TCF Canada · Task 2
Quitting it all for a Calgary bakery: your view
Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)WorkReported period: 2025-11
Instructions (in French)
Tout plaquer pour refaire sa vie ?
« Voilà deux ans, nous avons choisi de repartir de zéro. Paul a abandonné son poste dans une banque parisienne et nous avons lancé une boulangerie à Calgary ! Qu'en pensez-vous ? Avez-vous déjà connu un bouleversement important, dans votre travail ou votre vie privée ? Paul et Naïma »
Ce message figure sur un forum que vous consultez. Répondez à Paul et Naïma : dites ce que vous pensez de leur choix et ce que vous feriez à leur place.
(120 mots minimum/150 mots maximum)The prompt opens in the editor, with a word counter and an accent keyboard.
What this task asks for
- Text type
- article, letter or note — Write for several readers about an experience or event, adding comments, opinions and arguments for a clear purpose.
- Word count
- 120 to 150 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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