even if you start learning french, wont it required at least 1 year to reach at a lever that get us some extra point, i have been learning English since i was 14 years old and still i am missing .5 band in writing everytime i dont know how long will it take to learn french?
Well, I'm basically maxed out everywhere else. Missed CLB10 on English writing, so potentially +3 points here. I could do PhD, but it gives only 14 additional points to my current master and takes like 3 or 4 years. Learning French compared to this seems much easier and gives potentially additional 42 points (3*4 for each skill @CLB7 and additional 30 points for good English. So this looks not so bad, and I think that one year of diligent learning may be enough. Will lose 10 points due to my age in October, so not so many options left.
Alternatively, I may try to become younger. Haven't figured it out how, though. Still working on it.