical days of a teenager in
Preposition “chez” France
Prepositions before countries Quirky and different
and cities accommodation
The near future Travelling overseas
Vocabulary: daily activities,
furniture and housing, countries,
holiday activities, weather,
cardinal points
Pronunciation: the sounds [s] and
[z], and [ɔ̃], final consonants

Course Prerequisite: This course is designed for students who have completed Term 3 of the A1 Step 1
program or have been assessed prior to enrolling.

A1 Step 2 Beginners: LEARNING OBJECTIVES

A1 Step 2 is for students that are in their second year of learning French. Building on their existing knowledge,
students will learn how to talk about food and drinks, the news and historical events, plan activities with
friends, whilst immersed in the French culture.
This program is designed to be taken over a full school year, so students can progress to the next step, A2
Step 1 the following year.
Textbook: Adomania 2

TERM 1 > Adomania 2 (Ed. Hachette Français Langue Etrangère). Unit 0 and Unit 1.

Communication Language Culture

Communicate in the classroom Formal and informal language France and the French speaking
Talk about yourself Parts of speech world
Talk about transport in the city Verb “prendre” and “vouloir” French cities and
Follow/give an itinerary Prepositions of place neighbourhoods
Go out with friends Vocabulary: transports, places in Going out in France
Go to the shopping centre the city, shops Street art
Imagine an ideal city Pronunciation: the rhythm of
French

Course Prerequisite: This course is designed for students who have completed A1 Step 1, or have been
assessed prior to enrolling.

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TERM 2 > Adomania 2 (Ed. Hachette Français Langue Etrangère). Unit 2 Lesson 1 to Unit 3 lesson 2.

Communication Language Culture

Talk about your eating habits
Express frequency
Plan a birthday party
Express and ask about quantities
Talk about friendship
Describe someone’s personality
Express sensations and feelings
Adverbs of frequency Food culture in France
Adverbs of quantity French recipes
Verbs ending in -ger Healthy food
Partitive articles Teenagers relationships
Questions with “combien”
Direct object pronouns
Vocabulary: meals, food, drinks,
personality, feelings
Pronunciation: sound [w] and [ɥ],
sounds [ʃ] and [ʒ], the letter “h”,
the “elision” phenomenon

Course Prerequisite: This course is designed for students who have completed Term 1 of the A1 Step 2
program or have been assessed prior to enrolling.

TERM 3 > Adomania 2 (Ed. Hachette Français Langue Etrangère). Unit 3 Lesson 3 to Unit 4 Lesson 3.

Communication Language Culture

Talk about health, first aid and
solidarity
Talk about press and the media
Give your opinion
Relate past events
Express surprise
Give advice
Ask formal questions
Verbs like “finir” and “choisir” Get assistance and help in
Past tense “passé composé” France
Question with the “inversion” French NGOs
method News and current affairs
Negative imperative The media
Vocabulary: health and first aid, Internet and social media
press and the media, internet French TV shows
and social media
Pronunciation: the sounds [k] and
[g]

Course Prerequisite: This course is designed for students who have completed Term 2 of the A1 Step 2
program or have been assessed prior to enrolling.

TERM 4 > Adomania 2 (Ed. Hachette Français Langue Etrangère). Unit 5.

Communication Language Culture

Talk about heroes and heroines,
in real life and in fiction
Relate someone’s life
Relate past experiences
Numbers until the infinite Historical events
Ordinal numbers French historical figures
Indefinite pronouns quelque Super-heroes
chose, rien, quelqu’un, personne
Past tense ”passé composé”
Adverbs déjà, jamais, pas encore
Vocabulary: performing arts,
historical events
Pronunciation: sounds [e] and [ɛ]

Course Prerequisite: This course is designed for students who have completed Term 3 of the A1 Step 3
program or have been assessed prior to enrolling.

