We are Manchester's official centre for French language and French-language culture. Group and one-to-one French classes taught by specialist, qualified native-speaker teachers available year-round online and onsite in our fully-equipped city-centre premises, in a variety of formats, including Progression, Conversation, Consolidation and Discovery.
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Beginners 1 (A1.1) (16 weeks)
In this course, you will learn to introduce yourself and how to ask basic questions to get to know someone.
Pre-requisite: None, suitable for complete beginners.
Materials: Totem 1 A1 - Livre élève (Student book): ISBN 9782011560483 and Totem 1 A1 - Cahier d'activités
(Workbook): ISBN 9782011560537 (not included in the course price).
Pace: Once a week x 1.5 hours
Beginners 1 (A1.1)
In this course, you will learn to introduce yourself and how to ask basic questions to get to know someone.
Pre-requisite: None, suitable for complete beginners.
Materials: Totem 1 A1 - Livre élève (Student book): ISBN 9782011560483 and Totem 1 A1 - Cahier d'activités
(Workbook): ISBN 9782011560537 (not included in the course price).
Pace: Once a week x 3 hours
Beginners 2 (A1.2) (16 weeks)
In this course you will learn how to order at a restaurant, talk about the weather, tell the time and give and understand directions.
Pre-requisite: Beginners 1 or level assessment.
Materials: Totem 1 A1 - Livre élève (Student book): ISBN 9782011560483 and Totem 1 A1 - Cahier d'activités
(Workbook): ISBN 9782011560537 (not included in the course price).
Pace: Once a week x 1.5 hours
Beginners 2 (A1.2)
In this course you will learn how to order at a restaurant, talk about the weather, tell the time and give and understand directions.
Pre-requisite: Beginners 1 or level assessment.
Materials: Totem 1 A1 - Livre élève (Student book): ISBN 9782011560483 and Totem 1 A1 - Cahier d'activités
(Workbook): ISBN 9782011560537 (not included in the course price).
Pace: Once a week x 3 hours
Elementary 1 (A1.3)
In this course, you will learn how to describe your daily routine and plans for the week ahead, and how to shop for clothes and food in
French.
Pre-requisite: Beginners 2 or level assessment.
Materials: Totem 1 A1 - Livre élève (Student book): ISBN 9782011560483 and Totem 1 A1 - Cahier d'activités
(Workbook): ISBN 9782011560537 (not included in the course price).
Pace: Once a week x 3 hours
Elementary 2 (A1.4)
In this course, you will learn how to describe people, give advice and instructions, talk about your studies and express yourself in the
past tense.
Pre-requisite: Elementary 1 or higher, or level assessment.
Materials: Totem 1 A1 - Livre élève (Student book): ISBN 9782011560483 and Totem 1 A1 - Cahier d'activités
(Workbook): ISBN 9782011560537 (not included in the course price).
Pace: Once a week x 3 hours
French Chat (A1/A2)
An informal conversation course, where you will discuss topics such as holidays, weekend activities, food, leisure, house and home etc.
Pre-requisite: Elementary 2 or higher, or level assessment.
Materials: Provided by the teacher.
Pace: Once a week x 1 hour
Improvers 1 (A2.1)
In this course, you will learn how to give advice, make plans and express a goal, express duration and frequency, and describe a house or
apartment using complex sentences.
Pre-requisite: Elementary 2, Elementary Conversation, Elementary Practice or level assessment.
Materials: Totem 2 A2 - Livre élève (Student book): ISBN 9782011560551 and Totem 2 A2 - Cahier d'activités
(Workbook): ISBN 9782011560568 (not included in the course price).
Pace: Once a week x 3 hours
Improvers 2 (A2.2)
In this course, you will learn how to describe past events, speak about your professional path, talk about activities you like and dislike,
and talk about things you find funny and shocking.
Pre-requisite: Improvers 1 or level assessment.
Materials: Totem 2 A2 - Livre élève (Student book): ISBN 9782011560551 and Totem 2 A2 - Cahier
d'activités (Workbook): ISBN 9782011560568 (not included in the course price).
Pace: Once a week x 3 hours
Improvers 3 (A2.3)
In this course, you will learn to give your opinion, how to avoid repetition by using pronouns, how to give advice using the subjunctive,
and how to express wishes using the conditional.
Pre-requisite: Improvers 2 or level assessment.
Materials: Totem 2 A2 - Livre élève (Student book): ISBN 9782011560551 and Totem 2 A2 - Cahier
d'activités (Workbook): ISBN 9782011560568 (not included in the course price).
