Four weeks to build French foundations around gender and sound. You'll develop a noun-gender instinct, crack pronunciation and liaison, work through the passé composé and its être/avoir split, and start speaking with confidence.
Conjugate regular -er, -ir, -re verbs in the present
Day 1
Gender system
Study gender heuristics (-tion/-té feminine, -age/-ment masculine)
30 min · A heuristics cheat sheet and 20 noun+article cards
Article deck setup
Build a colour-coded Anki deck (masculine vs feminine)
20 min · A gender-coded starter deck
Day 3
Present conjugation
Drill regular -er/-ir/-re present forms with Le Conjugueur
30 min · Accurate present tense for 15 verbs
Key irregulars
Learn être, avoir, aller, faire
25 min · Irregular verb cards added
Day 5
Listening warm-up
InnerFrench episode with transcript
25 min · Notes on new nouns and their genders
Gender quiz
Self-test gender on 30 nouns
15 min · A list of mis-gendered nouns to re-encode
Weekly cadence
Three structured days per week (Day 1, Day 3, Day 5) plus a daily 15-minute SRS review of noun+article cards and short listening practice.
FAQ
Who is the 4-week French foundations plan for?
It is for learners who need a concrete weekly cadence with timed blocks, visible outputs, and regular review.
Can I compress the plan?
Yes, but keep the same sequence: baseline, targeted practice, timed execution, and final review.
What makes the plan work better inside Study Spaces?
The room gives each block a timer, accountability, task context, and a recap point so the plan turns into action.
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Start the matching room for French, then use the sprint plan as the first task and recap script.
4-week French foundations plan
Focus target: French
Block 1 (25 min): closed-book recall or one timed practice set.
Break (5 min): mark confusing items without opening a new task.
Block 2 (25 min): correct misses and write the next first step.
Done: one score/error note plus one queued task for tomorrow.