Advance and develop your conversational skills over 10 weeks with part 3 of our French Beginners course, the last of three beginners modules.
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Agnes not only taught us the language, but also gave an understanding of the French culture, which I very much enjoyed. The classes were responsive to each persons’ skills and interests, which allowed for good personal development.
French Beginners Part 3 Course overview
If you’ve started learning French and want to continue, part 3 of our engaging and enjoyable French Beginners course can help you do just that.
In part 3, you’ll learn to give and understand directions, express an opinion and make a complaint. You will build and expand your knowledge of verbs in the present and the perfect tense (passé compose) and practise using these in an everyday context. You’ll also be introduced to reflexive verbs in the perfect tense.
Alongside your tutor’s presentations, you’ll participate in a range of activities, exercises and group work, building confidence to interact with others in French.
Our courses are taught by qualified native French tutors. Join us at our campus in central London and develop your skills.
Who is it for?
This course is ideal if you have completed part 2 of the beginners courses, or you have roughly 40 hours of prior study. See our eligibility section.
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Timetable
This course takes place for one evening every week at 18:30 for 10 weeks.
Benefits
- An ideal starting place if you have studied a little French before
- Taught by expert tutors who are native speakers
- Combines structured learning with interactive activities.
What will I learn?
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- give advice and express opinions
- talk about past actions
- express obligation and interdiction
- make complaints
- express nuances.
Grammar
- consolidation of the present tense
- consolidation of perfect tense
- introduction of the perfect tense for the reflexive verbs
- introduction to the regular future tense
- basic relative clauses using qui and que
- complete review of the past tense
- more pronouns such as moi, toi, eux
- stock phrases: J'en ai; j’en voudrais cinq, j'y vais
- adverbs of quantities.
Assessment and certificates
You will be awarded an official City, University of London certificate on completion of the course if you attend over 70 per cent of the classes. The course is not formally accredited.
Teaching
Lessons will cover pronunciation and intonation as well as grammar in context. Classroom activities during this evening course will include role-play, classroom discussion, pair and group work.
Your tutor will give you homework for you to practise what you have learned in class.
Eligibility
You’ll need some basic knowledge of French to enrol on this module (40 hours of formal learning).
It is the right level for you if you can:
- talk about your daily activities
- order in a café
- say what you like or dislike
- use regular verbs in present tense (-er, -ir and -re)
- use common irregular verbs in the present tense
- understand a little of the perfect tense (passé compose), but not necessarily have experience in using it
- use the imperative, possessive pronouns and common adverbs of frequency.
Looking for a refresh? Check out our Beyond Beginners (year 2) syllabus, ideal if you have beginners knowledge of French and want to develop better fluency and pronunciation.
English requirements
You will need a good level of spoken and written English to enrol on this course.
Tutors
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Marie-Pierre Pérez
Marie-Pierre Pérez qualified at the Orléans University in Orléans and La Sorbonne University in Paris. She has been teaching French in London for the past eleven years at several higher education institutions such as Westminster University. She has also been providing language training at international companies.
Marie-Pierre has a passion for theatre and has qualified at the Conservatoire d'Art Dramatique in Orléans. She has performed as leading actress and led many French drama workshops within French Institutes abroad - Morocco, Germany, Lebanon, Mexico, Switzerland.
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Agnès Shepherd
Agnès Shepherd studied at University College London. She has been teaching French as a foreign language for the past 18 years in a broad spectrum of institutions such as Highgate Literary and Scientific Institution, University of Westminster, Havering Sixth Form College, businesses such as Axa CS and EDF Energy. She also runs her own French workshops and cultural tours.
Agnès has a light touch approach to teaching making students' participation a priority, creating a relaxed atmosphere in which students can thrive.
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Carole Gnéma
Carole Gnéma, a native French speaker from France, joined City as a French Lecturer in March 2019. She has been teaching French for many years in a variety of contexts including corporate organisations, local authorities, international language schools etc.
While she endeavours to help all her students develop a strong base in French, she likes to create a relaxed and fun learning environment so that they can all feel free to participate actively.
