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Beginner 1 (A1-1)

Beginner 1 (A1-1)

8-week Standard Class

Inspire 1 - Units 1-2 


You will learn how to:

* Greet

* Spell and count

* Present yourself

* Give and ask personal information

 

Unit 1 : Découvrez (discover)

Grammar : First contact with French grammar, the subjects (I, you...), ask a question and answer a question.

Vocabulary : The greetings, the class objects, the alphabet, the numbers until 100 and the days of the week.


Unit 2 : Entrez en contact (first contact)

Grammar : The three forms of « the », some key verbs (to be, to have, to live, to speak), the possessives (my, your...)

Vocabulary : The nationalities, the countries, the greetings (2), the numbers until 1 million, the months and the seasons.



Pace: Regular
Beginner 2 (A1-2)

Beginner 2 (A1-2)

8-week Standard Class

Inspire 1 Units 3-4

You will learn how to : 

* Present and describe your family 

* Describe a person

* Talk about the hobbies you like

* Describe a place 

* Ask for directions 

* Accept and decline an invitation

* Tell the time 

Unit 3 : Faîtes connaissance (get to know each other)

Grammar : The -er verbs, asking precise questions, the possessives (2) (my, your...), the masculine and the feminine, the negation, me too/me neither. Vocabulary : The family, the jobs, the physical appearance, the sports and leisure activities, the clothes.

Unit 4 : Organisez une sortie (plan an outing)

Grammar : C’est VS il y a, the prépositions of place, the verb “to go”, the imperative, the moments of the day, the verb “faire” and “finir”.

Vocabulary : The places in the city, the directions, the itinerary, the leisure, the outings, telling the hour.



Pace: Regular
Beginner 3 (A1-3)

Beginner 3 (A1-3)

8-week Standard Class

Inspire 1 Units 5-6

You will learn how to : 

* Décrire son quotidien (to describe your daily life) 

* Faire les courses (to do groceries)

* Acheter des vêtements (to buy clothes)

* Faire une recette (to follow a recipe) 

* Commander au restaurant (to order at a restaurant) 

* Raconter un évènement (to tell an event)

Unit 5 : Parler de votre quotidien (speak about your everyday life)

Grammar : Verb faire (to do, to make), question combien (how much, how many), future tense, propositions to indicate the place. 

Vocabulary : To describe your everyday life, to go shopping, to buy clothes

Unit 6 : Partagez vos experiences (share your experiences)

Grammar : Beaucoup de, peu de, trop de; past tenses, negative form, past participle, time indicators.

Vocabulary : To order at a restaurant, to follow a recipe, to tell an event.



Pace: Regular
Beginner 4 (A1-4)

Beginner 4 (A1-4)

8-week Standard Class

Inspire 1 Units 7-8

You will learn how to : 

* Conseiller (to give advice)

* Proposer un sujet (to suggest a topic)

* Raconter un voyage (to tell a trip)

* Expliquer son cursus (to explain one's background)

* Décrire son travail (to describe one's work)

* Se loger (to find accomodation)

Unit 7 : Donnez votre avis (share your opinion)

Grammar : Imperative mode, cause sentence, purpose sentence, negative sentence, past tenses (particularities), verbs devoir and pouvoir in present. 

Vocabulary : To give advice, to suggest a topic, to tell a trip

Unit 8 : Informez-vous (get informed)

Grammar : Verbs connaîntre and savoir in present, pronoun y, inversion, comparative, past and future tenses.

Vocabulary : To explain one's background, to describe one's work, to find accomodation.


Pace: Regular
Beginner Conversation

Beginner Conversation (A1-3 and above) (cycle A)

8-week Conversation Class

*This is not a class for complete beginners. Please have completed  level A1-3 with us or elsewhere before registering for this class.

This class aims to help students acquire elementary knowledge about the French language and create a functioning vocabulary. Have you acquired some basics in French, but can’t seem to figure out how to actually speak? This course is for you! This course focuses on YOU talking as much as possible. The teacher will help you facilitate your speech, with pronunciation and grammar corrections when needed.


