GRAND DÉBUTANT / NY / SUNDAY 06-25-23

Level 2 | NYC In-person

Grand Débutant

Date
Sunday, Jun 25 - Sunday, Aug 27
Time
1:00pm - 2:30pm ET
Duration
10 Weeks

Teacher

Born and raised in Lyon, Elsa moved to NYC in 2019 to study business law and real estate. Born of French and Congolese descent, she grew up in a culturally mixed household which awakened her desire to discover the world. Elsa is a published author in France and is passionate about literature, creative writing and arts in general. She loves learning new languages and meeting people. In her free time, Elsa loves to develop her photography skills, spend time with her dog and discover new places to visit in NYC.

Location
NYC In-person

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

$415.00 + $25 coursebook

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Niveau 2 –  Course book

Required Course Books.

Niveau 2 – Course book

The course book is required to take this class. It contains all lesson content as well as homework. Required Coursebooks will be automatically added to your cart when registering.

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Please note that our classes are only open to adults.

Additional Material
for your Class


Niveau 2 – Exercise Book

Niveau 2 – Exercise Book

$38.00
Flashcards – Vocab Pack 1

Flashcards – Vocab Pack 1

$44.00

Exercise books are optional and contain additional practice materials, as well as answer keys for all exercises. Flashcards are a fun and super effective way to learn French vocabulary.




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 25: Lesson 1
How to ask a question

Sunday Jul 02: Lesson 2
“Can”, “must”, “to want” and “to know” in the present tense

Sunday Jul 09: Lesson 3
“To take”, “to come”, “to hold” in the present tense

Sunday Jul 16: Lesson 4
When to say “he/she is” vs. “it is”

Sunday Jul 23: Lesson 5
How to say “some”

Sunday Jul 30: Lesson 6
Expressions of quantity

Sunday Aug 06: Lesson 7
Irregular verbs patterns in the present tense

Sunday Aug 13: Lesson 8
Reflexive and reciprocal verbs in the present tense

Sunday Aug 20: Lesson 9
Negative expressions

Sunday Aug 27: Lesson 10
Introduction to the “passé composé” - the main past tense