TEF Canada
Module
Listening
Compréhension orale
TEF Canada at a glance
Total exam time
≈ 3 h (4 modules)
Questions & tasks
≈ 160 questions + speaking & writing tasks
Sections
4 — Compréhension orale/écrite · Expression orale/écrite
Scoring
Each module scored, then converted to a CLB level
Validity
Results valid 2 years
Delivery
On paper or computer at approved centres
This module: Listening
40 minCompréhension orale — 60 questions, 4 sections
You hear short authentic recordings — announcements, conversations, interviews, debates — once or twice, and answer multiple-choice questions that get harder as you go. Speed and gist come first; precise detail and implication separate the top bands.
Where your result lands
A1CLB 1–3
BeginnerA2CLB 4
ElementaryB1CLB 5–6
IntermediateB2CLB 7–8
Upper-int.C1CLB 9–10
AdvancedPoints-earning zone (CLB 7+) — up to 50 CRS points + bilingual bonus
How your score becomes a CLB level
- 1You complete the listening section under timed exam conditions.
- 2It's scored on the official scale (each module scored, then converted to a clb level).
- 3That raw score is converted to a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) — the level IRCC uses.
- 4Your CLB across all four skills feeds your Express Entry / CRS points.
Timing & strategy
- 1Read every question for a recording before it plays — you'll know exactly what to listen for.
- 2Never freeze on a hard item: the audio moves on, so commit to a best guess and refocus.
- 3Numbers, dates and negations (ne… pas, sans, jamais) are the classic traps — flag them as you hear them.
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Train this module to CLB 9
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