• improve your confidence at speaking in a group
  • practise phrases and structures that give you the confidence to intervene more
    frequently and effectively on those occasions where you feel all eyes are on you
  • introduce different registers of language so you get to understand, if not actually use
    everyday slang and the kind of phrases that don't necessarily get into the text books
  • provide a convivial atmosphere and structured framework for trying out your French
    before hitting l'Hexagone

    We meet on Wednesdays at 7.30pm around a bottle of wine. Each session is standalone so missing
    1 or 2
    doesn't put you 'behind' although there is a theme running through each series.
    You pay just for the sessions you attend, currently £15 for the session.
    As the emphasis is mainly on understanding and speaking up, grammar is kept to a bare minimum.
    Numbers vary from week to week but never exceed the number of chairs around my table
    Current students tend to be in their 40s and fun: all are welcome!

    What do my students think ? Click to see