SURVIVAL FRENCH 2 – Professional Life
Level : Survival French I or Placement Test completed
Course Description : Course destined for those who already have a basic knowledge of French and use French for professional purposes.
Course Objectives :
This course has been designed for participants with intermediate knowledge of understanding and oral expression and puts the emphasis on daily professional situations (e.g telephoning, presentations, emails and meetings) Special attention is on developing speaking and understanding skills but also on pronunciation and grammatical problems. Participants will be asked to participate in discussions and presentations during the course.
Teaching Methods :
Short presentations of vocabulary and structures (trainer)
Practical activities in pairs or by group
Prepared spoken presentations and spontaneous conversations (students)
Total length of course : 24 lessons of 1h30
Skills and Functions to be aquired :
- Asking Questions
Ask for information
Incite questions
Show hesitation
Show lack of knowledge
Know how to ask about the public transport system (2)
Know how to ask about entertainment (cinema schedules, concerts etc.) - Offer to do something (2)
Learn how to make arrangements
Make suggestions, refuse or accept proposals
Make an appointment (2 )
Make a reservation in a hotel : ask for a room, breakfast, extra services and settle the bill - Complaints and conflicts (1)
Show discontent about a service or product
Ask for the Manager
Explain the malfunction of an appliance
Show general discontent
Show annoyance or irritation
Blame someone
Protest about something /someone - Discussions (1)
Speaking : start a conversation, give news
Add ideas : refer to something, digress
Understanding . be understood and clarify facts
Ask for details, give details and precisions - Discussions (2)
Confirm or insist
Contradict
Question : ask for verification, show ignorance
Articulate speech : Give alternatives, show opposition, make concessions
Justify your point of view - Discussions (3)
Clarify a suggestion
Make jokes
Conclude
Take the floor in a professional situation - Express personal taste and preferences
Show interest
Express satisfaction
Express a preference
Compare and contrast - Conflicts
Show impatience
Get rid of someone
Calm down
Defend your viewpoint
Refuse responsability
Make excuses - Show willingness (1)
Express unwillingness
Explain you no longer wish to do something
Show intention
Express your wishes - Show willingness (2)
Ask someone to do something
Give permission
Forbid something
Oblige someone to do something - Professional phone calls
Contact a client/colleague
Begin and end a telephone conversation
Ask someone to repeat or clarify something
Leave and edit messages
Repeat a conversation
Follow up messages
Organise a meeting/event
Confirm preparations - French Business Correspondance (e-mails, letters, faxes)
Learn computer vocabulary and send mails
Define objectives
Ask for information
Answer requests
Resolve problems
Confirm schedules
Clarify messages
Email colleagues
