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Unit 1 : Introductions 
 

Unit 1 : Chapter 1. Salutations and Small Talk 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Express Gratitude  ● Be Introduced to Adjectival Agreement 
● Greet People  ● Form Basic Sentences 
● Make Small Talk with Strangers  ● Learn First Person Singular and Second Person Plural 
● Say Goodbye  Stressed Pronouns 
● Talk About Days, Months, Seasons, and Weather  ● Learn the Definite Articles 
● Use the Verb Faire in Weather Sentences 
 

Unit 1 : Chapter 2. Languages and Origins 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Ask Where Someone Is From  ● Form Either / Or Questions 
● Ask Whether Someone Speaks a Language  ● Form Questions Without Inversion 
● Get Someone's Attention  ● Practice Negation 
● Talk About Countries  ● Practice the Definite Article 
● Use the Preposition De 
   

 
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Unit 1 : Chapter 3. Introductions and Professions 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Ask Someone's Name  ● Conjugate S'appeler 
● Become Familiar with Names  ● Form Nouns Denoting Professions 
● Introduce Yourself and Another Person  ● Use Possessive Adjectives 
● Respond to Introductions  ● Use Stressed Pronouns 
● Say What Job You Do  ● Use Être in the First and Third Person Singular and 
Second Person Plural 
 

Unit 1 : Chapter 4. Personal Info and Preferences 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Give Your Phone Number and Email Address  ● Count up to One Hundred 
● Say the Day of the Week  ● Learn the Possessive Adjective Votre 
● Say Your Favorite Colors and Food Items  ● Practice Verbs Ending in -er 
● State Where You Live  ● Use the Interrogative Adjective Quel 
● Tell Your Age  ● Use the Verb Avoir 
 

Unit 2 : Connections 
 

Unit 2 : Chapter 1. Places and Directions 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Ask for Directions  ● Learn to Use the Preposition À 
● Get Help Finding Places Using a Map  ● Practice Adjective Agreement with Masculine, Feminine 
● Identify Important Places and Facilities Around Town  and Plural Nouns 
● Talk About Places You Know  ● Practice the Preposition De 
● Understand Directions as They Are Given to You  ● Use the Verb Être in the First and Third Person Singular 
● Use the Verb Être in the Second and Third Person Plural 
   

 
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Unit 2 : Chapter 2. Currency and Counting 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Ask for the Color of an Item in a Store  ● Conjugate the Verbs Avoir, Faire, Pouvoir, and Vouloir 
● Ask for the Size of an Item in a Store  ● Practice Formulating Questions Using the Interrogative 
● Deal with Currency  Pronoun Quel 
● Learn and Practice Basic Mathematical Operations  ● Practice the Plural 
● Negotiate Basic Transactions in Stores  ● Review the Position of Adjectives 
● Use the Demonstrative Pronouns Ce, Cette, and Ces 
 

Unit 2 : Chapter 3. Food and Drink Culture 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Ask for the Bill  ● Know the Different Forms of "What" in French 
● Follow Directions to Prepare Something Simple to Eat  ● Practice the Partitive Articles Du, De la, and Des 
● Gain Insight into French Food Culture  ● Practice the Verb Aimer Bien 
● Order Drinks and Meals  ● Use the Verb Aller in the Near Future 
● Understand Common Phrases Used at Restaurants  ● Use Que and Qu'est-ce que in Questions 
 

Unit 2 : Chapter 4. Transportation and Payment 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Ask for the Price of an Item  ● Conjugate the Verbs Payer and Accepter 
● Deal with Large Numbers  ● Conjugate the Verbs Vendre and Vouloir 
● Discuss Payment Methods  ● Count Using Ordinal Numbers 
● Handle Currency with Ease  ● Practice the Usage of Un and Une 
● Take a Taxi and Pay the Fare  ● Use the Plural Form Des 
 

Unit 2 : Chapter 5. Help and Requests 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Accept or Decline Help  ● Conjugate the Verb Avoir Mal in the 1st Person Singular 
● Ask for and Offer Help  and 2nd Person Plural 
● Describe Emergency Situations  ● Correctly Place the Object Pronoun Me in a Sentence 
● Gain Knowledge of Emergency Services  ● Form the Perfect Tense in the First Person Singular 
● Talk About Things You Lost or Forgot  ● Practice the Use of Possessive Adjectives 
● Use the Preposition À with Definite Articles Le and Les 

 
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Unit 2 : Chapter 6. Clarification and Explanation 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Ask and Tell What a Word or Phrase Means  ● Form the Comparative 
● Communicate Your Ability to Understand  ● Practice Negation 
● Request to Repeat or Slow Down  ● Practice the Perfect Tense 
● Use the Pronoun On 
● Use Qu'est-ce que and Qu'est-ce qui 
 

