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TCF Canada, level C1
You understand long, demanding texts and implicit meaning, express yourself fluently and spontaneously, and use French effectively for work and study.
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What you can do at C1
You understand long, demanding texts and implicit meaning, express yourself fluently and spontaneously, and use French effectively for work and study.
At C1, the focus is nuance: concession, formal register, the passive and nominalisation, irony and implicit meaning.
Exam lessons at level C1
Each levelled course (TCF, TEF) has one full lesson per level.
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From the course · TCF Canada Listening: A1 to C2
C1 · Debates, implicit meaning and attitude
Understand what is suggested without being said: doubt, irony, criticism, concession.
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From the course · TCF Canada Reading: A1 to C2
C1 · Essays: implicit meaning and intention
Read demanding argumentative texts and infer what the author implies, criticises or suggests.
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From the course · TCF Canada Writing: A1 to C2
C1 · Compare two views and argue with nuance
Write task 3: summarise two opposing documents, compare them and defend a nuanced position.
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From the course · TCF Canada Speaking: A1 to C2
C1 · Nuance, concede and handle objections
Speak like a C1 user: qualify your opinion, admit the other side, reformulate and keep control of the discussion.
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From the course · TCF Canada Grammar & Vocabulary: A1 to C2
C1 · The passive, the gerund and nominalisation
Master the structures of formal French: the passive voice, the gerund and present participle, and nominalisation.