This 8 hours course will cover: 


Week 1 and 2 : Talk about yourself and your family. Describe who you are and who are the close persons in your life


Week 3 and 4 : Discuss your daily activities and your routine, ask / tell the time, work around numbers 


Week 5 and 6 : Talk about your favorite sports and hobbies! Share what you like to do  when you have free time


Week 7 and 8 : Transportations and how to go around your city and your country. 


Each conversation topic goes with necessary grammar material that corresponds to the A1 level requirements.


What materials will I need?

No books are required, the teacher will provide all the materials you need.


Can’t attend the onsite class because you’re traveling ? You can attend the online class instead! The same program is followed.





Pace: Regular

Beginner Conversation (A1-3 and above) (cycle B)

8-week Conversation Class

*This is not a class for complete beginners. Please have completed  level A1-3 with us or elsewhere before registering for this class.

This class aims to help students acquire elementary knowledge about the French language and create a functioning vocabulary. Have you acquired some basic French, but can’t seem to figure out how to actually speak? This course is for you! This course focuses on YOU talking as much as possible. The teacher will help you facilitate your speech, with pronunciation and grammar corrections as needed.


This 8 hours course will cover: 


Week 1 and 2 : Le travail! What do you do ? What do others do ? Talk and describe your work in beginner conversations


Week 3 and 4 : Le logement. You will be talking about different kinds of accommodation that you may find in France or around the world.


Week 5 and 6 :  Au restaurant ! We’ll go over food preferences and how to order at a restaurant in France


Week 7 and 8 : Les vacances! Where do you go for the vacation ? What kind of activities do you do ? We will go over all of that together!



Each conversation topic goes with necessary grammar material that corresponds to the A1 level requirements.


What materials will I need?

No books are required, the teacher will provide all the materials you need.


Can’t attend the onsite class because you’re traveling ? You can attend the online class instead! The same program is followed.



Pace: Regular

Beginner Conversation (A1-3 and above) (cycle C)

8-week Conversation Class

*This is not a class for complete beginners. Please have completed  level A1-3 with us or elsewhere before registering for this class.


This class aims to help students acquire elementary knowledge about the French language and create a functioning vocabulary. Have you acquired some basics in French, but can’t seem to figure out how to actually speak? This course is for you! This course focuses on YOU talking as much as possible. The teacher will help you facilitate your speech, with pronunciation and grammar corrections whenas needed.


This 8 hours course will cover: 


Week 1 and 2 : Practice shopping conversations in local stores and learn everything there is to know about making transactions in French!


Week 3 and 4 : School life and differences between the French and American schools


Week 5 and 6 : Discuss about music !


Week 7 and 8 : Share fascinating anecdotes around various and fun activities



Join us for a dynamic and interactive learning journey!


Each conversation topic goes with necessary grammar material that corresponds to the A1 level requirements.


What materials will I need?

No books are required, the teacher will provide all the materials you need.


Can’t attend the onsite class because you’re traveling ? You can attend the online class instead! The same program is followed.


Pace: Regular
Beg. Pronunciation / Grammar (A1)

Beginner (A1) Pronunciation

4-Week Special Topic Class
Le français a une prononciation logique. Vous ne me croyez pas ??? Je vous le promets ! Venez découvrir les petites subtilités de la prononciation de la langue française et venez vous entraîner avec des exercices ludiques et des petites conversations thématiques afin d’améliorer votre prononciation tout en enrichissant vos connaissances linguistiques !

French has a logical pronunciation. You don't believe me??? I promise you! Come and discover the subtle nuances of French pronunciation and practice with fun exercises and small themed conversations to improve your pronunciation while enriching your linguistic knowledge!

This 4-hour course will cover: 



Pace: Regular
Beg Club de Lec

Club de Lecture - Beginner (A1-3+)

8-week Club de Lecture
As you know reading is one of the best tools to improve your language skills. In this course you will discover the pleasure of reading in French. We will work on an easy French novel. During this session we will read the book together page by page, discuss new vocabularies, slight review of some grammaire points if necessary, debate about the characters of the book and their decisions.


Every student is required to purchase their own book. The book this session is: 

En famille

Link to purchase: https://www.lireka.com/fr/pp/9782090317640-en-famille-niveau-1-lecture-fle-2ed



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