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DELF A2 : Guideline and Preparation

DELF A2 focuses on the ability to communication and express oneself in everyday social settings, including conversations at a market, a clothing store, a restaurant, a doctor’s office, a train station, and a post office. 

Other social interactions include one’s ability to recall their own personal experiences, accept or reject an invitation, and express their interests on familiar subjects. Overall, DELF A2 is referred as the “elementary” level. 

What is the DELF A2 exam format?

DELF A2 exam consists of 4 parts (listening, reading, writing, and speaking). Each part marks 25 points, making a total score of 100 points.

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Here are what to expect from each section:    

  • Listening (compréhension orale) : You will hear 3 or 4 short conversations. The audio will be played twice—so, don’t panic if you don’t catch it the first time around. The audio clips range from a few seconds to 5 minutes. 
 
  • Reading (compréhension écrite) : You will read 3 or 4 short texts about everyday life activities, then, you will answer to the questionnaires at the end of each text.   
 
  • Writing (production écrite) : The section consists of 2 writing assignments. On the first part, you will be asked to describe an event or personal experiences (your last vacation, your life in a foreign country, a cultural event or party, etc.) and, for the second part, you will write a letter / a message to accept or reject an invitation, to ask for help, to offer help, and to thank someone. The minimum requirement for each part is 60 words.      
 
  • Speaking (production orale) : The speaking test consists of 3 parts: guided conversation, information exchange, and role-play. You are expected to introduce yourself to an examiner, tell a story of your personal experiences (vacation, hobbies, favorite actor / movie / book / sport) with appropriate past tenses (passé composé or imparfait), and interact with the examiner with a stimulated dialogue (role-play). The common A2 themes include vacations, cultural experiences, hobbies, favorite individuals, sports, books, movies, music, friends, and personal interests.      

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Grammar topics for DELF A2

In addition to DELF A1 grammar, here is a list of grammar topics to prepare for DELF A2:

  • Present tenses of the indicative mood (focus on the 3 verb groups ending with -ER / -IR / -RE)
  • L’imparfait 
  • Le passé composé with avoir verbs 
  • Le passé composé with être verbs (DR & MRS VANDERTRAMP)
  • Le futur simple
  • Le futur proche (aller + infinitive) 
  • Le passé récent (venir de + infinitive) 
  • Le présent progressif (être verb + en train de + infinitive) 
  • Common French reflexive verbs (se promener, se réveiller, se lever, s’habiller) 
  • Model verbs (vouloir, pouvoir, devoir) 
  • Impersonal verbs (il faut) 
  • Direct object complement (COD)
  • Indirect object complement (COI) 
  • Pronouns Y and EN
  • Les pronoms relatifs simples (qui, que, dont, où) 
  • Les pronoms personnels sujets  (je / tu / il / elle / on / nous / vous / ils / elles)
  • Les pronoms toniques (moi / toi / lui / elle / soi / nous / vous / eux / elles)
  • Le présent de l’indicatif (focus on the 3 verb groups ending with -ER / -IR / -RE)
  • Les verbes auxiliaires : être & avoir (je suis / j’ai)
  • Le conditionnel de politesse (je veux / voudrais un café)
  • La phrase interrogative simple (focus on the 3 forms of interrogative sentences: a yes-no question with est-ce que / an open-ended question with interrogative adverbs quoi, qui, où, comment, pourquoi, quand, combien / an open-ended question with interrogative adverbs quel, quelle, quels, quelles
  • La forme interrogative (l’intonation, l’inversion du sujet, est-ce que)
  • Les présentatifs (c’est / ce sont / il est / il y a / voici / voilà)  
  • Les articles définis (le / la / l’ / les)
  • Les articles indéfinis (un /une /des)
  • Les articles partitifs (du / de la/ de l’ / des)
  • L’article zéro (être + profession / je suis électricien)
  • Les nombres cardinaux (ex, 80 = quatre-vingt)
  • Les adjectifs démonstratifs (ce / cet / cette / ces)
  • L’accord des adjectifs (masculine vs. féminin)
  • L’accord des adjectifs (singulier vs. pluriel)
  • L’accord des adjectifs de nationalité
  • Les adjectifs qualificatifs
  • Les adjectifs possessifs
  • La place des adjectifs
  • les adverbes de quantité (assez / beaucoup / moins / plus / un peu / très / trop)
  • Les adverbes de temps (avant / après / bientôt / déjà / encore enfin / ensuite /hier / jamais)
  • Les prépositions de temps (depuis / dans / pendant / en)
  • Les prépositions de lieu (sur / derrière / devant / entre / dans / contre / à côté de / à gauche / à droite / près de /loin de)

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