Learn to speak French
As a beginner learning French, you’ll find a little French can go a long way, even where English is the official language. Or maybe you are in discussions where French is the principal or only language and so need to be fully up to speed.
Lingua’s French courses prepare you for all your points of professional contact — social, meetings, presentations, travel, telephone, conference calls, email and more. The nuts and bolts of French are put before you in a clear step-by-step way, with lots of lively activities.
We run one-to-one and group courses online and/or onsite, with regular weekly training sessions.
Some typical skills for beginners:
• Greetings and cultural courtesies
• Saying who you are (e.g. at a reception, or starting a presentation)
• Saying what you do, where you’re from, talking about family, etc
• Choosing a drink or a meal (for yourself and someone else)
• Finding out how much, buying a ticket, asking for a bill
• Asking the way
• On the phone / Teams, Zoom, etc (giving details, taking numbers and emails)
• Meeting people you know and developing a conversation
• Discussing your schedule
• Writing a short email (typical sign-offs)
Contact us to discover how our French language-training can work for you
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French teacher Géraldine Pineau
French worksheets
Here are samples of worksheets, for beginners and intermediate learners
French worksheets for beginners
These sample worksheets are for beginners to French (or people whose school days are long since forgotten!). The worksheets can be used alone, although complete beginners are advised to seek the guidance of a teacher.
French worksheets (post-beginner)
Download sample learning supports for French meetings, conference calls, making arrangements, socializing with colleagues, using the phone, emails, getting out and about in Paris, hotels, restaurants, bars and shopping in France. If you are a beginner, first go here.
Will the French buy British breakfasts?
Watch businessman Harry Bowles try to sell his brand of cuisine to a French catering company
Catering boss Harry Bowles travels to France in search of more business. His French is well prepared, but he has not got up to speed with French eating habits. However, the French company haven’t really done their homework either. What is Harry’s core business? And why is it a mismatch? Can you tell who in the French company is responsible for their poor research? What do you think happens next?French TV and media
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