TEF preparation

TEF (CCI Paris Île-de-France) covers A1-C2 and is used for residence permits, citizenship, and university admission.

About the exam

Run byCCI Paris Île-de-France
LevelsA1-C2
Skills testedReading, Listening, Writing, Speaking
Used forresidence permits, citizenship, and university admission

What to study for TEF

Everything below is free in this guide, set out in the order that works best for a A1-C2 exam.

Vocabulary: all levels

Grammar: all lessons

Advanced reading: classic books in the original

Boule de Suif
Guy de Maupassant
A sharp critique of hypocrisy during wartime.Eugénie Grandet
Honoré de Balzac
A quiet tragedy about money, repression, and innocence.Le Grand Meaulnes
Alain-Fournier
A nostalgic novel of lost youth and impossible love.Les Trois Mousquetaires
Alexandre Dumas
An epic tale of adventure, friendship, and political intrigue.Madame Bovary
Gustave Flaubert
A realistic portrait of marriage, desire, and disillusionment.Le Père Goriot
Honoré de Balzac
A tragic story of paternal devotion and social ambition.

How to prepare

  • Learn one vocabulary topic a day and listen to every word. Exam texts are built around everyday topics.
  • Work through the grammar lessons in order, and repeat each quiz until you get every question right.
  • Read a little every day at your exam's level. From B2 on, read the books in the original with the translation alongside.
  • In the final weeks, take the official sample tests from the organizer's website under real exam timing.

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