The French Club (Atlanta)

⭐ The French Club Cinema ⭐

Fall/Winter 2026 with Cynthia Brown & François

Join us for a relaxed, friendly online gathering to talk about three classics of French cinema. Cynthia Brown and François host an informal conversation over Zoom about each film… what moved us, what surprised us, and the language, culture, and history behind the story.

Please watch the film before the session so we can dive right into the discussion. Our conversations will be in French as much as possible, with English available whenever it helps.

These events are free and open to everyone. All levels are welcome.

Join us for a fun and interactive French Game Night: Test your knowledge of the French language.

NOTE: In order to obtain the full Zoom call details, please read the FULL description of the Meetup event.
You need to be logged into your own free Zoom account in order to join.

During this event, we will play a quiz-style game with about 30-40 questions related to French.
Each question has only one correct answer, and the contestants will try to answer as quickly and accurately as possible.
Questions may include topics such as vocabulary, expressions, grammar, culture, pronunciation, and interesting facts related to the French language.
This event is designed to be both entertaining and educational, and it is open to learners of different levels.

How the game works 🎰

Participants who wish to compete, as contestants, can volunteer.
We will select five contestants for the evening.
The five contestants will answer the quiz questions live.
When a question is asked, contestants can signal that they want to answer by using the Raise Hand button on Zoom.
The first person recognized will have the opportunity to answer.
If the answer is correct, the contestant earns a point.
If the answer is incorrect, the other contestants may have a chance to answer.
At the end of the game, the contestant with the highest number of points wins the Game Night.

Prize 🏆

⭐ A1 French Course – Beginner Level (10 Weeks) ⭐

Course Title: French for Beginners – A1 Level
* Duration: 10 weeks
* Weekly Class Time: 1 hour 45 minutes per week
* Course format: Live on Zoom
* Self-Study Suggestion: Minimum 10 hours/week
* Total Estimated Learning Hours: ~120 hours
* Group Size: unlimited number of students

NOTE: In order to obtain the full Zoom call details, please read the FULL description of the Meetup event.
You need to be logged into your own free Zoom account in order to join.

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Course Description

This A1-level French course is designed for absolute beginners who have no prior knowledge of the language.

Over the course of 10 weeks, learners will build a strong foundation in French through speaking, listening, reading, and writing.

By the end of the program, students will be able to introduce themselves, ask and answer simple questions, hold basic conversations, understand everyday expressions, and use fundamental grammar structures.

This course follows the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and prepares students to reach the A1 level, enabling them to interact in basic French in real-life situations.

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Schedule:

Starts on Sunday, September 13, 2026 (week #1)
Ends on Sunday, November 15, 2026 (week #10)

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Cost & Payment Options:

This 10-week A1 French course is free and the explanations are provided in English. The course will have limited interactions (no speaking exercises), no correction of homework.

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A1 Course Zoom call for the class

Access & Attendance:
* Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5456313643
* Password: galaxy
You need to be logged into your own free Zoom account in order to join.

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Course Outline – 10 Weeks of Learning

Week 1: Foundations of French

• Vocabulary: Basic greetings, introducing yourself, numbers 0-100, days of the week
• Grammar: Subject pronouns (je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles), definite/indefinite articles (le, la, un, une, des)
• Speaking & Listening: Introducing yourself, greeting others formally/informally
• Reading & Writing: Writing a short self-introduction
• Homework: Practice dialogues, listening exercises

Week 2: Talking About Yourself & Others

• Vocabulary: Family members, nationalities, professions
• Grammar: Present tense of être and avoir (to be and to have), adjective agreement (petit/petite, français/française)
• Speaking & Listening: Describing yourself and your family
• Reading & Writing: Writing a short text about your family
• Homework: Flashcards for professions & adjectives, listening to beginner dialogues

