Practice TCF Writing Tâche 3 with ChatGPT: Comparative Argument Prompt Link

Coach Link (One-Click Copy to ChatGPT / Grok)

Open your usual chat tool and send:

Please train me on TCF Writing Tâche 3 following the instructions in this link: https://hitcf.com/prompt/writing/3

The tool will give you two opposing document excerpts (remote work, car bans in cities, social media, AI and jobs…), then wait for you to write a 120-180 word comparative argument.

What This Task Looks Like in TCF

Writing Tâche 3 is the hardest and most differentiating task in TCF Canada writing:

• Word count: 120 - 180 words
• Task type: Given two opposing documents, you must do 3 things — compare the two viewpoints, take a position, and give at least 2 arguments
• Skill level: B2 → C1
• Time: 30 minutes
• Key: All three parts are mandatory. No clear position means automatic cap at /10

Full score is based on 7 dimensions (each /3):

1. Task completion (comparison ✓ position ✓ argumentation ✓ all three present)
2. Argumentation skills (at least 2 independent arguments each with 1 example/data)
3. Comparison skills (restate both documents in your own words, no copying)
4. Coherence (en revanche, néanmoins, certes... mais, par ailleurs, en définitive)
5. Vocabulary range (nominalization is key: la mise en place de, l'instauration de)
6. Grammar range (subjonctif, passive voice, ce dont, auquel)
7. Spelling

Why Practicing Directly with ChatGPT Usually Sucks

A normal "help me practice argumentative essay" prompt puts the chat tool in "free play" mode, giving you a single topic. You end up not practicing Tâche 3 — which must start from two opposing documents. Without the document comparison step, the whole task is invalid.

Our prompt link enforces:

• Right away gives you two clearly opposing document excerpts (with simulated quotes, data points)
• Waits for you to finish writing before scoring
• Draws a structure card: introduction / restate Doc 1 / restate Doc 2 / comparison / position / Arg 1 + ex / Arg 2 + ex / conclusion, each block ✅⚠️❌
• No position → capped at /10
• Lists your actually used argumentative connectors vs C1 expected ones, recommends 3 missing
• Provides a B2/C1 template, bolding connectors and nominalizations

Sample Dialogue

Tool: 📝 Sujet Tâche 3 — TCF Canada

Vous tenez une rubrique d'opinion sur un site francophone. Lisez les deux documents ci-dessous, comparez-les, prenez position, et justifiez votre point de vue par au moins deux arguments.

Document 1
Le télétravail libère les salariés du temps de transport et permet une meilleure conciliation vie pro / vie perso. 70% des télétravailleurs se déclarent plus heureux.

Document 2
Travailler de chez soi isole socialement et brouille les frontières entre vie privée et travail. Les jeunes embauchés en télétravail s'intègrent moins bien à leur entreprise.

Écrivez 120 à 180 mots. Vous avez 30 minutes.

You: (Send a 120-180 word comparative argument)

Tool: (Scoring phase)

• Word count: 156 words ✅
• Structure card (8 blocks checked or crossed)
• 7 dimensions scored /3 + total 17/20
• CEFR estimate: B2+
• Your text annotated with 3 types of inline comments: 🔧 grammar, 🎯 argumentation (missing examples, contradictions), 💡 style upgrade
• C1 rewrite template (bold en revanche, néanmoins, par ailleurs, en définitive connectors, bold la généralisation du télétravail nominalizations)
• 2 "orfèvre expression" templates (il convient toutefois de nuancer, certes…, il n'en demeure pas moins que…)

Most Common Pitfalls for Candidates

• No position: writing like a news report, no indication of preference — automatic cap at /10
• Restating becomes copying: original libère les salariés copied verbatim, not reformulated — comparison dimension loses points
• Only 1 argument: must have 2 independent arguments, each with 1 example or data
• Weak connectors: all et / mais / donc — C1 expects par ailleurs, ceci étant dit, force est de constater que, en définitive
• No nominalization: stacking verbs is B1 level, La généralisation du télétravail entraîne... La perte de cohésion sociale... nominalization signals B2/C1
• No conclusion: writing 120 words but stopping halfway without conclusion — structure card missing a block

Build Fundamentals Daily on HiTCF, Then Run Realistic Simulations Before the Exam

The prompt tool has 7 sets of opposing documents (remote work, city car bans, social media and youth, higher education fees, AI and employment, overtourism, 4-day workweek) rotating randomly to simulate exam uncertainty. But Tâche 3 is the key B2→C1 task. Opposing restatement, position argumentation, connectors, nominalization — this high-scoring framework must be built through systematic training:

• HiTCF Writing Tâche 3 Systematic Training: real exam 30-minute opposing document tasks + high-scoring model essays
• Model essays bold connectors (par ailleurs, en revanche, en définitive) + nominalizations (la généralisation de…) + concession-refutation structures
• 7-dimension scoring sheet separately highlights "task completion" dimension (comparison ✓ position ✓ argumentation ✓ completeness)

Once you’ve nailed the high-scoring framework on HiTCF, use ChatGPT for live random simulations before the exam — experience the real pressure of seeing a new document pair and having to immediately position + compare + argue + conclude. Free 7-day Pro trial on sign-up.

Want to practice all 6 tâches in one go? Go back to Coach prompt overview.