SOAS LANGUAGE CENTRE
French Beginners 1
Materials: (Course materials are provided)
Overview of course contents
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The alphabet
Numbers 1-100
Greetings and farewells
Gender
Nationalities and professions
Asking and giving personal information
Expressing intentions
Talking about interest and hobbies
The family
Adjectives to describe cities and countries
Food and drink
Ordering food and drink at a bar or restaurant
Quantifiers
Some uses of verbs : vouloir, savoir, faire
Present tense: regular verbs
Interrogative sentences
Review and consolidation
Synopsis
French Beginners 1 aims to provide students with a basic knowledge of
French and focuses on the acquisition of practical communicative skills. It
covers basic grammar and essential vocabulary, allowing participants to
communicate effectively and with confidence in French on a limited range of
topics relating to everyday situations.
The course is taught mainly in French and works on the four skills of
listening, speaking, reading and writing, with the main emphasis on speaking
and listening. Students engage in interactive language activities, participating
in group and pair work to practice vocabulary, expressions and grammar
structures.
There is an overview, consolidation and feedback session in the final week,
concentrating on the material covered in the term. By the end of the first
term, the student is able to read, understand and communicate using French
in very basic situations. Students should be able to understand simple oral
and written texts and understand specific information on simple topics.