diff --git a/Doc/library/asyncio-dev.rst b/Doc/library/asyncio-dev.rst
index 2b3ad9417bc..bf6812118bb 100644
--- a/Doc/library/asyncio-dev.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/asyncio-dev.rst
@@ -103,20 +103,11 @@ the logger ``'asyncio'``.
 Detect coroutine objects never scheduled
 ----------------------------------------
 
-When a coroutine function is called but not passed to :func:`async` or to the
-:class:`Task` constructor, it is not scheduled and it is probably a bug.
-
-To detect such bug, :ref:`enable the debug mode of asyncio
-<asyncio-debug-mode>`. When the coroutine object is destroyed by the garbage
-collector, a log will be emitted with the traceback where the coroutine
-function was called.  See the :ref:`asyncio logger <asyncio-logger>`.
-
-The debug flag changes the behaviour of the :func:`coroutine` decorator. The
-debug flag value is only used when then coroutine function is defined, not when
-it is called.  Coroutine functions defined before the debug flag is set to
-``True`` will not be tracked. For example, it is not possible to debug
-coroutines defined in the :mod:`asyncio` module, because the module must be
-imported before the flag value can be changed.
+When a coroutine function is called and its result is not passed to
+:func:`async` or to the :meth:`BaseEventLoop.create_task` method: the execution
+of the coroutine objet will never be scheduled and it is probably a bug.
+:ref:`Enable the debug mode of asyncio <asyncio-debug-mode>` to :ref:`log a
+warning <asyncio-logger>` to detect it.
 
 Example with the bug::
 
@@ -130,20 +121,27 @@ Example with the bug::
 
 Output in debug mode::
 
-    Coroutine 'test' defined at test.py:4 was never yielded from
+    Coroutine test() at test.py:3 was never yielded from
+    Coroutine object created at (most recent call last):
+      File "test.py", line 7, in <module>
+        test()
 
-The fix is to call the :func:`async` function or create a :class:`Task` object
-with this coroutine object.
+The fix is to call the :func:`async` function or the
+:meth:`BaseEventLoop.create_task` method with the coroutine object.
+
+.. seealso::
+
+   :ref:`Pending task destroyed <asyncio-pending-task-destroyed>`.
 
 
-Detect exceptions not consumed
-------------------------------
+Detect exceptions never consumed
+--------------------------------
 
 Python usually calls :func:`sys.displayhook` on unhandled exceptions. If
-:meth:`Future.set_exception` is called, but the exception is not consumed,
-:func:`sys.displayhook` is not called. Instead, a log is emitted when the
-future is deleted by the garbage collector, with the traceback where the
-exception was raised. See the :ref:`asyncio logger <asyncio-logger>`.
+:meth:`Future.set_exception` is called, but the exception is never consumed,
+:func:`sys.displayhook` is not called. Instead, a :ref:`a log is emitted
+<asyncio-logger>` when the future is deleted by the garbage collector, with the
+traceback where the exception was raised.
 
 Example of unhandled exception::
 
@@ -159,16 +157,27 @@ Example of unhandled exception::
 
 Output::
 
-    Future/Task exception was never retrieved:
+    Task exception was never retrieved
+    future: <Task finished bug() done at asyncio/coroutines.py:139 exception=Exception('not consumed',)>
+    source_traceback: Object created at (most recent call last):
+      File "test.py", line 10, in <module>
+        asyncio.async(bug())
+      File "asyncio/tasks.py", line 510, in async
+        task = loop.create_task(coro_or_future)
     Traceback (most recent call last):
-      File "/usr/lib/python3.4/asyncio/tasks.py", line 279, in _step
+      File "asyncio/tasks.py", line 244, in _step
         result = next(coro)
-      File "/usr/lib/python3.4/asyncio/tasks.py", line 80, in coro
+      File "coroutines.py", line 78, in __next__
+        return next(self.gen)
+      File "asyncio/coroutines.py", line 141, in coro
         res = func(*args, **kw)
-      File "test.py", line 5, in bug
+      File "test.py", line 7, in bug
         raise Exception("not consumed")
     Exception: not consumed
 
+:ref:`Enable the debug mode of asyncio <asyncio-debug-mode>` to get the
+traceback where the task was created.
+
 There are different options to fix this issue. The first option is to chain to
 coroutine in another coroutine and use classic try/except::
 
@@ -195,7 +204,7 @@ function::
 See also the :meth:`Future.exception` method.
 
