TCF Canada A1 French Course

Start learning French from zero with this beginner-friendly TCF Canada A1 course. Build a strong foundation in vocabulary, grammar, and everyday communication step by step.

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Ready to start your French journey but feeling overwhelmed?

This TCF Canada A1 French course gives you a clear, structured path to beginner-level French without confusion or overwhelm.

Meet Your TCF Canada Coach: Umut Incesu, PhD

Everything you need to start learning French for Canada.

With a PhD in French studies, I have helped 400+ students reach their CLB goals for Canadian immigration. This TCF Canada A1 course is designed to build the exact foundation you need for higher levels (A2 → B1 → B2) and long-term success in the TCF Canada exam.

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TCF Canada A1 Course Curriculum (Beginner Level)

Build a strong foundation for your future TCF Canada success

1. Welcome- Meet Your French Teacher
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2. Getting to Know You: Student Profile Survey
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3. About the TCF Canada Exam: Structure and Content
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4. Understanding French Levels: A1, A2, B1, B2
5. Acknowledgment of Copyright and Terms of Use
1. Understanding the A1 Level
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2. Learning objectives
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3. Alphabet pronunciation
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4. Pronunciation: French vowels
5. Numbers 0-20
6. Greetings: Bonjour, salut, au revoir
7. Quiz: Greetings and goodbyes
8. Introducing oneself: Je m’appelle..., comment vous appelez-vous ?
9. Subject pronouns: Je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles, etc.
10. Quiz: "Tu" or "Vous"?
11. Pronunciation: Silent letters
12. Basic sentence structure
13. The verb "être"(to be)
14. TCF Canada Reading Practice
15. TCF Canada Listening Practice
16. TCF Canada Writing/Speaking Practice
17. Submitting Your Assignments & Voice Recordings
18. Extra practice exercises
19. Post Module Survey
20. Home Practice (Downloadable Resource)
1. Learning objectives
2. Vocabulary: objects
3. What is this?
4. Indefinite articles: Un, une, des
5. Quiz (Indefinite articles)
6. Identifying masculine and feminine objects in French
7. Vocabulary: days of the week, months, seasons
8. Colours and basic adjectives (grand, petit, bleu)
9. Pronunciation: Vowel combinations
10. Pronunciation: Liaison rule
11. French Accent Rules
12. How to use adjectives in French
13. The Verb “avoir” (to have)
14. Quiz: Conjugation of Avoir (To Have)
15. TCF Canada Reading Practice
16. TCF Canada Listening Practice
17. TCF Canada Writing/Speaking Practice
18. Extra practice exercises
19. Home Practice (Downloadable Resource)
1. Learning objectives
2. Common question words: Comment, où, d’où, quel
3. How to Use 'Quel' in French
4. Quiz: "Où" vs. "Comment"
5. Talking about nationalities
6. Talking about professions
7. Pronunciation: Nasal vowels
8. Pronunciation Exercise
9. Intonation for informal questions
10. Est-ce que for yes/no questions
11. How to make negative sentences
12. Articles in negative sentences
13. Practice the verb avoir in the negative form
14. TCF Canada Reading Practice
15. TCF Canada Listening Practice
16. TCF Canada Writing/Speaking Practice
17. Extra practice exercises
18. Post Module Survey
19. Tip to Improve Pronunciation: Small Steps for Big Progress!
20. Home Practice (Downloadable Resource)
1. Learning objectives
2. Numbers 20-100
3. Expressing time: Quelle heure est-il?
4. Understanding time in French
5. Definite articles: Le, la, l', les
6. Making Objects Plural in French
7. Quiz: Making Objects Plural
8. Quiz (Definite articles)
