TCF Canada exam topics: August 2026

These are the 4 themes candidates reported from the TCF Canada sessions of August 2026, one entry per section with what the format asked for and a note on preparing it. They are not the official questions: they are the families of topics that keep coming back, to practise under timing before your own session.

Updated August 27, 2026

Independent prep resource, not affiliated with the awarding bodies. Themes are modelled on the formats candidates report, never verbatim exam content. Use them to steer Studio, Memo and Coach Review, not as an exam dump.

1. Listening

   Everyday services (appointments, invoices, public transport)

   Short dialogues + one longer radio-style clip; numbers and times matter.

2. Reading

   Workplace notices and housing ads

   Scan for constraints (dates, eligibility) before detail questions.

3. Writing

   Formal email to an institution + short opinion paragraph

   Register shifts: greeting, purpose, polite close.

4. Speaking

   Describe a past experience + argue a preference

   Timed Studio drills + Coach Review for pronunciation and structure.

Next step: build a Path around the sections where these themes felt hardest, then alternate timed Studio with Memo vocabulary.