French Course Outline

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On this page you can read a detailed course outline which shows you what is covered in each of my French lessons.

And don't forget you can check out a sample lesson from each of my courses by clicking on the Sample Lessons link above. There are three sample lessons to choose from:

lesson 7 from the Beginner Course
lesson 21 from the Intermediate Course
lesson 31 from the Advanced Course

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Sample lesson

Beginner Course Outline Lessons 1-20

LESSON 1

You will learn how to say where you live and some common French greetings.

AUDIO

Core lesson
Countries vocabulary - part 1

VIDEO

Greetings
European countries - vocabulary

LESSON 2

More first words in French including days of the week and numbers from 1 to 10.

AUDIO

Core lesson
Countries vocabulary - part 2

VIDEO

Numbers 1-10
Days of the week

LESSON 3

In this lesson, we look at the French alphabet and some common French adjectives.

AUDIO

Core lesson
Nationalities vocabulary - part 1
Nationalities vocabulary - part 2

VIDEO

Alphabet
BAGS trick - French adjectives
Alphabet - practice

LESSON 4

The main focus here is on the French subject pronouns and the verb 'avoir' (to have)..

AUDIO

Core lesson
Subject pronouns (je, tu, il, elle, etc.)

VIDEO

Numbers 10-20
Months of the year
Subject pronouns
Avoir (to have) - present tense
2 ways of saying "WE" in French - Nous vs On
20 useful French expressions with Avoir - vocabulary
French verb Avoir - practice

LESSON 5

You will continue learning basic French grammar and forming French sentences.

AUDIO

Core lesson
Head, shoulder, legs & feet song

VIDEO

Body vocabulary - part 1
Body vocabulary - part 2
Body vocabulary - part 3

LESSON 6

Here, we focus on the important French auxiliary verb 'être' (to be).

AUDIO

Core lesson
French auxiliary être (to be) present tense
Clothes vocabulary - part 1
Clothes vocabulary - part 2
Clothes vocabulary - part 3

VIDEO

Weather and seasons
French auxiliaries: être & avoir
Clothes vocabulary - part 1
Clothes vocabulary - part 2
Clothes vocabulary - part 3
Tu vs Vous - How to say 'You' in French
10 useful French expressions with Être - vocabulary
French verb Être - practice

LESSON 7

Here, we look at the definite and indefinite articles in French (le, la, un, une, etc.).

AUDIO

Core lesson
definite articles (le, la, etc.)
indefinite articles (un, une, etc.)

VIDEO

Definite articles (le, la, etc.)
Indefinite articles (un, une, etc.)
Definite & Indefinite articles quiz
Family vocabulary - part 1
Family vocabulary - part 2
Pets - vocabulary
Wild animals vocabulary - part 1
Wild animals vocabulary - part 2
Why is gender important in French
Definite articles - practice
Indefinite articles - practice

LESSON 8

You will learn the French verb 'aller' (to go) and some French prepositions.

AUDIO

Core lesson
Aller (to go) - present, past & future
Ma semaine (my week) - French dictation

VIDEO

Aller (to go) + prepositions
Farm animals - vocabulary
Places vocabulary - part 1
20 Shops in French - vocabulary
How to make French yoghurt cake - recipe
Asking directions - phrases / vocabulary

LESSON 9

You will learn more prepositions and some more complicated French numbers.

AUDIO

Core lesson
Prepositions (e.g. sur, sous, etc.)
Le petit garçon (the little boy) - French dictation

VIDEO

Numbers 1-20
Numbers 10-100
Big numbers - practice
Ordinal numbers
Counting in 10s in French
Prepositions
Places vocabulary - part 2
Places vocabulary - part 3
20 Really Useful Prepositions - vocabulary
Dans vs En - How to say 'IN' in French
Hotel - phrases / vocabulary
French prepositions "à, en, au, aux, chez" - practice

LESSON 10

In this lesson, you will be introduced to simple negations using 'ne' and 'pas' in French.

AUDIO

Core lesson
Negations - part 1 (e.g. ne ... pas)
Ma tante (my aunt) - French dictation

VIDEO

Negations - part 1
Time expressions - part 1
Common French abbreviations - vocabulary
20 Xmas emojis - vocabulary
At the train station - phrases / vocabulary
Negations - practice

LESSON 11

Here, you will learn about infinitive verbs and the different French verb groups.

