UCL CENTRE FOR LANGUAGES &
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
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French Level 1+
Prerequisite for entry
Basic knowledge of French (successful completion of French syllabus level 1 at UCL Language
centre or GCSE a long time ago.)
Term duration
10 x 2-hour classes.
Aims and Objectives
The aim of the course is to enable students to function at a basic everyday survival level
(basic vocabulary and grammar). Students should be able to communicate in and
understand French on a number of practical everyday matters. Language learning skills,
including autonomous learning and how to approach authentic material will be enhanced.
Some transferable skills will also be covered.
Functions
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Describing your home/area
Asking the way and giving directions
Locating a place in a map
Describing a touristic place
Booking a hotel room
Asking for/telling the time
Buying a train ticket
Talking about daily routine / leisure activities
Buying food, talking about your eating habits/preferences
Course Content: Main topics/themes to be covered
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Home/area
Time
Work
Holidays and spare time activities
The routine
The human body. The health
The food
Linguistic Structures/ Phonetics
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Basic rules of the pronunciation of spoken French
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Grammar
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Present tense of a few irregular verbs ( prendre, partir, faire, lire, écrire, boire)
Reflexive verbs
The imperative
Disjunctive pronouns (pronoms toniques)
Prepositions of place
Prepositions and contracted articles
Gender of nouns
The indefinite subject pronoun “on”
The adverb “y”
Interrogative structures
Faire (de), jouer (à) + sport
Partitive article ( du, de la, des) and its negation
The expression: “ Il faut”
Learning Resources
Books
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Course book: Taxi 1 Hachette (lessons 9 to 17).
Tutor’s material.
In addition there is a wide range of language learning materials for self-study in the
Self-Access Centre.
Bilingual Dictionaries (Collins/Robert) Pocket edition
Useful websites:
www.bbc.co.uk/languages/French
www.bonjourdefrance.com
www.frenchlesson.com
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