Beginner French Lessons - Course Outline

Themes include the following elements:

• Introductions – inc. where from, family
• Jobs
• Likes & dislikes
• Eating & drinking
• Travel
• Time – hours, days, months
• Home – rooms, common objects
• Places – shops, important buildings
• Daily life – routines, free time
• The weather

Grammar

• The verb ‘être’
• The present
• The past – passé composé
• The future – futur proche: aller + infinitif
• Pronouns – subject, object, possessive
• Singular vs. Plural
• Feminine vs. Masculine
• Articles
• Word order – sentence, question
• Questions – yes/no, wh-
• Giving instructions – using the imperative

Other vocab

• Key prepositions
• Key functions – invitation, offer, suggestion, requests
• Key verbs (combine with tense work)
• Key adjectives/adverbs – size, shape, age, speed
• Colour
• Numbers
• Alphabet
• Please & Thankyou
• Directions
• Connecting words (and, but, so, because, or)

And…

• Lots of speaking/active practice
• Lots of listening
• Pronunciation – key sounds