Does the vocabulary game work on a phone?

Yes. It runs in 3D in the browser and plays full screen on phones. A laptop or a recent phone gives the smoothest game.

Which words are in the game?

384 words from 12 exam themes, from A1 to C1, each with its English meaning. The first world uses A2 words, the next ones B1–B2 words, and the last world mixes them all.

Is it better than flashcards?

They do different jobs. Flashcards are for learning new words carefully; Meteors trains speed on words you have already met. Use both.

Is Meteors free to play?

Yes. The first 6 levels are free with no sign-up, and levels 7 to 12 are free with an account, which also saves your stars on every device. Levels 13 to 30 come with Premium, together with every 3D game’s later levels and all the mock tests.

French vocabulary game: blast the right word

Météores

A meaning, a French word or a sound appears at the top, and meteors fall carrying the possible answers. Tap the right one before it hits your planet. 30 levels go from reading A2 words to hearing B2 words at exam speed, and each wave falls faster than the last.

2 min a round
30 levels
First 6 levels free, no sign-up
Reading
Listening

3D game: plays full screen on phones.

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30 levels, 5 worlds

From the basics to exam speed

Each level is one round of about 2 minutes. Win a star to open the next level, and replay for three stars. The first 6 levels are free with no sign-up, levels 7–12 with a free account, and Premium opens all 30.

World 1 · levels 1–6
First contact
Premier contact
Read A2 words and blast their English meaning, two exam themes per level.
· Free, no sign-up
World 2 · levels 7–12
Both ways
Dans les deux sens
B1–B2 words from French to English and back, like une ordonnance or rembourser.
· Free account
World 3 · levels 13–18
Radio contact
Contact radio
Listening: hear an A2 word and find its meaning before it lands.
· Premium
World 4 · levels 19–24
Deep space
L’espace lointain
Hear the B1–B2 words, the way they come in the listening test.
· Premium
World 5 · levels 25–30
Exam speed
Vitesse examen
Every word, all three ways mixed, at the speed of the real test.
· Premium

How to play

1A meaning, a word or a sound appears at the top.
2Meteors carry the possible answers: tap the right one (or press its number).
3Each wave is faster. Three wrong answers and the round is over.

What it trains

Fast recognition of exam vocabulary in both directions (French to English and English to French) and by ear, on 12 themes such as work, housing, health and immigration.

Why it matters for TCF and TEF Canada

In the reading and listening sections there is no time to translate word by word. Recognising a word in under a second frees your attention for the meaning of the whole sentence, which is what the multiple-choice questions test.

Practise reading in the real format: TCF Canada reading practice · TEF Canada reading practice

Learn while you play

Rules and tips to remember

Replay a level for three stars
Each level of the first worlds keeps to two themes (work and education, housing and transport…), so the same family of words comes back. Replaying a level until you get three stars makes them stick.
Say the word as you tap
Saying it aloud under time pressure links the written word to its sound, which pays off in the listening section.
Use the number keys on a laptop
Each meteor has a number. Pressing it is faster and more accurate than clicking.

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