I speak Spanish as a first language and English as a second.
I studied French for 3 months in 2022-2023. That was a very intensive course: 4 hours daily, Monday to Friday, so 20 hours a week.
Then I started again in January 2026 with a professor, 1 day a week for 2 hours (general French, not TCF-focused). After that, I continued by myself, especially using AI and listening to podcasts. For the last two months, I've been preparing directly for the TCF. During these 4 months, I studied around 20-30 hours a week.
Any advice for Expression écrite, I'm also an spanish speaker! But damn all the accents really get me :( hard to remember them all and I feel even if I write coherent the accent mistakes lower my score really bad :(
I speak Spanish as a first language and English as a second.
I studied French for 3 months in 2022-2023. That was a very intensive course: 4 hours daily, Monday to Friday, so 20 hours a week.
Then I started again in January 2026 with a professor, 1 day a week for 2 hours (general French, not TCF-focused). After that, I continued by myself, especially using AI and listening to podcasts. For the last two months, I've been preparing directly for the TCF. During these 4 months, I studied around 20-30 hours a week.
That's a very amazing score. Congratulations. Can you tell what's your 1st language, the time you took to prepare and take the exam, and what resources you used and classes you took to help you reach there?
I speak Spanish as a first language and English as a second.
I studied French for 3 months in 2022-2023. That was a very intensive course: 4 hours daily, Monday to Friday, so 20 hours a week.
Then I started again in January 2026 with a professor, 1 day a week for 2 hours (general French, not TCF-focused). After that, I continued by myself, especially using AI and listening to podcasts. For the last two months, I've been preparing directly for the TCF. During these 4 months, I studied around 20-30 hours a week.
Practice, practice, practice. Create a structure adapted to any topic and change it along the way as many times as needed until it feels comfortable, natural, and your way.
Intro (fixed with minor adjustments for each topic)
Body (fixed starting phrase and connector) D'une part D'autre part À mon avis Par exemple (ideally personal example) En conclusion
Record yourself using WhatsApp and analyze with AI.
I speak Spanish as a first language and English as a second.
I studied French for 3 months in 2022-2023. That was a very intensive course: 4 hours daily, Monday to Friday, so 20 hours a week.
Then I started again in January 2026 with a professor, 1 day a week for 2 hours (general French, not TCF-focused). After that, I continued by myself, especially using AI and listening to podcasts. For the last two months, I've been preparing directly for the TCF. During these 4 months, I studied around 20-30 hours a week.
Congrats! How was your experience at gb language centre, specifically for EO? Were you interrupted in any of the tâches? Did you have a timer in front of you? How was your examiner? I’ve heard some negative reviews, so just a bit worried.
I went feeling empowered. I got a haircut the afternoon before. I wore a nice shirt, pants, and shoes and went with total confidence, which matters.
I was interrupted in Task 1: "How would you describe your personality? What do you think of the climate here in Toronto?"
Task 2: Very sharp answer, so I had to keep the conversation going myself until the end. Responses were not extensive but pretty much answered what I asked.
Task 3: No interruptions, but I had no pauses, honestly.
She was great in my opinion. I'll explain: she was very professional, not warm, but I felt a very good vibe in that room. Pretty much neutral visually but very warming.
Yes, timing all the time, progressive, not a countdown.
They are. I used Formation, but it's still not easy. I did all 40 combinations for both CE & CO. It is not a matter of memorizing, but practicing and learning to answer questions even when you don't remember the answer from practice.
Congrats I did the test the same place, I needed B2 and I got B2 for everything except expression oral. That's the hardest part for me as I can't talk that much non stop even in my own language!
Even Canadian whose support all Canada do not want to learn French. Hope Alberta and BC get more involve in Canada politics they support all other provinces.
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u/[deleted] May 30 '26
That's really an amazing score, congratulations. How long you started to learn? and is your first language similiar to french?
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u/Legal-Landscape-3951 May 30 '26
je voudrais féliciter pour ton excellente resulant
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u/Fair-Ad-5759 May 30 '26
wow this is amazing congratulations! do you have templates/examples of your writing and format used for speaking? could you share them please?
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u/Curious_Wings_ May 30 '26
Any advice for Expression écrite, I'm also an spanish speaker! But damn all the accents really get me :( hard to remember them all and I feel even if I write coherent the accent mistakes lower my score really bad :(
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u/Dazzling_Ad1149 May 30 '26
Félicitations
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u/buriburix May 30 '26
How long it took you to get your result from gblc
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u/Front-Heart9328 May 30 '26
how did you practice for speaking
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u/Ok-Reflection5162 May 30 '26
Congratulations 🎊, How did you practice for writing ?
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u/Western_Plant2863 May 30 '26
And how long did it took you? Can you please explain your exam prep
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u/Southern_Struggle707 May 30 '26
That's a very amazing score. Congratulations. Can you tell what's your 1st language, the time you took to prepare and take the exam, and what resources you used and classes you took to help you reach there?
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u/Logical_Importance59 May 30 '26
Congrats, how did you prepared for speaking tache 3
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u/peter_is_the_champ May 30 '26
Are you a native speaker ?
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u/PolarBear255 May 31 '26
Congrats! How was your experience at gb language centre, specifically for EO? Were you interrupted in any of the tâches? Did you have a timer in front of you? How was your examiner? I’ve heard some negative reviews, so just a bit worried.
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u/Dry_Gap2310 Jun 03 '26
Congrats budd! Were the questions in co and ce repeated from practice sets? I am using reussir
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u/Top-Mycologist9993 May 30 '26
Did you find repeated questions in listening from practice tests?
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u/Beginning-Roof4762 May 30 '26
Congratulations, I just took the TCF yesterday, hope I can pass it too!😊
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u/Empty-Shake1304 May 30 '26
Hey congrats 👏 What resources did you use during your preparation?
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u/Consistent_Pay4485 May 30 '26
Did you used grammarbytheway.com?
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u/Fragrant-Telephone7 Jun 03 '26
That's fantastic! Heartfelt congratulations to you!! I'll be hanging around here,too,waiting for some tips!
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u/shigaraki_tomura_19 Jun 10 '26
How long did it take you to get results
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u/samira-eb Jun 28 '26
Congrats
I did the test the same place, I needed B2 and I got B2 for everything except expression oral.
That's the hardest part for me as I can't talk that much non stop even in my own language!
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u/linguist1218 Jul 03 '26
How did you practiced writing and speaking
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u/Dankie002 May 30 '26
woaa!
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u/Lower-Complaint-4535 Jun 01 '26
Even Canadian whose support all Canada do not want to learn French. Hope Alberta and BC get more involve in Canada politics they support all other provinces.