French - Intermediate
This course is ideal for:
Ever had a problem in a restaurant or being understood?
Want a holiday recommendation or to buy at the market like a local? Want to hire a bike or chat to the taxi driver? Get ready to practise your perfect tense and perfect your pronouns to enable you to talk about anything from local excursions to finding parking spaces! This course is suitable for people who can get by in most simple situations and are starting to develop confidence using the past tense. By the end of this course you will be able to:
use the present perfect “I have been, I have done” to talk about your experiences
Use object pronouns to say things like “I told her”, “I bought it”
Discuss the weather in the past, present and future
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I have loved languages since childhood, when holidays were spent camping throughout Europe and trying to communicate with children of all nationalities, often through shared English popular songs!
I went on to study French and Spanish at Durham University, after which I was a primary school teacher for many years. There, I would ask children who spoke languages other than English, to teach me a few phrases in their language, which kept me aware of the challenges of learning a brand new language. I also kept up my skills with British Council teacher exchanges to France, as well as regular trips to Europe to visit friends and spend holidays.
Since leaving school teaching, I am thoroughly enjoying tutoring for Language for Fun, and the relaxed, enjoyable method of language learning, so different to how learners would have been taught in school.
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