BEGINNING LEVELS

Beginning 1:  You will be able to:   spell, count, tell time, greet someone and introduce yourself ; give the date and time; explain why you’re learning French, ask simple questions; express likes and dislikes; give basic information (name, address, phone number; profession, nationality, age). 
Writing - Be able to write a short description of yourself, and a short text about your family.

Beginning 2:  You will be able to:  describe your day; talk about weekend activities; give orders and follow instructions; give advice or opinion on a subject; express how frequently you do things; describe objects and give money value to them; describe a person’s clothing; understand expressions related to shopping.
Writing- Write a journal entry describing an event and write a short letter requesting a service.

Beginning 3:  You will be able to: express your feelings and desires; invite someone to an event; explain the main points of a short text and give your opinion; describe someone in detail; accept or refuse a proposal.
Writing - write and reply to emails and write a formal letter.
You will be able to use the following tenses – present, past, future and basic subjunctive.

INTERMEDIATE LEVELS

Intermediate 1:  You will be able to: discuss familiar situations encountered in daily life, work, school and leisure pursuits; express personal ideas and opinions; handle situations likely to arrive when traveling.
Writing - Write about an event in the news; write about a childhood memory; describe an object and how it works.

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Intermediate 2:  You will be able to explain a series of facts; defend your viewpoint; describe the main idea in a document; tell about your future plans; make an oral presentation and prepare a written report
Writing - Write detailed comments on a wide range of subjects; express viewpoints on topical issues and write a letter of complaint or appreciation.

Intermediate 3: You will be able to: understand a French radio news program; explain and justify your opinions; express preferences in travel; participate in a debate on topical subjects.
Writing - Write a short specific article about your travels; summarize a text or short story.
You will be able to express yourself in French using all the basic tenses including the conditional present and past, the subjunctive, pluperfect and future anterior.

 ADVANCED LEVELS

Advanced I and II:  These courses are designed to help students retain their speaking, reading and written skills in French and to extend their range of vocabulary and idiomatic expression. The emphasis is on conversation/discussion and texts are drawn from current magazines and other topical sources.

Courses

Days & Times

Instructors

Locations

Beginner I

Tuesday
5.30 – 7.30p.m.

Bruce Babcock

Orchard Park R.H.
675 W. Alluvial, Clovis (At Willow) – library on 2nd. floor

Beginner II

Diana List

TBA

Beginner III

Monday
5.30 – 7.30p.m.

Roland Coulibaly

Orchard Park R.H.

Intermediate I

Thursday
5.30 – 7.30p.m.

Bruce Babcock

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
5140 N. Fruit , Fresno 93711 Conference Room (Between Shaw and Barstow)

Intermediate II

Saturday
10 – 12 noon

Carly Oliver

TBA

Advanced

Wednesday
5.30 – 7.30p.m.          

Patricia Duvet

Chez Gerry Stokle

Group lessons:

For information on adult French classes, contact School Director Diana List at diana.list@prodigy.net.