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GRAND DÉBUTANT / LA / SUNDAY 09-07-25

Level 2 | LA In-person

Grand Débutant


Date
Sunday, Sep 07 - Sunday, Nov 09
Time
2:30pm - 4:00pm PT
Duration
10 Weeks

Teacher

Born and raised in the French Alps, but Parisian at heart, Anna has lived in England, Canada, Belgium and Namibia. In 2017, she moved to sunny LA, where she has been involved in several cultural and environmental projects, and later joined Coucou in 2020. She is fond of art, always eager to wander galleries and museums, and loves to draw. Special skills: Wonder Maman & environmental advocate!

#Art Lover #Calm & Collected #Fashionista #Supportive

Location

This class will be taught mainly in English, with French being introduced gradually via simple conversation prompts.

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$489.00

In stock

includes FREE digital course and exercise book



Additional Material for your Class


Niveau 2 – Exercise Book – Printed Book

Niveau 2 – Exercise Book
Upgrade to Printed Book

$39.00
Niveau 2 –  Course book – Printed Book

Niveau 2 – Course book
Upgrade to Printed Book

$29.00
Flashcards – Vocab Pack 2

Flashcards – Vocab Pack 2

$55.00

What's Included?


Niveau 2 –  Course book – Digital Download (PDF)

Niveau 2 – Course book
Digital Download (PDF)

The Grand Débutant Course Book includes grammar lessons, exercises, activities and essential vocabulary, complete with colorful illustrations to help further your understanding of basic French. 

Niveau 2 – Exercise Book – Digital Download (PDF)

Niveau 2 – Exercise Book
Digital Download (PDF)

Designed for self-study, the Grand Débutant Exercise Book is perfect for extra practice and reviews in-between lessons. It contains 111 pages of exercises and bonus tips to give your French that extra oomph.



You're Grand Débutant, if...

You can introduce yourself in French, talk about your job and hobbies – even if you sometimes have to rely on the kindness (and patience) of strangers to make yourself understood.

You can conjugate regular verbs in the present tense. You can also conjugate common irregular verbs, such as être, avoir, faire and aller.

You know how to get articles and adjectives to agree with their nouns (for the most part).

You know how to construct a basic sentence in French (subject, verb, object, etc).

THE CURRICULUM

Sunday Sep 07: Lesson 1
How to ask a question

Sunday Sep 14: Lesson 2
“Can”, “must”, “to want” and “to know” in the present tense

Sunday Sep 21: Lesson 3
“To take”, “to come”, “to hold” in the present tense

Sunday Sep 28: Lesson 4
When to say “he/she is” vs. “it is”

Sunday Oct 05: Lesson 5
How to say “some”

Sunday Oct 12: Lesson 6
Expressions of quantity

Sunday Oct 19: Lesson 7
Irregular verbs patterns in the present tense

Sunday Oct 26: Lesson 8
Reflexive and reciprocal verbs in the present tense

Sunday Nov 02: Lesson 9
Negative expressions

Sunday Nov 09: Lesson 10
Introduction to the “passé composé” - the main past tense