Week 3: Daily Life & Regular Verbs

• Vocabulary: Common verbs, daily routines (se lever, manger, travailler, dormir)
• Grammar: Present tense of -ER verbs (parler, aimer, habiter), forming negative sentences (ne... pas)
• Speaking & Listening: Talking about daily habits and routines
• Reading & Writing: Describing a typical day
• Homework: Conjugation exercises, watching a short French video

Week 4: Places, Directions, and Prepositions

• Vocabulary: Cities, transportation, places (école, banque, supermarché)
• Grammar: Prepositions of place (à, de, sur, sous, devant, derrière), the verb aller
• Speaking & Listening: Asking for and giving directions
• Reading & Writing: Writing short sentences about your city
• Homework: Practicing directions, listening to French street dialogues

Week 5: Shopping, Food, and Ordering in a Café

• Vocabulary: Common foods, numbers 100+, ordering at a restaurant
• Grammar: Articles partitif (du, de la, des), quantities (beaucoup de, un peu de)
• Speaking & Listening: Ordering food and drinks
• Reading & Writing: Writing a grocery shopping list
• Homework: Watching restaurant ordering videos, role-playing dialogues

Week 6: Future Plans and Basic Conversations

• Vocabulary: Talking about free time, future activities (cinema, sports, travel)
• Grammar: Futur proche (aller + infinitive), expressing likes/dislikes (j’aime, je préfère)
• Speaking & Listening: Talking about weekend plans
• Reading & Writing: Writing about your future plans
• Homework: Listening to audio on leisure activities, creating your own future plans

Week 7: Talking About the Past

• Vocabulary: Common past actions (hier, la semaine dernière, déjà)
• Grammar: Passé composé (with avoir for regular verbs)
• Speaking & Listening: Talking about what you did last weekend
• Reading & Writing: Writing a short paragraph about a past experience
• Homework: Reading a simple story in past tense

Week 8: Travel, Transportation, and Asking for Help

• Vocabulary: Transportation (bus, train, taxi, avion), emergency phrases
• Grammar: Questions (où, quand, comment, combien), the verb pouvoir
• Speaking & Listening: Asking for help, booking tickets
• Reading & Writing: Filling out a travel form
• Homework: Practicing travel dialogues, listening to real-life recordings

Week 9: Invitations, Socializing, and Giving Opinions

• Vocabulary: Social phrases (on va au cinéma ?, pourquoi pas ?, c’est une bonne idée !)
• Grammar: The imperative (regarde ! écoute ! parle !)
• Speaking & Listening: Inviting someone, accepting/refusing
• Reading & Writing: Writing a short invitation message
• Homework: Practicing role-plays, writing social messages

Week 10: Final Review & Everyday Conversations

• Vocabulary: Review of key topics
• Grammar: Reinforcing present, past, and future tenses
• Speaking & Listening: Role-playing real-life scenarios (restaurant, shopping, travel)
• Reading & Writing: Writing a final paragraph about yourself
• Final Assessment: Speaking practice & review exercises

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Learning Outcomes

By the end of this 10-week course, you will be able to:

* Introduce yourself and others (name, nationality, profession, family)
* Use common verbs in the present, past, and near future
* Ask and answer simple questions in social situations
* Order food, buy things, ask for directions, and make plans
* Read and understand basic French texts (menus, timetables, invitations)
* Write simple sentences and short paragraphs

This course will give you the confidence to communicate in French in everyday situations!

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In order to have access to the full A1 course on our platform,
please follow these steps.

Learning Platform: Account Creation and Course Enrollment

In the Google document linked here, you’ll find a clear step-by-step guide showing exactly how to create your French Club account and then enroll in the Free Plan on our learning platform.

French Club Account setup & free A1 course enrolling Step-by-step guide
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fSyoLZDxM2QdHXO0TnDh1UVFP_QjWTXA1Hj-qwcIIMM/edit?usp=sharing

Important: the Free Plan includes access to the free A1 course, but the A1 course is not automatic. After you activate the Free Plan, you still need to enroll in the A1 course directly on the platform to access the lessons and materials.

