ÉCOLE CHEVALIER
About the Course
This option offers the most flexibility. Learners can choose a learning level, choose a topic and choose their dates. (Dates and times are subject to availability).
Learners may choose items from the Absolute Beginner adult course below. Alternatively, if you have studied French for more than 90 hours, contact us for a placement test to join a DELF level class.
Absolute Beginner
Module 1: Introduction & Basics
Get comfortable with basic introductions and classroom language.
Week 1: Alphabet, greetings, basic classroom instructions
Week 2: Introducing yourself (name, nationality, where you're from)
Week 3: Numbers 1–31
Week 4: Days of the week, months, and basic calendar expressions
Module 2: Personal Information
Goal: Asking and answering questions about yourself and others.
Week 5: Talking about age, birthday, and origin
Week 6: Professions and simple family vocabulary
Week 7: Talking about where you live, your address
Week 8: Gender and articles (un/une, le/la), plural forms
Module 3: Everyday Life
Talk about daily routines and simple activities.
Week 9: Telling the time, parts of the day
Week 10: Daily routine verbs (se lever, manger, travailler)
Week 11: Days of the week, expressions of frequency
Week 12: Present tense of regular -er verbs
Module 4: Food and Drink
Ordering food, shopping, expressing preferences.
Week 13: Food vocabulary, meals, typical French dishes
Week 14: Ordering in a café or restaurant (menus, polite phrases)
Week 15: Quantities, asking for prices, shopping at a market
Week 16: Partitive articles (du, de la, des), expressing likes and dislikes
Module 5: The Family and Describing People
Describing yourself and others (appearance & personality).
Week 17: Family vocabulary and talking about relationships
Week 18: Physical descriptions (height, hair, eyes, etc.)
Week 19: Personality traits, basic adjectives
Week 20: Agreement of adjectives, être and avoir revision
Module 6: The City and Directions
Navigating a city, giving and asking for directions.
Week 21: Places in the town (la poste, la banque, le marché)
Week 22: Asking for and giving directions
Week 23: Transport vocabulary, using "prendre," "aller"
Week 24: Introduction to prepositions of place (sur, sous, à côté de)
Module 7: Leisure and Hobbies
Talking about free-time activities.
Week 25: Sports, music, reading, cinema
Week 26: Talking about preferences (j’aime, je n’aime pas)
Week 27: Inviting someone, accepting/refusing invitations
Week 28: Faire and aller in the present tense
Module 8: Past Tense Introduction
Talking about past events (very basic).
Week 29: Introduction to passé composé with avoir (regular verbs)
Week 30: Talking about what you did over the weekend
DELF A1
DELF A2
DELF B1
DELF B2
Your Instructor
Adora Sas

Adora Sas is a UK-trained teacher with a Postgraduate Certificate in Education, a bachelor’s degree in French, and a master’s degree in Scientific, Technical, and Medical Translation. She is an experienced classroom practitioner and professional linguist, with several years of teaching experience in London secondary schools. In addition to her teaching expertise, Adora has worked as a freelance translator and précis-writer for various agencies and international organizations, including the World Health Organization in Geneva.
