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GRAND DÉBUTANT / NY / TUESDAY 08-12-25

Level 2 | NYC In-person

Grand Débutant

Date
Tuesday, Aug 12 - Tuesday, Oct 14
Time
5:45pm - 7:15pm ET
Duration
10 Weeks

Teacher

Pierre was born and raised in the Ain region, nestled between Lyon and Geneva. He studied Classics (French, Latin, and Greek) in Lyon and lived in Paris and London before moving to NYC in January 2020. Pierre is a member of the admin team and has been a teacher at Coucou since 2020. When not teaching French, you will find him discussing politics over a meal or talking about food while reading the news.

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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 – Exercise Book

Niveau 2 – Exercise Book

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Flashcards – Vocab Pack 2

Flashcards – Vocab Pack 2

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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 Aug 12: Lesson 1
How to ask a question

Tuesday Aug 19: Lesson 2
“Can”, “must”, “to want” and “to know” in the present tense

Tuesday Aug 26: Lesson 3
“To take”, “to come”, “to hold” in the present tense

Tuesday Sep 02: Lesson 4
When to say “he/she is” vs. “it is”

Tuesday Sep 09: Lesson 5
How to say “some”

Tuesday Sep 16: Lesson 6
Expressions of quantity

Tuesday Sep 23: Lesson 7
Irregular verbs patterns in the present tense

Tuesday Sep 30: Lesson 8
Reflexive and reciprocal verbs in the present tense

Tuesday Oct 07: Lesson 9
Negative expressions

Tuesday Oct 14: Lesson 10
Introduction to the “passé composé” - the main past tense

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