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French: A1 → A2

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French from A1 to A2, taught in English (standard French of France): comparisons and object pronouns (COD, COI, y, en) on a trip and at home; telling what happened with the whole past-tense system — the passé composé with avoir and être, reflexive verbs, the imparfait and how the two tenses work together, with depuis, il y a, pendant and dans; work and plans with the futur simple, the real condition si + présent, inversion questions and -ment adverbs; judging and likes — the superlative, the relative pronouns qui, que and où, the conditionnel présent, tout, quelques, plusieurs and chaque; people and opinions — bel, nouvel and vieil, words for cause and effect, on and the possessive pronouns; daily life and instructions — the imperative with a pronoun, verbs with a preposition, gender by suffix and the negatives ne … plus, rien and personne. Every module has a reading lesson (60–135 words) and a review; separate units on clothes, the phone and letters, and A2 practice: the doctor and the pharmacy, a breakdown, an official procedure.

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Module 1. Travel, housing, and routes

Lesson 1. Comparison: plus, moins, aussi … que

15 exercises · I can compare two places to stay, two trips, and two people: say what's more expensive, what's cheaper, and what's the same, without mixing up meilleur and mieux.

Lesson 2. Direct object pronouns (COD): le, la, les

15 exercises · I can answer without repeating the noun: “Tu prends le bus ? — Oui, je le prends”, and put the pronoun in the right place — in a plain sentence, with an infinitive, and in a negative sentence.

Lesson 3. Indirect object pronouns (COI): lui, leur

16 exercises · I can say WHO I'm phoning and who I'm showing or explaining things to: use lui and leur instead of “à + a person”, without saying “je parle à lui”.

Lesson 4. The pronouns y and en

15 exercises · I can give short answers about a place and a quantity: “Tu vas à la mairie ? — Oui, j'y vais”, “Tu as des bagages ? — J'en ai deux”.

Lesson 5. Reading: a housing ad and house rules

13 exercises · I can read a French apartment ad: understand where it is, how much it costs, what it has, and what you can't do there.

Lesson 6. Module 1 review

16 exercises · I can review the whole module: compare two options and give a short answer with a pronoun — direct, indirect, y, or en — without mixing up “whom” and “to whom”.

Module 2. The past: telling what happened

Lesson 1. Passé composé: new past participles and choosing avoir or être

15 exercises · I can talk about what happened with new past participles (vécu, reçu, offert, découvert) and not mix up avoir and être — including where sortir and monter take avoir.

Lesson 2. Reflexive verbs in the passé composé

16 exercises · I can say how my day went and how I felt: je me suis levé, je ne me suis pas ennuyé, nous nous sommes promenés.

Lesson 3. Imparfait: description and background

15 exercises · I can describe the past: what the house was like, what we did every day, and what was going on around us — nous habitions, il faisait beau, il y avait un jardin.

Lesson 4. Passé composé or imparfait ?

15 exercises · I can tell a story: what was the background (imparfait) and what happened (passé composé) — and not mix up “it was raining” and “it rained”.

Lesson 5. The timeline: depuis, il y a, pendant, dans

16 exercises · I can say since when, for how long, and how soon: j'habite ici depuis deux ans, je suis arrivé il y a deux ans, j'ai travaillé pendant trois ans, je pars dans une heure.

Lesson 6. Reading: a memory of a trip

12 exercises · I can read a story about a trip and tell what was usual and what happened once; I can put my own story in order: d'abord, puis, ensuite, après, enfin.

Lesson 7. Module 2 review

15 exercises · I can review the whole module: say what happened and what things were like, keep avoir and être apart, put a reflexive verb in the past, and say how long ago and for how long.

Module 3. Work, plans, and conditions

Lesson 1. Futur simple: plans, promises, and forecasts

16 exercises · I can talk about plans and promises: what I'll do tomorrow, next year, and in ten years — and not confuse the futur simple (the future tense: “will” + verb) with the futur proche.

Lesson 2. The timeline: venir de, être en train de, and aller + infinitive

15 exercises · I can say what I've just done, what I'm doing right now, and what I'm about to do, and choose the form from the time expression.

Lesson 3. Si + présent: real conditions and advice

15 exercises · I can state a real condition and give advice: “If you send your résumé today, they'll answer you on Monday.”

Lesson 4. Questions with inversion: formal situations

15 exercises · I can ask a question the way it's asked at a job interview and in a letter to a company: “Où travaillez-vous ?”, “Avez-vous fait un stage ?”, “Y a-t-il un poste libre ?”.

Lesson 5. Adverbs in -ment and where they go in the sentence

15 exercises · I can say HOW something happens — lentement, poliment, couramment — and put the adverb in the right place, including in the past tense.

Lesson 6. Reading: a job ad and a short CV

14 exercises · I can read a job ad and someone else's résumé and understand who they're looking for, where the person studied, where they worked, and since when.

Lesson 7. Module 3 review

18 exercises · I can review the whole module: talk about plans, say what I'm doing right now and what I've just done, set a condition, ask a formal question, and get the adverb right.

Module 4. Culture, tastes, and ratings

Lesson 1. The superlative: le plus, le moins, le meilleur

14 exercises · I can say who or what is the biggest, the most famous, or the best: “le plus grand festival de la ville”, “la chanson la plus célèbre”, “le meilleur groupe” — and I won't say “le plus bon”.

Lesson 2. Relative pronouns: qui, que, où

13 exercises · I can join two sentences into one: “l'artiste qui chante ce soir”, “le tableau que Camille a acheté”, “le musée où il y a cette exposition” — and I won't say “le jour quand”.

