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GRAND DÉBUTANT / ONLINE / SATURDAY 05-03-25
Level 2 | Online
Grand Débutant
This class will be taught mainly in English, with French being introduced gradually via simple conversation prompts.
$389.00 + $29 coursebook
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Required Course Books.
Niveau 2 – Course book
The course book is required to take this class (a digital version will also be available via your Student Portal). It contains all lesson content as well as homework. Required Coursebooks will be automatically added to your cart when registering.
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Please note that our classes are only open to adults.
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Your Zoom link will be available on your Student Portal the day before class starts.
Additional Material
for your Class
Niveau 2 – Exercise Book
From $29.00
Flashcards – Vocab Pack 2
$55.00Exercise books are highly recommended for personal study and contain additional practice materials, as well as answer keys for all exercises. Flashcards are a fun and effective way to memorize French vocabulary.
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
Saturday May 03: Lesson 1
How to ask a question
Saturday May 10: Lesson 2
“Can”, “must”, “to want” and “to know” in the present tense
Saturday May 17: Lesson 3
“To take”, “to come”, “to hold” in the present tense
Saturday May 31: Lesson 4
When to say “he/she is” vs. “it is”
Saturday Jun 07: Lesson 5
How to say “some”
Saturday Jun 14: Lesson 6
Expressions of quantity
Saturday Jun 21: Lesson 7
Irregular verbs patterns in the present tense
Saturday Jun 28: Lesson 8
Reflexive and reciprocal verbs in the present tense
Saturday Jul 12: Lesson 9
Negative expressions
Saturday Jul 19: Lesson 10
Introduction to the “passé composé” - the main past tense