Q&A on my French learning journey and Canada PR

[@harris.kh17]

c'est tres gentil de votre part. MERCI BEAUCOUP!!

[@alahere]

Thank you for your informative video 🍀 When you talked about not getting points if we don’t pass a certain level in all four sections of the test, it made me wonder which province you were trying to go to? So far I thought it was Québéc, but when I checked the points after entering Arrima, even for b1+ there are some points considered, that is if I’m not wrong.

[@tanusharma01]

B1+ also gives a few points but I was targeting to get the max points (72) so targeted B2+ / C1 and finally I got 68/72

[@pratikGosai2704]

Merci beaucoup pour toutes les informations.

[@hiraqayyum6606]

I have a question. I am giving an example to better explain my question. My question is about reading module. When I was preparing for ielts and took tests via british council I used to follow reading articles from cambridge books. In this way I used to better understand reading articles in actual exam. Is there any resource like this when it comes to french reading module? Which we read on a regular basis in order to be able to understand reading passages in tcf or tef?

[@RemiyaRajan]

How did you manage speaking the french 'r' ? 😅

[@tanusharma01]

It just happened eventually with practice 😊”learn french with Alexa” videos helped a lot

[@GauravSingh002]

Hi, can you please let us know how many Vocab words and verbs I need to know for b2+ level. Some people says 3000-5000 are enough but some says minimum 18000 words are required to speak/write french fluently. Please provide an approximate number as per your opinion. Thank you:)

[@tanusharma01]

Hey, I’m afraid I never focused on the count of words/verbs so won’t be able to give you the exact answer to your question. I tried to cover the vocab on almost all the topics that we generally get in the exam (for both speaking and writing topics) and completed Edito till B1 level and I found it enough.

[@SD-db5mc]

Hi I wanted to know something. 1)As you know we have been speaking Hindi since our childhood and have reached such a stage where we can have conversation about any topic.But for french are you comfortable like having conversation in any topic? 2)Most of the times,I translate from English to French which is stopping me to become fluent,any solution for this?

[@rs218]

This is in response to your 2nd question - avoid watching/reading/listening/writing/speaking anything in Hindi/English and instead, invest in doing all of those activities in French. Next, if you get stuck with a new word/verb, refer to Google images or a french dictionary instead of conveniently using Google translate. I firmly believe that there are no shortcuts here. Hope it helps.

[@tanusharma01]

As an absolute beginner it is natural to translate from English to french. However, as you practice on various topics, translation practice would fade away with time. It is important to make a conscious effort to surround yourself with the content in the target language. All the best 👍

[@oshinjose3950]

Hi Tanu, how did you check the pronunciation of words you were learning?

[@tanusharma01]

Google translator :) and my teachers used to correct my pronunciation

[@vipulbakshi8289]

Your videos are quite supportive! A small personal question, what was your qualification at the time of application of PR?

[@tanusharma01]

Hey, thank you. My background was MBA + 10 years professional experience

[@himanshu7271]

​@@tanusharma01 What motivates you to move to Canada even after having 10+ years experience and well settled career ? What are u doing there in Canada in ur career ?

[@lonahmutonga908]

For someone who has studied until B1 , can they start practicing with prep my future for the TEF exam or would you advise we finish till B2?

[@tanusharma01]

It is a good idea to start exam specific prep after B1 level. Writing and speaking practice would anyway help to expand vocabulary on relevant topics and you can always go back to grammar to revise concepts where you notice yourself making mistakes

[@hiraqayyum6606]

I wanna ask you used to get your writing checked in every class with loredain?

[@sakthic8866]

Just tell us about how can we self correct our french writing any websites or app other than reverso

[@drdhirenpatel2371]

Google doc, word doc , and chatgpt

[@tanusharma01]

I write in a word doc (with default language English) then move it to another word doc or Google doc (with french language).. it highlights all the mistakes and helps me to correct and learn. All the best 👍

[@shaheryarhabib5865]

What will you say about Suchita man French classes??

[@aishmash5325]

I can give full time to learning. How long will it take ?

[@janyo676]

Can you please mention the exact name of fb group you were mentioning, which contain sample materials for TEF?

[@tanusharma01]

Here you go! facebook.com/groups/861642600636513

[@KaurDeep-fd4bg]

Mam I want to learn French I'm a complete beginner to this language I don't know how to start Are u provide classes or not??

[@GurpreetDhariwal]

Can you please guide me about from where I can see the mock tests for TEF? Any book or online tutorial that I can practice every day?

