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GRAND DÉBUTANT / NY / MONDAY 11-03-25
Level 2 | NYC In-person
Grand Débutant
This class will be taught mainly in English, with French being introduced gradually via simple conversation prompts.
$489.00 + $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
Monday Nov 03: Lesson 1
How to ask a question
Monday Nov 10: Lesson 2
“Can”, “must”, “to want” and “to know” in the present tense
Monday Nov 17: Lesson 3
“To take”, “to come”, “to hold” in the present tense
Monday Nov 24: Lesson 4
When to say “he/she is” vs. “it is”
Monday Dec 01: Lesson 5
How to say “some”
Monday Dec 08: Lesson 6
Expressions of quantity
Monday Dec 15: Lesson 7
Irregular verbs patterns in the present tense
Monday Jan 05: Lesson 8
Reflexive and reciprocal verbs in the present tense
Monday Jan 12: Lesson 9
Negative expressions
Monday Jan 19: Lesson 10
Introduction to the “passé composé” - the main past tense