Is HiTCF an official platform?

No. HiTCF is an independently operated third-party practice platform with no affiliation to France Éducation international or IRCC. Practice questions are compiled from publicly available materials and formatted to match TCF Canada, but are not actual exam questions.

What can I do with the free version?

The free version gives you access to all listening + reading test sets, with 5 questions and 3 detailed explanations per day in practice mode. Free forever.

What are the benefits of Pro?

Unlock all 7,800+ questions (1,800+ sets), including exam mode, wrong answer notebook, speed drill, vocabulary tools, flashcard review, dictation, Anki export, and express exam seat alerts. Sign up for a 7-day Pro trial, then subscribe when ready.

Can you guarantee I’ll reach CLB 7+?

No. HiTCF provides a practice environment aligned with TCF Canada to help you identify and improve weak areas. However, actual scores depend on many factors — we do not promise any exam results.

How do I practice speaking and writing?

Speaking: built-in AI examiner conversation with pronunciation scoring, supporting full Tâche 2 and Tâche 3 simulations. Writing: AI 4-dimension scoring with sentence-by-sentence corrections. Pro members only.

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What makes the HiTCF Curated bank special?

HiTCF Curated is our own original question bank with extremely low overlap with publicly-circulated TCF material — the "Overlap n%" badge on each card shows exactly how much a given set overlaps with public banks, and the lower it is, the more fresh content you're getting. Every question is built to match TCF Canada's question types, point weighting, and difficulty distribution, and comes with sentence-level translations, sentence-level audio timestamps, AI explanations, and error analysis. Covers A1 through C2 and is fully unlocked with Pro.

Practice TCF Speaking Tâche 1 with ChatGPT: Personal Information Q&A Prompt Link

Coach Link (One-Click Copy to ChatGPT / Grok)

https://hitcf.com/prompt/speaking/1

Open your usual chat tool and send:

Please train me on TCF Speaking Tâche 1 following the instructions in this link: https://hitcf.com/prompt/speaking/1

The tool will enter dialogue practice mode and start the first question.

What This Task Looks Like on the TCF

Speaking Tâche 1, also called entretien dirigé (guided interview), is the first question on the whole test. Features:

Duration: 1 minute 30 seconds to 2 minutes
Format: The examiner asks 4-6 consecutive questions about your personal life—self-introduction, job/studies, hobbies, daily routine, most recent trip or activity
Level range: A1 → B1
Key point: The examiner won’t let you preview questions, and you can’t choose topics—you must answer whatever you hear

Full score is based on 6 criteria (each /4):

Communication ability (did you directly address the question)
Vocabulary breadth
Vocabulary accuracy
Grammar structure breadth
Grammar structure accuracy
Pronunciation / intonation

Why Just Using ChatGPT Alone Is Useless

Most people’s prompts are like: “Play a French teacher to help me practice TCF Speaking Task 1.” The result is the chat tool will:

Throw 6 questions at you all at once (real exam asks one by one)
Give an “AI score” after each answer, breaking exam rhythm
Have no 6-criteria framework, just vague “grammar is good, keep it up”
Not know B1 vs B2 boundaries or where you’re stuck

Our prompt in this link embeds all the rules above: one question at a time, no correction during the exam, all scoring at the end, strictly scoring by FEI’s 6 criteria.

Sample Dialogue

Tool: Bonjour, je suis votre examinateur TCF Canada pour l'épreuve d'expression orale, Tâche 1. Cet entretien dure environ deux minutes. Êtes-vous prêt·e ?

You: Oui, je suis prêt.

Tool: Pouvez-vous vous présenter brièvement ? Votre nom, d'où vous venez, et ce que vous faites actuellement ?

You: (Answer in French with 2-3 sentences)

Tool: (No correction, directly next question) Très bien. Pouvez-vous me parler de votre travail ou de vos études ?

(After question 6, the tool ends the simulation and provides a /4 score table for the 6 criteria + 3 typical mistakes you made + a B2 model answer + 2 “+1 level” expression suggestions)

Common Pitfalls for Candidates

Answers too short: 3-5 word answers score zero across all 6 criteria. The tool will ask “Pouvez-vous développer un peu ?” to prompt you, but real examiners just stay silent
Using only present tense: Repeating je suis, j’aime without passé composé / futur proche means grammar breadth scores a flat /1
Going off-topic on keywords: Examiner asks "Que faites-vous le week-end ?" and you hear “week-end” and recite a weekend essay unrelated to the question
Avoiding words you can’t say: reformuler is not shameful—phrases like “ce qu'on appelle...”, “c'est un peu comme...” are B2 signals

Build Basics Daily on HiTCF, Then Run Realistic Simulations Before the Exam

Prompt tools feel great for live dialogue but are only for last-minute practical training. For daily basics, use HiTCF Speaking Tâche 1 Systematic Training:

Real questions / sample answers / timed like the real exam (2 minutes)
FEI 6-criteria automatic scoring, telling you if you’re stuck on vocabulary breadth or grammar accuracy
Free 7-day Pro trial on registration, with 5 listening/reading questions + 5 explanations daily forever free

Once your basics are solid, run several rounds of live random simulations with ChatGPT before the exam—to experience the tension of “examiner asks on the spot, you must answer immediately,” which is more useful than endlessly repeating the same real questions.

Want to cover all 6 tâches in one go? Go back to Coach prompt overview for all 6 links.