La Causerie Française

Early Registration (5/1-5/26): $418

Reg. Registration (5/27-8/14): $440

Late Registration (8/15-9/30):$460

Fridays 9:00-10:25

Class Description:  

This is a continuation of French 1A. The goal of this class is to review basic grammatical concepts in French, to improve comprehension and to encourage communication through in-class work, dialogues, dictations and at-home preparation.

Course Outline: Lessons will include these aspects of French grammar:

   § Expressions of possession (possessive adjectives, possession with de, être à)

   § Irregular descriptive adjectives

   § Interrogative adjectives (quel, quelle, quels, quelles) 

   § Demonstrative adjectives (ce, cet, cette, ces) 

   § Prepositions of place

   § Asking and responding to questions (inversion)

   § Comparatives and superlatives

   § Introduction to -ir and -re verbs 

   § Introduction to imperative verb form

   § Past tense (passé compose)

By the end of this class members will be able to:

   § Ask for and give directions 

   § Engage in conversations about the weather, themselves, their families and their hobbies

   § Easily use numbers for dates and years

   § Read easy texts

   § Ask questions in several different ways

   § Describe events that happened in the past

   § Speak with good pronunciation

Prerequisite: French 1B students should have completed French 1A at La Causerie or possess equivalent levels of proficiency from other pathways.

Book/Materials:  TBD