Cambridge 0520 · Edexcel 4FR1
Live 1-on-1 online French tutoring for Cambridge, Edexcel and IB students worldwide. Students who feel stuck at B2 often just need the right kind of practice — focused grammar correction, structured writing drills, and oral preparation that builds genuine confidence before the exam.
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Quick answer: Velocity Tuition Academy provides online 1-on-1 French tutoring for IGCSE, A-Level, IB and MYP students across Cambridge and Edexcel, covering Cambridge IGCSE French (0520), Edexcel IGCSE French (4FR1), Cambridge A-Level French (9716), IB French B and ab initio, and MYP Language Acquisition. Tutors build vocabulary, grammar and the speaking, listening, reading and writing skills, and every student starts with a free diagnostic.
Our French teachers are experienced Cambridge, Edexcel and IB Language B specialists who teach the language in the context of exam requirements — not just conversational ability. They know exactly how each board assesses all four skills.
French marks are lost to grammatical errors under pressure, writing that falls below the required register, and oral responses that are correct but not fluent enough for the higher mark bands. We target each of these specifically.
Sessions combine structured grammar work, directed writing practice, and oral preparation in a format that directly mirrors the exam. Every piece of writing is corrected with explanations — not just markings — so mistakes are understood and not repeated.
Both IGCSE French exams test all four skills, but they combine them differently. Knowing the papers decides how to split practice between listening, reading, speaking and writing.
All candidates take all four papers.
Sources: Cambridge IGCSE French 0520 syllabus 2025-2027; Pearson Edexcel International GCSE French specification.
From IGCSE 0520 and Edexcel 4FR1 to A-Level 9716 and IB French, the tutor teaches your child's exact syllabus.
Most French students make the same grammatical errors repeatedly because they have never been explicitly corrected and taught why the correct form is different. Consistent correction with explanation changes this.
Most French students make the same grammatical errors repeatedly because they have never been explicitly corrected and taught why the correct form is different. Consistent correction with explanation changes this.
My child writes 'je suis allé' correctly one week and 'j'ai allé' the next. They have been told it is wrong multiple times. But nobody has explained the underlying rule for être versus avoir verbs clearly enough that it has actually stuck.
We teach the rules explicitly and return to them in every session until they are internalised. Grammar is not corrected once and moved on from — it is revisited until the correct form is automatic. This takes time, but it works.
The four stages of a French course with us.
A free French trial checking speaking, writing and grammar, then a parent briefing.
French tutors specialise in Cambridge, Edexcel or IB language courses and know how speaking, writing and listening are marked.
French lessons build vocabulary, grammar and speaking step by step, with short tests and a monthly report for parents.
Before exams we practise timed French papers, oral mock exams and the grammar points that cost marks.
Language learning needs regular contact, so starting French early pays off in confidence and fluency.
Sitting French this session? Speaking and writing can still improve if lessons begin now.
Discuss Timeline →Starting now for May/June 2027 leaves time to cover French topics, practise orals and revise grammar calmly.
Start Planning →A long runway lets French students build vocabulary gradually and practise speaking every week.
Plan Ahead →We tutor French students 1-on-1 across all our cities. In the Gulf, see our hubs for Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Jeddah, Doha, Kuwait City, Manama and Muscat. In Egypt: Cairo. In Southeast Asia: Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. In the UK: London and Manchester.
French and exam guides for families, checked against board documents.
The most important structural difference is the number of papers, and most families do not know it until results season.
Cambridge 0520 assesses the four skills in four separate papers. Paper 1 Listening is 37 multiple-choice and matching questions, with each recording played twice. Paper 2 Reading is six groups of multiple-choice and matching questions. Paper 3 Speaking carries 40 marks — a role play of roughly two minutes plus two topic conversations of about four minutes each, marked for communication and quality of language. Paper 4 Writing carries a maximum of 45 marks.
Edexcel International GCSE French (4FR1) uses three papers: listening is assessed separately, reading and writing are combined into one paper, and speaking is assessed separately. Achievement is benchmarked broadly to CEFR levels A2 and B1.
That matters for preparation. A Cambridge candidate sits reading and writing as distinct exams and can prepare them separately; an Edexcel candidate must manage both within a single paper and budget time across them. The speaking format also differs, so rehearsal has to match the board.
French is usually taken alongside English, and sometimes a second community language such as Urdu. In the IB it maps to Language B; the four-skill structure is the same one used in MYP Language Acquisition.
Guides to help French students plan their courses and exams.
Tell us the French board, level and exam session and we will outline what preparation should cover.
Early booking also secures lesson times and one French tutor.
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