French Upper Advanced 2 (B2.2) — Term 4, 2026
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Term 4, 2026
Classes begin: Week commencing 12 October 2026
Course length: 10 weeks
Your first lesson: On your selected class day during that week
Continue developing your French at B2 level in a structured, supportive course focused on more sustained and precise communication.
You’ll explore agriculture, food production and responsible consumption while learning to compare perspectives, express opposition and concession and present practical proposals for more sustainable choices.
Course: French Upper Advanced 2
Level: Upper Advanced / B2.2
Format: Small-group class
Location: Lygon Street, Brunswick East
Course length: 10 weeks
Lesson length: 90 minutes per week
Textbook: Défi actuel 4
Best for: Students who have completed French Upper Advanced 1 or already understand its main content
What You’ll Cover
- revision and consolidation of French Upper Advanced 1
- discussing agriculture and food-production systems
- exploring contemporary food habits and consumption
- examining environmental and social responsibility
- discussing sustainable and responsible choices
- comparing different perspectives on food and agriculture
- forming adverbs ending in -ment
- expressing concession and opposition
- using ça in a range of common structures
- using plutôt and plutôt que to express preferences and alternatives
- explaining and defending personal choices
- qualifying opinions with reasons and examples
- negotiating priorities and possible compromises
- developing a responsible-consumption charter
- responding more spontaneously to questions and contrasting viewpoints
Is This the Right Level?
This course is designed for students continuing directly from French Upper Advanced 1.
You should already be comfortable discussing cities, neighbourhood identity and urban transformation, explaining causes and consequences and developing and defending opinions in extended conversation.
Students with previous French experience can review the full French Course Level Structure or contact ILB for help choosing the right class.
Course Book
The required course book is Défi actuel 4 and is purchased separately.
Students continuing from French Upper Advanced 1 will normally already have this textbook. The same textbook is used throughout the French B2 Upper Advanced sequence.
French Upper Advanced 2 covers Unit 2, Ça ne tourne pas rond !, of Défi actuel 4.