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Elementary 1 (A2-1)

Elementary 1 (A2-1)

8-week Standard Class

Inspire 2 Units 1-2 

You will learn how to : 
*Present yourself 
* Ask questions
* Talk about the future 
* Describe family relationships 
* Describe a person 
* Talk about your childhood
* Talk about feelings  

Unit 1 Entrez en relation (start a conversation)

Grammar : The recent past, the continous present, the near future, the frequency, the interrogative words, expressing a goal.
Vocabulary : The dual citizenship, your hobbies, the personality, money and health.

Unit 2 Parlez de vous (talk about yourself)
Grammar : The COD pronouns, the adjective tout (le), the imparfait, the passé composé of reflexive verbs.
Vocabulary : The family, the relationships, the feelings, the frequency, the personality, work, immigration, public transports.



Pace: Regular
Elementary 2 (A2 2)

Elementary - Level 2 (A2-2)

8-week Standard Class

Inspire 2 Units 3-4

You will learn how to : 
* Talk about habits / everyday life
* Express your preferences
* Describe your country/ city 
* Express a desire 
* Talk about housework
* Make offers/ suggestions
* Express a requirement / wish/ hope
* Make hypothesis 

Parler de votre mode de vie (talk about your lifestyle)
Grammar : The “on”, relative pronouns qui / que / où, the plural and gender of the words, comparing things, the most / the least, the pronouns COI.
Vocabulary : The city, the shops and businesses, the housing, the taste, geography, cooking and slangs.

Envisagez l’avenir (think about the future)
Grammar : The conditionnel present, the imperative, to have to do something, devoir / pouvoir, si + present, the verbs souhaiter / espérer / si + present / future. Vocabulary : Being polite, the housing, the chores, the actions, the work, the firm, the projects, the pricing.

If you have any questions about the curriculum or the course, please contact afsf@afsf.com


Pace: Regular
Elementary 3 (A2 - 3)

Elementary - Level 3 (A2-3)

8-week Standard Class

​Inspire 2 Units 5-6

You will learn how to:
* Express intensity 
* Say that you're unsatisfied 
* Present the biography of someone 
* Explain 
* Describe and object 
* Talk about quantities

Unit 5 Partagez (share)
Grammar : The passé composé and the imparfait, expressing a duration, the adverbs in -ment, trop de + nom, the negation.
Vocabulary : Sports, airplanes, feelings and sensations, media, the training, the food, the exception.

Unit 6 Engagez-vous (get involved in a cause)
Grammar : The cause and the consequence, giving quantity, mine/yours..., the pronoun en, lequel/laquelle.
Vocabulary : Committing yourself to a cause, the environment, natural catastrophes, the diets, fabrics, clothes, toiletries, food, quantity, eco-friendly.

If you have any questions about the curriculum or the course, please contact afsf@afsf.com


Pace: Regular
Elementary Conversation

L'Apéro! (A1 - A2)

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
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AF San Francisco
Tuesday   6pm ▸ 7pm
24 Jun 2025 ▸ 19 Aug 2025
Ele. Club de Lecture (A2)

Club de Lecture - Elementary (A2)

5-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:

Déjeuner à Paris: https://a.co/d/iUd0GAq

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