French Stage 1

Topic areas:

1. Introduce yourself to someone and give some basic information about yourself such as where you live/what you do/your age/what you drink/what you want to eat.

2. Talk about other people and give the same kind of information about them as in (1) above.

3. Ask someone else about their habits, what they do, where they live, where they work etc.

4. Tell the time in French.

5. Talk about what you are going to do in the near future.

6. Ask for what you want in a shop.

7. Describe people’s appearance, clothing etc.

8. Express your likes/dislikes.

9. Give basic directions in French.

Main Grammar Points:

· present simple of regular er/ir/re verbs and most common irregular verbs: être, avoir, aller, faire, vouloir etc

· reflexive verbs

· adjectives, including possessive adjectives (mon, ma, mes etc)

· simple prepositions: dans, sur, devant, derrière, à, de, entre, etc.

· question words: où, comment, quand, combien, qui, que, pourquoi? etc

· masculine + feminine articles: le, la, les

· imperative, e.g. viens/venez ici! etc

· possibly, a brief introduction to the perfect , j’ai mangé, tu es allé…

By the end of the course you should be able to communicate with a native French speaker who asked you the following questions:

Qu’est-ce que vous allez boire?

Comment s’appelle votre ami?

À quelle heure est-ce que le train arrive?

Qu’est-ce que tu vas faire pendant les vacances?

Où est la gare?

Qu’est-ce qu’ils aiment faire le soir?

Pourquoi tu veux étudier le français?