French Beginners 2 - Eating out and shopping COURSE CANCELLED (OL12L23C)

A real-time online French language course for beginners focusing on how to talk about food and drink, restaurants and shopping.

Course overview

A real-time online French language course for beginners which will focus on the theme of how to talk about yourself and your family.

This course is the first of three online beginners courses each focusing on a different theme. Each course is a 10-week stand-alone course which can be taken together if you wish to complete a full year-long beginner's course.
Where This is an online course.
When Thursday, 6:30pm - 8:30pm from 14th January 2021 until 25th March 2021 for 10 weeks.

18th February (Half Term)
Cost The full fee is £127.00. The concessionary fee is £63.00.

What you already need to know

This is a beginners course. You do not need to have any knowledge of French.

What you will learn

Topics will include:

By the end of the course, you will have more confidence in talking about food and drink and speaking when eating out or shopping.

On completion of this course, you may wish to continue developing your French language skills which you can do by enrolling on French Beginners - Daily life, Leisure and Holidays starting in April 2021.

How you will learn it

This online course is taught in real-time so that you can learn directly from your tutor Julie Marrel as well as through presentations, videos and online resources. You will have an opportunity to develop your conversational skill and Julie will give you guidance and feedback.

Bring to the first session

ACRES' online courses will be taught in real time using the video platform Google Meet, supported by other online resources. To ensure you get the most out of the course and can fully participate in the sessions you will interact with your tutor and other students through speaking, listening and the chat function, as well as being able to see each other via the video links, though you can turn off your camera and microphone at any time.

You will therefore need to have access to either a laptop, computer or portable device (eg tablet or phone) (this ideally needs to be less than 5 years old), with a camera / webcam and microphone, as well as a good broadband / Wi-Fi connection.

Though it is not essential, you may choose to create a separate email account for your online learning (preferably Gmail which is most compatible with Google Meet). This will give you the added security to allow you to share your email address with your tutor and other students on the course to enhance your learning experience, without disclosing your personal information.

At the start of the course and before each lesson your tutor will send you an invitation with a link to join the class and any further information including resources and equipment you will need for the lesson.


Materials and items you will need to do the course


Extra study or practice

Practise between the sessions is encouraged - the tutor may give suggestions for follow-up activities but is optional.

How to enrol

You can enrol by phoning ACRES' House on 01825 761820 on Monday to Friday between 9:30 am and 4 pm. Alternatively, to register your interest in a course please email adultlearning@acres.org.uk with the course title and your contact details and a member of the team will call you back to enrol you on your chosen course.

Next steps within this subject with ACRES

The next beginners' online course with Julie Marrel will start in April 2021

French Beginners 3 - How to talk about Daily Activities, Leisure and Tourism

Please check the ACRES website for up to date information on all upcoming ACRES courses.

Future steps beyond ACRES

Find out about other courses with the National Careers Service for opportunities to extend your skills and knowledge.

Further information

Please visit the ACRES website, see our brochure, or alternatively call a member of the team on 01825 761820 or email adultlearning@acres.org.uk