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Join a class this fall at Coucou!

Join a class this fall at Coucou!

GRAND DÉBUTANT / NY / SUNDAY 11-02-25

Level 2 | NYC In-person

Grand Débutant


Date
Sunday, Nov 02 - Sunday, Jan 25
Time
3:00pm - 4:30pm ET
Duration
10 Weeks

Teacher

Alice, a digital consultant, was born in Paris and grew up in the suburb of Boulogne. She graduated from top schools in France and in Canada, and expanded her horizons by living in Singapore and in Hong Kong.
A passionate polyglot, she has studied English, German, Spanish, Chinese, Cantonese, Teochew, and Korean, and loves weaving her multilingual perspective into her teaching.
Always up for a good time, Alice brings a cheerful vibe, slipping in jokes to make sure everyone’s having fun while learning (and if you’re lucky she will be sneaking some food/drinks for the class to share).
Outside the classroom, Alice enjoys cooking (and of course eating!), thrives in the fashion world, loves dancing beyond the scene and discovers new adventures with her close circle - just don’t ask her to get on a rollercoaster!

#Energetic #Fashionista #Foodie #Playful

Location

*Skips Thanksgiving weekend, December 28, January 4

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

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$489.00

In stock

includes FREE digital course and exercise book



Additional Material for your Class


What's Included?


Niveau 2 –  Course book – Digital Download (PDF)

Niveau 2 – Course book
Digital Download (PDF)

The Grand Débutant Course Book includes grammar lessons, exercises, activities and essential vocabulary, complete with colorful illustrations to help further your understanding of basic French. 

Niveau 2 – Exercise Book – Digital Download (PDF)

Niveau 2 – Exercise Book
Digital Download (PDF)

Designed for self-study, the Grand Débutant Exercise Book is perfect for extra practice and reviews in-between lessons. It contains 111 pages of exercises and bonus tips to give your French that extra oomph.



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 Nov 02: Lesson 1
How to ask a question

Sunday Nov 09: Lesson 2
“Can”, “must”, “to want” and “to know” in the present tense

Sunday Nov 16: Lesson 3
“To take”, “to come”, “to hold” in the present tense

Sunday Nov 23: Lesson 4
When to say “he/she is” vs. “it is”

Sunday Dec 07: Lesson 5
How to say “some”

Sunday Dec 14: Lesson 6
Expressions of quantity

Sunday Dec 21: Lesson 7
Irregular verbs patterns in the present tense

Sunday Jan 11: Lesson 8
Reflexive and reciprocal verbs in the present tense

Sunday Jan 18: Lesson 9
Negative expressions

Sunday Jan 25: Lesson 10
Introduction to the “passé composé” - the main past tense