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Parlons Grammaire
ONE MONTH AT A TIME.
For intermediate learners
The grammar is taught in clear English so that you can fully grasp the nuances.
Too often, French courses move from one grammar topic to another too quickly, without giving you a chance to internalise the previous rule and its nuances. I know, because I’ve been through it.
Parlons Grammaire allows you to learn tricky grammar at your own pace, with a new lesson each week and speaking session so you can practise in a safe space.
Parlons Grammaire
Parlons Grammaire
1 MONTH AT A TIME.
For intermediate learners
Grammar is taught in clear English so that you can fully grasp the nuances.
Too often, French courses move from one grammar topic to another too quickly, without giving you a chance to internalise the previous rule and its nuances. I know, because I’ve been through it.
Parlons Grammaire allows you to learn tricky grammar at your own pace, with a new lesson each week and speaking session so you can practise in a safe space.
How It Works
There are 2 levels of workshop: Do It Yourself and Live.
EVERYONE GETS
4-week long workshops
Themes are chosen based on what English speakers typically struggle with most when learning la langue française. Examples: The subjunctive, or things like relative pronouns (que, qui, dont, ce dont, ce que...).
A new lesson each week
I break down that theme into manageable chunks otherwise known as lessons, taught in clear, logical English with plenty of examples.
A new one is released each week.
You go over the lesson in your own time via your personal training area on the website.
Quizzes and worksheets
Accompanying the each week's lesson is a quiz and worksheet to check your understanding of what you've learned and then personalise it to your situation, hugely increasing the likelihood that you will retain it for good.
"Live" level students get
1-hour group speaking practice
The best way to make what you learn coller (stick) fast is to USE it. There are 3 weekly chances for you to practise the topic of the week, get corrections, and have general conversation practice with the other learners.
I publish the notes, corrections, and replay from the session for you to review!
Practise 24/7 in the private community
Get access to an exclusive community hosted on Telegram (computer, tablet, and mobile) where you can ask questions, practise your French, and generally bring some more French into your everyday life.
What My Students Are Saying
The coursework and homework materials are developed with English speakers in mind, which makes it easier to grasp the French context and grammar.
Alex is a great teacher; he is very patient and encouraging, and takes the time to explain things. The group chat was a bonus and allowed me to inject a little bit more French into my regular life.
I highly recommend this course, it makes learning French fun and I’ve met a lot of nice people along the way!
Vicky Popa
Learning French from Canada
Parlons Grammaire does a great job integrating grammar fundamentals into practical usage. By that I mean that grammar training is approached not only in a lesson or exercise, but by using it immediately in conversation.
Instead of just filling in a blank, you are using the new grammar points to converse with other people.
This helps the mechanics of the language to become a part of you. Something that you will use more automatically and understand more fully when heard.
Frank VanVolkinburg
Learning French from the USA
Moi, c'est Alex. Enchanté !
👋 Salut ! Moi, c’est Alex, et toi ?
I’m English but I’ve been living in France and learning the French language every day for several years now. You may know me from my YouTube channel.
I love grammar because I love the challenge of understanding (and using!) the sometimes complex logic behind the rules of this beautiful language. Many French people have even told me I know the grammar better than them!
We can’t truly say we’ve learned grammar until we can comfortably use it, and that’s the motivation behind this course Parlons Grammaire.
I look forward to working with you very soon.
Our Packages
Standard
Un mois de déclics
Study in your own time.-
Carefully constructed video and written lessons.
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Quizzes & exercises to reinforce your knowledge.
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3 months of access to the content.
3 mois
Pay in advance. Learn when you want.-
3 slots to use in 6 months.
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Faster checkout.
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Choose your first month at time of purchase.
Premium
Un mois de maîtrise
Practice (with others) makes progress!-
Carefully constructed video and written lessons.
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Quizzes & exercises to reinforce your knowledge.
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1-hour weekly speaking class.
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Access to a private community on Telegram.
