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READ ABOUT OUR NEW CURRICULUM HERE!

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GRAND DÉBUTANT / ONL / THURSDAY 10-01-26

Level 2 | Online

Grand Débutant signature class


Date
Thursday, Oct 01 - Thursday, Dec 10
Time
12:00pm - 1:30pm ET
Duration
10 Weeks

Teacher

Claire was born and raised in Ville d'Avray, near Paris. She lived in New York City and Monterey, CA, and is currently based in Montreuil, France. She has a background in visual arts, design and writing, and has worked for Coucou since 2017. Besides teaching French, she is also a translator and is part of several literary communities in the US and Paris. She has a passion for all aspects of language, from etymology to poetry.

#Bookworm #Calm & Collected #Linguistics Expert #Supportive

Location

Please note: there will be no class on Thursday, November 26th (Thanksgiving break).

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

Your Zoom link will be available on your Student Portal the day before class starts.

$299.00

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

Thursday Oct 01: Lesson 1
How to ask a question

Thursday Oct 08: Lesson 2
“Can”, “must”, “to want” and “to know” in the present tense

Thursday Oct 15: Lesson 3
“To take”, “to come”, “to hold” in the present tense

Thursday Oct 22: Lesson 4
When to say “he/she is” vs. “it is”

Thursday Oct 29: Lesson 5
How to say “some”

Thursday Nov 05: Lesson 6
Expressions of quantity

Thursday Nov 12: Lesson 7
Irregular verbs patterns in the present tense

Thursday Nov 19: Lesson 8
Reflexive and reciprocal verbs in the present tense

Thursday Dec 03: Lesson 9
Negative expressions

Thursday Dec 10: Lesson 10
Introduction to the “passé composé” - the main past tense