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Verbs and tenses
Tenses in French and English... There are fewer tenses in French than in English, so I will try and explain the equivalent use of the French and English tenses in this blog post. A short link to this page is: tinyurl.com/asverb N.B. If you really are serious about getting to grips with French verbs, this workbook is excellent for taking you through all their various formations. This online book on the Languages Advisor website is also very useful. First, in all other lang
Andrew Starr
2 days ago25 min read
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UoP French L3&4 2025
This page collects resources for the University of Portsmouth's SELL French General Language Class 2025-26. A shortened link to this page is rebrand.ly/uopfr25  If the above link returns an error, ajstarr.short.gy/blog  will direct you to the blog index, where you can locate your page by scrolling down. A useful book  to get your head around French Grammar (there are versions in languages other than English, too). Lien très utile  >>> Grammaire Française pour les nuls (Versi
Andrew Starr
3 days ago2 min read
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Mathis - French Course
This page is for use with lessons with Mathis, who is ultimately preparing for the IGCSE in French. The shortened link to this blog page is rebrand.ly/frasml If the above link returns an error, ajstarr.short.gy/blog  will direct you to the blog index, where you can locate your page by scrolling down. Blue links are online. Red links are only available to my account. Purple links will require a specified Gmail account to be accessible. General Information Your Google Doc Cours
Andrew Starr
6 days ago14 min read
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CoPC- French Advanced Autumn 2025
The shortened link for this class is rebrand.ly/cfra25a If the above link returns an error, ajstarr.short.gy/blog  will direct you to the blog index, where you can locate your page by scrolling down. This post is for the French Advanced Improvers Class at the City of Portsmouth College. (Highbury Campus) on Wednesday evenings from October to December 2025. The classes are due to run on Wednesday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 pm on: Wednesday, October 1st Wednesday, Octo
Andrew Starr
6 days ago6 min read
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UoP Translation Theory & Practice 2025-26
This page collects resources for the University of Portsmouth's SELL French General Language Class 2025-26. Course Code: M20516 A shortened link to this page is ajstarr.short.gy/upttp25  It is a page to gather links to all valuable content, so I have everything to hand. Red  Links will only work for me when signed in to my account. Blue  Links are universal and should work for you. Burgundy  links need a password, which you will have if you are in my class. Module Overview O
Andrew Starr
Oct 102 min read
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UOP LPC French
Moodle Archive Link To find this page, ajstarr.short.gy/blog  will direct you to my blog index, where you can locate this page by scrolling down... If you're looking for a 'penpal' in Caen, here  are some interested parties - mainly in their early 20s, studying at the University of Caen... One is a business and Economics teacher at the Lycée Malherbe in Caen. One lives in Belgium and is 77. Please let me know if any are of interest, and I will provide you with their email ad
Andrew Starr
Oct 102 min read
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CoPC - French Improvers Autumn 2025
This blog post is for the French Improvers' Evening Class at the City of Portsmouth College, Highbury Campus. A shortened link to this blog page is rebrand.ly/cfri25a QR Code Alternative link for blog index page: ajstarr.short.gy/blog The classes are due to run on Tuesday evenings from 7:30 to 9 pm on: Tuesday, September 30th Tuesday, October 7th Tuesday, October 14th Tuesday, October 21st Tuesday, October 28th (half-term college is closed) Tuesday, November 4t
Andrew Starr
Oct 105 min read
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CoPC - French Beginners Autumn 2025
This blog post is for the French Beginners' Evening Class at the City of Portsmouth College, Highbury Campus. A shortened link to this blog page is rebrand.ly/cfrb25a If the above link returns an error, ajstarr.short.gy/blog  will direct you to the blog index, where you can locate your page by scrolling down. N.B. Links in  blue  will work for you, but if they are red , then they will only work for me while in class. The classes are due to run on Tuesday evenings from 6 to 7
Andrew Starr
Oct 105 min read
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UoP - IWLP French TB1 2025
This page collects resources for the University of Portsmouth's SELL French Institution Wide Language Programme French Level 1 for...
Andrew Starr
Oct 105 min read
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Fiona WH - German Tuition
The shortened url to this page is rebrand.ly/asfwh If the above link returns an error, ajstarr.short.gy/blog  will direct you to the blog index, where you can locate your page by scrolling down. Outside the classroom >> German Socials - Practice your language in a social setting. German Speakers in Portsmouth on Facebook or this blog post. tinyurl.com/0520ectc  We have a twin city in Duisburg.  I am the Chair of the Twinning Association for France and Germany. To learn more
Andrew Starr
Oct 93 min read
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UoP - French Language Project 25-26
This page collects resources for the University of Portsmouth's SELL French Language Project 2025-26. A shortened link to this page is rebrand.ly/uoplp25  If the above link returns an error, ajstarr.short.gy/blog  will direct you to the blog index, where you can locate your page by scrolling down. It is a page to gather links to all valuable content, so I have everything to hand. Red  Links will only work for me when signed in to my account. Blue  Links are universal and sho
Andrew Starr
Oct 52 min read
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Portsmouth History and Cultural Links
Links in blue  take you to other resources. However... Specifically British Festivals Guy Fawkes' Night  Files  Guy...
Andrew Starr
Jul 83 min read
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CoPC - German Improvers Summer 2025
This post is for the German Improvers Class at the City of Portsmouth College (Highbury Campus) on Thursday evenings from April to June...
Andrew Starr
Jun 1916 min read
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CoPC - French Advanced Summer 2025
The shortened link for this class is rebrand.ly/cfra25s This post is for the French Advanced Improvers Class at the City of...
Andrew Starr
Jun 198 min read
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CoPC - French Beginners Summer 2025
This blog post is for the French Beginners' Evening Class at the City of Portsmouth College, Highbury Campus. A shortened link to this...
Andrew Starr
Jun 199 min read
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CoPC - French Improvers Summer 2025
This blog post is for the French Improvers' Evening Class at the City of Portsmouth College, Highbury Campus. RG A...
Andrew Starr
Jun 198 min read
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Reprises des chansons anglais/français
This blog post is all about cover versions or « reprises », as they would be known in French. There was a lot of them in the 60s 70s and...
Andrew Starr
Jun 72 min read
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UoP Translation Theory & Practice 2024-25
This page collects resources for the University of Portsmouth's SELL French General Language Class 2024-25. Course Code: M20516 A shortened link to this page is ajstarr.short.gy/upttp25  It is a page to gather links to all valuable content, so I have everything to hand. Red  Links will only work for me when signed in to my account. Blue  Links are universal and should work for you. Burgundy  links need a password, which you will have if you are in my class. Module Overview O
Andrew Starr
Apr 284 min read
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UoP French Language Project
This page collects resources for the University of Portsmouth's SELL French Language Project 2024-25. A shortened link to this page is...
Andrew Starr
Apr 2815 min read
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Markus - Deutsch Kurs
An easier-to-remember link to this page is tinyurl.com/asmarkus When you pick up your mother tongue(s), you usually do so mainly by...
Andrew Starr
Apr 2526 min read
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