Editorial standards.
How our guides are written, checked and corrected.
This page explains how the guides on The Chic French Club are written, checked and corrected. Last updated 1 November 2026.
What every guide aims to do
- Answer the question in the first lines, then explain it properly.
- Show the rule through real, natural examples, with English translations where they help.
- Point out the mistakes learners actually make, and how to fix them.
- Give practice with the answers, and explain the answers when the reason is not obvious.
Exam facts
Exam formats, timings, scores and immigration rules come from the official sources: France Éducation international (TCF Canada, DELF), Le français des affaires of the CCI Paris Île-de-France (TEF Canada) and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Exam guides link to these sources and show the date they were last updated. If an official source and a guide disagree, the official source is right: please tell us so we can fix the guide.
Our guides are study resources, not immigration or legal advice. Always confirm requirements on canada.ca before you apply.
Points of usage
When a point of grammar or pronunciation is debated, or varies between France, Quebec and other French-speaking regions, we check reference works such as the Office québécois de la langue française's Banque de dépannage linguistique and standard dictionaries, and we say so in the guide when usage varies rather than presenting one option as the only correct one.
Model answers
Model answers and sample texts show one good way to complete a task. They are written to illustrate a method, not to be memorised, and we do not claim that any answer guarantees a particular score.
Corrections
If you find an error, contact us with the page and the problem. We check every report, correct the guide when we were wrong, and update the date at the top of the page.
Our own products
Some guides mention study materials from our shop. They are our own products. The free guides are complete on their own: you never need to buy anything to follow them.