French Beginners
Course Overview
This French Beginners Course is designed for practical communication in real-life scenarios.
You will learn essential language skills, including the French alphabet, basic grammar, and conversational phrases. Through role-plays and interactive exercises, master communication tools for filling forms, ordering meals, and navigating the city. By the course's end, you will be able to confidently handle common situations like asking for directions, making reservations, and engaging in small talk. Start your French journey with us today
Course Breakdown
Week 1: Basic greetings (formal/informal); salutations; the difference between “tu” and “vous”; numbers 1-20.
Week 2: “Enchanté” / “Comment allez-vous?”; introduce yourself (“se présenter” / “s’appeler”); interactive game: business cards (“cartes de visite”); pronouns: introduce someone else with” il” and “elle”.
Week 3: Occupations and nationalities; foreign countries; verb: to be (“être ”); adjectives (masculin-féminin); prepositions.
Week 4: Filling out forms for visas/travel insurance; making queries and answering in “French”; spelling the French alphabet.
Week 5: Conversations on the plane: calling the flight attendant; small talk with another passenger about family/work/children’s age/where do you live; verb: to have (“avoir”).
Week 6: Talking about travel habits, interests and feelings / likes and dislikes; regular verbs (present tense).
Week 7: Arriving to Paris or other French speaking destination / describe the weather / order a cab / buy public transport tickets; verbs: to do (“faire”) and to take (“prendre”).
Week 8: Hospitality jargon: at the hotel - confirm your booking / check-in / room characteristics; at the restaurant – order a meal; quantities.
This outline provides an overview of what may be covered during the course; however, changes may occur based on various factors and the needs of the class.
Term Dates
Term 1 runs from Monday 10 February to Monday 31 March
Term 2 runs from Monday 28 April to Monday 23 June
Term 3 runs from Monday 21 July to Monday 8 September
Term 4 runs from Monday 13 October to Monday 1 December
Materials List
- Please bring a pen and paper
Testimonials
"I have really enjoyed attending the French Beginners course at North Sydney Community Centre. Karima is a great tutor; she is patient and extremely knowledgeable. Karima and the other students made the two-hour sessions fly by, and I left each lesson feeling more confident with the French language. I would definitely recommend this course and the Centre for more learning opportunities."
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About the tutor
Karima Mezoughem
Karima is a native French speaker with over 20 years teaching experience with Alliance Française, large corporations such as Thales and L’Oréal, and well know universities such as UNSW and Macquarie Uni. She is an enthusiastic, dedicated teacher who offers a student-centered approach, tailoring her classes to suit individual requirements. Karima has a keen ability to assist students in perfecting their grammar, comprehension, and phrasing of arguments.
She has a sound understanding of Francophone literature and culture and particularly values equipping students with the range of registers exhibited in the French language, including “argot” (slang). In her lessons, Karima is especially making use of her extensive skills acquired while providing editing and multi-lingual translating services for theater productions and professional writers. Above all, Karima makes learning French fun! There is a strong focus on conversation, where students are encouraged to participate without worrying about making mistakes; practice makes perfect!
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