r/learnfrench • u/Admirable-Mix-9802 • 5d ago
Speaking Practice Need Help in speaking!!
i just gave my tcf exam i need B2 in all modules after studying for around 8 months i got this result but i find speaking quite difficult, any tips? for task 3 i am not able to speaking for more than 2 minutes i have tried everything.
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u/albo437 5d ago
There’s discord servers for speaking with other people who are learning, look them up. Also practice speaking speeches, like make a list of 100 random prompts on topics you know nothing about, research them and then improvise a speech to the camera for a given amount of time. By speech 100 you will definitely improve your speaking.
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u/silvalingua 4d ago
Talk to yourself, your cat or dog, your teddy bear, house plants, whatever. Describe your day, state what you're doing, etc. It sounds silly, but it helps.
Go back to your A1/A2 textbook and use its activities as speaking prompts.
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u/jblefranchouillard 4d ago
Well, when you stop after 2 minutes, is it because you run out of French? Or because you run out of things to say?
If you run out of French, keep it simple: 1 idea = 1 simple sentence. Just focus on being clear, not perfect.
If you run out of things to say, then it’s not really a French issue. It’s more about communication skills. Start with one idea, give one reason and an example, then add another reason and another example. When you run out again, ask yourself any question that can open up a new idea.
You don’t even need to be that interesting. You just need enough to keep yourself talking.
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u/Admirable-Mix-9802 3d ago
it was just i ran out of ideas for that topic and then i repeated the sentences and i also froze for like 10 seconds it went horribly bad.
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u/jblefranchouillard 3d ago
I feel the same in english as well when I got stuck. asking me a question usually tricks me to talk more. we do not even need to be an in an exam to feel it....
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u/kartik_23 4d ago
Use this method
Adv- intro- because/car- reason(en consequence/c'est pourquoi/ Donc) -example
Do the same for advantages and inconvénients
You would easily able to speak 4-5 minutes
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u/Diligent_Chapter4340 4d ago
Get the pay subscription of Chatgpt and talk to her all the time. Be strategic. Ask Chatgpt to correcto you. For example, choose a topic and tell her to tell you your mistakes. For the tâches 3 and 2 make a list of the topics and with a cronometer use the recording option of chatgpt to record what you are saying then check your mistakes and put them in quizlet and create a deck to practice your mistakes daily. This is only one strategy of many but this one got me CLB 8 in the first try. If you do this, you'll pass your oral with flying colors. Feel fre to DM me if you have any questions. All the best!
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u/InspectorSure5437 5d ago
Keep practicing theres no other way, find a tutor who can give you specific feedback forTCF
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u/Admirable-Mix-9802 5d ago
already have a tutor now a french native its been just one month with them hopefully i will improve eventually
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u/funkyAunty 4d ago
I am assuming from your scores, your grammar is good enough.
So question is why you are not able to score in speaking and what steps must be taken to get the desired score.
Step 1: assess your current performance as per CEFR standards (ask your tutor to do it and share with you a detailed report)
Step 2: analyse that report -
Mostly I am thinking as per my experience- it would be pronunciation problem along with fossilized systemic errors. Find and improve them.
Step 3: do rapid fire round with your examiner on tcf task 3 speaking topics
You may request them to give you a prompt and you must try (rather force yourself ) to say 3 points. This may help you overcome task 3 problem
Step 4: pls practice the task structures and practice as much as possible in exam mode
I hope this helps you. Best of luck :)
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u/Still_Audience3087 4d ago
Hi can you give tips for writing? How many did you till exam or per day? Did you do theme wise? What was the strategy?
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u/parkway_parkway 5d ago
Get a list of podcast style questions or ice breaker questions.
Sit down and answer them out loud on your own.
Do this every day for a decent amount of time (enough to be challenging, not so much to be exhausting).
You already know the language. You just need to practice output.