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TEF & TCF Canada Writing Templates (Expression écrite)

Fill-in templates, phrase banks and counted model answers for all five writing tasks

This PDF gives you a fill-in template for every TEF Canada and TCF Canada writing task, with the real word counts and timings. Each task comes with a phrase bank, an original model answer with an exact word count, and the mistakes that cost the most marks. It ends with a connectors bank, a 10-point proofreading checklist and a self-assessment rubric.

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What’s inside

Word counts and timings for TCF Tasks 1–3 and TEF Sections A and B on one page
Five fill-in-the-blank templates you can memorise and reuse
Five original model answers, each with an exact word count
Phrase banks for messages, articles, comparisons, news stories and formal letters
A tu / vous register guide with openings and sign-offs
A connectors bank sorted by job: order, add, contrast, concede, conclude
A 10-point proofreading checklist for agreements, accents and tenses
A self-assessment rubric to score your practice texts

Who it’s for: Anyone sitting TEF Canada or TCF Canada writing who wants a ready structure for every task and is aiming for NCLC 7.

01The five writing tasks at a glanceKnow the exact job, word count and clock for each task before you learn a single template.
02Register and layout: tu, vous, openings and sign-offsPick the register from the reader, use the matching opening and closing, and never switch halfway.
03TCF Canada Task 1: the short message60–120 words to one reader: invite, inform, describe or ask. Do every job the task lists.
04TCF Canada Task 2: the article or blog post120–150 words for several readers: tell an experience in order, then say what you thought of it.
05TCF Canada Task 3: compare two documents, then argue120–180 words in two parts: present both documents neutrally, then take a side and defend it.
06TEF Canada Section A: continue the news story80+ words in 25 minutes: carry on a fait divers in the same journalistic style, with no personal opinion.
07TEF Canada Section B: argue a point of view200+ words in 35 minutes: take a clear side on a statement, defend it with three reasons and examples.
08Connectors bank: link your ideasLinking words make your text easy to follow, which is exactly what the marker is reading for.
09Proofreading checklist and self-assessment rubricFive minutes of checking saves the cheapest points. Then score your practice texts honestly.
10Book your exam seatYour templates are ready. Now make sure you have a date to use them on.

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Yes, as a skeleton. Memorise the structure, the openings, the connectors and the closing formulas, then fill them with content that answers the exact task. A text that ignores the task because it was prepared in advance loses marks.

Task 3 asks for 120–180 words. Aim for about 150–170: around 40–60 words comparing the two documents, then 80–120 words for your own opinion.

At least 200 words in 35 minutes. Aiming for 220–260 words gives you a safe margin without eating into your proofreading time.

Choose from the reader in the task: tu for a friend or family member, vous for a stranger, an organisation or several readers. Then keep it the same all the way through, including the sign-off.