Basic User: levels A1 and A2

Level A1
Goals when completing level French 101 and French 102: Can understand and use familiar every day expressions and very basic phrased aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has. Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

French 101
Grammar: gender, definite/indefinite articles, negation, interrogation, present tense regular "-er" verbs and Etre & Avoir , nationality adjectives, interrogative adjectives quel and quelle, possessive adjectives(1), prepositions + contracted articles, pourquoi/parce que, closed questions (est-ce que...) present tense for prendre and descendre, prepositions + names of country(1 and 2), demonstrative adjectives.
Conversation: alphabet, numbers 0 to 99, dates, days of the week, months of the year, formal and informal greetings, formalities, questions and answers, nationalities and languages, expressing one's tastes (1), city places, housing, direction, ordinal numbers.
Know-How To: introduce oneself, inquire about someone, ask or give personal information, count, communicate in the classroom, greet, take leave, ask politely, ask about the price of something, talk about one's tastes (1), one's dreams and passions, talk about one's city, give directions, ask or give explanations, get information on housing/ lodging, give out a simple itinerary, write a postcard, give one's impressions of a place, talk about one's tastes and hobbies, talk about the weather
Lessons:Alter Ego 1, Unit 0 to Unit 2 (page 9 to 48)

French 102
Grammar: verb + noun/verb, present tense of aller and faire+ contracted prepositions. gender in professions, gender and plural for adjectives, stressed pronouns, present of pouvoir/vouloir/devoir, pronoun "on" = "nous", imperative, different ways of telling time, pronominal verbs in the present tense, expressing time, présent/ passé composé, passé composé (1): verb dire in the present, near future, chez + stressed pronoun.
Conversation: work, sports and culture, animals, physical and psychological description, outings, colloquial and idioms (1), time, daily activities, celebrations.
Know-How to: talk about one's tastes and activities/hobbies (2), talk about one's job, talk about oneself, describe someone, suggest an outing, invite someone, accept an invitation, refuse an invitation, make an appointment, give instructions, ask about time and schedules, talk about one's personal schedule, tell events in the past, understand and complete a survey, talk about one's projects.
Lessons:Alter Ego 1, Dossier 3 et 4 (pages 49 à 80)

Level A2
Goals when completing level French 103, 104 and 201:: Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment). Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.

French 103
Grammar: possessive adjectives (2), recent past / near future, passé composé (2): pronominal verbs and verbs with être, C'est / Il est + adjective, il a + noun, grammatical structures to indicate weather /climate / date / season / month, grammatical structures to describe a place, place of the adjectives (1): adjectifs qualificatifs, pronoun y for places, simple future, continuous present, specifics of oral French, pronoun on (2)
 Conversation: family events, avoir mal à + body parts,  family links, telephone conversations, expressing percentages, physical description, weather and climate, senses, sensations, perceptions, geography, outdoor activities; food. 
Know-How to:  announce a / react to a family event, ask about or give news about someone, talk about one's family, call / answer the phone, understand statistics, relate past events, understand biographical data, describe someone physically, express sensations and feelings, talk about the seasons, understand and give simple information about the weather (2), place an event in the year, locate a geographical place, present and describe a place, talk about outdoor activities, understand a program of visits, talk about cultural activities, write a vacation letter, talk about one's culinary tastes and food consumption; understand and compose a menu.
Lessons:Alter Ego 1, Units 5 and 6 (pages 81 to 112) and first lesson in Unit 7 (pages 113 to 117)

French 104
Grammar: Prepositions de / à ; partitive/definite/indefinite articles, negative quantity : pas de, direct object complement pronouns: le, la, les, l'; indirect object complement pronouns: lui, leur; relative pronouns qui/que; pronoun en; precise quantity, remainder (ne...plus), restricted quantity (ne...que); place of the adjective (2), imparfait  to narrate memories; imparfait for a past situation / present for a current situation; comparative structures (with nouns and adjectives); depuis / il y a; infinitive and imperative; devoir / pouvoir + infinitive; il faut + infinitive.
Conversation: clothing and accessories; positive and negative appreciation; colors, size; characteristics of an object; adjectives ending in -able; commerce; quantity; shows and performances; ordering; positive and negative adjectives for characterizing; colloquialisms (2); memories; advantages and disadvantages of one's whereabouts; servir à / de; housing, furniture; prohibition, recommendation.
Know-How to: describe an outfit; give a positve or negative appreciation; advise someone; choose a gift for someone; give the characteristics of an object and its function; do everyday shopping; express precise quantities; food ; understand an ad for a show; suggest an outing, choose a performance; book a theatre seat; express a restriction; order, express satisfaction or displeasure at the restaurant, understand a short presentation on restaurants in order to choose one; narrate memories; compare past situation with current one; describe one's lodging and eventual rehabilitations; locate an event in time; look for housing through classified ads; understand and ask information about housing and rental conditions; talk about one's relationships with roommates or other condominium owners; identify behavioral differences; understand and express prohibitions; make a recommendation.
Lessons:Alter Ego 1, Unit 7 (second half) to Unit 10 (pages 118 to 165)

French 201
Grammar: review: present, passé composé, imparfait; introduction to relative pronouns (qui, que, à qui), indirect speech in the present, comparative structures, time indicators (1) (il y a, dans, pendant), structures to give a definition (c'est + infinitive; c'est quand, c'est + noun or + complex clause), relative pronouns où and dont, demonstrative pronouns (celui, celle, ceux, celles..), pronouns en and y for places, gerund, superlative, structures to stress (ce qui, ce que).
Conversation: characterizing a person, places and inhabitants, neighborhood and community, condominium and roommate, expressing a positive reaction to an event, expressing one's love, one's falling in love, love at first sight, expressions to talk about a country (standards of life, ways of thinking), structures to book a hotel, a restaurant, and other tourist information, regions and capitals
Know How to: talk about friendship, describe a person (character, vices and virtues...), talk about one's neighbors, relate something that was told by someone else, compare, talk about a date and the follow-ups, talk about a country and its inhabitants, discover clichés, understand tourist information, book a vacation, understand a comparative study, talk about one's choice of city, justify one's answers.. 
Lessons:Alter Ego 2 (Dossiers 1 et 3, pp 11 à 26 and pages 43 à 58)
Materials: Alter Ego 2 Required classes from 201 to 204. Includes textbook and workbook, with CD.