Bonjour et bienvenue à Ma France.

The course is aimed at those who have done some French before. Perhaps you studied a long time ago and now want to brush up, or maybe you’ve done a beginners’ course and would like to build on that. Either way, Ma France presents the French you’ll hear and need on holiday or on business and introduces you to some friendly people and fabulous places. Why not make a start right now?

As you begin, here are some points to bear in mind throughout the course:

• Watch and listen to the videos as often as you can - the more you hear them, the more comfortable you’ll be with the new language. French and English subtitles can be switched on and off at will, so experiment. Once you are familiar with a video, you can pause it, read the French out loud, then play it again to check the pronunciation.

• Take advantage of all the grammar games and activities alongside the video clips – they are designed to help you learn the language patterns and remember the vocabulary.
  
  

• There are 12 mini lessons available. They last between 5 and 10 minutes and are very good to use as revision.
  
  Get the learning tip for the first unit "Parti !"
  

• Next week we'll be back with more tips. We hope you'll find Ma France useful and entertaining.

  Bon courage !

  BBC Languages Team