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French I-Beginner
Item: LF1000	Instructor: Alison C. Tanner
Sessions: 8	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-121
Th 7/10/2025 - 8/28/2025	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Fee: $125.00
Please bring a notebook. Please check with the ACE office to be sure the class has met its minimum before purchasing textbooks. 2 Required Texts: 15-Minute French: Learn in Just 12 Weeks (DK 15-Minute Language Learning) Paperback – July 4, 2023 ISBN: 978-0-7440-7371-3 Carson Dellosa The 100 Series French Workbook, Parts of Speech, Vocabulary, Common Phrases, Sentence Building Skills, and More, Middle and High School Classroom or Homeschool Curriculum (Volume 5) ISBN: 9-781568-226675

French II-Beginner
Item: LF2000	Instructor: Alison C. Tanner
Sessions: 8	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-121
Th 7/10/2025 - 8/28/2025	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Fee: $145.00
Prerequisite: French I. Teachers expectations for students entering this course: Knowledge of basic greetings and salutations Familiarity with basic French pronunciation Knowledge of regular -er verb conjugations in the present tense only Has memorized and can use the following irregular verbs: aller, avoir, etre, faire and vouloir in the present tense only Ability to write and speak in simple complete sentences and pose questions Vocabulary mastery: #1-100, telling time, days of the week, months of the year, weather expressions, family members, the house and its furnishings, cafe, restaurant and vocabulary Please bring a notebook. Please check with the ACE office to be sure the class has met its minimum before purchasing textbooks. Required Texts: (Available from Amazon.com) French Made Easy Level 1: An Easy Step-By-Step Approach To Learn French for Beginners (Textbook + Workbook Included) Paperback-September 7, 2022 by Lingo Mastery (Author) ISBN-13: 978-1951949549 Carson Dellosa The 100 Series French Workbook, Parts of Speech, Vocabulary, Common Phrases, Sentence Building Skills, and More, Middle and High School Classroom or Homeschool Curriculum (Volume 5) ISBN 13: 978-1568226675

French III-Intermediate
Item: LF3000	Instructor: Alison C. Tanner
Sessions: 8	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-121
Tu 7/8/2025 - 8/26/2025	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Fee: $145.00
Teacher expectations for students entering this class: Comfortable with basic French pronunciation Mastery of all regular -ER, -IR, -RE verbs and their conjugations in the present Master of some IRREGULAR verb conjugations in the present tense: aller, avoir, etre, faire, prendre, vouloir, pouvoir, savoir, dire, lire, ecrire, connaitre, mettre, venir, voir, partir, sortir, dormir, devoir, etc... Knowledge and comfort with #s 1-1000 Conversational about the weather, the time of day, dates, and the 4 seasons Familiarity with vocabulary about the family, the house and furnishings, colors, food items, ordering simply in a cafe setting. Grammar: basic knowledge of-Reflexive verbs, possessive adjectives, pronouns, adverbs & adjectives, interrogatives for asking questions, prepositions, and the partitive. Please check with the ACE office to be sure the class has met its minimum before purchasing textbooks. Please bring a notebook. Required Textbooks: Vocabulaire progressif du français débutant 3e édition + CD isbn: 978-209-038017-0. Can be purchased at Amazon.com.* and Grammaire progressive du français - Niveau débutant. Buch + Audio-CD: Niveau débutant, 2ème édition avec 440 exercices. Livre avec 440 exercices + Audio-CD Can be purchased at Amazon.com

French Basic Conversation (not for beginners)
Item: LFC1500	Instructor: Alison C. Tanner
Sessions: 8	STC Sarasota Bldg 3 Rm 3-121
W 7/9/2025 - 8/27/2025	Location: 4748 Beneva Rd Sarasota, FL 34233
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Fee: $145.00
Texts to be used, but not required to purchase: Conversational French Dialogues by Lingo Mastery Communication Progressive du Francais A1 Debutant CLE International 2eme Edition by Claire Miquel

French for Travelers (incl language map) Class already in session...in some cases it may be possible to allow a late registration. Please call the office at 941-361-6590.
Item: LFT1001	Maggie El Edwy
Day of the Week: Th
Dates: 4/24/2025 - 6/12/2025

French IV-Intermediate Class already in session...in some cases it may be possible to allow a late registration. Please call the office at 941-361-6590.
Item: LF4000	Maggie El Edwy
Day of the Week: M
Dates: 4/21/2025 - 6/23/2025
Prerequisite: French III or instructor approval. Please check with the ACE office to be sure the class has met its minimum before purchasing textbook. Required textbook: Grammaire Progressive du Francais (Niveau Intermediaire) 4 edition from Cle International ISBN 978-2090381030.* Available online at Amazon Do not purchase book with "corriges" on the front. * Please bring a notebook. NO CLASS MAY 26.

French Intermediate Conversation Class already in session...in some cases it may be possible to allow a late registration. Please call the office at 941-361-6590.
Item: LFC1001	Maggie El Edwy
Day of the Week: F
Dates: 4/25/2025 - 6/27/2025
Required Textbook: Communication progressive intermédiaire + CD NC (French Edition) French Edition \| Part of: Progressive du français perfectionnement (20 books) \| by Claire Miquel approx. $42 from Amazon ISBN 978-2-09-038448-2

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Communication progressive intermédiaire + CD NC (French Edition)

ISBN 978-2-09-038448-2