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Workshops

à la carte

November 29 December 7

In-between session workshops � à la carte November 29-December 7 � 2 weeks � All levels

We have designed especially for you a set of language and cultural

workshops to focus on specific learning goals. A great way to catch-up or get ahead!

À la carte means you pick as many classes you need or like

and set up your own schedule! Each workshop meets for a single 1-hour 40-minute class.

Tuition is $35 per workshop, class materials included! Take as many as you want, “Life is a buffet”! ;-)

A1 / A2 – BASIC LEVELS WORKSHOPS (codes A1 to 20)

FRENCH ACCENTS – Phonetics: The Vowels and the Nasals - ALL LEVELS A1 – Wednesday, November 29 / 10:00-11:40am A2 – Saturday, December 2 / 12:00-1:40pm A3 – Monday, December 4 / 6:00-7:40pm French is considered the language of romance. Come and perfect your pronunciation, correct your accent and receive an introductory lesson to the international phonetic transcription to better speak…the language of love!

Tuition: $35.00 (1h40min), class materials included

INTRODUCING…MYSELF – for complete beginners! A4 - Saturday, December 2 / 4:00-5:40pm A5 - Thursday, December 7 / 6:00-7:40pm Never had French before? This workshop will introduce you to greetings, basic introduction (nationalities, professions, questions, numbers, personality) and pronunciation (the alphabet, vowels and consonants). You will be able to introduce yourself completely…A great opportunity to find out more about yourself…in French!

Tuition: $35.00 (1h40min), class materials included

WHAT A NUMBER! – Les nombres français (Shopping in French!) A6 – Thursday, November 30 / 7:50-9:30pm A7 – Wednesday, December 6 / 10:00-11:40am Phone numbers, age, time, dates, prices, sequential numbers, figures, SHOPPING and PURCHASING!…Being able to count in French will now be automatic and spontaneous for you! Les bons comptes font… les bons comptes!

Tuition: $35.00 (1h40min), class materials included MORE QUESTIONS ? – La forme interrogative A8 – Wednesday, November 29 / 7:50-9:30pm A9 – Tuesday, December 5 / 12:00-1:40pm A workshop that emphasizes questions and interrogative forms: Qu’est-ce que ? Est-ce que ? Quel/Quelle ? Quand ? Où ? Qui ? Quoi ? Pourquoi ? Combien ? Ready to question anything?

Tuition: $35.00 (1h40min), class materials included BON APPÉTIT! – Ordering from a menu…in France, in French! Les articles définis, indéfinis et partitifs A10 – Friday, December 1 / 12:00-1:40pm A11 – Tuesday, December 5 / 6:00-7:40pm Vous aimez … cuisine française ? – le, la, l’, les, un, une, des, du, de la, de l’, des, de…? French articles will never be confusing anymore! Ordering from a menu will become so natural, as life should be…Bon appétit!

Tuition: $35.00 (1h40min), class materials included JE SUIS POSSESSIF! – Les adjectifs possessifs et démonstratifs! A12 – Monday, December 4 / 7:50-9:30pm A13 – Wednesday, December 6 / 12:00-1:40pm Mon, ma, mes, ton, ta , tes, ce, cet, cette ou ces? For once, be selfish, and brag about what you own! Be materialistic, tell us what you have! But be careful, most things you own end up owning you…

Tuition: $35.00 (1h40min), class materials included

LIVING THE PRESENT… – Le présent de l’indicatif A14 – Wednesday, November 29 / 6:00-7:40pm A15 – Monday, December 4 / 12:00-1:40pm Conjugating French verbs in the present tense can be challenging? Through a well-structured approach, we will help you master conjugation of regular (parler…), irregular (être, avoir, aller, -IR and –RE verbs…) and reflexive verbs (se promener...) to better live…the present moment!

Tuition: $35.00 (1h40min), class materials included

REMEMBERING THE PAST… – Le passé composé vs l’imparfait A16 – Thursday, November 30 / 6:00-7:40pm A17 – Saturday, December 2 / 2:00-3:40pm One of the most confusing grammatical structures in the French language! Come and revisit these past tenses learning their differences at the same time. Always remember the past! And never forget where you came from!

Tuition: $35.00 (1h40min), class materials included

BACK TO THE FUTURE… - L’expression du futur A18 – Saturday, December 2 / 4:00-5:40pm A19 – Wednesday, December 6 / 6:00-7:40pm Come think, speak and read the future! Reviewing le présent à valeur de futur, le futur proche et le futur simple will allow you to better anticipate and plan your future events. Le futur est à vous !

Tuition: $35.00 (1h40min), class materials included ON THE MOVE… - Les prépositions de mouvement et de lieu A20 – Thursday, December 7 / 7:50-9:30pm À Paris, à la bibliothèque, au Canada, aux Etats-Unis, en France, dans la classe, sur le bureau, sous la table, dessus, dessous, dedans, dehors, etc. Talk about your next moves…with accuracy and confidence!

Tuition: $35.00 (1h40min), class materials included

B1/B2 – INTERMEDIATE LEVELS WORKSHOPS

(codes B1 to 17) TIME… WE’LL TELL! - L’expression du temps et de la durée B1 – Thursday, November 30 / 6:00-7:40pm B2 – Tuesday, December 5 / 12:00-1:40pm Expressing time and duration in French can be a real a challenge: l’heure, depuis, pendant, pour, en, dans, il y a, ça fait (…) que? Give time some time; come and revisit these concepts so that time will always be on your side!

