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French is one of the Romance languages and closely connected to Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Romanian, Sardinian and Catalan. French is still widely spoken throughout the world – by something over 80 million people, in countries from Vietnam to the Ivory Coast to Togo you will still be able to speak and do business in French, and in France, Belgium and Switzerland you may have no choice! Being so close to the UK and having a developed and growing economy it is one of the UK’s most important trade partners. So, whatever the reason, whether it’s a holiday, business, to learn what you didn’t at school or just for the pleasure of learning a language, we can help give you the opportunity to embark on that challenge.

We structure our courses around communication with an appropriate balance of skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) along with grammar and pronunciation; for success whatever your reason for study. Classroom activities are based on contemporary and relevant material and with use of audio-visual support. Our teaching style is designed to get you practising the language and speaking as quickly as possible. We use practical situations to practise the language skills as well as the more formal features of language - including grammar. Homework is regularly set.

Group classes have a maximum of 14 students. Programmes run consecutively so there is the opportunity for continuous training, allowing you to progress and move up to a higher level once a course is finished.

Deciding where to learn French is not necessarily easy, but we are one of the biggest Language Schools in London and have many many years experience. You can call us anytime between 9am and 8pm.

We can also help you find schools in France or Switzerland if you have the time to travel.

The minimum age for our Foreign Language courses is 17 unless otherwise notified.

If you would like to see what level you are try our online test and please get in touch if you have any questions; we can also assess your level on the phone - call us on 02073071980. Except for Beginners' courses you can take a trial lesson with no obligation.

If you are not a beginner it may be possible to join a course one or two weeks after the start - call us if you've missed the date you want a course.

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Courses are designed to follow the Council of Europe syllabus. This is essentially a list of different things you should be able to do in the language, and by looking at the table below you can get an idea of how long it might take you. The focus in all languages we teach is to get you using the language. If you would like to see what level you are try our online test and please get in touch if you have any questions; we can also assess your level on the phone. Except for Beginners' courses you can take a trial lesson with no obligation.

Council of Europe Level	Group level at UIC	Length of Course	Summary of what will be covered in the course
A1	Beginner	20 hours	Greetings and introductions, Asking and giving personal information, Asking prices, Ordering at a bar or restaurant, Asking for the bill, Food and Drinks, Talking about likes and dislikes, Telling where you live, The alphabet, Numbers up to 1.000.000, Present tense, Verb “être” and “avoir”, Negative: ne … pas, Definite and Indefinite articles.
	Beginner Plus	20 hours	Describing a city, Booking a room in a hotel, Asking and giving directions, Writing a postcard, Describing people, Hobbies, Question with “est-ce que”, Pronouns “moi, toi, lui, elle, eux, elles, nous, vous”, Verbs prendre and descendre.
	Elementary	20 hours	Invitations, Describing routines, The time, Talking about the past and future, The family, Festivals and celebrations, The body, Pronouns “nous, vous, on”, Le passé composé, Possessive adjectives, The imperative.
A2	Pre Intermediate	20 hours	Telephone conversations, The weather, Describing emotions, Talking about cultural activities, Holidays, Reflexive verbs, The future, Prepositions, Adjectives, Present continuous.
	Low Intermediate A	20 hours	Talking about food, Clothes, Giving advice.Describing an object, Booking tickets at the theatre, Colours, Shops, Pronouns, Adverbs of frequency, Informal speech.
	Low Intermediate B	20 hours	Ordering in a restaurant, Talking about memories, Comparing a past with a present situation, Describing a flat, Pronouns “le,la,les,lui,leur”, Imparfait and passé composétenses
B1	Intermediate A	20 hours	Describing people, Making comparisons, Giving advice, Understanding a job advertisement, Writing a formal letter, Formal and informal speech, Present subjunctive tense, Imperfect tense and present perfect, Passé compose with “être” and “avoir”, Time prepositions
	Intermediate B	20 hours	Talking about working experiences, Making travel arrangements, Talking about countries and cities, Hotel facilities, Adverbs, Indefinite pronouns, Plus perfect (j’avais fini), The Gerund, Demonstrative pronouns.
	Intermediate C	20 hours	Talking about the media and films, Making suggestions, Talking about future plans, Expressing hopes, Past tenses revisions, Passive form, Past participle with “avoir”, Indicative or subjunctive for hopes or wishes, Conditional present for wishes and suggestions.
B2	Upper Int A	20 hours	Stating preferences and opinion,presenting a project, Expressing agreement and disagreement, Biographies, Cause and consequence,Reported speech in the past, Plus perfect/ conditional.
	Upper Int B	20 hours	Expressing opinions, Talking about favourite books, Complaining, Environmental issues, Crime and punishment, Subjunctive or indicative to express the necessity/ give opinion, Time prepositions with indicative or subjunctive, Use and place of double complement pronouns
	Upper Int C	20 hours	Expressing opinions, Talking about technology, Talking about French literature and cinema, The Media, Expressions for expressing points of view, Giving advice infinitive or subjunctive, Composed relative pronouns, Possessive pronouns (le mien, la sienne, la leur, les leurs…).
C1	Advanced	20 hours	For more details about higher levels please contact us.

We teach French at several different levels - from Complete Beginners up to Advanced levels. Our levels progress as follows:

Beginner

Elementary

Pre Intermediate

Low Intermediate

Intermediate

Upper Intermediate

Advanced

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Any level except Beginner.

If you would like to see what level you are try our online test and please get in touch if you have any questions; we can also assess your level on the phone. Except for beginners courses you can take a trial lesson with no obligation.

We want to be sure that you enrol on the right level. If you have lived in France or have studied French in the past, we will need to assess your level. Our online test will give us an idea. Then we will also speak to you in French, as your level of speaking and grammar could be different. At UIC, our classes are very communicative and we will pay special attention to your speaking level. You can also come to a trial lesson (except for Beginner level), to feel if the level is the one for you.

We also run courses for AS / A level. These are designed to help students make the difficult jump from GCSE up to AS level. As in all our courses the emphasis is on communication and making the language come to life. We welcome students whatever their GCSE grade.

Any questions or if you would just like to talk about the levels or what goes on in the class, please get in touch. You can phone - 02073071980 or live chat.

Learning a language is in many ways just like learning anything, it is best done if you have a teacher who has the experience, skills and resources to help you. At UIC we have the experience to help you achieve your goals - whether you want French for a holiday or for professional reasons we can help you get there. If you would like to see what level you are try our online test and please get in touch if you have any questions; we can also assess your level on the phone. Apart from beginners' courses you can take a trial lesson with no obligation.

UIC is a language school in the centre of London - we currently teach 9 different languages including English to around 500 people a week. We are accredited by the British Council and ISI (the private school equivalent of OFSTED) and are one of a very few schools - perhaps the only private language school - who have their Foreign Language teaching inspected. We are also an award winning school, we are the only language school in the world to have won both of the major awards - the STAR Language School in Europe (voted on by travel agents worldwide) and the British Council ELTon award for innovation in English Language Teaching.

So, great location, award winning, accredited and inspected and we directly employ and manage not only all the teachers but also the buildings and the curriculum.

UIC is London's Language School