 
-Chain coroutines correctly
+Chain correctly coroutines
 --------------------------
 
 When a coroutine function calls other coroutine functions and tasks, they
@@ -246,7 +255,9 @@ Actual output::
 
     (3) close file
     (2) write into file
-    Pending tasks at exit: {Task(<create>)<PENDING>}
+    Pending tasks at exit: {<Task pending create() at test.py:7 wait_for=<Future pending cb=[Task._wakeup()]>>}
+    Task was destroyed but it is pending!
+    task: <Task pending create() done at test.py:5 wait_for=<Future pending cb=[Task._wakeup()]>>
 
 The loop stopped before the ``create()`` finished, ``close()`` has been called
 before ``write()``, whereas coroutine functions were called in this order:
@@ -272,3 +283,29 @@ Or without ``asyncio.async()``::
         yield from asyncio.sleep(2.0)
         loop.stop()
 
+
+.. _asyncio-pending-task-destroyed:
+
+Pending task destroyed
+----------------------
+
+If a pending task is destroyed, the execution of its wrapped :ref:`coroutine
+<coroutine>` did not complete. It is probably a bug and so a warning is logged.
+
+Example of log::
+
+    Task was destroyed but it is pending!
+    source_traceback: Object created at (most recent call last):
+      File "test.py", line 17, in <module>
+        task = asyncio.async(coro, loop=loop)
+      File "asyncio/tasks.py", line 510, in async
+        task = loop.create_task(coro_or_future)
+    task: <Task pending kill_me() done at test.py:5 wait_for=<Future pending cb=[Task._wakeup()]>>
+
+:ref:`Enable the debug mode of asyncio <asyncio-debug-mode>` to get the
+traceback where the task was created.
+
+.. seealso::
+
+   :ref:`Detect coroutine objects never scheduled <asyncio-coroutine-not-scheduled>`.
+
diff --git a/Doc/library/asyncio-eventloop.rst b/Doc/library/asyncio-eventloop.rst
index 268fa41fb00..1a80921e15a 100644
--- a/Doc/library/asyncio-eventloop.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/asyncio-eventloop.rst
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ Run an event loop
 
    Run until the :class:`Future` is done.
 
-   If the argument is a :ref:`coroutine <coroutine>`, it is wrapped
-   in a :class:`Task`.
+   If the argument is a :ref:`coroutine object <coroutine>`, it is wrapped by
+   :func:`async`.
 
    Return the Future's result, or raise its exception.
 
@@ -205,6 +205,25 @@ a different clock than :func:`time.time`.
    The :func:`asyncio.sleep` function.
 
 
+Coroutines
+----------
+
+.. method:: BaseEventLoop.create_task(coro)
+
+   Schedule the execution of a :ref:`coroutine object <coroutine>`: wrap it in
+   a future. Return a :class:`Task` object.
+
+   Third-party event loops can use their own subclass of :class:`Task` for
+   interoperability. In this case, the result type is a subclass of
+   :class:`Task`.
+
+   .. seealso::
+
+      The :meth:`async` function.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.4.2
+
+
 Creating connections
 --------------------
 
diff --git a/Doc/library/asyncio-stream.rst b/Doc/library/asyncio-stream.rst
index 4543af4c2e1..f6b126de77e 100644
--- a/Doc/library/asyncio-stream.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/asyncio-stream.rst
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ Stream functions
    :class:`StreamReader` object, while *client_writer* is a
    :class:`StreamWriter` object.  This parameter can either be a plain callback
    function or a :ref:`coroutine function <coroutine>`; if it is a coroutine
-   function, it will be automatically converted into a :class:`Task`.
+   function, it will be automatically wrapped in a future using the
+   :meth:`BaseEventLoop.create_task` method.
 
