Online French Language Training

Learn how to read, write, and converse in French, from an expert

Duration: 6 weeks | Certified Training

About the French Language Training

French Language Training is a 6-week online training program to help you learn one of the world’s
most popular foreign languages. In this program, you will learn how to read, write, understand
(listen) and speak beginner level French and use it in day to day interactions. This training consists of
high-quality video tutorials and is packed with assignments, assessments tests, quizzes, and practice
exercises for you to get a hands-on learning experience. The highlight of the training is an in-built
speech recognition engine to help you practice speaking in French (say hello to tech in ed-tech!).

By the end of this training program, you would have built a strong foundation in French language
and will be able to use it in general every-day conversations like when greeting someone, asking for
directions, expressing likes and dislikes, and more. For doubt clearing, you can post your queries in
the forum and get answers within 24 hours.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to French
​ Get started with your journey of learning French Language by finding out that you already know
quite a bit of French (surprise!), learning how to greet people correctly as per formal/informal
situation, and asking their name or how they are.

1.1. The French You Already Know

a) Commonly used French words in our day-to-day life
b) Pronunciation of certain letters or groups of letters in French
1.2. French Greetings & Courtesies
a) Different French Greetings and Courtesies and how they can be used correctly as per context
(formal or informal)
b) Pronunciation of certain letters or groups of letters in French
1.3. Your First Conversation
a) Ask and answer “How are you?” in a formal setting
b) Ask and answer “What is your name?” in a formal setting
c) Ask and answer “How are you?” in an informal setting
d) Ask and answer “What is your name?” in an informal setting
e) Different subjects & Verb: S’appeler (to call oneself)
f) Pronunciation of certain letters or groups of letters in French

2. Presenting Self, Family & Others

Learn how to introduce yourself and others, exchange basic information like name, nationality,
email address, phone number, etc, and express your likes, dislikes and preferences.
 2.1. Presenting Myself I
a) Introduce oneself partially
b) Nationalities in French
c) Professions in French
d) Civil Status in French
e) Verb: Être (to be) and its usage with nationalities, professions, civil status, to express
emotions
f) Usage of Être with “Ce (It / This / That)”
g) Indefinite and definite articles
h) Pronunciation of certain letters or groups of letters in French
2.2. Presenting Myself II
a) Cities, Countries, & Continents in French
b) Prepositions to be used with countries in a sentence
c) Languages in French
d) Numbers in French
e) Months in French
f) Regular -er verbs conjugation
g) Verbs: Habiter (to live), Parler (to speak), & Avoir (to have) & how they can be used to tell
where you live, what languages you speak, and your age or date of birth
h) Pronunciation of certain letters or groups of letters in French
2.3. Exchanging Basic Information & Presenting Someone
a) Ask & respond: name, nationality, profession, civil status, city/country, languages, age, DOB,
email id, address, phone number, etc.
b) Few commonly used expressions
c) Introduce a person with the help of information given in a registration form
d) Alphabets and vowels and their pronunciation in French
e) Different accents in French and their pronunciation
2.4. Presenting My Family & Likes & Dislikes
a) Possessive Adjectives
b) Vocabulary: Family Relations & Animals
c) Ask and respond to questions: “Qu’est-ce que c’est?” and “Qui est-ce?”
d) Negation: forming negative sentences in French
e) Vocabulary: Activities, Places & Musical instruments
f) Contracted articles using “de” and “à”
g) Different ways of saying “in” in French
h) Days of the week and times of the day
i) Adverbs of frequency (often, always, rarely, etc.)
j) More regular and irregular verbs used to tell likes, dislikes and preferences.

3. Going out
Learn how to conduct basic conversations in outdoor settings like inviting someone for dinner
and asking for directions, ordering food, going shopping and asking for prices of goods, and
more.

