TCF Canada · Task 3
Living in a flatshare: assets and limits
Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)HousingCulture & leisureSocietyReported period: 2025-09
Instructions (in French)
Habiter en colocation : atouts et limites
Document 1 :
Cohabiter présente plusieurs avantages. En se partageant un logement, on divise le loyer, les charges et les frais communs. La colocation encourage aussi les rencontres et les échanges entre cultures : on y côtoie des gens d’horizons variés, on s’y fait des amis et l’on vit des moments enrichissants.
Document 2 :
Elle comporte cependant des désagréments. Des caractères et des rythmes de vie différents créent des frictions, et la répartition du ménage et des responsabilités provoque parfois des querelles. On y perd aussi un peu d’intimité. Pour que tout se passe bien, il faut dialoguer avec respect et fixer des règles communes.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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