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GRAND DÉBUTANT / NY / SUNDAY 06-15-25

Level 2 | NYC In-person

Grand Débutant

Date
Sunday, Jun 15 - Sunday, Aug 24
Time
12:00pm - 1:30pm ET
Duration
10 Weeks

Teacher

Théo was born and raised in Bruxelles, Belgium. After studying law and living in Paris and London, he shifted his interests towards music. Théo joined Coucou in 2022. When not at Coucou, he enjoys traveling and reading, and is a big soccer fan. Théo is also well versed in French politics.

Location

*Skips 4th of July weekend

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 –  Course book

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Niveau 2 – Exercise Book

Niveau 2 – Exercise Book

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Flashcards – Vocab Pack 2

Flashcards – Vocab Pack 2

$55.00



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

Sunday Jun 15: Lesson 1
How to ask a question

Sunday Jun 22: Lesson 2
“Can”, “must”, “to want” and “to know” in the present tense

Sunday Jun 29: Lesson 3
“To take”, “to come”, “to hold” in the present tense

Sunday Jul 13: Lesson 4
When to say “he/she is” vs. “it is”

Sunday Jul 20: Lesson 5
How to say “some”

Sunday Jul 27: Lesson 6
Expressions of quantity

Sunday Aug 03: Lesson 7
Irregular verbs patterns in the present tense

Sunday Aug 10: Lesson 8
Reflexive and reciprocal verbs in the present tense

Sunday Aug 17: Lesson 9
Negative expressions

Sunday Aug 24: Lesson 10
Introduction to the “passé composé” - the main past tense

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