French lessons for every reason you need them
From complete beginners and families moving abroad to students sitting exams on three continents. Every lesson is online, planned in advance and built around what you actually need French for.
Ways to learn
Same teaching, same resources. The only real difference is who is in the room with you.
One to one lessons
Most popularThe whole 45-minute session, built around one person. Every lesson is planned in advance using what you got right and wrong last session.
What it covers
- A lesson plan formed around your goals, not necessarily a fixed syllabus
- Pace adjusted by your progress
- Written work marked where relevant
- Homework and resources sent after sessions where needed
- Progress reviewed each term against clear targets
Best for
Anyone working to a deadline or an exam, and anyone who wants the fastest possible progress.
Couples lessons
Two people learning together, at the same pace, from the same starting point. Usually couples preparing for a move, planning a long trip, or finally getting serious about the French they keep meaning to learn.
What it covers
- One price for both of you
- Dialogue and role play built in, instead of working alone
- Practice partner between lessons, which is the real advantage
- Homework you can do together
Best for
Couples moving abroad, travelling, or with French family to talk to.
Family lessons
The whole household in one session. Mixed ages are not a problem, and in practice they help: children pick up pronunciation quickly, adults pick up structure.
What it covers
- Activities pitched at several levels at once
- Games and practical scenarios rather than grammar drills
- Everyone gets resources at their own level
- One price for the household, not per person
Best for
Families relocating to France, or households who want to learn together.
Group classes
A weekly beginners class capped at ten people, so everyone still speaks in every session. The cheapest way to learn properly, and the structure of a regular weekly slot is what keeps most beginners going.
What it covers
- Maximum ten learners, so no hiding at the back!
- Same planning and resources as private lessons
- A fixed weekly slot that builds the habit
- Two time zone options every Tuesday
- Pay week by week, no commitment
Best for
Complete beginners who want structure, company and a lower price.
Beginners group classes, every Tuesday
Two new Tuesday intakes are scheduled to run each week starting in January, perfect for your New Year’s resolutions!
They are worked so learners in the UK, Australia, Canada and the US can all join at a sensible hour. Groups are capped at ten so everyone gets speaking time.
Get in touch to reserve your spot!
Asia Pacific and UK class
BeginnersA one hour beginners class, capped at six learners. Evening in Australia, morning in the UK.
- Adelaide Tue 7:00pm
- Sydney and Melbourne Tue 7:30pm
- Brisbane Tue 7:30pm
- Perth Tue 5:30pm
- United Kingdom Tue 9:30am
Americas class
BeginnersThe same one hour beginners class, timed for Tuesday evening across North America.
- New York and Toronto Tue 7:00pm
- Chicago Tue 6:00pm
- Denver Tue 5:00pm
- Los Angeles and Vancouver Tue 4:00pm
- Adelaide (tutor time) Wed 9:30am
Times are set in Adelaide time and shift by an hour or two during daylight saving changeovers. Your confirmation email always states the time in your own time zone.
French for moving to, and living in, France
Textbook French teaches you to describe your bedroom. It does not teach you to argue with a utilities company, register with a doctor or understand what the school has just emailed you about.
These lessons are built around the French you actually need on the ground: the vocabulary, the set phrases and the confidence to start the conversation rather than hand your phone over and hope.
Appointments and admin
Registering with a doctor, dealing with the bank, getting through the paperwork without dread.
The school run
Understanding what the school has emailed, and talking to teachers about your child properly.
Shops and markets
Ordering, asking for what you want, and handling the follow up question that usually derails it.
Neighbours and small talk
The conversations that turn a place you live into somewhere you belong.
Tradespeople and problems
Explaining what is broken, understanding the quote, and querying it when it looks wrong.
Work French
Meetings, emails and the workplace vocabulary of your particular industry.
Tutoring for your curriculum
Lessons matched to the exact specification you are studying, taught by someone who has marked this work for years.
GCSE French
Full preparation across listening, reading, writing and speaking, with the speaking exam treated as the priority it deserves to be.
- AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas
- Foundation and Higher tier
- Photo card and role play rehearsal
- Past paper technique and timing
A Level French
The step up from GCSE is steep. Essay structure and the independent research project are where most marks are won or lost.
- AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas
- Film and literature essay technique
- Individual Research Project support
- Translation both directions
- Grammar gaps closed properly
Senior secondary French
Preparation for every state certificate, including the oral examination and the written assessments that feed your ATAR.
- HSC, VCE, QCE, SACE and WACE
- Oral exam and interview practice
- Prescribed themes and text study
- ATAR scaling and what it means for your subject choice
Core French and French Immersion
Support for students in both streams, plus preparation for the DELF certifications that many provinces now offer.
- Core French across all grades
- French Immersion subject support
- DELF A1 to B2 preparation
- Quebec and Ontario curriculum differences understood
AP and high school French
AP French Language and Culture is heavily weighted toward spontaneous speaking and cultural comparison, which is exactly where practice pays.
- AP French Language and Culture
- The six AP themes covered systematically
- Free response and cultural comparison practice
- Regular high school French support
- IB French support
Degree level French
Help with the parts of a French degree that seminars rarely have time to cover properly.
- Translation into and out of French
- Oral assessment and presentation practice
- Essay writing in French
- Year abroad preparation, practical and linguistic
- Grammar rebuilt from the foundations if needed
Studying something not listed here? Ask anyway. Most French specifications assess the same four skills, just in a different order.
How lessons work
The practical details, so you know what you are signing up for.
Online, over video
No app to install and nothing to buy. A link arrives before each lesson.
Your time zone
Lessons are scheduled around where you live. Kieran currently works to Australian hours, with UK mornings and US evenings covered.
A full 45 minutes
Forty-five minutes as standard. Shorter 30 minute sessions are available for younger learners.
Resources available
Notes, vocabulary and homework sent after relevant sessions so the time between lessons still counts.
Flexible rescheduling
Give 24 hours' notice and the lesson moves free of charge.
No contract
Stop whenever you like with 24-hours notice. Although, no refunds for bulk bookings or within 24-hours.
Common questions
Which option should I choose?
If you are working towards an exam or a deadline, one to one gets you there fastest. If you are learning for pleasure or moving abroad, group and family lessons are cheaper and often more fun.
I am a complete beginner. Is that a problem?
Not at all, and you are in good company. The Tuesday group classes are built specifically for people starting from nothing, and one to one lessons start wherever you are.
Can my partner and I share a lesson?
Yes. Couples and family lessons are one price for the household rather than per person, so it works out considerably cheaper than booking two separate lessons.
I already live in France but I am stuck. Can you help?
That is one of the most common reasons people get in touch. Living somewhere teaches you to survive in the language, not to be comfortable in it. Lessons focus on the specific situations you keep avoiding.
Do you teach my exam board?
Almost certainly. The main UK, Australian, Canadian and US specifications are all covered. Tell Kieran which one you are following and lessons are built around it.
How often should we have lessons?
Once a week suits most people and is enough to make steady progress. Twice a week makes sense close to an exam or a move. Less than fortnightly and too much gets forgotten in between.
Not sure which is right for you?
That is exactly what the free intro chat is for. Fifteen minutes, no payment, and you leave knowing which option fits.