French Level 1

This level is ideal if:

• You’ve never studied French before

• You want to review and strengthen your foundation in French

What you will learn:

• How to introduce yourself and talk about your profession and family

• How to describe your home, daily activities, and hobbies

• How to talk about food, clothing, health, and the weather

• How to express time, dates, and places

• Practical, everyday vocabulary for beginners

Grammar covered:

• The verbs être, avoir, faire, aller

• Regular verbs in the present tense (ER, IR, RE)

• Modal verbs: pouvoir, vouloir, devoir, savoir, connaître

• Reflexive verbs (e.g., se lever, s’habiller)

• Subject pronouns, articles, prepositions of place and time

• Possessive and demonstrative adjectives (e.g., mon, ton, ce, cette)

Includes:

• Weekly themes (clothing, food, household chores, etc.)

• Oral exam and written exam at the end of the session

• Complete review in Week 9

French Level 2

This level is ideal if:

• You already know basic French (present tense, simple vocabulary)

• You want to expand your grammar and vocabulary to talk about more complex topics for work

• You can form basic sentences but want to improve fluency and accuracy

What you will learn:

• How to describe your daily life, personality, and relationships

• How to talk about your skills, job, and use technology-related vocabulary

• How to express opinions and compare living in the city vs. countryside

• How to handle common real-life topics like banking and the workplace

Grammar covered:

• Present tense: regular and irregular verbs

• Past tense (passé composé): regular verbs, irregular verbs, Dr & Mrs Vandertramp verbs

• Near future (futur proche) and simple future (futur simple)

• Intensifiers and modifiers: trop, très, si, assez

• Reflexive verbs

• Questions and negation

Includes:

• Weekly practical themes (banking, work, relationships, technology, etc.)

• Oral exam in Week 9 and written exam in Week 10

• Full review before exams