French Facts
French is the official language of many African countries, including Cameroon, the Congo, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal and the Seychelles
From the 17th to 19th centuries, France was the leading power of Europe, and was the lingua franca (a language widely used beyond its native speakers) of educated Europe, especially when involving the arts, literature and diplomacy
France is one of few countries worldwide to boast an official linguistic governing body, the Académie Française, whose goal is the constant purification and preservation of the French language
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Ma famille
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Je m’appelle Martin, et je vais vous présenter ma famille. Mon père s’appelle Jacques. Papa a 42 ans et est professeur de mathématiques. Son sport préféré est le football. Il adore regarder les matches à la télévision les samedis, et pratiquer les dimanches avec ses amis.
Ma mère se prénomme Brigitte. Elle a 38 ans. Elle est avocate et travaille beaucoup. Maman est une très bonne cuisinière. J’adore ses crèpes !
J’ai un frère et une sÂœur. Il sont tous les deux plus âgés que moi. Mon frère, Romain, aime l’informatique : il passe beacoup de temps sur son ordinateur. Ma sœur, Julie, préfère aller faire du shopping avec ses amies.
Les parents de mon père, mes grands-parents, habitent à la campagne : ils ont une grande ferme, avec quelques animaux. Mon grand-père aime conduire son tracteur et ma grand-mère aime tricoter et préparer le thé pour mon grand-père quand il rentre des champs.
Les parents de ma mère, mes autres grands-parents, adorent voyager. Chaque année, ils partent à la découverte de nouveaux pays. Ils pensent être toujours jeunes !
Mon oncle Michel, le frère de mon père, et sa femme, ma tante Béatrice, viennent souvent dîner à la maison. Je peux alors jouer avec mes cousins et cousines. Super ! Parfois notre chien Max et notre chat Ken viennent jouer avec nous.
French Courses in Derby
You and your group can be trained by our native speaker qualified French teachers, and can meet at your place of work or home at a time convenient to you. Tutorials can take place any day of the week, including weekends, and can be scheduled for the morning, afternoon or evening. If your home or office is not suitable for you, you can attend the course at the teacher's offices. You will be provided with all relevant course materials.
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French courses of this type are aimed towards those that need to learn French to aid them with their employment. For those just starting out, it is integral to learn basic greetings and business etiquette; and reading and writing can be adopted once the simple precepts are out of the way. Success has come from students who are involved in import/export, international negotiations and acquisitions, those seeking jobs in multinational companies, and those working with foreign colleagues, academia and bureaucracy. Just our most basic beginners course will have the student finishing the course with basic telephone/e-mail skills in French, as well as survival French should a short stay in the country be needed.
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These courses in French are wider-ranging in their nature, and are driven towards students who have a variety of differing needs. All beginner students will expect to study enough survival French to get them through a short visit to the country, those staying on with the course can progress differently, depending on their individual requests and requirements. Whether you are buying property in a foreign country, married to a foreign national, planning a round-the-world trip, interested in French history and culture, or if you simply want to attain a particular level of French, this is the choice for you.
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2 or more people can benefit studying French together as these French courses are also offered to groups (Two-to-One French Course or Small Group In-Company French Course). Every student must have the same degree of knowledge of the language, the same business or language needs and the ability to study at the same time and place as everybody else. The booking has to be made for all students at the same time. Listen & Learn do not advocate group sessions of more than 6-8 people, though Taster French Courses can be experienced by up to 12 people.
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Derby
A city in the East Midlands of the UK with a population just shy of 230,000, Derby is the 18th largest settlement in England when measured by urban area. Derby and Derbyshire were centres of Britain's Industrial Revolution. Originally the site of Britain's first water-powered silk mill, Derby was an important focal point of the textile industry, with the 19th century seeing Derby become a centre of engineering, specifically railway engineering. Nowadays the city's biggest employers are Rolls-Royce plc and Toyota, and the city has earned the nickname of "Ghost capital of Britain", with over 1,000 paranormal sightings recorded in recent years.
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