Course Overview
Online French Levels 1&2 is a Beginners French course for students who have never studied the French language before. This is an intensive French course allowing you to take two French levels in 10 weeks and progress more quickly. If you’re unsure of your level, then take our quick French language level test here or check our levels chart.
Our Online French language classes take place via Zoom with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. The interactive lessons emulate our face-to-face classes, and via teacher screen-sharing, students are able to experience a live classroom environment. From vocabulary activities and covering grammar points on the white board, to listening exercises, file sharing and ‘break-out rooms’ to practise speaking with classmates, students can learn without leaving the comfort of their homes. Take a look at an example of one of our online classes in this video.
Course Content
Communicative aims
– Greet someone and responding to greetings
– Introduce yourself
– Ask politely
– Understand class instructions
– Say hello and goodbye
– Ask someone’s State your profession
– Say and ask personal information – your email, name, surname, nationality, country and telephone number.
– Talk about where you live
– Make a reservation and talk about dates
– Talk about possessions
– Describe and characterise a person
– Talk and ask about likes and dislikes
– Make a video to introduce yourself
– Write an informal email
Linguistic aims
– Classroom Objects
– Numbers 0 to 99 and 100 to 1,000,000
– The alphabet
– Days of the week
– Nationalities
– Countries
– Possessions
– The months of the year
– The seasons
– The family
– Artistic professions
– Physical and Appearance adjectives
– Clothing and accessories
– Sports
– Free time activities
Grammar
– The definite articles le, la l’, les
– Indefinite articles
– Singular and plural subject pronouns je, tu, il/elle, vous (polite)
– The gender of country names
– Verb être (be) (je, tu, il, elle, vous) in the present tense
– Verb s’appeler (call/name) (je, tu, il, elle, vous) in the present tense
– The interrogative adjective quel, quelle
– The possessive adjectives(mon, ton, son, ma, ta, sa, votre)
– Verbs habiter (live), parler (speak), and avoir (have) in the present tense
– The plural form of nouns
– Question with qui : Qui est-ce ? / C’est qui ? (Who is this?)
– C’est / Il-Elle est / Ce sont / Ils-Elles sont
– Possessive Adjectives: mes, tes, ses, notre, nos, votre, vos, leur, leurs
Sociocultural aspects
– Talk about France and French speaking countries
– Formal situations in France and Quebec
– The Eiffel Tower in numbers
– Surnames in France
– French pastimes
– French cinema
Coursebook
Inspire: Livre de l’élève 1 + audio/video + Parcours digital*
Units 1 & 2
*Coursebooks are to be purchased after the first lesson and are required for the course. Books will be available to purchase from reception on the day of your second lesson.
Course Information
- Average class size: 8 (maximum 12)
- Students must be 18+ years old
- Existing language ability: this is a course for complete beginners
- Classes will take place via Zoom
Class Schedule
- The classes are 2.5 hours per week
- The course runs for 10 weeks
- The course takes place on Saturdays 10:30 – 13:00
- The possible study options for this course are as follows:
13th January – 16th March 2024
13th April – 22nd June 2024
6th July – 7th September 2024*
5th October – 7th December 2024
*There is a week’s break in the course from 29th July – 2nd August 2024 due to the summer holiday. The course still consists of 10 lessons spread out over 11 weeks.
What do you need for an online class?
To get the most from this course you will need:
- A reliable internet connection
- A desktop computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone
- A web camera on or attached to the device you are using
- An integrated microphone in the device you are using or an attached headset
- The day before your course, you will be sent via email all the details you need to connect to the IH London Zoom classroom
This language course includes:
- Access to our online platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources
- Support and advice from French language teachers
- French language study tips
Need assistance choosing your course?
Take a look at our FAQs page which has lots of information about our classes.
FAQs – Foreign Languages
- Course selection
- Personal details
- Transfer
- Accommodation
- Insurance
- Confirm & pay