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The Lola French Pathway™- LEVEL I: FRENCH FOUNDATIONS

Tutor: Damilola Ruth ADEOYE 16 Weeks All Levels Welcome Admissions Open
The Lola French Pathway™- LEVEL I: FRENCH FOUNDATIONS

About This Course

French Foundations is the first stage of the Lola Languages Institute French for Beginners Program. Carefully designed for absolute beginners and learners with little or no prior knowledge of French, this comprehensive course lays a strong foundation in the language while building the confidence needed to communicate effectively in everyday situations. Throughout the 16-module program, learners develop essential skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing through practical, interactive, and engaging lessons. The course introduces core French pronunciation, everyday vocabulary, fundamental grammar, and essential communication skills that enable learners to understand and use French in real-life contexts. Students will explore a wide range of beginner-friendly topics, including greetings and introductions, the French alphabet and sound system, numbers, dates and time, family, food, shopping, travel, daily routines, and common social interactions. Lessons are designed to encourage active participation through dialogues, role-plays, listening exercises, reading activities, guided writing tasks, and pronunciation practice. By the end of the program, learners will have developed the confidence to introduce themselves, ask and answer everyday questions, engage in simple conversations, understand basic spoken and written French, and communicate accurately using essential grammatical structures. They will also possess the strong linguistic foundation required to progress confidently to The Lola French Pathway : Level 2- French Proficiency.

Course Curriculum & Modules

Step-by-step breakdown of what you will achieve week by week:

Module 1 THE FRENCH ALPHABET, PHONETIC SYSTEM AND CLASSROOM LANGUAGE

Week 1

Module 2 NASAL VOWELS, LIAISON AND RHYTHM

Week 2

Module 3 GENDER, ARTICLES AND PRESENT TENSE OF ETRE/AVOIR

Week 3

Module 4 PRESENT TENSE (-ER VERBS), QUESTION FORMATION AND NEGATION-PHONETIC INTENSIVE

Week 4

Module 5 REGULAR -IR AND -RE VERBS, DAILY ROUTINES AND TIME EXPRESSIONS

Week 6

Module 6 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS AND SOCIAL VOCABULARY

Week 7

Module 7 MID-TERM REVIEW, ASSESSMENT AND PHONETIC CONSOLIDATION

Week 8

Module 8 FOOD, SHOPPING AND PRACTICAL TRANSACTIONS

Week 9

Module 9 SHOPPING, PRICES AND PREFERENCES

Week 10

Module 10 THE CITY, DIRECTIONS AND TRANSPORT

Week 11

Module 11 HOLIDAYS, CELEBRATIONS AND CULTURAL CALENDAR

Week 12

Module 12 PAST TENSE INTRODUCTION- PASSE COMPOSE WITH AVOIR

Week 13

Module 13 PASSE COMPOSE WITH ETRE, PRONOUNS AND OBJECT REFERENCE

Week 14

Module 14 FUTURE TENSE, INTENTIONS AND SIMPLE PREDICTIONS

Week 15

Module 15 FINALE- TRANSITION TO LEVEL 2

Week 16

Module 16 IDENTITY DESCRIPTION AND IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENT

Week 5
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