    The rest of the arguments are all the usual arguments to
    :meth:`~BaseEventLoop.create_server()` except *protocol_factory*; most
diff --git a/Doc/library/asyncio-task.rst b/Doc/library/asyncio-task.rst
index 35446577cfa..316a694ce12 100644
--- a/Doc/library/asyncio-task.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/asyncio-task.rst
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ generator, and the coroutine object returned by the call is really a
 generator object, which doesn't do anything until you iterate over it.
 In the case of a coroutine object, there are two basic ways to start
 it running: call ``yield from coroutine`` from another coroutine
-(assuming the other coroutine is already running!), or convert it to a
-:class:`Task`.
+(assuming the other coroutine is already running!), or schedule its execution
+using the :meth:`BaseEventLoop.create_task` method.
 
 Coroutines (and tasks) can only run when the event loop is running.
 
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ Example combining a :class:`Future` and a :ref:`coroutine function
 
     loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
     future = asyncio.Future()
-    asyncio.Task(slow_operation(future))
+    loop.create_task(slow_operation(future))
     loop.run_until_complete(future)
     print(future.result())
     loop.close()
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ flow::
 
     loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
     future = asyncio.Future()
-    asyncio.Task(slow_operation(future))
+    loop.create_task(slow_operation(future))
     future.add_done_callback(got_result)
     try:
         loop.run_forever()
@@ -314,7 +314,33 @@ Task
 
 .. class:: Task(coro, \*, loop=None)
 
-   A coroutine object wrapped in a :class:`Future`. Subclass of :class:`Future`.
+   Schedule the execution of a :ref:`coroutine <coroutine>`: wrap it in a
+   future. A task is a subclass of :class:`Future`.
+
+   A task is responsible to execute a coroutine object in an event loop.  If
+   the wrapped coroutine yields from a future, the task suspends the execution
+   of the wrapped coroutine and waits for the completition of the future. When
+   the future is done, the execution of the wrapped coroutine restarts with the
+   result or the exception of the future.
+
+   Event loops use cooperative scheduling: an event loop only runs one task at
+   the same time. Other tasks may run in parallel if other event loops are
+   running in different threads. While a task waits for the completion of a
+   future, the event loop executes a new task.
+
+   The cancellation of a task is different than cancelling a future. Calling
+   :meth:`cancel` will throw a :exc:`~concurrent.futures.CancelledError` to the
+   wrapped coroutine. :meth:`~Future.cancelled` only returns ``True`` if the
+   wrapped coroutine did not catch the
+   :exc:`~concurrent.futures.CancelledError` exception, or raised a
+   :exc:`~concurrent.futures.CancelledError` exception.
+
+   If a pending task is destroyed, the execution of its wrapped :ref:`coroutine
+   <coroutine>` did not complete. It is probably a bug and a warning is
+   logged: see :ref:`Pending task destroyed <asyncio-pending-task-destroyed>`.
+
+   Don't create directly :class:`Task` instances: use the
+   :meth:`BaseEventLoop.create_task` method.
 
    .. classmethod:: all_tasks(loop=None)
 
@@ -396,12 +422,11 @@ Example executing 3 tasks (A, B, C) in parallel::
             f *= i
         print("Task %s: factorial(%s) = %s" % (name, number, f))
 
-    tasks = [
-        asyncio.Task(factorial("A", 2)),
-        asyncio.Task(factorial("B", 3)),
-        asyncio.Task(factorial("C", 4))]
-
     loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+    tasks = [
+        loop.create_task(factorial("A", 2)),
+        loop.create_task(factorial("B", 3)),
+        loop.create_task(factorial("C", 4))]
     loop.run_until_complete(asyncio.wait(tasks))
     loop.close()
 
@@ -450,7 +475,8 @@ Task functions
 
 .. function:: async(coro_or_future, \*, loop=None)
 
-   Wrap a :ref:`coroutine object <coroutine>` in a future.
+   Wrap a :ref:`coroutine object <coroutine>` in a future using the
+   :meth:`BaseEventLoop.create_task` method.
 
