French Lessons in Fort Worth

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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Comments* Please tell us if you are looking for one-to-one or group courses and something about why you want to learn French

French Facts

With 175 million worldwide speakers, French is an extremely popular language to take up as a second language

From the 1600s to the 1800s, France was the dominant European nation, and French was the common tongue for matters of culture, diplomacy and art

French has its own 'Académie Française', an official body that moderates the French language. Its members are known as 'immortels' - "immortals"

Practice a Bit of French

Glossary

fabuleux

faboulous

destin

fate

film

movie

incroyable

incredible

sommet

edge

entrées

entrances

réalisateur

director

décor

scenery

indéniablemen

undeniably

renouveau

renewal

retracer

to tell

serveuse

waitress

modeste

humble

imaginaire

fanciful

enfance

childhood

rejouissant

delight

réconfort

reassurance

nain de jardin

garden dwarf

quitter

to leave

oppressant

sweltering

installer

to locate

jouet

toy

derrière

behind

carreau

tile

salle de bain

bathroom

appartenir

to belong to

propriétaire

owner

boîte

box

sens

meaning

souhaiter

to wish

fée

fairy

autrui

others

conte de fée

fairy tale

magique

wizard

narrer

narrate

grandir

to grow up

humanité

humankind

altruisme

altruism

Améle Poulain

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Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain, film français de Jean-Pierre Jeunet, a connu, dès sa sortie en Avril 2001, un succès incroyable.

En quelques mois, le film surfait au sommet des box offices, avec plus de 35 millions d’entrées dans le monde, dont 8 millions en France. Quatre Césars (Césars du Meilleur film, du Meilleur Réalisateur, de la Meilleure Musique et du Meilleur Décor), 5 nominations aux Oscars, telles sont les couleurs que porte Amélie Poulain au nom du cinéma français, indéniablement en plein renouveau et en plein boom au niveau de la fréquentation en salle.

Le film retrace lÃ¢â¬â¢histoire dÃ¢â¬â¢une jeune serveuse Montmartroise, Amélie, dont la vie modeste laisse une grande place à l’imaginaire et aux plaisirs de la vie.

Ayant eu une enfance peu réjouissante avec la perte de son poisson rouge, la mort de sa mère et le réconfort de son père auprès des nains de jardin, Amélie décide de quitter cet univers oppressant et d’aller s’installer à Montmartre.

Un soir, Amélie découvre une boîte de vieux jouets derrière un carreau de sa salle de bain, qui devait appartenir à un enfant ayant vécu ici. Amélie met alors tout en œuvre pour retrouver le propriétaire de cette boîte.
Sa vie retrouve soudainement un sens lorsqu’elle parvint à sa fin.

Amélie souhaite désormais améliorer la vie des personnes qui l’entourent, et ce à leur insu. La serveuse se transforme rapidement en une bonne fée désirant le bonheur d’autrui, en oubliant même parfois son propre bonheur.

Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain a tout d’un conte de fée moderne. C’est une histoire magique qui, en plus d’être fabuleusement narrée, filmée, et mise en scène, rend heureux. On en ressort grandi, ayant une envie de faire le bonheur autour de soi. Une belle leçon d’humanité, une belle leçon d’altruisme

And now for something completely French

» George V hotel is now a Palace The Four Seasons George V in Paris, has finally been awarded the prestigious Palace rating by the French tourism authority, Atout France.

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

» Gas prices could rise 5% GDF Suez is in negotiations with the government and is asking for 5%, said Le Figaro.

» 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

» French boy finds 30-year-old human fingers in jar A French schoolboy has dug up a glass jar containing severed human fingers preserved in alcohol which police believe may belong to a local carpenter who lost four digits in an accident 30 years ago.

French Language Level Test

Please choose the correct answer for this question.

J(e) _____________ t’aider si tu m(e) _____________.
viens, préviennent	serais venu, avais prévenu	aurais venu, avais prévenu	viendrait, préviendrait	don't know yet

French Testimonials

"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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