Week 1 Objective type assignments at end of the week
1. Lesson 1 – French Alphabet
Recognize the French letters;
Pronounce these letters;
Identify the differences and similarities between the English and French alphabet;
Spell one’s name and other names in French;
Discover simple words that begin with these letters;
2. Lesson 2 – Typical Sounds in French – I
Identify the letter-combinations that are characteristic of the French language;
Pronounce these letter-combinations;
Recognize the different pronunciations of certain letter-combinations;
Learn the various letter-combinations that produce the same sounds;
Discover simple words that are constructed from these letter-combinations;
3. Lesson 3 – Typical Sounds in French – II
Identify the remaining letter-combinations that are characteristic of the French language;
Pronounce these letter-combinations;
Combine various letter-combinations to produce a variety of different sounds;
Recognize the various accents and diacritical marks used in French;
Discover simple words that have these letter-combinations, accents and diacritical marks;
4. Lesson 4 – Liaison and Silent Letters
Understand when to pronounce the final consonant;
Recognize when to connect the first and last letters of two adjacently placed words;
Differentiate between a silent ‘E’ and a pronounced ‘E;
Distinguish the difference between a mute ‘H’ and an aspirated ‘H’;
Discover simple words that begin with ‘H’ and those that have silent letters;
5. Lesson 5 – Numbers
Count the numbers from 0 - 100;
Write the numbers from 0 – 100 in French;
Ask someone his age;
Tell one’s age and phone number in French;
Distinguish between the formal ‘you’ and informal ‘you’;
Week 2 Objective Assignments
1. Lesson 6 – Auxiliary Verbs
Understand the basic concepts of tense and conjugation of French grammar;
Understand the function of auxiliary verbs;
Learn the eight subject pronouns in French
Learn the present tense conjugation of the verb ‘avoir’ and ‘être’;
Learn a few basic idiomatic expressions that are formed using the auxiliary verbs;
2. Lesson 7 – Definite and Indefinite Articles
Understand what articles are; Learn the three indefinite articles and their uses;
Learn the three definite articles and their uses;
Understand the concept of gender in French;
Distinguish between definite and indefinite articles;
3. Lesson 8 – Adjective Endings
Understand what an adjective is;
Understand the function of an adjective;
Understand the relation between an adjective and the gender and number of the noun it modifies;
Identify the different adjective endings;
Identify four categories of qualifying adjectives and their inflection pattern;
4. Lesson 9 – Demonstrative and Interrogative Adjectives
Understand what adjectives are;
Learn the four inflected forms of the demonstrative adjectives;
Learn how to indicate proximity with demonstrative adjectives;
Learn the four inflected forms of the interrogative adjectives;
Understand the relation between demonstrative / interrogative adjectives and the gender and number of the noun they modify;
5. Lesson 10 – Possessive Adjectives
Understand what possessive adjectives are;
Understand the function of possessive adjectives;
Understand the characteristics features of possessive adjectives in French.
Learn the various inflected forms of the possessive adjectives;
Understand the relation between possessive adjectives and the gender and number of the noun they modify;
Week 3 Objective Assignments
1. Lesson 11 – Present Tense of 1st Group Verbs
Understand the basic concept of verb conjugation in French;
Learn about the various types of verbs that exist in the French language;
Learn a few basic and commonly used 1st group verbs;
Learn the present tense conjugation of all 1st group verbs;
Learn the irregular conjugation pattern of certain 1st group verbs;
2. Lesson 12 – Prepositions of Position
Understand what prepositions are;
Understand the functions of prepositions;
Understand the distinct features of French prepositions;
Distinguish the different types of prepositions;
Learn a few frequently used prepositions of location;
3. Lesson 13 – Contracted Articles
Understand contracted articles;
Learn about the various forms of contracted articles;
Learn the uses of contracted articles with prepositions of locations;
Learn the uses of contracted articles with food and drink;
Learn the uses of contracted articles with phrasal verbs;
4. Lesson 14 – Tonic Pronouns
Understand what tonic pronouns are;
Distinguish the difference between subject pronouns and tonic pronouns;
Identify the various contexts where tonic pronouns are used;
Emphasize the subject of a sentence;
Realise the singularity of tonic pronouns in the French language;
5. Lesson 15 – Prepositions of Geographical Names
Identify the gender of geographical locations;
Learn the prepositions associated with different geographical locations;
Learn the different prepositions associated with the gender of countries;
Recognise the different inflected forms associated with the gender of countries;
Learn a few geographical names in French;
Week 4 Objective Assignments
1. Lesson 16 – Negation
Learn the concept of negation;
