ChatGPT Practice for TCF Speaking Tâche 3: Point of View Expression and Rebuttal Prompt Link

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

Open your usual chat tool and send:

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

The tool will randomly throw a social topic, and you start your monologue right away — no prep time, just like the real exam. After your monologue, it will give you a rebuttal question.

What This Task Looks Like in TCF

Speaking Tâche 3, also called expression d'un point de vue, is the key to scoring high:

• Duration: 4 min 30, no prep time and no scratch paper — you start as soon as the examiner reads the topic (scratch paper is Tâche 2 only); 1-2 follow-up questions after your monologue
• Format: Examiner gives a social topic; you must state your position, provide 2 arguments + examples, and conclude. Then the examiner asks follow-up questions where you must respond to opposing views on the spot.
• Level: B2 → C1
• Key: This task decides if you break through B2 to C1. Logical structure + linking words + vocabulary precision are the dividing line.

The coach link scores you on the HiTCF training grid: 6 items, each /4 (broken down from FEI’s three official categories—linguistic / pragmatic / sociolinguistic; scores are indicative), with 3 especially important:

1. Argumentation ability — Is there an introduction, 2 independent arguments each with 1 example, and a conclusion?
2. Coherence / Linking words — How many of cependant, néanmoins, par conséquent, en revanche, en définitive do you use?
3. Grammar range — Do you use subjonctif, conditionnel, ce dont / auquel, passive voice?

Why Just Using ChatGPT Directly Is Useless

A normal prompt telling the tool to "discuss TCF topics with me" usually turns into a two-person chat, missing the "monologue first, then follow-up questions" structure. Tâche 3 in the real exam is very strict about holding a full monologue first, then responding to the examiner’s follow-ups — if you don’t train this rhythm, you’ll freeze and forget words as soon as the exam starts.

Our prompt link enforces:

• The tool throws the topic at the start, then stays silent waiting for your monologue
• After you finish, the tool only asks 1 rebuttal question (not a chat)
• During scoring, the tool draws a structure map: "Introduction → Arg 1 → Exemple 1 → Arg 2 → Exemple 2 → Conclusion," marking each block with ✅ / ⚠️ / ❌
• Lists your actual linking words used vs. those expected at this level
• Gives you a concession-rebuttal template sentence (Certes…, néanmoins…)

Sample Dialogue

Tool: Voici votre sujet : « Au Canada, les jeunes adultes devraient pouvoir vivre chez leurs parents jusqu'à 25 ans sans être stigmatisés. Qu'en pensez-vous ? »

Présentez votre point de vue, structuré en introduction, deux arguments illustrés, et conclusion. À vous.

You: (2-3 minute monologue)

Tool: (Silent during monologue) Merci. Mais ne pensez-vous pas que cela retarde l'autonomie financière des jeunes ? Que répondriez-vous ?

You: (30-60 second response)

Tool: (Ends) Then gives an indicative score on the 6 items + argument structure map + linking words list + 3 C1-level rewritten sentences + 1 concession-rebuttal template sentence.

Common Pitfalls for Candidates

• No conclusion: Talking for 3 minutes but no closing — loses points on "argumentation ability"
• Limited linking words: Only et, mais, donc, parce que — coherence capped at /2. Replace with par ailleurs, en revanche, ceci étant dit, en définitive
• No examples: Abstract arguments aren’t enough; you must support with 1 concrete person / event / data
• No concession: Fighting rebuttal head-on. C1 hallmark is to concéder then réfuter — Certes, ce risque existe ; néanmoins…
• Off-topic: Topic is "young people’s independence," but you talk about "Canadian housing prices" — no clear stance

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

The prompt tool has 10 built-in topics (remote work, phones in school, social media, car bans in cities, international student tuition, AI and jobs, 4-day workweek, mandatory volunteer service, overtourism…) rotating randomly to simulate real exam uncertainty. But it’s just a last-minute practice tool. Tâche 3 is the key B2→C1 task; argument structure, linking words, and concession-rebuttal templates must be solidly trained through systematic practice:

• HiTCF Speaking Tâche 3 Systematic Training: Real exam time limits + high-score response audio examples
• Model monologues teach you the rhythm of introduction → 2 arguments + examples → conclusion
• Automatic scoring on 6 criteria (broken down from FEI’s three categories), telling you whether you lose points on grammar, vocabulary or argumentation

Once your argument structure and linking words are solid at HiTCF, use ChatGPT for live random simulations before the exam — experience the pressure of the examiner throwing a new topic at you on the spot, forcing immediate stance, argumentation, and rebuttal. A free 3-day speaking & writing trial on registration.

Want to cover all 6 tâches in one go? See Coach prompt overview.