Course details

Learn French at B1 level with conversation classes.

What you will learn

  • Speaking: Share your thoughts and viewpoints on familiar topics.
  • Listening: Understand clear standard speech.
  • Reading: Comprehend texts on familiar themes, such as descriptions, stories, and guidelines.
  • Writing: Compose clear, detailed pieces on various topics related to personal interests and daily life.
  • Perfect for preparing for the DELF B1 exam.
  • Our courses align with the learning objectives and curriculum outlined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Who is this course for?

  • You want to use French naturally in everyday conversations and real-life situations.
  • You work in a French-speaking professional environment.
  • You have a busy and unpredictable schedule.
  • You’re looking for a flexible and efficient way to improve your French.
  • You’re preparing for the DELF B1 exam and need targeted language practice.

This course in short

  • You will study through a blend of self-study with assignments and speaking practice classes.
  • A personal tutor will support you and organize your learning schedule.
  • You can track your progress through our online platform.

Pricing

Study independently with full access to the learning portal.

Access Per month Total Discount
1 month €14.99 €14.99
3 months €8.00 €24.00 -47%
6 months €5.75 €34.50 -62%
12 months €3.79 €45.48 -75%

Writing feedback on your assignments.

Structured lessons with native audio and video.

Parallel audio to practise listening and pronunciation.

See what to review next based on your mistakes.

You study in the portal at your own pace. Your teacher gives weekly guidance, answers questions, and practises conversation with you.

We recommend 12 hours of live classes per level, with 3 months of self-study.

Choose a package type: 12 hours if you mainly self-study, 24 hours if you want more motivation and less daily self-study, or 48 hours if you prefer learning mainly with your teacher.

Buy only the class hours you need—credits stay valid for one year. Each conversation class includes a self-study license for the learning portal.

Includes all from self-study

  • Full self-study access to the learning portal
  • AI corrections, audio, video and personalized report
  • Weekly conversation practice with a professional teacher
  • Study online as much as you want between classes

Blended learning packages

One level takes about 3 months of self-study. Compare package types for live class hours and estimated daily self-study.

Package type Live classes Estimated self-study Price
Regular

One conversation class per week. A good balance if you like steady self-study with weekly speaking practice.

12 x 60 minutes 30 minutes/day ± €258
Conversation

Two conversation classes per week. Choose this when you want more live guidance and less daily self-study.

24 x 60 minutes 15 minutes/day ± €516
Intensive

Four conversation classes per week. For learners who prefer to study mainly with a teacher.

48 x 60 minutes Optional ± €1,032

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Estimated course price based on 1 class per week over 12 weeks. You can buy more or fewer hours anytime.

Natalia L.

Natalia L.

Master in French Didactics

  • 5/5

± €210

1 class/week · 12 weeks

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Elodie O.

Elodie O.

DAEFLE

  • 4.89/5

± €276

1 class/week · 12 weeks

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Ivan E.

Ivan E.

Bachelor

  • 5/5

± €300

1 class/week · 12 weeks

Start this course with Ivan E.
Nancy C.

Nancy C.

Proficiency English Certificate

  • 4.93/5

± €300

1 class/week · 12 weeks

Start this course with Nancy C.
Credits valid for 1 year
Flexible scheduling
24-hour cancellation policy

Learning method

Video and audio lessons shown on desktop
1

Practice all skills

Learn with audio, video and AI corrections to practice speaking, reading, listening and writing.

Speaking Reading Listening Writing
2

Audio training

Listen at normal or slow speed, with or without translations.

Ebook and PDF worksheets
3

Offline ebook

Download lessons as ebook and PDF for offline study.

Ebook & PDF

Course book

ISBN 979-13-88253-80-5

  • Ebook included for free
  • Printed book available in bookshops
  • Available in multiple languages, with course license
  • Ideal to support multilingual classrooms

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Curriculum

You reach 1 level in 3 months. Vocabulary and grammar are aligned with official exams (CEFR).

Learning objectives

  • Answering a new customer over the phone.
  • Making informal phone calls with friends and family.
  • Useful phrases for phone conversations.
  • Master telephone vocabulary.

