TCF Canada · Task 1

Tell a friend you have landed a new job

Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)WorkReported period: 2024-03

Instructions (in French)

Vous venez de décrocher un emploi. Annoncez cette bonne nouvelle à une amie francophone en lui parlant de votre fonction, de vos collègues et du lieu où vous travaillez. (Entre 60 et 120 mots)

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What this task asks for

Text type
message — Write a message to a recipient named in the prompt, to describe, narrate or explain something.
Word count
60 to 120 words
Time
60 minutes for all three tasks, split as you like
Published assessment criteria
  • Linguistic competence: range of vocabulary, grammatical accuracy, spelling, sentence complexity
  • Pragmatic competence: coherence, cohesion and development of the topic
  • Sociolinguistic competence: fit with the communication situation

Indicative estimate, not an official score.

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