The oral simulation is a spoken conversation, not a written quiz: the AI examiner presents each task, you answer out loud with your microphone, and the AI transcribes and corrects what you said against the four TCF Canada criteria (sociolinguistic appropriateness, ability to inform and explain, vocabulary and grammar).
Record tasks 1, 2 and 3 on the exam timer; listen back and redo any task before you submit.
See your spoken answer in writing: the fastest way to notice repetitions and errors.
Score out of 20, CEFR level, strengths, points to improve, corrected sentences and tips with examples.
The TCF Canada speaking test is a 12-minute, face-to-face conversation with an examiner in 3 tasks, recorded and marked out of 20, then converted to an NCLC level. The format is set by France Éducation International.
The examiner asks about you: your background, family, work, hobbies and your plans in Canada.
A role play: you ask questions to get information about a service or activity (a course, a rental, an event).
Give and defend your opinion on a topic of society; the examiner may challenge you.
| NCLC level | Speaking score (/20) |
|---|---|
| NCLC 5 | 6 |
| NCLC 6 | 7–9 |
| NCLC 7 | 10–11 |
| NCLC 8 | 12–13 |
| NCLC 9 | 14–15 |
| NCLC 10+ | 16–20 |
The AI corrects content and language: whether you answered the task, how clearly you informed and argued, the range of your vocabulary and the accuracy of your grammar, with concrete fixes for each point.
Is your self-presentation developed, natural and organised?
Are your questions relevant, polite and varied? Do you follow up?
Is your opinion clear, argued, illustrated and well connected?
Your own sentences, corrected, with the explanation of each mistake.
A 12-minute timer for the 3 tasks, to learn when to develop and when to conclude.
Speaking topics grouped by exam session; retake any of them and compare.
From week 2, your plan schedules one speaking conversation per week with a target score out of 20. Below target, a new speaking topic is added, and speaking gets top priority when it is your weakest skill.
Your first corrected conversation gives your starting score and CEFR level in speaking.
Each speaking action has a target out of 20 matching the NCLC you aim for.
Apply the AI advice on a different topic instead of repeating the same answers.
The 3 speaking tasks inside a full exam simulation, with your NCLC estimate.
Speak French out loud every day, structure each answer and learn to rephrase: fluency comes from regular speaking, not from reading about it.
Short daily monologues and conversations build fluency faster than long weekly sessions.
2 min, 5 min 30 and 4 min 30: learn when to develop and when to conclude.
Note expressions from Radio-Canada or podcasts and use them in your next conversation.
« d'abord… ensuite… par conséquent… cependant… pour conclure » structure your speech.
In task 3 the examiner may disagree on purpose: defend your view calmly with examples.
« Pouvez-vous reformuler ? » or « Si je comprends bien… » shows control of the language.
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Answer the AI examiner out loud, get your score out of 20 and let the plan schedule your next speaking action.
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