Tuesdays & Thursdays
GRAND DÉBUTANT / NY / BIWEEKLY 08-12-25
Level 2 | NYC In-person
Grand Débutant
Biweekly
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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Required Course Books.
Niveau 2 – Course book
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Niveau 2 – Exercise Book
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Flashcards – Vocab Pack 2
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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
Tuesday Aug 12: Lesson 1
How to ask a question
Thursday Aug 14: Lesson 2
“Can”, “must”, “to want” and “to know” in the present tense
Tuesday Aug 19: Lesson 3
“To take”, “to come”, “to hold” in the present tense
Thursday Aug 21: Lesson 4
When to say “he/she is” vs. “it is”
Tuesday Aug 26: Lesson 5
How to say “some”
Thursday Aug 28: Lesson 6
Expressions of quantity
Tuesday Sep 02: Lesson 7
Irregular verbs patterns in the present tense
Thursday Sep 04: Lesson 8
Reflexive and reciprocal verbs in the present tense
Tuesday Sep 09: Lesson 9
Negative expressions
Thursday Sep 11: Lesson 10
Introduction to the “passé composé” - the main past tense