Unit 2 : Chapter 7. Dates and Appointments 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Ask and Tell the Time  ● Correctly Use Partitive Articles Du, De la, and Des 
● Ask What Something Is  ● Practice the Perfect Tense with the Auxiliary Avoir 
● Ask Whether Something is Right or Wrong  ● Understand and Use Il faut 
● Talk About Major Holidays  ● Use a Variety of Question Words 
● Talk About the Date (Day, Month, Year)  ● Use Linking Words Alors, D'ailleurs, and Peut-être 
 

Unit 2 : Chapter 8. Relatives and Pets 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Address Family Members Using Kinship Words  ● Ask a Question: Intonation, Inversion, and Est-ce que 
● Comment on Pets  ● Use Adjectives in the Masculine and Feminine Form 
● Describe People and Animals Physically  ● Use Interrogative Pronouns Qui, Quoi, Où and Quand 
● Describe What Someone Is Doing at the Moment  ● Use Possessive Adjectives 
● Talk About Personality Types  ● Use Possessive Pronouns in the Singular Form 
 

Unit 2 : Chapter 9. Household Rooms and Items 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Describe What Color Something Is  ● Correctly Position Adjectives 
● Refer to Furniture  ● Practice Adjective Agreement 
● Refer to General Places  ● Understand Prepositional Phrases 
● Refer to Rooms and Locations in a House  ● Use Expressions with Avoir 
● Use Location and Relational Words  ● Use the Imperative Form 
 

 
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Unit 2 : Chapter 10. Career and Hobbies 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Accept an Invitation  ● Know How to Use Savoir vs Connaître 
● Politely Decline an Invitation  ● Practice the Near Future Tense 
● Share Likes and Dislikes  ● Practice the Perfect Tense 
● Talk About Careers and Professions  ● Understand the Use of C'est 
● Talk About Hobbies  ● Use Some French Abbreviations 
 

Unit 3 : Community 
 

Unit 3 : Chapter 1. Friends and Relationships 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Describe Your Workplace  ● Conjugate -er Verbs in the 2nd Person Singular 
● Inquire About Somebody's Habits  ● Practice the Direct Object Pronoun Te 
● Offer to Buy Somebody a Drink  ● Practice Using Possessive Adjectives 
● Start a Conversation  ● Understand the Position of Adverbs in French 
● Use Terms of Endearment  ● Use Some Reciprocal Verbs 
 

Unit 3 : Chapter 2. Cooking and Eating 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Express That You Do Not Like Something  ● Construct the Imperative Form 
● Refer to Food Preparation Processes  ● Form the Negation Pas de 
● Say You Like or Dislike Certain Dishes  ● Learn the Construction Faire + Infinitive 
● Talk About the Ingredients of a Dish  ● Use the Direct Object Pronouns Me and La 
● Use Food Vocabulary and Measurements  ● Use the Partitive Articles Du, De la, and Des 
   

 
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Unit 3 : Chapter 3. Weather and Landscapes 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Offer to Do Something  ● Construct the Near Future 
● Talk About the Land  ● Practice the Imperative 
● Talk About the Seasons  ● Understand Indirect Object Pronouns 
● Talk About the Weather  ● Use the Pronoun Y 
● Use Proper Measurement for Temperature  ● Use Il fait and Il y a with Weather Expressions 
 

Unit 3 : Chapter 4. Shopping and Apparel 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Express Quantities  ● Form the Expression Avoir besoin de 
● Express Your Needs and Wants  ● Practice the Imperative 
● Inquire About Store Hours  ● Start Using the Future Tense 
● Name Different Types of Stores  ● Use Some Reflexive Verbs 
● Say What You Need for School or Work  ● Use the Direct Object Pronoun "it": le, la, les, l' 
 

Unit 3 : Chapter 5. Tasks and Errands 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Talk About What You Want or Need to Do Every Day  ● Express Necessity or Obligation with Devoir 
● Invite Someone to Join You for an Activity  ● Practice Formulating Questions with the Verb Pouvoir 
● Name a Few Shops and Businesses  ● Use the Verb Aller with the Preposition À 
● Use Basic Banking and Financial Terms  ● Use Quelques 
● Use the Post Office 
 

Unit 3 : Chapter 6. Recreation and Relaxation 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Describe Plans for the Summer  ● Understand the Imperative in the Negative Form 
● Describe Plans for the Weekend  ● Use the Conditional 
● Make Plans for an Activity  ● Use the Future 
● Remind Someone to Bring Something 
● Suggest Going Somewhere 
 

 
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Unit 3 : Chapter 7. Travel and Tourism 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Ask About and Discuss a Famous Person  ● Form the Imperfect Tense for -er Verbs 
● Ask to See Famous or Local Places  ● Learn Another Use of Bien 
● Offer to Do Something  ● Practice Forming the Perfect Tense with -er Verbs 
● State an Idea  ● Use Devoir in the Conditional Tense as "Should" 
● Talk About Something You Learned 
 

