About This Course

Introduction 

This level expands beyond basic survival French into daily life communication, adding descriptions, routines, food interactions, and early use of past and future time.

Learning outcomes: What you’ll learn 

1. Review and consolidation

• Introduce yourself and ask questions to get acquainted
• Use numbers, dates, and time expressions
• Apply present tense structures and basic adjectives accurately

2. Talk about family

• Describe family members
• Use possessive adjectives to indicate relationships

3. Describe people & give news

• Describe and characterize people (appearance and basic traits)
• Ask for and give simple updates or news
• Use common expressions with avoir

4. Describe places (home & environment)

• Describe a home, rooms, and surroundings
• Talk about furniture, equipment, and pets
• Use demonstrative adjectives and pronouns

5. Everyday activities & preferences

• Talk about daily routines and habits
• Express likes and dislikes
• Describe objects and personal belongings
• Talk about leisure activities and sports
• Use basic past, present, and future expressions (e.g., aller + infinitive)

6. Food, shopping & dining

• Order food and reserve a table at a restaurant
• Shop for groceries and ask for quantities
• Understand and use food-related vocabulary
• Express quantities and measurements
• Use simple past tense (passé composé) and polite conditional forms (e.g., je voudrais)

Evaluation 

This course is not graded. Students who attend at least 80% of classes (10 of 12 sessions, or 25 of 30 course hours) and actively participate will receive a Statement of Achievement from Algonquin College Online & Professional Training.

Important note on learning pace 

Language learning is not one-size-fits-all:

• Learners progress at different speeds depending on experience, learning style, and practice time
• Not all learners begin with the same aptitudes or confidence levels
• Some learners may need additional practice, review, or exposure to fully achieve these outcomes

The learning outcomes describe what is possible by the end of each course, but reaching them may require extra time, repetition, and real-world practice.