Ray of hope - FSW - 1

[ZAtoCD]

Guys, I just received my TCF report, and I got a general B2 (CO: 505/ CE: 525/ EE: 13/EO: 13), with a general CLB 8!
With that my score jumped to 508!

I'm commenting this to maybe inspire other people to start studying french, I started my journey on January! About only 8 months ago! And by very little (just 1 extra point on the EE/EO) i would be a general C1 - CLB9!
So basically, if anyone is struggling to increase their scores, start considering the french path. It's totally feasible!
Now, let's hope for a GENERAL DRAW tomorrow!

Congratulations! You deserve it for putting in all that effort. I hope you get drawn soon.

 

[Arash.g]

today my score dropped from 475 to 470. what a birthday present, Tnx IRCC

 

[13nitinsharma]

PREDICTION FOR TODAY: SEPTEMBER 02, 2020

[ALL PROGRAMS]
ITA’s: 3,900
CRS: 473 – 475

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!

 

[Uncle Yayo]

today my score dropped from 475 to 470. what a birthday present, Tnx IRCC

Damn!!

 

[Lulu69]

today my score dropped from 475 to 470. what a birthday present, Tnx IRCC

Mehn! Sad

 

[Sheena87]

Guys, I just received my TCF report, and I got a general B2 (CO: 505/ CE: 525/ EE: 13/EO: 13), with a general CLB 8!
With that my score jumped to 508!

I'm commenting this to maybe inspire other people to start studying french, I started my journey on January! About only 8 months ago! And by very little (just 1 extra point on the EE/EO) i would be a general C1 - CLB9!
So basically, if anyone is struggling to increase their scores, start considering the french path. It's totally feasible!
Now, let's hope for a GENERAL DRAW tomorrow!

Did u have any prior knowledge of French or were u a total beginner? Can u share your study approach and resources?

 

[shadow_of_life]

today my score dropped from 475 to 470. what a birthday present, Tnx IRCC

This sucks big time, and it will happen to me as well this November.

 

[Devils advocate]

Guys.. i have one query.. I had a govt job from 2011-2017..thereafter I'm practising law as well as providing legal consultation in a company..so what all documents will I need to show my experience in govt job??? I have service letter, salary receipts, few Form-16, bank statement of salary account..will it suffice and also do I need to show proof of my present occupation ??
Plz reply as most probably today I'll make it(CRS : 498)

 

[Sicilian]

Did u have any prior knowledge of French or were u a total beginner? Can u share your study approach and resources?

Share your journey of learning French please? Prior knowledge, Resources, Money spent, approach?

 

[brentmrcs]

What time does IRCC usually post the express entry draw result?

 

[jrossi]

Did the promotion result in a change in NOC?

I have the same sort of problem. My current experience letter states that I received a promotion between the 3yr 1month of experience that I had in the company, but clearly states "he received a promotion, maintaining all his previous responsibilities, and adding the following ones:"

With the initial responsibilities, I would already match my NOC, so this promotion only added a few extra tasks. I believe this wouldn't be an issue. What do you guys think?

 

[jrossi]

Did u have any prior knowledge of French or were u a total beginner? Can u share your study approach and resources?

I did study french when I was 19 (today I'm 31), for about 1 yr. But it was a very basic course, just 1 class a week (2h class). After that, I pretty much didn't have any contact with the language for about 11 years. When I decided to restart learning french, I couldn't even remember the difference between the verbs ALLER and AVOIR (go and have, respectively). So, I really think I started from the very bottom. The things I remembered were all super basic, and could be learned within 1 week of study, at maximum.

Regarding the approach: I started using Busuu app. It has 4 levels, A1 to B2, but I just studied up until B1 (I really believe you can't get anywhere close to B2 using any app). The A1-B1 took around 5-6 weeks of daily studies. After that, I simply started consuming french restless: changed the language of all my devices (even my TV!) to french, started reading news only from french-canadian websites, watching a ton of different youtube channels (both focused on learning french, such as Français avec Pierre, InnerFrench and Français Authentique, but also about topics that I enjoy, such as Tesla and Smartphones), and of course, I used Google Translator, Linguee and DeepL probably 100-200x a day (really!). I really don't believe anyone can get to B2 quickly using books or traditional methods. You simply need to immerse yourself on the language. I learned while commuting to work because I was listening to french podcasts, I learned every single time I received a Radio-Canada news notification, and so on.

 

[jrossi]

Oh, another thing that I did as well was taking iTalki classes to practice my speaking skills. I didn't "learned" any technical skill on these classes, they were entirely focused on practicing, and understand the mistakes that I was doing, on learning new expressions. For those who already have some basic french skills, I highly recommend a teacher called "Marine" on iTalki (it's the Marine who has a funny introduction video on the website). Her classes are ultra-cheap, and for the price is just incredible to see how devoted she is hers students. I'm pretty sure I would be stuck at B1 speaking if she didn't help me.

 

[iam_ij]

I did study french when I was 19 (today I'm 31), for about 1 yr. But it was a very basic course, just 1 class a week (2h class). After that, I pretty much didn't have any contact with the language for about 11 years. When I decided to restart learning french, I couldn't even remember the difference between the verbs ALLER and AVOIR (go and have, respectively). So, I really think I started from the very bottom. The things I remembered were all super basic, and could be learned within 1 week of study, at maximum.

Regarding the approach: I started using Busuu app. It has 4 levels, A1 to B2, but I just studied up until B1 (I really believe you can't get anywhere close to B2 using any app). The A1-B1 took around 5-6 weeks of daily studies. After that, I simply started consuming french restless: changed the language of all my devices (even my TV!) to french, started reading news only from french-canadian websites, watching a ton of different youtube channels (both focused on learning french, such as Français avec Pierre, InnerFrench and Français Authentique, but also about topics that I enjoy, such as Tesla and Smartphones), and of course, I used Google Translator, Linguee and DeepL probably 100-200x a day (really!). I really don't believe anyone can get to B2 quickly using books or traditional methods. You simply need to immerse yourself on the language. I learned while commuting to work because I was listening to french podcasts, I learned every single time I received a Radio-Canada news notification, and so on.

Amazing dedication! I am impressed! You totally deserved that for the hardwork and dedication. Je te souhaite le meilleure et que tu recois ton ITA aujourdhui

Bonne chance à toi!

 

[nastaransh]

Any news yet?