GRAND DÉBUTANT / NY / BIWEEKLY 10-13-25

Level 2 | NYC In-person

Grand Débutant Biweekly

Date

Monday, Oct 13 - Wednesday, Nov 12

Time

5:45pm - 7:15pm ET

Duration

5 Weeks

Teacher

Elsa

Born and raised in Lyon, Elsa moved to NYC in 2019 to study business law and real estate. Born of French and Congolese descent, she grew up in a culturally mixed household which awakened her desire to discover the world. Elsa is a published author in France and is passionate about literature, creative writing and arts in general. She loves learning new languages and meeting people. In her free time, Elsa loves to develop her photography skills, spend time with her dog and discover new places to visit in NYC.

#Art Lover #Foodie #Playful #Supportive

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Location

Coucou NYC

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

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$489.00

includes FREE digital course and exercise book

WAITLIST

Additional Material for your Class

Niveau 2 – Exercise Book
Upgrade to Printed Book

$39.00

Niveau 2 – Course book
Upgrade to Printed Book

$29.00

Flashcards – Vocab Pack 2

$55.00

What's Included?

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)

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

Monday Oct 13: Lesson 1
How to ask a question

Wednesday Oct 15: Lesson 2
“Can”, “must”, “to want” and “to know” in the present tense

Monday Oct 20: Lesson 3
“To take”, “to come”, “to hold” in the present tense

Wednesday Oct 22: Lesson 4
When to say “he/she is” vs. “it is”

Monday Oct 27: Lesson 5
How to say “some”

Wednesday Oct 29: Lesson 6
Expressions of quantity

Monday Nov 03: Lesson 7
Irregular verbs patterns in the present tense

Wednesday Nov 05: Lesson 8
Reflexive and reciprocal verbs in the present tense

Monday Nov 10: Lesson 9
Negative expressions

Wednesday Nov 12: Lesson 10
Introduction to the “passé composé” - the main past tense