njbybrthnly:
'Prof' Bellerin and mariah have given great tips. I dey hail una o.
For listening, reading the questions while the instruction is playing is ideal, then you'll already know what to listen for when the recording starts. The Propulse Training channel on YouTube also has some tips that may be helpful for listening. ....

For writing, me I can't recommend the prepmyfuture app enough o but if you have the time to attend the AF classes, please grab the opportunity

_{I'm no wiz kid o...}

Merci!!!

mariah203:


@mamaroon see the attached for increasing your writing scores. Il reste encoure celui de section A, mais Depeches toi! quand-meme, la piece jointe sera bientot supprimee. Je peux t'envoyer les deux par email si tu veux.

Merci bien... .tu es tres gentille

mariah203 merci beaucoup, j'ai deja vu les matieres que vous m'avez envoye

*Not trying to promote another group but to help o!*

Look for and join the Facebook group "comment se préparer au TEF Canada" ... You will find it very useful.

Mamaroon:


Merci... listen while audio is on and plus que parfait....got it....and congrats on the score line on saturday

Merciii...even though my name sake is out for 9 months through injury...

I learnt French in my primary school about25 years ago. I can barely remember anything. Is it possible to write TEF and score reasonably well? I have to start from the scratch. How long will it take me?

Bellerin:


Alas my TEF scores:

CE (Reading) CLB 7
CO (Listening) CLB 7
EE (Writing) CLB 6
EO (Speaking) CLB 8

Funny how I was more confident about writing and I got 280 and speaking, of which I was absolutely terrified, got 360!

Despite losing at least 32 points, I managed to move by CRS from 438 to 448. Thanks be to God.

A few tips from my experience:

Speaking:
1.Be calm and continue even when you make mistakes. Confidence is a French thing!
2. Know a handful of fall back phrases to counter objections (e.g. what are you talking about? What do you mean you're not interested? Remember when you told me that If you had an opportunity like this...Etc. Etc. I used these heavily to buy time when I was feeling stuck)

Writing: Looking back I did not use alot of complex grammar (subjonctif ,etc.) and I have a feeling this was why I didn't score so high.

Listening: when the example is being read to you, scan through the questions quickly and anticipate the dialogue. Listen actively. If you don't hear anything clearly, don't get sidetracked.

Reading: Answer the first 10 and last 10. The section with sentence order is better to tackle as quickly as possible. Practice how to use linking words effectively.

Feel free to reach out if you have any specific question. All the best for the future.

Denov:
I learnt French in my primary school about25 years ago. I can barely remember anything. Is it possible to write TEF and score reasonably well? I have to start from the scratch. How long will it take me?

It is possible...if you believe it is.

I would guess you can budget 6 to 12 months depending on how much time you have per day to devote to French.

Pls start by registering with AF. You can also read up from the start of this thread for some very useful advice.

Do you need only a few points extra or more in the region of 30/40?

Denov:
I learnt French in my primary school about25 years ago. I can barely remember anything. Is it possible to write TEF and score reasonably well? I have to start from the scratch. How long will it take me?

Exactly what @Mamaroon said...

Hello everyone plss where can I register for tef

Surygirl:
Hello everyone plss where can I register for tef

At an Alliance Français or Insitute Français near you especially in Lagos, PH and Abuja.

Congratulations @Bellerin and all other ITA clinchers!!!!

May your journey from here be smooth

Scard:
Congratulations @Bellerin and all other ITA clinchers!!!!

May your journey from here be smooth

Merciii...mais I'm even yet to create a profile. Still eating pof pof . Given the large draw sizes, the scores will drop to 420 - 430 soon; I hope everyone here gets an invitation. All the best to those who will write this weekend...and to those studying too.

Hi everyone, newbie here but I will also be taking TEF probably in the middle of the year. I've used many of the resources in this thread. Also wanted to share the podcasts by Radio Lingua (Coffee Break French). It's a useful supplement to the other things in this thread, and is quite helpful for pronounciation and conversation skills en francais.

What? You haven't created your profile??

Let's just exchange scores naa, you can collect it back after I get ITA and you are ready to use it.

Amen to the prayers of the scores coming down

Bellerin:


Merciii...mais I'm even yet to create a profile. Still eating pof pof . Given the large draw sizes, the scores will drop to 420 - 430 soon; I hope everyone here gets an invitation. All the best to those who will write this weekend...and to those studying too.

