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Twenty-four sessions, from your first bonjour to verified A1

A complete A1 syllabus in twenty-four recorded sessions — the five verbs French actually runs on, the grammar underneath them, and the words to use them on. Learn at 5am or at midnight; the classroom is always open.

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About ₵40 a session — and they stay yours for good.

Level
Complete beginner → A1 (CEFR)
Sessions
24 across 6 modules
Format
24 recorded sessions
Access
Lifetime access, including every future update
Starts
The day you pay
Certificate
Yes, on passing session 24
What is inside 6 modules · 24 sessions

six modules.
twenty-four sessions.

Module 01

Foundations & Identity

Sessions 1–4
4 sessions
  1. 01 Greetings & the alphabet Je m’appelle… Bonjour, Salut, Au revoir · the alphabet A–Z · the accents é, è, ç
  2. 02 Numbers 0–30 & subject pronouns Je, tu, il, elle, on, nous, vous, ils, elles Numbers 0–30, including vingt and trente
  3. 03 The verb être & definite articles Je suis, tu es, il est, nous sommes, vous êtes, ils sont le, la, l’, les — telling a noun’s gender from its article
  4. 04 Identity & indefinite articles un, une, des — and the zero article after être Professions and nationalities

Learning objectives

  • Greet people formally and informally, and spell your own name aloud
  • Count to thirty and use the nine subject pronouns in their proper order
  • Conjugate être in the present, and tell a noun’s gender from its article
  • State your profession and nationality with the right article — or none at all

By the end you can

  • Introduce yourself by name, profession and nationality
  • Spell any French word out loud, accents included
  • Know why French says “Je suis étudiant”, never “Je suis un étudiant”
Module 02

Daily Life & Expression

Sessions 5–8
4 sessions
  1. 05 Regular -er verbs & likes/dislikes Radical + -e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, -ent parler, habiter, aimer · j’adore, j’aime, je n’aime pas, je déteste
  2. 06 Time, days & months et quart, et demie, moins le quart — and the 12- vs 24-hour clock Lundi to dimanche · janvier to décembre
  3. 07 The verb avoir & possession J’ai, tu as, il a, nous avons, vous avez, ils ont mon/ma/mes, ton/ta/tes, son/sa/ses — and why it is mon amie
  4. 08 Family & description Describing people with être la mère, le père, la sœur, le frère, le fils, la fille · grand, petit, fort

Learning objectives

  • Conjugate any regular -er verb and say what you love, like and hate
  • Give the day, the month and the time on both the 12- and the 24-hour clock
  • Conjugate avoir and show possession with the correct adjective
  • Name the people in your family and describe how they look

By the end you can

  • Build your own sentences from any -er verb instead of reciting phrases
  • Make an appointment for a specific day and hour, and understand the reply
  • Say mon amie rather than ma amie — and know exactly why
Module 03

Navigation & Assessment

Sessions 9–12
4 sessions
  1. 09 Aller & place contractions à + le = au · à + la = à la · à + les = aux Je vais, tu vas, il va, nous allons, vous allez, ils vont
  2. 10 City directions Allez tout droit · tournez à gauche / à droite · où est… ? la gare, la banque, le supermarché
  3. 11 Numbers 30–100 & questions est-ce que, and asking by intonation alone 70 = soixante-dix · 80 = quatre-vingts · 90 = quatre-vingt-dix
  4. 12 Midterm review Peer-to-peer dialogue and drills across sessions 1–11 Speaking goal: introduce yourself with name, age, profession and one hobby

Learning objectives

  • Conjugate aller and contract à with the definite articles without hesitating
  • Ask for directions in a city, and follow the answer you are given
  • Count to one hundred, including the arithmetic hiding inside 70, 80 and 90
  • Ask a question two ways — with est-ce que, and with intonation alone

By the end you can

  • Say where you are going without stalling over au, à la or aux
  • Stop a stranger, ask where something is, and actually understand the reply
  • Hear quatre-vingt-dix-neuf and know instantly that it means 99
  • Pass the midterm: a spoken self-introduction with name, age, profession and a hobby
Module 04

Dining & The Home

Sessions 13–16
4 sessions
  1. 13 Food & partitive articles du, de la, des — and how they all become de after a negative le pain, le fromage, les légumes
  2. 14 Café roleplay Je voudrais… · s’il vous plaît · l’addition Payer par carte, payer en espèces
  3. 15 Rooms & furniture Describing a home room by room la cuisine, le salon, la chambre · la table, la chaise, le lit, le canapé
  4. 16 Prepositions of place Simple and compound prepositions sur, sous, dans, devant, derrière · à côté de, en face de

