Expression écrite

TCF Canada writing — expression écrite

Three tasks, one shared hour, one mark out of 20. This is where a well-prepared candidate gains most, because the tasks are predictable and the criteria are public.

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  • 3tasks in one sitting
  • 60minutes on the clock
  • 210authored items to draw from

What this paper asks

Task 1 is a message — an invitation, a request, a reply. Task 2 is an article or a letter for a wider reader. Task 3 asks you to compare two points of view and take a position. Each task has its own word range, and the hour covers all three.

  • 1Message60–120 words
  • 2Article ou courrier120–150 words
  • 3Comparaison de deux points de vue120–180 words

How it is scored

Our AI examiner marks each task against the TCF criteria and the paper is reported out of 20, which converts to NCLC. You get the mark per task with the reasoning, so you can see which task cost you the level.

What candidates get wrong

  • Writing a beautiful task 1 and running out of time for task 3, which is the one that shows the highest level.
  • Missing the word range. Under it you cannot show range; well over it you lose accuracy and time.
  • Answering the topic instead of the instruction. The consigne names who you write to and what it must contain.
  • Never re-reading. Two minutes of checking agreements and tenses at the end is worth more than two more sentences.

Real items from this paper

These come out of the exam content itself, not from a page written about it. The answer key stays in the exam.

Item 1

Bilan de ma première semaine de travail

Vous venez de commencer un nouveau travail. Écrivez un courriel à votre famille et vos amis pour leur décrire votre première semaine (l'entreprise, votre poste, vos tâches, etc.).

60–120 words
Item 2

Récit d'une expérience de vide-grenier

Vous avez participé à un vide-grenier (vente/achat d'objets d'occasion) dans votre ville. Racontez sur votre blog personnel pourquoi cette expérience vous a plu.

120–150 words
Item 3

Faut-il multiplier les fontaines publiques en ville

Vous lisez les deux documents ci-dessous, qui présentent deux points de vue différents sur la question : « Faut-il multiplier les fontaines publiques en ville ? ». Rédigez un texte de 120 à 180 mots. Dans une première partie (environ 40 mots), présentez brièvement les deux points de vue. Dans une seconde partie, donnez votre opinion sur la question et justifiez-la.

120–180 words

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This free TCF Canada mock exam has four papers, timed exactly like the real sitting: listening, reading, written expression and oral expression. An AI examiner reads what you write and listens to what you say, and your score comes back with the NCLC level it corresponds to.

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