TCF Canada · Task 1

Invite friends to your best friend’s surprise party

Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)EducationFamilyReported period: 2024-08

Instructions (in French)

Vous préparez une surprise pour l’anniversaire de votre meilleur ami. Envoyez à vos amis un courriel pour les convier à cette fête (lieu, date, heure, etc.). (60 mots minimum/120 mots maximum)

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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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