Speak French on holiday without freezing after bonjour
Join Caroline’s friendly 6-week online group programme for adults who are going to France and want practical French for real holiday situations.
Learn the useful French you need for restaurants, supermarkets, campsites, travel, pharmacies, emergencies and those awkward moments when your mind goes blank.
Small online groups. Maximum 6 learners. Practical, friendly and designed for real holidays.
You do not need to be fluent. You need to feel prepared.
Many adults remember a few words from school. You may be able to say bonjour, merci and maybe order a coffee on a good day.
But real holiday French can feel different. Someone speaks quickly. The queue is waiting. The campsite receptionist asks a question. The waiter says something you were not expecting.
Suddenly, your brain goes blank.
That is exactly why Caroline created Holiday French Confidence: French Without the Freeze.
This course helps you practise French for:
- Ordering food and drinks in cafés and restaurants
- Asking for help in supermarkets and shops
- Checking into campsites, hotels or holiday rentals
- Finding your way at airports and train stations
- Hiring a car, parking and asking travel questions
- Visiting a pharmacy or asking for urgent help
- Using rescue phrases when you do not understand
The course is designed for nervous beginners and rusty returners
Holiday French Confidence is ideal if you are going to France and want to feel more confident speaking simple, practical French.
You know a little French
You remember a few words, but you are not sure how to use them in real conversations.
You freeze when people reply
You might manage your first phrase, but panic when the other person answers in French.
You want useful holiday French
You want French for restaurants, campsites, shops, travel, pharmacies and everyday holiday moments.
The goal is not to become fluent in 6 weeks.
The goal is to help you feel calmer, more prepared and more confident using practical French on holiday.
This is not school French, and it is not just another app
Google Translate and language apps can be useful, but they do not always help with the hardest part: speaking out loud to a real person.
Caroline’s course gives you friendly live practice, gentle correction and realistic holiday role-play, so you can build confidence before you travel.
This course is not about:
- Memorising long grammar rules
- Taking scary tests
- Speaking perfect French
- Feeling embarrassed if you make a mistake
- Learning phrases you will never use
It is about:
- Having a go
- Knowing what to say when you get stuck
- Practising real holiday situations
- Building memory through repetition
- Feeling more independent in France
Bonjour, I’m Caroline
I am a French national living and working in the UK as a French tutor and part-time French teacher in a local school.
I teach French in person and online, supporting students with GCSE and A-Level French, as well as adults who want to learn French for long-term confidence and fluency.
Over the last couple of years, I have had more and more enquiries from adults who want practical “emergency French” before a holiday. They do not necessarily want formal lessons or lots of grammar. They want useful French they can actually use when they visit France.
That is why I created Holiday French Confidence: French Without the Freeze.
My aim is to help you feel supported, encouraged and able to enjoy learning French. Learning as an adult should be useful, friendly and fun — because when you enjoy it, you are much more likely to remember it.
What you will practise each week
Each live online lesson lasts one hour. You will practise useful French out loud in a small, friendly group of up to 6 learners.
1
Bonjour and Beyond
Practise greetings, polite phrases, saying you speak a little French, asking someone to repeat, asking someone to speak slowly and starting conversations without panic.
2
Restaurants, Cafés and Bakeries
Practise ordering food and drinks, booking a table, asking for the bill, asking about ingredients and handling simple replies from waiters or café staff.
3
Supermarkets, Markets and Shopping
Practise asking where things are, asking for bags, paying by card, understanding prices, buying at markets and using polite everyday shopping phrases.
4
Travel and Getting Around
Practise French for airports, train stations, directions, tickets, platforms, delays, toilets, exits and asking for travel help.
5
Campsites, Beaches, Car Hire and Leisure
Practise checking into a campsite, asking about facilities, pool times, beach safety, parking, car hire and common family holiday situations.
6
Pharmacy, Problems and Real-Life Role Play
Practise pharmacy phrases, explaining simple symptoms, asking for help, using emergency phrases and putting everything together in realistic holiday role-play.
Everything is designed to help you speak with more confidence
Live online lessons
Join Caroline online once a week for 6 weeks. Each lesson is practical, friendly and focused on real holiday French.
Small group support
Each group has a maximum of 6 learners, so everyone has time to speak, practise and ask questions.
Real holiday situations
Practise French for restaurants, supermarkets, campsites, travel, car hire, pharmacies and panic moments.
Rescue phrases
Learn what to say when you do not understand, need someone to repeat, or want them to speak more slowly.
Gentle correction
Caroline helps you improve pronunciation and confidence without making you feel embarrassed.
Confidence through practice
The course helps you move from reading phrases to actually using them out loud.
Take the Holiday French Confidence Scorecard first
Before joining, complete the Holiday French Confidence Scorecard. It helps you discover your current confidence level and your likely French freeze points.
The scorecard is not a formal test. It is a friendly way to see where you are now and what kind of support would help you most.
The scorecard helps you find out:
- How confident you feel with basic French
- Which holiday situations worry you most
- Whether you know your rescue phrases
- How you cope when someone replies quickly
- Whether the 6-week course is the right next step
Your next holiday could feel different
Imagine walking into a bakery and ordering without panic.
Imagine checking into your campsite and understanding the basics.
Imagine asking someone to repeat more slowly instead of freezing.
Imagine leaving a restaurant, shop or train station thinking, “I did it. It was not perfect, but I managed.”
That is the kind of confidence this course is built to create.
Not perfect French. Not fluent French. Useful French that helps you enjoy your holiday more.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Holiday French Confidence Course Online?
The Holiday French Confidence Course Online is a friendly 6-week French programme for adults who are going to France and want practical French for real holiday situations. It helps you practise useful French for restaurants, supermarkets, campsites, travel, pharmacies, emergencies and moments when your mind goes blank.
Who is the Holiday French Confidence Course for?
This course is for adults who want to feel more confident speaking French on holiday. It is ideal if you are a beginner, feel rusty after learning French at school, or get nervous when French people reply quickly.
Do I need to know French before joining the course?
No. You do not need to be fluent or confident before joining. The course is designed for beginners and nervous returners who want simple, useful French for holidays in France.
What French will I learn for my holiday in France?
You will learn practical holiday French for cafés, restaurants, supermarkets, markets, campsites, hotels, airports, train stations, car hire, beaches, pharmacies and emergencies. You will also learn rescue phrases such as asking someone to repeat or speak more slowly.
How is this different from using Google Translate or Duolingo?
Google Translate and language apps can be useful, but they do not give you live speaking practice. This course helps you practise French out loud with Caroline in a small online group, so you can build confidence and feel calmer in real conversations.
Will I become fluent in French in 6 weeks?
No. The course does not promise fluency in 6 weeks. The aim is to help you feel more confident using useful French on holiday, so you can ask for help, order food, travel, shop and recover when you do not understand.
How do I join the 6-week Holiday French Confidence Course?
The first step is to complete the Holiday French Confidence Scorecard or visit the course page. Your result will show your current confidence level and help you decide whether the 6-week online group course is the right next step before your holiday in France.
Ready to stop freezing after bonjour?
Join Caroline’s 6-week online Holiday French Confidence programme and practise the French you actually need for your next holiday.
Maximum 6 learners per group. Friendly, practical and designed for adults going to France.