TCF Canada · Task 3
Where to shop: at the farm or in a hypermarket?
Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)EnvironmentSocietyReported period: 2025-11
Instructions (in French)
Où Faire ses Courses : à la Ferme ou en Grande Surface ?
Document 1 :
Richard vit à la campagne et préfère se fournir en aliments directement chez l’agriculteur. À ses yeux, leur qualité compense un prix légèrement plus élevé.
Document 2 :
Karine, citadine, fait ses achats au supermarché, où elle apprécie le grand choix et les tarifs plus bas.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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