Unit 3 : Chapter 8. Physical Descriptions and Humor 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Add Humor to a Situation  ● Learn Another Way to Say "Yes" in French 
● Describe a Person's Personality  ● Review the Position of French Adjectives 
● Describe Someone's Appearance  ● Use the Demonstrative Pronoun Celui 
● Express Uncertainty  ● Use the Imperative 
● Use Color and Furniture Vocabulary  ● Use the Imperfect 
 

Unit 3 : Chapter 9. Opinions and Popular Culture 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Ask About an Art Event  ● Practice the Future Tense 
● Say If You Are Familiar with Someone or Something  ● Practice the Present Tense 
● Talk About Famous Local Authors  ● Use the Recent Past with Venir de 
● Talk About Local Music  ● Use the Passé Composé with Avoir 
● Understand When an Event Will Take Place  ● Use the Passé Composé with Être 

 
   

 
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Unit 4 : Lifestyle 
 

Unit 4 : Chapter 1. Historic People and Events 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Ask About Wars or Other Important Events  ● Be Introduced to the Perfect Infinitive 
● Ask for Information, Details, and Explanations During a  ● Learn About the Historical Present 
Conversation  ● Use Adverbs of Time to Describe the Order of Events 
● Be the First to Start a Conversation  ● Use Connective Words 
● Discuss French Political Life Nowadays  ● Use the Passé Composé with Être and Avoir 
● Talk About Local Historical Figures 
 

Unit 4 : Chapter 2. Hospital and Pharmacy 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Describe Feelings of Pain or Illness  ● Learn and Use En as a Pronoun 
● Name a Kind of Medicine  ● Practice the Future Tense 
● Name Body Parts  ● Review the Phrase Avoir mal à 
● Respond to Medical Questions  ● Use Reflexive Verbs in the Passé Composé 
● Schedule an Appointment  ● Use Reflexive Verbs to Describe an Accident 
 

Unit 4 : Chapter 3. Thoughts and Emotions 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Describe a Childhood or Past Experience  ● Practice Using Question Tags 
● Describe or Explain Your Emotions  ● Use Colloquial Negation Pas 
● Express Feelings  ● Use Some Interjections 
● Offer Sympathy  ● Use the Imperfect and the Perfect Tense Within One 
● Understand French Slang Le Verlan  Sentence 
● Use En avoir + Expressions of Irritation 
   

 
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Unit 4 : Chapter 4. College and University Life 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Ask What School Somebody Attended  ● Conjugate Verbs Ending in -ier 
● Discuss the Different Universities in France  ● Conjugate Être and Aller in the Future Tense 
● Express Pride  ● Learn the Conditional of the Verbs Pouvoir and Être 
● Inquire About Field of Study  ● Practice the Imperfect Tense with Avoir in the First 
● Talk About Your Daily Routine  Person Singular 
● Use Irregular Superlative Forms with Adjectives 
 

Unit 4 : Chapter 5. Family and Name Origins 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Ask About the Origin of a Name  ● Combine Direct and Indirect Pronouns 
● Comment on Someone's Name  ● Conjugate the Verb Voir in the Present Tense 
● Describe the Nature of a Guest's Visit  ● Construct the Imperfect Tense in French 
● Identify Your Relationship with Someone  ● Use Direct Object Pronouns 
● Use Various Expressions to Introduce Someone  ● Use French Expressions as Question Tags 
 

Unit 4 : Chapter 6. Food Allergies and Ingredients 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Ask if Someone Wants to Taste a Food  ● Construct the Subjunctive 
● Ask Whether a Dish Contains Certain Ingredients  ● Learn Colloquial Expressions 
● Give Compliments on Food  ● Place and Learn Adverbs 
● Talk About Hunger and Food Cravings 
● Talk About One's Dietary Habits 
 

Unit 4 : Chapter 7. Social Events and Gatherings 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Compliment Someone on Their Clothing or Appearance  ● Form the Imperative with Reflexive Verbs 
● Describe How to Plan and Carry Out an Event  ● Practice the Imperfect 
● Express That One Event is Dependent on Another  ● Practice the Near Future 
● Say You Have to Verify Something  ● Use the Present Subjunctive 
● Talk About Personal Care and Grooming  ● Use Time Prepositions 

 
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Unit 4 : Chapter 8. Sports and Fitness 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Comment on an Activity and Its Effects  ● Form the Past Perfect with Avoir and Être 
● Discuss Sport and Exercise Habits  ● Form the Present Subjunctive with Être 
● Invite Someone to Join a Group  ● Use Expressions of Time and Adverbs of Frequency 
● Talk About Your Favorite Sports  ● Use the Present to Talk About Future Events 
● Talk About Your Interests and Hobbies  ● Use Jouer à and Faire de with Sports Activities 
 

