A complete French pathway, from absolute beginner to advanced

Niveau 1 — Élémentaire / Level 1 — Elementary

Absolute beginner. Zero prior French knowledge required.

Learn French pronunciation from the ground up — vowel sounds, liaison, intonation. Build core grammar: articles, gender, present tense, basic sentence structure. Develop the vocabulary for greetings, introductions, numbers, time, dates, and immediate surroundings.

• Pronunciation and phonetics
• Gender and articles (le, la, les)
• Greetings and introductions
• Numbers, dates, and time
• Present tense — regular verbs
• Describing people and places
• Common nouns and adjectives
• Simple questions and answers

Niveau 2 — Pré-Intermédiaire / Level 2 — Pre-Intermediate

Expanding vocabulary and daily communication.

Build the language for daily life in French: shopping, travel, appointments, and social situations. Introduce the passé composé and imparfait to talk about the past. Read simple texts with comprehension and write short messages and descriptions.

• Passé composé — past actions
• Imparfait — description in the past
• Vocabulary for shopping and travel
• Irregular past participles (être, avoir, aller)
• Negation and question forms
• Reading simple texts and signs
• Writing short messages and emails
• Listening to everyday dialogues

Niveau 3 — Intermédiaire / Level 3 — Intermediate

All four skills — preparing for academic and work contexts.

Develop all four core skills — listening, speaking, reading, and writing — with equal attention. Express opinions, narrate stories, handle school and workplace situations, and begin preparing for the TEF and TCF exams. Develop the grammatical and lexical range needed for NCLC 5–6.

• Futur simple and conditionnel présent
• Subjonctif présent — expressing opinion
• Workplace and academic language
• Expressing disagreement and nuance
• Reading news articles and reports
• Structured oral presentations
• Formal and informal writing registers
• Introduction to TEF/TCF format

Niveau 4 — Avancé / Level 4 — Advanced

Immigration-ready, university-ready, professionally functional.

Reach the level required for Canadian immigration (NCLC 7+), college and university admission, and professional use of French. Understand complex spoken and written content, produce sophisticated written work, and communicate fluently in high-stakes situations.

• Complex grammatical structures
• Idiomatic and register variation
• Argumentative and analytical writing
• Listening to native-speed audio
• NCLC 7–9 target outcomes
• Strong base for TEF/TCF prep
• University-ready academic French
• Professional spoken fluency