French Beginners / Improvers Course

Have you ever wanted to be fluent in a second language? Solihull College & University Centre offers beginners classes for Italian, French and Spanish, for people who love to communicate. The benefits of being bi-lingual are hugely advantageous, for both work and leisure, at home and abroad.

This course is suitable for beginners or those who wish to enhance their skills. It is aimed to help the student grow confidence to speak French right away.

Our language tutors  are extremely dedicated to ensuring you leave with all the necessary skills to broaden your horizons and never be lost for words again.

What will I study?

Term 1 - Beginners 1 is designed for complete Beginners of the language.

• lesson 1 - greetings / verb to be

• lesson 2 - nationality / profession

• lesson 3 - asking and answering personal questions / numbers 1 to 20

• lesson 4 - new verbs / negation 

• lesson 5 - numbers 20 to 60 / asking & giving phone numbers / family members

• lesson 6 - talking about others, family, own statut / possessives adjectives

• lesson 7 - order at the restaurant

• lesson 8 - breakfast / lunch / diner

• lesson 9 - daily habits

• lesson 10 - days and time / hobbies

Term 2 - Beginners 2 is open to those who have studied in Term 1 or have some knowledge of the language.

• lesson 1 - days of the week / hobbies and how often you do something

• lesson 2 - months of the year / verb must

• lesson 3 - imperative form / ask & give directions

• lesson 4 - routine for daily activities

• lesson 5 - buying clothes in a shop

• lesson 6 - revision / numbers

• lesson 7 - near future / verb to go

• lesson 8 - holidays vocabulary

• lesson 9 - how to ask for train tickets and time

• lesson 10 - revisions

Term 3 - Improvers is for those who have studied in Terms 1 or 2 or have a good knowledge of the language.

• lesson 1 - book an hotel room / describe accommodation

• lesson 2 - rooms in a house / furniture

• lesson 3 - pendant & depuis (since and for)

• lesson 4 - past tense

• lesson 5 - to want / to be able to / to have to

• lesson 6 - forbidden to ...& colloquial French

• lesson 7 - imperfect tense

• lesson 8 - write a menu

• lesson 9 - I think that / I hope that + subjonctif

• lesson 10 - Conversation on past week-ends and holidays

How will this course be delivered?

A two-hour lesson each week for the duration of the course.