Level A2 · Recorded course

I Need CLB 5 / Work Permit Extension

Go from textbook French to real-life conversations.

Duration9 weeks · 27 sessions

Sessions15 recorded lessons

AccessPaid course · $30 CAD lifetime access

You already know basic French but need a clear path to reach CLB 5. This recorded course follows the exact listening, speaking, and reading goals you need to safely extend your Canadian Work Permit or qualify for regional immigration. After 9 weeks you can describe experiences, write short emails, and handle most everyday situations in French.

What's included

15 recorded lessons — watch at your own pace
Free A2 prep e-book — sent on enrolment
Worksheets and exercises throughout the course
Lifetime access — replay anytime
Self-paced access from any device
TEF / TCF Canada-aligned curriculum
TEF / TCF Canada-aligned curriculum

Who this is for

If you're…

Completed A1 (with us or elsewhere) and want to keep momentum

If you're…

Can introduce yourself in French but struggle in real conversations

If you're…

Need the building blocks before targeting CLB 7 / B2

What you'll be able to do

Talk about the past, present, and future with the right tenses
Describe people, places, and experiences in detail
Write short emails, messages, and journal entries
Understand the main points of slower spoken French

What you'll learn

The complete 9 weeks · 27 sessions plan — every session in order. Each session is ~1 hour.

GrammarPracticeReadingSpeakingListeningWriting

Week 1

A1 Consolidation & Passé Composé with Avoir

Sess1GrammarQuick A1 Review: Verb Groups, Articles, Adjectives, Negation, Questions + Introduction to A2 Expectations
Sess2GrammarLe Passé Composé – What It Is, When to Use It, and How to Form It with Avoir + Past Participles of Regular Verbs
Sess3PracticePassé Composé with Avoir Drills + Speaking Activity (what did you do last weekend?)

Week 2

Passé Composé with Être & L'Imparfait

Sess4GrammarLe Passé Composé with Être – The 16 Verbs of Movement and Change of State + Reflexive Verbs in the Past
Sess5GrammarL'Imparfait – Formation and When to Use It (descriptions, repeated past actions, background context, states of mind)
Sess6PracticePassé Composé vs. Imparfait Gap Fill + Speaking Activity (tell a story about your childhood)

Week 3

Imparfait vs. Passé Composé & Futur Simple

Sess7GrammarImparfait vs. Passé Composé – Full Contrast: Signal Words, Interrupted Actions, Simultaneous Events, Common Errors
Sess8ReadingA2 Narrative Text Using Both Past Tenses + Story Retelling and Comprehension Discussion
Sess9GrammarLe Futur Simple – Formation for Regular and Irregular Verbs (avoir→aurai, être→serai, aller→irai, faire→ferai…)

Week 4

Futur Simple & Irregular Verbs

Sess10GrammarFutur Simple – When to Use It (future plans, predictions, si + présent sentences) + Negation in the Future
Sess11GrammarHigh-Frequency Irregular Verbs: savoir vs. connaître, vouloir, pouvoir, devoir, venir – Full Conjugation and Meaning Differences
Sess12PracticeFutur Simple + Irregular Verbs Exercises + Speaking Activity (talk about your future plans and ambitions)

Week 5

Articles & Object Pronouns

Sess13GrammarDefinite, Indefinite, and Partitive Articles – Full Review + Contractions (du, au, des, aux) + When to Use De Alone (after negation, quantity)
Sess14GrammarDirect Object Pronouns COD (le, la, les, me, te, nous, vous) – Position in Present, Past, and with Imperatives
Sess15GrammarIndirect Object Pronouns COI (lui, leur, me, te, nous, vous) + Introduction to Y and EN – Rules and Position

Week 6

Pronouns Practice & Adjectives

Sess16PracticeCOD, COI, Y, EN Transformation Exercises + Speaking Activity (replacing nouns with pronouns in natural conversation)
Sess17GrammarAdvanced Adjective Agreement – Irregular Adjectives (beau/belle, nouveau/nouvelle, vieux/vieille) + BANGS Rule
Sess18GrammarComparatifs et Superlatifs – plus…que, moins…que, aussi…que, le plus, le moins + Irregular Forms (meilleur, pire, mieux, moins bien)

Week 7

Prepositions of Time & Connectors

Sess19GrammarPrepositions of Time in Depth – depuis, pendant, pour, avant, après, dans + Depuis vs. Pendant vs. Pour Contrast and Exercises
Sess20GrammarLogical Connectors and Discourse Markers (d'abord, ensuite, puis, enfin, donc, parce que, puisque, car, mais, cependant, pourtant…)
Sess21PracticeConnectors Gap Fill + Prepositions of Time Drills + Speaking Activity (narrate a trip or event using connectors)

Week 8

Advanced Negation & Obligation

Sess22GrammarAdvanced Negation – Ne…personne, Ne…rien, Ne…aucun, Ne…nulle part, Ne…que + Non plus vs. Aussi in Context
Sess23GrammarExpressing Obligation, Possibility, and Advice – Il faut, Il est nécessaire de, On doit, Je conseille de, Il vaut mieux, C'est possible que…
Sess24ReadingA2-Level Text (article or dialogue on a social topic) + Vocabulary Building and Expression Discussion

Week 9

Revision & Final Assessment

Sess25PracticeFull Grammar Revision: Past Tenses, Futur Simple, Pronouns, Articles, Adjectives, Connectors, Negation – Gap Fill and Error Correction
Sess26ReadingMixed A2 Text + Vocabulary Consolidation (thematic word banks: travel, work, daily life, opinions, environment)
Sess27SpeakingFinal Speaking Round: Each Student Gives a Short Structured Talk (past experience + future plan + opinion) + Peer Feedback and Gap Review

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Level A2 · Recorded course

I Need CLB 5 / Work Permit Extension

Go from textbook French to real-life conversations.