Hi,

Lemme try to give back to this thread, which really helped. My results (finally!) from Abuja, 10 Dec:
Comp. Ecrite C1 - 240/300 (CLB ; Comp. Orale B2 - 260/360 (CLB 7); Exp. Ecrite C1 - 390/450 (CLB 9); Exp. Orale B2 - 329/450 (CLB 7)

I started learning French (at AF Lagos) years ago, so I'm not best placed to answer the popular question: how long it'd take to go from novice to B2/CLB7. For that I strongly recommend testimonies from @njbybrthnly and @BootyliciousHon. Their advice is valid for French debutants as for people, like me, who fall in and out. My experience:

EE
Pleasantly shocked at my Writing scores: I didn't feel confident before and after the exam. For Task 1, completing a "fait divers", we wrote about a guy who woke up to see bank notes strewn in his garden, and I did my best to produce the closest I could to a newspaper report. So...Who? When? Where? What? How? Etc? But I also used reported speech, as a journalist would quote an interviewee.
For eg: ""I was shocked; I almost had a heart attack!!", said Mr. Butiku to a reporter from…"
Then to add colour, like..."Mr. Butiku took photos of his garden before calling the police, because he knows they are crooks". And throw in a catchy ending.

For Task 2, after the intro, identify two or three opposing points and then use connectors (par contre, en revanche) to provide counter arguments.
Lots of practice helped me. As did preparing a quick plan is essential. I saw somewhere that you shouldn't write your entire essay on rough paper first; I totally agree! A huge part of the challenge is managing time.

CO
I’m relieved as I made the big mistake of fretting over 1 question and it almost messed me up. You really should be reading ahead not dwelling one already gone. I too benefited from French news, and as TEF always repeats the format, I spent time listening to interview sessions, with a presenter discussing a topic with 1 or more guests.

CE
I was pleased with the Reading test, so maybe I'm a little disappointed with CLB8. Silly mistakes perhaps?
But by all means, start with the first 10 and last 10 questions, a brilliant tip I got here!
Some of the questions, I had to just do a process of elimination and to pace myself; time went by so fast!

EO
The formal role play was to call a clown agency about services for a children party. I got little or no prep time! I struggled with questions: we didn't do many clown parties in my time...alas!
Second task was to convince a friend to spend a weekend sleeping in a "yourte", literally the first time I saw the word! I had to look at the photos to realise it's a tent. The idea here is to find a way to keep trying to convince the examiner, "your friend". You have to be creative. And you must have a response for all his questions. If he asks about costs, for eg, you must give a figure, ideally a ridiculously cheap figure. My examiner complained about sleeping in the open with mosquitoes...I said don’t worry there would be so much fun we won’t sleep. He said what if he breaks a leg, I said emergency services respond quickly. I even referred to a mutual friend, "Paul", who had had fun during the camping some weekends ago. Going on for 10mins wasn't easy and I had to say "je comprends tes reticences" a few times. But, it was ok in the end.

En plus…
I was initially disappointed with the prep class, where they got us essentially working through past questions. I had hoped for more tips and tricks. But no knowledge is lost, no practice is wasted, and I do believe my Writing improved those 5 weeks. It’s always useful to share ideas with other candidates. So, in the end, value for the N15k.

Then, I can't get over the fact that we have to wait 6-8 weeks to get the results; the manual said 2-4. Its ridiculous. I hope you manage your anxiety better than I did!

Donc viola, happy to answer any questions. Best wishes to those sitting this weekend!

DanMisla:
Hi,

Lemme try to give back to this thread, which really helped. My results (finally!) from Abuja, 10 Dec:
Comp. Ecrite C1 - 240/300 (CLB ; Comp. Orale B2 - 260/360 (CLB 7); Exp. Ecrite C1 - 390/450 (CLB 9); Exp. Orale B2 - 329/450 (CLB 7)


Then, I can't get over the fact that we have to wait 6-8 weeks to get the results; the manual said 2-4. Its ridiculous. I hope you manage your anxiety better than I did!

Donc viola, happy to answer any questions. Best wishes to those sitting this weekend!

Thank you so much for this

DanMisla:
Hi,

Lemme try to give back to this thread, which really helped. My results (finally!) from Abuja, 10 Dec:
Comp. Ecrite C1 - 240/300 (CLB ; Comp. Orale B2 - 260/360 (CLB 7); Exp. Ecrite C1 - 390/450 (CLB 9); Exp. Orale B2 - 329/450 (CLB 7)

Wawuu! Bravo DanMisla! Thank you for sharing your experience! This was a solid performance. Wishing you a speedy processing!

Scard:
What? You haven't created your profile??

Let's just exchange scores naa, you can collect it back after I get ITA and you are ready to use it.

Amen to the prayers of the scores coming down

DanMisla:
Hi,

Lemme try to give back to this thread, which really helped. My results (finally!) from Abuja, 10 Dec:
Comp. Ecrite C1 - 240/300 (CLB ; Comp. Orale B2 - 260/360 (CLB 7); Exp. Ecrite C1 - 390/450 (CLB 9); Exp. Orale B2 - 329/450 (CLB 7)

Wao! a very big congratulations!!!! Excellent!

