GRAND DÉBUTANT / NY / TUESDAY 01-13-26

Level 2 | NYC In-person

Grand Débutant signature class

Date

Tuesday, Jan 13 - Tuesday, Mar 17

Time

6:00pm - 7:25pm ET

Duration

10 Weeks

Teacher

Nicolas

Nicolas was born in Nancy but lived in Lyon his whole life. A Master graduate in Business Management, he worked in the healthcare system, but also as a freelance journalist, for more than 10 years. After moving to New York in 2024, he became a tutor to share his love of French language, but also his passions of cooking, hiking in the Alps, video games and creative writing.
Fun fact: he is also a language student, learning Indonesian to be able to talk with his wife’s family.

#Calm & Collected #Foodie #Supportive

Location

Coucou NYC

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

$489.00

includes FREE digital course and exercise book

WAITLIST

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

Tuesday Jan 13: Lesson 1
How to ask a question

Tuesday Jan 20: Lesson 2
“Can”, “must”, “to want” and “to know” in the present tense

Tuesday Jan 27: Lesson 3
“To take”, “to come”, “to hold” in the present tense

Tuesday Feb 03: Lesson 4
When to say “he/she is” vs. “it is”

Tuesday Feb 10: Lesson 5
How to say “some”

Tuesday Feb 17: Lesson 6
Expressions of quantity

Tuesday Feb 24: Lesson 7
Irregular verbs patterns in the present tense

Tuesday Mar 03: Lesson 8
Reflexive and reciprocal verbs in the present tense

Tuesday Mar 10: Lesson 9
Negative expressions

Tuesday Mar 17: Lesson 10
Introduction to the “passé composé” - the main past tense