[@tanusharma01]

Prepmyfuture and TEF prep fb group

[@GurpreetDhariwal]

@@tanusharma01 thank you

[@yashbarot06]

hey I want to start French classes from you? how do I begin

[@Beautifulsoul16]

Hi Tanu!! How to know that I am ready for the exam according to prepmyfutur mock tests? I did the bilan 2 and it was quite tough. I was able to get 62% I.e 31 correct answers in CE. In one of your comments, I read that you were ready for the exam when you scored close to b2+. Thank you for your advices.

[@tanusharma01]

If you have just started attempting mock tests, you’ll find it tough. Just find your weaker areas / sections and work on them. This is exactly what I did and slowly I was able to score much better and got even more correct answers in the exam then I did in mock tests. All the best 👍

[@Beautifulsoul16]

Thank you so much for your kind words. It gave me some hope. You are a true inspiration!!

[@NehaKirpalani]

Hi @Tanu didi thank you for your wonderful videos. Your channel has been such an inspiration to me. My question is: TCF or TEF exam, which is easier to clear? I've given TEF in Sep and not got the required scores, and now considering giving TCF. Any insights or advice you can share will be very valuable, thank you so much!

[@cspareshkalsariya5320]

Which level of French (e.g. A1, B1 and etc) is sufficient to appear in IELTS and for enhance score for PR, please advise

[@tanusharma01]

B2 can give you 10-12 points. B2+ in each section will give you 62 points.

[@doovinapoonyth3977]

Hi Tanu...hopefully Mtius is a French speaking country

[@pratikGosai2704]

Bonjour Tanu, Is it necessary to bring our own headphone and mouse in exam?

[@tanusharma01]

No, you’ll get everything at the exam centre!

[@pratikGosai2704]

@@tanusharma01 D’accord. C’est jeudi à Ahmdbad

[@tanusharma01]

@@pratikGosai2704 Bonne chance!

[@drdhirenpatel2371]

@@pratikGosai2704 hi at Ahmedabad center, go with your mouse and headphones. The mouse and headphone they gave me was not working properly so I switched to mine. All the best

[@pratikGosai2704]

@@drdhirenpatel2371 merci beaucoup Dr.Pratik

[@Beautifulsoul16]

Hi Tanu, I learned French from AF till B2 in June, 2023 and then gave TEF exam few times but could not get B2+ in writing and speaking. Once I got just 452 for writing. I am taking few private classes from a native tutors too. It is been almost 12 hours private classes. I am just doubting myself if I lacked classes for writing and speaking. I can speak quite fluent but tend to make mistakes while speaking and writing. So, how many hours of classes for speaking and writing you took and are some mistakes normal even after that? Thank you for your answer. I am trying once again in April or May.

[@tanusharma01]

Record yourself and practice as much as possible and use your personal class with tutors to get the right feedback.. this is the best way to get comfortable with various topics and make less and less mistakes with every practice. I hope you pass the exam this time with a great score. All the best!

[@Beautifulsoul16]

Thank you so much for your response. Much appreciated for inspiring and motivating the French learners from the scratch to reach desired level.

[@Heedyreview]

Could you please confirm what exactly R get pronounced in french it would be a big help

[@tanusharma01]

French people pronounce R differently and there are many videos by native speakers on KZbin that can help you to understand that. But I would say don’t stress too much about it and just practice as you go!

[@sonaldahiya8980]

Hi Tanu I found your videos very useful and wanted to ask you few questions. I am a beginner and have enrolled myself in Allaince Francaise in A1.1 beginners level course in April 2023. Just wanted to ask you is it really necessary to learn french language from any particular institute? Can't we learn it from italki or other similar platforms to clear DELF/DALF/TCF or master C level french ? I mean is it important to have a degree from any recognised institute? Also, I wanted to ask you that my classes with Alliance Francaise has not started yet. So do you think it will be benefitial if I'll start my classes on italki with french tutors? I mean I don't know anything in french, just few words which I have learn from Duolingo. So do you think I should start taking classes on italki? Or should I wait for a month and then take classes on italki?? I only have an year to master C level french and I don't think I should be reliable only on this institute, so need your guidance. Plz answer back to my queries. Thanks😊

[@tanusharma01]

Hey Sonal. It is not necessary to complete each level with some institute such as AF in order to clear any French exam. It’s good that you’ve joined AF, it will help you to stay consistent with your language efforts but as you rightly said don’t just rely on that because there would be limited speaking and writing opportunities. You should complete A1 level and do some additional study apart from AF, and after that you can consider taking 1-2 private classes on platforms like italki. At this stage you would be able to form some basic sentences so can take max benefit out of private classes. All the best 👍

[@shereen2k9]

hi..hw r u? do u speak french fluently?

