Teens French Course · Ages 12–17

Start from zero,
on the road to DELF Junior

Real-life tasks and cultural units prepare students for DELF, HKDSE and IB / IGCSE French.

12–17yrs

Teens French Course

Jeunes francophones

A course for secondary students, who learn French through real-life tasks, cross-curricular content and cultural units. Following DELF Junior requirements, it builds step by step from A1, starting from zero, up to B1.

Once students reach A2, they can sit the DELF Junior A2 exam. This certificate can be used for HKDSE French and also helps them move on to IGCSE French.

60 minutesDELF JuniorHKDSEIB / IGCSESmall group or one-on-one
ExamDELF Junior A1, A2, B1
Lesson length60 minutes
Class formatSmall group or one-on-one
Teens French Course · What students learn

Four learning stages,
step by step towards DELF Junior

Starting from zero, the course is divided into four stages that follow DELF Junior requirements. Lessons use an action-oriented approach: in every unit, students complete a real-life task in French.

A1Beginner

Talking about yourself and daily life

Topics

Personal details, music, family and nationality, sport, school life, fashion and shopping, home, travel

Language focus

être / avoir, -er verbs, articles, negation, possessive adjectives, the imperative, the near future

How they learn

Starting from zero, with balanced listening, speaking, reading and writing

A1+Consolidation

Talking about the city, media and the environment

Topics

Getting around town, food and health, friendship and helping others, media, inspiring people, the environment, money, future careers

Language focus

Partitive articles, direct and indirect object pronouns, the perfect tense, si + present, the simple future

How they learn

Begin talking about the past and future, moving towards A2

A2Advanced

Telling stories and sharing opinions

Topics

Leisure, generations, places and traditions, creativity, consumer life, food, wellbeing, respect

Language focus

Combining the imperfect and the perfect tense, relative pronouns qui / que / où, the pronouns y and en, comparatives and superlatives

How they learn

Focus on narrating and expressing opinions

B1Upper

Arguing, debating and hypothesising

Topics

The online generation, trends, talents, social engagement, science and change, current affairs, future plans, books and films

Language focus

The subjunctive, the conditional, the passive, the pluperfect, reported speech

How they learn

Strengthen speaking and writing through argument and debate

Sample unit projects

  • 🏃Organise a school sports day
  • 🏫Design a dream school
  • 📰Design a school newspaper front page
  • 🌱Film an eco-friendly how-to video
  • 🎙️Record a news bulletin

Every step of the way, we walk alongside your child.

« Petit à petit, on y arrive ! »

Step by step, we'll get there!

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