What each topic contains
Every topic is written by our team. For each word: a definition in simple French and an example in context. Each topic ends with phrases ready to reuse in your texts and when you speak.
To look up any other word, use our dictionary of more than 5,400 words.
How to work on a topic
- Read the words and their examples, without trying to remember everything.
- Pick five words and write a sentence of your own with each one.
- Reuse them in a writing prompt on the same topic, then get feedback on your text.
- Say the useful phrases out loud, as in the speaking section.
- Come back to the topic a few days later.
Frequently asked questions
What vocabulary should I learn for the TCF?+−
The vocabulary of everyday and social topics that come up in the writing and speaking tasks and in the comprehension documents: housing, work, health, environment, digital life, paperwork. Our topics bring together the essential words, each with a simple definition and an example.
How can I remember words faster?+−
Learn them in context: read the example, reuse the word in a sentence of your own, then use it in a practice text. Come back to the list a few days later rather than rereading everything on the same day.
How is this different from the site's dictionary?+−
The dictionary covers more than 5,400 common words, which you look up one by one. The vocabulary pages pick the useful words for a specific TCF topic and add phrases ready to reuse in writing and speaking.
Is this vocabulary enough for the speaking section?+−
It gives you the material. For speaking, practise saying it out loud with the speaking prompts and the pronunciation exercises, and time your answers.