[@sandeeprandhawa7675]

Hlo tanu i am a big fan of ur videos these are really very informative.I have one question please answer back to me it’s really important, i saw ur writing video u have mentioned about Verbatim in the sec A writing but the place from where i m taking lessons for tef they have never mentioned about Verbatim . I always follow ur advice but now i am confused 😢. Please give ur opinion about this , is this Verbatim really important ?

[@tanusharma01]

Thanks a lot, Sandeep! I’m glad you find my videos useful :) yes, verbatim is important. It comes under “wide range of vocabulary” criteria which is extremely important. Try not to repeat the same word more than max twice and same expression only once. All the best 👍

[@nitinkaushik7758]

Mam Canada jaane k liye kon c train ki ticket kharide

[@prisonmike9518]

Hi tanu did u give your delf or did u directly gave your TEF?

[@tanusharma01]

Directly gave TEF!

[@anettebotros2638]

when you mention statistics or particular dates, it has to be real facts or u can make them up?

[@tanusharma01]

Doesn’t have to be real, but should be believable 😊

[@richasrivastav4432]

Did u move to Montreal?

[@anettebotros2638]

Did u go to TEF Canada only once?

[@doovinapoonyth3977]

TANU TU ES EXCELLENTE!

[@nvaibhavkumar32]

Hello Ma'am! Really inspiring journey and it has really motivated me...I have a few doubts to this approach...hope you can address it...thanks in advance! 1. Can we apply for the EE entry with French proficiency from India itself, with no job in Canada? (am getting a CRS score of 510, with the cut off of the latest draw being 410) 2. Can we explain the process of applying in the French proficiency draw EE category, (was unable to find any such specific category)

[@tanusharma01]

Thank you for your kind words! You don’t need a job offer to apply. On the IRCC website create your express entry profile and add IELTS as well as TEF score ( there is an option for selecting the second language proficiency).. then just wait to get through the EE draws based on the cut-off score

[@cheenabatra9124]

Hey Tannu! Thanx a lot for all your videos for TEF Canada preparation. I watched almost all your every videos . Must say they were really helpful in strategising my preparation ❤ Need a help. Can you Pls guide which centre you chose for the exam and how was your experience?

[@tanusharma01]

Doesn’t matter much which location you choose, it’s all similar. In my experience and what I’ve heard from others.. in Ahmedabad rules are a bit strict (e.g., you don’t get pen and paper for taking notes)

[@cheenabatra9124]

@@tanusharma01 merci beaucoup ☺️

[@radhikasingla3693]

Hello mam... thank you for such insightful information...mam, I want to know about the fee structure of tutors on italki. Do they charge for each class or for full package?

[@tanusharma01]

Teachers on italki charge per class - you can choose between 30 mins to 60 mins class

[@mosesbroderick5964]

Merci ma chéri institutrice , Plus de puissance pour votre coude

[@offi_cialneha]

aap ne ky ky study ki h or ky job krte h aap dee canada ms

[@rubal9481]

Merci bcp ❤

[@9567996]

Did you also do ielts. Or you just give TEF exam

[@tanusharma01]

I took IELTS exam also

[@learningfrench1219]

@@tanusharma01 but that's a story for another day😀

[@shahanapk1860]

Can you please make video on steady study plan with resources So confused with all video

[@tanusharma01]

Ok, noted!

[@shahanapk1860]

@@tanusharma01 do as soon as possible waiting for video

[@ruchikasrivastava7251]

When did you file for PR? After you received your TEF score?

[@tanusharma01]

No, I created my EE profile after IELTS and then continued to learn french with the hope that CRS May come down but it didn’t :p

[@UmerBashir]

One of the best Q/A i discovered today , Really Nice work - What was the name of the teacher "Laurie" can you share her full name , i couldnt catch it properly , sorry

[@tanusharma01]

Thank you! Her name is Loredane

[@Momentcaptures31]

Hi, Tanu. Hope you are doing well. I'm looking for french classes. If you provide, please let me know what would be the best way to contact you.

[@karticpankul]

Hi mam how can i contact you ? For more advice