Permis PrêtTEF: what the listening test looks like (official sample)
The standard TEF, not the TEF Canada: we have not re-checked the current TEF Canada format.
Short answer : In the official TEF sample booklet (Le français des affaires, 2024), the listening test has 40 multiple-choice questions in 40 minutes, and each audio is played once. You get 5 to 10 seconds to read before and 10 to 15 seconds to answer after.
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The four blocks of the booklet
| Questions | Documents |
|---|---|
| 1 to 4 | Conversations with drawings |
| 5 to 20 | Public announcements, answering-machine messages, street interviews (short messages) |
| 21 to 30 | Radio chronicles, interviews and reports |
| 31 to 40 | Various audio documents |
Why mention it here?
The TEFAQ was derived from the TEF, and the document types are similar: announcements, messages, interviews, reports. You can therefore work on our announcements, our phone messages and our radio reports.
This booklet describes the standard TEF. The current TEF Canada format was not re-checked for this fiche: see the organisation’s site.
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Sources
General information fiche written on 2026-10-31 from documents consulted on 2026-10-25. Exams change: confirm with the organisation before you register or pay.