AUDIO

Core lesson
First group verbs - present tense
Au théâtre (at the theatre) - French dictation

VIDEO

Verb groups
Verb groups - extra practice
Group 1 regular verbs "ER" endings - present tense
Parler (to talk) - present tense
What time is it? - part 1
What time is it? - part 2
Time expressions - part 2
La fête de la musique - reading & listening exercise
Airport - phrases / vocabulary
Group 1 French verbs (present tense) - practice

LESSON 12

In this lesson, you will learn some uses of the French verb 'faire' (to do/make).

AUDIO

Core lesson
À la gym (at the gym) - French dictation

VIDEO

Faire (to do / to make) - present tense
Demander (to ask) - present tense
Manger (to eat) - present tense
Chanter (to sing) - present tense
Sport vocabulary - part 1
Sport vocabulary - part 2
50 French expressions with "Faire"
Clothes shopping - phrases / vocabulary

LESSON 13

In this lesson, we focus on possessive adjectives and ways of asking questions in French.

AUDIO

Core lesson
Possessive adjectives (my, your, etc.)
Mon métier (my job) - French dictation

VIDEO

Asking questions in French with est-ce que
Extra practice on est-ce que
Asking questions in French with inversions
Inversions with negations
Inversions with the passé composé
Asking questions in French with n'est-ce pas
Informal question tags in French
Masculine singular possessive adjectives
Masculine singular possessive adjectives - extra practice
Feminine singular possessive adjectives
Plural possessive adjectives
Mixed possessive adjectives - extra practice
Ma voisine - French dictation
Money matters - phrases / vocabulary
Possessive adjectives - practice

LESSON 14

You will learn some more question forms using French interrogative adverbs.

AUDIO

Core lesson
Le tour de France (the Tour de France) sujet de la semaine
Mon ami (my friend) French dictation

VIDEO

Colours vocabulary - part 1
Colours vocabulary - part 2
Rainbow song
Asking where questions
Asking where questions - extra practice
Asking why questions
Asking why questions - extra practice
Asking how questions
Asking how questions - extra practice
Emergency situations - phrases / vocabulary

LESSON 15

Here, we continue looking at French question forms and revise the first 7 lessons.

AUDIO

Core lesson
House vocabulary - part 1
House vocabulary - part 2
House vocabulary - part 3
Festival d'Avignon (the Festival of Avignon) - sujet de la semaine
Mes vacances (my holidays) - French dictation

VIDEO

Furniture vocabulary
House vocabulary - part 1
Asking when questions
Asking when questions - extra practice
Asking who questions
Asking who questions - extra practice
Asking how many questions
Asking how many questions - extra practice
Asking what/which questions - part 1
Asking what/which questions - part 2
Asking what/which questions - extra practice
Asking which one questions
Les questions - French dictation
At the doctor's - phrases/ vocabulary
French adjectives - practice

LESSON 16

Revision of lessons 8 to 15 through a French listening comprehension.

AUDIO

Core lesson
Être (to be) past, present & future
Avoir (to have) past, present & future
House vocabulary - part 4
House vocabulary - part 5
House vocabulary - part 6
Le palais idéal du Facteur Cheval (the ideal palace of the postman Cheval) - sujet de la semaine
La carte postale (the postcard) - French dictation

VIDEO

Non-alcoholic drinks vocabulary
Alcoholic drinks vocabulary
Objects in the house vocabulary
Mixed house vocabulary
Vouloir (to want) - present tense
Vouloir (to want) - conditional tense
2 ways of saying "YES" in French: Oui vs Si
Texting in French - vocabulary
How to say "GOOD" in French: Bon vs Bien
Bon vs Bien - practice
At a French cafe / bar - phrases / vocabulary
C'est vs Il est - practice

LESSON 17

In this lesson, you will be introduced to the French passé composé tense.

AUDIO

Core lesson
Acheter (to buy) - past, present & future
Manger (to eat) - past, present & future
Passé composé with être
Passé composé with avoir
House vocabulary - part 7
House vocabulary - part 8
House vocabulary - part 9
Boris Vian - sujet de la semaine
Passer une commande (place an order) - French dictation

VIDEO

Group 1 regular verbs "-ER" endings - past tense
French verbs of movement
Pouvoir (to be able to) present tense
Demander (to ask) past tense
Chanter (to sing) past tense
Auxiliaries être & avoir
Kitchen vocabulary - part 1
Kitchen vocabulary - part 2
Electrical appliances vocabulary
Bathroom vocabulary
Boris Vian - reading & listening exercise
How to say "SINCE" and "FOR" in French: Depuis vs Pendant

LESSON 18

In this lesson, we revise the passé composé and look at French partitive articles.

