EDINBURGH - TUESDAY LEVEL 1+ BEGINNER

Approximate level: A1+

Note that this level is more advanced than a simple Level 1!

📆 Calendar: IN-PERSON: From the 8th of September, you’ll have an hour class every Tuesday at 5 pm for 7 weeks until the 20th of October. If you miss a class, you’ll still get the material and some explanations from me, so then no excuse to keep practising your French every week!

At this level, students should have a solid foundation in basic French communication. They can comfortably introduce themselves, ask and answer simple questions, and use some simple everyday verbs in the present tense. They are also able to navigate common interactions, such as ordering in a restaurant and expressing likes, dislikes, and preferences. At this level, you should be comfortable with your present and future tense (with aller).

Note: Students in this group should be feeling comfortable enough to use le passé composé, which is a past tense in French (j'ai fait, j'ai pris etc). During this term, we will keep working on it and the reflexive verbs (se réveiller, se laver, se coucher) to your répertoire, so it’s important you feel pretty good with your past tense, future tense (je vais manger, tu vas faire…) and présent (while still making mistakes)!

🤔Unsure whether to choose Level 0 or Level 1? Here’s my advice: if you're deciding between these two levels, keep in mind that for Level 1, you should already feel comfortable forming questions and answers in French. You should know at least a few key verbs (perhaps 5–10), and while you might still make mistakes, especially with small connecting words, you can create sentences like:

• Quand est-ce que je peux aller en France ?
• Je ne vais pas en France parce que je dois travailler demain.
• Pourquoi est-ce que tu es allé habiter à Paris ? Est ce que tu as mangé des escargots ?
• Je ne peux pas faire du sport avec mes amis parce que je suis malade.
• Quand est ce que vous allez regarder le football ?

Therefore, for Level 1, you shouldn’t be completely new to French; you should already have a bit of confidence speaking and be capable of forming basic sentences. On the other hand, if you’ve learned some French at school or through Duolingo but struggle to ask or answer simple questions correctly, I’d recommend starting with Level 0 or maybe a petit level 1.

🧑‍🏫 The class will be conducted by Louise from Lyon in France, a really experienced native French teacher.

📚That's the overall idea, but as you know, language learning is fluid and can vary from one student to another. That’s why we keep our classes small, with a maximum of 6 students, to ensure we can adjust to each student’s level and make sure everyone gets plenty of speaking time. The key to learning a language is by speaking it, so our main focus is simple: speak, speak, and speak.

🗣 You'll learn from a native French Speaker, so you’ll experience how French is truly spoken—not from an app or a textbook. A quick heads-up: you won’t be learning the typical phrases like “Parlez-vous français ?” or “Voulez-vous visiter le musée ?” because that’s not how we really talk. But don’t worry, I’ll explain all of that during the course and help you sound like a real French speaker!

Every class includes homework and different types of exercises to help you keep a good routine outside of the class. You'll get all the materials in a printed and online version, before/after each class, meaning you don't need to buy a book.

☕We'll meet in a French cosy café in Bruntsfield after it’s closed (La Barantine), which makes it feel more like hanging out than a formal lesson - indeed, don't expect a "rigid" approach such as formal institutions. Students who come are super friendly and motivated—not just to learn French, but to enjoy some time with interesting and nice people. So my classes are all about learning and having a good time together.

📌 Location: La Barantine Bruntsfield, a French bakery & coffee shop booked just for us, oui oui! (202 Bruntsfield Pl, Edinburgh EH10 4DF).

Need more information? Send me an email at [louise@bonjour-frenchclasses.com](mailto:louise@bonjour-frenchclasses.com)

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Please note our Cancellation Policy for our group course: You can cancel your participation 72 hours before the course starts, and get a full refund. After that, because it's a book of classes held at the same time every week, the course is non-refundable and non-transferable.