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GRAND DÉBUTANT / NY / WEDNESDAY 09-03-25

Level 2 | NYC In-person

Grand Débutant

Date
Wednesday, Sep 03 - Wednesday, Nov 05
Time
5:45pm - 7:15pm ET
Duration
10 Weeks

Teacher

Zohra was born in Virginia and was raised in an Algerian-American household between Madagascar, South Africa and Swaziland. She moved to New York City in 2013 to pursue her undergraduate studies in theatre, and has since received a Master’s Degree in Global Thought. Zohra is an artist, researcher and expert communicator with an ability to capture the nuance of language. She joined Coucou in March 2024, and is excited about putting all of her passions into practice in the classroom.

#Art Lover #Creative #Film Nerd #Supportive

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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

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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

Wednesday Sep 03: Lesson 1
How to ask a question

Wednesday Sep 10: Lesson 2
“Can”, “must”, “to want” and “to know” in the present tense

Wednesday Sep 17: Lesson 3
“To take”, “to come”, “to hold” in the present tense

Wednesday Sep 24: Lesson 4
When to say “he/she is” vs. “it is”

Wednesday Oct 01: Lesson 5
How to say “some”

Wednesday Oct 08: Lesson 6
Expressions of quantity

Wednesday Oct 15: Lesson 7
Irregular verbs patterns in the present tense

Wednesday Oct 22: Lesson 8
Reflexive and reciprocal verbs in the present tense

Wednesday Oct 29: Lesson 9
Negative expressions

Wednesday Nov 05: Lesson 10
Introduction to the “passé composé” - the main past tense

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