French Courses for Adults
Préparation examen DELF
basic
20
hours
A1
level

First, a mock exam shall be held taking over subjects from the previous years, in order to make an accurate assessment of the four skills of the exam (oral and written comprehension, oral and written production) and in order to define those on which extra work must be done.
In the oral comprehension test for level A1, the candidate must answer questions regarding the comprehension of three or four very short documents dealing with day-to-day situations. He must also answer questions about the written comprehension of four or five written documents dealing with day-to-day situations. The written production test consists of two parts. It’s about filling in a sheet, a form and drafting some simple sentences (postcards, messages, captions …) about day-to-day situations.
Several sessions shall be dedicated to the preparation of the oral production test which consists in a guided conversation, an exchange of information and a mock dialogue.
The exercises proposed in the preparation work shall allow the student to train and define strategies in order to succeed in the four sections of this exam with the teacher’s help, who is himself a DELF-DALF assessor for all levels.
At the end of the preparation module, the student shall take the second mock exam in order to quantify the achieved progress.

basic
20
hours
A2
level

First, a mock exam shall be held taking over subjects from the previous years, in order to make an accurate assessment of the four skills of the exam (oral and written comprehension, oral and written production) and in order to define those on which extra work must be done.
In the oral comprehension test for level A2, the candidate must answer questions regarding the comprehension of three or four very short documents dealing with day-to-day situations.
Il doit également répondre à des questionnaires de compréhension écrite portant sur quatre ou cinq documents écrits ayant trait à des situations de la vie quotidienne.
The written production test consists of two parts (friendly letter or message). It involves describing an event or personal experiences, drafting some messages aimed at making an invitation, expressing thanks, apologies, congratulations, asking some questions, providing information... The duration of this test is 45 minutes. Several sessions shall be dedicated to the preparation of the oral production test, which consists in a guided conversation, a monologue and an interaction exercise.
The exercises proposed in the preparation work shall allow the student to train and define strategies in order to succeed in the four sections of this exam with the teacher’s help, who is himself a DELF-DALF assessor for all levels.
At the end of the preparation module, the student shall take the second mock exam in order to quantify the achieved progress.

independent
24
hours
B1
level

First, a mock exam shall be held taking over subjects from the previous years, in order to make an accurate assessment of the four skills of the exam (oral and written comprehension, oral and written production) and in order to define those on which extra work must be done.
In the oral comprehension test for level B1, the candidate must answer questions regarding the comprehension of three recorded documents with a maximum duration of 6 minutes.
He must also answer questions about the written comprehension of two written documents. In the first document, the candidate must develop useful information depending on the received assignment. Then, in the second document, he must analyze the contents of a document of general interest.
The written production test involves expressing a personal approach on a general subject in an essay, email or article. The duration of this test is 45 minutes.
Several sessions shall be dedicated to the preparation of the oral production test, which consists in an interaction exercise and expressing a point of view starting from a written document. In order to prepare this test, the student has 10 minutes and the examination procedure lasts about 15 minutes.
The exercises proposed in the preparation work shall allow the student to train and define strategies in order to succeed in the four sections of this exam with the teacher’s help, who is himself a DELF-DALF assessor for all levels.
At the end of the preparation module, the student shall take the second mock exam in order to quantify the achieved progress.

independent
28
hours
B2
level

First, a mock exam shall be held taking over subjects from the previous years, in order to make an accurate assessment of the four skills of the exam (oral and written comprehension, oral and written production) and in order to define those on which extra work must be done.
In the oral comprehension test for level B2, the candidate must answer questions regarding the comprehension of three recorded documents. It’s an interview or a news bulletin in the first part, followed by an exposition, a lecture, a speech, a documentary or a radio show in the second part. The maximum duration of these audio documents is 8 minutes.
He must also answer questions about the written comprehension of two written documents. The first document is an informational text regarding France or the francophone space and the second document is an argumentative text.
In the written production test, the candidate must argue his point of view in a debate, a formal letter or a critical article. The duration of this test is 1 hour.
Several sessions shall be dedicated to the preparation of the oral production test in which the candidate must defend his point of view on the basis of a given document. The candidate has 30 minutes in order to prepare this test and the examination procedure lasts about 20 minutes.
The exercises proposed in the preparation work shall allow the student to train and define strategies in order to succeed in the four sections of this exam with the teacher’s help, who is himself a DELF-DALF assessor for all levels.
At the end of the preparation module, the student shall take the second mock exam in order to quantify the achieved progress.

PROFICIENT
28
hours
C1 + C2
level

First, a mock exam shall be held taking over subjects from the previous years, in order to make an accurate assessment of the four skills of the exam (oral and written comprehension, oral and written production) and in order to define those on which extra work must be done. The candidate must choose between two fields: letters and human sciences or sciences.
In the oral comprehension test for level C1&C2, the candidate must answer questions regarding the comprehension of recorded documents. It involves a long document (conversation, course, lecture ...) which lasts about eight minutes and several short documents aired by the radio (news, polls, commercials …).
The candidate must also answer written comprehension questions regarding a text of ideas (literature or journalism) formulating answers comprising between 1500 and 2000 words.
In the written production test, the candidate must make a synthesis based on several written documents totaling about 1000 words. Then, he must write an argued essay based on the contents of the documents. The duration of these test is two hours and thirty minutes.
Several sessions shall be dedicated to the preparation of the oral production test in which the candidate must make an essay based on several written documents, followed by the discussion with the jury. The candidate has one hour in order to complete this test and the examination procedure lasts about 30 minutes.
The exercises proposed in the preparation work shall allow the student to train and define strategies in order to succeed in the four sections of this exam with the teacher’s help, who is himself a DELF-DALF assessor for all levels.
At the end of the preparation module, the student shall take the second mock exam in order to quantify the achieved progress.
