French Basic

Status:Active, open to new members
Contact:
When: Fortnightly on Tuesdays 09:30-11:00
Venue: St Peter's (Peter Room)

For those with a basic knowledge of French.

Our sessions include a range of activities designed to encourage our understanding and use of the French language.

  • Listening to and translating popular French songs and French newscasts
  • Reading and translating French magazine and news journal articles
  • Reading and translating books by French authors
  • Composing and writing our own French pieces  and
  • Following grammar studies from the BBC publication French Experience 1.

French Basic and French Intermediate meet on alternate weeks.

Group Meeting Dates for

French Basic

  • 2025

    Autumn :- Sep : 9, 23 - Oct : 7, 21 - Nov : 4, 18 - Dec : 2

  • 2026

    Spring :- Jan : 6, 20 - Feb : 3 - Mar : 3, 17

  • 2026

    Summer :- Apr : 14, 28 - May : 12 - Jun : 9, 23 - Jul : 7, 21