B1401 - French for living, working, connecting: opinions, comparisons and culture (pre-intermediate 2)

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Start Date: 11/01/2027      End Date: 22/03/2027        Start Time: 18:30      End Time: 20:30        Hours per Week: 2.00      No of Weeks: 10
Fees:      £134.00 (tuition)     £255.00 (overseas)     £41.00 (concessionary)
Tutor: Raymond Kouassi        No of Places: 14
Idea Store Whitechapel

Course Overview

Course Overview
Take your French communication skills further by learning to express more detailed opinions and discuss a wider range of topics. You’ll explore everyday themes such as media, education, money, and geography, while improving your ability to speak about past, present and future events. This course strengthens both fluency and accuracy through structured practice and interactive discussions.

What will you learn and be able to do?

What will you learn and be able to do?
* Express and justify opinions on topics such as media, lifestyle, and current issues.
* Describe geographical features and make simple comparisons using appropriate language.
* Discuss attitudes towards topics such as money and education in short conversations.
* Use present, past, and future tenses with increasing accuracy in spoken and written French.
* Describe festivals in French-speaking countries and compare them with their own cultural experiences.
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Entry requirements

Entry requirements
Completion of French (Pre-Intermediate 1) or approximately 80+ hours of study.
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Equipment required

Equipment required
You will need to bring your enrolment slip to the first session as well as a notebook and pen.
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How will you know you are making progress?

How will you know you are making progress?
Your tutor will give you continuous feedback on your oral and written work as well as suggestions for improvement. You will have an individual learning plan to monitor your own progress. The tutor will keep a record of your work and performance and discuss this with you.

You will gain more from the course if you commit study time to it outside the weekly online sessions.
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There is no examination with this course.

A tutor conducted initial assessment will be followed by on-going assessment of progress and achievement.
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Progress opportunities - your next steps

Progress opportunities - your next steps
French Pre-Intermediate Part 3.
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Other info

Other info
We expect you to attend all classes, be on time and complete any homework given by your tutor. In general, we will not allow late entry to any course after the first two weeks. In all cases the full fee will be charged.
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Extra Support

Extra Support
If you have declared a learning difficulty, disability or support need whilst enrolling and you require support/assistance in class or to complete your course, please discuss your needs with your tutor at the first lesson.
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