AUDIO

Core lesson
La grotte de Lascaux (The Lascaux cave) - sujet de la semaine
Au marché (at the market) - French dictation
Partitive articles (some, any, etc.)
Sweet food vocabulary
Salty food vocabulary
Meat vocabulary
Drinks vocabulary
Milk vocabulary
Fruits vocabulary
Vegetables vocabulary

VIDEO

Salty food vocabulary
Sweet food vocabulary
Meat vocabulary
Vegetables vocabulary
Fruits vocabulary
Partitive articles or how to say 'some' in French
Partitive articles extra practice
Donner (to give) - past, present & future
Au théâtre - French dictation
At the restaurant - phrases / vocabulary
Partitive articles - practice
How to make a crêpe - recipe
How to make pan perdu - recipe
Group 1 verbs in the past tense - practice

LESSON 19

The focus here is on 2nd Group Verbs and how to conjugate them.

AUDIO

Core lesson
Albert Camus (Albert Camus) - sujet de la semaine
Ma voiture est en panne (my car has broken down) - French dictation
Finir (to finish) - past, present & future

VIDEO

Group 2 regular verbs "IR" endings - present tense
Group 2 regular verbs "IR" endings - past tense
Finir (to finish) - present tense
Finir (to finish) - past tense
Trouver (to find) - past, present & future
2 ways of saying "BECAUSE" - Parce-que vs Car
La démographie Française - gap fill exercise
At the French hairdresser - phrases / vocabulary
Group 2 French verbs (present tense) - practice
Passé composé with IR verbs - practice

LESSON 20

In this lesson, you will learn 3rd Group Verbs and how to conjugate them.

AUDIO

Core lesson
Albi (Albi) - sujet de la semaine
À la pêche (going fishing) - French dictation
Connaître (to know) - past, present & future
Prendre (to take) - past, present & future
Savoir (to know how to do something) - past, present & future

VIDEO

Apprendre (to learn) - present tense
Comprendre (to understand) - past tense
Entendre (to hear) - present tense
Aller (to go) - present tense
Savoir (to know how to do something) - present tense
Connaître (to know) - present tense
Savoir vs. Connaître
Prendre (to know) - present tense
Dire (to say / to tell) - past, present & future
Mettre (to put) - past, present & future
100 useful French verbs - vocabulary
Group 3 irregular verbs - present tense
3 French verb groups - comparison chart
Astérix - reading & listening exercise
Le tunnel sous la manche - gap fill exercise
Group 3 irregular verbs - practice

Intermediate Course Outline (Lessons 21-30)

LESSON 21

Here, we focus on 3rd Group Verbs in the passé composé and study reflexive verbs.

AUDIO

Core lesson
Reflexive pronouns (e.g. me, se, te, etc.)
Le tunnel sous la Manche (The channel tunnel) - sujet de la semaine
Mon métier (my job) - French dictation
Lyon (Lyon) - gap fill exercise
Créer (to create) - past, present & future
Ouvrir (to open) - past, present & future
Comprendre (to understand) - past, present & future
Time expressions vocabulary - part 1
Time expressions vocabulary - part 2
Time expressions vocabulary - part 3
Avoir besoin de - French idiom
Avoir envie de - French idiom

VIDEO

Savoir (to know how to do something) - past tense
Prendre (to take) - past tense
Group 3 irregular verbs - past tense
How to say "there is" or "there are" in French - Il y A
Another 20 Useful French prepositions - vocab
La Neige - gap fill exercise
Brigitte Bardot - reading & listening exercise
Lyon - gap fill exercise
French bureaucracy - phrases / vocabulary
Reflexive verbs - present tense - practice
Apporter vs Emporter - practise

LESSON 22

In this lesson, we take a look at French pronunciation and revise French reflexive verbs.

AUDIO

Core lesson
Les crêpes (The pancakes) - French dictation
Antoine de Saint Exupéry (Antoine de Saint Exupéry) - sujet de la semaine
Les élections présidentielles en France (The presidential elections in Paris) - gap fill exercise
Partir (to leave) - past, present & future
Garden vocabulary - part 1
Garden vocabulary - part 2
Avoir raison - French Idiom
Avoir tort - French Idiom

