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GRAND DÉBUTANT / NY / TUESDAY 01-14-25

Level 2 | NYC In-person

Grand Débutant

Date
Tuesday, Jan 14 - Tuesday, Mar 18
Time
5:45pm - 7:15pm ET
Duration
10 Weeks

Teacher

Alex was born and raised in Lyon and then moved to Paris to study finance. He did a semester abroad in Saint Petersburg, Russia and really wanted to discover the US. He arrived first in California, in March 2020 and then moved to NYC in June 2021. In addition to his full time job, Alex loves to teach French and speak about French culture. He also likes skiing, scuba diving and traveling as well as playing soccer.

#Art Lover #Energetic #History Buff #Playful

Location

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

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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Additional Material
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Niveau 2 – Exercise Book

Niveau 2 – Exercise Book

From $29.00
Flashcards – Vocab Pack 2

Flashcards – Vocab Pack 2

$55.00

Exercise books are highly recommended for personal study and contain additional practice materials, as well as answer keys for all exercises. Flashcards are a fun and effective way to memorize 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

Tuesday Jan 14: Lesson 1
How to ask a question

Tuesday Jan 21: Lesson 2
“Can”, “must”, “to want” and “to know” in the present tense

Tuesday Jan 28: Lesson 3
“To take”, “to come”, “to hold” in the present tense

Tuesday Feb 04: Lesson 4
When to say “he/she is” vs. “it is”

Tuesday Feb 11: Lesson 5
How to say “some”

Tuesday Feb 18: Lesson 6
Expressions of quantity

Tuesday Feb 25: Lesson 7
Irregular verbs patterns in the present tense

Tuesday Mar 04: Lesson 8
Reflexive and reciprocal verbs in the present tense

Tuesday Mar 11: Lesson 9
Negative expressions

Tuesday Mar 18: Lesson 10
Introduction to the “passé composé” - the main past tense

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