Global Support Education Center: Beginner French Course Outline (10-Week Framework)

This outline provides a clear overview of the topics, grammar, and skills you will cover in our 10-week beginner French course. Please note that this is a flexible framework; our instructors adapt the content to fit the pace and interests of each class.

What You Will Learn: Topics & Vocabulary

• Greetings & Introductions: Basic social interactions.
• The Alphabet & Numbers: Pronunciation and letter combinations; numbers 0-100.
• Personal Details: Giving your name, age, address, telephone number, and email.
• Jobs & Nationalities: Talking about professions and where you are from.
• Places in a City: Describing your city and common landmarks.
• Food and Drinks: Essential vocabulary for cafes and restaurants.
• Holidays & Travel: Talking about vacations in France and abroad.
• Practical Skills: Filling out a form and using a dictionary.   

Grammar You Will Cover

• Nouns & Articles: Understanding gender (masculine/feminine) and number (singular/plural); definite (the) and indefinite (a/an) articles.
• Key Verbs: Present tense of the essential verbs être (to be) and avoir (to have).
• ER Verbs: Conjugation and use of regular verbs ending in -ER.
• Building Sentences: Basic word order for statements and questions.
• Asking Questions: How to form yes/no questions.
• Descriptions: Making adjectives agree with nouns in gender and number.
• Prepositions: Common prepositions of place (à, dans, en, au) and the structures Il y a (There is) and Il n’y a pas de (There isn’t any).

Cultural Insights

• An introduction to Paris and other major French cities.
• The map of France and French-speaking countries around the world.
• Understanding common French names and cultural references.

Skills You Will Practice

• Speaking: Lots of active practice through role-plays and conversations.
• Listening: Exercises to improve your comprehension of spoken French.
• Pronunciation: Focus on mastering key French sounds.

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