French - Intermediate
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.
When: On every 1st Tuesday of the month from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Where: Meetings will take place, flexibly and by agreement, in the various members’ homes in turn.
How to Join: For more details use the blue pigeon Send a Message button on the top right hand side of this page to contact
John the French - Intermediate Group co-ordinator or Linda the Interest Groups Co-ordinator
Annual Report 2023
French Intermediate - John
French Intermediate has continued to meet at each other’s houses for two hours at 2 pm on the first Tuesday of the month. We all seem to be at a similar level and find that we 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.