Prepare for the FIDE test
Private French lessons online to prepare the Swiss FIDE test, for your residence permit or your naturalisation.
We train on the real tasks of the test: making an appointment, visiting a flat, talking with your employer. I also teach in Geneva, with students who prepare the same test.
The FIDE test at a glance
The official Swiss language test for permits and naturalisation
- 2 partsoral and written
- A1 to B1two test levels
- Your levelnot pass or fail
- Oral part
- Speaking and understanding, in a conversation with two examiners.
- Written part
- Reading and writing, in one written test.
What the FIDE test is
The FIDE is the official Swiss test of French, German and Italian for everyday life. The authorities use it for residence permits and naturalisation.
Two parts, taken separately
The oral part is a conversation with two examiners: they test how you speak and how you understand. The written part tests reading and writing. You can take the two parts on different days.
Two versions: A1–A2 or A2–B1
You choose the version that matches the level you need. The test stops at B1.
You get the level you reached
There is no pass or fail. Your result shows your level for each skill: speaking, understanding, reading and writing.
The test is about everyday life in Switzerland
The questions come from six situations. These are the situations we practise in the lessons.
Work
A job interview, talking with colleagues and your employer.
Housing
Visiting a flat, writing to the agency, asking a neighbour for help.
Health
Making an appointment, explaining what’s wrong at the doctor’s.
Authorities
Renewing your permit, answering questions at an office.
Courses
Signing up for a course, asking about times and prices.
Children
Talking with the school or the daycare about your child.
How I prepare you
We find your level
In the first lessons, you do a part of an official practice test. We see where you are, and how far the level you need is.
We train the tasks
The test scores what you can do, not what you know. So we practise the situations, one by one, starting with the one that matters most for your permit.
You learn the sentences that save you
“Can you repeat, please?”, “How do you say…?” They help in every situation, and they help you finish the task, which is what the examiners score.
We do a full mock test
Before the day, a complete practice test in real conditions. Then we work only on what didn’t go well.
After each lesson, your Smart Classroom keeps the vocabulary, your corrections and your homework. Before the test, you have everything to review in one place.
Why prepare with me
- I teach in Geneva. Group lessons in a language school, with people who live in Switzerland and prepare the FIDE.
- I’ve prepared students for exams since 2007: the DELF, the TEF, the TCF and now the FIDE.
- I’m honest about time. In the trial lesson, I tell you what’s realistic before your test date.
- You book when it suits you. No fixed weekly slot: you can do more lessons in the weeks before the test.
Lessons for the FIDE
- Pack of 10 lessons €45 a lesson
- Pack of 20 lessons €42.50 a lesson
55 minutes on Google Meet. A pack is valid for 6 months. Start with a trial lesson at €25.
Questions
Tell me your test date
Book a trial lesson. We look at your level, the level you need, and the time you have.
55 minutes · €25 · 30 days on the platform included · no obligation to continue
