DELF A2
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For Who ?
It is an official exam that assesses French language skills for anyone who needs to certify their level of French for personal, professional or academic reasons.
What is expected from the candidate ?
I can...
- carry out daily tasks -- such as going to the store, getting information, and taking public transit.
- use common forms of courtesy.
- recount a past event.
- understand a simple conversation.
- talk about my likes and dislikes.
- describe my daily life and what surrounds me -- such as hobbies, work, friends, family.
- understand a personal letter and respond -- to invite, to thank, to apologize.
- understand directions.
- create compound sentences with conjunctions -- such as "and", "but", "because".
I'm an AFSF student, when can I take the exam?
You can take the DELF A2 exam when you complete the Beginner level at the end of Elementary 4 (A2.4).
How is it composed?
Listening | 4 exercises | 25 minutes |
Comprehension questionnaires dealing with several short recordings about every day life (played twice). Maximum duration of recordings: 5 mins |
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📖 | Reading | 4 exercises | 30 minutes |
Comprehension questionnaires dealing with several written documents about every day life. |
✍️ | Writing | 2 exercises | 45 minutes |
Two short pieces of writing (letter to a friend or message): - describe an event or personal experiences - invite, thank, say sorry, ask for something, give information, congratulate in writing, etc... |
💬 | Speaking | 3 tasks | 6-8 minutes / prep time : 10 minutes |
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Each part scores 25 points of a total of 100 points. To pass the exam, you must get 50/100 or 50%. The minimum mark required per test is 5/25. If you pass the exam, you will get a diploma valid for life.
The listening, reading, and writing are group examinations held on one day or a half day.
The speaking part may be scheduled on a different day depending on examinators' availability and number off candidate. For the speaking part the candidate is alone with a jury of 2 examinators.
HOW to prepare for the DELF A2
Official ressources &
grading explanations
Additional official
resources (listening)
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Schedule
It is not possible to change the time of your exam. There will probably be some waiting time between some of your
examination parts.
The speaking part may be scheduled on a different day depending on examinators' availability and number off candidate.
Please respect the schedule you receive as we are on a tight schedule and plan to arrive onsite 15 minutes before your first
exam.
You will receive your official notification by email 1 week before the exam. Please check the email you use to register. Only the times on
this notification must be taken into account, the information on your invoice is only informative.
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