GRAND DÉBUTANT / NY / THURSDAY 09-24-26

Level 2 | NYC In-person

Grand Débutant signature class

ON SALE ~~$489~~

Date

Thursday, Sep 24 - Thursday, Dec 03

Time

7:35pm - 9:00pm ET

Duration

10 Weeks

Teacher

Rodolphe

Rodolphe was born and raised in Toulouse, in the southwest of France. After earning a degree from a business school, he worked in the media and transportation sectors for six years as a consultant in Paris. In 2024, he followed his wife to New York for her work and seized the opportunity to make a career change.
Rodolphe is passionate about ecology, social issues, and sports—especially rugby and basketball. As an avid climber, he loves exploring climbing gyms and the great outdoors whenever he can.

#Music Fan #Playful #Supportive

Location

Le Loft

*skips November 26 due to Thanksgiving

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

Have any questions? Read the FAQ or see our T&C's

Original price was: $489.00.Current price is: $415.00.

In stock

includes FREE digital course and exercise book

Additional Material for your Class

Niveau 2 – Exercise Book
Upgrade to Printed Book

$39.00

Niveau 2 – Course book
Upgrade to Printed Book

$29.00

Flashcards – Vocab Pack 2

$55.00

What's Included?

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)

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

Thursday Sep 24: Lesson 1
How to ask a question

Thursday Oct 01: Lesson 2
“Can”, “must”, “to want” and “to know” in the present tense

Thursday Oct 08: Lesson 3
“To take”, “to come”, “to hold” in the present tense

Thursday Oct 15: Lesson 4
When to say “he/she is” vs. “it is”

Thursday Oct 22: Lesson 5
How to say “some”

Thursday Oct 29: Lesson 6
Expressions of quantity

Thursday Nov 05: Lesson 7
Irregular verbs patterns in the present tense

Thursday Nov 12: Lesson 8
Reflexive and reciprocal verbs in the present tense

Thursday Nov 19: Lesson 9
Negative expressions

Thursday Dec 03: Lesson 10
Introduction to the “passé composé” - the main past tense

Additional Material for your Class

Niveau 2 – Exercise Book Upgrade to Printed Book

Niveau 2 – Course book Upgrade to Printed Book