French Beginners Level 1

This course is designed for students who have no previous knowledge of French. The course is based on a communicative approach and aims to develop the skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing in the foreign language. It aims to enable students to understand and use French effectively for purposes of practical communication, to develop some understanding of grammar and to offer insights into the culture of French speaking countries. By the end of the course you will have been given the opportunity to: Meet and greet people, formally and informally; introduce yourself, (name, age, job, nationality, domicile); describe your family; spell in French; talk about the weather, months of the year and the seasons; describe the local facilities and things to do; practise shopping for food and clothes; express likes and dislikes. You will also have learnt some basic French grammar, in particular: Definite and indefinite articles, Genders and plurals of nouns, Regular verbs in the present tense (-er and -re verbs), Certain irregular verbs, Possessive and demonstrative adjectives, Position of adjectives, Negative expressions, Use of questions, Some prepositions.