GRAND DÉBUTANT / NY / WEDNESDAY 05-28-25
Level 2 | NYC In-person
Grand Débutant
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
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Niveau 2 – Exercise Book
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Flashcards – Vocab Pack 2
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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
Wednesday May 28: Lesson 1
How to ask a question
Wednesday Jun 04: Lesson 2
“Can”, “must”, “to want” and “to know” in the present tense
Wednesday Jun 11: Lesson 3
“To take”, “to come”, “to hold” in the present tense
Wednesday Jun 18: Lesson 4
When to say “he/she is” vs. “it is”
Wednesday Jun 25: Lesson 5
How to say “some”
Wednesday Jul 02: Lesson 6
Expressions of quantity
Wednesday Jul 09: Lesson 7
Irregular verbs patterns in the present tense
Wednesday Jul 16: Lesson 8
Reflexive and reciprocal verbs in the present tense
Wednesday Jul 23: Lesson 9
Negative expressions
Wednesday Jul 30: Lesson 10
Introduction to the “passé composé” - the main past tense