TEF Canada exam topics: August 2026

These are the 4 themes candidates reported from the TEF 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

   Customer-service calls and news briefs

   TEF listening often stacks short items — pace yourself.

2. Reading

   Opinion columns and administrative forms

   Track who/what/when in multi-paragraph texts.

3. Writing

   Argumentative short essay + transactional note

   Clear thesis sentence before examples.

4. Speaking

   Interview-style Q&A with follow-ups

   Answer, then expand once — avoid one-word replies.

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