9. Negation with Definite Articles
10. Pronunciation: Elision rule
11. Events and gatherings vocabulary
12. Asking when and what time in French
13. How to write the date in French
14. Prepositions for time: À, de, jusqu'à
15. TCF Canada Reading Practice
16. TCF Canada Listening Practice
17. TCF Canada Writing / Speaking Practice
18. Extra practice exercises
19. Home Practice (Downloadable Resource)
1. Learning objectives
2. Useful Classroom Expressions
3. Vocabulary: family members (mère, père, frère, sœur, etc.)
4. Family Vocabulary (Part 2)
5. Review: Nasal vowels in French
6. Pronunciation: French Consonants
7. Describing Physical Traits
8. Practice (Adjectives)
9. Describing Personality in French
10. Marital Status Vocabulary
11. Possessive Adjectives in French: My, Your, His/Her
12. Quiz (Possessive adjectives)
13. Quiz (Family members)
14. Asking About and Describing Someone
15. "Qu'est-ce que" vs. "Qui est-ce"
16. TCF Canada Reading Practice
17. TCF Canada Listening Practice
18. TCF Canada Writing/Speaking Practice
19. Extra practice exercises
20. Home Practice (Downloadable Resource)
1. Learning objectives
2. Rooms in a house: Le salon, la cuisine, la chambre, etc.
3. Voilà ma maison
4. More adjectives to describe places and objects
5. Adjectives: Agreement and placement
6. Quiz: Mastering adjectives in French
7. The expression “il y a”
8. Furniture and objects
9. Pronunciation: The French sound /j/
10. Pronunciation: Consonant combinations
11. Prepositions of place for objects
12. Quiz: Prepositions of place
13. Housing terms vocabulary
14. Practicing common housing phrases and questions
15. TCF Canada Reading Practice
16. TCF Canada Listening Practice
17. TCF Canada Writing/Speaking Practice
18. Extra practice exercises
19. Tip for retaining vocabulary: Make it personal!
20. Post Module Survey
21. Home Practice (Downloadable Resource)
1. Learning objectives
2. Introducing yourself
3. Conjugating the verb “parler” (to speak)
4. Useful French verbs
5. Quiz: Mastering common French verbs
6. Chez moi = À la maison
7. Quiz: Chez moi, toi, lui
8. Present Tense: -ER Verbs
9. Present Continuous: “Être en train de”
10. Pronounciation of "er" and "ez"
11. Pronunciation /y/ vs. /u/
12. Introducing someone else
13. Les passe-temps (Hobbies)
14. The verb “jouer” (to play)
15. Quiz: Jouer à vs. Jouer de
16. Leisure and sports vocabulary
17. TCF Canada Reading Practice
18. TCF Canada Listening Practice
19. TCF Canada Writing/Speaking Practice
20. Extra practice exercises
21. Home Practice (Downloadable Resource)
1. Learning objectives
2. Common food vocabulary
3. Pronunciation of “ai” and “au”
4. Expressing likes and preferences
5. Conjugation of verbs of preference (Present tense)
6. Mon plat préféré
7. More food vocabulary
8. Quiz: qu'est-ce que c'est?
9. Expressing dislikes
10. Pronunciation of -gn
11. Asking negative form questions
12. Useful response phrases
13. Partitive articles (du, de la, de l’, des)
14. Quiz: du, de la, de l'
15. Ordering at a bakery (À la boulangerie)
16. Ordering at a coffee shop (Au café)
17. TCF Canada Reading Practice
18. TCF Canada Listening Practice
19. TCF Canada Writing/Speaking Practice
20. Post module survey
21. Extra practice exercises
22. Home Practice (Downloadable Resource)
1. Learning objectives
2. Places in the city
3. Asking for and understanding directions
4. Pronunciation: The French "R"
5. Dialogue 1: Asking for directions
6. Dialogue 2: Asking for directions
7. The verb "aller" (to go)
8. Aller à vs. aller chez
9. Quiz: Aller à vs. aller chez
10. The verb "prendre" (to take)
11. Quiz: The verb "prendre"
12. The imperative form in French
13. Moyens de transport (Modes of transportation)
14. Quiz: En ou à ?
15. Prepositions of place
16. TCF Canada Reading Practice
17. TCF Canada Listening Practice
18. TCF Canada Writing/Speaking Practice
19. Extra practice exercises
