Beginner
Handle simple introductions and familiar everyday exchanges.
French syllabus and CEFR levels
A clear learning path
From first words to independent French
French Toast follows the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Beginner modules lead towards A1, Elementary modules towards A2, Intermediate modules towards B1 and Advanced study towards B2.
Elementary
Communicate in routine situations and describe your immediate world.
Intermediate
Manage travel situations, connected speech and personal viewpoints.
Advanced
Interact fluently and explain detailed ideas, arguments and experiences.
Detailed programme
Beginner and elementary modules
Each module combines practical communication goals with the grammar and conjugation needed to achieve them.
A1
Beginner 1
What you will communicate
Introduce yourself, share personal details, recognise French words and ask basic identity questions.
Language focus
Être, avoir, regular -er verbs, articles, subject and tonic pronouns, countries and possessive adjectives.
A1
Beginner 2
What you will communicate
Order in a restaurant, shop, describe a city, tell time, arrange appointments and suggest an outing.
Language focus
Prendre, faire, aller and venir; questions, negation, plural nouns, demonstratives and place prepositions.
A1
Beginner 3
What you will communicate
Discuss quantities and tastes, shop, describe people and talk about future plans.
Language focus
Imperative, vouloir, pouvoir, near future, passé composé, partitive articles and adjective agreement.
A1
Beginner 4
What you will communicate
Tell past events and memories, express duration and frequency, give advice and discuss studies.
Language focus
Passé composé, imparfait, devoir, falloir, COD pronouns and past-tense negation.
A2
Elementary 1
What you will communicate
Discuss sport and future plans, compare homes, explain decisions and give directions.
Language focus
Future, hypothesis, cause and purpose, depuis, relative pronouns, comparative and superlative forms.
A2
Elementary 2
What you will communicate
Describe past situations, biographies and life changes; announce news, explain problems and give opinions.
Language focus
Imparfait versus passé composé, chronology, cause, consequence and opinion structures.
A2
Elementary 3
What you will communicate
Organise speech, qualify actions and places, avoid repetition, give advice and express wishes.
Language focus
Subjunctive, conditional, complement pronouns, adverbs, y, où and indefinite adjectives and pronouns.
A2
Elementary 4
What you will communicate
Describe and evaluate objects, understand advertising, make claims and communicate in different registers.
Language focus
Indicative and subjunctive, lequel, demonstrative pronouns, gerund, en and complex negation.
B1 · Intermediate
Become an independent user
Develop connected speaking and writing, explain experiences and opinions, and handle most situations encountered while travelling in a French-speaking environment.
B2 · Advanced
Communicate with fluency and nuance
Work with complex past tenses, subjunctive and conditional forms while discussing work, society, culture, food, mobility and current issues with greater precision.