TEF Canada Section A: 27 writing prompts
- Text type
- news story — Starting from the opening of a short news story, write the rest of the article in several paragraphs.
- Word count
- at least 80 words
- Time
- 25 minutes (60 minutes in total, each section is timed separately)
- Published assessment criteria
- Quality and effectiveness of the text: fit with the situation, organisation, clarity of information and arguments
- Range and control of language: vocabulary, syntax (sentences, tenses, moods) and spelling
- Weddings on top of a volcanoOfficial prompt · CCI Paris Île-de-FranceTEF Canada · Section A
- A lion spreads panicOfficial prompt · CCI Paris Île-de-FranceTEF Canada · Section A
- A new millionaire in his own gardenOfficial prompt · CCI Paris Île-de-FranceTEF Canada · Section A
- An angry granny faces car thievesOfficial prompt · CCI Paris Île-de-FranceTEF Canada · Section A
- An unexpected envelope in the mailCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section A
- A sausage, a quarrel and jailCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section A
- A bill that goes down badly at a crêperieCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section A
- From rags to riches overnightCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section A
- An American crosses Canada on an electric scooterCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section A
- Two pilots doze off in mid-flightCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section A
- Couple forgets their 13-year-old at the AirbnbCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section A
- A 13-year-old boy becomes a business starCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section A
- An 8-year-old girl found unconscious in a parkCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section A
- A boy’s surprise awakening at the zooCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section A
- A mother gets the surprise of her life after a walkCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section A
- A birthday gift that puzzles the salesmanCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section A
- After ten years away, the prodigal son returnsCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section A
- A Quebec tourist saves a girl from drowningCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section A
- Panic at the opera: mice invade the hallCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section A
- An Australian walks around the world for a causeCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section A
- Blackout in a supermarket in the 14th arrondissementCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section A
- Hundreds of millions of parasites found in a stomachCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section A
- A suspicious-smelling vegetable angers a shopperCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section A
- A busy night in London after a fox’s visitCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section A
- A late bride hitchhikes by the roadsideCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section A
- Dolphins come to the aid of a sailor in distressCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section A
- A missing father turns up in his daughter’s living roomCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section A