TEF Canada — expression écrite, 60 minutes
Section A — continue a fait divers from its opening, 80–120 words, past tenses of reporting. Section B — a letter to the editor taking a position on the article's topic, 180–250 words, formal register.
Expression écrite · TEF Canada · TCF Canada
Writing practice, graded
The written papers ask you to argue a position on a current topic, or to continue a news item — on exactly the kind of story published here every day. Pick an article, pick the task, write in French, and get an examiner-style grade: four criteria, your errors quoted and corrected, and an estimated NCLC band.
The two papers, as the exams set them
TCF Canada — expression écrite, 60 minutes
Tâche 1 — a short message to a friend about the article, 60–120 words. Tâche 2 — recount a related experience for publication, 120–150 words. Tâche 3 — react to two opposing opinions in an argued text, 120–180 words.
How grading works
Each text is graded on the four criteria the examiners publish — task fulfilment, coherence and organisation, vocabulary, grammar and accuracy — with up to eight errors quoted from your text and corrected, what works, what to work on, and an estimated NCLC band for written expression. The band is the site's own estimate from one text; only TEF Canada and TCF Canada give an official level.
The prompts are free to read. A grade costs one try — one try for a single task, and one try for a whole paper, every task graded in one go. Tries are sold in packs and never expire.
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