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CoPC - French Advanced Summer 2025

  • Writer: Andrew Starr
    Andrew Starr
  • 2 days ago
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The shortened link for this class is rebrand.ly/cfra25s

This post is for the French Advanced Improvers Class at the City of Portsmouth College.

(Highbury Campus) on Wednesday evenings from January to March 2025.


The classes are due to run on Wednesday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 pm on:


April 30th, May 7th, 14th, 21st, June 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th.

There is no class on 28th May, as it is half-term.


Outside of class

To improve your listening and speaking skills in a social setting, why not come to the evening or afternoon events I organise in the city?


We have a twin city in Caen. I am the Chair of the Twinning Association for France and Germany. To find out more about our twin cities, visit this website.


We have an exchange visit to Caen in June. There are still a few spaces available, but the deadline to secure a space is fast approaching (Friday, May 2nd).


Tips for tuning your ear to French

Listen to French Music. 

Watch French TV series and films (or at least videos/news in French)

There is a lot of stuff online for learning the French language (not all of it, correct!)

You can find some resources online to help you study French by yourselves here 


Here is the direct link to France 2 Journal - it should be linked to the most recent 20:00 Journal!

France Info - Live Stream

France 24 - français

Find some Francophone music you like - there's an extraordinary amount out there, and all can be seen on YouTube whenever you like. I have written much more about French music here.


Sometimes, we will make use of the course Entre Nous 4

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This Advanced Improvers class runs from 7:00 to 9 pm again in September on Wednesdays for 10 weeks. (The provisional dates are listed on the link above.)

(provided the minimum number of attendees is reached).

 

Some grammar will likely be covered again; however, the themes and topics will differ.


You can register your interest in classes in September by emailing Jennifer Parr, the Adult Ed courses administrator. Alternatively, use the link above to register via the college website.

 

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April 30th, May 7th, 14th, 21st, June 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th.

There is no class on 28th May, as it is half-term.


mercredi, 25 juin

mercredi, 18 juin

mercredi, 11 juin

mercredi, 4 juin

mercredi, 28 mai - pas de classe - mi-trimestre

mercredi 21 mai


Louane -Maman



mercredi, 14 mai

Hier c'était l'intronisation du Lord Mayor of Portsmouth.

J'avais de la visite de Caen et de Duisburg.

Pour ce soir


  • Y-a-t-il quelqu'un que vous admirez?

  • C'est qui?

  • Pourquoi admirez-vous cette personnel?


Chanson pour ce soir


mercredi, 7 mai

Ce soir quelque part d'insolite et original « Mille et une cornes ».

Ce texte fait partie des contrôles pour la Masters en traduction à l'université.

Y-a-t-il quelque part d'insolite dans le monde que vous avez visité?

C'était où?

C'était comment?


Chanson à étudier ce soir...

De quoi chante-t-il?

un peu d'humour



mercredi, 30 avril

This evening, we shall discuss our motivations for learning French, particularly if we have any new joiners.


Here are some questions to get you started...

Qui êtes vous?

Pourquoi voulez-vous améliorer votre français?

Parlez-nous d'une visite en France ou dans un pays francophone...

Que faites-vous dans la vie?

Parlez nous de votre famille... Vous avez des animaux?

Parlez nous de votre ville...

... et vos passe-temps qu'est-ce que vous aimez faire dans votre temps libre?

Notre ville jumelle - voulez vous venir avec nous pour une visite entre le 20 et 23 juin?


Les actualités

Ce soir, nous allons étudier un peu le thème « accidents de la route »

Est-ce que vous aves jamais été témoin d'un accident de la route?

Qu'est-ce qui s'est passé?


French Culture


For us, we have May Day, which was once celebrated on May 1st, but is now observed on the first Monday of May. However, in France and other European countries that celebrate it, this day remains on May 1st.


This year, it is a Thursday, so what is likely that many French people will do on Friday of this week? What is the term for it? It is rather a common thing.



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