Whether you are learning French because it’s on your bucket list, would like to excel in your studies or are in search of a new hobby to entertain you and exercise your mind, Magnifique French Lessons can help you. Learn French in a unique way that suits you whether that is through private French classes, group lessons, conversation classes, student classes or French exam workshops. View below our types of classes and click to book your class online. If you would like to talk to Alexandra about which class would best suit your requirements, she would love to hear from you.
Come along and learn French in a relaxed and social setting, surrounded by other Francophiles, while sipping on a coffee/tea. Magnifique French Lessons offers different classes for various levels from complete beginner to advanced.
Each class has a syllabus and once one feels like they have a sufficient understanding of the content in that syllabus, they can challenge themselves and progress to the next level.
A French workbook will be provided on the first lesson of each course, which includes the materials for all the lessons. The beginner courses also include audio recordings.
Beginner one courses
You will learn practical French in a relaxed and social setting, surrounded by other Francophiles, while sipping on a coffee/tea. Magnifique French Lessons (MFL) classes are unique in that they have small class sizes which are interactive. The focus of this class is on learning modern, practical French dialogue to enable you to speak as quickly as possible, so you can use this romantic language on your travels or among your French speaking friends. MFL puts emphasises on teaching the French sounds, which gives you the confidence to speak this beautiful language.
You are provided with a class syllabus at the beginning of your course, so that you can keep track of what you are learning. Your class (beginner 1) runs for a total of 12 weeks. After 12 weeks you will have a reasonable understanding of the basics of French and will have the vocabulary and dialogue to say quite a lot in French.
These classes are offered every day from Monday – Saturday. These classes are very flexible, whereby if you miss a lesson you are able to attend a Monday class one week and a Friday class the next. It all depends on your availability and lifestyle. Video catch up classes are also available.
From this point onwards, you then have the option to join beginner two classes. Details to those classes are as below.
Beginner 2 and Beginner 3 courses
These classes are offered every day from Monday – Saturday. These classes are very flexible, whereby if you miss a lesson you are able to attend a Monday class one week and a Friday class the next. It all depends on your availability and lifestyle. Video catch up classes are also available.
Each week you are exposed to a new topic, however we are always drawing upon past topics and do revision lessons from time to time.
French tenses are the main focus of the beginner 2 course.
Different grammar structures such as comparisons, weather conditions etc are the main focus of the beginner 3 course.
Intermediate and advanced classes:
Magnifique French Lessons believes it’s important to be able to engage in everyday conversation. For this reason, the start of each lesson focuses on students sharing their news and information about their daily lives. The other half of the lesson concentrates on discussing current topics in the news ranging from politics, history and culture (art, theater, language etc.). By covering a diverse range of topics, people are exposed to a vast array of vocabulary. Advanced grammar topics are also covered such as the past conditional tense, plus-que-parfait tense etc.
Broaden your child’s mind. Learning a second language can positively affect many areas of your child’s life, such as enhance their cognitive skills in other schooling subjects, develop personal confidence and social skills mixing with other students, as well as giving them the opportunity to be introduced to another culture.
The opportunities that stem from speaking a second language are endless.
It’s important to exercise your mind and your body- while they’re young, their minds are like sponges!
Bring your child along to the fun, integrative French classes.
The classes are engaging using imagery, colour and games. The small class size facilitates the individuals learning, as their needs and concerns can be addressed more easily. The learning environment is customised to children, with adaptions made like bean bags to help children to be able to concentrate.
Parents are sent an audio recording after each lesson, so that the children can continue to practice the content and listen to it.
French has always been a subject that entitles students to bonus marks towards their ATAR score.
Magnifique French Lessons work closely with students to:
The classes are very structured and numerous resources and summary sheets are provided.
Student classes are conducted online.
It’s important that our students are confident and well-prepared when going into their exam. Therefore, students are encouraged to constantly inform the tutor what they are currently learning in French at school, as well as inform them when they have an upcoming test/project/exam.
Whether your whole team or just one member needs to learn French, lessons are designed to suit the needs of individual companies. You mention your objective and a lesson plan will be designed.
These classes are set up upon request and tailor-made to your unique business. For example, if you were working for Hewlett Packard, Alexandra would teach you IT words as well as every day common expressions for navigating yourself around the IT business world.
With a love for the language and regular visits to France, I was delighted to first meet Alex in 2016 in the Berwick Pharmacy, handing out flyers to promote 'Magnifique French Lessons'. I have been learning the language under Alex's tutelage for around four years now, and whilst the language at times seems to get harder to grasp the more I learn, I can say with absolute certainty that Alex's lessons make the learning fun! Alex's profound knowledge of the language, grammar, vocabulary and all things French is astounding and inspirational. I can only hope to be as fluent one day! Even with a thorough curriculum base and well-planned and executed lessons that cater for every level from beginner to intermediate, Alex is always willing to take on board suggestions from students and tailor the learnings to the needs of individuals. Alex offers a range of learning levels and in different forums, plus a range of additional products available such as pre-recorded lectures on different topics, and one-on-one private classes'. The convenience of online learning that Alex delivered throughout 2020 has been so very convenient for me with a full-time job and study to manage. Whether you are looking to begin French as a hobby, or take your French learning to the next level, I highly recommend 'Magnifique French Lessons'.
Michelle Gibson
"Magnifique French Classes in Berwick Principal and Founder Alexandra’s love for France, its’ culture and language is truly infectious and inspirational. Her passion radiates in all her classes making learning conversational French not only educational but fun as well. Her ability to relate to young and the not so young constantly astounds me. I would recommend anyone wanting to learn about the language or planning to travel to have a chat with Alex. The bonus of taking her classes is you meet some wonderful like-minded people".
Judy - See Magnifique's Facebook for review
"Alex is an absolutely remarkable teacher - her fun, engaging and focused lessons every week are what allowed me to reach my goals this year in my VCE French 3/4 studies. No matter your level, her infectious enthusiasm for the French language and culture will motivate you and make every lesson enjoyable. For VCE students especially, Alex’s targeted teaching is incredibly helpful considering the broadness of language subjects, and her extensive knowledge of the French course is invaluable leading up to SACs and the final exam. Thanks so so much for all your help this year Alex".
Geetika - See Magnifique's Facebook for review
"What a truly fantastic way to learn French! Alex teaches French in a friendly relaxed environment that is nothing like a classroom and more like a group of friends casually speaking French together. I have really enjoyed my time learning something new each week and always was keen to attend the next class. I thoroughly would recommend any beginner, like my self, to take these lessons whether you are planning a trip, brushing up on old high school French you might have done or even just for the fun of learning something new. Whatever age too, it doesn’t matter! You will love it too!"
David - See Magnifique's Facebook for review
"Alex is an amazing French tutor, she really helped me in preparation for my VCE French exam, especially the oral. She gives lots of great tips on how to make your writing and speaking more sophisticated, and really helps to build confidence and fluency".
Carla - See Magnifique French Lessons Facebook page for review.