    If the argument is a :class:`Future`, it is returned directly.
 
@@ -566,18 +592,17 @@ Task functions
 .. function:: wait_for(fut, timeout, \*, loop=None)
 
    Wait for the single :class:`Future` or :ref:`coroutine object <coroutine>`
-   to complete, with timeout. If *timeout* is ``None``, block until the future
+   to complete with timeout. If *timeout* is ``None``, block until the future
    completes.
 
-   Coroutine will be wrapped in :class:`Task`.
+   Coroutine objects are wrapped in a future using the
+   :meth:`BaseEventLoop.create_task` method.
 
    Returns result of the Future or coroutine.  When a timeout occurs, it
    cancels the task and raises :exc:`asyncio.TimeoutError`. To avoid the task
    cancellation, wrap it in :func:`shield`.
 
-   This function is a :ref:`coroutine <coroutine>`.
+   This function is a :ref:`coroutine <coroutine>`, usage::
 
-   Usage::
-
-        result = yield from asyncio.wait_for(fut, 60.0)
+       result = yield from asyncio.wait_for(fut, 60.0)
 
diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/base_events.py b/Lib/asyncio/base_events.py
index 2230dc2c9cc..52c5517b2f8 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/base_events.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/base_events.py
@@ -151,6 +151,12 @@ class BaseEventLoop(events.AbstractEventLoop):
                 % (self.__class__.__name__, self.is_running(),
                    self.is_closed(), self.get_debug()))
 
+    def create_task(self, coro):
+        """Schedule a coroutine object.
+
+        Return a task object."""
+        return tasks.Task(coro, loop=self)
+
     def _make_socket_transport(self, sock, protocol, waiter=None, *,
                                extra=None, server=None):
         """Create socket transport."""
diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/events.py b/Lib/asyncio/events.py
index b389cfb0889..1f5e5824e51 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/events.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/events.py
@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@ class AbstractEventLoop:
         """Return whether the event loop is currently running."""
         raise NotImplementedError
 
+    def is_closed(self):
+        """Returns True if the event loop was closed."""
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
     def close(self):
         """Close the loop.
 
@@ -225,6 +229,11 @@ class AbstractEventLoop:
     def time(self):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
+    # Method scheduling a coroutine object: create a task.
+
+    def create_task(self, coro):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
     # Methods for interacting with threads.
 
     def call_soon_threadsafe(self, callback, *args):
diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/streams.py b/Lib/asyncio/streams.py
index a10b969c990..9bde218bfa4 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/streams.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/streams.py
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ class StreamReaderProtocol(FlowControlMixin, protocols.Protocol):
             res = self._client_connected_cb(self._stream_reader,
                                             self._stream_writer)
             if coroutines.iscoroutine(res):
-                tasks.Task(res, loop=self._loop)
+                self._loop.create_task(res)
 
     def connection_lost(self, exc):
         if exc is None:
diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/tasks.py b/Lib/asyncio/tasks.py
index 8c7217b702b..befc2967c71 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/tasks.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/tasks.py
@@ -505,7 +505,9 @@ def async(coro_or_future, *, loop=None):
             raise ValueError('loop argument must agree with Future')
         return coro_or_future
     elif coroutines.iscoroutine(coro_or_future):
-        task = Task(coro_or_future, loop=loop)
+        if loop is None:
+            loop = events.get_event_loop()
+        task = loop.create_task(coro_or_future)
         if task._source_traceback:
             del task._source_traceback[-1]
         return task
diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/test_utils.py b/Lib/asyncio/test_utils.py
index ef3be236de3..6abcaf1d379 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/test_utils.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/test_utils.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def run_briefly(loop):
     def once():
         pass
     gen = once()
-    t = tasks.Task(gen, loop=loop)
+    t = loop.create_task(gen)
     # Don't log a warning if the task is not done after run_until_complete().
     # It occurs if the loop is stopped or if a task raises a BaseException.
     t._log_destroy_pending = False
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_base_events.py b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_base_events.py
index adba082b5e9..f6da7c375ef 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_base_events.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_base_events.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from test.support import IPV6_ENABLED
 
