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GRAND DÉBUTANT / ONL / WEDNESDAY 08-26-26

Level 2 | Online

Grand Débutant signature class


Date
Wednesday, Aug 26 - Wednesday, Oct 28
Time
6:00pm - 7:30pm ET
Duration
10 Weeks

Teacher

Caroline was born and raised in Marseille, in the south of France, to Italian parents. She grew up between the two cultures. After completing a degree in journalism, she earned a degree in forensic science and criminology. She worked as a journalist and reporter in Africa and France. She later moved to the U.S., then to Canada, before moving to California, where she worked as a journalist, photographer, and writer. She now lives in Hawaii, where she joined Coucou in 2026. She is passionate about poetry, movies, soccer, and Formula One, as well as extreme sports like skydiving. She is vegan and loves writing songs, poems, and stories.

#Bookworm #Energetic #Music Fan #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

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

Wednesday Aug 26: Lesson 1
How to ask a question

Wednesday Sep 02: Lesson 2
“Can”, “must”, “to want” and “to know” in the present tense

Wednesday Sep 09: Lesson 3
“To take”, “to come”, “to hold” in the present tense

Wednesday Sep 16: Lesson 4
When to say “he/she is” vs. “it is”

Wednesday Sep 23: Lesson 5
How to say “some”

Wednesday Sep 30: Lesson 6
Expressions of quantity

Wednesday Oct 07: Lesson 7
Irregular verbs patterns in the present tense

Wednesday Oct 14: Lesson 8
Reflexive and reciprocal verbs in the present tense

Wednesday Oct 21: Lesson 9
Negative expressions

Wednesday Oct 28: Lesson 10
Introduction to the “passé composé” - the main past tense