French Spelling and Basic Grammar
Course
In London
Description
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Type
Course
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Location
London
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Class hours
30h
Revisit and practice basic grammar through writing and speaking, spelling exercises, dictation and relation "oral/speaking". Suitable for: Tuesday 6.30pm to 9pm for Elémentaire 4 and Intermédiaire 1-2.
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About this course
An initial test if you are not a complete beginner. Please contact us to book for a test.
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Course programme
French Spelling and Basic Grammar
levels : Elémentaire 4 / Intermédiaire 1-2
Ref : SBG
Tuesday from 6.30pn to 9pm
From 13 January 2009 to 31 March 2009
From 21 April 2009 to 7 July 2009
From 8 September 2009 to 24 November 2009
Fees : £270 per session
Objectives:
These courses are aimed at students with an intermediary knowledge of French who wish to revisit elements of « elementary » grammar and improve their French spelling by taking an active part in (re)discovering rules governing the link between sounds and letters and various other conventions regarding written French. For instance, these courses will help you if you spell as you hear.
Through this class you will learn to ask yourself the right questions such as:
Did I spell properly or as I heard?
Did I use the right tense?
Did I think about the masculine, the feminine, the plural , etc?
After a while you even won’t have to worry too much about those questions, you will apply rules because you’ll have caught habits or a French way of thinking to avoid mistakes.
For students who have already studied the present, past, and future tenses.
Course organisation
Articles (definite&indefinbite)
Un une des
le la les
Negatives
Ne…pas / ne…plus …
Adjectives
Masculine/Feminine/plural & place
Tenses
PRESENT Present simple
PAST Passé composé/Imparfait
FUTURE Futur proche / Futur simple
Pronouns
Le la les lui leur y en
Accents
Identifying the rules governing the use of accents, the cedilla …
Spelling
Revising grammatical points affecting spelling
Agreements
Verb ending
Doing unseen or prepared dictation
Creative essay and dialogues through video
Writing
Revising conventions applying to e-mail and letters(punctuation, layout, appropriate endings…
Class: you will improve your spelling through dictations and focus on the relation “oral/speaking”
At home
Students will have to write a short essay and work on points studied during the previous class.
Course book :
La Grammaire Progressive du Français intermédiaire clé international advised but other course materials will be used
Students will be expected to take an active part in their learning and devote time during the week to go over what has been studied in the class and do homework.
Additional information
French Spelling and Basic Grammar