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French is the official language of many African countries, including Cameroon, the Congo, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal and the Seychelles
French is spoken by about 175 million people all around the world as a mother tongue or fluent second language
It is the official language of 41 countries, most of which form the community of French-speaking nations the French call La Francophonie
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Les accidents de la circulation constituent de nos jours la première cause de mortalité chez les jeunes de moins de 25 ans.
Les accidents ont le plus souvent lieu les week-ends, de nuit, lors de sorties arrosées. Le monde de la nuit est sans aucun doute un endroit privilégié pour les jeunes, mais malheureusement trop souvent le théatre de la majorité des accidents mortels qui touche la jeune population. Un tiers des accidents mortels sont en effet liés à une conduite en état alcoolique.
Afin de lutter efficacement contre l’abus d’alcool et ainsi diminuer le nombre de victimes liées à ses conséquences, la Prévention Routière lance, en cet été 2004, une campagne d’affichage sur le thème du « conducteur désigné ».
La campagne s’appuie sur des images graphiques originales pour un concept déjà connu, mais pas encore imprégné totalement dans les mœurs. Le « conducteur désigné » est représenté par un personnage à la tête atypique et aux yeux bien ouverts, indiquant sa sobriété. Ses amis, en revanche, sont représentés avec une physionomie suggérant un état de fatigue lié à la consommation excessive d’alcool.
Pouvoirs publics, associations et directeurs de bars de nuit et de discothèques sont mis à contribution. Le principe est simple : inciter les jeunes à désigner, au sein de leur groupe, un conducteur qui s’engagera à ne pas consommer d’alcool et pourra ainsi être en mesure de reconduire ses passagers en toute sécurité.
Le principal objectif de cette opération de prévention est de sensibiliser les jeunes et de faire ancrer dans les mœurs le principe de « celui qui conduit est celui qui ne boit pas ».
French Courses in Cork
Our native-speaking qualified French teachers can guide you and your group at your work or at home, at a time convenient to you. Classes can take place on any day of the week - even weekends - morning, afternoon or evening. If needs be, if meeting at your office or home is not suitable, you can take your lessons at the trainer's office. Study materials are supplied for you.
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Those who would benefit the most from these French tutorials are those who feel they need to learn French to help them out in their business lives. For starters, learning salutations and business etiquette is integral; once these have been practiced then reading and writing courses can start. Typical studiers have been those involved in international import/export, negotiations and acquisitions, those in multinational companies requiring another language, and those working in any way with international governments and relevant administration. Just our simplest course for beginners will have students finishing the lessons with basic telephone and e-mail French, as well as survival French should a visit to the country be necessary.
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French courses of this type are broader and are aimed towards students with a variety of requirements. While all beginner level students will cover survival French - needed for short visits to countries where English isn't widely spoken, or if you wish to 'go local'; those studying French usually go in different directions at this point, depending on what they need. Those who have benefitted from these French classes have been those investing in or buying property overseas, those married to overseas nationals, people setting off on a round-the-world trip, enthusiasts in French culture, and those enthusiastic to pass a specific exam in French.
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Courses in French are also accessible for 2 or more studying in tandem (Two-to-One French Course or Small Group In-Company French Course). All those involved must have around the same experience of the language, similar needs of areas of proficiency, and must be able to work at the same time and place. Bookings must be made for all students at the same time. Listen & Learn do not advise classes of more than 6-8 people, although In-Company Taster French sessions can be run with as many as 12 people.
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Cork
The second most populated city in Ireland after Dublin, Cork has a population of around 120,000 and enjoys not only a rich history but a vibrant cultural life - in 2005 it was the European Capital for Culture. The city is famed for its live music venues, night clubs and late-bars; as well as the diverse combination of state-of-the-art shopping centres and family-owned traditional local shops. Cork's main industries are those of pharmaceuticals (most famously for Viagra) and IT (being the European headquarters of Apple Computers).
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