B2 – Upper-Intermediate French

B2 French Lessons and Practice – Upper-Intermediate French

B2 is upper-intermediate French, consisting of conversational language that allows for in-depth discussion, opinions, and spontaneity – learn more.

Listening Practice

French Fluency Club

French fluency club From Yabla, with their huge selection of authentic videos, comes a terrific new daily study feature called Fluency Club. Every day, you listen to a short video clip and then do a set of exercises, including a dictation and speaking.

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Literature

Germinal

Germinal, de Zola
Read the opening paragraphs of Émile Zola's 1885 masterpiece, Germinal.

   

Listening Practice

Giverny

Monet's Giverny
A former official gardener at Giverny talks about the development and maintenance of Claude Monet's lovely gardens in Normandy.

   

   

Expressions

Histoire d’animaux

Animals
Learn some fun idioms featuring animals while practicing your French listening comprehension in this cute bilingual tail tale.

   

   

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Listening Practice

Immigrer au Canada

Immigrer au Canada
Watch this official video about the requirements and procedures for immigrating to Canada while practicing your upper-intermediate French listening comprehension.

   

Grammar Lessons

Indefinite Relative Pronouns

French indefinite relative pronounsIndefinite relative pronouns (ce dont, ce que, ce qui, ce à quoi) are connectors: they link relative clauses to main clauses and, unlike normal relative pronouns, do not not have a specific antecedent.

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Grammar Lessons

Indirect Exclamations

French indirect exclamationsWhen communicating strong feelings of shock, awe, anger, etc., we usually use direct exclamations. But it's also possible to exclaim indirectly, by expressing these sorts of feelings in sub-clauses.

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