French for Canadian Tests
Build the French you need to pass the SLE (federal government bilingual jobs) or TEF Canada (Express Entry and permanent residence). Vocabulary, grammar, and strategies for every section of each test.
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Units
10
Lessons
Free
Always
What you'll build
Government vocabulary and collocations (SLE)
Passive voice, nominalization, relative pronouns (SLE)
Fill-in-blank and error identification skills (SLE writing)
Reading government texts under time pressure (SLE)
Topic vocabulary across TEF Canada themes
Argumentation and opinion phrases (TEF writing & oral)
Note-taking and listening strategies (TEF)
Information-gathering and persuasion in French (TEF oral)
The two tests
SLE: federal bilingual jobs (PSC)
Reading (60 MCQ, 90 min) · Writing (65 MCQ, 90 min) · Oral (20–40 min interview). Graded A/B/C. Most positions require BBB or CBC profile.
TEF Canada: immigration (IRCC)
Reading (40 MCQ, 1 hr) · Listening (40 MCQ, 40 min) · Writing (2 tasks, 1 hr) · Speaking (2 tasks, 15 min). Scores convert to CLB levels. Express Entry minimum: CLB 7 in all four skills.
SLE: Federal Government Jobs
The SLE has three tests: reading (60 MCQ), written expression (65 MCQ: fill-in-blank and error identification), and oral interaction (20 to 40 min conversational interview). Build the vocabulary, grammar, and strategies for all three.
TEF Canada: Immigration
TEF Canada tests four skills: reading (40 MCQ, 1 hr), listening (40 MCQ, 40 min, no going back), writing (continue an article plus argue a viewpoint), and speaking (information-gathering conversation plus persuasive presentation).