Platform: https://www.frenchclub.net/

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About The French Club

The French Club is a global French-learning community focused on real, practical fluency. Founded in September 2024, it has grown into 24 international Meetup chapters across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, with 35,000+ members and a structured curriculum built in-house (200 modules, from A1 to B2, about 4,000 pages).

Here on Meetup, you’ll find our FREE live events including the full 10-week A1-B1 courses, A1-B1 homework sessions, student-led events, and occasional special events.

You’ll also see free learning events hosted by members of our teaching team, community leaders, and student collaborators.

⭐ A2 French Course – Intermediate Beginner Level (10 Weeks) ⭐

* Duration: 10 weeks
* Weekly Class Time: 1 hour 45 minutes per week
* Schedule: Sundays, 11:30 – 1:15 pm NY time
* Course format: Live on Zoom
* Group Size: unlimited number of students
* Self-Study Suggested: Minimum 10 hours/week
* Total Learning Time: ~120 hours

NOTE: In order to obtain the full Zoom call details, please read the FULL description of the Meetup event.
You need to be logged into your own free Zoom account in order to join.

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Course Description

This A2-level course is designed for learners who already have a basic understanding of French and want to build greater fluency and accuracy in everyday communication.

Over the course of 10 weeks, the course offers structured lessons, to help students become more independent and confident in using French at an elementary level.

Students will learn to describe their daily life in more detail, express preferences and opinions, talk about the past and future, and navigate social and practical situations.

Classes are ideal for learners who want to expand their vocabulary, solidify their grammar, and feel more natural when speaking.

This course follows the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and prepares students to reach the A2 level.

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Cost: This 10-week A2 French course is free and the explanations are provided in English. The course will have limited interactions (no speaking exercises), no correction of homework and very few questions answered.

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Course Materials

We will NOT provide A2 course materials in this free group class. In order to have access to the full A2 course materials including exercises and self-assessment exams, create your French Club account on our learning platform: https://www.frenchclub.net and subscribe to the Premium Plan.

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Schedule:

Starts on Sunday, September 13, 2026 (week #1)
Ends on Sunday, November 15, 2026 (week #10)

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Zoom details for this Free A2 class

* Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5456313643
* Password: galaxy

You need to be logged into your own free Zoom account in order to join.

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Target audience

This course is ideal for:

* Learners who have completed an A1 course or have basic knowledge of French

* People preparing for immigration, studies, or work in a French-speaking environment

* Students seeking a structured, intermediate-level program to improve fluency, accuracy, and communication skills

* Adults who want to speak with more confidence and better handle common everyday situations

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Course Outline – 10 Weeks of Learning

Week 1

• Module 1: Revision: Present tense of regular verbs
• Module 2: Revision: Common irregular verbs (avoir, être, aller, faire, voir, prendre)
• Module 3: Introduction to passé composé (avoir)
• Module 4: Passé composé with être
• Module 5: Talking about recent experiences using time expressions (hier, la semaine dernière, déjà, encore

Week 2

• Module 6: Adjectives for personality & emotions, agreement
• Module 7: Describing emotions and feelings, moods and states.
• Module 8: Expressing opinions (Je pense que, à mon avis, selon moi)
• Module 9: City and nature descriptions
• Module 10: Comparative adjectives and some adverbs (plus, le plus, moins, aussi, tellement)

Week 3

• Module 11: Vocabulary: Daily activities & routines, Time expressions for the future (demain, dans une semaine, l’année prochaine), Making suggestions and invitations
• Module 12: Futur proche (aller + infinitive)
• Module 13: Futur simple: Introduction and conjugation
• Module 14: Talking about holiday and weekend plans
• Module 15: Writing emails about future plans

Week 4

• Module 16: Verbs expressing preferences (aimer, préférer, détester), discussing hobbies & interests
• Module 17: Expressing agreement/disagreement, Using parce que and donc to express opinions and reasons
• Module 18: Verbs followed by infinitive (aimer + infinitif, préférer, vouloir)
• Module 19: Introduction to conditional (je voudrais, tu aimerais)
• Module 20: Writing a review (film, book)

