Lesson 1: Expressing Nuanced Opinions and Polite Suggestions in Business Meetings
Sharpen your ability to express nuanced opinions and make polite, persuasive suggestions in a professional setting, using the subjunctive and conditional moods.
About this lesson
In this first B2-level lesson, you will work on expressing opinions with nuance, doubt, and reservation during business meetings. You will review and expand your use of the subjunctive mood after evaluative expressions, as well as the conditional mood for polite suggestions and hypotheses. You will also master several widely used idioms from the professional world so you can sound natural and confident.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Express agreement and disagreement in a reasoned and nuanced way in professional conversations.
- Use the subjunctive mood correctly after evaluative expressions (il est essentiel que, bien que, afin que, etc.).
- Formulate polite suggestions and hypotheses using the conditional mood (pourrions-nous…, je souhaiterais…, il vaudrait mieux que…).
- Apply appropriate idioms for argumentation and decision-making in meetings.
- Strengthen your listening strategies and spelling through dictation and authentic audio material.