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French B2 lessons explained in English

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French B2

The B2 lessons, explained in English, are written for adults who need French that holds up in writing, in debate and in an exam room.

  • 74 pages
  • PDF download
  • 20 lesson chapters
  • Quick answer, key points and a tip in every chapter

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Inside the French B2 lessons

The opening chapters are about structure: “building a convincing 250-word essay”, “writing a firm and polite formal letter” and “combining several documents into one synthesis” show how a good text is organized before any sentence is polished. Next come the tools of nuance, such as “granting a point and still disagreeing”, “turning verbs into nouns for news style” and “reading tone, irony and hidden criticism”, which turn a correct text into a convincing one. Several chapters prepare the DELF B2 directly, with “winning the DELF B2 speaking exam” and “summarizing a long text with precision” covering the speaking and summary tasks. Each of the 20 chapters begins with a quick answer, includes translated examples and ends with key points and a tip from Zoé. The explanations stay in English, so effort goes into understanding French, not into decoding the commentary.

Table of contents

  1. Building a convincing 250-word essay
  2. Writing a firm and polite formal letter
  3. Combining several documents into one synthesis
  4. Granting a point and still disagreeing
  5. Turning verbs into nouns for news style
  6. Subjunctive after superlatives and in relative clauses
  7. Reading tone, irony and hidden criticism
  8. Winning the DELF B2 speaking exam
  9. Understanding editorials and press bias
  10. Proposals, conditions and compromise in French
  11. How power works in the French Republic
  12. Jobs, contracts, strikes and unemployment
  13. Debating bioethics and artificial intelligence in French
  14. Writing about urban planning and city living
  15. Reading about heritage, museums and cultural policy
  16. French-speaking world: institutions and varieties
  17. Idioms, metaphors and proverbs in everyday French
  18. Describing graphs, trends and proportions aloud
  19. Summarizing a long text with precision
  20. Handling a tough job interview in French

Want to try a chapter first? The French B2 chapters are free to read on the website: open the free French B2 pages.

Frequently asked questions

Who are the French B2 lessons for?

It is made for advanced learners who need French for writing, debate and a diploma exam. The explanations are in English and every French example is translated.

How is a chapter organized?

Each of the 20 chapters opens with a quick answer, explains the point step by step, and ends with key points to remember and a tip from Zoé. Read from “building a convincing 250-word essay” to “handling a tough job interview in French”, or jump straight to “how power works in the French Republic” if that is the topic you need.

What comes after the French B2 lessons?

After B2, reading the French press and literature freely is the realistic goal.

How do I get the French B2 lessons?

Pay once with PayPal and the PDF is ready to download at once. It opens on up to 3 devices, so it can live on a laptop and a tablet.

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