Disclaimer
All chapter will include speaking, writing, listening, reading.
Please note that while the course program is designed to cover all essential content, it may not always be followed 100% in the exact order presented. The teacher reserves the right to adjust, add, or remove elements as deemed appropriate for the student’s situation and learning goals. The ultimate objective remains to ensure that all key topics are covered thoroughly.
| Situation | Skills | Linguistic Content |
|---|---|---|
| Episode 1: It's Me! People introduce themselves. | A. Greeting someone and making contact B. Introducing oneself: - Saying one's name - Stating one's profession - Stating one's origin, place of residence, and spoken language - Marital status and children | • Vocabulary for greetings and introductions • Formal and informal greetings • Alphabet letters • Accents and special characters • Basic phrases: - "My name is..."; "My name is..."; "I am..." - "I am..." (+ profession, masculine and feminine forms) - "I come from..." - "I am..." (+ nationality, masculine and feminine forms) - "I live in..." - "I speak..." - "I am..." (+ marital status) - "I have..." (+ number of children) |
| Episode 2: My Personal Info Hélène enrolls in a photography class. | A. Providing personal information B. Filling out a registration form | • Personal information: - Last name and first name - Date of birth - Address - Postal code - Phone number - Email address • Numbers • Months of the year • Questions to obtain personal information • Expressions to indicate lack of understanding • Address: common abbreviations |
| Episode 3: Back to School Hélène attends her first photography class. | A. Understanding information about classroom functioning B. Naming and locating objects C. Understanding an instruction | • Time and days of the week • Expressions to ask for and tell the time • Expressions for thanking and responding to thanks • Class schedule • Vocabulary for the classroom and common objects • Prepositions of location (1) • Imperative sentences • Colors |
| Episode 4: Review / MINI EXAM TEST | Review of lessons from 1A to 3C |
| Situation | Skills | Linguistic Content |
|---|---|---|
| Episode 5: A Bit of Family Hélène meets people from her photography class. | A. Talking about oneself and one's family B. Introducing someone or something C. Getting to know someone | • Family vocabulary • Possessive determiners (1) • Questions: Who is it? What is it? • Presentations c’est and ce sont • Personal pronouns il, elle, ils and elles • Verbs être and avoir in the present tense • Possessive determiners (2) • Polite vous • Expressions for getting to know someone • Possessive determiners (3) • Asking a yes/no question • Asking an open-ended question |
| Episode 6: Asking for Directions Hélène discovers the community center. | A. Asking for directions inside a building B. Giving directions inside a building | • Vocabulary for places in a building • Pictograms on signs • Expressions to call someone's attention and ask for directions • Ordinal determiners • Prepositions of location (2) • Imperative present tense |
| Episode 7: Can I...? Hélène learns about how the community center operates. | A. Finding out about an institution's operation B. Understanding a message from an institution | • Use of tu and vous • Verb pouvoir in the present tense • Pouvoir + infinitive (modal auxiliary) • Negation with pouvoir + infinitive • Expressions to ask for permission • Plural noun formation – general rule • Verb devoir in the present tense • Expressions for obligation, permission, and prohibition |
| Episode 8: Review | Review of lessons from 5A to 7B + games |
| Situation | Skills | Linguistic Content |
|---|---|---|
| Episode 9: Daily Life Maryse, a friend of Hélène, has a busy schedule. | A. Describing daily activities B. Describing movements C. Situating an action in time D. Asking questions about daily activities | • Vocabulary of daily activities • Personal pronouns je, tu, il, elle, on • Use of the present tense • Some regular -er verbs in the present tense • Verb faire in the present tense and common expressions • Vocabulary of common places • Verb aller in the present tense • Verb aller and prepositions • Vocabulary of means of transport • Indicating an approximate time • Verb prendre in the present tense • Vocabulary of meals, drinks, and times of the day • Situating an action in time (1) • Situating an action in time (2) • Demonstrative determiners to indicate a specific action • Asking a yes/no question (2): tu interrogative |
| Episode 10: Exploring a New Neighborhood Hélène and Benoît discover their new neighborhood. | A. Finding one's way in a neighborhood B. Understanding a map, a schedule, or a notice | • Vocabulary of shops and streets • Prepositions of location (3) • Expressions to give directions • Expressions to ask for directions • Subway vocabulary |
| Episode 11: Spending Time Hélène enrolls her daughter in a swimming class. | A. Reading an ad for a course and taking notes B. Filling out a course registration form C. Filling out a check | • Vocabulary of sports and leisure • Information contained in a course ad • Vocabulary of payment methods • Information in a course registration form • Necessary information to fill out a check |
| Episode 12: Review | Review of lessons from 9A to 11C |
| Situation | Skills to Develop | Linguistic Content |
|---|---|---|
| Episode 13: Little Ouch Hélène is sick. | A. Naming body parts and describing a health problem B. Writing wishes C. Addressing an envelope | • Vocabulary of main body parts • Expressing health conditions (avoir mal) • Expressions to comfort someone • Vocabulary of wishes • Dates of common holidays • Exclamation mark (!) • Necessary components to address an envelope • Common abbreviations |
| Episode 14: Hot and Sunny Hélène and her family face the heat. | A. Understanding a weather report B. Talking about the future C. Talking about weather-appropriate clothing | • Vocabulary of the weather • Weather forecasts • Seasons and expressions for the weather • Near future tense (futur proche) • Situating an action in time (3) • Vocabulary of clothing |
| Episode 15: Potluck Party Hélène organizes a meal with friends. | A. Planning a meal with friends B. Expressing tastes and preferences | • Vocabulary of meals and food • Expressing precise quantities • Expressing indefinite quantities • Expressions to say if one likes a dish or not • Expressions to express and nuance tastes • Expressions to express preferences • Verb préférer in the present tense • Interrogative determiners quel and quelle to ask about preferences |
| Episode 16: Review of all the level | Review of lessons from 13A to 15B - Test level A1 |