TEF Canada · Section A

An unexpected envelope in the mail

Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)WorkReported period: 2025-11

Instructions (in French)

Complétez l’article de presse suivant. Ajoutez à la suite un texte de 80 mots minimum. Rédigez votre production en plusieurs paragraphes. Une enveloppe inattendue dans le courrier En Belgique, un homme de 31 ans sans emploi a trouvé dans sa boîte aux lettres une enveloppe contenant plus de 6000 euros, accompagnée d’un petit mot lui souhaitant bonne chance.

The prompt opens in the editor, with a word counter and an accent keyboard.

What this task asks for

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

Indicative estimate, not an official score.

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