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Online Signature Classes are getting a major price drop to $299! Check out the 2026 schedule here!

Online Signature Classes are getting a major price drop to $299! Check out the 2026 schedule here!

GET 15% OFF Signature Classes and Conversation Labs Packages. MARCH 20-22 ONLY with code FRWOMEN15 (excludes classes already on sale)

GET 15% OFF Signature Classes and Conversation Labs Packages. MARCH 20-22 ONLY with code FRWOMEN15 (excludes classes already on sale)

GRAND DÉBUTANT / NY / TUESDAY 08-25-26

Level 2 | NYC In-person

Grand Débutant signature class

ON SALE $489


Date
Tuesday, Aug 25 - Tuesday, Oct 27
Time
7:35pm - 9:00pm ET
Duration
10 Weeks

Teacher

Angèle grew up in Normandy and Paris. She taught in multiple countries (France, Russia, Cameroon, Morocco, Taiwan, China and the UK). She moved from London to New York and joined Coucou in 2022. Passionate about games, Angèle will always find playful ways to challenge her students and get them to learn their vocabulary!

#Linguistics Expert #Playful #Supportive

Location

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


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

Tuesday Aug 25: Lesson 1
How to ask a question

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

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

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

Tuesday Sep 22: Lesson 5
How to say “some”

Tuesday Sep 29: Lesson 6
Expressions of quantity

Tuesday Oct 06: Lesson 7
Irregular verbs patterns in the present tense

Tuesday Oct 13: Lesson 8
Reflexive and reciprocal verbs in the present tense

Tuesday Oct 20: Lesson 9
Negative expressions

Tuesday Oct 27: Lesson 10
Introduction to the “passé composé” - the main past tense