Progressive 50-Lesson Plan for Learning French (For English Speakers)
1. French Learning Basics: Essential Foundations (Lessons 1-10)
- Lesson 1 : Introduction to French – Basic greetings
- Lesson 1. 5 : Introduction – Saying Your Name and the French Alphabet
- Lesson 1. 6 : greetings in French
- Lesson 2 : Numbers from 1 to 20.
- Lesson 3 : Days of the week and months of the year.
- Lesson 3.5 : french pronunciation
- Lesson 4 : Personal pronouns and the verb “to be” (être).
- Lesson 5 : Definite and indefinite articles.
- Lesson 6 : Basic colors and adjectives.
- Lesson 7 : Adjectives: Position and Irregular Forms
- lesson 7.5 Adjective agreement
- Lesson 8 : The verb “to have” (avoir) and common expressions.
- Lesson 9 : Regular Verbs Ending in “-er” and Pronunciation Tips
- Lesson 9.5 : the 100 most used first-group verbs in French
- Lesson 9.6 : verbs ending in -cer & -ger
- exercises : practice verbs ending in -er
- Lesson 10 : Simple interrogative sentences.
- Lesson 11 : Simple negative sentences.
- Lesson 12 : Review and basic conversation.
2. Building Sentences (Lessons 13-23)
- Lesson 13 : Basic prepositions 1
- Lesson 14 : Basic prepositions 2
- Lesson 15 : verb aller
- lesson 15-1 : countries in French
- lesson 15-2 : countries in French ( exercise )
- lesson 15-3 : verb venir (to come)
- Lesson 16 : Present Tense
- Lesson 17 : Frequency adverbs.
- Lesson 18 : Possessive adjectives.
- Lesson 18-4 : Possessive Pronouns.
- Lesson 18-5 : verb prendre ( to take )
- Lesson 18-6 : French body parts
- Lesson 19 : 10 french adjectives
- Lesson 20 : Discussing weather and time.
- Lesson 21 : Hobbies and leisure activities.
- Lesson 21-5 : verb faire ( to do, to make)
- Lesson 21-6 : faire de vs jouer à ( + sport )
- Lesson 22: Directions and locations.
- Lesson 23 : Review and conversation practice.
3. Grammar and Structure (Lessons 24-34)
- Lesson 24 : Past tense with avoir (passé composé).
- Lesson 25 : Past tense with “être”
- Lesson 26 : Imperfect tense (imparfait).
- Lesson 27 : Future tense (futur simple)
- Lesson 28 : Pronoun Y
- Lesson 29 : Relative pronouns.
- que : relative pronoun “que” lesson and exercice
- qui : relative pronoun “qui” lesson and exercice
- french relative pronoun “dont” lesson and exercice
- french relative pronoun “lequel” lesson and exercice
- Lesson 30 : Direct and indirect object pronouns.
- Lesson 31 : Complex questions.
- Lesson 32 : Coordinating conjunctions.
- Lesson 33 : Time expressions.
- Lesson 34 : Introduction to subjunctive mood.
- Lesson 34-2 : Review and conversation practice.
4. Mastering French Dialogue: Intermediate Conversational Skills (Lessons 35-43)
- Lesson 35 : Discussing family and relationships.
- Lesson 36 : Talking about work and education.
- Lesson 37 : Health and the human body.
- Lesson 38 : Food and shopping at the market.
- Lesson 38 : Travel and tourism.
- Lesson 39 : French culture and traditions.
- Lesson 40 : Media and technology.
- Lesson 41 : Idiomatic expressions.
- Lesson 42 : Debates and opinions.
- Lesson 43 : Intensive conversation practice and review.
5. Proficiency (Lessons 41-50)
- Lesson 41 : Nuances of verb tenses.
- Lesson 42 : Text and article analysis.
- Lesson 43 : Listening and understanding French media.
- Lesson 44 : Writing short texts (emails, letters).
- Lesson 45 : Introduction to French literature.
- Lesson 46 : Regional differences and accents.
- Lesson 47 : False friends and common errors.
- Lesson 48 : Conversation projects and presentations.
- Lesson 49 : General review.
- Lesson 50 : Final evaluation and advice for continued learning.
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