French For schools
To support the work French teachers do in their classrooms every day and to give young French students the opportunity to experience French outside their school classroom, we offer French workshops, French film screenings, and presentations on careers in French at our Manchester premises or at your school.
Our French activities for schools are designed to boost students' confidence, enthusiasm and exam grades. All our teachers are qualified, experienced, DBS-checked French native speakers.
School visits to the Alliance Française de Manchester usually take place on Mondays or Thursdays, in the morning.
To book your visit, please send an email to schools@afmanchester.org.
Read on for full details of the options on offer.
French workshop
Following a short presentation of the Alliance Française, your students will take part in a thematic workshop created and led by an AF teacher. A fun and immersive way for your students to improve their knowledge of language and culture!
Price: £150
Maximum capacity: 15 students
Duration: approx. 2 hours
Year |
Theme |
Objectives |
Language topics |
| Y5-6 | Eat well, be active |
- Describe what we eat for breakfast - Identify healthy and unhealthy foods - Identify physical activities that are good for your health |
Food and drink Physical activities |
| Y7 | Likes and dislikes |
- Express tastes in food, sport and cultural activities - Describe preferences |
Likes and dislikes Sports and hobbies Food and drink |
| Y8-9 | Hobbies |
- Talk about leisure activities - Suggest, refuse or accept an outing |
Hobbies and weekend activities Invitations |
| Y10-11 | Environment |
- Discuss our feelings about ecological issues - Reflect on the obstacles to ecological commitment - Discover an ecological initiative in French schools |
Nature Emotions Ecological initiatives |
| Y10-11 | Holidays |
- Consolidate holiday vocabulary - Discuss holidays at the beach Say what you bring on holiday |
Holiday destinations and activities Expression of a rule (on peut, on ne doit pas...) |
| Y12-13 | Volunteering and marginalisation |
- Define volunteering and the reasons for getting involved - Discover some French charities - Consolidate the vocabulary of social action - Imagine an association and a volunteering offer |
Solidarity and volunteering Health and social issues |
| Y12-13 | Cyber-society |
- Assess our use of the Internet and our dependence on mobile phones - Discuss the impact of the Internet and social networks on our lives - Exchange views on the uberisation of the economy |
Internet and new technologies Habits and frequency (parfois, souvent...) Giving and justifying an option |
French FILM
Following a short presentation of the Alliance Française, your students will watch a film in French (with English subtitles).
Price: £170
Maximum capacity: 20 students
Duration: approx. 2 hours
Films available:
Teachers can choose a suitable film from this
list of films,
our large library (catalogue available here)
or from the IF Cinéma online catalogue
(remember to filter your selection to check for subtitle availability, and on the IF Cinéma catalogue, availability at your visit date).
A further selection of recent films specially tailored to the age and level of your students can be provided on demand for an additional fee of £45.
French FILM & Workshop
Following a short presentation of the Alliance Française, your students will watch a film in French (with English subtitles). After the film, they will attend a workshop led by an AF teacher where they will discuss the theme and the film and work on related vocabulary and expressions.
Price: £190
Maximum capacity: 15 students
Duration: approx 3 hours
Films available: Teachers can choose a suitable film from this list of films, our large library (catalogue available here) or from the IF Cinéma online catalogue (remember to filter your selection to check for subtitle availability, and on the IF Cinéma catalogue, availability at your visit date).
A further selection of recent films specially tailored to the age and level of your students can be provided on demand for an additional fee of £45.
CAREERS AND OPPORTUNITIES WITH FRENCH
With a view to inspiring your pupils to take up French learning or to take their learning further, one of our Alliance Française native-speaker teachers will visit your school and give a 40-minute interactive presentation in English to your pupils about the relevance of learning French (employability, working and living abroad, travel, etc.), which will be followed by a 10-minute Q&A.
Price: £155 (+ teacher travel expenses)
Maximum capacity: 150 students
Duration: approx 50 minutes