June 2016 Language and cultural workshops In-between session workshops à la carte June weeks All levels

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2 June 2016 Language and cultural workshops In-between session workshops à la carte June weeks All levels We have designed especially for you a new set of language and cultural workshops to focus on specific learning goals. A great way to catch-up or get ahead! À la carte means you pick as many classes you need or like and set up your own schedule! Each workshop meets for a single 1-hour 40-minute class. Tuition is $35 per workshop, class materials included! Registration opening on May, 11. A1 / A2 BASIC LEVELS WORKSHOPS ACCENTS FRANÇAIS - Phonetics and Pronunciation for ALL LEVELS! A1 Saturday, June 18 / 12:00-1:40pm A2 Wednesday, June 22 / 6:00-7:40pm French is considered the language of romance. Come and perfect your pronunciation, correct your accent and receive an introductory lesson to the international phonetic transcription to better speak the language of love! WHO AM I? for COMPLETE BEGINNERS! A3 Thursday, June 23 / 6:00-7:40pm Never had French before? This workshop will introduce you to greetings, basic introduction (countries, nationalities, professions, questions, numbers, personality) and pronunciation (the alphabet, vowels and consonants). You will be able to introduce yourself completely A great opportunity to find out more about yourself in French! WHAT A NUMBER! Les nombres français A4 Wednesday, June 15 / 7:50-9:30pm A5 Saturday, June 25 / 4:00-5:40pm Phone numbers, age, time, dates, prices, order numbers, figures, statistics, accounting Being able to count in French will now be automatic and spontaneous to you! Les bons comptes font les bons comptes!

3 MORE QUESTIONS? La forme interrogative A6 Wednesday, June 15 / 6:00-7:40pm A7 Thursday, June 23 / 7:50-9:30pm A workshop that emphasizes on questions and interrogative forms: Qu est-ce que? Est-ce que? Quel/Quelle? Quand? Où? Qui? Quoi? Pourquoi? Combien? Ready to question anything? THE FRENCH ART TICKLES Les articles définis, indéfinis et partitifs Vocabulary of FOOD and GASTRONOMY! A8 Thursday, June 16 / 7:50-9:30pm A9 Saturday, June 25 / 2:00-3:40pm Vous aimez cuisine française? le, la, l, les, un, une, des, du, de la, de l, des, de? French articles will never be confusing anymore! Ordering off a menu will become so natural, as life should be Bon appétit! ON THE MOVE Les prépositions de lieu et les verbes de mouvement A10 Saturday, June 18 / 2:00-3:40pm A11 Tuesday, June 21 / 6:00-7:40pm À Paris, à la bibliothèque, au Canada, aux Etats-Unis, en France, dans la classe, sur le bureau, sous la table, dessus, dessous, dedans, dehors, etc. Talk about your next moves with more accuracy and confidence! LIVING THE PRESENT Le présent de l indicatif A12 Saturday, June 18 / 4:00-5:40pm A13 Wednesday, June 22 / 7:50-9:30pm Conjugating French verbs at the present tense can be challenging? Through a wellstructured interactive approach, we will help you master conjugation of regular (parler ), irregular (être, avoir, aller ) and reflexive verbs (se promener...) to better talk about and live the present moment! REMEMBERING THE PAST Le passé composé et l imparfait A14 Monday, June 13 / 6:00-7:40pm A15 Saturday, June 18 / 2:00-3:40pm One of the most confusing grammatical structures in the French language! Come and revisit these tenses learning their differences at the same time. Never get confused again! BACK TO THE FUTURE - L expression du futur A16 Monday, June 20 / 6:00-7:40pm A17 Saturday, June 25 / 2:00-3:40pm Come think, speak and read the future! Reviewing le présent à valeur de futur, le futur proche et le futur simple will allow you to better anticipate and plan your future events. Le futur est à vous!

