TEF CANADA · FREE LESSON · ABOUT 9 MIN
Distinguish speakers and qualified opinions
Interviews and reports can combine a presenter’s introduction, a guest’s opinion and other people’s experiences. Track whose view each statement represents.
Step 1 of 3 · About 9 minutes in total
Learn the idea
01
Attribute each claim
The question may concern the guest rather than the presenter. Listen for changes of speaker and expressions that attribute an opinion: selon, certains estiment, pour ma part. Someone can report a view without endorsing it.
02
Notice partial agreement
A person may support a proposal only under certain conditions. Do not flatten a qualified position into total agreement or total opposition. Listen for the relationship between a positive statement and the condition that follows it.
WORKED EXAMPLE
« Je suis favorable à l’ouverture le dimanche, à condition que les salariés puissent choisir. »
The speaker supports the proposal with a condition; neither unconditional support nor total opposition captures the statement.
03
Separate topic knowledge from the recording
You may have strong views about the subject, but the answer must follow the recording. After practice, identify the words that signal the speaker’s stance and explain why another plausible answer overstates or reverses it.
Original lesson and examples by TEF Practice. Exam format checked September 11, 2026 against CCI preparation materials.