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GRAND DÉBUTANT / LA / THURSDAY 01-30-25

Level 2 | LA In-person

Grand Débutant culver City

Date
Thursday, Jan 30 - Thursday, Apr 03
Time
6:00pm - 7:30pm PT
Duration
10 Weeks

Teacher

Jérémy is a French-Italian actor, producer, writer, and teacher from Toulouse, France. He moved to Los Angeles in 2021, where he continued his career and found his life partner. A holder of an MFA in Acting (2022), BA in English World Studies, and BA in Cinema, Jérémy has taught French, Acting, and English in various colleges in France and England. He joined Coucou in 2023. Passionate about good food, drinks, and dark humor, Jérémy enjoys debates, politics, and 20th Century History. His favorite film is Marcel Pagnol’s “Marius,” and he’s a Star Wars enthusiast. In leisure, he plays video games or relaxes with friends over an apéro.

#Art Lover #Foodie #Playful #Supportive

Location

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

$429.00 + $29 coursebook

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Niveau 2 –  Course book

Required Course Books.

Niveau 2 – Course book

The course book is required to take this class. It contains all lesson content as well as homework. Required Coursebooks will be automatically added to your cart when registering.

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Niveau 2 – Exercise Book

Niveau 2 – Exercise Book

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Flashcards – Vocab Pack 2

Flashcards – Vocab Pack 2

Original price was: $55.00.Current price is: $44.00.

Exercise books are highly recommended for personal study and contain additional practice materials, as well as answer keys for all exercises. Flashcards are a fun and effective way to memorize French vocabulary.




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

Thursday Jan 30: Lesson 1
How to ask a question

Thursday Feb 06: Lesson 2
“Can”, “must”, “to want” and “to know” in the present tense

Thursday Feb 13: Lesson 3
“To take”, “to come”, “to hold” in the present tense

Thursday Feb 20: Lesson 4
When to say “he/she is” vs. “it is”

Thursday Feb 27: Lesson 5
How to say “some”

Thursday Mar 06: Lesson 6
Expressions of quantity

Thursday Mar 13: Lesson 7
Irregular verbs patterns in the present tense

Thursday Mar 20: Lesson 8
Reflexive and reciprocal verbs in the present tense

Thursday Mar 27: Lesson 9
Negative expressions

Thursday Apr 03: Lesson 10
Introduction to the “passé composé” - the main past tense