What do you need French for?

“Preparing for my job interview as an operating room technician in Geneva with Adeline gave me a lot of confidence. We practiced realistic interview questions, professional vocabulary, and how to express my experience clearly in French. This preparation helped me feel calm and well prepared during the interview. Ultimately, it not only improved my French, but also gave me the confidence to take the next step in my career. I’m very grateful for her support.”

“I started lessons with Adeline in October 2025, having last studied French at school in the 1960s, with the sole intention of taking lessons for a couple of months before our holidays. We go to France every year for five or six weeks of skiing, so although I used a little stilted French in bars, restaurants and shops, it was very basic. I have found working with Adeline enjoyable, challenging, sometimes frustrating (for me personally), and educational. Having never had lessons before, I couldn’t really question her approach or structure — but it is definitely not Duolingo! Her approach is very personal: initially tailored to achieving your particular objectives, while introducing a wide variety of complementary subjects and methods. The use of specific and topical videos, various speech styles and listening practice can push you out of your comfort zone. But her willingness to keep returning to the more challenging areas of the language, approaching them from several different directions until they ‘click’, is excellent. Being sent a link to a short topical news video, TV show, stand-up comedy set or radio programme to listen to, and then having to discuss, summarise and debate it in the next lesson, can be challenging. But this approach does extend and develop your skills. While total fluency is unlikely for me, as I neither live in France nor have daily exposure to the language, I am confident that my French has now developed sufficiently for me to interact more naturally in everyday conversations while on holiday. I fully intend to continue this journey with Adeline. On a personal note, she is very easy to talk to, has broad general knowledge and experience, and is genuinely interested and invested in you — not only as a learner, but also as a person, including your interests and wider family relationships. Discussions around these areas also make the lessons more personal and meaningful.”

“When I started French lessons, I wanted to improve my speaking and grammar while discussing topics that interest me. Adeline’s teaching style is engaging, stimulating and friendly. We talk about immigration, the ecological transition, informal expressions, French cultural references, jokes and the TV series we watch… What has been most valuable to me is the confidence I have gained when speaking French. I have learned a great deal with Adeline and am delighted to keep progressing with her. Thank you, Adeline!”

“I started lessons with Adeline last September — my husband speaks French and my daughter is in school in France, so I had good reason to finally learn. Our lessons always begin with conversation, then move into grammar or discussion of a video or song, and she incorporates different forms of learning, from music to TV series to stand-up comedians. The lessons are always well structured and vary depending on what we're working on. In the beginning, I would fixate on little grammatical things, like how to say something or a specific article, and she was very good at acknowledging those things as important while reminding me that little by little they would fall into place. She was right, as time has passed and I've engaged more with the language, what once felt unnatural now feels natural. She also encouraged me to bring French into my life beyond our lessons, including finding a language group to practice with, where I've now made a new friend I meet with regularly. If you're looking for a French tutor who makes learning fun and engaging, Adeline is the one!”

“Honestly, an amazing tutor. Compassionate and understanding, with a wealth of knowledge, Adeline brings all of this to every lesson. The key with Adeline is that she understands there are many components to learning a language—not just words on a page—and she excels at bringing them all together to help me learn French. This includes culture, emotion, family and friends, along with the necessary grammar, listening, reading, writing and speaking (which I am very shy about). Highly recommend!”

“I have spent the last 6–8 months learning French with Adeline. Each session is structured around the goals you want to achieve. I have really enjoyed each session, as Adeline continues to push me to improve my conversational skills, and I am working on correcting my grammatical errors to achieve a B2 level of proficiency in French. This does involve completing homework! I would highly recommend Adeline to anyone wishing to learn and/or improve their French! Merci beaucoup, Adeline!”

“Adeline is a very engaging and inspiring teacher. She introduced me to the world of spoken French and to French cultural codes, which has helped me understand French culture much better. She also introduced me to stand-up and contemporary comedy. She helped me overcome my shyness and encouraged me to try for myself. It has been a very engaging and enriching experience. I consider this approach very important because a language is more than words. It allows us to express our own experience, but it also enables us to communicate with others. To understand these exchanges better and find our place within them, we need to navigate subtleties that are not only linguistic but also cultural. This aspect of learning matters greatly to me.”