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GuideWhat Reddit says about the TCF/TEF Canada (and what is actually true)
The TCF and TEF Canada threads are full of useful field notes and a few stubborn myths. A teacher sorts the reliable Reddit wisdom from the claims that will cost you marks or money.
13 August 2026 · 8 min read
ComparisonAlliance Française for the TCF/TEF Canada: centre or prep?
Alliance Française plays two different roles for the TCF and TEF Canada. A non-affiliated comparison of using it as an exam centre and as preparation.
12 August 2026 · 8 min read
GuideThe best kinds of YouTube channels for TCF/TEF Canada prep
Naming a channel list would be out of date in a month, so here is something more durable: the types of TCF and TEF Canada videos worth your time, how to spot them, and the one job no video can do.
11 August 2026 · 8 min read
GuideThe best apps for TCF/TEF Canada French, and their limits
Duolingo, Babbel, Anki and the rest can build real French, but none of them can get you a marked writing or speaking verdict. Which apps do what, ranked by the skill each one actually trains.
10 August 2026 · 8 min read
GuideTCF Canada expression écrite tâche 1: a worked model answer
TCF Canada tâche 1 loses marks in the first sentence, not the grammar. A worked model answer, the four moves that fill the word range, and the criteria.
9 August 2026 · 8 min read
GuideTCF Canada expression écrite tâche 2: the letter/article, worked
TCF Canada tâche 2 asks for a narrative but marks the comment you end on. A worked model answer, the tense and register choices, and the capping errors.
8 August 2026 · 8 min read
GuideTCF Canada expression écrite tâche 3: the opinion essay, worked
Tâche 3 separates NCLC 7 from 9 because comparing two documents is B2, not B1. A four-move skeleton, a worked model answer, and the sentence that earns it.
7 August 2026 · 9 min read
GuideTEF Canada expression écrite section A (fait divers): model answer
TEF Canada section A asks you to continue a fait divers, not retell it. A worked model answer, the four published criteria, and what separates filler.
6 August 2026 · 8 min read
GuideTEF Canada expression écrite section B: the argument, worked
TEF Canada section B has a word floor, no ceiling and six criteria. A worked model answer, the plan that holds, and two permissions candidates miss.
5 August 2026 · 9 min read