A1 Beginners
Collective Courses Adults
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A1 Beginners

Adults Group Class Level A1.1

Collective Courses Adults
❗Please note this is not a complete beginner course❗If you're a complete beginner, choose the A0 level.

Throughout this course, you will learn how to :
• Master self-introductions: age, occupation, origin, country of residence, languages spoken
• Prompt others for self-introductions (exchange contact information and asking questions)
• Introduce your family and comprehend a family tree
• Express preferences and dislikes, agreements and disagreements

Main Grammar topics: Negative sentences, definite and indefinite articles, possessive articles, question words, rules for adjectives: gender and number, gender of countries, nationalities and cities and prepositions, present tense, special verbs: être, avoir, aller, venir, aimer.

Pace: Standard Course - 2 hours/ week over 11 weeks 
Pace: Standard Course - 2 hours/ week over 11 weeks

Adults Group Class Level A1.2

Collective Courses Adults

Throughout this course, you will learn how to : 

  •        Express and gather details about accommodations (housing, renting, etc.)
  •        Describe interior design, space and furniture
  •        Discuss daily routines and habits
  •        Inquire about and provide the time, the date and duration.

Main Grammar topics:

Il y a / Il n’y a pasc’est + adjective, colors, gender and number of French adjectives,  verbs : pouvoir, sortir, dormir, prendre and devoir, Il faut + infinitif, reflexive verbs, adverbs of frequency.


Pace: Standard Course - 2 hours/ week over 11 weeks (2 public holidays on 27 April and 1 June --> make up sessions on Monday 13 April and Monday 6 July)
Pace: Standard Course - 2 hours/ week over 11 weeks

Adults Group Class Level A1.3

Collective Courses Adults
Throughout this course, you will learn how to :

• Express and gather details about accommodations (housing, renting, etc.)
• Describe interior design, space and furniture • Discuss daily routines and habits
• Inquire about and provide the time, the date and duration.

Main Grammar topics: Il y a / Il n’y a pas, c’est + adjective, colors, gender and number of French adjectives, verbs : pouvoir, sortir, dormir, prendre and devoir, Il faut + infinitif, reflexive verbs, adverbs of frequency.

Pace: Standard Course - 2 hours/ week over 10 weeks (2 public holidays on 27 April and 1 June --> one make up session on Monday 6 July)
Pace: Standard Course - 2 hours / week over 10 weeks

Adults Group Class Level A1.4

Collective Courses Adults

Throughout this course, you will learn how to :

  •        Engage in shopping activities
  •        Describe and inquire about clothing & shoes and their price
  •        Talk about your preference and taste in food, give a recipe
  •        Relate a culinary experience
  •        Relate a life journey

Main Grammar topics:

Imperative mood, demonstrative articles, partitive articles, adverbs of quantity, le passé composé (past tenses : negation, auxiliaries, irregularities)


Pace: Standard Course - 2 hours/ week over 11 weeks
Pace: Standard Course - 2 hours/ week over 11 weeks

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