TCF Canada Task 3: 177 writing prompts

Text type

article — Write an article comparing the views in two documents on a social issue, then give your own opinion.

Word count

120 to 180 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

• Fast food: balanced meals or harmful to health?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Should museums be free?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Do connected devices make daily life easier?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Should street art be accepted?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Grocery shopping: local producers or supermarket?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Should children be homeschooled?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Cycling in the city: for or against?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Giving a child a petCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Private schools and social mix: for or against?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Reading on paper or on screen?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Having lunch delivered to the office: for or against?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Should plastic be banned?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Television and children’s educationCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• City growth and the environmentCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Are children giving up reading?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Children and digital tools in primary schoolCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Living with your parents: for or against?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Do video games make children aggressive?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Drink vending machines in schools: for or against?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Amateur cook or professional chef?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Flatsharing: advantages and limitsCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Helping the poor: donating or volunteering?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• New technology in school: for or against?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Making your own organic products: for or against?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Public or private school: why private is growingCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Should homework be kept?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Young people working during the holidaysCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Video games: aggression or benefits for the brain?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Sharing a home: for or against?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Fast food: varied meals or health hazard?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Should hunting be allowed?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Video games: good or bad for the brain?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Should students wear school uniforms?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Gender equality at workCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Employee well-being and adjustable desksCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Low-cost airlines: a good idea?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Should cars be banned from city centres?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Do video games change the way we act?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Should we accept advertising?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Zoos: should we defend or condemn them?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Work: a blessing or a burden?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Shopping online: benefits and risksCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Summer jobs for young people: opposing viewsCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• School CCTV: cameras against violenceCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• School canteens: meat-free meals?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Eating out or cooking at home?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Plastic: use it or give it up?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Befriending colleagues: good or bad idea?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Lunch delivered to the office: a time saver?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Napping at work: divided opinionsCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Giving your child a pet: the benefitsCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Should children wear designer brands?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Overstrict parents with a young adult?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Small shops or supermarkets: where to shop?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Low-cost flights: savings or drawbacks?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• The earnings of professional athletesCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Adults in a flatshare: rules and getting alongCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Video games: a favourable and an unfavourable viewCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Putting a photo on your CV or notCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Connected devices: progress or danger?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Dining out or cooking at home? Aïcha’s caseCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Video games and children: two points of viewCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• School uniforms: two opinionsCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Fast food: advantage or danger?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Reducing car traffic in city centresCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Two views on meat-free school mealsCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Video games: benefits or harms?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Zoos: views for and againstCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Friendship between colleaguesCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Flatsharing: pros and consCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Reduced working hours: for and againstCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Athletes’ pay: a debateCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Strict parents, frustrated childrenCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Designer clothes: good or bad idea?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Parental authority: two approachesCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Drink machines at school: opposing viewsCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Free public transport: opposing viewsCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Helping the needy: the case of the homelessCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Studying a language onlineCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Cycling around town: opposing viewsCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Gender quotas: should we support them?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Free museum entry: for or against?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Raising children: firmness or freedom?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Fast food: freedom of choice, but at what cost?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Learning a language online: a valid solution?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Cook at home or dine out: which is better?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Befriending teammates: the benefitsCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Work: a necessity or a burden?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Flatsharing: strengths and weaknessesCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Sunday cook or professional chef?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Lunch delivery at work: for or against?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Can television help educate children?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Should we keep using plastic?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Reading on paper or on an e-reader?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Should we buy designer clothes?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Giving a child a pet: good or bad idea?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Children and reading in the digital ageCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Homemade products: should we take them up?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Private or public school?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Homework: useful or time to drop it?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• New technology in class: a reason to cheer?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Budget airlinesCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Local shops or big stores?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Very strict parents of an adult childCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Cameras in schools: for or against?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Renting out your home to travellers: for or against?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Food delivery: advantages and drawbacksCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• CCTV: security or invasion of privacy?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Lunch at your desk via delivery: a good choice?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Hunting: cultural heritage or barbarism?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Making your own products: a responsible act?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• The expansion of citiesCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Children facing today’s technologyCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Nuclear power: asset for tomorrow or threat?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Should we eat less meat?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Sharing a flat: great experience or constant quarrels?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Being vegetarian: a favourable or unfavourable view?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Video games: a good or an evil?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Zoos: should we support or reject them?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Video games: beneficial or harmful?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Work: an opportunity or a hindrance?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Cooking: a profession driven by passion?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Hunting animals: for or against?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Making products at home: good idea or not?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Office meal delivery: a good solution?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• CCTV in cities: are you for or against?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Living in a flatshare: assets and limitsCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Buying from the farm or the supermarket?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Living in the city or the countrysideCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Advertising: useful or intrusive?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Strict parents or lenient parents?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Shopping: big store or neighbourhood shops?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Video games: effects on the adult brainCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Employee comfort at workCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Drink machines at school: should we accept them?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Napping at the office: good or bad idea?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• The hunting debate: for or against?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Fast-food chains: for or against?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Where to shop: at the farm or in a hypermarket?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Living in a retirement home: for or against?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Fast food: are you for or against it?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Street art and graffiti: for or against?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Free admission to museums: for or against?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Connected devices: advantage or threat?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Retirement homes: good or bad solution?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Pets at the office: a good idea?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Food advertising aimed at childrenCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Attaching a photo to your CV: for or against?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Supporting people in difficultyCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Sharing a home between adultsCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Video games: dangerous or useful?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Connected objects: useful or risky?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• City expansion and natureCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Should homework be abolished?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Free buses and metros: for or against?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Banning cars from city centresCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Choosing the countryside over the cityCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Restricting traffic in the city centreCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Work: fulfilment or constraint?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Vegetarian meals in the school canteenCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Should cars be banned from cities?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Bringing your pet to workCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Men and women in the workplaceCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Working in the summer during your studiesCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Having lunch delivered to your deskCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Private education: strengths and limitsCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Renting your home to travellersCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• School uniform: views for and againstCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Video surveillance in schoolsCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Travelling solo or in a group?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Staying in the family home: for or against?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• A pet for your childCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Office naps: views for and againstCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Gender parity in the workplaceCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Going back to study as an adultCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• City or countryside: where to live?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3
• Taking action against climate changeCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TCF Canada · Task 3