TEF CANADA · FREE LESSON · ABOUT 9 MIN
Lead the Section A conversation
In Section A, you have five minutes to obtain information about an advertisement or notice. The examiner plays the person you contact.
Step 1 of 3 · About 9 minutes in total
Learn the idea
01
Use the advertisement as a starting point
Identify what the notice already tells you and what you still need to know. Prepare to ask about practical details, conditions and exceptions. The official directions call for roughly ten questions; those questions should support a natural exchange, not become a rigid script.
02
Ask one clear question at a time
Start with a polite opening and an intelligible question. Listen to the answer before choosing your next question. If you ask several unrelated questions at once, you may miss which parts the other person has answered.
WORKED EXAMPLE
Bonjour, je vous appelle au sujet de l’atelier photo. Est-ce que le tarif comprend les quatre séances ?
— Oui, mais le prêt de matériel doit être réservé.
Dans ce cas, comment peut-on réserver un appareil ?
03
Make clarification part of the task
Clarifying a condition demonstrates that you are responding to the exchange. Ask someone to repeat a date, explain a fee or distinguish two options. Keep vous consistent in this formal enquiry. Est-ce que is a valid conversational question form; an indirect question after pourriez-vous me dire uses statement word order.
WORKED EXAMPLE
Est-ce que le matériel est compris ?
Pourriez-vous me dire à quelle heure la séance commence ?
Both questions fit the enquiry. Choose a structure you can use accurately and follow up on the answer.
Original lesson and examples by TEF Practice. Exam format checked September 11, 2026 against CCI preparation materials.