TEF Canada Writing Section A: The "F-A-I-T" Fact-Finding Framework

Section A of the TEF Canada Expression Écrite (Writing) exam is deceivingly difficult. You are given the beginning of a news article (un fait divers) and are asked to write the continuation in exactly 80 to 120 words.

Many candidates assume this is just a creative writing exercise. They spend 15 minutes inventing a wild, dramatic ending involving car chases or alien abductions, only to receive a CLB 5.

Why? Because Section A is not testing your imagination. It is testing your ability to write formal journalistic prose with strict logical progression and neutral tone. If you write like a novelist instead of a reporter, you will fail.

To consistently score a on Section A, you need a rigid structure. You need the .