French for Middle & High School - 2 (Second Level)

In this course, students will learn the French for beginners curriculum through interactive lectures where they will have the opportunity to participate in class discussions and conversations with a partner, all in a relaxed atmosphere. We use presentations with visuals and graphs to introduce the content followed by student's centered activities such as role playing and games. In addition, the French culture will be presented as a context to the conversations and activities.

This course does not build on previous topics and learners can join at any time. After the lesson, students may complete a series of optional activities to reinforce the lesson's content. These activities will include a combination of skills: reading, speaking and writing and will not reflect on the following meeting. All instructional materials will be available through the Outschool classroom.

Distribution of themes by week:

Week of January 5 To buy - achiever- Going to the market
Week of January 12 At the flea market- Demostrative Adj
Week of January 19 Re Verbs In the classroom
Week of January 26 Pouvoir- The tour of France
Week of February 2 Quantity and Partitive Article
Week of February 9 Devoir- Chores in the chateau
Week of February 16 Mettre- Traveling to the Mediterranean Islands
Week of February 23 Comparatives
Week of March 2 Passe Compose Avoir - Describing childhood
Week of March 9 Passe Compose- The artists in Paris
Week of March 16 Irregular Adjectives- In the Louvre
Week of March 23 Faire- Cooking like the French
Week of March 30 Physical feelings with Avoir
Week of April 6 Passe Compose etre- Instructions at the park
Week of April 13 Falloir- Planning a Party
Week of April 20 Imperative- At the doctor
Week of April  27 Imperative- Making a baguette and more
Week of May 4 Prepositions- Going Around Paris
Week of May 11 Negative Expressions- Making plans with the family
Week of May 18 Visiting Notre Dame -Describing places
Week of May 25 Visiting the Sienne- Describing Leisure activities
Week of June 1 Passe Compose - The Fashion of Paris
Week of June 8 Aller- To the Zoo
Week of June 15 Aller- Riding the sub
Week of June 22 Superlatives- Icons of the Culture
Week of June 29 At the restaurant- Pate, snails and more
Week of July 6 Passe Compose The French Revolution
Week of July 13 Christmas Traditions in Paris


At this point our curriculum will circle back. Also, this program might be adjusted to meet learner's need and some modification to the schedule could apply.

Learners will receive exposure to the topics with the opportunity to practice in a communicative format. We use colorful visuals, music, games and context clues to facilitate understanding and keep the goals of every lesson simple enough for learners to be able to memorize new words and phrases every session while using them in simple conversations. Fun and age appropriate topics as well as language immersion suited for beginners will translate into fluency.