 import asyncio
 from asyncio import base_events
+from asyncio import events
 from asyncio import constants
 from asyncio import test_utils
 
@@ -526,6 +527,29 @@ class BaseEventLoopTests(test_utils.TestCase):
                                                PYTHONASYNCIODEBUG='1')
         self.assertEqual(stdout.rstrip(), b'False')
 
+    def test_create_task(self):
+        class MyTask(asyncio.Task):
+            pass
+
+        @asyncio.coroutine
+        def test():
+            pass
+
+        class EventLoop(base_events.BaseEventLoop):
+            def create_task(self, coro):
+                return MyTask(coro, loop=loop)
+
+        loop = EventLoop()
+        self.set_event_loop(loop)
+
+        coro = test()
+        task = asyncio.async(coro, loop=loop)
+        self.assertIsInstance(task, MyTask)
+
+        # make warnings quiet
+        task._log_destroy_pending = False
+        coro.close()
+
 
 class MyProto(asyncio.Protocol):
     done = None
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_events.py b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_events.py
index beb6cecf2dd..b89416fb576 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_events.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_events.py
@@ -1968,8 +1968,12 @@ class AbstractEventLoopTests(unittest.TestCase):
             NotImplementedError, loop.stop)
         self.assertRaises(
             NotImplementedError, loop.is_running)
+        self.assertRaises(
+            NotImplementedError, loop.is_closed)
         self.assertRaises(
             NotImplementedError, loop.close)
+        self.assertRaises(
+            NotImplementedError, loop.create_task, None)
         self.assertRaises(
             NotImplementedError, loop.call_later, None, None)
         self.assertRaises(
@@ -2027,6 +2031,16 @@ class AbstractEventLoopTests(unittest.TestCase):
             mock.sentinel)
         self.assertRaises(
             NotImplementedError, loop.subprocess_exec, f)
+        self.assertRaises(
+            NotImplementedError, loop.set_exception_handler, f)
+        self.assertRaises(
+            NotImplementedError, loop.default_exception_handler, f)
+        self.assertRaises(
+            NotImplementedError, loop.call_exception_handler, f)
+        self.assertRaises(
+            NotImplementedError, loop.get_debug)
+        self.assertRaises(
+            NotImplementedError, loop.set_debug, f)
 
 
 class ProtocolsAbsTests(unittest.TestCase):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_futures.py b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_futures.py
index a6071ea76ba..157adb7f7d9 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_futures.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_futures.py
@@ -301,12 +301,12 @@ class FutureTests(test_utils.TestCase):
     def test_future_exception_never_retrieved(self, m_log):
         self.loop.set_debug(True)
 
-        def memroy_error():
+        def memory_error():
             try:
                 raise MemoryError()
             except BaseException as exc:
                 return exc
-        exc = memroy_error()
+        exc = memory_error()
 
         future = asyncio.Future(loop=self.loop)
         source_traceback = future._source_traceback
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_tasks.py b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_tasks.py
index eaef05b50dd..afadc7c1ed5 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_tasks.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_tasks.py
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ class TaskTests(test_utils.TestCase):
         self.assertRegex(repr(task),
                          '<Task .* wait_for=%s>' % re.escape(repr(fut)))
 
+        fut.set_result(None)
+        self.loop.run_until_complete(task)
+
     def test_task_basics(self):
         @asyncio.coroutine
         def outer():