We are Manchester's official centre for French language and French-language culture. Group French classes taught by specialist, qualified native-speaker French teachers run year-round onsite in Manchester city centre and online. Private French tuition, French lessons for children and teens and French workshops for schools also available.
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- 5% reduction for returning students
- 5% reduction when you buy two courses together (for example 2 x 4-week courses)
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Beginners 1 (A1.1) (16 weeks)
Price: £240 (full price)
Price per hour*:
from £8.50
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: Inspire 1 A1 - Livre élève (Student book): ISBN 9782015135755 and Inspire 1 A1 -
Cahier d'activités
(Workbook): ISBN 9782015135762 (not included in the course price).
Pace: Once a week x 1.5 hours (24 hours in total)
Beginners 1 (A1.1)
Price: £240 (full price)
Price per hour*:
from £8.50
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: Inspire 1 A1 - Livre élève (Student book): ISBN 9782015135755 and Inspire 1 A1 -
Cahier d'activités
(Workbook): ISBN 9782015135762 (not included in the course price).
Pace: Once a week x 3 hours (24 hours in total)
Beginners 2 (A1.2) (16 weeks)
Price: £240 (full price)
Price per hour*:
from £8.50
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: Inspire 1 A1 - Livre élève (Student book): ISBN 9782015135755 and Inspire 1 A1 -
Cahier d'activités
(Workbook): ISBN 9782015135762 (not included in the course price)
Pace: Once a week x 1.5 hours (24 hours in total)
Beginners 2 (A1.2)
Price: £240 (full price)
Price per hour*:
from £8.50
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: Inspire 1 A1 - Livre élève (Student book): ISBN 9782015135755 and Inspire 1 A1 -
Cahier d'activités
(Workbook): ISBN 9782015135762 (not included in the course price)
Pace: Once a week x 3 hours (24 hours in total)
Beginner Conversation + Grammar (A1)
Price: £88.50 (full price)
Price per hour*:
from £9.40
In this course, you will focus on speaking and listening practice, with short discussions on everyday topics, group activities and
pronunciation exercises. You will also refresh key language notions covered in Beginner levels.
Pre-requisite: Beginners 2 or level assessment.
Materials: Provided by the teacher
Pace: Once a week x 2 hours (8 hours in total)
Elementary 1 (A1.3)
Price: £240 (full price)
Price per hour*:
from £8.50
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: Inspire 1 A1 - Livre élève (Student book): ISBN 9782015135755 and Inspire 1 A1 -
Cahier d'activités
(Workbook): ISBN 9782015135762 (not included in the course price).
Pace: Once a week x 3 hours (24 hours in total)
French @ Lunch (A1/A2)
Price: £44.50 (full price)
Price per hour*:
from £12.60
Pre-requisite: Elementary 2 or higher, or level assessment.
Materials: Provided by the teacher.
Pace: Once a week x 45 min (3 hours in total)
French Chat (A1/A2)
Price: £88.50 (full price)
Price per hour*:
from £12.55
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 1.5 hours (6 hours in total)
Elementary Conversation Altrincham (A1/A2)
Price: £72.50 (full price)
Price
per hour*:
from £12.35
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 (5 hours in total)
Improvers 1 (A2.1)
Price: £240 (full price)
Price per hour*:
from £8.50
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: Inspire 2 A2 - Livre de l'élève (Student book): ISBN 9782015135793 and Inspire 2 A2 - Cahier d'activités (Workbook): ISBN 9782015135809 (not included in the course price).
Pace: Once a week x 3 hours (24 hours in total)
Improvers 3 (A2.3) (16 weeks)
Price: £240 (full price)
Price per hour*:
from £8.50
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: Inspire 2 A2 - Livre de l'élève (Student book): ISBN 9782015135793 and Inspire 2 A2 - Cahier d'activités (Workbook): ISBN 9782015135809 (not included in the course price).