Duration9 weeks · 27 sessions

Sessions15 recorded lessons

AccessPaid course · $30 CAD lifetime access

What's included

15 recorded lessons — watch at your own pace
Free A2 prep e-book — sent on enrolment
Worksheets and exercises throughout the course
Lifetime access — replay anytime
Self-paced access from any device
TEF / TCF Canada-aligned curriculum
TEF / TCF Canada-aligned curriculum

Who this is for

If you're…

Completed A1 (with us or elsewhere) and want to keep momentum

If you're…

Can introduce yourself in French but struggle in real conversations

If you're…

Need the building blocks before targeting CLB 7 / B2

What you'll be able to do

Talk about the past, present, and future with the right tenses
Describe people, places, and experiences in detail
Write short emails, messages, and journal entries
Understand the main points of slower spoken French

What you'll learn

The complete 9 weeks · 27 sessions plan — every session in order. Each session is ~1 hour.

GrammarPracticeReadingSpeakingListeningWriting

Week 1

A1 Consolidation & Passé Composé with Avoir

Sess1GrammarQuick A1 Review: Verb Groups, Articles, Adjectives, Negation, Questions + Introduction to A2 Expectations
Sess2GrammarLe Passé Composé – What It Is, When to Use It, and How to Form It with Avoir + Past Participles of Regular Verbs
Sess3PracticePassé Composé with Avoir Drills + Speaking Activity (what did you do last weekend?)

Week 2

Passé Composé with Être & L'Imparfait

Sess4GrammarLe Passé Composé with Être – The 16 Verbs of Movement and Change of State + Reflexive Verbs in the Past
Sess5GrammarL'Imparfait – Formation and When to Use It (descriptions, repeated past actions, background context, states of mind)
Sess6PracticePassé Composé vs. Imparfait Gap Fill + Speaking Activity (tell a story about your childhood)

Week 3

Imparfait vs. Passé Composé & Futur Simple

Sess7GrammarImparfait vs. Passé Composé – Full Contrast: Signal Words, Interrupted Actions, Simultaneous Events, Common Errors
Sess8ReadingA2 Narrative Text Using Both Past Tenses + Story Retelling and Comprehension Discussion
Sess9GrammarLe Futur Simple – Formation for Regular and Irregular Verbs (avoir→aurai, être→serai, aller→irai, faire→ferai…)

Week 4

Futur Simple & Irregular Verbs

Sess10GrammarFutur Simple – When to Use It (future plans, predictions, si + présent sentences) + Negation in the Future
Sess11GrammarHigh-Frequency Irregular Verbs: savoir vs. connaître, vouloir, pouvoir, devoir, venir – Full Conjugation and Meaning Differences
Sess12PracticeFutur Simple + Irregular Verbs Exercises + Speaking Activity (talk about your future plans and ambitions)

Week 5

Articles & Object Pronouns

Sess13GrammarDefinite, Indefinite, and Partitive Articles – Full Review + Contractions (du, au, des, aux) + When to Use De Alone (after negation, quantity)
Sess14GrammarDirect Object Pronouns COD (le, la, les, me, te, nous, vous) – Position in Present, Past, and with Imperatives
Sess15GrammarIndirect Object Pronouns COI (lui, leur, me, te, nous, vous) + Introduction to Y and EN – Rules and Position

Week 6

Pronouns Practice & Adjectives

Sess16PracticeCOD, COI, Y, EN Transformation Exercises + Speaking Activity (replacing nouns with pronouns in natural conversation)
Sess17GrammarAdvanced Adjective Agreement – Irregular Adjectives (beau/belle, nouveau/nouvelle, vieux/vieille) + BANGS Rule
Sess18GrammarComparatifs et Superlatifs – plus…que, moins…que, aussi…que, le plus, le moins + Irregular Forms (meilleur, pire, mieux, moins bien)

Week 7

Prepositions of Time & Connectors

Sess19GrammarPrepositions of Time in Depth – depuis, pendant, pour, avant, après, dans + Depuis vs. Pendant vs. Pour Contrast and Exercises
Sess20GrammarLogical Connectors and Discourse Markers (d'abord, ensuite, puis, enfin, donc, parce que, puisque, car, mais, cependant, pourtant…)
Sess21PracticeConnectors Gap Fill + Prepositions of Time Drills + Speaking Activity (narrate a trip or event using connectors)

Week 8

Advanced Negation & Obligation

Sess22GrammarAdvanced Negation – Ne…personne, Ne…rien, Ne…aucun, Ne…nulle part, Ne…que + Non plus vs. Aussi in Context
Sess23GrammarExpressing Obligation, Possibility, and Advice – Il faut, Il est nécessaire de, On doit, Je conseille de, Il vaut mieux, C'est possible que…
Sess24ReadingA2-Level Text (article or dialogue on a social topic) + Vocabulary Building and Expression Discussion

Week 9

Revision & Final Assessment

Sess25PracticeFull Grammar Revision: Past Tenses, Futur Simple, Pronouns, Articles, Adjectives, Connectors, Negation – Gap Fill and Error Correction
Sess26ReadingMixed A2 Text + Vocabulary Consolidation (thematic word banks: travel, work, daily life, opinions, environment)
Sess27SpeakingFinal Speaking Round: Each Student Gives a Short Structured Talk (past experience + future plan + opinion) + Peer Feedback and Gap Review

Ready to start I Need CLB 5 / Work Permit Extension?

Start the A2 recorded course today. Unlock lifetime access and start watching today.

Price shown on next step · Klarna available

Not sure if I Need CLB 5 / Work Permit Extension is the right level?

Take our quick assessment to confirm your current French level before joining a class.

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