“Vivre et  bien  vivre en france: pratiques de la vie quotidienne”

 

Training course content:

Knowing where to go or who to ask for some advice, what to say and how to say it, it is not always easy in a foreign country, no matter how many times you’ve visited it or how much you love it… If you have yet to find answers to such questions, this 36-hour-training course, taking place in Périgueux, will help you. We have organized three-hour classes, three days a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday), starting Monday 5th March 2007, and ending Friday 30th March. A language test prior to the training period will enable the teacher to divide, if necessary, all the trainees into groups according to their knowledge of French.

 

We will be working on:

○       The French Administration

            Defining the French civil service

and its broad range of activities

Knowing who and how to contact

(the Prefecture, the Conseil General,

the Embassy, the Town Hall)… (2séances)

 

○       Banking

            Opening or closing an account,

exchanging money… (1séance)

 

○       Health and Healthcare

            Having a personal physician,

            hospital and emergency services,

            how to get healthcare, the CPAM…(2séances)

 

○       Education

From kindergarten to

post secondary studies,

putting your child’s name down for school…

(1    séance)

 

○       Working in France

Working hours, labor  regulations,

work-related income taxes, 

job interviews, job centers, dealing with the URSSAF…(2séances)

 

○       Transportation

            Driver’s license,

            bringing a car into France,

            insuring a vehicle, le code de la route,

using public transportation, taking the train… 

(1 séance)

 

○       Housing

            Renting out a flat or a house,

            building or renovating,

            dealing with artisans,

            property register, land tax…(2séances)

 

○       Justice

Rights and duties,

dealing with lawyers, notaries(1 séance)

 

○       “Art de vivre”

Déjeuner dans un restaurant périgourdin

30 euros,  suivi d'une visite du Musée du

Périgord

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These different themes will allow us to work on improving specific and general communication skills in French: for instance, greeting and leaving, introducing oneself and giving information about present, past and future situation, asking and answering simple questions, filling out forms. Visits of several “administrations” are scheduled in order for you to use the skills learned in class!