French level 5 Part 1 is a continuation of learning and building on previous skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing in French, therefore extending your knowledge and understanding of the language. It focuses on conversation skills and improving your ability to engage in daily life activities. You will meet other people with different skill levels, but with the same goal to improve your French by keeping learning and practicing with others people.

Level 5, approximately 2 1/2 year’s prior learning of the language necessary.

Course Outline:

We will use “The French Experience 1” Unit 6 and 7

• Directions
• Understanding directions when driving and recognizing road signs.
• Buying a ticket and asking about train times tables.
• Understanding printed information.
• Making specific enquiries.
• Speaking about journeys to work.
• Understanding instructions and using technology.
• Talking about your favorite food

• Verbs regulars and irregulars: Aller, Prendre, descender, partir…ect
• The tenses: Revision of the past tense (passé composé et imperfect) and Future tense

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this French level 5 part 1, you should be able to:

• Understand directions when driving and recognizing road signs.
• Buy a ticket and asking about train times tables.
• Understand printed information.
• Make specific enquiries.
• Speak about journeys to work.
• Understand instructions and using technology.
• Talk about your favorite food

Materials:

• Please bring a pen and paper.
• The text book: French experience 1

About our Tutors:

Fatima – Fatima is a French native speaker; she has 17 years of teaching French in different community colleges. She loves the French language and its culture. She often travels to France to spend time with family and she recently spent a week in “Le Touquet ” in the North of France which she loved very much.
She provides a multi-media experience for language acquisition, which includes use of video, role play and literature.

Georgette – Bonjour, I am a native French speaker and I look forward to igniting your passion to learn by sharing my knowledge and appreciation of French language and culture. I will use class conversations, online media and songs in a relaxed and fun environment.

Other Information:

• To ensure resources are ready for you at the start of your course, we ask you ideally enrol at least one week before the course commences.
• All courses need a minimum number of students to run ("we try our hardest to get those") . If your course does not have enough students it will be cancelled before the commencement and you will be informed.