TEF, TCF and CELPIP Speaking Topics
104 speaking prompts across the three exams Canada accepts, organised task by task, with the method that earns marks on each one. Every list says plainly where it came from.
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No exam board publishes its live speaking questions, and candidates agree to keep test content confidential. So we label every list: subjects reported by candidates from dated sittings, prompts that recur in the question pool, and independent practice prompts we wrote to the official format. Sites advertising this month’s real questions are guessing, and for CELPIP studying genuine leaked items can get your score cancelled.
Choose your exam
Each guide breaks the speaking test into its real tasks, lists the topics for each one, and shows you exactly how to answer.
Two sections with a live examiner: ask questions about an advert, then talk a friend into something.
Three tasks in twelve minutes: a guided interview, a role play, and an opinion monologue.
Eight recorded tasks, from giving advice to describing an unusual picture.
Reading topics is not practising them
A topic list only helps once you have said the answer out loud, under the clock. Mocko gives you full mock speaking tasks for the TEF, TCF and CELPIP, records your answer, and returns instant AI feedback with a CLB estimate.
The free sample PDF
- One practice test per exam, per month
- You mark it yourself against an answer key
- No feedback on your speaking or writing
- Great for a first look at the format
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Speaking topics, questions answered
Can anyone give me the real speaking questions for this month?
Not honestly, and the answer differs by exam. TCF Canada has a genuine reporting culture, so we can show you subjects candidates recorded from dated sittings, including the July 2026 sessions. TEF Canada topics circulate as a recurring pool rather than month by month lists. For CELPIP there are no honestly sourced recalls at all, so everything on that page is written by us to the official format. Any site selling this month’s real questions for any of the three is either guessing or copying.
Is it safe to study from leaked exam questions?
It can actively harm you. Paragon, which owns CELPIP, states that you are responsible for the consequences if you prepare using live test items, up to and including having your score invalidated, even if you did not know the questions were real. The French exam boards likewise treat test content as confidential. Practising with independent prompts that match the published format carries none of that risk and prepares you just as well.
Why do speaking topics repeat at all?
Because exam boards reuse a bank of prompts calibrated to a level. TCF Canada tâche 3 is the clearest example: the pool is small enough that the top ranked subjects come back constantly across centres and months. TEF Canada rotates a large set of adverts, but every one of them uses the identical instruction, so the theme matters much less than the method.
Should I memorise answers to these topics?
No. Examiners recognise recited answers immediately, and a memorised speech cannot respond to a follow-up question or an objection, which is exactly what the interactive tasks test. Prepare arguments, examples and useful expressions you can recombine, then practise saying them out loud under the real time limits.
How much speaking practice do I actually need?
Far more out loud than most candidates do. Reading a topic list silently builds no fluency. The single most effective habit is recording yourself against the exam clock, listening back, and noticing where you stopped early, because unused time is the most common reason strong speakers score below their level.
Which of these exams should I take?
If you are claiming French for Express Entry, TEF Canada and TCF Canada are both accepted and the choice usually comes down to which format suits you. CELPIP is an English test accepted for Canadian permanent residence and citizenship. Many candidates take an English test and add French later for the additional CRS points.
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