3.1. Inviting Someone & Giving Directions

a) Verbs: Vouloir (to want) and Pouvoir (to be able to/can) and their usage in inviting someone
and checking for their availability
b) Some other ways to invite someone and accept/reject an invitation
c) Conjunctions
 d) Impératif: a form of speech used to give directions/suggestions/instructions
e) Prepositions of Place
f) Vocabulary: modes of transports
g) Ordinal numbers
h) Other questions/phrases that can help you find your way
i) Difference between verbs: Savoir and Connaître
3.2. Dining Out
a) Conditionnel: a more polite form of speech
b) Partitive articles
c) Vocabulary: Food and utensils
d) Adjectives used to describe food
e) Adverbs of quantity
f) Usage: Peu (de) / Un Peu (de)
g) Modes of Payment
h) Near future tense
3.3. Let’s Go Shopping!
a) Vocabulary: Colours and clothes
b) Pronom Tonique
c) Making simple comparisons using “comparative” and “superlative”
d) Demonstrative adjectives
e) Adjectives to describe clothes
f) Three forms of interrogation
g) Regular -ir verbs conjugation

4. Other day-to-day uses of French

Learn other day-to-day usages of French like when discussing one’s daily routine, when asking
details for renting a place, discussing of an outing, talking about ailments, or when talking about
getting a job.

4.1. My Daily Routine

a) Pronominal verbs
b) Time
c) Complicated Negation: making complicated negative sentences
d) Logical Connectors
e) Impersonal verbs & their usage
4.2. Renting a Place
a) Simple Future Tense
b) Vocabulary: related to house
c) Relative pronouns
d) Adjectives to describe house
e) Useful questions/phrases while renting a place/booking a hotel
4.3. What an Outing!
a) Vocabulary: outings
b) Passé Composé (Past finished or one time actions)
c) Difference between Sortir (to go out) and Partir (to leave)
d) Useful expressions for giving opinions on the activity done
4.4. Talking About Ailments
a) Vocabulary: related to the medical world
 b) Passé Composé with Pronominal verbs
c) Imparfait (used for describing something of the past, past habits, past continuous actions)
d) Difference between Passé Composé and Imparfait
e) Useful expressions to talk about one’s ailments
4.5. Getting a Job!
a) Vocabulary: related to the corporate world
b) COD and COI
c) Adjectives to describe a person’s physical traits

Excited to learn French? Click ​here​ to sign-up for the training.

FAQs

What is this training program about?

This is an online training program in which you will learn about French Language. You will
learn how to greet other people, introduce yourself and others, express your likes, dislikes
and preferences, have basic day-to-day conversations like talking about your daily routine,
any ailments, describing people, and more. After this training, you will be able to read,
write, speak and understand (listen) basic beginner-level French.

How will the training be imparted?

You will be taught via high quality video tutorials. This training is packed with assignments,
assessment tests, and rigorous quizzes for you to get a hands-on learning experience. You
will also get to practice French speaking with the help of an in-built speech recognition
engine (say hello to tech in ed-tech!)

What is the duration of this training?

This is a 6 weeks training program.

What are the timings of this training program?

As this is a purely online training program, you can choose to learn at any time of the day
according to your convenience.

Who can join? I am a beginner/advanced user, can I join this program?

Anyone who is willing to learn and has an interest in the French Language can opt for this
training program. However, please note that this program is meant for beginners who have
no or little prior knowledge of French.

Are there any prerequisites for joining this program?

This program is for beginners and everything will be taught from scratch. There are no
prerequisites other than an internet connection and basic knowledge of English as medium
of instruction would be English.
Will there be any assignments that I will get to work on?
Yes, the training is packed with assignments and practice questions that would encourage
you to explore the French Language further, and also practice the concepts you’ve learnt.

What hardware/software are required for doing this training?

No special hardware or software is required for doing this training. A working computer,
laptop or even a mobile phone with an internet connection would do.

Will there be a certificate provided at the end of the training?

Yes, a certificate will be provided by Internshala upon completion of the training. You may
download a soft copy of the certificate through our portal.

Will I be able to download the training content?

Yes, you will be able to download the training content.

Can the material be used by a group of students?

No. These training programs are meant for individual users. Multiple users will not be
allowed to access the portal using the same account.

If you have any queries or doubts regarding the training, please write to us at
trainings@internshala.com or call us on +91 844 844 4853