HOW EXAMINERS EVALUATE SPEAKING IN TEF/TCF CANADA

by Divya Singla | Sep 30, 2026 | Blog, French Learning Tips, How to Learn French

When preparing for TEF Canada or TCF Canada, many candidates ask the same question: “What does the examiner actually want to hear?” They often look for complicated vocabulary, memorise introductions, prepare impressive connectors and practise speaking for several...

A1 to B2 French: What You Should Actually Be Able to Do at Each Level

by Divya Singla | Sep 28, 2026 | Blog, French Learning Tips, How to Learn French

One of the things that can make learning French unnecessarily confusing is the way we talk about levels. Someone says, “I am B1 in French,” and that is supposed to tell you something about their ability, but what does B1 actually mean in real life? Can they have a...

The Most Embarrassing Mistakes French Learners Make, and Why They Actually Help

by Divya Singla | Sep 26, 2026 | Blog, French Learning Tips, How to Learn French

There are some French mistakes that you simply never forget. Not because they were particularly complicated, but because you remember exactly when you made them, who was standing in front of you and the expression on their face when they realised what you had just...

My Grammar Is Good, Yet I Still Can’t Speak French Confidently

by Divya Singla | Sep 24, 2026 | Blog, French Grammar

There is a very particular kind of frustration that comes with learning French, and I think it is experienced by far more learners than we talk about. You have studied the grammar properly. You know how the tenses work, you understand the difference between passé...

Can You Learn French From Zero and Reach NCLC 7? A Realistic Timeline

by Divya Singla | Sep 22, 2026 | Blog, French Learning Tips, How to Learn French

Yes. But if someone tells you that you can go from “Bonjour, je m’appelle…” to NCLC 7 in a few weeks, you should probably be suspicious. NCLC 7 is not beginner French. It means being able to understand, speak, read and write French at a level strong enough to meet a...

How to Overcome the Fear of Speaking French and Start Speaking With Confidence

by Divya Singla | Sep 20, 2026 | Blog, How to Learn French

“You have to put yourself through multiple embarrassing situations to be able to learn a language.” I heard this years ago, at a time when I was struggling with French myself. And honestly, I didn’t particularly like hearing it. At that point, one of my biggest...