VIDEO

What NOT to pronounce in French
"AI & EI" pronunciation
"AIN" pronunciation
"CH" pronunciation
"CH" pronunciation - tongue twister
"É, ET, EZ, ER & ED" pronunciation
"EAU / AU" pronunciation
"EN / EM & AN / AM" pronunciation
"EU" pronunciation
"GN" pronunciation
"G" & "J" pronunciation
"IEN" pronunciation
"ILL" pronunciation
"OI" pronunciation
"OIN" pronunciation
"ON / OM" pronunciation
"OU" pronunciation
"Œ" pronunciation
"PSY, PSO, PSEU" pronunciation
"R" pronunciation
"S", "SS" & "SC" pronunciation
"TION" & "SSION" pronunciation
"TH" pronunciation
"A, E, I, O, U" vowel sounds
"É, È, À, Ù" French accents
"Â, Ê, Î, Ô, Û" French accents
"Ë, Ï, Ü" French accents
"Ç" French accent
S'habiller (to get dressed) - past, present & future
Les élections présidentielles en France - gap fill exercise
Social media - phrases / vocabulary

LESSON 23

You will learn how to form French adverbs and do a listening comprehension.

AUDIO

Core lesson
La 2CV (The 2CV) - sujet de la semaine
Le métro de Paris (The Paris underground) - gap fill exercise
Essuyer (to wipe/dry) - past, present & future
Nettoyer (to clean) - past, present & future
Vouvoyer (to say) “vous” to somebody - past, present & future
Adverbs of manner
Avoir confiance - French idiom
La nuit des musées (The night of the museums) - French dictation

VIDEO

Useful adverbs - vocabulary
French adverbs of manner
Vehicle vocabulary - part 1
Vehicle vocabulary - part 2
I am what I am... tongue twister
Tonton, ton thé... tongue twister
Ah pourquoi Pépita... tongue twister
La tour Eiffel - reading & listening exercise
Le métro de Paris - gap fill exercise
Le Louvre - gap fill exercise
Car trouble - phrases / vocabulary
Adverbs of manner - practice

LESSON 24

As well as more adverbs, here you are introduced to the imperfect tense in French.

AUDIO

Core lesson
Jean Ferrat (Jean Ferrat) - sujet de la semaine
La manifestation (the demonstration) - French dictation
Imperfect tense - part 1
Negations - part 2
Devoir (to have to/must) - past, present & future
Pouvoir (to be able to/can) - past, present & future
Recevoir (to receive) - past, present & future
Vouloir (to want) - past, present & future
Voir (to see) - past, present & future
Avoir la chair de poule - French idiom

VIDEO

Group 1 regular verbs "ER" endings - imperfect tense
Group 1 regular verbs "ER" endings - imperfect tense (irregularities)
Negations - part 2
Negations using jamais (never)
Les vendanges (grape picking) - gap fill exercise
Avoir (to have) - imperfect
Être (to be) - imperfect
La Bourgogne - reading & listening exercise

LESSON 25

Focus on imperfect 3rd group verbs and French comparatives and superlatives.

AUDIO

Core lesson
La galette des rois (King's cake) sujet de la semaine
La carte postale (post card) French dictation
Comparatives of superiority
Superlatives of superiority and inferiority
Imperfect tense - part 2
Être (to be) - imperfect
Avoir (to have) - imperfect

VIDEO

Chanter (to sing) - imperfect
Dire (to say/tell) - imperfect
Trouver (to find) - imperfect
Faire (to do/ make) - imperfect
Voir (to see) - imperfect
How to make galette de rois recipe
Group 2 regular verbs (IR) endings - imperfect
Group 3 irregular verbs - imperfect
La Joconde - reading & listening exercise
L’homme à l’oreille cassée - gap fill exercise
Ma sœur - French dictation
Comparatives "Plus que, moins que, aussi que" - practice
Tenses identification irregular verbs - practice
C'est vs. ces vs. ses - practice

LESSON 26

Revision of imperfect and perfect tenses and focus on French possessive pronouns.

AUDIO

Core lesson
Versailles (Versailles) - sujet de la semaine
Notre-Dame de Paris - gap fill exercise
Possessive pronouns
Servir (to serve) - past, present & future
Tenir (to hold) - past, present & future
Avoir de l’oseille... - French Idiom
La bibliothèque (the library) - French dictation

VIDEO

If your uncle shaves your uncle... tongue twister
Birds vocabulary
Creepy crawlies vocabulary - part 1
Creepy crawlies vocabulary - part 2
Imparfait vs. passé composé - comparing tenses
Possessive pronouns (masculine singular)
Possessive pronouns (masculine singular) - extra practice
Possessive pronouns (feminine singular)
Possessive pronouns (feminine singular) - extra practice
Possessive pronouns (masculine plural)
Possessive pronouns (masculine plural) - extra practice
Possessive pronouns (feminine plural)
Possessive pronouns (feminine plural) - extra practice
Donner (to give) - imperfect tense
Mettre (to put) - imperfect tense
Computing - phrases / vocabulary
Possessive pronouns - practice

LESSON 27

Focus on a difficult French dialogue exercise; passé composé revision.

