Are you moving to a new country? Did you just move in a place where you do not speak the local language? If you would like to start communicating in the local language in restaurants, supermarkets, banks, be able to make a reservation and make an appointment with a doctor, this class is made for you.
The Survival Kit training is a teaching method that allows students to quickly and effectively acquire the basics of a language. After you have acquired basic oral knowledge, you will learn how to put it into practice in daily life. You will also be trained on the culture of the country in order to use your new skills wisely.
Course sequence
- theory: learning vocabulary and key phrases
- practical workshops: role-playing daily life situations
Details
| Level | Beginner |
| Languages | English, French, German, Italian |
| Location | At our school or in your company |
Rates and registration
Some examples of topics covered in the classes:
The specificities of the language
- introduction to phonetics and the alphabet
- presentation of how the sentence works
Greeting and introducing yourself
- greetings and politeness
- learning words related to age, origin, family, country, etc.
Making an appointment
- medical appointments, movies, etc.
- accept, refuse or postpone an appointment
Shopping
- ask for an article, a size, a price
- negotiate a price
- means of payment
- the sentences used by the seller
- leave-taking
At the restaurant
- place an order
- the sentences used by the server/waitress
- ask for the bill
- leave and salute
At the bank
- banking-related vocabulary
- open a bank account
- role play with the employee
At the post office
- postal vocabulary
- send a package
- role play with the employee
Discovering a city
- tourist places
- directions
- street signs
- take transportation
The house
- the kitchen
- the bathroom
- daily activities