TCF Canada · Task 1

Email inviting friends to a surprise birthday party

Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)OtherReported period: 2024-06

Instructions (in French)

Envoyez un courriel à vos amis pour les convier à la fête d’anniversaire surprise que vous préparez pour votre meilleur ami (endroit, jour, heure, etc.). (Minimum 60 mots, maximum 120 mots)

The prompt opens in the editor, with a word counter and an accent keyboard.

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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