Learn the different structures used to express the negation;
Distinguish the different nuances of negation;
Learn how two verbs can be placed adjacently;
Learn the concept of infinitive form of a verb;
2. Lesson 17 – The Pronoun ‘ON’
Learn a new subject pronoun;
Distinguish between on and nous;
Learn the different meanings of on;
Learn the distinct features of on;
Learn about indefinite pronouns;
3. Lesson 18 - Closed Questions
Understand what closed questions are;
Learn the three distinct interrogative structures associated with closed questions;
Learn how to answer a closed question in French;
Learn the structure of est-ce-que;
Understand what inversion is;
4. Lesson 19 – Why … because
Understand what open ended questions are;
Learn the various structures associated with various open ended questions;
Understand pourquoi.. parce que
Learn how to use this pair in French
Formulate questions using pourquoi.. parce que
5. Lesson 20 – Different Structures of Interrogation
Understand what open-ended questions are; Learn the various structures associated with open-ended questions;
Distinguish between a formal and an informal interrogative structure;
Learn what interrogative adverbs are;
Learn how to answer open-ended questions;
Week 5 Objective Assignments
1. Lesson 21 – Present Tense of ‘-ir’ ending Verbs
Learn a few basic and commonly used 2nd group verbs;
Understand the peculiarities of certain regular ‘-ir’ ending verbs;
Distinguish between regular and irregular ‘-ir’ ending verbs;
Learn the present tense conjugation of all regular 2nd group verbs;
Learn the irregular conjugation pattern of certain 2nd group verbs;
2. Lesson 22 – Pouvoir, Vouloir, Devoir
Understand the concept of French ‘modal verb’;
Understand the rule regarding two adjacently placed verbs;
Learn the irregular conjugation pattern of pouvoir;
Learn the irregular conjugation pattern of vouloir;
Learn the irregular conjugation pattern of devoir;
3. Lesson 23 – Present Tense of ‘-re’ ending Verbs
Learn a few basic and commonly used 3rd group verbs;
Learn a few commonly used ‘-oir’ ending verbs that belong to the 3rd group;
Identify the irregular ‘-er’ and ‘-ir’ ending verbs that belong to the 3rd group;
Distinguish the different subgroups of verbs in the 3rd group;
Learn the conjugation pattern of a few of these subgroups;
4. Lesson 24 – Reflexive Verbs
Learn what reflexive verbs are;
Distinguish the different types of pronominal verbs;
Distinguish between pronominal verbs and their corresponding verb;
Learn how to conjugate reflexive verbs in the present tense;
Learn how to conjugate reflexive verbs in the negative form;
5. Lesson 25 – Present Continuous and Gerund
Learn the usage of Present Continous;
Learn how to construct the tense;
Distinguish between mood and tense;
Learn the usage of Gerund;
Learn how to construct Gerund;
Week 6 Objective Assignments
1. Lesson 26 – Compound Past Tense – avoir
Understand the function of avoir as an auxiliary verb;
Learn the uses of the compound past tense;
Distinguish between past participle and present participle;
Learn the past participle form of verbs;
Identify the different past participle endings associated with the three groups of verbs;
2. Lesson 27 – Compound Past Tense – Negative
Learn how to make negative sentences in the compound past tense;
Learn how to use the various negative word-pairs in the compound past tense;
Learn the irregular past participle of certain commonly used verbs;
Understand the position of adverbs in the compound past tense;
Learn a new phrase associated with French negation;
3. Lesson 28 – Pronoun ‘Y’
Understand the two functions of ‘y’;
Distinguish between a preposition phrase and an idiomatic expression associated with a preposition;
Identify the prepositional phrases that are associated with ‘y’;
Identify idiomatic expressions associated with the preposition à;
Learn the various positions of the pronoun ‘y’ within a sentence;
4. Lesson 29 – Pronoun ‘EN’
Understand the three situations associated with ‘en’;
Distinguish between divisible and indivisible nouns;
Identify different expressions of quantity;
Identify phrasal verbs associated with the preposition de;
Learn the various positions of the pronoun ‘en’ within a sentence;
5. Lesson 30 – Compound Past Tense – être
Understand the function of être as an auxiliary verb;
Identify the difference between the auxiliary avoir and être;
Learn which verbs required être as their auxiliary;
Identify the verbs that use both auxiliary verbs;
Understand how the meanings change depending on the auxiliary verb;
Week 7 Objective Assignments
1. Lesson 31 – Imperative
Use the imperative in the affirmative form;
Use the imperative in the negative form;
Identify the verbs that have an irregular conjugation pattern in the imperative;
Use reflexive verbs in the imperative;
Learn the different order of words when a reflexive verb is used;
2. Lesson 32 – Time
Say the time in French;
Learn how to say the time in numerals;
Learn how to say the time in fractions;
Learn how to write the time in French;
Learn a few prepositions associated with time;
3. Lesson 33 – Weather
Talk about the weather in French;
