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Follow French grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation from A1 to C2. Choose a theme, read the explanation, listen to the examples and check your understanding with the available practice. These paths organise the lessons; they are not a complete exam syllabus.

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01 / The language itself

Language Foundations

Grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, organised from A1 to C2. Start where the examples feel useful: a familiar level can be the right place to fill a gap, even if your reading or speaking is further along.

A1Make your first connectionsBuild short exchanges with sounds, questions, negation and noun articles. Use possessives to make ownership clear, matching the French noun rather than the person who owns it.Explore: possessives, questions, negation and noun gender.Explore A1 lessons →A2Handle the everydayDescribe everyday routines, durations and plans. Practise reflexive verbs, quantities and places, then choose between futur proche and futur simple to express what you intend or promise.Explore: routines, future plans, durations and quantities.Explore A2 lessons →B1Tell the story. Explain the idea.Tell a connected story and keep each reference clear. Use object pronouns, y and en to avoid repetition, and the plus-que-parfait to show what had already happened before another past event.Explore: earlier past events, object pronouns, y and en.Explore B1 lessons →B2Say it with more nuanceLink actions and arguments precisely. Compare conditions, regrets and relative clauses, then use the gérondif only when its understood subject matches the person doing the main action.Explore: gérondif, conditions, regrets and relative clauses.Explore B2 lessons →C1Make your meaning precisePreserve the strength of a claim. Work with reported speech and concession, distinguish evidence from inference, and choose wording that expresses the degree of certainty you can support.Explore: evidence, certainty, reported speech and concession.Explore C1 lessons →C2Work with the fine printRevise demanding French without losing its meaning. Examine emphasis, ambiguity and nominalisation; make the agent and action clear while keeping useful density and the intended register.Explore: nominalisation, emphasis, ambiguity and revision.Explore C2 lessons →

Between two levels?

Open the earlier path and try a lesson. If the examples are comfortable, move on; if one pattern still trips you up, spend a little time there. You do not need to finish every guide before exploring another collection.

These are collections of available lessons, not a complete course for each CEFR level. The advanced paths focus on selected skills.

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03 / Make it stick

Give one idea a little practice.

You do not need a long reading list for today. Choose one guide and leave with something you can actually use.

  1. Notice the pattern

    Read the examples before trying to memorise a rule. In the Foundations lessons, use the French audio to connect the written phrase with its sound.

  2. Try it for yourself

    Use the exercises or linked practice where available. Look at why an answer works, then make a new sentence about your own life.

  3. Meet it again

    Listen for the pattern in a conversation or a short text. Return to the lesson when you need a reminder, then choose your next useful topic.

The French PlaygroundPut a specific skill to work in a scored game. A short round can help you see what needs another look.Choose a game →The French BriefingRead and listen to French in context, with vocabulary support to help you follow the story.Read the Briefing →Study plans & resourcesGive your week some structure with study plans, worksheets and reference sheets you can return to.Find a resource →The LibraryFind a textbook, reader or practice book that has a clear job in your routine. Our notes explain what each pick is useful for.Browse the books →
Your next move

Make this the French you actually use.

You have explored the lessons. Now put the language to work. Practise the mistakes that hold you back, then take your French into a real conversation.

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