Lesson 19: Le DELF A1 et les autres diplômes de langue française & Advanced Notions

Theme: Le DELF A1 et les autres diplômes de langue française

French language certifications such as the DELF A1 (Diplôme d’Études en Langue Française A1) and other diplomas are essential markers of language proficiency. They are highly recognized in academic and professional contexts. These diplomas attest to your ability to communicate effectively in French.

For example, achieving a DELF A1 demonstrates that you can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and basic phrases. Other diplomas, like the DALF (Diplôme Approfondi de Langue Française), certify advanced skills. This diversity of diplomas helps you choose the path that best suits your language goals.

Notions: Advanced Teaching Language Notions

In this lesson, you will also master several advanced language notions that you will eventually teach to me:

• Review of Conditional Tenses: Understand the difference between the conditional forms. For example, compare je veux (I want) and je voudrais (I would like) – note that je voudrais is more polite.
• Vocabulaire des Places: Expand your vocabulary for city locations such as l'école (school), le parc (park), and la gare (train station), and learn basic directions (e.g., à côté de (next to), devant (in front of)).
• Conjunctions and Connectors: Review connectors like mais (but), ou (or), donc (so), or (yet), ni (neither), and car (because) to link sentences smoothly.
• Descriptions: Practice adjectives for physical traits (e.g., grand (big), brun (brown)) and personality (e.g., gentil (kind)).
• Shopping and Transactions: Learn vocabulary for shopping (e.g., la boulangerie (bakery), le supermarché (supermarket)), and practice asking for prices in euros (€).
• Conversation Analysis: Read and analyze a conversation between two people (see below) to practice comprehension and interactive dialogue.

Mini‑Lesson Instruction: Prepare a mini‑lesson where you explain these notions. Use resources from previous lessons and create a PDF exercise on:

• The difference between je veux and je voudrais (possession and politeness).
• Vocabulary and directions for places in the city.
• How to connect sentences using conjunctions (e.g., mais, ou, donc).
• Describing physical and personality traits.
• Analyzing a conversation between two people.

During our next session, you will teach these concepts to me. Remember to use French words with their English translations in parentheses where needed (e.g., le lit (bed)).