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GRAND DÉBUTANT / NY / SUNDAY 08-17-25
Level 2 | NYC In-person
Grand Débutant
This class will be taught mainly in English, with French being introduced gradually via simple conversation prompts.
$429.00 + $29 coursebook
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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
Sunday Aug 17: Lesson 1
How to ask a question
Sunday Aug 24: Lesson 2
“Can”, “must”, “to want” and “to know” in the present tense
Sunday Sep 07: Lesson 3
“To take”, “to come”, “to hold” in the present tense
Sunday Sep 14: Lesson 4
When to say “he/she is” vs. “it is”
Sunday Sep 21: Lesson 5
How to say “some”
Sunday Sep 28: Lesson 6
Expressions of quantity
Sunday Oct 05: Lesson 7
Irregular verbs patterns in the present tense
Sunday Oct 12: Lesson 8
Reflexive and reciprocal verbs in the present tense
Sunday Oct 19: Lesson 9
Negative expressions
Sunday Oct 26: Lesson 10
Introduction to the “passé composé” - the main past tense