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GRAND DÉBUTANT / NY / TUESDAY 09-09-25

Level 2 | NYC In-person

Grand Débutant


Date
Tuesday, Sep 09 - Tuesday, Nov 11
Time
7:30pm - 9:00pm ET
Duration
10 Weeks

Teacher

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

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

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$489.00

In stock

includes FREE digital course and exercise book



Additional Material for your Class


Niveau 2 – Exercise Book – Printed Book

Niveau 2 – Exercise Book
Upgrade to Printed Book

$39.00
Niveau 2 –  Course book – Printed Book

Niveau 2 – Course book
Upgrade to Printed Book

$29.00
Flashcards – Vocab Pack 2

Flashcards – Vocab Pack 2

$55.00

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 Sep 09: Lesson 1
How to ask a question

Tuesday Sep 16: Lesson 2
“Can”, “must”, “to want” and “to know” in the present tense

Tuesday Sep 23: Lesson 3
“To take”, “to come”, “to hold” in the present tense

Tuesday Sep 30: Lesson 4
When to say “he/she is” vs. “it is”

Tuesday Oct 07: Lesson 5
How to say “some”

Tuesday Oct 14: Lesson 6
Expressions of quantity

Tuesday Oct 21: Lesson 7
Irregular verbs patterns in the present tense

Tuesday Oct 28: Lesson 8
Reflexive and reciprocal verbs in the present tense

Tuesday Nov 04: Lesson 9
Negative expressions

Tuesday Nov 11: Lesson 10
Introduction to the “passé composé” - the main past tense