Video/audio

  • On the phone

Grammar

  • The present subjunctive: regular verbs

Learning objectives

  • Learn email and letter vocabulary
  • Write clear, professional messages in both formal and informal situations

Video/audio

  • Write a professional email

Grammar

  • The present subjunctive: irregular verbs

Learning objectives

  • Managing conflict at work professionally
  • Express feeling well or unwell in a professional setting

Video/audio

  • Mental health at work

Grammar

  • Indicative or subjunctive?

Learning objectives

  • Make a complaint or claim under a product warranty
  • Ask about delivery details or track a parcel
  • Place an order online, and return or exchange a damaged or unwanted item.

Video/audio

  • Return a parcel

Grammar

  • Present subjunctive: Will (espérer, vouloir, souhaiter)

Learning objectives

  • Helping a new client or potential customer
  • Prepare a quote and a project proposal
  • Organise a business meeting

Video/audio

  • The sales meeting

Grammar

  • The present subjunctive with feelings (être content que, être triste que, avoir peur que)

Learning objectives

  • Talking about music and podcast streaming
  • Talk about TV series or music you like or dislike

Video/audio

  • What is your favourite music genre?

Grammar

  • The present subjunctive with doubt (douter que, ne pas être sûr que, ne pas croire que)

Learning objectives

  • Basic use of the web and the internet
  • Find and compare broadband, Wi‑Fi and mobile data deals
  • Talk about your mobile plan and digital services

Video/audio

  • The fibre

Grammar

  • The present subjunctive with necessity (Il faut que, Il est nécessaire que, Il est important que)

Learning objectives

  • Newspaper articles about debates
  • Discuss different news categories

Video/audio

  • Follow the news

Grammar

  • Le subjonctif présent to express purpose (Pour que, afin que, de crainte que, de peur que)

Learning objectives

  • Understanding common celebrations, holidays and social traditions
  • Organise and discuss most celebrations
  • Organising and planning parties or family gatherings

Video/audio

  • The housewarming party

Grammar

  • The past conditional

Learning objectives

  • Discuss romantic plans, dating and relationships
  • Talking about long-term friendships

Video/audio

  • Married for 70 years and still in love

Grammar

  • The past conditional

Learning objectives

  • Talk about a film you’ve seen
  • Describe the plot of a film or book
  • Planning a trip to the cinema

Video/audio

  • Top 5 French films that are a hit internationally.

Grammar

  • Giving advice (to advise, Il faudrait, to suggest, etc...)

Learning objectives

  • Discuss what you saw at the theatre
  • Get to know key actors and poets in your host country
  • Plan an evening out at a cultural event

Video/audio

  • Theatre improvisation workshop

Grammar

  • The condition

Learning objectives

  • Talk about what you saw at the museum
  • Discover the most important painters and architects in your host country
  • Planning a museum visit and discussing a local artwork

Video/audio

  • The museums of Paris

Grammar

  • The future perfect: formation

Learning objectives

  • Describe different types of holidays and travel experiences
  • Planning a family trip or getaway with friends
  • Transport options and travel planning

Video/audio

  • Which trains to take to travel in France?

Grammar

  • The future perfect with "quand", "dès que", "lorsque"

Learning objectives

  • Describe what you do in your spare time.
  • Leisure and everyday weekend activities
  • Join a new hobby club

Video/audio

  • Interests

Grammar

  • Compound relative pronouns: laquelle, auxquels, duquel, etc...

Learning objectives

  • Follow and give detailed cooking instructions and recipes.
  • Vocabulary for ingredients, kitchen utensils and cooking techniques

Video/audio

  • Homemade mashed potato recipe

Grammar

  • The neuter demonstrative pronouns ceci, cela, ça

Learning objectives

  • Learn to express sophisticated tastes
  • Understanding an advanced menu

Video/audio

  • Wines and meats

Grammar

  • Indefinite pronouns and determiners: "aucun, quelque chose, personne, plusieurs, n'importe quoi,..."