DanMisla:
Hi,

Lemme try to give back to this thread, which really helped. My results (finally!) from Abuja, 10 Dec:
Comp. Ecrite C1 - 240/300 (CLB ; Comp. Orale B2 - 260/360 (CLB 7); Exp. Ecrite C1 - 390/450 (CLB 9); Exp. Orale B2 - 329/450 (CLB 7)

I started learning French (at AF Lagos) years ago, so I'm not best placed to answer the popular question: how long it'd take to go from novice to B2/CLB7. For that I strongly recommend testimonies from @njbybrthnly and @BootyliciousHon. Their advice is valid for French debutants as for people, like me, who fall in and out. My experience:

EE
Pleasantly shocked at my Writing scores: I didn't feel confident before and after the exam. For Task 1, completing a "fait divers", we wrote about a guy who woke up to see bank notes strewn in his garden, and I did my best to produce the closest I could to a newspaper report. So...Who? When? Where? What? How? Etc? But I also used reported speech, as a journalist would quote an interviewee.
For eg: ""I was shocked; I almost had a heart attack!!", said Mr. Butiku to a reporter from…"
Then to add colour, like..."Mr. Butiku took photos of his garden before calling the police, because he knows they are crooks". And throw in a catchy ending.

For Task 2, after the intro, identify two or three opposing points and then use connectors (par contre, en revanche) to provide counter arguments.
Lots of practice helped me. As did preparing a quick plan is essential. I saw somewhere that you shouldn't write your entire essay on rough paper first; I totally agree! A huge part of the challenge is managing time.

CO
I’m relieved as I made the big mistake of fretting over 1 question and it almost messed me up. You really should be reading ahead not dwelling one already gone. I too benefited from French news, and as TEF always repeats the format, I spent time listening to interview sessions, with a presenter discussing a topic with 1 or more guests.

CE
I was pleased with the Reading test, so maybe I'm a little disappointed with CLB8. Silly mistakes perhaps?
But by all means, start with the first 10 and last 10 questions, a brilliant tip I got here!
Some of the questions, I had to just do a process of elimination and to pace myself; time went by so fast!

EO
The formal role play was to call a clown agency about services for a children party. I got little or no prep time! I struggled with questions: we didn't do many clown parties in my time...alas!
Second task was to convince a friend to spend a weekend sleeping in a "yourte", literally the first time I saw the word! I had to look at the photos to realise it's a tent. The idea here is to find a way to keep trying to convince the examiner, "your friend". You have to be creative. And you must have a response for all his questions. If he asks about costs, for eg, you must give a figure, ideally a ridiculously cheap figure. My examiner complained about sleeping in the open with mosquitoes...I said don’t worry there would be so much fun we won’t sleep. He said what if he breaks a leg, I said emergency services respond quickly. I even referred to a mutual friend, "Paul", who had had fun during the camping some weekends ago. Going on for 10mins wasn't easy and I had to say "je comprends tes reticences" a few times. But, it was ok in the end.

En plus…
I was initially disappointed with the prep class, where they got us essentially working through past questions. I had hoped for more tips and tricks. But no knowledge is lost, no practice is wasted, and I do believe my Writing improved those 5 weeks. It’s always useful to share ideas with other candidates. So, in the end, value for the N15k.

Then, I can't get over the fact that we have to wait 6-8 weeks to get the results; the manual said 2-4. Its ridiculous. I hope you manage your anxiety better than I did!

Donc viola, happy to answer any questions. Best wishes to those sitting this weekend!

God help me to give this type of testimony.... Congratulations @dansmila..... This your testimony really gingered me.... Lemme go back to my reading table.



Au revoir !

Felicitations Danmisla!

Quel resultat merveilleux! This is really inspiring. Wishing you all the best in your application.

DanMisla:
Hi,

Lemme try to give back to this thread, which really helped. My results (finally!) from Abuja, 10 Dec:
Comp. Ecrite C1 - 240/300 (CLB ; Comp. Orale B2 - 260/360 (CLB 7); Exp. Ecrite C1 - 390/450 (CLB 9); Exp. Orale B2 - 329/450 (CLB 7)

njbybrthnly:
Felicitations Danmisla!

Quel resultat merveilleux! This is really inspiring. Wishing you all the best in your application.

You're the true inspiration. Thanks for all your help!

Congratulations to you. This post and the entire thread is really encouraging to know that it is possible to get that score we desire.

Success all the way to all those taking this January.

