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Online Signature Classes are getting a major price drop to $299! Check out the 2026 schedule here!

Online Signature Classes are getting a major price drop to $299! Check out the 2026 schedule here!

Levels 6 & 7 are now Conversation Labs – the experience remains the same, just with more flexibility! Check the schedule HERE

Levels 6 & 7 are now Conversation Labs – the experience remains the same, just with more flexibility! Check the schedule HERE

GRAND DÉBUTANT / NY / MONDAY 04-20-26

Level 2 | NYC In-person

Grand Débutant Signature Class

ON SALE $489


Date
Monday, Apr 20 - Monday, Jun 29
Time
7:35pm - 9:00pm ET
Duration
10 Weeks

Teacher

Lisa grew up in sunny Provence before moving to Paris, where she studied social sciences and international relations. She lived in Canada and Morocco before moving to the US in 2019, where she worked in corporate before becoming a translator. A true film nerd, she loves talking about movies and will always have good recommendations for things to watch in French!

#Film Nerd #Playful #Supportive

Location

*skips May 25 due to Memorial Day

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

Have any questions? Read the FAQ or see our T&C's

Original price was: $489.00.Current price is: $415.00.

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

Monday Apr 20: Lesson 1
How to ask a question

Monday Apr 27: Lesson 2
“Can”, “must”, “to want” and “to know” in the present tense

Monday May 04: Lesson 3
“To take”, “to come”, “to hold” in the present tense

Monday May 11: Lesson 4
When to say “he/she is” vs. “it is”

Monday May 18: Lesson 5
How to say “some”

Monday Jun 01: Lesson 6
Expressions of quantity

Monday Jun 08: Lesson 7
Irregular verbs patterns in the present tense

Monday Jun 15: Lesson 8
Reflexive and reciprocal verbs in the present tense

Monday Jun 22: Lesson 9
Negative expressions

Monday Jun 29: Lesson 10
Introduction to the “passé composé” - the main past tense