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3 months of access to the content.
3 mois
Pay in advance. Learn when you want.-
3 slots to use in 6 months.
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Faster checkout.
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Choose your first month at time of purchase.
If you already have the material from a previous session, and want to take part in the speaking classes of a new one, click a red button above and when you've chosen a session select the appropriate package.
Our Packages
Note: Prices are set to rise in April.
DIY Tier
Un mois de déclics
Study in your own time.-
Carefully constructed video and written lessons.
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Quizzes & exercises to reinforce your knowledge.
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3 months of access to the content.
3 mois
Pay in advance. Learn when you want.-
3 slots to use in 6 months.
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Faster checkout.
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Choose your first month at time of purchase.
LIVE Tier
Un mois de maîtrise
Practice (with others) makes progress!-
Carefully constructed video and written lessons.
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Quizzes & exercises to reinforce your knowledge.
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1-hour weekly speaking class.
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Access to a private community on Telegram.
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3 months of access to the content.
3 mois
Pay in advance. Learn when you want.-
3 slots to use in 6 months.
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Faster checkout.
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Choose your first month at time of purchase.
If you already have the material from a previous session, and want to take part in the speaking classes of a new one, click a red button above and when you've chosen a session select the appropriate package.
How Do You Want To Learn?
1. 4-week DIY Workshops You Can Do By Yourself
These workshops are available year-round.
You'll receive the lessons once a week for 4 weeks to ensure that you learn at just the right pace.
Alternatively, if you want the material plus live speaking sessions with Alex and fellow learners, as well as access to a private community, see the second section.
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Master the passé composé, the imparfait, and plus-que-parfait past tenses in French.
Recommended level:
From lower intermediate and up.Prerequisites
- You must have a solid foundation in forming both affirmative and negative sentences in the present tense.
- You may well have encountered the French past tenses before but have many gaps when it comes to using them correctly.
What you'll learn
- How to form and when to use the 3 most used past tenses in everyday French.
- How to talk about recent events.
- How to use English to help you make the right choice of past tense.
To bundle or not to bundle...
Do you want to book this month on its own or as part of a 3-month bundle? What's a bundle?
Buy 3 months' worth of sessions in advance and book your first month now. You will then have 6 months to use the remaining 2 months.
On its own
BUY FOR 19€3-month bundle
BUY FOR 57€ -
Dive deep into relative pronouns such as que, qui, dont, lequel... etc and start making more complex sentences.
Recommended level:
Intermediate.Prerequisites
- At the very least, this sentence makes sense to you: la grammaire que tu vas apprendre.
- It's une bonne idée to be familiar que et qui already without being 100% confident. It will be a great refresher.
What you'll learn
- Make more complex sentences with less repetition.
- The underlying purpose of les pronoms relatifs and what their role is in a French sentence.
- How to use your English logic to get the French to stick faster.
- The 4+ ways that "what" translates to French that you'll need every day.
To bundle or not to bundle...
Do you want to book this month on its own or as part of a 3-month bundle? What's a bundle?
Buy 3 months' worth of sessions in advance and book your first month now. You will then have 6 months to use the remaining 2 months.
On its own
BUY FOR 19€3-month bundle
BUY FOR 57€ -
Learn how and when to use the intimidating subjunctive mode in everyday French.
Recommended level:
Mid- to upper-intermediate.Prerequisites
- You should be pretty comfortable with conjugating verbs in the regular tenses before attempting the subjunctive.
- It's a good idea to be familiar with the regular future and conditional conjugations but not essential.
What you'll learn
The subjunctive is intimidating and confusing to intermediate and advanced students alike but it's used every day in French. Start to tame it with this logic-backed deep dive of an introduction.- The rules and exceptions surrounding le subjonctif.
- Easy ways to remember when to use the subjunctive or the indicative moods.
- Powerful everyday expressions that trigger it.
- A few ways that French sentence structure differs to English, making the subjunctive seem trickier.
