What will I learn in French Beginner 1?

French Beginner 1 is designed for students with no prior French knowledge or experience.


At the end of the course, you will be able to:
  • Introduce themselves
  • Greet someone and ask how they are 
  • Use basic classroom vocabulary
  • Recognize and use numbers 0-100
  • Say the date and tell the time
  • Discuss family relationships
  • Discuss your hobbies and interests
  • Discuss the weather
  • Ask basic questions
  • Discuss countries and nationalities
  • Describe modes of transportation 

The primary topics covered are:

  • Talking about yourself
  • Greetings and introductions
  • School & University life
  • Professions
  • Time
  • Habits and hobbies
  • Family
  • Weather
  • Seasons

The grammatical topics covered are:

  • Subject pronouns 
  • Common verbs (To be, to have, to go)
  • Nouns
  • Definite and indefinite articles
  • Gender
  • "Here is" versus "There is"
  • -er verbs and -ir verbs
  • Possessive adjectives
  • Yes/no questions
  • Interrogative "quel" (which, what)
  • Negation
  • Adjectives (introduction)
  • Adverbs (introduction
  • Immediate future
  • Prepositions