DanMisla:
Hi,

Lemme try to give back to this thread, which really helped. My results (finally!) from Abuja, 10 Dec:
Comp. Ecrite C1 - 240/300 (CLB ; Comp. Orale B2 - 260/360 (CLB 7); Exp. Ecrite C1 - 390/450 (CLB 9); Exp. Orale B2 - 329/450 (CLB 7)

I started learning French (at AF Lagos) years ago, so I'm not best placed to answer the popular question: how long it'd take to go from novice to B2/CLB7. For that I strongly recommend testimonies from @njbybrthnly and @BootyliciousHon. Their advice is valid for French debutants as for people, like me, who fall in and out. My experience:

EE
Pleasantly shocked at my Writing scores: I didn't feel confident before and after the exam. For Task 1, completing a "fait divers", we wrote about a guy who woke up to see bank notes strewn in his garden, and I did my best to produce the closest I could to a newspaper report. So...Who? When? Where? What? How? Etc? But I also used reported speech, as a journalist would quote an interviewee.
For eg: ""I was shocked; I almost had a heart attack!!", said Mr. Butiku to a reporter from…"
Then to add colour, like..."Mr. Butiku took photos of his garden before calling the police, because he knows they are crooks". And throw in a catchy ending.

For Task 2, after the intro, identify two or three opposing points and then use connectors (par contre, en revanche) to provide counter arguments.
Lots of practice helped me. As did preparing a quick plan is essential. I saw somewhere that you shouldn't write your entire essay on rough paper first; I totally agree! A huge part of the challenge is managing time.


EO
The formal role play was to call a clown agency about services for a children party. I got little or no prep time! I struggled with questions: we didn't do many clown parties in my time...alas!
Second task was to convince a friend to spend a weekend sleeping in a "yourte", literally the first time I saw the word! I had to look at the photos to realise it's a tent. The idea here is to find a way to keep trying to convince the examiner, "your friend". You have to be creative. And you must have a response for all his questions. If he asks about costs, for eg, you must give a figure, ideally a ridiculously cheap figure. My examiner complained about sleeping in the open with mosquitoes...I said don’t worry there would be so much fun we won’t sleep. He said what if he breaks a leg, I said emergency services respond quickly. I even referred to a mutual friend, "Paul", who had had fun during the camping some weekends ago. Going on for 10mins wasn't easy and I had to say "je comprends tes reticences" a few times. But, it was ok in the end.

Good morning all,

For those who have taken the exams or have practised a lot of questions, is the EE Task 1 always about "faits divers" while the Task 2 always about "letter writing or essays"?

Merci Beaucoup

DanMisla:
Hi,

Lemme try to give back to this thread, which really helped. My results (finally!) from Abuja, 10 Dec:
Comp. Ecrite C1 - 240/300 (CLB 8 Comp. Orale B2 - 260/360 (CLB 7); Exp. Ecrite C1 - 390/450 (CLB 9); Exp. Orale B2 - 329/450 (CLB 7)


En plus…
I was initially disappointed with the prep class, where they got us essentially working through past questions. I had hoped for more tips and tricks. But no knowledge is lost, no practice is wasted, and I do believe my Writing improved those 5 weeks.

Chai!!! See result

I hereby official dump NJ as my Nairaland boyfriend.

DanMisla is my new crush.....

Congratulations....an excellent job...well done indeed

Thanks for the very useful tips

Scard:
Good morning all,

For those who have taken the exams or have practised a lot of questions, is the EE Task 1 always about "faits divers" while the Task 2 always about "letter writing or essays"?

Merci Beaucoup

Always.

Mamaroon:


Chai!!! See result

I hereby official dump NJ as my Nairaland boyfriend.

DanMisla is my new crush.....

Congratulations....an excellent job...well done indeed

Thanks for the very useful tips

Thanks. I'm pleased you found it useful. I learned a lot here myself!
Best wishes...

Mamaroon:


Chai!!! See result

I hereby official dump NJ as my Nairaland boyfriend.

DanMisla is my new crush.....

Congratulations....an excellent job...well done indeed

Thanks for the very useful tips

NJ est un homme?

ontarioissauga:

NJ est un homme?

NJ!!

Je suis une femme

Mamaroon o....na so we go dey dey? I'm heartbroken but you'll always be my woman crush

_{until I see person wey dey tenacious pass you}

Mamaroon:


Chai!!! See result

I hereby official dump NJ as my Nairaland boyfriend.

DanMisla is my new crush.....

Congratulations....an excellent job...well done indeed

Thanks for the very useful tips

ontarioissauga:

NJ est un homme?

njbybrthnly:
Je suis une femme

Mamaroon o....na so we go dey dey? I'm heartbroken but you'll always be my woman crush

_{until I see person wey dey tenacious pass you}

Je sais que tu es une femme.

ontarioissauga:

NJ est un homme?

Non. Elle est une femme.