Pace: Once a week x 3 hours
Improvers 4 (A2.4)
In this course, you will be able to give a structured opinion about your town and living environment using phrases such as "for
example", "but" and "then", talk about connected devices, and talk about an object, describe it and the pros and
cons of its use.
Pre-requisite: Improvers 3 or level assessment.
Materials: Totem 2 A2 - Livre élève (Student book): ISBN 9782011560551 and Totem 2 A2 - Cahier
d'activités (Workbook): ISBN 9782011560568 (not included in the course price).
Pace: Once a week x 3 hours
Improvers Conversation (A2+)
Pre-requisite: Improvers 4 or level assessment.
Materials: Provided by the teacher.
Pace: Once a week x 2 hours
Intermediate 1 (B1.1) (16 weeks)
Pre-requisite: Improvers 4, Improvers Conversation, Improvers Practice or level assessment.
Materials: Totem 3: Livre B1 (student book): ISBN9782014015522 and Totem 3: Cahier d’activités (exercise book): ISBN9782014015539 (not included in course price).
Pace: Once a week x 1.5 hours
Intermediate 2 (B1.2) (16 weeks)
In this course, you will discuss travel activities and new trends in travel, learn to report what someone else has said, to sequence using
past tenses and to present a goal and a hypothesis.
Pre-requisite: Intermediate 1 or level assessment.
Materials: Totem 3: Livre B1 (student book): ISBN9782014015522 and Totem 3: Cahier d’activités (exercise book):
ISBN9782014015539 (not included in course price).
Pace: Once a week x 1.5 hours
Intermediate 2 (B1.2)
In this course, you will discuss travel activities and new trends in travel, learn to report what someone else has said, to sequence using
past tenses and to present a goal and a hypothesis.
Pre-requisite: Intermediate 1 or level assessment.
Materials: Totem 3: Livre B1 (student book): ISBN9782014015522 and Totem 3: Cahier d’activités (exercise book):
ISBN9782014015539 (not included in course price).
Pace: Once a week x 3 hours
Intermediate 4 (B1.4)
In this course, you will learn the passive form, about agreeing past participles, sequencing of events in the future, and talk about
connected devices and the cult of beauty.
Pre-requisite: Intermediate 3 or level assessment.
Materials: Totem 3: Livre B1 (student book): ISBN9782014015522 and Totem 3: Cahier d’activités (exercise book):
ISBN9782014015539 (not included in course price).
Pace: Once a week x 3 hours
Intermediate Conversation (B1+)
In this course, which is suitable for those who have completed the Intermediate classes or have a similar level, you will practise
explaining a problem, complaining, giving reasons for your point of view, and taking part in a debate.
Pre-requisite: Intermediate 4 or level assessment.
Materials: Provided by the teacher.
Pace: Once a week x 2 hours
Higher 1 (B2.1)
In this course, you will learn how to express certainty and doubt, and express disagreement in a nuanced way. You will also discuss France
as it is seen by foreigners and the question of equality.
Pre-requisite: Intermediate 4, Intermediate Practice, Intermediate Conversation or level assessment.
Materials: Edito B2 - livre B2 (student book) - ISBN9782278080984 and Edito B2 - cahier d'exercices -
ISBN9782278081127 (not included in course price).
Pace: Once a week x 3 hours
Higher 5 (B2.5)
In this course, you will learn to express the manner in which something is done, conditionality and hypothesis. You will also discuss
household tasks, emigration for professional reasons, and compare the working world and workday routines in the UK and in France.
Pre-requisite: Higher 4 or level assessment.
Materials: Edito B2 - livre B2 (student book) - ISBN9782278080984 and Edito B2 - cahier d'exercices -
ISBN9782278081127 (not included in course price).
Pace: Once a week x 3 hours
Higher Conversation (B2+)
Pre-requisite: Higher 6 or level assessment.
Materials: Provided by the teacher.
Pace: Once a week x 2 hours
Higher Conversation (B2+)
Pre-requisite: Higher 6 or level assessment.
Materials: Provided by the teacher.
Pace: Once a week x 1.5 hours
Higher Conversation + Grammar (B2+)
Pre-requisite: Higher 6 or level assessment.
Materials: Provided by the teacher.
Pace: Once a week x 3 hours
Higher Conversation + Grammar (B2+)
Pre-requisite: Higher 6 or level assessment.
Materials: Provided by the teacher.
Pace: Once a week x 2 hours
Expertise (C1)
Pre-requisite: Higher 6 or above, or level assessment.
Materials: Provided by the teacher.
Pace: Once a week x 3 hours
COURSE CALENDAR 2022-2023
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SUMMER CLOSURE: Mon. 24 July - Sat. 19 August 2023 (4 weeks) |
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