Learning objectives

  • Name everyday food and handle the partitive articles du, de la and des
  • Order, pay and ask for the bill in a café
  • Name the rooms of a home and the furniture inside them
  • Place an object in space with both simple and compound prepositions

By the end you can

  • Order a meal and settle the bill entirely in French
  • Say “Je n’ai pas de pain” correctly without stopping to think
  • Describe where you live, room by room
  • Tell somebody exactly where a thing is — on, under, next to, facing
Module 05

Lifestyle & Routine

Sessions 17–20
4 sessions
  1. 17 Hobbies & the verb faire Je fais, tu fais, il fait, nous faisons, vous faites, ils font faire du vélo, faire du piano — faire du / de la for sport and music
  2. 18 Weather & seasons Impersonal expressions with il il fait beau, il fait froid, il pleut · le printemps, l’été, l’automne, l’hiver
  3. 19 Clothes & demonstrative adjectives ce, cet, cette, ces un pantalon, une robe, des chaussures
  4. 20 Morning routine — pronominal verbs me, te, se, nous, vous, se se réveiller, se lever, se laver

Learning objectives

  • Conjugate faire and use faire du / de la for sports and instruments
  • Talk about the weather and name the four seasons
  • Name clothing and point things out with ce, cet, cette and ces
  • Use reflexive pronouns to describe a routine you do every day

By the end you can

  • Say what you do with your free time, not only what you are
  • Open a conversation the way French speakers actually do — with the weather
  • Point at something in a shop and name it precisely
  • Narrate your whole morning, from waking up to walking out of the door
Module 06

Future & Final Review

Sessions 21–24
4 sessions
  1. 21 Le futur proche Subject + aller in the present + infinitive Je vais manger · Nous allons visiter Paris
  2. 22 Making & refusing invitations Inviting, accepting and declining politely Tu veux… ? · Ça te dit de… ? · Oui, avec plaisir ! · Ça marche ! · Désolé(e), je ne peux pas
  3. 23 Comprehensive review The big five — être, avoir, aller, faire and regular -er verbs Negation with ne… pas, and every question form you have met
  4. 24 Final A1 exam Reading comprehension, a written profile, and a 2-minute oral monologue Verification of A1 proficiency against the CEFR standard

Learning objectives

  • Form the futur proche and talk about what you are going to do
  • Invite somebody out, accept an invitation, and refuse one without offence
  • Consolidate the five core verbs, negation and the question forms
  • Sit and pass the final A1 assessment

By the end you can

  • Make a plan with somebody — for tonight, for the weekend, for next year
  • Turn an invitation down and still sound warm
  • Handle être, avoir, aller, faire and -er verbs without pausing to assemble them
  • Finish with your A1 level verified against the CEFR standard
How your work gets marked Four rhythms

pre-recorded.
not unattended.

The lessons are recorded so you can take them at your own hour. The marking is not automated — a real teacher listens to your French and answers in her own voice.

01 Course portal

After every session

A downloadable PDF worksheet and a short self-marking quiz in the course portal. Instant score, and an explanation of anything you missed.

02 WhatsApp

Speaking practice

You record a voice note in French and send it to Grace on WhatsApp. She sends back a personal voice note with corrections, usually within 72 hours.

03 Email & live

The midterm — session 12

Peer-to-peer dialogue and interactive drills across sessions 1 to 11, then a spoken self-introduction covering your name, age, profession and one hobby. Written work goes to gracetakyi081@gmail.com.

04 Email & Zoom

The final exam — session 24

Three parts: a short reading comprehension, a written basic profile, and a two-minute oral monologue. This is the assessment the certificate rests on.

Grace Takyi, French teacher and founder of ESFEL
Your tutor Grace

the person on
the other end.

Grace Takyi is a Ghanaian French teacher and the founder of ESFEL — École savoir français en ligne. She teaches French on YouTube for free, hosts live webinars and seminars, and runs advocacy sessions in Ghanaian basic schools.

Her students are absolute beginners, exam candidates, traders and professionals working across francophone West Africa, and schoolchildren meeting the language for the first time. Some are seventy. Some are nine.

She records every lesson in this course herself, and she marks every Défi herself. When you send a voice note, it is Grace who listens to it.

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Certificate

you finish with
something to show.

ESFEL Certificate of Completion

Awarded on passing the final exam in session 24 — a short reading comprehension, a written basic profile, and a two-minute oral monologue.

A digital certificate, signed and issued with a verification code, stating the course, the twenty-four sessions completed and the level reached: A1, verified against the CEFR standard. Sized for LinkedIn and for a job application.

session one
starts today.

One payment of ₵1,000 for all twenty-four sessions. Lifetime access, every future update included.

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Questions? Write to gracetakyi081@gmail.com