What you'll learn
Learn to improve your French with our French language short courses in Sydney!
Now that you are ‘au fait’ with several French phrases and words, you may have experienced déjà vu reading the menu at a restaurant or café – but there's still a lot to learn – c’est la vie!
This French beginners course will consolidate what you have learnt whilst the new topics will increase your language skills by providing plenty of listening and speaking activities as well as some writing practice.
This French beginners course will be held online via Zoom.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this French beginners course, you should be able to:
- Speak about yourself, your family and your hobbies and pass times
- Enquire about other people, their family and their hobbies and pass times
- Speak about a place of interest in terms of its location in a town or neighbourhood and describe why you find this place interesting
- Enquire about and book accommodation
- Provide, ask for, and understand simple directions
- Provide simple holiday information on:
- A holiday destination
- Activities undertaken during the holiday
- The weather
- Your overall impressions of the holiday destination.
Course content
What will be covered in this French beginners course?
Topics
- Passions and dreams
- Details of location and book accommodation
- Itinerary and directions
- Holiday destination
Grammar
- Regular -er -ir and -re verb conjugations
- Ask questions ( Quel, Quels, Quelle, Quelles)
- Communicate your likes and dislikes (J’aime et je n’aime pas )
- Indicate your destination : verbe aller (Je vais cinéma.)
- Ask for directions (C’est où la gare ?)
- Describe your mode of transport: verbe prendre (Je prends le bus)
- Ordinal numbers
- Contractions
- Demonstrative adjectives
Intended audience
Who is this French beginners course for?
This course is for students who have completed approximately 20 hours learning French, or who have completed our French Course: Beginners Level 1.
Course venue
Online via Zoom
- Zoom details will be emailed to you with your enrolment confirmation.
- Requirement: A device and stable internet connection.
Course materials
What to bring to class
- Textbook
- Notepad and pen
Textbook
Please purchase the course textbook.
The French Experience 1
ISBN-13: 978-0563472568
You can purchase the textbook from Abbey's Bookshop (131 York St, Sydney NSW 2000).
We recommend purchasing your textbook after your course has been confirmed (usually within three working days of the proposed start).
The textbook is not included in the enrolment fee. If you would like to inquire about the current price, please call Abbey's Bookshop on 02 9264 3111.
Course testimonials
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Victoria said: Our classes were fun informative and supportive. Our tutor Roukaya Chaaban made learning French achievable. She supported every student to improve their skills and gain confidence speaking French. This is the second course I have done with Roukaya and would love to continue my French journey with her.
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Martha said: Kathleen! Once again she was extremely helpful and lovely
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Kerry said: Supportive and fun lessons with lots of opportunity to practice speaking french.
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Annette said: Tutor and course content is great and a fun experience It was well measured for effective learning
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Jeanine said: Roukaya is an amazing tutor. Makes each lesson interesting. Her pronunciation is impeccable and she makes it easy to learn the subject matter. Could not recommend her any more highly
Course tutors
Juan Carlos Barreno
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