French Language – Beginner Class Course Content
LEVEL A1
WEEK 1: LES SALUTATIONS (GREETINGS)
- Dialogues: Meeting a Stranger; Meeting a Friend
- Vocabularies: Courtesies; Titles, Occupations and Workplaces
- Grammar:
- Formal and informal settings (vous et tu)
- Feminine and masculine nouns
- Alphabets & French accents
- Key Verbs: Avoir (to have), Etre (to be)
- Class Exercise
WEEK 2: TU ES D’OÙ? (WHERE ARE YOU FROM?)
- Dialogue: Where are you from?
- Vocabularies: People and Expressions, Family, Nationalities & Countries;
- Grammar:
- Definite articles (le, la, l’, les)
- Subject Pronouns
- Singular and plural nouns
- Key verbs : Habiter/vivre (to live); aller (to go)
- Class Exercise
WEEK 3: VIE COURANTE (EVERYDAY LIFE)
- Dialogues: Talking about someone; Daily life routine
- Vocabularies : Describing people; The House, Housework
- Grammar
- Adjectives (Les adjectifs)
- Indefinite article (un, une, des)
- Key verbs: Faire (to do something); Waking Up, Getting Ready
- Prenominal Verbs ((me, te, se, nous, vous)
- Direct Object Pronouns (le, la, les)
- Class Exercise
WEEK 4: LE TEMPS (TIME)
- Dialogue : The School
- Vocabularies : School, Classroom Expressions, Numbers; Telling the time; Time phrases; Relative Days
- Grammar:
- Possessive Adjectives
- Key Verbs: Jouer (To play); compter (to count);
- Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns: (me, te, se, nous, vous)
- Class assignment
WEEK 5: SORTIR (GOING OUT)
- Dialogues: On the Road
- Vocabulary: Shopping, Recreation; Places;
- Grammar:
- Preposition à & de
- Giving Directions
- Key verb: sortir (to go out); partir (to leave); rentre (to return)
- Class assignment
WEEK 6: THE CLIMATE (LE CLIMAT)
- Dialogues: Quel temps fait-il?
- Vocabulary: Weather & Seasons; Days of the week; Relative Days; Months of the Year; Time
- Grammar:
- Adverbes
- Question words
- Key verb: Faire (To Do/Make); Pleuvoir (To Rain); Dire (To Say)
- Class assignment
WEEK 7: VOYAGE (TRAVEL)
- Dialogues: Tu aime voyager?; Reserver une chambre
- Vocabulary: en vacance
- Grammar:
- Conjunction, Interjection
- Key verb: Prendre (To Take); Voir (To See); Arreter (To Stop)
- Class assignment
WEEK 8: COMMANDER (ORDERING)
- Dialogues: Au marché; Au restaurant
- Vocabulary: Shopping, Food, Cost
- Grammar:
- Direct and Indirect Pronoun
- Key verb: Vouloir (To Want); Pouvoir (Can/To Be Able To);
LEVEL A2
WEEK 1: ETUDIER (STUDYING)
- Dialogues: A la Bibliotheque
- Vocabularies: Writing, Reading, Classroom
- Grammar:
- The Tenses – Present Tense, Past Tense, Past Partciple
- Key Verbs: Connaitre, Savoir, Etudier.
- Class Exercise
WEEK 2: FAIRE LES COURSES (SHOPPING)
- Dialogue: Au Marché; A l’Epicerie
- Vocabularies: General Goods Store; Food Stores; Clothing
- Grammar:
- Quantity indicator : beaucoup de, une litre de…
- Negation tags; ne…plus, ne….rein, ne…que
- Key verbs : Acheter, Donner, Rendre
- Class Exercise
WEEK 3: TRAVAIL (WORK)
- Comprehension: Au Bureau, Au rendez-vous
- Vocabularies : Meeting, Office, Interview
- Grammar
- Relative Pronouns :Que and Qui
- Verb Tenses : L’imparfait
- Key verbs: Falloir, Envoyer and Recevoir
- Class Exercise
WEEK 4: SANTÉ ET BIEN-ÊTRE (HEALTH AND WELLNESS)
- Dialogue : Chez le docteur, A la Pharmacie
- Vocabularies : L’hopital, medicament, maladie
- Grammar:
- Verb tenses : Verb; future tense, close future and near past
- Key Verbs: ; Prendre, Tomber, Rester
- Class assignment
TEST DE FIN DE CLASSE (END OF CLASS TEST)
The test will include participants knowledge of French vocabularies, listening, grammar, and speaking abilities. Those who pass the test will be issued a Certificate of Participation.
Course Duration
12 Weeks (Weekdays: 2 days a week, 2 hrs per day; Weekend: Saturdays only, 4 hrs per day)
Course Fee
N 120,000 (3 months) or N50,000 per month
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