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A birthday gift that puzzles the salesman
Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)EnvironmentCulture & leisureReported period: 2025-12
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.
Un cadeau d’anniversaire qui intrigue le vendeur
Vendredi dernier, monsieur Briand a voulu offrir une voiture neuve à sa femme Beatrice pour son anniversaire. Au garage, il a retenu un modèle compact et bon marché, puis a laissé ses coordonnées au vendeur. Il a alors été surpris de voir celui-ci appeler son supérieur.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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