TEF Practice

TEF Canada reading course

4 lessons

Work through the lessons in order, or choose the skill you want to strengthen. Each lesson ends with a checkpoint and an explanation.

Course lessons
  1. 01

    Find the purpose before the detail

    A notice, email and advertisement can mention the same subject while asking the reader to do different things. Start by identifying what the document is doing.

    7 min · Free lesson · Lesson and checkpoint

  2. 02

    Choose vocabulary from context

    For a missing word, read the whole sentence before looking for a familiar expression. The surrounding meaning should determine your choice.

    8 min · Free lesson · Lesson and checkpoint

  3. 03

    Read qualifications and implied meaning

    Longer texts can ask about an author’s position, a reservation or a consequence. The correct answer may paraphrase an idea rather than repeat the article’s words.

    10 min · Free lesson · Lesson and checkpoint

  4. 04

    Scan tables, charts and professional documents

    Find the right row, unit and exception before choosing an answer.

    20 min · Premium lesson · Lesson and checkpoint