TEF Canada Section B: 32 writing prompts
- Text type
- letter — Write a letter to a newspaper giving your opinion on a statement from the press, with at least three arguments.
- Word count
- at least 200 words
- Time
- 35 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
- Ban advertising on televisionOfficial prompt · CCI Paris Île-de-FranceTEF Canada · Section B
- Make culture free: cinema, theatre, exhibitionsOfficial prompt · CCI Paris Île-de-FranceTEF Canada · Section B
- Social media, a constant danger for childrenOfficial prompt · CCI Paris Île-de-FranceTEF Canada · Section B
- Package tours versus truly discovering a countryOfficial prompt · CCI Paris Île-de-FranceTEF Canada · Section B
- The internet is eroding general knowledgeCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section B
- For family peace, better to say nothingCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section B
- Denouncing the ultra-rich while dreaming of being themCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section B
- Traditional medicine more humane than modern medicineCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section B
- Limiting teens’ social media use is pointlessCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section B
- Changing our consumption habits to protect the planetCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section B
- Are today’s young people different from past ones?Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section B
- Speaking two languages is pointlessCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section B
- No need to teach children handwritingCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section B
- Bring back animal-drawn carriages and cartsCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section B
- Books soon to be replaced by series and filmsCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section B
- Stop forcing children to read novels at schoolCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section B
- Social networks: a never-ending peril for kidsCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section B
- A degree does not guarantee a jobCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section B
- NGOs best placed to fight world povertyCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section B
- A guided tour doesn’t let you truly know a countryCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section B
- Adults aged 25-30 living with parents for comfortCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section B
- More surveillance cameras to fight crimeCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section B
- Competition: selfishness advances, solidarity retreatsCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section B
- Handing human work over to machinesCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section B
- Make free public transport mandatoryCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section B
- Travel is no longer only for the wealthyCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section B
- Happiness peaks at twentyCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section B
- End the exploitation of Africa’s forestsCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section B
- Let robots replace humans at workCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section B
- Mass tourism endangers local traditionsCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section B
- Teaching computing to seniors is pointlessCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section B
- Teaching children Chinese from an early ageCandidate-reported prompt (reworded)TEF Canada · Section B