🌟INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS AVAILABLE🌟
BURFORD, OXFORDSHIRE (OR VIA ZOOM)
I created Funtastic French to help you find the confidence and motivation you need to express yourself in French.
I remember how I dreaded French lessons at school, all the grammar, verbs, tests and exams, not mentioning the homework. I scraped through my French O'level exam at the age of 15 and was told by my French teacher that "French was definitely not my thing and I would never speak a foreign language". Unfortunately, I spent the next few years believing this!
I left England in 1985 to be a Nanny on the French border of Switzerland. I will always remember walking into the local post office repeating over and over in my mind "je voudrais deux timbres pour l'Angleterre s'il vous plaît". I was convinced that I had mastered my first French phrase, only to be reminded that "French was definitely not my thing" as the girl behind the counter just stared at me blankly.
After living and working in a French environment for almost 30 years I am now bilingual. I left my corporate life behind and returned to the UK in 2014 where I am determined to share my knowledge of the French language with others who may believe that "French is not their thing"...
Maybe you need to bring the fun back into learning French so that it becomes an enjoyable journey rather than an uphill struggle!
Learning a foreign language should focus more on 'getting by' rather than perfection!
If that’s your opinion too, then Funtastic French is definitely for you.
I will teach you the basics and help you understand how to put sentences together to enable you to communicate more freely.
We will work together to find the missing links which are preventing you from advancing. Within no time at all, you will have the tools you need to 'get by' when you next visit France.
Sessions last an hour but may sometimes be a bit longer.
LEVELS EXPLAINED :
Rabbit in Headlights : for people who panic at the thought of speaking a foreign language.
Light Bulb Moment
: for people who know some French and need to build up their confidence to use it.
Feeling Good :
for people who feel comfortable speaking French but
still struggle to understand the spoken language.
Go with the Flow
:
for people who can hold a conversation and want to maintain a good level of French.
Exercise both Mind and Body while breathing in the fresh air of our beautiful English countryside.
Research has shown that learning while walking helps retain foreign language vocabulary. It has also been proven that seretonin "the happy hormone" is released when we hear the sounds of nature.
If you have a stressful week and feel the need to relax and unwind on the weekend then come and discover the natural beauty of the Cotswolds while practicing your French with Lou.
I am hoping to organise several walks throughout the year, so please get in touch to register your interest.
Lou's Blog
In this situation, nobody could resist the urge to build a snowman! ;o)
If you haven't heard of the "Phone with no home", it's a phone that the radio have sent out into the public. Each morning, Mark Cummings calls the mobile phone and a different person in the county answers and has a chat with him. My brother had the phone yesterday and passed it on to me for this morning. Tonight I will be passing the phone on to one of my students.
If you fancy listening to the program, here is the link : http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05m1290 I'm chatting with Mark at 2:50:36
Our new term started last week and it is so good to be back at work. It's uplifting to spend time with fun and interesting people sharing the 'art of learning French'. Not only do I feel that I am accomplishing something when I see the lightbulb go on in their eyes but I also feel that all of these people are participating in making my life an enjoyable journey!
A big Thank You to all of my students
http://www.lepetitpays.com/le-parc-des-epouvantails
For example, we all know the phrase "Répétez s'il vous plaît" which correctly pronounced means "Please repeat what you have just said". However... if you pronounce it wrong, you could be asking the person to "Fart again"!!! (oops)
The "E" in French is mainly pronounced"Euh". This is why it is very important to notice the accent above the first two "E"s in "Répétez" whichare pronounced "Eh" as in "Pet" - "R eh P eh T ay"
So, whether you need to know what the person is saying or want to be the life and soul of the party, it's up to you to pronounce it however it's needed ;o)
http://www.paris-a-dream.com
