Courses at La vieille Ferme
At La vieille Ferme we offer a range of French language courses combined with culinary skills, walking or skiing.
- Language, Language & Cookery/Skiing courses will initially be aimed at GCSE/AS level students.
- Walking weeks will be aimed at groups of people who want & are able to cope with 1/2 day & day walks with perhaps the option of an overnight walk to a local alpine Refuge.
French & Cookery/Skiing at La vieille Ferme
At the transition from GCSE to A level, and with an increasing importance being placed on spoken French, what better way to immerse ones self in a language and learn important cookery/skiing skills.
Breakfast, morning & evening lessons developing your spoken French and afternoons cooking/skiing; all based, along with accommodation, in our beautifully renovated Haute-Savoie farmhouse an hour from Geneva.
Who Is This Course Aimed At?
This course is ideal for students preparing for AS French
but also for any mid teenage student wanting to improve both
linguistic and culinary skills. Classes will be no larger
than 7. Formal, structured conversation work using video,
radio, role play starts at Breakfast time and continues through
until 12.30, with a mid morning break. Students then prepare
lunch, spend the afternoon learning and acquiring important
basic cookery skills before returning to further structured,
topic based conversation in the evening.
About Us: Ann & Mitch taught at Marlborough College, an Independent
English Boarding school, for 26 years; Mitch taught PE & French,
Ann was a Housemistress for 16 of those years. The 3rd team
member is Roger Crisp, an ex-teacher, a Francophile, fluent
in French, with professional interests in broadcasting, writing
and travel.
Course Outline:
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| Arrival: |
Start days may vary.
All together
on a Sunday mid afternoon flight to Geneva.
Airport pick-up by hosts, Mitch & Ann Patching. |
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Sunday Evening - Friday |
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| 8.15- 9.00am |
Breakfast - General
conversation in French + intro of the day's objectives
and format. |
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| 9.30 -12.00 am |
French Tuition and practical
involvement in locality.
Visits for conversation work to homes of local
French people.* |
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| 12.00 - 1.00pm |
Preparation and eating of
lunch in French. |
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Break from French conversation
to focus on culinary skills. |
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| 2.00- 5.00pm |
Cookery classes focussing
on the basic cookery techniques required in preparing
traditional English and French cuisine e.g.:
Starters: Soups, Asparagus…
Main courses: Casseroles, Boeuf Bourguignon…
Puddings: Crumbles, brulees, tartes…
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| 6.00pm |
Supper, if appropriate,
depending on evening activity. |
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Return to French conversation. |
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| 7.00pm |
Evening visits to Restaurant,
cinema, homes of local French people*, local lectures.
Home visits from local people, oral presentations. |
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Of The Week's Work: |
- Grammar
Review: Appropriate
to age and academic level.
- Conversation: In house & out
using local French people, Papers/TV/Radio…
- Translation: Local and national
news, tourist, travel info…
- Visits & interviews: Round
town – documented,
prepared tasks in local shops, offices…
- Vocabulary: Reviewing and
introducing relevant words and phrases…
- Oral presentations: 1-2 min.
based on given topics.
- End of week test: Written,
based upon what has been experienced during
the week.
- End of week oral
presentation: 3-5 min. presentation
on relevant topic of the student’s choice.
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Objectives For
The week: |
- To encourage confidence
to speak French.
- To increase the student’s knowledge
and retention of salient vocabulary and grammar
points.
- To enable student’s to successfully
prepare & present a range of interesting
and appropriate culinary courses.
- To help student’s
feel “at home” in
the kitchen and be able to look after their
own future culinary requirements.
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| Includes: |
- Airport transfers from Geneva.
- Accommodation: Single, twin rooms and triple
rooms, some ensuite.
- All meals: At La vielle
Ferme and on our night out.
- All Tuition, books,
paper, pens, worksheets.
- Use of WIFI network.
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| Not Included: |
- Flights.
- Personal spending money.
- Travel Insurance.
- Drinks with meals.
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*Depending on availability & timings
of appropriate adults |
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