Tuition: $35.00 (1h40min), class materials included TWO CONDITIONS ONLY! - Le conditionnel présent et passé B3 – Wednesday, November 29 / 7:50-9:30pm B4 – Saturday, December 2 / 12:00-1:40pm Polite, emotional, resourceful, creative, “gossiper”, hypothetical, regretful? The conditional tenses can convey so many emotions and reflections of your state of mind. An inevitable tense to master! No conditions, only choices!

Tuition: $35.00 (1h40min), class materials included

THE SUBJUNCTIVE IS SUBJECTIVE! – Le subjonctif présent et passé B5 – Wednesday, November 29 / 6:00-7:40pm B6 – Saturday, December 2 / 10:00-11:40am B7 – Monday, December 4 / 7:50-9:30pm It is time for reconciliation with the subjunctive mode! One of the most difficult modes in French conjugation will become your best ally! Le subjonctif sera votre meilleur ami!

Tuition: $35.00 (1h40min), class materials included ARE YOU PRO….NOUNS? – Les pronoms directs, indirects, EN et Y B8 – Wednesday, November 29 / 10:00-11:40am B9 – Thursday, December 7 / 6:00-7:40pm Me, te, le, la, les, lui, leur, en ou y??? Let’s spend an hour and forty minutes practicing the pronouns in context. You will undoubtedly become a master of the pronouns.

Tuition: $35.00 (1h40min), class materials included ARE YOU STILL PRO…NOUNS? – Les pronoms relatifs simples et complexes B10 – Wednesday, November 29 / 12:00-1:40pm B11 – Thursday, December 7 / 7:50-9:30pm Still hungry for pronouns? Qui, que, où dont, lequel, laquelle, lesquels, duquel, de laquelle, desquels, etc. This time, you will become the king or queen of French pronouns!

Tuition: $35.00 (1h40min), class materials included “DRESSING” A NOUN – Les adjectifs, les adverbes et le gérondif B12 – Thursday, November 30 / 12:00-1:40pm B13 – Tuesday, December 5 / 7:50-9:30pm Beau, bel ou belle? Rapide ou vite? Confusing? Come and revisit adjectives - placed before or after a noun and the agreement – adverbs and gérondif form (-ING form in English) “en allant”… Express your feelings and emotions with more fluency!

Tuition: $35.00 (1h40min), class materials included HOT OFF THE PRESS! – La voix passive et le vocabulaire des actualités B14 – Tuesday, December 5 / 10:00-11:40am B15 – Wednesday, December 6 / 6:00-7:40pm Learn the vocabulary of French news practicing the passive form at the same time : “La Tour Eiffel a été conçue par Gustave Eiffel”. Come and discuss the news…the French way!

Tuition: $35.00 (1h40min), class materials included

WHAT IF? – LES HYPOTHÈSES “Si j’étais… , je serais” B16 – Monday, December 4 / 10:00-11:40am B17 – Wednesday, December 6 / 7:50-9:30pm In this workshop, we will focus on the 3 types of “If clauses” reviewing six different tenses: Si + Présent = futur simple / Si + imparfait = conditionnel présent / Si + Plus-que-parfait = conditionnel passé. Reimagine the world and reinvent yourself…

Tuition: $35.00 (1h40min), class materials included

C1/C2 – ADVANCED LEVELS WORKSHOPS (codes C1 to 10)

PROBERBES ET DICTONS FRANÇAIS / Atelier d’expressions idiomatiques C1 – Thursday, November 30 / 10:00-11:40am C2 – Wednesday, December 6 / 7:50-9:30pm Expand your knowledge of French idioms and proverbs. In this workshop, we will learn new proverbs based on selected topics: the animals “Quand les poules auront des dents”, the weather “Il est dans les nuages”, the human body parts “loin des yeux, loin du coeur”, the colors “Elle a la main vert…” Behind a language stands a culture!

Tuition: $35.00 (1h40min), class materials included LE DISCOURS RAPPORTÉ (= LE DISCOURS INDIRECT) C3 – Saturday, December 2 / 2:00-3:40pm C4 – Monday, December 4 / 6:00-7:40pm Qu’est-ce qu’il a dit ? Il a dit qu’il allait / irait / serait allé ??? Come and revisit the “reported speech” - one of the most complex French grammatical structures - to better tell on people, gossip about others and spread rumors ;-)

Tuition: $35.00 (1h40min), class materials included

EXCUSE MY FRENCH! – le français familier C5 – Saturday, December 2 / 10:00-11:40am C6 – Tuesday, December 5 / 7:50-9:30pm Finally a class you can swear and curse…but in French only! Informal French, colloquial expressions and slang are on the menu! Goodbye “Sacré Bleu” and older clichés! Welcome modern slang! Must be 18 years old or more!

Tuition: $35.00 (1h40min), class materials included

LITTÉRATURE: LES FIGURES DE STYLE – Figures of speech C7 – Friday, December 1 / 10:00-11:40am C8 – Tuesday, December 5 / 6:00-7:40pm What is a simile, a metaphor, a pun, a personification, a hyperbole, an understatement, a paradox or an oxymoron ? Come and pratice these rhetorical devices to improve your….style and better understand French literature !

Tuition: $35.00 (1h40min), class materials included

FAKE OR REAL? – Les faux amis et les mots pièges C9 – Thursday, November 30 / 7:50-9:30pm C10 – Thursday, December 7 / 10:00-11:40am Amis, faux amis, ennemis? Learn how to use the right word and avoid the language traps of cognates: attend vs attendre, complete vs compléter, assist vs assister, library vs libraiie, eventually vs eventuellement, etc. Reconsolidate your friendship with the faux amis and make them your vrais amis!

Tuition: $35.00 (1h40min), class materials included