Bienvenue beginners!

It's fantastique that you've decided to learn French. You've come to the right place.In this class, we will take you through the basics and have you speaking French from day one!

Among other topics, you will cover:

- Greetings and introductions (Bonjour, je m'appelle Julie)
- Introducing yourself (Je suis française, j'ai 30 ans, je suis actrice)
- Asking for basic information (Tu parles quelle langue ?)
- Telling the time (Il est dix-sept heures)
- Expressing your likes and dislikes (J'adore le camembert)

This class is for complete beginners with no experience of French. If you have any prior experience in French, book a free level assessment to find out which class is the most suitable for you.

This course does not require textbooks. 

With the basics under your belt, you will begin to speak French with more confidence. In this course, we will talk about the weather, getting around town, going shopping, and making plans.

Your learning will include:

- Using more verbs in the present tense (Je prends le train)
- Asking questions with "est-ce que" (Est-ce que tu aimes le cinéma ?)
- Placing adverbs to describe frequency (Je bois souvent du café)
- Describing quantity (Il y a beaucoup de beurre dans la cuisine française)
- Demonstrative adjectives (Tu vas faire quoi ce week-end ?)

This course requires textbooks to be purchased separately, please see the AFM Book list. 

You've been building a solid foundation in French and now let's expand on those skills!

Among other topics, this class will cover:

- Describing how we dress (Elle met un pantalon noir pour aller au travail)
- Speaking about the past (Il a appris le français à l'école)
- Describing your routine (Le matin, je me réveille à 7 heures)
- Asking questions with comment, où and pourquoi (Où est-ce que tu vas ?)
- Talking about can-do and must-do (Tu peux aller à la plage, mais tu dois mettre de la crème solaire)

This course requires textbooks to be purchased separately, please see the AFM Book list. 

Continue to progress in leaps and bounds as we guide you towards the end of your Beginner journey!

Among other topics, this class will cover:

- Talking about family & housing (J'habite avec mes parents dans un appartement lumineux au centre-ville)
- Going to the doctor (J'ai mal à la gorge)
- Making comparisons (La nouvelle maison a plus de chambres que l'ancienne)
- Giving instructions (Ne bois pas de café après 16h)
- Correctly placing adjectives (Elle a acheté un nouveau dictionnaire français)
- An introduction to direct object pronouns (Cette lampe, je la trouve belle) and relative pronouns (Je vais chez le docteur qui habite près de chez moi)

This course requires textbooks to be purchased separately, see the AFM Book list. 

You're about to cross the finish line on the Beginner level, Intermediate is on the horizon!

Among other topics, this course will focus on:

- Revising verb tenses (Je viens de rentrer chez moi et je vais regarder Netflix)
- Direct object pronouns (Tu invites tes parents ? Oui, je les invite)
- Discussing quantity using the pronoun en (Du fromage ? Nous n'en avons plus)
- Talking about future events (Pour les prochaines vacances, nous irons en Europe)
- Discovering l'imparfait (C'était l'hiver, il faisait froid)
- Describing someone you met (Julie est agricultrice, elle est drôle et généreuse, nous nous entendons bien)

This course requires textbooks to be purchased separately, please see the AFM Book list. 

You're now mastering the French language and can discuss a wide range of topics with greater fluency. Let's take it a step further by having real-life conversations about the world of work and family life with your tutor and classmates.

Among other topics, this course will cover:

- Adjectives: determining meaning from placement in a sentence (Le Musée d'Orsay est une ancienne gare / La gare la plus ancienne de France est Saint-Lazare)
- Agreement of past participles (Les pommes que j'ai achetées étaient délicieuses)
- The gerund (Il écoute de la musique en cuisinant)
- Cause and effect (Puisque tu es si fatigué, fais une sieste !)

This course requires textbooks to be purchased separately, please see the AFM Book List.