beginner curriculum A1 Programme
Module
Breakdown
Build your first foundation in French: sounds, letters, polite phrases and the language of the classroom — then move gradually into everyday situations, verbs, grammar and exam preparation.
Alphabet & Greetings
Build your first foundation in French: sounds, letters, polite phrases and the language of the classroom.
- L’alphabet – The alphabet
- Les accents français – French accents
- Les salutations – Greetings
- Les mots de politesse – Polite words
- Les articles définis et indéfinis – Definite and indefinite articles
- Le vocabulaire de la classe – Classroom vocabulary
- Les pronoms personnels sujets – Subject pronouns
Numbers & Interrogatives
Learn how to introduce yourself clearly, talk about numbers and colours, and ask simple questions in everyday situations.
- Les chiffres 1–20 – Numbers 1–20
- Le formulaire – Form (document)
- La prononciation – Pronunciation
- Se présenter – Introducing oneself
- Le vocabulaire des couleurs – Vocabulary of colours
- Les mots interrogatifs – Interrogative words
- Les adjectifs interrogatifs – Interrogative adjectives
- Les questions formelles et informelles – Formal & informal questions
Family, Transport &
Time Expressions
Start talking about your family, your day and how you move around the city, using the key verbs être and avoir.
- Les adjectifs possessifs – Possessive adjectives
- Les verbes être et avoir – Verbs “to be” and “to have”
- La France – France
- Les transports en commun – Public transport
- La famille – Family
- Les jours, les mois et l’année – Days, months and the year
- Les saisons – Seasons
- Les mots du temps – Time-related words
Weather, Time &
Verbs
Describe the weather, tell the time and speak about sports and daily actions using regular French verbs.
- Les verbes du premier groupe – First-group verbs
- Les adjectifs de quantité – Quantity adjectives
- La météo – Weather
- Les chiffres 20–1000 – Numbers 20–1000
- L’heure – Telling the time
- Le vocabulaire du sport – Sports vocabulary
- Les verbes du deuxième groupe – Second-group verbs
- Négation - Negation
Prepositions, Places & Connections
Move through the city in French: talk about places, directions, leisure activities and more advanced verb forms.
- Le pluriel des noms- The Plural of Nouns
- La ponctuation - Punctuation
- Les Prépositions – Prepositions
- Les lieux de la ville - Places in the city
- Les verbes du troisième groupe – Third-group verbs
- Les connecteurs – Connectors
Daily Routines & Food
Talk about what you do every day, describe French meals and learn how to speak politely using negation and reflexive verbs.
- Il y a - There is / There are
- Les repas français – French meals
- Les verbes pronominaux – Pronominal verbs
- Ma journée – My day
- Le vocabulaire des professions – Vocabulary of professions
- Oral dans un café – Speaking in a café
- Les Loisirs – Hobbies Vocabulary
Shopping, clothes &
Direct Objects
Use plural nouns, demonstratives and direct objects while talking about markets, food and clothing in real-life conversations.
- La maison – The House
- Les adjectifs démonstratifs - Demonstrative pronouns
- Les villes et les pays – Cities and countries
- Vocabulaire des légumes et fruits – Vegetables and fruits
- Oral au marché – Speaking at the market
- Les adverbes de lieu - Adverbs of place
- Le vocabulaire des vêtements – Clothing vocabulary
- Oral au magasin de vêtements – Speaking at the clothing store
Travel & Transport
Practise travel and accommodation language while using indirect objects, emails and short written formats with confidence.
- Carte postal - Postcard
- Directions france - Directions France
- l’hôtel - the hotel
- Direction France – Direction France
- Oral à la gare – Speaking at the train station
- Le pronom tonique - The stressed pronoun
- E-mail – Email
- L’article partitif – Partitive article
- Épicerie – Grocery store
Invitations &
Eating Out
Invite friends, order in restaurants and start talking about past events using the passé composé.
- Oral dans un restaurant – Speaking in a restaurant
- L’invitation – Invitation
- vocabulaire du corps - Body vocabulary
- Vocabulaire des animaux – Animal vocabulary
- Oral chez une bougerie – Speaking at a butcher’s
Past & Future Tenses
Speak about health, your favourite pastries and your future plans using the simple future tense in practical contexts.
- La boulangerie – the bakery
- Le COD – Direct Object
- Le COI - Indirect Object
- Le passé composé - past tense
- Le futur simple – Simple future tense