Lesson 0 : Orientation & Start-up (A3)
A3 – Developing Fluency & Precision (Lesson 0 – public sample). Orientation for learners and instructors: how A3 works, what “VDP” means, and a quick access to the all-in-one grammar reference “Grammaire 2.0 — Temps & Modes (A3)”. Course coverage: OF23→OF32 across 40 lessons with VDP checkpoints.
A3 in the pathway
A3 consolidates A2 skills into structured, precise speech: conditions, concessions, recommendations, indirect speech, and double-object pronouns — always in a professional register.
How we work together (A3 signature)
- Oral-first (70–80%) — every lesson ends with a Mini-VDP or a VDP (progress check).
- Service-focused reasoning — thesis → why (for the user) → indicator (number + date) → concession → condition → recommendation.
- Precision tools — conditional chains (si + temps), bien que/à moins que, double-object pronouns, indirect speech.
- One idea per sentence — grammar supports clarity; it doesn’t bury it.
Say your thesis (in our view…), why it helps the user, one indicator (plain number) with a date, one concession (e.g., bien que ce soit…), one condition (à condition que…), and a recommendation.
Ready-to-say lines (FR)
- Thèse — « À notre sens, cette option améliore le service, parce que l’usager y gagne en clarté. »
- Indicateur + date — « Sur dix cas, au moins neuf d’ici la fin du premier mois. »
- Concession — « Bien que ce soit exigeant au départ… »
- Condition — « … à condition que l’équipe tienne un journal des décisions. »
- Reco — « Nous retenons X, à condition que Y, car Z. »
Need to check a conjugation or a tense choice (si + temps, bien que, conditional past, double-object pronouns)? Open the Grammaire 2.0 — Temps & Modes (A3) hub in a new tab, then come back to continue your task.
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What should I revise first?
- Conditional chains: si + présent → futur, si + imparfait → conditionnel, si + PQP → conditionnel passé.
- Concession & condition: bien que / quoique (+ subj.), à moins que (+ subj.), à condition de/que.
- Double-object pronouns for precise recommendations: Je la lui conseille / Donnez-la-lui.
Teacher notes — how to launch A3 Sample
Opening script (2 min) — In English, set the frame: “We will work with thesis → why (for the user) → indicator (number + date) → concession → condition → recommendation.”
- Goal today: show the A3 pattern and where Grammar 2.0 lives.
- Time split: 7–8 min orientation · 5–6 min learner talk · 3–4 min Grammar 2.0 tour.
- Coach move: echo-correction + ask “Why? One indicator and a date?” in every round.
Mini-VDP option (public sample) — let each learner deliver a 45–60s version of the orientation micro-task. Keep one idea per sentence; capture the indicator + date sentence for reuse later.
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One-minute recap — what “fluency & precision” means here
- Speak for the service (not personal taste), then say why for the user.
- Give one number and one date in plain language.
- Add concession and condition; end with a recommendation.
- Use Grammar 2.0 as a map (modes/tenses) — not as a monologue.