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 and phrases.
  • Lesson 1. 5 : Introduction – Saying Your Name and the French Alphabet
• Lesson 2 : Numbers from 1 to 20.
  • What time is it ? 
• 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.
  • quiz : Do you know the gender of these nouns?
  • lesson : French noun genders
• 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.
  • oui / non / si
• Lesson 12 : Review and basic conversation.
  • Introduce Yourself in French

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 : 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
  • Plural of words ending in -al
  • Plural of words ending in-ou
• Lesson 20 : Discussing weather and time.
• Lesson 21 : Hobbies and leisure activities.
  • Lesson 21-5 : verb faire ( to do, to make)
• 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).
  • The Past participle in French
  • Exercises
• Lesson 25 : Past tense with “être”
  • Passé composé : exercises
• Lesson 26 : Imperfect tense (imparfait).
  • Exercises
• Lesson 27 : Future tense (futur simple)
  • Exercises
• Lesson 28 : Relative pronouns.
  • french relative pronoun “que” lesson and exercice
  • french relative pronoun “qui” lesson and exercice
  • french relative pronoun “dont” lesson and exercice
  • french relative pronoun “lequel” lesson and exercice
• Lesson 29 : Direct and indirect object pronouns.
• Lesson 30 : Complex questions.
• Lesson 31 : Coordinating conjunctions.
• Lesson 32 : Time expressions.
• Lesson 33 : Introduction to subjunctive mood.
• Lesson 34 : 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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