French Classes – A1 (Beginners) & A2 (Elementary)
About these classes
Gain the practical French skills you need to thrive in Canada — at work, in your community,
and in everyday life.
Our interactive lessons focus on speaking, listening, reading, and
writing, following the internationally recognized CEFR framework for A1 and A2 levels. Each class is designed to build confidence, fluency, and real-world communication skills that help you connect and succeed.
What you’ll be able to do
A1 (Beginner)
- Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs.
- Can introduce him/herself and others and 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.
- (Mapped to CEFR A1 can-do descriptors.)
A2 (Elementary)
- Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to most immediate relevance (e.g., fundamental, 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 immediate need areas.
- (Mapped to CEFR A2 can-do descriptors; DELF-style tasks on request.)
- Program Type: Non-Vocational, PCCA-Exempt community training
- Program Length: A1 (Beginners) | A2 (Elementary)
- Start Dates: Multiple Start Dates
- Program Mode: Live Online
Admission Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Mature student (18 years or older)
- English proficiency
Who these classes are for?
- Learners preparing for French language exams or aiming to improve everyday
fluency for personal or career growth. - Adult beginners who want structured, supportive French practice to build real-life communication skills
- Parents and professionals looking to strengthen their French for family, travel, or
community interactions.
We provide flexible payment plans, please contact us for more information.
Course Topics Overview
- Pronunciation, spelling, alphabet
- Personal identity and daily routines
- Places, directions, and basic interactions
- Present and near-future tense
- Simple negation and questions
- Describing people and things
- Integrated practice + optional mock test
- Review & assessment
- Expressing time, quantity, and descriptions
- Past (passé composé) and imperfect (imparfait)
- Future and conditional for polite speech
- Object and reflexive pronouns
- Sentence connectors and expanded speech
- Service and administrative conversations
- Integrated tasks + optional mock test
Levels & time
~72 hours (beginner foundations)
Delivered in short sessions with multiple start dates so adults can pace learning.
Exact timetables are shared at registration.
Sample topics by level
sounds & spelling; personal info; routines; places & directions; likes/free time;
simple transactions; near future & recent past; basic past (passé composé with common verbs);
questions/negation;
describing people/things;
integrated practice; optional DELF A1 mock.
review & diagnostics; time/quantity; extended past (passé composé & imparfait); future & conditional for polite requests/plans; object & reflexive pronouns;
connectors for longer speech;
service interactions (doctor, travel, admin); integrated tasks;
optional DELF A2 mock.
(Communication first; grammar supports the task.)