French - Beginner
This course is ideal for:
those wishing to begin or practice and improve their spoken French.
A NEW beginner 1 is coming to Guildford soon.
Please fill in the enquiry form to the right, indicate your estimated level and availability.
In sessions you will work in pairs, in a speed dating format. Each week you will work through our structured method and practice speaking French with several different people in pairs. By the end of the first term you will have improved confidence and ability in the French language, made some new friends, and be looking forward to seeing them again after the school break.
Beginner 1 – either complete beginner or rusty school qualification with zero to low confidence when speaking. By the end of the Beginner course you will have learnt the basics and be able to get by confidently and hold a simple conversation.
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I was born in Spain and grew up in France, DRC, Gabon & Ghana, with a short stint in an English Boarding school thrown in. I moved to London when I was 17 and spent about 10 years living there before moving to Switzerland, followed by Tanzania and then South Africa. I was able to learn how to speak a bit of Swahili when I lived in Tanzania which reignited my love of languages. I eventually moved back to the UK in 2014.
The first word that I learnt in French when I was 3 years old was ‘Chocolat’, which I learnt from our neighbours in rural France. I was educated in French until I was 11 years old, both in France and in West Africa before transferring across to an English education.
I have worked in many different industries from hospitality & tourism to property development. I have spent many years trying to find a career that inspires me with a subject that I feel passionate about. It turns out that I am very good at talking and making conversation but more than anything I just love speaking French and love the French culture (and food), so I realised that I should be sharing this love with other people.
For the last 4 years I have been running French Clubs for primary aged children and have also tutored various family members to help them get through their French GCSE’s, A’Levels or IB’s. I have also helped work colleagues with admin or secretarial work that requires French fluency and communication in France.
I am so grateful for the upbringing that I was given, opening my world to other cultures and understanding the importance of communication in other languages even at its most basic level. I feel that it is such a privilege to share this passion with others.
