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French Beginners Stage 1
Course Outline: This course is designed for students who have no previous or very little knowledge of the French language. In that course, we will start from the very beginning and slowly build up all aspects of the language in a step by step manner: grammar, vocabulary, reading and writing. Students will be encouraged to participate in class with an emphasis on simple conversation throughout the course. Homework will be assigned. During this Term, we will learn the following...
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French Beginners Stage 2 (Dominique Partridge)
Course Outline: For çlass with Dominique Partridge This course is a continuation of French Beginners Stage 1. This course is designed for students with prior knowledge of the French language at French Beginners A1.2 level on the CEFR scale. Students will continue to build and strengthen listening comprehension, speaking, writing and reading skills - all in a social and interactive environment. In addition to the recommended books, extra material will be provided. Active...
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French Beginners Stage 3 (Nicole Laugier)
Course Outline This course is a continuation of French Beginners 2 (2 Terms of studies completed). Main verbs at the present and near future tenses have been covered along with lots of vocabulary. This term, we will learn the "Passe Compose" and continue building up all aspects of the language in a step by step manner: grammar, vocabulary, reading and writing. Students will be encouraged to participate in class with an emphasis on simple conversation throughout the course. We learn...
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French Beginners Stage 4 (Dominique Partridge)
Course Outline This course is designed for students who have previously studied the French language at beginner’s level. Over this term, we will cover: Discussing the weather, emotions and sensations, food, shopping, indefinite and partitive articles, imperfect tense and pronominal verbs. Culture, conversation, grammar, as well as phonetics will be covered in a social and stimulating environment. The course is interactive and aims to develop speaking, writing, reading and...
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French Intermediate Stage 1 (Dominique Partridge)
Course Outline: This course is designed for students with prior knowledge of the French language at lower intermediate level or at the A2/B1 level on the CEFR scale. Students will continue to build and strengthen listening comprehension, speaking, writing and reading skills, all in a social and interactive environment. This course is recommended for those who are familiar with the use of verbs conjugated in the present, past perfect, future, imperfect and imperative tenses. In...
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French Intermediate Stage 2
Course Outline: Nicole's Class: This course is a continuation of Nicole Laugier’s previous Intermediate Stage 2 class. Students are familiar with the main tenses (Présent, Futur Proche, Futur Simple, Passé Composé et Imparfait). General grammar points (reflexive verbs, pronoms toniques, pronoms personnels , expressions de temps, négations ..) have been addressed in this course. You will continue to build up all aspects of the language in a step by step manner along with constant...
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French Intermediate Stage 3 (Dominique Partridge)
Course Outline: French Intermediate Stage 3 This course is designed for students who have previously studied the French language at intermediate’s level, and wish to improve their conversational skills and fluency in the language. Students need to be familiar with present, past and future tenses. We will cover listening, speaking, writing and reading skills in a social and interactive environment. The course includes grammar lessons and some dictations. We will read and discuss...
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French Intermediate Stage 4
Course Outline: For students familiar with present, future, past-perfect, imperfect and subjunctive tenses. Students should be able to give definitions in French of basic words. All linguistic aspects of the language will be addressed – listening, speaking, reading and writing as well as pronunciation. We will study a variety of subjects, in texts and videos, from current-affairs to classics of French literature. Grammar will also be covered. Homework is provided. New students are...
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Living in a Strata Scheme Building
Course Outline This course is a broad overview of what it means to live in a strata scheme. It will cover topics including the Executive Committee, repairs and maintenance, by-laws, by-law breaches and disputes. The course is aimed at anyone who owns or rents. About the Tutor Paul is a director at Real Property Services. He is currently managing a portfolio of 50 residential and commercial buildings on the lower North Shore.
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Book Group - Reading for Pleasure
Course Outline This course encourages reading and the sharing of ideas through discussion, looking at the influence of our personal history and how it relates to our preferences in book selection today. Please Bring Please purchase or come with the following books: *Term 1 - 2025 Booklist: Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier The Fiction Writer - Jillian Cantor About the Tutor Margaret Baird is a trained English teacher. She currently works as an Individual and Couple Councillor in private...
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