TCF canada experience
Hello everyone, I recently cleared my tcf canada exam in the third attempt !
First was at oakville (feb 13) and I cleared only listening
Second was at spadina (april 9)downtown and I cleared everything but listening 💀
As they say, third time’s a charm, I time finally cleared it in Montréal (May 4) !! After my spadina exam I very impulsively booked one in Montreal in the next 25 days because I didn’t have much time between my exam and my work permit expiring !
I don’t see a lot of people sharing details about how each module went so here i am, let’s talk about how my experience was for all the modules:
As I reached there, I was surprised by the turnout as it was the highest i’d seen out of the three centres. We were confirmed our IDs and sent to the room for checking, they took our devices and bags and gave us a token to collect after all the four modules were done.
This was different than other centres because in toronto we could take our phones after writing was done and I even kept my phone (switched off) with me during speaking lol,
Listening: it was the first and i’m glad because that helps me focus the best, the questions were somewhat repeated from réussir but not fully.
‼️important tip: focus the most at what they say at the end of the recording, I used this tip and it really helped me figure out the answers‼️
There is little to no time to read the questions, so try to skim through it when it plays “the starting sound, and question number” trust me, that’s all the time you get! You do not control the pace or the questions and it’s all automatic.
‼️after you move onto reading, you can still go back to listening responses to edit or check, you DONT hear the audio again ‼️
Reading: It was next after listening and yes some questions were repeated from réussir, my MTL exam was definitely easier than the other two but hey that’s totally random! I finished my reading exam in 30 mins lol, earlier than everyone else in the room which gave me plenty of time to go through my listening and reading answers.
‼️important tip that i’ve never seen anybody tell: START the exam backwards, since i started doing this I can finish the exam in time and it makes sure that I give the most time to the most important questions. So I try to finish questions 20-40 in 30-40 minutes and questions 1-20 in the remaining time. Start from question 40 and make ur way backwards‼️
Writing: I don’t have much to say about this, practice and practice. I finished my exam earlier than everyone too and so I was taken for speaking way earlier than everyone else.
‼️One thing that I noticed was that in réussir website, all the task 1 are informal. HOWEVER, it could very well be formal in the exam so practice your formats!! ‼️
Speaking: My oakville examiner ( 9/20) was very scary and expressionless lol, not his fault but it didn’t make it the best experience for me.
My examiners at Spadina and Montreal were realllly nice and made it a great experience for me (both times 11/20)
My montreal examiner had a long convo with me before starting with my exam and also got me a cup of water lol 🥹 she was nice!!
After I finished my speaking I collected my belongings upstairs and was free to go.
That’s all everyone, I hope this helps. Questions are welcome :))