Disclaimer
All chapter will include speaking, writing, listening, reading.
Please note that while the course program is designed to cover all essential content, it may not always be followed 100% in the exact order presented. The teacher reserves the right to adjust, add, or remove elements as deemed appropriate for the student’s situation and learning goals. The ultimate objective remains to ensure that all key topics are covered thoroughly.
| Situation | Skills to Develop | Linguistic and Intercultural Content |
|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 : Marie-France goes to pick up Geneviève. They meet each other. | A. Describe a personB. Tell a story/eventC. Talk about oneself in the pastD. Understand messages broadcast in public places | - Vocabulary for physical description- Age- Narrative present tense- Verb endings in the present indicative- Imperfect indicative (1)- Examples of messages broadcast in public places |
| Episode 2 : Thomas and Marie-France have a problem in their apartment. They call their landlord. | A. Describe a domestic problemB. Interact to solve a domestic problemC. Inquire about renovationsD. Read a notice | - Vocabulary of domestic problems- Time expressions to situate a problem precisely or approximately- Expressions to use when there is a problem- Describe an action happening right now using present indicative and être en train de expression- Vocabulary of tools- Vocabulary of renovation specialists- Expressions do it yourself or have someone do it- Vocabulary of notices distributed to tenants and residents |
| Episode 3 : A few days after her arrival, Geneviève goes to a financial institution to open an account. | A. Understand information about banking transactionsB. Understand advertisementsC. Order food at a counterD. Read instructions for prepared dishes | - Vocabulary of financial institutions- Making appointments by phone- Vocabulary of advertising- Present tense of condition and hypothesis- Expressions to order at a counter- Vocabulary of instructions for prepared dishes |
| Episode 4 : Geneviève has been in Montreal for a few weeks. She receives news from her family and friends and gives them news in return. | A. Receive and give news orally (1)B. Receive and give news in writing (1)C. Talk about visited places and tourist activities | - Conjugation in past perfect, present, and near future- Time markers (1)- Time markers (2)- Expressions used in informal conversations- Formation of negative sentences- Formation of interrogative sentences- Vocabulary to describe a tourist experience |
| Episode 5 : Review | Review of learnings 1A to 4C | - |
| Situation | Skills to develop | Linguistic and intercultural content |
|---|---|---|
| Episode 6 : Carlos is at home. He takes the opportunity to listen to the radio, watch TV and read the newspapers. | A. Understand a news item on the radio and television B. Read a news item | • Vocabulary related to news items • Active and passive voice • Vocabulary of the press • The substitute pronoun y (1) |
| Episode 7 : Marc, Carlos and Hélène visit Isabelle at the hospital. | A. Write a greeting card B. Congratulate someone C. Find your way in a healthcare facility | • Vocabulary of greetings and congratulations • Superlatives (1) • Superlatives (2) • Expressions to congratulate someone • The substitute pronouns lui and leur (1) • Vocabulary of medical specialties and care units • Expressions to ask for directions in a hospital |
| Episode 8 : Hélène is at work. She learns that her daughter is sick. | A. Listen to a phone message B. Read an advice sheet C. Read an instruction manual | • Vocabulary of the phone message • Present subjunctive (1) • Vocabulary of the advice sheet • Vocabulary of the instruction manual |
| Episode 9 : Marc goes to the hospital because his mother is unwell. | A. Briefly describe a serious health problem B. Understand the explanations of a healthcare professional C. Talk about someone’s health condition D. Talk about the health of a pet | • Vocabulary of symptoms and serious illnesses • Vocabulary of medical examinations • Expressions to ask for clarification • Recent past • Imperfect indicative (2) • The verbs boire, courir, manger and prendre in the imperfect indicative |
| Episode 10 : Return on learnings 6A to 9D | BILAN mi A2 |
| Situation | Skills to develop | Linguistic and intercultural content |
|---|---|---|
| Episode 11 : Fatima meets her new neighbors. She invites them to take part in a spring cleanup. | A. Organize an event and suggest participating in it B. Listen to a weather report on the radio C. Accept or refuse an invitation D. Interact with neighbors E. Use possessive pronouns | • Simple future tense • Expressions to soften a refusal • Use of near future and simple future • Expressions to respond to a service request or a complaint • Possessive pronouns |
| **Episode 12 :**Christian has just bought a smartphone. He spends time setting up his new device, then makes a few calls. | A. Talk on the phone B. Get information and make an appointment by phone C. Understand and record a voicemail greeting D. Leave a phone message E. Write a note from a phone message | • Vocabulary of the telephone • Useful telephone expressions • Prefixes • Conditional for politeness • Expressions to make, reschedule or cancel an appointment • Voicemail greeting • The substitute pronouns lui and leur (2) • Tips to summarize what someone said • Reported speech in the present • Indirect questions |
| **Episode 13 :**Fatima introduces her delicatessen customers to products from different regions of Quebec. | A. Learn about the regions of Quebec (1) B. Use the pronoun y C. Write an automatic out-of-office email reply D. Follow a traffic report | • The regions of Quebec • Geographic, demographic, cultural and economic data of Quebec regions • The substitute pronoun y (2) • Automatic out-of-office message • Vocabulary of road traffic |
| **Episode 14 :**Christian is alone at home. He gets news from Fatima and reads a comic strip to pass the time. | A. Receive and give news (2) B. Use passé composé and imparfait C. Read a comic strip | • Affectionate nicknames • Formal and informal greetings • Emoticons • Informal expressions • Passé composé and imparfait • Simultaneous past events |
| **Episode 15 :**Return on learnings 11A to 14C |
| Situation | Skills to develop | Linguistic and intercultural content |
|---|---|---|
| **Episode 16 :**Thomas, Marie-France and Geneviève are preparing their vacation. | A. Learn about the regions of Quebec (2) B. Interact with vacationers or locals | • Vocabulary of website organization elements • Approximate numbers • Agreement of past participle with être auxiliary • Formation of the past infinitive • Lexical substitution methods to refer back to an antecedent • Agreement of the determiner quel • Exclamatory sentence • Subject and object complements |
| Episode 17 : On the bus, on her way to work, Hélène listens to the radio and reads articles on her tablet. | A. Understand a column B. Read readers’ letters | • Main and secondary ideas • Characteristics of a column • Characteristics of readers’ letters • Strategies to understand what you read • Expressions to give your opinion • Expressions to talk about a text you read |
| **Episode 18 :**Hélène enters a waiting room. She passes the time by talking with someone and reading magazines. | A. Interact with someone in a public place B. Read a biography C. Learn the origin of place and street names | • Ways to approach someone in a public place • Pluperfect • Simple past • Characteristics of biography • Different uses of the present indicative |
| **Episode 19 :**Thomas explores the options available to him once he has completed his bachelor’s degree. | A. Understand information about an academic program B. Seek information to choose a program C. Read a detailed job posting | • Vocabulary of academic programs • Quebec diplomas • Present subjunctive (2) • Vocabulary of job postings |
| Episode 20 : Review We go to the theater! | Return on learnings 16A to 19C | BILAN B1 |
| Consolidation | Consolidation B1 |