Distance learning
Free
Formattemp
"Nuove Frontiere Lavoro," in collaboration with the training organization "Idee Insieme" and thanks to the "Formatemp" fund, is publishing a "Basic French" course online.
The “Basic French” training course aims to provide basic linguistic skills corresponding to level A1, the first of the six-level assessment scale of the CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
OBJECTIVES: The course allows you to acquire the following skills:
- Listening - recognize familiar words and simple expressions relating to oneself, one's family and one's immediate environment.
- Interaction - asking and answering questions on familiar topics and routine activities.
- Spoken production - use simple expressions and sentences to describe where you live and the people you meet, your job, your educational background and living conditions.
- Written production - filling in forms with personal details, taking simple notes and writing short messages.
Students will practice listening, comprehension, and text production. Multimedia tools will be used in the virtual classroom.
FUNDING BODY: Formatemp
PROMOTING BODY: New Frontiers Work spa
IMPLEMENTING BODY: Idee Insieme soc.coop.soc.
COST: the course is free (funded by Formatemp);
DURATION: 108 HOURS from 20 OCTOBER to 22 DECEMBER 2025 – 27 days of 4 hours in the VIRTUAL CLASSROOM (online);
CERTIFICATE: of attendance (minimum 70% of total hours including attendance at mandatory lessons);
VIRTUAL CLASSROOM LESSONS: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM;
PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS: the course is aimed at candidates for temporary work assignments (both unemployed and out of work) registered and selected by the Employment Agency ;
- for foreigners, knowledge of the Italian language and grammar, even if NOT certified;
- you need a desktop PC, laptop, or tablet with a stable connection, webcam, and microphone;
SELECTION METHOD: Access to the course will take place through several preliminary steps:
- Correct submission of the required documentation;
- Analysis of the CV submitted;
- Check the connection devices to be carried out in videoconference;
SELECTIONS: Those who have joined will be contacted by email to confirm (by 16/10/2025 at 18.00 pm) the verification of the videoconference connection devices scheduled for 17/10/2025 from 10.30 am onwards in a group;
REGISTRATION: Those selected will be contacted by email and phone (by 10:18.00 PM on October 17, 2025) to attend the first day of the course on October 20, 2025, at 10:15.00 PM on the online platform after sending the entry link.
Course modules
1.1
Basic French A1
Entrance test for the evaluation of initial skills
GRAMMAR AND SYNTAX
Alphabet
The rules of phonetics
Affirmative sentence structure
Personal subject pronouns
Reflexive personal pronouns
Personal pronouns as object complement
Relative pronouns
Complement pronouns en ey
Definite, indefinite, and partitive articles
Negative proposition: the use of ne and pas
Peculiarities of the negative proposition with plus, jamais, aucun, personne, ni et ni, rien
The apparent denial: ne que
The different forms of interrogative sentences
Interrogative adjectives and pronouns
Conjunctions
Gender and number agreement: the feminine and plural of nouns and adjectives, general rules and specifics
Possessive adjectives and pronouns
Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
Ordinal and cardinal numeral adjectives
The expression of the hour
Simple and complex prepositions
Adverbs of time and manner
The comparative of quality, quantity and action
The absolute and relative superlative
The verb: regular and irregular verb forms
Verb conjugation:
present (présent), Gallicisms (gallicisms), past perfect (passé composé), formation and agreement of the past participle, imperfect (imparfait), imperative (impératif), future (futur), conditional (conditionnel)
The first, second and third type conditional sentences
Auxiliaries
Reflexive verbs
Modal verbs
Formal/informal language
LEXICON
Greetings
The presentation
The family
The days of the week, the months and the seasons of the year
The four operations of mathematics
Daily activities
Countries and nationalities
The parts of the body
The means of transport
Idiomatic expressions
The house
Shopping
The most contaminated
The Kitchen
End-of-module test to evaluate acquired skills
EXERCISES AND SIMULATIONS
Using the grammatical rules, syntax, and vocabulary learned, participants will practice developing the four essential skills:
READ: understand public communications; read short factual texts and demonstrate understanding of the content; demonstrate understanding of language structure.
WRITING: Use words appropriately and accurately in different written contexts and be able to produce variations on simple sentences.
ECOUTER: understand, by listening to short statements, the meaning of the dialogue in order to extract factual information (times, dates, etc.), show appreciation of the speakers' attitudes and intentions.
SPEAKING: interacting in situations that simulate authentic communication to ask and understand questions and give appropriate answers; speaking freely to express emotions, reactions, etc.; greeting and responding to people (in person and on the phone); introducing oneself; asking for and providing personal details; helping others express their ideas by interrupting a conversation; starting a new topic, changing the subject, resuming or continuing the topic.