Week 5

• Module 21: Vocabulary: Shopping, clothing, customer interactions, asking for assistance or help
• Module 22: Imperative (giving instructions and commands), Role-playing customer interactions
• Module 23: Direct object pronouns (me, te, le, la, l’, les, nous, vous, les)
• Module 24: Indirect object pronouns (me, te, lui, nous, vous, leur)
• Module 25: Expressing necessity & obligation (il faut, devoir + infinitive), Writing formal emails (requests and complaints)

Week 6

• Module 26: Booking accommodations and tickets, Travel-related vocabulary (transport, hotel, etc.)
• Module 27: Expressing preferences when traveling (J’aimerais, Je préfère), Asking for and giving directions
• Module 28: Using pronouns “y” and “en” (Il y a, J’en veux, J’y vais)
• Module 29: Using prepositions with locations (à, en, chez, dans)
• Module 30: Writing a travel itinerary

Week 7

• Module 31: Vocabulary: Events, vacations and memories, Common storytelling expressions (Autrefois, quand j’étais petit(e), il y a longtemps), Expressing duration in the past (pendant, depuis, il y a)
• Module 32: Passé composé vs. imparfait: Differences and usage
• Module 33: Imparfait conjugation and usage
• Module 34: Passé composé conjugation and usage
• Module 35: Narrating past events and stories, Writing diary entries and short narratives

Week 8

• Module 36: Vocabulary: Health and well-being, problem-solving
• Module 37: Conditional tense, for giving advice (je voudrais, tu devrais, si j’étais toi, j’irais)
• Module 38: Using devoir, pouvoir to give recommendations
• Module 39: Hypothetical situations (si j’étais toi, je ferais…), Making hypothetical suggestions (Si j’étais toi, je ferais…)
• Module 40: Writing advice to a friend

Week 9

• Module 41: Educational vocabulary and talking about studies
• Module 42: Workplace, job applications, educational goals
• Module 43: Relative pronouns: qui, que and dont
• Module 44: Using relative clauses to add details (La ville où je vis, Le travail que j’aime)
• Module 45: Writing a formal email (Cher Monsieur/Madame…)

Week 10

• Module 46: Review: Key verbs, present and future tense (futur proche & futur simple)
• Module 47: Review: Key verbs and past tenses (passé composé, imparfait)
• Module 48: Review: Key topics from the course
• Module 49: Role-play: Everyday real-world dialogues
• Module 50: Final assessment (Speaking practice & writing task)

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Learning Outcomes

By completing this A2-level French course, you will be able to:

* Communicate about personal experiences and future plans with more details and fluency

* Express opinions, preferences, and feelings in conversations (e.g., likes, dislikes, comparisons)

* Understand and use past tenses (passé composé & imparfait) to describe past events and experiences

* Make suggestions, give advice, and express necessity (e.g., Tu devrais..., Il faut..., Si j’étais toi…)

* Handle everyday situations with greater confidence, including shopping, travel, and work interactions

* Engage in longer dialogues and role-plays, including formal and informal conversations

* Read and understand short articles, emails, and everyday texts (e.g., travel guides, reviews, personal stories)

* Write structured paragraphs, including emails, personal narratives, and informal messages

This course will boost your fluency and confidence in real-life social, travel, and professional situations while reinforcing key grammar and vocabulary.

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About The French Club

The French Club is a global French-learning community focused on real, practical fluency. Founded in September 2024, it has grown into 24 international Meetup chapters across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, with 35,000+ members and a structured curriculum built in-house (200 modules, from A1 to B2, about 4,000 pages).

Here on Meetup, you’ll find our FREE live events including the full 10-week A1-B1 courses, A1-B1 homework sessions, student-led events, and occasional special events.

You’ll also see free learning events hosted by members of our teaching team, community leaders, and student collaborators.