TCF Canada · Task 3
Can television help educate children?
Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)EducationTechnologyHealthFamilyReported period: 2025-02
Instructions (in French)
La télévision peut-elle contribuer à l’éducation des enfants ?
Document 1 :
La télévision est présente partout et façonne autant les individus que la culture. Elle ne fait pas qu’informer : elle divertit aussi et transmet des connaissances. Touchant un public immense, elle est un moyen puissant d’instruire et de faire réfléchir aux grands enjeux de société.
Document 2 :
Elle a néanmoins ses travers. Certains programmes diffusent des clichés ou des idées contestables, et trop de temps devant l’écran empiète sur la lecture, le sport ou les rencontres. Il est donc indispensable d’encadrer ce que regardent les enfants pour concilier apprentissage et distraction.The prompt opens in the editor, with a word counter and an accent keyboard.
What this task asks for
- 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
Indicative estimate, not an official score.
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