Use different phrases to express different types of weather conditions;
Describe a weather condition in different ways;
Learn the various words and phrases related to weather;
Learn the different prepositions used with weather and seasons;
4. Lesson 34 – Recent Past and Near Future
Talk about actions that just happened;
Identify and compare the differences between the other past tenses and recent past;
Talk about actions that are about to happen;
Review the conjugation of the verb aller;
Review the conjugation of the verb venir;
5. Lesson 35 – Simple Future
Speak about actions that are yet to happen;
Identify and compare the differences between the near future and simple future;
Learn how to convert an order into a polite request;
Learn how to express the future using the present tense;
Identify which conjunctions require the simple future;
Week 8 Objective Assignments
1. Lesson 36 – Structures used in a restaurant
Place an order in a restaurant;
Take an order from a client at a restaurant;
Identify the different courses of a meal;
Identify basic expressions and structures associated with French gastronomy;
Review partitive articles and expressions of quantity;
2. Lesson 37 – Imperfect Tense
Learn a third past tense;
Learn the various uses of the imperfect tense;
Learn the conjugation of all verbs in the imperfect tense;
Learn the conjugation of être;
Learn how stem-changing verbs are conjugated;
3. Lesson 38 – COD
Identify a direct object;
Distinguish between transitive and intransitive verbs;
Distinguish between definite articles and COD;
Learn the different positions of the COD;
Learn how the past participle of verbs with avoir agree with the COD;
4. Lesson 39 – COI
Identify an indirect object;
Learn about the different types of object;
Identify which prepositions are associated with indirect objects;
Learn the different positions of the indirect object pronouns;
Learn which pronoun to use when the indirect object is an inanimate object;
5. Lesson 40 – COD and COI
Use direct and indirect objects pronouns in a single sentence;
Learn the various positions of the object pronouns;
Use object pronouns in the negative imperative;
Use object pronouns in the affirmative imperative;
Learn the word order specific to the indirect object pronouns associated with the 3rd person singular and plural;
Week 9 Objective Assignments
1. Lesson 41 – Temporal Expressions
Distinguish between an adverb and a preposition;
Learn the various adverbs of time;
Learn the various prepositions of time;
Use different adverbs and preposition for conveying the same meaning;
Learn new meanings of the prepositions à and en;
2. Lesson 42 – Structures of Advice
Learn various ways of giving an advice;
Learn various ways of advising against something;
Learn a different use of the imperative;
Learn a different use of the future tense;
Identify impersonal verbs;
3. Lesson 43 – Relative Pronouns
Learn about clauses – main clause and subordinate clause;
Identify an antecedent;
Understand the different types of antecedents;
Learn how to avoid repetition by using qui and que;
Understand when the past participle agrees with the antecedent;
4. Lesson 44 – Structures of Comparison
Understand what the comparative is in French;
Learn the structures of comparison;
Understand the superlative in French;
Learn the structures of the superlative;
Identify the irregular comparative and superlative forms of certain adjectives;
5. Lesson 45 – Servir and Interrogative and Demonstrative Adjective
Understand the uses of the verb ‘servir’;
Distinguish the different meanings of servir à and servir de;
Review interrogative adjectives in French;
Review demonstrative adjectives in French
Week 10 Objective Assignments
1. Lesson 46 – Alphabet, Numbers, Qualifying and Possessive Adjectives
Review the French alphabet;
Review the numbers in French;
Review how to read a phone number in French;
Review qualifying adjectives;
Review possessive adjectives;
2. Lesson 47 – Auxiliary and ‘-er’ Verbs
Review ‘avoir’ and ‘être’;
Review the function ofthe auxiliary verbs;
Review the ‘-er’ ending verbs;
Review a few basic and commonly used 1st verbs;
Review the irregular conjugation pattern of certain 1st group verbs;
3. Lesson 48 – Definite, Indefinite, Contracted and Partitive Articles
Review the definite articles;
Review the indefinite articles;
Review the contracted articles;
Review the partitive articles;
Review the distinction between these various articles;
4. Lesson 49 – Tonic Pronouns and Prepositions of Position
Review the tonic pronouns;
Identify the various contexts where tonic pronouns are used;
Review the different types of prepositions in French;
Review the prepositions of position;
Understand the distinct features of French prepositions;
5. Lesson 50 – Prepositions of Geographical Names
Review the prepositions used with geographical locations;
Identify the gender of geographical locations;
Review the different prepositions associated with the gender of countries;
Review the different inflected forms associated with the gender of countries;
Review a few geographical names;
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