Course Details

French for Beginners 2

Academic Year 2026/27

VYF002 course is not part of any programme in the faculty

To the extent of obligatory and optional subjekt of „French for Begginers I“

Credits

2 credits

Language of instruction

Czech

Semester

summer

Course Guarantor

Mgr. Markéta Horváthová

Institute

Institute of Social Sciences

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit

Entry Knowledge

French for Beginners (VYF001) or completion of any French course at the VYF001 level.

Aims

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
Grammar & Language Knowledge

  • Correctly conjugate Group 2 verbs (e.g., finir), irregular verbs acheter, payer, prendre, boire, and the versatile verb faire.
  • Use partitive articles (du, de la, de l', des) to express unspecified quantities of food and drink.
  • Form and practically apply the imperative mood to give directions and instructions.
  • Use adverbs of frequency (toujours, parfois, jamais) to express the regularity and repetition of actions.

Communication & Practical Skills

  • Shop in stores, order food and drinks in restaurants or cafés, ask for prices, and handle payments.
  • Describe their daily diet, eating habits, and food preferences.
  • Ask for directions, understand navigation in an unfamiliar setting, and describe their city or village, including available services and transport.
  • Talk about sports, leisure activities, and the weather using the verb faire.
  • Respond effectively in everyday situations related to shopping, travel, and dining within the scope of Units 3 and 4.

Basic Literature

L. Mesdorff-Pouilly: Édito-méthode de francais, A1; 2e édition, Didier, 2022 (fr)
L. Mesdorff-Pouilly: Édito-méthode de francais, A1; 2e édition, Didier, 2022 (fr)
R. Amoravain: Édito- cahier d´activités, A1; Didier, 2022 (fr)
R. Amoravain: Édito- cahier d´activités, A1; Didier, 2022 (fr)

Prerequisites

French for Beginners (VYF001) or completion of any French course at the VYF001 level.

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/306462

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

  • Week 1: Review of Units 1 and 2: first-group verbs, avoir, être; introducing oneself

  • Week 2: Shops, food, groceries, drinks; What do I like?

  • Week 3: The verbs acheter, payer, prendre, boire

  • Week 4: The partitive article; I eat / I drink / I'll have...

  • Week 5: Going shopping, asking for the price

  • Week 6: Second-group verbs (finir); ordering in a restaurant

  • Week 7: My daily menu / what I eat in a day

  • Week 8: The verb to do/make (faire) and its uses (activities, hobbies, weather)

  • Week 9: The city, places in the city, my city; il y a (there is/are)

  • Week 10: Means of transport; the imperative mood; asking for directions

  • Week 11: How often? Never, sometimes, always/all the time

  • Week 12: Talking about my town/village

  • Week 13: Review of Units 3 and 4; credit test (final test)