TCF Canada · Task 3
Should we buy designer clothes?
Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)FamilyReported period: 2025-03
Instructions (in French)
Faut-il acheter des vêtements de marque ?
Document 1 :
Chez les enfants et les adolescents, porter une marque n’est pas qu’une question de style : cela permet de s’affirmer et d’être accepté par son groupe. Les plus petits, eux, sont attirés par les logos et les héros de dessins animés, ce qui oriente leurs envies.
Document 2 :
Les enfants grandissent à toute allure, si bien que leurs habits deviennent vite trop petits. Quand ils jouent dehors, ils les abîment et les tachent souvent. Acheter des vêtements de marque paraît donc peu rentable s’ils ne servent que quelques mois.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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