DELF A1 Info

Question 1

What’s the difference between DELF and DALF?

Answer 1

DELF is the Diploma of French Language Studies (Diplôme d’Études en Langue Française)

DALF, however, is the Diploma of Advanced/Mastery of French Language (Diplôme Approfondi de Langue Française)

Question 2

What are the approximate levels of each DELF/DALF certificate holders?

Answer 2

C2 -> DALF -> Expert
C1 -> DALF -> Confirmé (Certified Fluent)
B2 -> DELF -> Avancé (Advanced)
B1 -> DELF -> Intermédiaire (Intermediate)
A2 -> DELF -> Élémentaire (Elementary)
A1 -> DELF -> Débutant (Beginner)

Question 3

What are the 4 skills assessed for all 6 diplomas?

Answer 3

1. Compréhension Orale (CO) [Verbal Comprehension]
2. Production Orale (PO) [Verbal Production]
3. Compréhension Production Ecrite (PE) [Writing Comprehension]
4. Compréhension Ecrite (CE) [Writing]

Question 4

How many points do each of the individual skills account for?

Answer 4

25 points each, which adds up to be a hundred

Question 5

What’s the minimum passing score?

Answer 5

50/100

Question 6

Why study French?

Answer 6

1. 223 million people speak French on five continents.
2. 4th most spoken language after English, Chinese and Hindi.
3. France is the most visited country in the world With 100 million international visitors in 2023, France remains the world’s leading tourist destination.
4. French is an official language of the UN, UNESCO, the European Union, NATO, the International Olympic Committee and the International Red Cross.
5. Learning French helps you learn other languages, especially Latin languages like Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Romanian.
6. And as surprising as it may seem, French also helps you learn [English, since it has provided almost 30% of today’s English vocabulary.
7. It’ll help you get into francophone countries?

Question 7

What are the themes prevalent/topics covered in A1?

Answer 7

1- Présentations personnelles
2- Salutations et formules de politesse
3- La famille
4- La maison et le logement
5- Les achats et les magasins
6-Les loisirs et les activités quotidiennes
7-La nourriture et les boissons
8- L’heure, les jours et les mois
9- Les couleurs
10- Les nombres

1- Personal introductions
2- Greetings and formalities
3- The family
4- Home and Accomodation
5- Shopping and stores
6- Hobbies and daily activities
7- Food and drink
8- Time, days and months
9- Colors
10- Numbers

Question 8

What are some of the basic vocabulary?

Answer 8

*Verbes : être, avoir, aller, faire, manger, boire, parler, venir.
*Adjectifs : grand, petit, beau, mauvais, bon, vieux, nouveau.
*Noms : homme, femme, enfant, livre, voiture, téléphone.
*Expressions simples : “Comment ça va ? Ça va bien. Oui, non. Peut-être.”
*Prépositions : à, dans, sur, sous, devant, derrière, entre.

Question 9

What are the strategies for passing the DELF A1?

Answer 9

1. Practice regularly.
2. Listen and read in French.
3. Speak in French.
4. Use a variety of resources.
5. Do preparation exercise