20. Home Practice (Downloadable Resource)
21. Post Module Survey
1. Learning objectives
2. Les commerces (The stores)
3. The verb “faire” (to do, to make)
4. Times of the day in French
5. Quiz: The verb "faire"
6. Demonstrative adjectives (Ce, cet, cette, ces)
7. Quiz : ce, cet, cette, ces
8. Verbs for running errands
9. Conjugation of "acheter", "payer", and "envoyer"
10. Accepting an Invitation
11. Refusing an Invitation
12. The verb "vouloir" (to want)
13. The verb "pouvoir" (to be able to, can)
14. The verb "devoir" (to have to, must, should)
15. Quiz: vouloir, pouvoir, devoir
16. TCF Canada Reading Practice
17. TCF Canada Listening Practice
18. TCF Canada Writing/Speaking Practice
19. Extra practice exercises
20. Home Practice (Downloadable Resource)
1. Learning objectives
2. Ma routine quotidienne (My daily routine)
3. Reflexive verbs and conjugation
4. Talking about time
5. Negation with reflexive verbs
6. Quiz: Reflexive Verbs Conjugation
7. French meal verbs
8. Asking about daily routine
9. Structuring your day in French
10. Common activities with “faire"
11. Quiz: faire du, de la, de l', de
12. Pronunciation: -tion
13. Talking about frequency
14. How to use negation with “jamais”
15. Quiz: Frequency Adverbs & Expressions
16. TCF Canada Reading Practice
17. TCF Canada Listening Practice
18. TCF Canada Writing/Speaking Practice
19. Extra practice exercises
20. Home Practice (Downloadable Resource)
1. Learning objectives
2. Restaurant vocabulary
3. Inviting someone to a restaurant
4. Making a reservation on the phone
5. Understanding a menu
6. Discussing the menu
7. Ordering at a restaurant
8. The verb choisir (to choose)
9. Conjugating -ir verbs
10. Verb Conjugation Quiz
11. Pronunciation of "s" vs. "ss"
12. Giving opinions about food
13. Asking for the bill
14. TCF Canada Reading Practice
15. TCF Canada Listening Practice
16. TCF Canada Writing/Speaking Practice
17. Extra practice exercises
18. Home Practice (Downloadable Resource)
1. Test Format & Guidelines
2. Compréhension écrite (Reading Test)
3. Compréhension orale (Listening Test)
4. Expression écrite (Writing Test)
5. Expression orale (Speaking Test)
1. Congratulations!
2. Post Course Survey

About this course

$299.00
253 lessons
Lifetime access
Monthly Installements Available

Students results

Build confidence in French step by step and prepare for real-life communication and future TCF Canada success.

“I’m very happy with both Umut and his French learning course. He is extremely friendly and genuinely follows his students’ progress closely. He always checks which level you are at, how the modules are going, and asks for feedback regularly.”

Berrin Arican

“I started learning French from scratch, and this platform is amazing! The lessons are clearly prepared with great care and effort. Many thanks to the instructors and the whole team!”

Ezgi Taşkıran

“Umut is indeed a patient and a very experienced teacher. He knows how to carefully guide you from a no experience to a fluent speaker. His style of teaching is very unique. I would recommend him to everyone.”

Kofi Takyi

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know before starting your TCF Canada A1 French course.

Who is this course for?

Absolute beginners who need a fast, structured introduction to the French language requirements for the TCF exam.
How long will it take to complete?

The course is designed to be completed in six weeks (2 modules per week).
Will I receive any support while taking the course?

Yes, absolutely! If you have any questions or need clarification, you can reach out to me, and I will respond within 24 hours.
What if I don't like the course and would like a refund?

The course is non-refundable, as you gain immediate access to the course content upon registration.

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

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