La Causerie Française

Early Registration (5/1-6/3): $420

Reg. Registration (6/4-8/14): $440

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

Fridays 11:30-12:55

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 -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:  Voila! An Introduction to French, 6th Edition, by L. Kathy Heilenman, ISBN: 1133950124