Getting started with French 1

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Getting started with French 1 provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 6 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

Overview
  • Whether you want to visit, work or live in a French-speaking environment, you will get more out of the experience if you can communicate effectively with people. In this short course you will begin...

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Introduction
    • Open Centre for Languages and Cultures
    • Acknowledgements
    • Week1Week 1: Say hello: ‘Bonjour!’
    • Introduction
    • 1 Say hello: ‘Bonjour!’
    • 2 Say goodbye: ‘Au revoir !’
    • 3 Saying hello and goodbye
    • 4 To kiss or shake hands?
    • 5 Greeting or parting?
    • 6 What would you say?
    • 7 Recognising ‘u’ and ‘ou’ sounds
    • 8 Practising ‘u’ and ‘ou’ sounds
    • 9 Using ‘tu’ and ‘vous’
    • 10 This week’s quiz
    • 11 Summary of Week 1
    • Acknowledgements
    • Week2Week 2: Names and nationality
    • Introduction
    • 1 Tu t’appelles comment ? Tu es français/ française ? (What is your name? Are you French?)
    • 2 Saying your name and nationality
    • 3 Adjectives of nationality
    • 4 Practising masculine and feminine forms
    • 5 Practise adjectives of nationality
    • 6 Focussing on pronunciation
    • 7 Listening practice
    • 8 Speaking practice
    • 9 How to memorise vocabulary
    • 10 This week’s quiz
    • 11 Summary of Week 2
    • Next steps
    • Acknowledgements