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First Steps in French
Greet people, introduce yourself and ask simple questions.
Your very first French course. In three interactive lessons you learn to say hello and goodbye in the right register (tu or vous), to introduce yourself with your name, nationality and job, and to ask and answer the questions every first conversation contains. You hear every phrase spoken by native voices and practise saying it aloud.
Lessons
- 1
Hello and goodbye: greeting people
Say hello and goodbye at any time of day, and choose between tu and vous.
- 2
Introducing yourself
Give your name, nationality, job and languages with the verb être and s’appeler.
- 3
Asking simple questions
Ask and answer “How are you?”, “Where do you live?” and “Do you speak French?”, with three ways to ask a question.
Final assessment
Ten questions drawn from the whole course. Score 70% or more to earn your certificate.
What you will be able to do
- 01Greet and say goodbye, formally and informally
- 02Introduce yourself: name, origin, job, languages
- 03Use the verb être and the pronouns je, tu, vous
- 04Ask and answer “How are you?”, “Where are you from?”
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