It is often necessary to repeat levels in order to become completely comfortable with the skills at each stage with a different teacher and style.

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1 French Beginner 1 introduce oneself, to greet, to identify oneself tell time give and ask for a telephone number or address describe one s family and friends ask for and give directions speak about one s tastes, preferences and interests speak about everyday actions accept or decline an invitation order in a restaurant, make reservations Pronunciation, phonetics Conjugation in present tense of regular ER verbs and irregular verbs to be, to have and to do/make Pronouns: personal (je, tu, il, etc.) Question words and question methods Possessive adjectives (introduction) Singular, plural, masculine, feminine Negation Prepositions of place (introduction) Adverbs of quantity and frequency (beaucoup, souvent, etc.) Courtesy expressions

2 French Beginner 2 To register in this class you should be able to: present yourself and someone else ask and answer simple questions produce and understand simple sentences ask information and answer questions about interests and activities be comfortable using the verbs to be, to have, to make/do and verbs in er in the present tense Please note: This class will be taught entirely in French greet and introduce somebody (review) ask information about people (review) talk about oneself (review) locate in space/describe home describe people physically and emotionally make future plans (future proche) buy things in a store say what one can/wants/has to do describe habits and daily routine express past events (Passé compose) Review of present tense of regular er verbs Conjugation of some irregular verbs (pouvoir, vouloir, devoir/aller/prendre) Direct object pronouns Conditional sentences introduced by «if» in the present tense Reflexive verbs Expressions of time and duration (il y a, pendant, dans, etc.) Passé composé with avoir Future proche More sophisticated questioning techniques Imperative Partitives (Introduction) Phonetics

3 French Lower Intermediate Prerequisite : To register in this class you should be able to : Ask questions Give simple description using adjectives Able to give opinion Use the passé compose with avoir Use the futur proche Use the present tense with ease Use reflexive verbs in the present tense Communicative Objectives How to : make comparisons describe what one used to do express past events and past experiences hold simple everyday conversations about work, weather, leisure activities, family, travel, etc. describe your work use more complex ways of expressing your opinion compare the past and the present describe future projects express one s feelings and emotions in the present and the past Comparatives/superlatives Imperfect Imperfect compared with the passé compose re verbs ir verbs Passé composé with être Futur simple Indirect object pronouns Partitives (continuation) More complex negative sentences (ne plus, ne personnes, etc.) Idiomatic expressions

4 French Intermediate To register in this class, you should: be at ease speaking in the imparfait, the passé compose, the futur proche and the futur simple be able to respond spontaneously to a given situation be able to understand 70 80% of common daily conversations describe a person, an object (review) talk about past experiences (review) talk about the future (review) be aware of different language registers express oneself with ease and fluidity express oneself with more complex use of idioms relate two different events in the past express hypothetical situations express an intention in different ways express and justify your opinion read simple authentic texts and understand general meaning Review of conjugations: present, imperfect, future Pluperfect Conditional Future anterior (introduction) Comparatives and superlatives Relative pronouns (qui, que, dont, etc.) Direct and Indirect object pronouns (review) Pronouns y and en Order of pronouns Linking words for opposition, consequence, obligation, cause, aim, etc. Verbal expressions (venir de, être en train de, etc.) Formation of adverbs from adjectives Pronounciation and phonetics Subjunctive (if time permits)

5 French Advanced To register in this class, you should: be able to express yourself with ease and fluidity be able to use all the main structures and tenses in French with accuracy have very good aural comprehension contradict or qualify a statement produce a descriptive text express a choice, a hypothetical fact generalize express an opinion or a possibility express cause, consequence, opposition, concession give arguments to convince report somebody s sayings refuse a request by giving a justification express regrets, apologies express different degrees of certainty express yourself in writing in 2 3 paragraphs with a minimum of errors be able to translate sentences from English to French communicate clearly and efficiently with French speakers make oral presentations in class Various expressions of time (pendant que, etc.) Concordance between past tenses Preposition and conjunctions Subjunctive Gerundive Passive form Difficult verbs: se douter, se figurer, manquer Imperative and pronouns Future anterior Discours indirect Double negatives Variety of linking words Relative pronouns (dont, ce dont, etc.) Pronunciation