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A1 Discovery

A1.1 Complete Beginner

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This course is designed for complete beginners or those who want to start learning French from scratch. We will cover the basics of French language, including but not limited to:

  • The French alphabet and numbers
  • Key verbs: être, avoir, s’appeler, parler, habiter
  • Greetings, introductions, and polite expressions
  • Talking about countries, nationalities, and professions
  • Subject pronouns (je, tu...) and stressed pronouns (moi, toi...)
  • Asking simple questions and forming negative sentences

The course material will be based on Inspire 1, units 1 & 2.


Pace: 24 hours or 20 hours for small groups (5-6 students)

A1.2 False Beginner

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This course is designed for false beginners, or those who have previously been exposed to French but need a refresher. If you remember just a few things and want to improve your French skills, then this course is perfect for you. We will cover some basics of French language, including but not limited to:

  • Talk about your home and give directions
  • Use of the possessive adjectives (mon, ma, mes...)
  • Talk about your family and nationalities
  • Describe appearance and personality with adjectives (masculin/féminin/pluriel)
  • Use key verbs: pouvoir, devoir and -er verbs in the present tense
  • Make, accept, and refuse invitations

The course material will be based on Inspire 1, units 3 & 4.


Pace: 24 hours or 20 hours for small groups (5-6 students)

A1.3 Confident Beginner

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This course is designed for false beginners who have previously been exposed to French and can recall some basic expressions and verbs. Through this class, you will build on your existing knowledge and learn essential fundamentals of French language, such as:

  • Use reflexive verbs to talk about daily routines (se coucher, se lever...)
  • Talk about hobbies and leisure activities
  • Express quantities and use the irregular verbs prendre, faire, dormir...
  • Use partitive articles when speaking about food and leisure
  • Talk about the future with the futur proche
  • Start using the passé composé

The course material will be based on Inspire 1, units 5 & 6.


Pace: 24 hours or 20 hours for small groups (5-6 students)

A1.4 Strong Beginner

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This course is perfect for false beginners who have some familiarity with French and are ready to learn other tenses beyond present tense. In this class, you will continue practicing important basics in French, including but not limited to:

  • Talk about cities and places
  • Ask for and give directions with prepositions of place
  • Talk about shopping, services, and groceries
  • Express quantities
  • Start using the impératif (affirmative) for instructions and recipes
  • Talk about past events with more verbs with the passé composé (avoir/être)

The course material will be based on Inspire 1, units 7 & 8.


Pace: 24 hours or 20 hours for small groups (5-6 students)

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$360.00 CAD

2026S6 Early Bird until Mar 11th: $40 off
Normally: $400
Code: 2026S6 A103 SAT 11.15-1.15
With a regular group of 7 or more students, there will be 12 classes of 2 hours each, totaling 24 instructional hours. However, with a smaller group of 5 or 6 students, there will be 10 classes of 2 hours each, totalling 20 instructional hours, , resulting in the course ending earlier. Please note that a minimum of 5 students is required for the course to be offered.

No class on May 16th for Victoria Day long weekend.

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