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Intermediate French I

Adult Enrichment / Language -
Winter / Spring 2024

This course is for students who have completed the Advanced Beginner Course or 3 years of high school French. Students should have an intermediate low or mid proficiency level in spoken French. 

This course will continue to hone conversation skills while addressing more advanced grammar topics such as compound tenses, relative pronouns, and direct and indirect objects. The objectives of this course are for you to be able to say that I can:

  • communicate on advanced topics in a variety of tenses.
  • understand detailed conversations, recognize social cues, ask for directions, complete travel
  • plans airport and train station, explore the impact of social media and discuss current events.
  • read detailed texts and listen to a variety of videos and authentic conversations. 

Student should purchase the textbook Ultimate French ISBN-13: 978-1400009633 - or - ISBN-13: 978-1400021048

Tom McGinnis

Instructor

Tom has been teaching French and Spanish in Farmington since 1997. He began teaching at Irving Robbins Middle School. For the past 21 years, Tom has been at Farmington High School.

Tom earned his Bachelor of Science degree in International Management from Central Connecticut State University and obtained a Master of Arts degree in French from Middlebury College in Middlebury, VT. Tom completed his sixth year in Spanish at Central Connecticut State University.

Tom has had the opportunity to study and travel to France, Spain, Trinidad, Montreal, and Quebec. He currently lives in Marlborough, CT with his wife and chocolate lab, Huey. He has a daughter, Shannon, who lives in Wethersfield. Tom enjoys traveling biking and hiking. His favorite place in the United States is Acadia National Park.

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  Tom McGinnis

Farmington High School : 610
Wednesdays, Apr 17 - May 22
5:30 - 6:45 PM
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Min Age   16 yr.

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