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GRAND DÉBUTANT / ONLINE / THURSDAY 10-16-25

Level 2 | Online

Grand Débutant


Date
Thursday, Oct 16 - Thursday, Jan 08
Time
6:00pm - 7:30pm ET
Duration
10 Weeks

Teacher

Florian was born and raised in Perpignan, in the South-West of France. A graduated dance teacher, he moved to the US to continue teaching, with a focus on physical and emotional awareness coaching. He joined Coucou as an instructor in 2018. Outside of the classroom you’ll likely find him strolling through the streets, in a park, or moving to a new country. His special skill is helping people feel they have more choices than they think.

#Calm & Collected #Mindfulness Guru #Supportive

Location

Skips Thanksgiving Day (November 27, 2025) & the Holiday Break (December 25, 2025 & January 1, 2026)

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.

$389.00

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 16: Lesson 1
How to ask a question

Thursday Oct 23: Lesson 2
“Can”, “must”, “to want” and “to know” in the present tense

Thursday Oct 30: Lesson 3
“To take”, “to come”, “to hold” in the present tense

Thursday Nov 06: Lesson 4
When to say “he/she is” vs. “it is”

Thursday Nov 13: Lesson 5
How to say “some”

Thursday Nov 20: Lesson 6
Expressions of quantity

Thursday Dec 04: Lesson 7
Irregular verbs patterns in the present tense

Thursday Dec 11: Lesson 8
Reflexive and reciprocal verbs in the present tense

Thursday Dec 18: Lesson 9
Negative expressions

Thursday Jan 09: Lesson 10
Introduction to the “passé composé” - the main past tense