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Mens, for your French course with homestay.

FRENCH COURSE with Homestay accomodation
QUOTE:

An intensive 5-day French course with one to one teaching. The price includes 7 nights of accommodation (half-board, with a local family) and 5 days x 3 hours of teaching.

Our Homestay courses are held in the market town of MENS, just 40 minutes south of Grenoble, in the Trieves plateau.

There is a hotel option too, with 5 nights B&B accomodation.

French course - included in the price are:

  • FLE qualified teachers (maitrise FLE) who would normally change each week.
  • 3 hrs a day of French course teaching for 5 days; ie 15 hours of private 1:1 lessons.
  • daily homework and private study.
  • The supply of student books and CDs. (Usually "Tempo" or "Studio 100")
  • A language focus on culture and daily life and also on the specific technical and commercial French needed by the client.

Accommodation and meals - Included in the price are :

  • Homestay with a local French family (vetted by ourselves), 7 nights half-board (ie: breakfast and evening meal with them); and your own room.
  • Or our hotel option - 5 nights B&B in the friendly, 3-star Auberge de Mens.
  • Taxi transfer from/to Clelles railway station.

Not included in the price is:

Anything that is not listed above.

Price:

The inclusive French course price is 1,150 €uros.
And also 1,150 €uros for the hotel option.
Additional nights accommodation - ask us.
Group courses: see our page about our French lessons for groups.

Dates:

CHAMONIX, not available.

MENS, June - October.
Do note that the annual "Foire Bio" will be held 20-21 September in 2008 and that is an interesting time to be here.

Other fairs include the 1 May and the 4 October, The "Foire de MENS".

Activities:

Afternoons, (after homework!), are free for you to enjoy this wonderful region and put your French studies to good use. Options include:

  • Walking and Mountain biking.
  • Visits eg to nearby "Terre Vivante", France's main organic gardening centre.
    See their website at www.terrevivante.org
  • Horse riding (see the website of Noel Descombes for example).
  • Paragliding and Hang gliding.
  • Enjoying the live music and theatre in local bars and restaurants.

Notes:

Dates can be fixed to meet the needs of the individual student.

This is a high quality intensive French course with friendly accomodation.

See our other pages for more information about MENS and the Trièves Plateau.

Nearest airports are Grenoble (St-Geoirs) 1.5hrs, Chambery 2hrs, Lyon (St Exupéry) 2.5hrs, Lyon (St Etienne) 2.5hrs.

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