TCF Canada · Task 1

Advise friends to book a hotel for the holidays

Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TravelSocietyReported period: 2025-11

Instructions (in French)

Vous partirez bientôt en vacances avec des amis et vous avez repéré un hôtel. Écrivez-leur pour le leur présenter (tarifs, situation, équipements, etc.) et leur conseiller de réserver. (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

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