Welcome Pack – French Immersion at Varambon
Here you will find your Welcome Pack including all the information about your French Immersion at Château Varambon with Châteaux des langues.
GREAT NEWS!
You are coming to Châteaux des Langues for an immersion.
We are thrilled and delighted to welcome
you to Château de la Mazure
This is your chance to fully immerse yourself in the French culture, or l’art de vivre français,
and improve your language skills too!
The atmosphere here is one of calm and comfort; you will immediately feel welcome and at ease.
The course is intense, professional and structured but the atmosphere is pleasant and relaxed.
Our motivated and energetic team are here to inform, guide and encourage you to make sure that you get the maximum benefit from your week with us. The diversity of our teaching team means that we can cater to any linguistic need you may have.
To maintain your concentration during these intense days, there are different teachers, activities and rooms every hour. On Wednesday, for something a little different, we have a cooking session where you can prepare dinner all together!
You will be staying in the château with all meals provided. We aim to cater to your every need in order to create the ideal learning environment to concentrate on the language.
A bientôt!
THE PROGRAMME
• Various language activities at the château
COMPLAINTS
To file a complaint before, during or after your training please contact our program manager, Isabelle GODEFROY, at +33 2 43 53 55 63 or isabelle@chateauxdeslangues.com
Morning Schedule
We begin at 10am on Monday
08h30 – 09h00 : Structured exercices
09h00 – 09h30 : Breakfast – Comments & discussion about the news
09h30 – 10h00 : “Small talk” during a walk in the countryside
10h00 – 11h15 : The tool “Le kit des bases grammaticales”
11h15- 11h30 : Coffee break
11h30 – 12h20: Audio exercise – the “copycat” training
12h20 – 12h30 : Preparation of discussion & activities for lunch
12h30 – 13h30 : Lunch – professional meeting role-play
13h30 – 14h00 : Coffee and time for external contact with mobiles and laptops
Afternoon schedule
We finish at 5pm on Friday
14h00 – 15h15 : The Tool “Le kit des bases grammaticales”
15h15 – 15h45 : Structured exercises on the “kit”
15h45 – 16h00 : Coffee break
16h00 – 17h00 : Bright test practice
17h00 – 18h00 : Operational Activities + “One-to-One” in parallel
18h00 – 18h15 : Coffee break
18h15 – 19h00 : Role plays + “one to one” in parallel
19h00 – 19h30 : Free time for external contact with mobiles and laptops
& possibility to consult a teacher
19h30 – 20h00 : Pre-dinner aperitif
20h00 – 21 h00 : Dinner
21h00 – 21h30 : Pronunciation
21h30 – 22h30 : Structured television exercise
Click here for the entire programme
Click here for the “Règlement intérieur”
Click here to know more about the test
Click here for detailed objectives
LISTENING SKILLS
During the immersion we will work on
improving your listening and comprehension
skills.
However, we suggest you listen to as
much French as possible before you arrive.
Start Training Your Ears by Listening to these TED Talks
USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
Do you want to sound more French?
Do you need key phrases to help you feel more comfortable?
Click below to download a list of essential expressions.
We would like you to use these phrases during the immersion, so please learn some before arriving.
SPECIFIC LANGUAGE NEEDS AND WISHES
Please inform us of your personal requirements with the following form :
HOW TO GET HERE
BY CAR
478 Rue du Château
01160 Varambon
France
Please aim to arrive between 9:30 and 10am on Monday morning.
BY TRAIN
For Monday please book the train from Paris Gare de Lyon at 07h00 to Ambérieu-en-Bugey at 09h32.
We will arrange for someone to collect you at the station and bring you to the château. You will easily recognise the person as they will have a Châteaux des langues sign and be waiting at the taxi line outside the train station.
Please, do NOT take any other train than this one on Monday, otherwise you will arrive to late for the immersion and we will not be able to provide you the free taxi. The only train station where our taxi will come to pick you up is Ambérieu-en-Bugey.
The departing train is usually at 17h02 from Ambérieu-en-Bugey on Friday. If you are not coming from Paris, or would like to take a different train, please discuss this with us before booking your tickets.
Please inform us of your train times as soon as possible.
For those who wish to arrive on Sunday, our centre is not open. Here is a hotel in the area that we recommend:
• Hôtel ibis budget Chateau Gaillard – Lieu Dit “Les, Rue des Millettes, 01500 Château-Gaillard – +33892701273
If you wish to use the taxi service, the meeting point is at 9:30 am at the Gare de Ambérieu-en-Bugey. Thank you for letting us know beforehand so that we can book the taxi.
Please respond via email.
AND FINALLY…
MEALS
Breakfast (coffee & croissants), lunch and dinner are all provided.
If you have any special dietary requirements (allergies, vegetarian, etc….)
please let us know in advance by email (direction@chateauxdeslangues.com) or by phone (+ 33 2 43 53 55 63).
TO ENJOY YOUR STAY
We have included some outdoor walks in this course, so we will provide boots. We will also provide towels in the bedrooms.
Please also bring some pens and writing paper. All other teaching materials will be provided by us.
Remember that at certain times of the year the weather can get cold, so please bring a nice warm jumper with you.
We hope that this Welcome Pack has been useful to you and wish you a good French Immersion at Varambon castle !
