Online French lessons
A TEF band is worth real points on an Express Entry application, and the gap between B1 and B2 is worth more than most candidates realise. We teach to the band, not to a syllabus.
Exam preparation
Each exam below has its own page, its own format and its own way of failing candidates. Start from the certificate your employer, university or visa office named — not from the level you feel you are at.
Why learn here
For candidates applying to Canada, French is a scoring instrument. Knowing which band you need, and what separates a CLB 7 from a CLB 9 in the examiner's eyes, changes what you should practise. That calculation comes before any lesson planning.
DELF is a level-based diploma you either pass or fail at a fixed CEFR level and hold for life. TEF and TCF are proficiency tests that return a band and expire. Preparing for one is not preparing for the other, and choosing wrongly costs a sitting fee and months.
The oral is where prepared candidates come apart, because it is timed, unscripted and graded against criteria they have never read. You practise the exact task types on the clock, and get marked in the language of the grid.
French spoken at normal speed drops sounds that the written language keeps. Learners who study from text and postpone listening hit a wall at B1. Audio work starts in the first month and is graded up deliberately.
Levels we teach
French is spoken by about 320 million people. These are the CEFR levels we teach it at, and what each one actually lets you do.
First contact
Introductions, present tense, numbers and the pronunciation rules that make written French readable aloud.
DELF A2 standard
Everyday exchanges, past tense, and enough range to handle travel, shopping and simple description without preparation.
DELF B1 and CLB 7 territory
Opinion, narration and a structured written text. The band where Express Entry points start to become meaningful.
DELF B2 and CLB 9
Argument, abstraction and professional correspondence. The level French universities accept for entry and where the largest points jump sits.
DALF C1
Extended academic writing, synthesis of source material, and the register a French-taught degree or a senior role assumes.
Specialist courses
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Both are accepted by IRCC and both convert to CLB levels, so the honest answer is that it depends on sitting availability near you and which format suits you. TEF has more frequent sessions in many countries. TCF is often described as slightly gentler in the listening section, though that varies by candidate. Check the test centre calendar first — the exam you can actually sit in time is the right one.
It depends on your profile, so use the official IRCC calculator rather than an estimate from a language school. Broadly, French at CLB 7 or above adds meaningful points to the comprehensive ranking score, and there are additional points for French-speaking candidates alongside category-based draws that target them. The step from CLB 7 to CLB 9 is usually the one worth the extra study.
Yes, if you need a permanent qualification. DELF and DALF are issued by the French Ministry of Education, sit at a fixed CEFR level, and never expire, which makes them useful for university entry, professional registration and long-term proof of level. TEF and TCF results expire, typically after two years, and are aimed at immigration and access procedures.
From zero, roughly 600 to 750 hours of study, which is around two years at two lessons a week with homework. From a solid B1, reaching B2 usually takes six to nine months of focused work. Candidates preparing for a specific exam band often move faster than that, because the target is narrow and the practice is targeted.
We teach standard French and prepare candidates for TEF and TCF Canada, both of which are set in standard French. Your tutor will introduce Quebec pronunciation and vocabulary if you are moving there, because the everyday spoken language differs noticeably from what the exams test. If you need a Québécois tutor specifically, tell us and we will say whether we have one available.
Who teaches you
No tutor profile is published for French yet. We will not put up a card with a stock photograph and a first name — if you are going to hand someone your Tuesday evenings, you should be able to see their name, their face and the body that issued their qualification.
Lessons are running. Message us on WhatsApp and we will tell you who is currently teaching French, what they are qualified in, and when they are free. You will find a French tutor listed here as soon as their paperwork is verified.
You meet the tutor, they work out where you actually are, and you both decide whether to carry on. If we are not the right fit, we will say so.