Pace: Once a week x 1.5 hours (24 hours in total)
Improvers 3 (A2.3)
Price: £240 (full price)
Price per hour*:
from £8.50
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: Inspire 2 A2 - Livre de l'élève (Student book): ISBN 9782015135793 and Inspire 2 A2 - Cahier d'activités (Workbook): ISBN 9782015135809 (not included in the course price).
Pace: Once a week x 3 hours (24 hours in total)
Intermediate 1 (B1.1)
Price: £240 (full price)
Price per hour*:
from £8.50
In this course, you will learn to speak about the future, to use the conditional, to talk about cause and obligation and to talk about your
relationship with the media and what you think about journalism.
Pre-requisite: Improvers 4, Improvers Conversation, Improvers Practice or level assessment.
Materials: Inspire 3: Livre de l'élève (student book): ISBN9782017133452 and Inspire 3: Cahier
d’activités
(exercise book): ISBN9782017133469 (not included in course price)
Pace: Once a week x 3 hours (24 hours in total)
Intermediate 2 (B1.2)
Price: £240 (full price)
Price per hour*:
from £8.50
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: Inspire 3: Livre de l'élève (student book): ISBN9782017133452 and Inspire 3:
Cahier d’activités
(exercise book): ISBN9782017133469 (not included in course price).
Pace: Once a week x 3 hours (24 hours in total)
Intermediate 3 (B1.3)
Price: £240 (full price)
Price per hour*:
from £8.50
In this course, you will learn to express doubt and fear, express duration and consequence, and discuss advertising and different family structures.
Pre-requisite: Intermediate 2 or level assessment.
Materials: Inspire 3: Livre de l'élève (student book): ISBN9782017133452 and Inspire 3:
Cahier d’activités
(exercise book): ISBN9782017133469 (not included in course price).
Pace: Once a week x 3 hours (24 hours in total)
Intermediate 5 (B1.5) (16 Weeks)
Price: £240 (full price)
Price per hour*:
from £8.50
In this course, you will talk about superstition and learn how to give general information, how to express a regret about the past,
concessions and oppositions, and the image that you have of France and French people.
Pre-requisite: Intermediate 4 or level assessment.
Materials: Materials: Inspire 3: Livre de l'élève (student book): ISBN9782017133452 and Inspire 3: Cahier d’activités (exercise book): 9782017133469 (not included in course price).
Pace: Once a week x 1.5 hours (24 hours in total)
Intermediate Conversation + Grammar (B1)
Price: £89 (full price)
Price per hour*: from £9.45
In this course, which is suitable for those who have completed the Intermediate classes or have a similar level, you will your speaking and
listening skills through general conversation and roleplay, so you can express your opinions more fluently. You will also refresh key
language notions learned in the Intermediate levels.
Pre-requisite: Intermediate 5 or level assessment.
Materials: Provided by the teacher.
Pace: Once a week x 2 hours (8 hours in total)
French @ Lunch (B1/B2)
Price: £44.50 (full price)
Price per hour*:
from £12.60
An informal conversation class where you will discuss your opinions and debate various topics, including social, environmental and political
issues.
Pre-requisite: Intermediate 2 or higher, or level assessment.
Materials: Provided by the teacher
Pace: Once a week x 45 min (3 hours in total)
French Chat (B1/B2)
Price - 1 hour 15 min per week: £74 (full price)
Price - 1 hour 30 min per week: £88.50 (full price)
Price per hour*:
from £12.55
An informal conversation class where you will discuss your opinions and debate various topics, including social, environmental and political
issues.
Pre-requisite: Intermediate 2 or higher, or level assessment.
Materials: Provided by the teacher
Pace: Once a week x 1.25 hours (5 hours in total)
French Chat (B1/B2)
Price - 1 hour 15 min per week: £74 (full price)
Price - 1 hour 30 min per week: £88.50 (full price)
Price per hour*:
from £12.55
An informal conversation class where you will discuss your opinions and debate various topics, including social, environmental and political
issues.
Pre-requisite: Intermediate 2 or higher, or level assessment.
Materials: Provided by the teacher
Pace: Once a week x 1.5 hours (6 hours in total)
Higher 1 (B2.1)
Price: £240
Price per hour*:
from £8.50
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 5, Intermediate Practice, Intermediate Conversation or level assessment.
