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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'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. 

As your confidence grows, so does your ability to use more complex language. Who better to teach real French than our native speaking tutors? C'est parti !

Among other topics, this course will cover:

- Travelling and exercising (Pour entretenir mon corps, je m'entraîne chaque jour)
- Sensations and the natural world (Tu entends les feuilles qui craquent dans le bois ?)
- Giving your opinion about art (Je trouve que cette exposition est géniale)
- Describing emotions (Est-ce que vous êtes déçu ou en colère ?)
- Using pronouns y and en (Mes vacances ? Je m'en souviens et j'y pense souvent)
- Superlatives (Le chimpanzé est l'animal le plus intelligent)
- Adverbs with -ment (Ecoute attentivement)

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

You're advancing like a pro! In the Independent program, we will take your French up a level. Through a variety of writing, speaking, and listening exercises you will continue to discuss more complex topics such as environmental issues and scientific questions, while getting closer to fluency.

Among other topics, this course will cover:

- Relative pronouns qui, que, où, and dont (Le restaurant dont je t'ai parlé se trouve au centre-ville)
- The pluperfect tense (Le soleil avait commencé à se coucher quand je suis arrivé)
- Indirect speech (L'étudiant demande si la classe est bientôt finie)
- Emphasis using ce que, ce qui, ce dont (Ce dont je rêve, c'est de parler français couramment)

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

The pieces of the puzzle are really starting to fall into place as you progress through the Independent program. In this course, our discussions will focus on outings, media and technological innovation, to better understand our changing world.

Among other topics, this course will cover:

- Turning verbs into nouns (Le journaliste a lancé le reportage / le lancement du reportage)
- The passive form (Ce spectacle m'a été conseillé par des amis)
- Hypothesis and present conditional (Si j'étais toi, je participerais à cet atelier sur les outils digitaux)
- Complex relative pronouns (Ils ont inventé un robot avec lequel on peut dialoguer)

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