4 B1/B2 INTERMEDIATE LEVELS WORKSHOPS TIME WE LL TELL! - L expression du temps et de la durée (time and duration) B1 Saturday, June 18 / 4:00-5:40pm B2 Tuesday, June 21 / 7:50-9:30pm Expressing time and duration in French can be a real a challenge: l heure, depuis, pendant, pour, en, dans, il y a, ça fait ( ) que? Give time some time; come and revisit these concepts so that time will always be on your side! TWO CONDITIONS ONLY! - Le conditionnel présent et passé B3 Thursday, June 16 / 6:00-7:40pm B4 Saturday, June 18 / 10:00-11:40am B5 Monday, June 20 / 7:50-9:30pm Polite, emotional, resourceful, creative, gossiper, hypothetical, regretful? The conditional tenses can convey so many emotions and reflections of your state of mind. An inevitable tense to master! THE SUBJUNCTIVE IS SUBJECTIVE! Le subjonctif présent et passé B6 Monday, June 13 / 7:50-9:30pm B7 Saturday, June 18 / 12:00-1:40pm B8 Tuesday, June 21 / 10:00-11:40am It is time for reconciliation with the subjunctive mode! One of the most difficult modes in French conjugation will become your best ally! Le subjonctif sera votre meilleur ami! ARE YOU PRO.NOUNS? Les pronoms directs, indirects, EN et Y B9 Tuesday, June 14 / 10:00-11:40am B10 Thursday, June 23 / 6:00-7:40pm B11 Saturday, June 25 / 4:00-5:40pm Me, te, le, la, les, lui, leur, en ou y??? Let s spend an hour and forty minutes practicing the pronouns in context. You will undoubtedly become a master of the pronouns. ARE YOU STILL PRO NOUNS? Les pronoms relatifs simples et complexes B12 Tuesday, June 14 / 12:00-1:40pm B13 Thursday, June 23 / 7:50-9:30pm Still hungry for pronouns? Qui, que, où dont, lequel, laquelle, lesquels, duquel, de laquelle, desquels, etc. This time, you will become the king or the queen of French pronouns!

5 DESCRIBING A NOUN Les adjectifs, les adverbes et le gérondif B14 Saturday, June 25 / 10:00-11:40am Beau, bel ou belle? Rapide ou vite? Confusing? Come and revisit adjectives - placed before or after a noun and the agreement adverbs and gérondif form (-ING form in English) en allant to better express your feeling and emotions. HOT OFF THE PRESS! La voix passive et le vocabulaire des actualités B15 Tuesday, June 21 / 12:00-1:40pm Learn the vocabulary of French news practicing the passive form at the same time : La Tour Eiffel a été réalisée par Gustave Eiffel. Come and discuss the news the French way! WHAT IF? LES HYPOTHÈSES Si j étais, je serais B16 Tuesday, June 14 / 7:50-9:30pm B17 Thursday, June 16 / 12:00-1:40pm In this workshop, we will focus on the 3 types of If clauses reviewing six different tenses: Si + Présent = futur simple / Si + imparfait = conditionnel présent / Si + Plus-que-parfait = conditionnel passé. Reimagine the world and reinvent yourself Tuition is $35 per workshop, class materials included. Registration opening on May, 11. L École Française Chicago 1714 W. Belmont Avenue Chicago, IL (773) info@lef-learn-french.com

6 C1/C2 ADVANCED LEVELS WORKSHOPS LE PASSÉ SIMPLE vs LE PRÉSENT DE NARRATION C1 Tuesday, June 14 / 6:00-7:40pm The past simple is not that simple, right? In this workshop, we will review conjugation of the literary present vs simple past to better read and understand masterpieces in French literature. PROBERBES ET DICTONS FRANÇAIS / Atelier d expressions idiomatiques C2 Thursday, June 16 / 10:00-11:40am C3 Tuesday, June 21 / 6:00-7:40pm Expand your knowledge of French idioms and proverbs. In this workshop, we will learn new proverbs based on selected topics: the animals Quand les poules auront des dents, the weather Il est dans les nuages, the human body parts loin des yeux, loin du coeur, the colors Elle a la main verte Behind a language stands a culture! EXCUSE MY FRENCH! le français familier C4 Tuesday, June 21 / 7:50-9:30pm C5 Saturday, June 25 / 12:00-1:40pm Informal French, colloquial expressions and slang! Make the difference between formal and real spoken French by learning new authentic idiomatic expressions to better sound French! PARLONS DE CINÉMA! - Présentation du cinéma francais C6 Thursday, June 23 / 10:00-11:40am Le cinéma est le septième art Through movie excerpts, discover the most renowned French directors and actors, the main French blockbusters and leave this workshop with a detailed list of new movies to watch in French! HIT ME WITH MUSIC! - Introduction à la musique francophone C7 - Thursday, June 23 / 12:00-1:40pm La musique est la langue des émotions, Emmanuel Kant used to say. Come and explore the marvelous world of Francophone music, a treasure chest of emotions!