Materials: Edito B2 - livre de l'élève (student book) - ISBN9782278103669 and Edito B2 - cahier
d'exercices
- ISBN9782278103676 (not included in course price). Please note that this is the 4th edition. You should check that the
ISBN corresponds to the references above.
Pace: Once a week x 3 hours (24 hours in total)
Higher 5 (B2.5)
Price: £240
Price per hour*:
from £8.50
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 de l'élève (student book) - ISBN9782278103669 and Edito B2 - cahier
d'exercices
- ISBN9782278103676 (not included in course price). Please note that this is the 4th edition. You should check that
the ISBN corresponds to the references above.
Pace: Once a week x 3 hours (24 hours in total)
Higher Practice (B2)
Price: £126
Price per hour*:
from £8.90
In this course, you will intensively refresh key language notions and topics covered in the Higher levels. It is for you if you are
returning to French after a break or need a bit of structured revision before moving on to one of our Higher Conversation classes. If you
are looking for an extra challenge, this class will also help you prepare for the DELF B2 exam.
Pre-requisite: Higher 6 or above, or level assessment.
Materials: Provided by the teacher.
Pace: One a week x 3 hours (12 hours in total)
Higher Conversation + Grammar (B2+)
Price - 2 hours per week: £88.50 (full price)
Price - 3 hours per week: £126 (full price)
Price per hour*:
from £8.95
This class consists of one hour of "à la carte" grammar revision and two hours of discussion and debate on various advanced-level topics. A
great way to maintain and develop your vocabulary and a good level of fluency without forgetting your grammar.
Pre-requisite: Higher 6 or level assessment.
Materials: Provided by the teacher.
Pace: Once a week x 2 hours (8 hours in total)
Higher Conversation + Grammar (B2+)
Price - 2 hours per week: £88.50 (full price)
Price - 3 hours per week: £126 (full price)
Price per hour*:
from £8.95
This class consists of one hour of "à la carte" grammar revision and two hours of discussion and debate on various advanced-level topics. A
great way to maintain and develop your vocabulary and a good level of fluency without forgetting your grammar.
Pre-requisite: Higher 6 or level assessment.
Materials: Provided by the teacher.
Pace: One a week x 3 hours (12 hours in total)
Higher Conversation (B2+)
Price 4 weeks: £92.50 (full price)
Price 8 weeks Altrincham: £86.25 (full price)
Price per hour*:
from £9.85
This course will give you the opportunity to discuss and debate various advanced-level topics taken from French, British and international
news and other sources. It is a perfect informal way to improve your fluency and extend your vocabulary.
Pre-requisite: Higher 6 or level assessment.
Materials: Provided by the teacher.
Pace: Once a week x 2 hours (8 hours in total)
Higher Conversation Altrincham (B2+)
Price 4 weeks: £92.50 (full price)
Price 8 weeks Altrincham: £86.25 (full price)
Price per hour*:
from £9.85
This course will give you the opportunity to discuss and debate various advanced-level topics taken from French, British and international
news and other sources. It is a perfect informal way to improve your fluency and extend your vocabulary.
Pre-requisite: Higher 6 or level assessment.
Materials: Provided by the teacher.
Pace: Once a week x 1.5 hours (7.5 hours in total)
Expertise (C1)
Price: £92.50 (full price)
Price per hour*:
from £9.85
In this special class for advanced-level students, you will fine-tune your French listening, reading, writing and speaking skills, working
towards expressing yourself on an ever-wider range of topics, with greater finesse and nuance and a higher level of accuracy. If you are
looking for a challenge, this course will also help you prepare for the DALF C1 exam.
Pre-requisite: Teacher advice or Level assessment.
Materials: Provided by the teacher
Pace: Once a week x 2 hours (8 hours in total)
* - 5%
reduction for early bird enrolment
- 5% reduction for returning students
- 5% reduction when you buy two courses together (for example 2 x 4-week courses)
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