This course builds on the acquisitions of French I to IV and aims to help students acquire the ability to express themselves confidently in spoken and written French. Students will learn how to deal with everyday situations (e.g. organizing a party, complaining about one’s neighbours, asking for financial help, talking about past events, asking for medical advice). This course continues to build up students’ abilities to argue, express and defend an opinion, make suggestions and hypotheses, etc. To achieve this, a range of classroom activities are provided, in which students will participate actively. Aspects of French culture are introduced, particularly through the Internet. Pronunciation and grammar are also taught. Most activities are at the B1 level of the CEFRL (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).