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French Lessons in Chesapeake

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 lesson at the teacher's offices. You will be provided with all relevant lesson materials.

French 1 to 1 General

These lessons 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 lesson 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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French 1 to 1 Business

French lessons 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 lesson will have the student finishing the lesson 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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French Group Lessons

2 or more people can benefit studying French together as these French lessons are also offered to groups (Two-to-One French Lesson or Small Group In-Company French Lesson). 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 Lessons can be experienced by up to 12 people.

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French Facts

French has only two genders - masculine and feminine - and some verb tenses need auxiliary verbs, usually to have ('avoir') and to be ('être')

As a Romance tongue, most French words come from Latin, since it was a great influence on the country's culture after Caesar's Gallic invasion

Canada is home to around 7 million native speakers of French, most of whom live in Quebec

And now for something completely French

» Poor take-up for student incentives Take-up of a generous scheme to pay medical students who promise to do some work in a “medical desert” area has been poor

» DSK admits ‘moral wrongdoing’ Dominique Strauss-Kahn admitted to having committed a “moral fault”

» 68% oppose more aid to Greece  Sixty-eight per cent of people in France are opposed to plans to lend an extra €15billion to Greece. 

» French youths asked to swear pledge of allegiance If President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservatives have their way, French teenagers will one day swear their allegiance to the defense of France

» ‘Toxic debt’ fear for mairies Thousands of local authorities took out “toxic” loans in the period leading up to the financial crisis


French Language Level Test

Please choose the correct answer for this question.

Qui est-ce ?


Ce sont des stylos.


Mon sofa.


C’est Luigi.


Une carte de crédit.


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"I needed to learn some French because I'll be relocating to Canada next year. My Business French course was great - my teacher was real professional, and if I had any questions she was happy to answer them. Can't believe how quickly I got into it."

Chuck Dennis, WV

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Chesapeake

Clocking in at over 350 square miles, Chesapeake is the second largest land area in Virginia and the fourteenth largest in the entire U.S. With a population of approximately 180,000 people, Chesapeake is the 88th largest city in the United States. Residents of Chesapeake enjoy one of the most attractive cities in the country as well as a comprehensive business community and eclectic cultural landscape. While Chesapeake Bay provides all the beauty and splendor a large body of water can offer, there is an upbeat modern feel to the city as well. In addition, Chesapeake is close enough to Washington DC to make it very beneficial for residents who want learn a foreign language. The sheer volume of foreign diplomats, officials and businesspeople that flow in and out of the nation's capital means people who speak more than one language will always be in demand – be it as tour guides, translators or interpreters.

 

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