Learning objectives

  • Learn the parts of the body and the organs
  • How to take care of your body

Video/audio

  • Strengthen your joints

Grammar

  • The present participle

Learning objectives

  • Use your health insurance
  • Take out private health insurance
  • Understanding the healthcare system in your new country

Video/audio

  • How does medication coverage work?

Grammar

  • Agreement of the past participle with pronominal verbs

Learning objectives

  • Discuss your symptoms with your pharmacist
  • Read your doctor’s prescription

Video/audio

  • Antibiotics: taking care properly means using them properly first (Zoé)

Grammar

  • The infinitive: uses

Learning objectives

  • Talk about nutrients and what foods contain
  • Talk about your daily eating habits

Video/audio

  • Lose weight

Grammar

  • The past infinitive

Learning objectives

  • Talking about aches and pains and first aid
  • Talk about common injuries in A&E

Video/audio

  • Are A&E departments overwhelmed because people come for nothing?

Grammar

  • Verbs with prepositions penser à, téléphoner à, s'occuper de, …

Learning objectives

  • Learn vocabulary for pregnancy
  • Attend a medical appointment during pregnancy

Video/audio

  • Pregnancy

Grammar

  • The imperative: irregular verbs

Learning objectives

  • Chat with your hairdresser or make-up artist during a beauty appointment
  • Describe the look, hairstyle or makeup you’d like.
  • Book, confirm or reschedule a beauty salon appointment

Video/audio

  • Hairdresser for curls

Grammar

  • The imperative of pronominal verbs: "Lavez vous", "Rase-toi",...

Learning objectives

  • Know the school options for your family
  • Understanding the different types of school in your host country
  • The most common school administrative procedures

Video/audio

  • Study in France

Grammar

  • Pluperfect: formation

Learning objectives

  • Talk about an exam you’ve taken or are going to take
  • Discuss your grades and results
  • Talk about different types of exam

Video/audio

  • Preparing for the DELF

Grammar

  • The pluperfect: use

Learning objectives

  • Know how to write a CV
  • Go to the Jobcentre
  • Write a letter of recommendation, or ask your former manager for one

Video/audio

  • Updating your CV for a job interview

Grammar

  • Nuances of using the imparfait, the passé composé and the plus-que-parfait

Learning objectives

  • Advanced discussions about workplace roles
  • Post a job advert

Video/audio

  • Speculative application

Grammar

  • The past subjunctive: use
  • The past subjunctive: formation

Learning objectives

  • Read employment contracts
  • Types of contract
  • Managing redundancy and unemployment

Video/audio

  • Do you want to resign?

Grammar

  • Emphasis: C’est moi qui

Learning objectives

  • Requesting leave verbally and in writing
  • Explain why you’re requesting leave (personal, medical, family, etc.).
  • Expressions for talking about leave, working hours and requesting time off.

Video/audio

  • Paternity leave

Grammar

  • Spoken French

Learning objectives

  • Be able to communicate clearly when looking for a new home
  • The most common monthly household bills
  • Talk about moving into your new place

Video/audio

  • Buy land

Grammar

  • The condition

Learning objectives

  • Describe your home and its décor in detail
  • Talk about your preferences for different interior design styles
  • Explain the changes you’ve made to your house

Video/audio

  • Light the rooms of the house

Grammar

  • The double negation: "ne...ni...ni", "ne...pas...ni"

Learning objectives

  • Advanced house-cleaning routines
  • Electronic cleaning equipment
  • Hiring a cleaner

Video/audio

  • Cleaning and housekeeping service

Grammar

  • The hypothesis: Si j'avais ; Si j'avais eu…

Learning objectives

  • Calling for help in an emergency
  • Home security and alarm systems

Video/audio

  • What to do in case of a burglary?

Grammar

  • Logical connectors: en conclusion, bref, par exemple, pour finir,...

Learning objectives

  • Dealing with family problems
  • How do social services work?
  • Childcare and eldercare

Video/audio

  • Home nurse

Grammar

  • Connectors of opposition and concession: "au contraire de, pourtant, bien que,..."

Learning objectives

  • Managing your personal investments
  • Taxes in your host country
  • How to use online banking and make payments

Video/audio

  • Taxes

Grammar

  • The imperative with en, y and le/la/les: vas-y, prends-en, prends-le...

