French learning pathways

The lessons on this site are a library; a pathway is a route through it. Each one puts the lessons and practice drills in teaching order and groups them into units, so you always know what to do next instead of picking from a list of 33.

A1

A1 French Pathway — Complete Beginner Checklist

A free, ordered A1 French study path for Punjabi speakers: seven units of lessons and practice drills, with CEFR can-do goals and progress that saves in your browser.

  • I can read French aloud and greet someone, say my name and where I am from.
  • I can say what something is, what I have, and describe a simple daily routine.
  • I can choose le, la, les, un, une or des correctly for common nouns.

7 units · 18 steps

A2

A2 French Pathway — Elementary Checklist

A free, ordered A2 French study path for Punjabi speakers: past and future tenses, pronunciation, listening and the mistakes Punjabi speakers make most, with progress saved in your browser.

  • I can tell someone what I did yesterday and what I used to do.
  • I can say what I am going to do and make simple plans.
  • I can avoid the word-order and article errors that carry over from Punjabi.

6 units · 19 steps

How the pathways work

Every unit is headed by a can-do statement — the thing you will be able to do once you finish it, written the way the CEFR writes them. That matters beyond tidiness: the CEFR levels are what TEF Canada and TCF Canada are built on, so "I can give a price, a date and a time" is a step toward a score, not just a topic you covered.

Steps are of two kinds. A lesson step you tick yourself when you have read it. A practice step ticks itself: once you have moved 60% of that drill's words into the "learned" box, the step is done. Nothing here asks you to mark your own homework on the part that can be measured.

Do I need an account?

No. There is no signup, no email and no payment. Your ticks and your drill progress are stored in your own browser and never sent anywhere — which also means they do not follow you to another device, and clearing your browser data clears them. You can see everything you have practised on the practice dashboard.

Which one should I start with?

Start with A1 unless you can already conjugate être and avoir without thinking, and put a sentence in the past. A2 assumes both. If your goal is a Canadian PR score rather than a level, read the 12-week CLB 5 study plan alongside the path, and check what your target score means with the TEF/TCF to CLB calculator.