GRAND DÉBUTANT / NY / MONDAY 01-12-26

Level 2 | NYC In-person

Grand Débutant signature class

Date

Monday, Jan 12 - Monday, Mar 16

Time

7:35pm - 9:00pm ET

Duration

10 Weeks

Teacher

Géraldine

Géraldine was born in the South West of France and grew up all around the country (Marseille, Vendôme, Tours…) before heading to Paris to study law and journalism. Passionate about traveling, writing and gastronomy, she decided to specialize in food journalism. She currently works for different french food magazines as a free-lancer. After living in Spain and China, she moved to New York and joined Coucou in 2023. When she is not teaching, Géraldine likes to cook and learn other languages. She can speak four languages but food is definitely her favorite!

#Creative #Energetic #Fashionista #Foodie

Location

Le Loft

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
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

Lesson 1: How to ask a question

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

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

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

Lesson 5: How to say “some”

Lesson 6: Expressions of quantity

Lesson 7: Irregular verbs patterns in the present tense

Lesson 8: Reflexive and reciprocal verbs in the present tense

Lesson 9: Negative expressions

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

Additional Material for your Class

Niveau 2 – Exercise Book Upgrade to Printed Book

Niveau 2 – Course book Upgrade to Printed Book