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GRAND DÉBUTANT / NY / MONDAY 07-07-25

Level 2 | NYC In-person

Grand Débutant

Date
Monday, Jul 07 - Monday, Sep 15
Time
5:45pm - 7:15pm ET
Duration
10 Weeks

Teacher

Nicolas was born in Nancy but lived in Lyon his whole life. A Master graduate in Business Management, he worked in the healthcare system, but also as a freelance journalist, for more than 10 years. After moving to New York in 2024, he became a tutor to share his love of French language, but also his passions of cooking, hiking in the Alps, video games and creative writing.
Fun fact: he is also a language student, learning Indonesian to be able to talk with his wife’s family.

#Calm & Collected #Foodie #Supportive

Location

*Skips Labor Day

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 – Exercise Book

Niveau 2 – Exercise Book

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Flashcards – Vocab Pack 2

Flashcards – Vocab Pack 2

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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 Jul 07: Lesson 1
How to ask a question

Monday Jul 14: Lesson 2
“Can”, “must”, “to want” and “to know” in the present tense

Monday Jul 21: Lesson 3
“To take”, “to come”, “to hold” in the present tense

Monday Jul 28: Lesson 4
When to say “he/she is” vs. “it is”

Monday Aug 04: Lesson 5
How to say “some”

Monday Aug 11: Lesson 6
Expressions of quantity

Monday Aug 18: Lesson 7
Irregular verbs patterns in the present tense

Monday Aug 25: Lesson 8
Reflexive and reciprocal verbs in the present tense

Monday Sep 08: Lesson 9
Negative expressions

Monday Sep 15: Lesson 10
Introduction to the “passé composé” - the main past tense

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