Prepare for DELF A2
The French DELF A2 test is based on the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). There are 6 levels in total:
- A1: Beginner
- A2: Elementary
- B1: Intermediate
- B2: Upper-intermediate
- C1: Advanced
- C2: Proficiency
How to prepare for DELF A2 : The examination
A good way to prepare for DELF A2 is to see what the examination consists of.
Just like the DELF A1, there are 4 parts:
- Oral comprehension (Listening)
- Reading comprehension (Reading)
- Written production (Writing)
- Oral production (Speaking)
Each of these elements is scored out of 25 points, so the four of them represent a total of 100 points. To pass the exam, you must score a total of at least 50/100. However, if one of the four marks is less than 5/25, then it is eliminatory.
Note: the composition of certain tests, may change from time to time, so be sure to regularly check updates.
The details
| Components of each test | Duration | Score |
Listening Comprehension questionnaires dealing with several short recordings about everyday life (played twice). Maximum duration of recordings: 5 mins | approx. 25 mins | / 25 |
Reading | 30 mins | / 25 |
Writing | 45 mins | / 25 |
Speaking You will have 10 minutes to prepare for parts 2 and 3. | 6 to 8 mins | / 25 |
Total length of group tests: 1 hour 40 minutes
* Total mark out of 100
* Overall pass mark of the DELF A2: 50 / 100
* Minimum mark required per test: 5 / 25
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The different kinds of DELF A2
If you want to prepare for DELF A2, you also need to know that there are different kinds of DELF A2 tests for all types of learners:
- DELF Tous Publics: for adults
- DELF Prim: for school children from 7 to 12 years old
- DELF Junior: for school-going adolescents aged 12 to 17
- DELF Scolaire: for school-going adolescents (teenagers) aged 12 to 17
- DELF Pro: for people who want to work in France or in a French-speaking country.
Test example
Tips for success
Here are the skills that you will need to master if you would like to prepare for DELF A2, in addition to the DELF A1 skills.
Grammar
Pronominal verbs: se lever, se préparer, se doucher, se coucher…
Verbs + infinitive: (vouloir / pouvoir / devoir)
Il faut + infinitive: il faut manger
Verbs: savoir, voir, prendre, mettre, aller, venir
Passé composé with AVOIR and ÊTRE
Past participles: J’ai mangé, nous avons dormi, vous êtes partis…
L’imparfait: J’avais, tu étais…
L’impératif: Fais ça / Faites ça
Le futur proche: aller (au présent) + verbe à l’infinitf -> Je vais aller à Paris
Le futur simple : J’irai à Paris
Le passé immédiat: venir de (au présent) + verbe à l’infinitif -> Je viens de manger
Le présent progressif: être en train de (au présent) + verbe à l’infinitif
Interrogation (adjectives and interrogative pronouns): Quel(le)(s) / Qui ? / Quoi ? …
Adjectives (their place and how to agree)
Possessive (adjectives and pronouns): mon, ma, mes… le mien, la mienne, les miens…
Demonstrative pronouns: celui(-ci/là), ceux(-ci/là), celle(-ci/là), celles(-ci/là)
Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns (COD and COI): me, te, se, le, la, nous, vous, les…me, te, se, lui, nous, vous, leur
Indirect verbs (preposition “à”): parler à, téléphoner à, envoyer à…
The pronoun Y: J’y vais
The pronoun EN: J’en veux
The simple relative pronouns: qui, que
Simple temporal prepositions: quand, pendant…
Simple spatial prepositions: dans, sur, au-dessus, à côté de, à droite de, devant…
Simple logical connectors: mais, parce que…
Vocabulary
Places: shops, train station, hotel, bank, …
Transportation: train, bus, metro, …
Everyday life: work, activities, household chores, …
Housing: the rooms, the style, the decoration, …
Everyday objects: computer, books, washing machine, …
Food: cooking, shopping, meals
Pets: dog, cat, rabbit, bird, …
The itinerary : devant, tournez, à droite, à gauche, …
The weather : il fait beau, il fait chaud, il pleut, …
Daily actions: se lever, manger, travailler, …
Inform about events: a meeting, an accident, …
Communication skills
Describe (a person, a place or an object)
Situate oneself in space (direction, locate an object, a place)
To situate oneself in time (to express the moment of an action)
Ask someone for information
Ask someone to do something (faire + infinitive verb)
Speaking in the past tense
Speaking in the future tense
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