To bundle or not to bundle...
Do you want to book this month on its own or as part of a 3-month bundle? What's a bundle?
Buy 3 months' worth of sessions in advance and book your first month now. You will then have 6 months to use the remaining 2 months.
On its own
BUY FOR 19€3-month bundle
BUY FOR 57€
2. 4-week LIVE Workshops with Speaking Sessions
Join one or both of two workshops running each month featuring weekly speaking sessions around each week's material.
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Is it le or lui? Does the pronoun go before or after the verb? Get answers to these and more.
Recommended level:
Intermediate.Prerequisites
- You should find the following very basic and be ready to reduce the repetition in order to sound more natural:
- J'ai cherché mes clés. J'ai trouvé mes clés. J'ai donné mes clés à mon mari.
- You should be aware of object pronouns such as me, te, l', la, lui, leur, toi, moi, eux... but not be confident in using them.
What you'll learn
- Why sometimes we choose one pronoun over another e.g. lui or la.
- What the pronouns actually represent in French grammar and how to choose the right one.
- Direct, indirect, second object pronouns, and stressed pronouns to make accurate, natural French sentences.
- Put the pronouns in the right position in sentences with a handy, logic-backed methodology.
- Get it all to stick in your head faster with exercises that help you apply the knowledge to your own life.
Start date: 12th March, 2022
- You should find the following very basic and be ready to reduce the repetition in order to sound more natural:
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Learn how and when to use the intimidating subjunctive mode in everyday French.
Recommended level:
Mid- to upper-intermediate.Prerequisites
- You should be pretty comfortable with conjugating verbs in the regular tenses before attempting the subjunctive.
- It's a good idea to be familiar with the regular future and conditional conjugations but not essential.
What you'll learn
The subjunctive is intimidating and confusing to intermediate and advanced students alike but it's used every day in French. Start to tame it with this logic-backed deep dive of an introduction.- The rules and exceptions surrounding le subjonctif.
- Easy ways to remember when to use the subjunctive or the indicative moods.
- Powerful everyday expressions that trigger it.
- A few ways that French sentence structure differs to English, making the subjunctive seem trickier.
Start date: 12th March, 2022
7-day Money Back Guarantee
If you’re not happy with Parlons Grammaire after the first week, just shoot me an email and I’ll give you a 100% refund no questions asked.
7-day Money Back Guarantee
If you’re not happy with Parlons Grammaire after the first week, just shoot me an email and I’ll give you a 100% refund no questions asked.
Take A Sneak Peek
Get a taste of what you'll get by viewing a sample lesson from one of the themes in the course.
Course Content
Frequently Asked Questions
Lessons are taught in both video & written format, broken down into separate topics. You can see a sneak peek here.
You will be able to go through them by navigating through the interactive website or by viewing a PDF copy.
Absolument !
These lessons can provide a fantastic refresher for topics you have some familiarity with, explained in a clear and concise way. It’s likely that you aren’t fully confident in it because of a lack of time spent on it, explanation, or simply explanation in French.
These lessons are built for the English-speaker in mind. And with the premium package you get to put into practise and apply it to your life tout de suite !
You can comfortably go through each week’s lesson, attempt the quiz, and complete the worksheet in an hour and a half, maybe less.
Each lesson delivers as much value as possible, however, so it’s common for students to go over it once or twice during the week.
Add an hour to that per week if you are participating in one of our speaking sessions.
After that, you can spend as much or as little time as you like practising in the private community.
You can see the available themes including those covered in the workshops, both live and do-it-yourself by clicking here or scrolling up to the How Do You Want To Learn? section.
No but if you’re a new student and you’re not satisfied after the first week of lessons you can message me for a full refund, no questions asked.
J’adore cette question !
It has a double meaning, which is something:
“Parlons grammaire” literally means “let’s talk grammar” or “let’s focus on grammar”.
But by using “parler” it’s also emphasising the speaking component of the course.