AUDIO

Core lesson
Les santons de Provence - gap fill exercise
Eteindre (to switch off) - past, present & future
Avoir du travail par dessus la tête - French idiom
Le Louvre (The Louvre) - sujet de la semaine
Le réveil (the clock) - French dictation

VIDEO

Vouloir (to want) - past tense
Pouvoir (to be able to) - past tense
Faire (todo/make) - past tense
Boire (to drink) - past tense
French acronyms - vocabulary
Relative pronouns "QUI vs QUE" - practice
Group 1 regular -er verbs - conditionnel présent - practice

LESSON 28

In this lesson, we will take a look at the future tense in French.

AUDIO

Core lesson
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité - gap fill exercise
Croire (to believe) - past, present & future
Avoir une dent contre quelqu’un - French idiom
Le douanier Rousseau sujet de la semaine
Le cinéma: "Camping" (the cinema: “Camping”) - French dictation

VIDEO

Group 1 regular verbs (ER) endings - future tense
Group 2 regular verbs (IR) endings - future tense
Group 3 irregular verbs - future tense
Savoir (to know) - future tense
Voir (to see) - present, past & future
Acheter (to buy) - future tense
Appeler (to call) - future tense
Finir (to finish) - future tense
Count 1-100
Sea animals vocabulary - part 1
Sea animals vocabulary - part 2
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité - gap fill exercise

LESSON 29

We continue looking at the French future tense and focus on French pronouns.

AUDIO

Core lesson
Le Mont Saint Michel (The Mont Saint Michael) - gap fill exercise
Dire (to say/to tell) - past, present & future
Appuyer sur le champignon - French idiom
14 juillet fête nationale française (July 14 French national holiday) - sujet de la semaine
L’inondation (the flooding) - French dictation

VIDEO

Aimer (to like/to love) - future tense
Arriver (to arrive) - future tense
Devoir (to have/to must) - future tense
Aller (to go) - future tense
Il etait une fois... tongue twister
Le Mont Saint Michel - gap fill exercise

LESSON 30

Here, we focus on the French conditional (should, could, would, etc.).

AUDIO

Core lesson
Les départements français (French counties) - sujet de la semaine
La fête de la musique (the music festival) - French dictation
Avoir la gueule de bois - French idiom

VIDEO

Group 1 regular verbs (ER) endings - conditional tense
Group 2 regular verbs (IR) endings - conditional tense
Group 3 irregular verbs - conditional tense
Conditional tense - extra practice
Aimer (to like/to love) - conditional
Chanter (to sing) - conditional
Dire (to say/to tell) - conditional
Voir (to see) - conditional
Aller (to go) - conditional
Mettre (to put) - conditional
School words vocabulary - part 1
School words vocabulary - part 2
School words vocabulary - part 3
School related French abbreviations - vocabulary
Les faux amis (false friends) - vocabulary
2 Common French pronouns - Y vs En
French pronouns Y vs EN - practice
Imparfait irregular verbs - practice
Tenses identification ER verbs - practice
Tenses identification IR verbs - practice

Advanced Course Outline (Lessons 31-45)

LESSON 31

French demonstrative adjectives / pronouns and emphatic pronouns.

AUDIO

Core lesson
Le train (the train) - French dictation
La Loire - sujet de la semaine
Le Louvre - gap fill exercise
Le tour du monde en 80 jours (part 1) - advanced reading
Ça fait mal! - French idiom
Être à cheval sur les principes - French idiom

VIDEO

Green worms... tongue twister
Falloir (to be necessary/need) - present, past, future, imperfect & conditional
Jouer (to play) - conditional
Donner (to give) - conditional
Trouver (to find) - conditional
Police slang vocabulary
Money slang vocabulary
À la gym (at the gym) - French dictation
To do a cold of duck...? - French idiom
Imparfait vs. Conditionnel - Comparing French tenses
Comparing Group 1 French Verbs in 5 Main French Tenses
Demonstrative adjectives - "CE", "CETTE", "CET" & "CES"
Demonstrative adjectives - practice
Alexa visits a goat farm - French in context