What: A group for francophiles with some knowledge of French, perhaps just a rusty ‘O’ Level, who wish to develop their speaking and listening skills, increase their vocabulary and refresh their knowledge of the grammar.

We all enjoy a range of speaking and translation activities. We use a book of short stories in French which we read and translate, we have colloquial phrases in English and French that we translate both ways and we write, and read out, short pieces ourselves in French about our own experiences on any subject. We find topical news items in the French press and translate them. There are suitable podcasts that we have used extensively in the past and which we may go back to in future and we are open to new ideas all the time. We all appreciate that time speaking French is what we need most and for that reason we limit our membership to 8. We realise this makes it difficult for new members to join us but hope prospective members will understand.

The group is currently full, but please join our waiting list and we will contact you as soon as space becomes available

How to Join: Contact the Interest Groups Coordinator

Coordinator - John