📈 Guide: How to Move from Level A to Level B (Oral Exam)

1. Understand the Difference Between A and B

➡️ Goal: You need to expand topics, speak more easily, and show you can explain and connect ideas.

🔥 Step-by-Step Plan

Step 1: Master Key Vocabulary and Phrases

• Focus on workplace vocabulary (meetings, projects, priorities, instructions).

• Learn useful expressions:

  • Pour commencer, je dirais que…

  • En ce qui concerne…

  • D’après moi…

  • Cependant, il est important de noter que…

✅ Tip: Make your own phrase bank and practice daily.

Step 2: Improve Your Sentence Structure

• Practice combining ideas:

  • Instead of: “Je travaille. J’aime mon travail.”

  • Say: “Je travaille dans un domaine que j’aime beaucoup.”

✅ Tip: Use connectors: parce que, donc, mais, cependant, ensuite.

Step 3: Practice Speaking About Broader Topics

• Topics to practice:

  • Your job (tasks, projects, teamwork)

  • Giving and receiving instructions

  • Describing a simple situation/problem

  • Talking about plans or experiences

✅ Tip: Use simple past (passé composé), future (futur proche), and conditional (“je pourrais…”).

Step 4: Train to React and Ask Questions

• Practice reacting:

  • “Pouvez-vous préciser votre question?”

  • “C’est une excellente question. À mon avis…”

• Practice asking:

  • “Pouvez-vous répéter, s’il vous plaît?”

  • “Que pensez-vous de…?”

✅ Tip: Even basic reactions show interaction skills, which are very important for B!

Step 5: Mock Interviews and Feedback

• Simulate the oral exam:

  • Prepare mini-presentations (1–2 minutes)

  • Answer random questions

  • Record yourself and listen critically

✅ Tip: Focus on clarity, not perfection. B level is about being understandable and fluent enough, even with small mistakes.

🎯 Weekly Example Plan

🧡 Bonus Tip: Easy Framework for Any Answer

Whenever you answer, try to structure it like this:

1. Introduction → “Je vais vous parler de…”

2. Development → “Tout d’abord…”, “Ensuite…”

3. Conclusion → “En résumé…”, “Finalement…”