Learning objectives

  • Talk about your family
  • Talk about different types of relationships
  • Arrange your civil status registration (at the town hall or by signing the forms at a notary’s office)

Video/audio

  • The union

Grammar

  • Combine en and y with a pronoun

Learning objectives

  • Advanced personality traits
  • How personality affects teamwork

Video/audio

  • Being a good manager

Grammar

  • Expressing a feeling: "Je suis content", "Ça me fatigue"...

Learning objectives

  • Advanced job titles
  • Organisational chart and division of responsibilities
  • Leadership and hierarchy

Video/audio

  • Human Resources

Grammar

  • Interrogative pronouns que, qui, quoi…

Learning objectives

  • Daily commute to work
  • Discuss company policies and alternatives to driving
  • Discussing vehicle hire

Video/audio

  • The strike

Grammar

  • Time conjunctions (quand, après que, dès que...)

Learning objectives

  • Communicate with other departments about lab work and experiments
  • Follow basic laboratory methods and procedures

Video/audio

  • Louis Pasteur

Grammar

  • Sequence of tenses

Learning objectives

  • Explore the government and legal system in your host country
  • Overcoming legal hurdles and securing funding
  • Speak to local authorities

Video/audio

  • Financial assistance

Grammar

  • Indirect speech
  • Indirect speech: question words

Learning objectives

  • Negotiating prices
  • Exchange rates / prices
  • Contract vocabulary

Video/audio

  • The difference between selling and negotiating

Grammar

  • Reported speech: Imperative

Learning objectives

  • Discuss environmental legislation
  • Talk about everyday environmental and health issues

Video/audio

  • Environmental policy

Grammar

  • Comparison with tellement...que and tel(le)s...que

Learning objectives

  • Vocabulary for conferences and public speaking
  • Introduce yourself and network at events
  • Attend a conference

Video/audio

  • How to start a conversation at a professional event?

Grammar

  • Courtesy phrases: "Il me semble que", "Je vous prie de m'excuser"...

Conversation classes

Start with self-study and switch to a teacher when you are ready.

Start with self-study

  • Study independently in the learning portal
  • AI corrections, audio and video
  • Switch to a teacher later when you are ready

Conversation classes with a teacher

Teachers set their own prices

  • Recommended course plan: 12 weeks
  • 12 conversation classes
  • Includes full self-study in the portal
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Every teacher is personally screened and trained to teach with our learning portal—so your classes match your course and progress.

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Download the full e-book as PDF, or print any lesson as a translated worksheet.

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We partner with universities and align every course with official learning programs—for reliable, recognized learning.

Learn with real content (news, podcasts…)

Practice with real news articles and podcasts—immersive content that prepares you for everyday language.

Full-skill training: listening, reading, writing, speaking

Train all four skills: listening and pronunciation with audio, reading with authentic texts, writing with AI feedback, and speaking in your classes.

Course materials trusted by official libraries and bookshops

Our books are sold in bookshops across Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Austria, and beyond—and approved by public libraries.

Academic collaboration with universities

Course plans are co-developed from our Valencian office with multiple European universities.

Student reviews of our French lessons

  • 4.6/5
4.6 out of 5 based on 12 ratings

Our HR team liked the activity reports. I study French self-paced and add conversation classes when travel allows.

Rachel E.
Helsinki, Finland
Self-study
  • 5/5

Moving to Belgium for work: the same levels in book and portal helped me join a class at the right stage.

Claire D.
Lyon, France
Blended learning
  • 4.8/5

Studying offline with the book, online for corrections. Works for EU adults who cannot attend fixed classroom hours.

David R.
Berlin, Germany
Blended learning
  • 4.5/5

Our partners

We thank our partners for the support we receive for developing our online school.

We proudly work with Lanzadera, a Spanish accelerator program in Valencia.

The university of Siegen helps us to develop and design our education systems and programs.

Our IT systems are powered and supported by the Google Cloud team

We collaborate with universities all across the European Union to develop our course materials, thanks to the Erasmus+ Program.