TEF Speaking Section A: The 10 Essential Questions You Must Memorize

Section A of the TEF Canada Expression Orale module is a gift. It is highly predictable, strictly structured, and heavily reliant on syntax formulas.

Your task is to call someone (the examiner) after reading a short advertisement and ask exactly 10 questions to gather more information.

If you try to invent these questions on the spot using basic "Est-ce que" structures, you will likely sound like an A2 student. To guarantee a high B2 (NCLC 7) or C1 score, you must demonstrate a mastery of formal questioning techniques, indirect questions, and inversion.

Here are the essential question frameworks you must memorize before exam day.

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