French Language Services Directorate

True Beginner: Part 1- Fall semester

This course is intended for people who have never studied French. The course will introduce basic French pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar, with exposure to culture and customs.

The objectives of the True Beginner course (part 1- Fall semester) are the following:

Course

Objectives

1

Introduction
The alphabet
Nouns and gender

2

Subject pronouns
The verb être (to be)
Definite articles
Pronunciation

3

The verb avoir (to have)
Names of professions
Gender and number of nouns

4

Phonetics
Numbers (1 to 10)
Vocabulary of the family
Indefinite articles

5

Questions
The negative form
Numbers (11 to 69)

6

Review

7

Parts of the body
Colours
Numbers (70 to 100)

8

Classroom vocabulary
Descriptive adjectives

9

- er verbs
Days of the week

10

-er verbs – questions and negative form
Telling the time

11

The verb faire (to do, to make)
Sports and hobbies

12

Review / Exam