French Language Services Directorate

True Beginner: Part 2 (Winter semester)

This course is a continuation of the course offered during the fall semester. It is intended for people with very limited knowledge of the French language, and introduces basic French pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar, with exposure to culture and customs.

The objectives of the True Beginner course (part 2) are listed below.

Course

Objectives

1

Introduction
Questions
The verbs s’appeler and aller
Review  - alphabet, numbers, basic vocabulary and questions

2

Food vocabulary
The verbs vouloir and boire
Partitive articles
The expression Il y a

3

Food vocabulary (part 2)
Discrimination and pronunciation :
the sounds u and eu
The restaurant

4

Health vocabulary
Expressions with avoir

5

The weather
The months
The seasons

6

Review

7

Clothing
The possessive

8

Public places and services

9

Cities, provinces, countries, continents
Questions with où

10

The imperative
Prepositions used to say where

11

Transportation

12

Review / Special activity