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 A2 Step 1 Elementary: LEARNING OBJECTIVES
This course is designed for students who have been learning French for two to three years. Building on their
existing knowledge, students will learn how to talk about their hopes, the past and the future, their hobbies,
plans, friendships and goals.
This program is designed to be taken over a full school year, so students can progress to the next step, A2
Step 2 the following year.
Textbook: Adomania 2 (Terms 1 and 2) and Adomania 3 (Terms 3 and 4)

TERM 1 > Adomania 2 (Ed. Hachette Français Langue Etrangère). Unit 6 Lesson 1 to Unit 7 Lesson 2.

Communication Language Culture

Talk about the planet and the Structure with “il faut” Sustainable development
environment Verb “devoir” and ”mettre” Environmental actions
Express obligations and Si clauses in the present New energies
prohibitions Continuous present Pocket money in France
Talk about pocket money and Place of adjectives in the
spending habits sentence
Describe an object (shape and Vocabulary: animals and nature,
function) environmental problems, rubbish,
money, geometric shapes
Pronunciation: sounds [f], [v], [b]
and [p], sound [j]

Course Prerequisite: This course is designed for students who have completed A1 Step 2, or have been
assessed prior to enrolling.

TERM 2 > Adomania 2 (Ed. Hachette Français Langue Etrangère). Unit 7 Lesson 3 to Unit 8 Lesson 3.

Communication Language Culture

Comparing spending habits
Talk about career plans
Talk about passions and qualities
Imagine the future
Express desires
Indirect object pronouns Spending habits in France
“plus” and “moins” Chores
Verbs “savoir” Jean de La Fontaine’s fables
Masculine and feminine of French school system
professions French artists
Simple future
Vocabulary: school subjects, jobs
and professions
Pronunciation: the word “plus”,
sounds [d] and [t]

Course Prerequisite: This course is designed for students who have completed Term 1 of the A1 Step 1
program or have been assessed prior to enrolling.

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TERM 3 > Adomania 3 (Ed. Hachette Français Langue Etrangère). Unit 0 and Unit 1.

Communication Language Culture

Express a wish
Ask questions
Talk about yourself
Talk about your hobbies
Say what you like and dislike
Talk about friendship
Express cause and consequence
Going out with friends
Tenses and conjugations French cultural references
Agreement of adjectives Activities in the city
Direct and indirect object
pronouns
Cause and consequence
Relative pronouns “qui” and “que”
Past tense ”passé composé”
Vocabulary: words to describe
people, arts and crafts, sports and
cultural activities, games
Pronunciation: final consonants

Course Prerequisite: This course is designed for students who have completed Term 2 of the A2 Step 1
program or have been assessed prior to enrolling.

TERM 4 > Adomania 3 (Ed. Hachette Français Langue Etrangère). Unit 2 Lesson 1 to Unit 3 Lesson 2.

Communication Language Culture

Describing objects of the past Time expressions New and old technologies
(function, material, shape and Objects, colour, shape, material Technologies in France
colour) Imparfait tense Time travel
Recall memories Indefinite pronouns and World geography
Comparing before and now adjectives
Express goal and objectives Negative sentences with “plus”,
Locate and describe places “rien”, “jamais” and “personne”
Write a friendly email “depuis” and “il y a”
Pronoun ”y”
Prepositions to indicate the origin
Vocabulary: places in the world,
landscapes
Pronunciation of final consonants

Course Prerequisite: This course is designed for students who have completed Term 3 of the A2 Step 2
program or have been assessed prior to enrolling.

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 A2 Step 2 Intermediate: LEARNING OBJECTIVES
A2 Step 2 is designed for students who have been learning French for 3 or 4 years and may be doing VCE
Units 1 and 2 French. Building on their existing knowledge, students will learn about French customs, how
to talk about their community.

This program is designed to be taken over a full school year, so students can progress to the next course,
B1, the following year.
Textbook: Adomania 3

TERM 1 > Adomania 3 (Ed. Hachette Français Langue Etrangère). Unit 3 Lesson 3 to Unit 4 Lesson 3.

