Course Details

French for Pre-intermediate Students

Academic Year 2025/26

VYF003 course is not part of any programme in the faculty

Grammar: reflexive verbs in past tenses, reflexive verbs in imperative, past tense – (l´imparfait), future tenses (le futur proche, le futur simple), if-clauses, relative pronouns, present conditional+ pronouns COD, COI, EN.
Vocabulary: holidays, weather, my future, dressing
About French: French symbols, Paris, French fashion, The French on holiday

Credits

2 credits

Language of instruction

Czech

Semester

summer

Course Guarantor

Institute

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit

Entry Knowledge

To the extent of obligatory and optional subject of French for Begginers 1 and French for Begginers 2

Aims

Mastering vocabulary to the extent of 800 words, basic grammar for speaking in the Present, Past and Future Tenses.
Reading skills, translating a simpler text, simple topic communication, speaking and writing skills.
Level A1 of Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.


Student will accomplish the aim of the course, which is: mastering vocabulary to the extent of 800 words, basic grammar for speaking in the Present, Past and Future Tenses.
Reading skills, translating a simpler text, simple topic communication, speaking and writing skills.

Basic Literature

G. Capelle, R. Menand: Le nouveau Taxi! 1, Hachette, 2018 (fr)

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

  • 1. Pronouns- direct and indirect object; EN
  • 2. Reflexive verbs in imperative; vocabulary: my duties
  • 3. Past tense (l´imparfait) – formation; vocabulary: my childhood
  • 4. Narration in past tenses (le passé composé & l´imparfait)
  • 5. Revision of past tenses (le passé composé & l´imparfait); vocabulary: my last holiday
  • 6. Relative pronouns ; vocabulary: dressing, clothes; French fashion
  • 7. Future tenses (le futur proche, le futur simple), adverbes of time; vocabulary: weather
  • 8. Future tense (le futur proche) ; vocabulary my future
  • 9. Present conditional; vocabulary: French on holiday
  • 10. If-clauses; vocabulary: my perfect holiday
  • 11. French symbols, French traditions
  • 12. Paris and French life-style
  • 13. Revision of grammar and vocabulary