This is where you will build your confidence in speaking and writing without translating in your head.
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What you’ll learn
Course content
Everything we cover in the B1 course, step by step. Open a module to see the topics.
How we prepare you
Free practice videos
Short videos with B1 conversations, made for extra listening and speaking practice between classes. They are educational study aids, not live lessons.
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4.7 ★★★★★ from 253 student ratings
This course helped me go from understanding French to using it. We practised French each day in class, which enabled us to speak in French naturally.
A smartly planned and exam-focused course that helped me master all 4 necessary skills. This made me fully prepared for my B1 French exam by the end.
I loved how, despite being an online course, I got personal feedback and a track of my French journey from the certified trainers from time to time.
Enrolled to improve my communication skills more professionally, and this course helped me a lot. I can now express my opinions and talk with clarity.
I felt stuck in French, even with the basics. This course not only made my weak base strong, but prepared me for my DELF exam. I highly recommend it.
Your teacher
Avani has spent more than 15 years teaching French the practical way. She wrote the self-study book French with Ease and the Bon Voyage series (Parts 1 to 4, published by HarperCollins). Our B1 batches are taught by her expert team of DALF-certified trainers, who help you move from understanding French to using it in work, study and everyday life.
How it works
Join a free 60-minute live class on Zoom and meet your trainer. No payment needed.
Pick your level from A1 to B2, or an exam course for TEF, TCF or TEFAQ.
Attend live classes at fixed weekly times, with speaking practice and personal guidance.
Mock tests, practice modules and feedback keep you on track to your target score.
After B1
B1 is a strong base for functional fluency. From here you can reach B2, prepare for TEF or TCF, or aim for CLB 7 and above for Canada PR, with the same teachers.
Start from scratch with greetings, simple sentences and the basics.
Explore →A2Build confidence in everyday conversations and the past and future tenses.
Explore →B2Work and study in French, with the level most Canada PR plans are built around.
Explore →TEF / TCFMock tests and exam coaching for Express Entry, aiming for CLB 7 and above.
Explore →Want the whole journey in one enrolment? See the DELF A1 to B2 + TEF bundle.
Common questions
B1 is an intermediate stage of French, where you can handle everyday conversations, describe events, express opinions and understand basic media content.
It is for students who have completed A2 or already know the basics of French, and want to improve their fluency, confidence and comprehension in real-world contexts.
Yes. It is a 100% online course with live interactive classes on Zoom and all materials provided digitally.
Yes, knowledge of A1 and A2 is important before starting B1, because this course builds on earlier grammar and vocabulary. If you are unsure of your level, ask us and we will help you check it.
The course is 30 hours of live classes on Zoom, run over about 3 months. We share the current batch dates and timings when you book your free demo class or message us on WhatsApp.
Daily life, work, health, culture, travel, giving advice, expressing opinions and storytelling, along with deeper grammar such as tenses, pronouns and complex sentence structures.
All classes are live on Zoom. Recordings are shared before the next session so you can revise at your own pace.
Yes. The course prepares you for the official DELF B1 exam with practice in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing, including mock tests and exam-format practice. Exam registration is done separately with an official DELF centre.
You will be able to hold confident conversations on familiar topics and understand spoken and written French in everyday situations. B1 is a strong base for functional fluency.
Yes. You receive a certificate of completion that can boost your academic or career profile.
Book your free demo class and see how our B1 course works. No payment, no pressure.