TCF Canada · Task 1

Present a hotel to Matthias for his first week

Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TravelSocietyReported period: 2025-02

Instructions (in French)

Matthias t’apprend une superbe nouvelle : son visa pour le Canada est enfin accordé et il arrivera le 3 mars. Il voudrait que tu l’aides à dénicher un hôtel pour sa première semaine là-bas. Tu lui écris un courriel pour lui présenter l’hôtel que tu as réservé : où il se trouve, combien il coûte et quels services il offre. (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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