Lesson 9: Navigating Sensitive Business Meetings and Nuanced Opinions (Subjunctive and Conditional Mood)
Learn how to handle challenging business meetings, express nuanced opinions, and negotiate compromises using the subjunctive and conditional moods in French.
About this lesson
In this ninth B2-level lesson, you will master authentic language for running demanding meetings and responding to current events in a professional context. The focus is on the subjunctive mood to express necessity, doubt, and emotion, as well as the conditional for hypotheses, polite requests, and diplomatic phrasing. You will enrich your vocabulary with key idioms and sharpen your skills through hands-on exercises and dictation.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Use the subjunctive mood for recommendations, conditions, and emotions in workplace situations (e.g. il faut que, pour peu que, à condition que).
- Apply the conditional mood for hypothetical scenarios and polite requests (e.g. au cas où, serait-il possible).
- Run meetings effectively: summarise discussions, structure agenda points, and handle objections in a professional manner.
- Express nuanced, well-argued opinions and counter-arguments using appropriate linking expressions (e.g. il n'empêche que).
- Use workplace idioms to negotiate compromises and reach decisions (e.g. couper la poire en deux, mettre de l'eau dans son vin).