What is the DELF A2?

DELF – Diplôme d’Etudes en Langue Française – is an official diploma delivered by the French National Education Board. The DELF A2 exam is considered as an intermediate level where you are able to use the basic linguistic abilities. You can communicate by using simple sentences expressing yourself about the family, places to be in, sports, transportations, everyday life, work, pets, the weather, events…

What are the different sections of the DELF A2?

The DELF A2 exam is divided in 4 skills, Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking.
- Listening comprehension: 3 or 4 recordings on everyday life are presented to you, you have to answer questions about these recordings
- Reading comprehension: you need to read four or five written documents on everyday life subjects and answer questions about these documents.
- Writing skills: you need to write two short essays, in one you have to describe an event or a personal experience. The second one has to be a letter or a message like an invitation, how to provide information, ask for something, etc.
- Oral skills: you have to be able to talk about you, to exchange information and to express yourself during a role-play sequence.

Getting ready for the DELF A2

If you want to prepare the DELF A2, and you don’t how or where to start, Live-French.net can help you reach your goal. Passing the DELF A2 exam is not difficult when a Live-French teacher helps you rehearse on sample exams or review grammar points and key vocabulary that will be useful for your DELF A2 exam.

Other DELF Exams

Check out our post about DELF A1, DELF B1 and DELF B2.

DELF B1 exam

Four skills are measured through four kinds of exercises:
- listening comprehension: the recordings are at a slightly lower pace than regular French conversations,
- reading comprehension: you need to be able to understand different kinds of documents
- a writing assignment: it is usually an essay or a letter to write on a specific issue
- an oral test: you need to know how to talk about yourself, then interact with others, and eventually present your viewpoint in French.

How to prepare DELF B1?

Like any exam, the DELF B1 should be prepared using sample exams as well as exercises to progressively help you to reach your target. At Live-French.net, we usually use a specific book that has given outstanding results with our students. Count on 2 months if you need to focus on one part of the exam, and around 6 months if you want to seriously prepare the DELF B1 and succeed!

If you’re not sure what exam would be the best for you, check out our article about the DELF exam preparation

Which DELF exam to prepare?

You need to know your level of French before you register for the exam. There are 4 levels for the DELF (from A1 to B2) and 2 levels for the DALF. Some universities or institutions require to have a minimum level, for example B1 in French. In this case, you could either prepare the DELF B1 or the DELF B2.
When I have a student who doesn’t know which French exam to prepare, I usually test him/her on a few sample tests to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses in the 4 areas that are tested: listening comprehension, written comprehension, reading comprehension and speaking abilities. It then gets obvious which test is the most adapted.

When should I take the DELF exam?

Preparing for a DELF exam is a serious matter. I personally like using a book whose method focuses on progressively acquiring the tools you need to succeed in your exam. A minimum of 3 months, and most probably around 6 months, should be spent to make sure to pass the exam. So, when you register for your exam, make sure to give you enough time to seriously prepare the DELF exam.

Ways to succeed with the DELF exam?

First of all, as we said earlier, make sure to register for the appropriate exam. There’s nothing more frustrating than applying for a test that is either too hard or too easy for you. You need to keep your motivation up and study regularly.
With some of my students, after working on a sample exam, we define a strategy of work: for example, we can concentrate on the speaking part and the rest is done through homework, or thoroughly work on each and every part either simultaneously or one after the other.
The first lesson is therefore key to determine the need in order to pass the DELF exam without any problem.

What is DELF A1 Exam?

This exam follow the curriculum from the European Framework based on 6 levels. A1 is the first level.
The exam consists in 4 pars:
- listening: you need to answer questions based on a record that presents every day life situations
- reading: four or five written documents are presented to you and you need to answer questions
- writing: filling a form and writing simple sentences
- speaking: guided conversation, exchanging information and role-play.
The total duration of the exam is 1hour and 20 minutes.

How to prepare for the DELF A1 Exam?

At Live-French.net, we’ve developed a specific course to get ready for the DELF A1 exam. In 20 units, this course provides all the basic vocabulary and grammar points that you need to know to pass this French exam.
You can download the first two units of this course for free: Get my French for beginners course

Why should I take the DELF B2 exam?

On top of pushing you to study French regularly, the DELF B2 exam is a great opportunity to prove your level to whoever you need to prove it, employer, school, etc.
When you decide to prepare for the DELF B2 exam, you should ask yourself a few questions:
- is DELF B2 adapted to my level?
- do I have time to seriously prepare it?
- when should I take the exam?
- where is the closest DELF exam center?
For all these questions, our online French tutors at Live-French.net can help you to find the answers.

What is tested in the DELF B2 exam?

When you prepare for the DELF B2 exam, you should keep in mind that it is a comprehensive French exam split in 4 equally important parts:
- listening comprehension: usually 2 audio exercises of maximum 8 min (usually 2-3 min). The questions are read beforehand so that you can concentrate on the important parts of the audio documents.
- reading
- writing
- speaking
The level is intermediate/upper-intermediate and will require you to know more than what you find in books, for example: French slang, French cultural characters, etc.

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