Unit 4 : Chapter 9. Movies and TV 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Ask for an Opinion  ● Construct Hypothetical Sentences with If-Clauses 
● Describe Aspects of Movie Making  ● Form the Imperfect Tense 
● Discuss a Movie or Acting  ● Use Superlatives Followed by the Subjunctive 
● Give a Contrary Opinion  ● Use the Adverbial Pronoun En 
● Give a Presentation of a Movie 
 

Unit 5 : Ambitions 
 

Unit 5 : Chapter 1. Airports and Customs 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Understand a Voice Message From the Airlines About  ● Learn a New Way to Say "Please" 
Changes to a Flight Schedule  ● Make Various Negative Sentences in French 
● Explain Basic Rules, Policies, or Laws  ● Talk in the Past with the Passé Composé and the 
● Interact with Airport Employees  Imperfect 
● Present and Request Identification  ● Use Possessive Adjectives 
● Respond to Security Questions and Commands  ● Use the Indefinite Subject Pronoun On 
   

 
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Unit 5 : Chapter 2. Hotels and Local Attractions 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Ask For and Follow Directions to Get From One   ● Practice the Imperative 
Place to Another  ● Speak Formal French 
● Check in to and out of a Hotel  ● Use Neutral On 
● Discuss Hotel Features and Services  ● Use the Negations Ne...rien, Ne...aucun, Ne… 
● Express Future Desires  personne, and Ne...jamais 
● Offer Help  ● Use Être in the Passé Composé 
 

Unit 5 : Chapter 3. House Hunting and Moving 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Accentuate the Positive Aspects of a Living Space  ● Conjugate the Verb Être in the Conditional 
● Discuss Features of Homes or Apartments  ● Learn About Negative Infinitives 
● Inquire About Possible Homes  ● Speak Formal French Using the First Person Plural 
● Outline Steps to Take Before Moving In  ● Use Difficile/Facile à Versus Difficile/Facile de 
● Talk About Your Family History  ● Use L'imparfait for Things That Used to Happen 
Regularly 
 

Unit 5 : Chapter 4. Utilities and Repair 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Ask for a Technician or Repairman  ● Practice Formal French 
● Describe a Problem with a Utility or Appliance  ● Practice the Imperative in the Second Person Plural 
● Discuss Setting up Utilities  ● Understand the Usage of Ce vs Ça 
● Establish a Time Frame for Services  ● Use Adverbs of Time and Temporal Words 
● Give Contact and Billing Information  ● Use Plural Possessive Adjectives 
   

 
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Unit 5 : Chapter 5. Education and Career 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Discuss Schooling Options  ● Place and Use Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns 
● Discuss the Consequences of a Decision  ● Practice the Passive Voice 
● Make a Presentation About the History of a School  ● Understand the Difference Between Penser à and 
● Mention Hearsay  Penser de 
● Talk About Features of Schools  ● Use the Indefinite Subject Pronoun On 
● Use the Reflexive Verb Se demander 

Unit 5 : Chapter 6. Emergencies and Aid 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Describe an Emergency Situation  ● Learn Expressions of Time and Speed 
● Express Fear and Urgency  ● Practice Using Être in the Passé Composé 
● Present on Something Learned in the Media  ● Use the Imperative Mood 
● Request and Offer Emergency Aid  ● Use Qu'est-ce qui and Qu'est-ce que 
● Request or Provide an Address or Location 
 

Unit 5 : Chapter 7. Household and Lifestyle 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Apologize and Ask for Forgiveness  ● Conjugate Stem-Changing Verbs 
● Ask Someone to Do a Chore  ● Conjugate Verbs in the Third Person Plural in the 
● Be Sarcastic in French  Present Tense 
● Express Annoyance or Anger  ● Form and Use the Present Participle 
● Give an Excuse  ● Use the Imperative Mood with Être 
● Use Faire with Household Chores 
   

 
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Unit 5 : Chapter 8. Hair and Beauty Services 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Arrange or Reschedule an Appointment  ● Be Introduced to the Immediate Past Tense 
● Discuss Beauty Salon Services  ● Differentiate Between Aller chez and Aller à la/au 
● Make and Ask About Appointments  ● Learn Different Ways to Say "Only" 
● Request and Discuss Hairstyles  ● Use Inversion to Ask a Question 
● Use Faire + Infinitive with a Causative Meaning 
 

Unit 5 : Chapter 9. Events and Schedules 

Conversational Goals  Grammar Goals 
● Discuss Certain Obligations  ● Conjugate Se Rappeler in the Imperative Form 
● Discuss When Events Occur  ● Use Temporal Adverbs 
● Remind Someone of an Event  ● Use the Suffixes Ci and Là with Demonstrative 
● Talk About a Person's Availability  Adjectives 

 
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