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Beginners’ French: A trip to Avignon
Beginners’ French: A trip to Avignon

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Beginners' French: A trip to Avignon

Introduction

This course helps you to acquire the basic language to find your way around a French town. You will learn how to understand and give directions, ask about accommodation, book a hotel room at the tourist information office and get information about what to see and do in the local area. You will visit some museums in Avignon and buy a film for your camera. This course also deals with telling the time and making liaisons in speech. By the end of the course, you will feel more confident understanding and giving information about towns, seeking clarification and dealing with numbers. You will also have developed your oral fluency and your reading skills.

This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from a previous edition of the Open University course L192 Bon départ: beginners' French [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] .