Antoine Wauters, Poverty and Social Exclusion: Practise Literary Reading and Past Narration in B2 French, Part 1 | B2 French Course · Literature, Education & Marginalisation
Quitter ce monde : grandir à l'écart - 1
What Happens Before Someone Walks Away?
Leaving society can appear to be one dramatic choice. A story may reveal years of exclusion behind it.
Part 1 of this B2 French literature series reads Antoine Wauters's Le Musée des contradictions through education, student poverty, employment and loneliness. Follow a narrator's experiences and consider how personal choices interact with the circumstances surrounding them.
Alternate the passé composé and imparfait to reconstruct a life, distinguishing background, recurring experience and decisive events. Use causal and opinion structures to interpret turning points. Build a narrative that gives both the character and the social context their place.
Learning Goals
Core grammar and vocabulary
Read Antoine Wauters through questions of education, poverty and social exclusion. Practise past-tense contrasts, causes and opinions to reconstruct a character's experiences and interpret the path towards withdrawal.
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Describe habits and events
Alternate passé composé and imparfait for background, habits and events.
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Connect choices with circumstances
Use causal and opinion structures to connect choices with circumstances.
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Discuss education and exclusion
Develop vocabulary for educational difficulties, student poverty, employment and marginalisation.
Who It's For
Is this course for you?
This course is a great fit if any of the following sound like you.
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B2 French learners looking to use the language in a focused, practical context.
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Students interested in contemporary literature, inequality and experiences of belonging.
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Learners who enjoy close reading and reconstructing a character's life.
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French speakers seeking more confidence with past narration and contextual explanations.
