French Beginner 2 is designed for students with some prior knowledge of French.
Please note that the prerequisite for French Beginner 2 is French Beginner 1 or equivalent proficiency.
In addition to the cumulative material, after this course you will be able to:
- Describe yourself and others (appearance and personality)
- Discuss clothing
- Discuss your daily routine
- Discuss eating and drinking preferences and habits
- Give and understand directions
- Discuss holidays, traditions, and celebrations
In addition to the cumulative material, the primary topics covered are:
- Physical appearance and personality
- Clothing and style
- Daily routine
- Eating habits
- Small shops and businesses
- Getting around
In addition to the cumulative material, the primary grammatical concepts covered are:
- Object pronouns
- Simple past tense (passé composé)
- -ir verbs (regular)
- -re verbs (regular)
- Verbs “boire,” “croire,” “voir”
- Interrogative words “où,” “quand,” “comment”
- Contractions of “à” & “de” with definite articles
- Questions with subject-verb inversion
- Regular and irregular adjectives
- Pronominal verbs
- Comparisons
- Partitive articles
- Expressions of quantity
- Demonstrative determiners (“this,” “these,” “that,” “those”)