Voice mode

Voice-mode session types

Contents

COACH: weeks 1–3
DRILL: listening
EXAMINER: strict TCF Canada, from week 3
TEF-EXAMINER: only if you book TEF
Off voice mode

Every session the calendar can schedule: its mode, its length (feedback included) and what happens. Setup and the daily routine are in README.md; the rules Claude follows are in project-instructions.md.

The session line. Type it into a new chat in the TCF Examiner project before you switch on voice mode: Jour N | MODE | items | items | focus: yesterday's drill

Modes: COACH, DRILL, EXAMINER, TEF-EXAMINER. VL items always run as DRILL, whatever the mode.
Item IDs:
- S1-01 to S1-13: the 13 T1 interview themes.
- S2-01 to S2-12, S2-D1 to S2-D5: T2 role-play cards. Add R for the reversed version: S2-02R, S2-07R, S2-11R. S2-R alone means any reversed card.
- S3-01 to S3-12, S3-D1 to S3-D5: T3 questions.
- SET-S2a and SET-S3A: the two whole 5-subject sets listed in 7 months each; SET-S2a.5 or SET-S3A.2 picks one subject.
- VL-01 to VL-04: listening drills, with an optional level L1, L2 or L3.
- TEF-xx: TEF items.
Timers (you run them and say « temps »): T1 2:00 · T2 2:00 preparation, then 3:30 · T3 4:30 · TEF A 5:00 · TEF B 10:00.

COACH: weeks 1–3

C-T1, interview themes, 25–30 min. Jour 3 | COACH | S1-01 S1-02 For each theme, Claude asks slowly and you build the answer from your real life (answer → detail → example), with gentle corrections (Claude says your sentence back the right way). Then you give one answer without help. 2–3 minutes of repeat-after-me, then feedback.
C-T2, role-play card, 30–40 min. Jour 8 | COACH | S2-01 Claude explains the card in English. You build 8–12 questions from its cue words, plus follow-ups and a close, then play the dialogue in role. Untimed in weeks 1–2; 2:00 + 3:30 in week 3. Feedback.
C-T3, opinion question, 30–40 min. Jour 15 | COACH | S3-01 You get a frame and two arguments from the idea bank, and speak them in one-minute pieces. Then a full attempt: 1 minute in week 1, 2–3 minutes in week 2, 4:30 in week 3. Feedback.
C-MIX, several groups, 60–90 min. Jour 12 | COACH | S1-04 S1-05 | S2-01 | VL-01 The groups run in order, with one feedback at the end.

DRILL: listening

Each item plays once. A replay is allowed only if you ask, and it scores 0 in the exam score. Without a level, Claude uses L1 on Days 1–14, L2 on Days 15–35 and L3 from Day 36.

VL-01, numbers, 10–15 min, from week 1. Jour 2 | DRILL | VL-01 20 one-sentence dictations of prices, times, dates and phone numbers, with near-misses (quatorze / quarante).
VL-02, question and reply, 15 min, from week 1. Jour 5 | DRILL | VL-02 L1 10 items: a question, then 4 spoken replies. You pick the one that fits (listening Q5–10).
VL-03, change of plan, 15–20 min, from week 2. Jour 9 | DRILL | VL-03 5 items: 4 options, a short dialogue, voicemail or announcement in which the plan changes, then a question (Q11–19).
VL-04, radio interview, 15–20 min, from week 3. Jour 24 | DRILL | VL-04 L2 3 items: 4 options, a 40–75 second interview, then a purpose or "what do we learn" question (Q20–29).

EXAMINER: strict TCF Canada, from week 3

X-T1, interview, 2 min + 10 min feedback. Jour 22 | EXAMINER | T1 Self-introduction, then questions from the day's rotation of the 13 themes, until you call time.
X-T2, role-play, 5 min 30 + 10 min feedback. Jour 23 | EXAMINER | T2 S2-05 The card is read aloud, then 2:00 preparation and a 3:30 dialogue that you lead. Claude answers in role, fully, with a condition in about 1 answer in 3. Leave out the ID and Claude picks the card.
X-T3, monologue, 4 min 30 + 10 min feedback. Jour 24 | EXAMINER | T3 S3-02 A spoken question, no card. Claude stays silent, with at most 2 short prompts if you stop early. On days ending in 0 or 5, Claude prompts twice and one prompt is a mild challenge.
X-SERIES, tasks back to back, about 5 min per T3 and 7 per T2, + 15 min feedback. Jour 40 | EXAMINER | T3 S3-01 | T3 S3-10 | T3 S3-12 Several cards or questions in a row, for example the immigration questions together.
X-SET, a whole recurring set, about 25 min (T3 set) or 35 min (T2 set), + 15 min feedback. Jour 41 | EXAMINER | SET-S3A All five subjects of SET-S3A or SET-S2a back to back, as the real examiner's sheet holds them. Learning a set prepares you for whichever of its five subjects you get.
X-MOCK, full test, about 14 min + 20 min feedback. Jour 21 | EXAMINER | full mock Opening, T1, T2 and T3 under exam rules, French only. The card and question come from the day's row of the mock table; 4 rows in 10 use a reversed card. Ends with an overall band estimate.

TEF-EXAMINER: only if you book TEF

TEF-A, phone call, 1 + 5 min + 10 min feedback. Jour 33 | TEF-EXAMINER | TEF A (a new ad) or TEF-A01 to TEF-A04 (the TEF kit's worked ads; TEF-B01 to TEF-B04 for Section B) You call about an ad and ask 10–12 questions. The examiner gives partial answers first and drops in planned surprises.
TEF-B, persuasion, 1 + 10 min + 10 min feedback. Jour 34 | TEF-EXAMINER | TEF B You present an ad to a friend and try to persuade them. The examiner announces they will disagree, keeps raising objections, and concedes some points.
TEF-MOCK, full test, about 17 min + 20 min feedback. Jour 35 | TEF-EXAMINER | TEF full mock Section A, then Section B. No notes.

Off voice mode

SETUP, Day 1, 15 min. Create the project, paste the instructions and run the first-day check (README §1).
REC, once a week, 30 min. Record a mock on a second device. Compare 3–4 sentences with native audio (RFI-01, or RC-01 for a Canadian accent), shadow the clip, and choose one sound as tomorrow's focus: (README §6).