Communication Language Culture

Talk about traditions and Relative pronoun “où” French traditions and customs
customs Indefinite pronoun “on” French adventurers, travellers
Give your opinion Prepositions of place and navigators
Tell a story Adverb “pendant” Museums and fine arts
Qualify your opinion Adverbs of intensity TV series and books
Imparfait and passé composé
Emphasising with « ce qui » and
“ce que”
Vocabulary: fine arts and genres,
books, TV
Pronunciation: sounds [ɔ], [o],
[œ] and [ø]

Course Prerequisite: This course is designed for students who have completed A2 Step 1 or have been
assessed prior to enrolling.

TERM 2 > Adomania 3 (Ed. Hachette Français Langue Etrangère). Unit 5 Lesson 1 to Unit 6 Lesson 1.

Communication Language Culture

Talk about your consumer habits
Congratulate and express
disappointment
Propose solutions
Imagine an ideal future
Talk about food and tastes
Verbs ending in “-dre” Recycling
Recent past The environment
Near future The zero-waste trend
Si clauses in the present and the French foods
future
Vocabulary: consumption and
consumers, sustainable
development, food
Pronunciation: using intonation to
insist and emphasize

Course Prerequisite: This course is designed for students who have completed Term 1 of the A2 Step 2
program or have been assessed prior to enrolling.

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TERM 3 > Adomania 3 (Ed. Hachette Français Langue Etrangère). Unit 6 Lesson 2 to Unit 7 Lesson 2.

Communication Language Culture

Comparing restaurants and Verbs like “servir” and “sentir” Restaurants and etiquette
eating habits Verb “boire” French stereotypes and clichés
Ordering politely at a restaurant Comparatives Problems and wellbeing at school
Talk about mental health and Object pronoun “en”
wellbeing Prepositional verbs with “à” and
Ask and say how you are feeling “de”
Talk about issues and find Vocabulary: restaurants, dishes
solutions and food, the five senses,
Ask for / give advice and reassure wellbeing
Pronunciation: liaison with “en”

Course Prerequisite: This course is designed for students who have completed Term 2 of the A2 Step 2
program or have been assessed prior to enrolling.

TERM 4 > Adomania 3 (Ed. Hachette Français Langue Etrangère). Unit 7 Lesson 3 to Unit 8 Lesson 3.

Communication Language Culture

Talk about your life experiences
Talk about behaviours
Express your discontentment
Talk about rules
Express prohibition, authorisation
and obligation
Talk about your involvement in
your community
Superlative Stress at school
Demonstrative pronouns Public space and politeness
Adverbs ending in “ment”
Verbs “dire”, “lire” and “écrire”
Possessive pronouns
Vocabulary: daily chores
Pronunciation: the elision

Course Prerequisite: This course is designed for students who have completed Term 3 of the A2 Step 2
program or have been assessed prior to enrolling.

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 B1 Advanced: LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Course Prerequisite: This course is designed for students who have completed the A2 Step 2 program or
have been assessed prior to enrolling.

TERM 1 : 100% FLE Grammaire essentielle du français B1 (Ed. Didier)

Communication Langue Culture

Exprimer des sentiments
positifs : surprise, étonnement,
enthousiasme, admiration, joie…
Exprimer des sentiments
négatifs: désapprobation,
reproche, indignation, colère…
Donner des conseils
Exprimer des regrets
Conditionnel présent et passé
Pronoms relatifs « dont » et
« où »
Plus-que-parfait
Futur antérieur
Superlatif
Lexique lié aux thèmes abordés
Phonétique selon les besoins
S’informer sur l’actualité : médias
traditionnels et nouveaux médias
L’environnement et la planète,
les énergies renouvelables
L’Union Européenne

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TERM 2 : 100% FLE Grammaire essentielle du français B1 (Ed. Didier)

Communication Langue Culture

Articuler son discours
Interagir: engager, intervenir,
garder/donner la parole, terminer
une conversation
Parler de ses projets, objectifs et
intentions
Exprimer la déception, le dégoût,
l’ennui
Doubles pronoms Vie rurale et vie urbaine
Pronoms interrogatifs invariables Modes de vie alternatifs et
Discours indirect et interrogation insolites
indirecte au présent Stéréotypes et clichés
L’hypothèse avec « si »
Pronom « en »
Lexique lié aux thèmes abordés
Phonétique selon les besoins