Lesson 3. Conditionnel présent: politeness, advice, and wishes

15 exercises · I can make a polite request, give gentle advice, and say what I'd like: “Je voudrais deux billets”, “Tu devrais accepter”, “On pourrait aller au théâtre” — and I'll write the conditionnel with its r, without mixing it up with the imparfait.

Lesson 4. Quantity words: tout, quelques, plusieurs, chaque

13 exercises · I can say how many people and things: “tous les jours”, “quelques cadeaux”, “la plupart des jeunes”, “vingt pour cent des adultes” — and I won't say “chaque jours”.

Lesson 5. Reading: a festival poster

12 exercises · I can read a French poster and understand what's on, where and when, how much admission costs, and who gets a discount.

Lesson 6. Module 4 review

15 exercises · I can review the whole module: say who or what is the most, the least, or the best, join two sentences with qui, que, and où, ask and advise politely, and give quantities — tout, chaque, la moitié.

Module 5. People, opinions, agreeing and arguing

Lesson 1. Describing a person: bel, nouvel, vieil, and special forms

15 exercises · I can describe a person's looks and a thing: put beau, nouveau, and vieux into any of their five forms, say “des journaux originaux”, and leave the colors marron and orange unchanged.

Lesson 2. Opinions, judgments, character, and exclamations

14 exercises · I can give an opinion and react to someone else's — agree or disagree, describe a person's character, and exclaim “Quel beau jardin !” and “Comme c'est joli !”.

Lesson 3. Linking words of cause, result, and contrast

14 exercises · I can link two ideas: give a cause with a sentence (parce que, car) and with a noun (à cause de, grâce à), draw a conclusion (donc, c'est pour ça que), object (mais, pourtant), and give a purpose (pour + infinitive).

Lesson 4. On: we, people, someone — and français familier

14 exercises · I can understand what on means in three different sentences, say “Chez nous, on fait la bise”, and turn “T'as raison” and “Je sais pas”, heard in speech, into the full written form.

Lesson 5. Possessive pronouns: le mien, le tien

14 exercises · I can answer “C'est à qui ?” without repeating the noun — “C'est le mien”, “Ce sont les siennes” — and won't confuse prêter (lending your own) with emprunter (borrowing someone else's).

Lesson 6. Reading: a reader's letter

12 exercises · I can read a reader's letter to a newspaper and understand what things were like before, what's bothering the writer now, and what they suggest; I can call my neighborhood tranquille or animé.

Lesson 7. Module 5 review

16 exercises · I can review the whole module: describe a person and a thing, give my opinion and object, link two ideas with cause and result, handle on, and say whose thing it is.

Module 6. Home life, instructions, and things

Lesson 1. The imperative with a pronoun: attaching it

14 exercises · I can give a command with a pronoun: Prends-le, Coupe-les, Écris-lui, Vas-y, Prends-en, Lève-toi — put the pronoun after the verb with a hyphen and not mix up me and te with moi and toi.

Lesson 2. The negative imperative: the pronoun before the verb

14 exercises · I can forbid and warn: Ne le touche pas, Ne te lève pas, N'y va pas, N'en prends pas — put the pronoun back before the verb and leave out the hyphen.

Lesson 3. Verb + preposition: essayer de, réussir à

15 exercises · I can say what I try, stop, decide, and learn to do: put the right preposition after the verb — de or à — and replace the object with y or en.

Lesson 4. Verb spelling and noun gender from the suffix

15 exercises · I can spell a verb correctly in the six groups where the stem changes and tell the gender of a new word from its ending — -tion, -té, -age, -ment.

Lesson 5. The negative: ne … plus, ne … rien, ne … personne

14 exercises · I can say that something is gone, that I didn't buy anything, and that I didn't see anyone — and put the negative in the right place in the past tense.

Lesson 6. Reading: a recipe

13 exercises · I can read a French recipe and understand what to do and in what order — and give a short instruction with vous myself.

Lesson 7. Module 6 review

17 exercises · I can use the whole module: give a command and a negative command with a pronoun, put the preposition after the verb, spell the verb correctly, tell the gender from the ending, and say “no more”, “nothing”, and “no one”.

Module 7. Clothes, the phone, and letters

Lesson 1. In the store: size, trying on, returns

15 exercises · I can give my clothing and shoe size, ask to try something on, say it's too small or too big, and exchange or return a purchase with the receipt.

Lesson 2. The phone and messages: making plans, rescheduling, “On se tutoie ?”

17 exercises · I can make a phone call in French: check that I've reached the right number, say who I am, ask for someone, leave a message, reschedule or cancel a meeting; I can also suggest switching to tu and call the emergency services.

Lesson 3. Reading: a letter to a friend and an e-mail

11 exercises · I can read a letter from a friend and understand what's new with them and what they're asking for; I can start and end a letter myself — and not mix up Bises and Cordialement.

Module 8. Pratique A2

Lesson 1. Chez le médecin et à la pharmacie

15 exercises · I can make a doctor's appointment by phone, describe my symptoms, understand the doctor's questions, and buy medicine with a prescription at the pharmacy.

Lesson 2. Une panne : calling a repair person and describing the breakdown

15 exercises · I can call a repair person, explain on the phone exactly what's broken, agree on a time, and ask how much it will cost.

Lesson 3. Une démarche : booking, filling out, signing

14 exercises · I can make an appointment at the town hall or the bank, say what document I need, understand what the clerk asks for, and fill out and sign a form.

Lesson 4. Reading: an invitation, a thank-you, an apology

15 exercises · I can read a short letter of invitation, thanks, or apology, understand who writes what and why, and write a reply to an invitation.