TCF Canada · Task 1

Announce your hiring: job, colleagues and workplace

Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)WorkReported period: 2026-01

Instructions (in French)

On vient de vous embaucher. Dans un message à un(e) ami(e) qui parle français, vous lui apprenez cette bonne nouvelle et vous lui décrivez votre fonction, les personnes avec qui vous travaillez et l'endroit où vous exercez. (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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TCF Canada Task 1: Announce your hiring: job, colleagues and workplace