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TERM 3 : 100% FLE Grammaire essentielle du français B1 (Ed. Didier)

Communication Langue Culture

Faire des promesses Subjonctif présent L’engagement associatif, social
Mettre en garde Cause et conséquence et solidaire
Rassurer Pronom « y » L’immigration
Rédiger un CV et une lettre de La voix passive La musique des jeunes
motivation Prépositions à / chez / dans / en / L’évolution et les variations du
Exprimer la cause et la par / sur français
conséquence Lexique lié aux thèmes abordés
Justifier sa pensée Phonétique selon les besoins
Exprimer la certitude, la
probabilité, la possibilité, le doute
Formuler un souhait
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TERM 4 : 100% FLE Grammaire essentielle du français B1 (Ed. Didier)

Communication Langue Culture

Formuler des éloges et des
critiques
Rapporter les paroles de
quelqu’un
Lire un graphique
Exprimer la tristesse
Situer dans le temps
Les pronoms relatifs composés L’art : beaux-arts, peinture,
Discours et interrogation sculpture, spectacles, théâtre,
indirecte au passé musique…
Opposition et concession La culture : le cinéma, la
Gérondif et participe présent littérature, la poésie…
Exprimer l’antériorité, la
simultanéité et la postériorité
Lexique lié aux thèmes abordés
Phonétique selon les besoins

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B2 Expert: LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Course Prerequisite: This course is designed for students who have completed the B1 program or have
been assessed prior to enrolling.

TERM 1 : 100% FLE Grammaire essentielle du français B2 (Ed. Didier)

Communication Langue Culture

Tout au long de l’année :
renforcement et développement
des actes de parole de niveau B2
Pronoms personnels Ecrivains et écrivaines
compléments francophones
Pronoms démonstratifs La/les liberté(s)
Les noms collectifs (accord du
verbe) et autres au choix de l’enseignant.e
Mise en relief et du groupe
Adjectifs et pronoms indéfinis
(pour l’identité)
Lexique lié aux thèmes abordés
Phonétique selon les besoins

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TERM 2 : 100% FLE Grammaire essentielle du français B2 (Ed. Didier)

Communication
Tout au long de l’année :
renforcement et développement
des actes de parole de niveau B2
Langue
Accord du participe passé
Passé simple (introduction)
Adjectifs et pronoms indéfinis
(pour la quantité)
Le discours indirect libre
C’est / il est
Lexique lié aux thèmes abordés
Phonétique selon les besoins
Culture
Le progrès, la science
Internet et les nouvelles
technologies
et autres au choix de l’enseignant.e
et du groupe

+ Se préparer à l’examen

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TERM 3 : 100% FLE Grammaire essentielle du français B2 (Ed. Didier)
Communication
Tout au long de l’année :
renforcement et développement
des actes de parole de niveau B2
+ Se préparer à l’examen
TERM 4 : 100% FLE Grammaire essentielle du français B2 (Ed. Didier)
Communication
Tout au long de l’année :
renforcement et développement
des actes de parole de niveau B2
+ Se préparer à l’examen
Langue
Discours et interrogation
indirecte
Exprimer l’antériorité, la
simultanéité et la postériorité
Comparatifs et superlatifs
L’hypothèse avec si
Subjonctif ou indicatif
Lexique lié aux thèmes abordés
Phonétique selon les besoins
Langue
Adverbes de manière
Opposition et concession
Concordance des temps
Lexique lié aux thèmes abordés
Phonétique selon les besoins
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Culture
L’art du portrait : peinture,
photographie, selfie
L’argent et la richesse
et autres au choix de l’enseignant.e
et du groupe
Culture
Bonheur et bien-être
Les crises économiques
et autres au choix de l’enseignant.e
et du groupe