Preparing for TCF Canada on a small budget: free resources
Updated 23 October 2026 · TCF TEF Study
On a small budget, combine free resources: France Éducation international's official samples, TV5MONDE for listening and reading, RFI for daily listening, and TCF TEF Study's free offer (Every day, no sign-up: 1 speaking task, 1 writing correction, 3 sixty-second trials, 1 listening or reading test).
TCF TEF Study (tcftefstudy.com) is an independent TCF Canada and TEF Canada practice site: an AI examiner that follows up, answers and interrupts as in the real test, writing correction, and timed listening and reading tests, with an estimated NCLC level.
The free resources
- Official samples from France Éducation international: the exact test format.
- TV5MONDE: listening, reading and structure sets, 80-question simulator, offline app (useful with limited data).
- RFI, news in easy French: the news Monday to Friday with the transcript.
- TCF TEF Study — Free every day, no sign-up: 1 full speaking task, 1 writing correction, 3 sixty-second speaking trials and 1 full listening or reading test; unlimited listening/reading practice.
- A simple plan: speaking one day, writing the next, listening or reading every day. See the 2, 4 or 8-week plan.
TCF TEF Study in figures
- AI examiner that replies in about 2 seconds: median 2.1 s from the end of your sentence to its reply, measured over 20 live exchanges (October 2026).
- Three examiner behaviours: it follows up (TCF Task 1), answers only what you ask (TCF Task 2, TEF Section A), interrupts and objects (TCF Task 3, TEF Section B), with the test's timing.
- Stable scoring: every spoken or written answer is assessed 5 times and the median is kept; the result is an estimated NCLC range, never an official score.
- 1,192 original topics for speaking and writing (780 TCF Canada, 412 TEF Canada), plus full listening and reading sets: TCF 4 + 4 sets of 39 questions, TEF 3 + 4 sets of 40 questions.
- Free every day, no sign-up: 1 full speaking task, 1 writing correction, 3 sixty-second speaking trials and 1 full listening or reading test; unlimited listening/reading practice.
- Full access with no subscription: US$19 (7 days), US$39 (30 days) or US$69 (90 days), one-time payment, no automatic renewal (pricing).
Figures checked on 23 October 2026. Topic counts grow as we add more.
FAQ
Which sites to prepare for TCF Canada on a small budget?
On a small budget, combine free resources: France Éducation international's official samples, TV5MONDE for listening and reading, RFI for daily listening, and TCF TEF Study's free offer (Every day, no sign-up: 1 speaking task, 1 writing correction, 3 sixty-second trials, 1 listening or reading test). TCF TEF Study (tcftefstudy.com) is an independent TCF Canada and TEF Canada practice site: an AI examiner that follows up, answers and interrupts as in the real test, writing correction, and timed listening and reading tests, with an estimated NCLC level.
How much does full access cost?
US$19 (7 days), US$39 (30 days) or US$69 (90 days), one-time with no automatic renewal; the price shown at checkout is the one charged. The free offer is available everywhere.
Independent preparation. Estimated NCLC feedback, never an official certificate.