Level 4 Describe Your Experiences and Tell Your Story
Build fluency with our intermediate Level 4 French course. Describe past events and tell your own story, in 1 month. Live online classes with native teachers, from anywhere in Canada.
You’ve Completed Level 3 or Have Solid French Basics: Level 4 moves you from basic exchanges to real storytelling: telling what happened and sharing your own background. Live online, from anywhere in Canada.
You’re Comfortable Using the Present and Future Tenses: We add the past tenses here while keeping your present and future grammar sharp. The TEF/TCF speaking sections use that combination heavily.
You’ve Learned French Before but Need a Refresher: A common re-entry point if it's been a while. Passé composé and imparfait, rebuilt from wherever you left off.
The curriculum
What You’ll Master at Level 4, Or Begin the Full Path from Here
At Level 4, you’ll develop storytelling skills by learning to narrate past events and share personal experiences.
This Level 4 class stands on its own, or slots directly into the rest of the French Transformation path. Your call.
Here's what the first 3 months look like, level by level, all live online with the same native teachers.
If you’re preparing for the TEF/TCF exam, you can also enroll in the full 9-month program, starting from your current level. Learn more about our TEF/TCF preparation program.
Past Tense (Passé composé) - 1 Month
This module teaches you how to talk about events that happened in the past.
You’ll learn how to:
Topics:
Narrating past experiences (vacations, cultural outings)
Asking for information at the cinema
Discussing cultural habits
Sharing memories and past habits
Comparing past and present experiences
Describing daily routines and habits
Grammar:
Past tense (passé composé): regular verbs, irregular past participles
Real transformations, told by the students who lived them. Many prepared for the same TEF/TCF exam dates you are looking at now. Hear how they got there, one live class at a time.
I´m enrolled in a one year transformation course from level 0 to TEF/TCF exam. The course is well structured and giving you a lot of information. It goes without saying that there´s a lot of self-study needed outside of the course, however, you can always ask for a help from your teacher or study group. I spent my first 6 months of the course with Frédérique and I´m so grateful for everything I learnt in her classes. Her teaching style and positive attitude made classes easier. Even though the learning process was difficult (obviously, because it´s French), I had a lot of fun during the lessons.
Shirley Xue
★★★★★
I'm a learner of online courses from level 1 to level 6. The entire program is professionally designed, both challenging and rewarding. Under the guidance of my charismatic teacher, Anne, it's truly possible to go from not being able to pronounce anything at the beginning to communicating confidently within six months. I was indeed a complete beginner with zero background knowledge.
Ruikang Huang
★★★★★
I was enrolled in the French levels 4-6 course with Maïwen over the last few months. All the students were very kind and all the material were explained clearly. Due to the small class size, every student has abundant opportunity to participate and practice the newly learned concepts, often in relationship to real life scenarios. Overall, I really enjoyed my time here and improved tremendously.
Debalina Saha
★★★★★
I loved taking French classes with Maï! Learning a language can be challenging but Maï made it a very enjoyable experience. She is incredibly detail oriented and does a wonderful job of creating engaging course material based on one’s learning style and interests. She helped me improve my French from an A2 - B1 in 3-4 months!
Gaganjot Gaganjot
★★★★★
Very useful course, the level by Level division in addition to the online learning plateform makes it super easy! Also , the teachers being native french speakers makes the lessons more engaging!
JP M
★★★★★
The program is great for beginners like me! Camille is also awesome! She is very patient and engaging with all the students in the class. You know that she cares for the learning journey of all the students since she always checks the assignments. Will definitely recommend!
Winner · Palme Bleue 2026·Entreprise en Croissance·Chambre de Commerce Francophone de Vancouver
Every cohort is the same live class. PDT times are converted for each date, so daylight saving is already accounted for.
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Please note: Due to limited class sizes, registrations are final within 15 days of your class start date. See our full terms and conditions.
Free live Q&A · Tuesdays and Thursdays
Have Questions? Connect with Lily, Clélia and Tasnia
Not sure Level 4 is your level, or wondering how far you can get in a year? Bring it to our live question and answer session every Tuesday and Thursday evening. Pick your date on the calendar and we will send you the link, with the start time in your timezone.
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What you'll achieve
Goals of the Level 4 French Group Classes
Listening
You will understand familiar words and basic phrases concerning the following topics: Shopping and physical description.
Speaking
You will be able to interact with sellers when you go shopping in France, and ask and answer simple questions on familiar topics.
Reading
You will be able to read and understand dialogues between 2 people or more at past tense.
Writing
You will be able to write a short text about your last weekend or last holidays using the past tense.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
The questions new Level 4 students ask us first.
Still unsure?
Bring your question to the live Q&A on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Real instructors, real answers.
Present, future, and passé composé. That means you can discuss plans, describe your job, and get through travel situations. Level 3 with us gets you there. Not sure? Our free placement test will tell you.
More group classes
Looking for a Different Level?
Not quite your starting point? Every level of the French Transformation path is open to you, live online across Canada.
Level 5
Step into more abstract ground: the conditional present, relative pronouns, and conversations about technology, music, and literature. Online, same as Level 4.
Talk about future plans and describe situations in more detail: future tense, practical scenarios, longer conversations. Same teachers, same live online format.
