French Upper Advanced 8 (B2.8) — Term 4, 2026
Complete the French B2 sequence in a structured, supportive course focused on increasingly nuanced, spontaneous and precise communication.
You’ll explore humour, stand-up and political satire while examining intercultural differences, internet culture and the ethical limits of comedy.
Course: French Upper Advanced 8
Level: Upper Advanced / B2.8
Format: Small-group class
Course length: 10 weeks
Lesson length: 90 minutes per week
Textbook: Défi actuel 4
Best for: Students who have completed French Upper Advanced 7 or already understand its main content
What You’ll Cover
- revision and consolidation of French Upper Advanced 7
- discussing humour and what makes people laugh
- exploring memes and humour in internet culture
- discussing stand-up comedy and comic performance
- examining political satire and social commentary
- comparing humour across cultures
- discussing controversial comedy and freedom of expression
- debating whether it is possible to laugh about everything
- exploring the ethical limits of humour
- forming and using the past subjunctive
- using emphatic structures to highlight ideas
- expressing conditions with à condition que and à moins que
- qualifying and nuancing complex opinions
- developing argumentative speaking and writing
- consolidating communication across the French B2 sequence
Is This the Right Level?
This course is designed for students continuing directly from French Upper Advanced 7.
You should already be comfortable discussing games, cultural identity and social conventions, expressing purpose and intention and defending nuanced opinions about complex social and cultural issues.
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 7 will normally already have this textbook. This course completes the French B2 Upper Advanced sequence using Défi actuel 4.
French Upper Advanced 8 covers Unit 9, C’est trop drôle !, of Défi actuel 4.