French Facts
Along with English, French is the most-used language in the European Commission
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
Being a Romance language, much of the French vocabulary is derived from Vulgar Latin, thanks to Caesar's invasion of Gaul (58-52BC) and the subsequent manipulation of Latin by invading Germanic tribes
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L'anatomie du corps
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Le squelette
Le squelette est la charpente du corps humain formée d’os qui lui donnent sa mobilité ou sa rigidité par jeu d’articulations et de muscles. On compte environ 350 os dans un squelette à l’âge enfant. Certains os s’assemblent et se soudent à la croissance. A l’âge adulte, le squelette n’est composé que de 206 os.
La colone vertébrale est la structure osseuse qui supporte l’ensemble du squelette humain. Elle est composée de vertèbres cervicales (au niveau du cou), de vertèbres dorsales (au niveau du haut du dos) et de vertèbres lombaires (au niveau du bas du dos).
Les muscles
Les muscles sont des organes disposés autour de structures squelettiques qui se contractent et se décontractent pour permettrent au corps de se mouvoir. Le corps humain est composé de plus de 600 muscles.
Le système nerveux
Le système nerveux est responsable des fonctions principales de l’organisme : réception, traîtement et envoi des informations.
Le cerveau est l’organe principal du système nerveux central. Il est en quelque sorte le chef d’orchestre du corps humain car il centralise et traîte toutes les informations circulantes. Cela nous permet d’écrire, de courir, etc.
Le système digestif
L’appareil digestif assure la transformation et la digestion des aliments. Le système digestif s’étend de la bouche à l’anus, et est composé de nombreux organes tels quel l’œsophage, l’estomac, l’intestin grêle.
Le système cardio-vasculaire
L’appareil respiratoire a pour principale fonction de fournir à la fois oxygène et substances nutritives au sang, et d’expluser du corps les déchets gazeux.
Les poumons sont les organes qui apportent l’oxygène à l’organisme humain.
Le cœur, quant à lui, est le moteur du système cardio-vasculaire : il assure la circulation du sang à travers l’organisme.
French Courses in Stockport
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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Stockport
A large town in the northwest of England, Stockport has a population of around 140,000. Economic growth during the Industrial Revolution was a double-edged sword for Stockport, bringing economic boom but pollution from factories did much to leave it "dusky and smoky". Close to Manchester, the town is used by commuters and shoppers - the commercial district in the town centre offers many high-street stores, as well as a leisure park complex incorporating a swimming pool, cinemas, bars, a bowling alley, a health and spa centre, as well as many restaurants.
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