DELF A1 OFFICIAL PREPARATION

Lesson 30: DELF A1 Mastery

Comprehensive Review • Exam Strategies • Essential Grammar

📚 Grammar Essentials

🇫🇷 Key Tenses

  • Présent: Je mange
  • Passé Composé: J'ai mangé
  • Futur Proche: Je vais manger
  • Impératif: Mangez!

🇫🇷 Essential Structures

Exam Focus: Master these question words:
Où? Quand? Comment? Pourquoi? Combien? Qui?
  • Negation: Ne...pas
  • Articles: Un/une/des
  • Pronouns: Je/tu/il/elle

🇫🇷 Verb Conjugation

Être (to be)
Je suis
Tu es
Il/Elle est

Avoir (to have)
J'ai
Tu as
Il/Elle a

Aller (to go)
Je vais
Tu vas
Il/Elle va
Survival Tip: Focus on first person (je) and third person (il/elle) forms

📖 A1 Vocabulary Bank

🇫🇷 Thematic Lists

  • Numbers 0-100
  • Days/Months/Seasons
  • Family: mère, père, frère
  • Food: pain, fromage, eau
  • Directions: gauche, droite
  • Weather: soleil, pluie

🇫🇷 Key Expressions

Speaking Exam Essentials:
  • Je voudrais...
  • Où est...?
  • Quel est votre...?
  • Je ne comprends pas

🎯 Exam Blueprint

🇫🇷 Listening Comprehension

  • Identify numbers/dates
  • Recognize common vocabulary
  • Follow simple directions

🇫🇷 Reading Comprehension

Pro Tip: Underline key words in questions first
  • Short messages
  • Simple forms
  • Informal letters

🇫🇷 Writing Production

  • 40-50 word messages
  • Form/Questionnaire
  • Postcard structure

🇫🇷 Speaking Exam

Remember: 3 parts - guided conversation, info exchange, role-play
  • Self-introduction
  • Ask/answer questions
  • Simple negotiation

🏋️ Final Drills

🇫🇷 Writing Template

Carte Postale Structure:
1. Cher/Chère [Nom],
2. Je suis à [lieu]
3. Il fait [weather]
4. Je visite [place]
5. Bisous,
   [Votre prénom]

🇫🇷 Speaking Framework

Memorize this self-introduction: "Bonjour, je m'appelle [nom]. J'ai [âge] ans. Je viens de [pays]. J'aime [activité]."

🇫🇷 Listening Practice

  • Train station announcements
  • Market price dialogues
  • Simple directions

🇫🇷 Last-Minute Tips

Time Management:
Listening: 20min
Reading: 30min
Writing: 15min

📝 DELF A1 Mock Exam

1. Écriture
Write postcard to friend (50 words) about vacation
2. Compréhension Orale
Transcribe numbers from audio: prices/dates
3. Production Orale
Record self-introduction + 3 hobby questions
4. Lecture
Analyze train schedule - answer 5 questions
5. Grammaire
Conjugate 10 verbs in present/passé composé
6. Vocabulaire
Create mindmap with 50 essential A1 words
7. Simulation
Conduct role-play: Market negotiation
8. Auto-Évaluation
Score yourself using official DELF criteria
9. Révision Finale
Review all lessons 1-29 weak points