FRENCH C1 LEVEL – ADVANCED / PROFICIENT

1. Advanced Tense System

Plus-que-parfait

• Formation and agreement
• Anteriority in narration
• Logical sequencing of past events
• Stylistic use

Futur antérieur

• Completion before a future moment
• Hypothesis and probability
• Use in formal discourse

Conditionnel passé

• Regret and reproach
• Hypothetical past situations
• Politeness and distancing

Passé simple

• Recognition and comprehension
• Use in written narration
• Contrast with passé composé

2. Syntax & Voice

Active vs Passive Voice

• Formation and transformation
• Stylistic choice
• Passive alternatives (on, se faire, se voir)

Concordance des temps

• Sequence of tenses in complex sentences
• Reported speech across time frames
• Advanced tense shifts

3. Discourse & Reported Speech

Discours direct et indirect

• Transformation rules
• Tense, pronoun, and time changes
• Reported questions and commands
• Indirect free discourse (recognition)

4. Advanced Grammar Structures

Complex Prepositions

• Fixed prepositional phrases
• Abstract relations (cause, opposition, concession)
• Register differences

Complex Relative Pronouns

• Dont
• Lequel / laquelle / lesquels / lesquelles
• Où (abstract uses)
• Embedded relative clauses

5. Lexis & Register Control

25 French Words & Their Slang

• Standard vs informal meaning
• Context-appropriate usage
• Social and cultural connotations

6. Stylistic & Discursive Mastery

• Precision in word choice
• Nuance and implicit meaning
• Formal vs informal register
• Irony and emphasis
• Reformulation at high level