
Brian Whitney introduces himself as a French teacher who loves French and teaching, inviting questions and feedback to improve the course.
Learn French naturally through stories and simple conversation, engaging children 8 and older and adults at heart with high-frequency vocabulary and story-based practice in past and present tenses.
Build essential year-long vocabulary in the first part of the video, covering A to Z terms and common phrases like petite poodle for beginner learners.
Explore personal questions and conversational prompts in French, practicing with a conversation partner or reviewing on your own by imagining the instructor speaking with you.
Learn how to tell the story of the three little pigs in French using the past tense, part one, designed for children and the young at heart.
Explore the three little pigs in the past tense as I translate from French to English, using mostly literal, word-for-word rendering to show French construction versus English.
Read and discuss a story in the past tense in French, pause to reflect, and answer questions in French using key question words.
Enhance listening, spelling, and grammar through a French dictation, using a lined sheet, two blank lines for corrections, and punctuation practice.
Practice correcting dictation while mastering French past tenses, imparfait and passé composé, with agreement rules and être in passé composé, using the three little pigs as example.
Discover the present tense in French through les trois petits cochons, première partie, tailored for children and the young at heart.
Read the three little pigs in the present tense and translate it from French to English, illustrating how French works while introducing the tale’s first part.
Master the important vocabulary in the second part video of the course, exploring basic terms to reinforce learning and comprehension.
Practice personal questions in French, part two, to build conversational skills for children and the young at heart.
Explore the second part of Les trois petits cochons in the French past tense, guiding children and the young at heart through the story.
This lesson covers the second part of the three little pigs in the past tense, with pigs asking for straw, wood, and bricks to build houses, including a brick house.
Read a French story in the past tense and discuss it, then answer questions to check understanding. Practice the key question words to stay on track.
Practice the second part of the dictation, focusing on phrases and punctuation. Review the first day's material if you want to reinforce punctuation, then proceed with the new exercise.
Learn when to use the passé composé versus the imparfait in French, distinguishing scene description from action that moves the story forward, with two-part construction and gendered noun notes.
Explore the present tense in French through les trois petits cochons, deuxième partie, designed for children and the young at heart to learn naturally.
In the present tense, the three little pigs seek straw, wood, and bricks to build their houses, with the brick house described as big and solid.
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Learn the vocabulary for twelve crucial terms in the third part of the video, including frappé, souffle, and la porte.
Practice personal questions in French with the third part, focusing on time management and family scenarios, including mom and son, noting the absence of jealousy.
Explore the third part of les trois petits cochons in the passé en français, designed for children and the young at heart to learn through natural storytelling.
Explore past tense storytelling with the three little pigs, as the wolf tries to enter the straw, wood, and brick houses and the pigs respond with fear and clever defense.
Read and discuss in French through lis et discute, troisième partie 1, using a natural approach to build vocabulary and verb usage for children and the young at heart.
Engage in lis et discute, troisième partie 2, to practice reading and discussing French through recurring phrases about souffle, meals, music, and daily life vocabulary.
Engage in third part dictation practice, reading and repeating entire sentences, reviewing phrases, and counting numbers while exploring phrases like la maison Dubois and souffle a souffle.
Practice corrections of dictation by using the passé composé to move the story forward, agreeing past participles with plural subjects, and applying adjective agreement in a French fairy-tale context.
Explore the third part of les trois petits cochons in the present tense french, using a familiar tale to teach natural language for children and the young at heart.
Explore the three little pigs' third part in the present tense as the wolf enters straw and wood houses, blows them down, and the pigs move toward the brick house.
Explore important French vocabulary in the video 'Quatrième Partie' from Learn French Naturally for Children and the young at heart 2. We work with vocabulary in the fourth part.
Practice personal questions in the fourth part of the course, guiding children and the young at heart through personal inquiry in French.
Explore the three little pigs, part four, in passé en français. Designed for children and the young at heart, it teaches the past tense through a familiar story.
Explore the fourth part of the three little pigs, the brick house, the wolf's attempts to blow it down, and the clever chimney escape, all told in the past tense.
Practice reading and discussing French in part four, using songs and dialogues to reinforce listening, speaking, and basic language skills for children and the young at heart.
Join the fourth part of the French dictation course to practice listening and pronunciation with numbers, tones, and phrases for children and the young at heart.
Master the passé composé through a lively dictation exercise about the three little pigs, detailing narrative movement, subject agreement, and expressive storytelling.
Explore the three little pigs, fourth part in French present tense, designed for children and the young at heart, with engaging present tense practice.
The fourth part shows three little pigs defending a brick house as the wolf tries to enter. The third pig outsmarts him; the wolf falls into soup by the chimney.
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"Learn French Naturally For Children and the Young at Heart 2" will equip you and/or your child with the basic linguistic tools to take the next step on your French journey. This course teaches French primarily through the story "Les trois petits cochons" (The Three Little Pigs) and conversation, which is how our brains naturally learn languages. It is designed for beginners ages 8 and above who have completed my first course, taken at least a few months of French, or for those who want to freshen up their French.
If you want to learn how to actually use the language without having to memorize a bunch of grammar, then this course is for you.
For each section of the story I have included:
After completing this course you and your child will be able to understand and use basic high-frequency French which will open doors to French conversation, travel, culture, and true joie de vivre.
I am committed to improving this course based on your feedback so that it can be the best beginning French course for children and the young at heart that you you can invest your time and resources in. Of course, if you are dissatisfied for any reason whatsoever this course is covered under Udemy's unconditional 30-day 100% money back guarantee.
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