Basic French

1. Engage in basic French conversations
2. Construct simple sentences in French
3. Ask questions in French
4. Identify people and things in French
5. Describe daily routines in French

13 weeks, about 30 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1:

   • Unit 1: Identifier Quelqu'un · 2 hours

     Study the interrogative forms Qui est-ce? and C'est…? Practice identifying people in pictures.. Complete Self-Assessment Exercise 1 to match nouns with indefinite articles.. Practice conjugating the verb être in the present tense..

   • Unit 2: Identifier Quelque Chose · 2 hours

     Practice using the interrogative Qu'est-ce que c'est? to identify objects.. Classify nouns by gender (masculine and feminine) using indefinite articles.. Transform identified nouns into plural form..

2. Week 2Module 1:

   • Unit 3: Saluer · 2 hours

     Practice greetings in formal and informal situations.. Identify personal subject pronouns in dialogues.. Complete Self-Assessment Exercise 1 to match personal subject pronouns with appropriate persons..

   • Unit 4: Se Présenter · 2 hours

     Practice introducing yourself and asking someone to introduce themselves.. Identify grammatical structures used in introductions, such as the verb avoir.. Complete Self-Assessment Exercise 1 to practice conjugating the verb avoir..

3. Week 3Module 1:

   • Unit 5: Présenter Quelqu'un · 2 hours

     Practice introducing someone by their nationality.. Identify adjectives of countries and their masculine and feminine forms.. Complete Self-Assessment Exercise 1 to practice using definite articles..

4. Week 4Module 2:

   • Unit 1: Dire Sa Profession · 2 hours

     Practice identifying people by their profession.. Identify possessive adjectives and their correct usage.. Complete Self-Assessment Exercise 1 to practice using possessive adjectives..

5. Week 5Module 2:

   • Unit 2: Identifier Une Personne Ou Une Chose Par Rapport A Une Autre · 2 hours

     Practice identifying a person or thing in relation to another.. Identify irregular -ir verbs.. Replace underlined words with personal pronouns/direct object pronouns..

6. Week 6Module 2:

   • Unit 3: Présenter Sa Journée · 2 hours

     Practice describing your day's activities.. Identify reflexive verbs and their correct usage.. Complete Self-Assessment Exercise 1 to practice conjugating reflexive verbs..

7. Week 7Module 2:

   • Unit 4: Demander Le Prix Et Payer · 2 hours

     Practice asking the price of an item.. Learn to say the price of an item correctly.. Complete Self-Assessment Exercise 1 to practice using the futur proche and passé récent..

8. Week 8Module 2:

   • Unit 5: Donner Une Information Précise Sur Un Événement Passé · 2 hours

     Practice giving precise information on a past event.. Learn to use the passé composé correctly.. Complete Self-Assessment Exercise 1 to practice using être and avoir in the passé composé..

9. Week 9Module 3:

   • Unit 1: Donner Une Information Relative · 2 hours

     Practice giving relative information with regard to the time you are speaking.. Learn to use depuis, il y a, and ça fait correctly.. Complete Self-Assessment Exercise 1 to practice using the imparfait..

10. Week 10Module 3:

    • Unit 2: Demander Une Quantité Spécifiée De Quelque Chose · 2 hours

      Practice asking for a specific quantity of something.. Learn to use measures such as un litre (de) and une bouteille (de).. Complete Self-Assessment Exercise 1 to identify sentences with adverbs of quantity..

11. Week 11Module 3:

    • Unit 3: Demander Une Quantité Indéterminée De Quelque Chose · 2 hours

      Practice asking for an unspecified quantity of something.. Learn to use the partitive article correctly.. Complete Self-Assessment Exercise 1 to practice using du, de la, de l', and des..

12. Week 12Module 3:

    • Unit 4: Donner Des Ordres · 2 hours

      Practice giving orders and commands.. Learn to use the imperative correctly.. Complete Self-Assessment Exercise 1 to practice putting sentences in the imperative form..

13. Week 13Module 3:

    • Unit 5: Demander Et Indiquer Une Direction · 2 hours

      Practice asking for and giving directions.. Learn to formulate requests politely and impolitely.. Complete Self-Assessment Exercise 1 to identify polite and impolite requests..