I took a practice exam to see what my chances are at passing the DELF B1. It turns out that the passing score for this exam is (to my standards) pretty low. The exam consists of four sections: Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking. Each section is out of 25 possible points, and you must get at least 5 points in each category, with a total score of at least 50%. There are two sample exams posted on the official DELF website, so I took a swag at both of them. Unfortunately I couldn’t do a sample speaking exam, but the three portions I can do at home, I had them graded by an AF secretary. Here are my results.
Grammar Listening Pronunciation Reading Vocabulary B1 DELF exam - Lawless French B1 is intermediate French, consisting of practical language for work, school, and travel – learn more. French lessons and language tools from Laura K.
Oral comprehension- 19/25 and 18/25
Written comprehension- 22/25 and 24/25
Written production- 22/25 and 22/25
Not bad, eh? It looks like I need to focus on some more listening exercises, and for the most part, I need more vocabulary exposure.
My exam date is December 13, so I have about 15 more days to prepare…
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http://www.rfi.fr/lffr/statiques/accueil_apprendre.asp Écoutes orales suivies de questions de compréhension avec la Radio Française Internationale, à partir de B1.
Practice your oral comprehension with RFI (Radio France Internationale) from B1.
http://www.flevideo.com/index.php des vidéos de niveau A1 à B2 accompagnées de questionnaires sur la compréhension.
Video clips with comprehension quiz from levels A1 to B2.
http://www.podcastfrancaisfacile.com/ Apprendre le français grâce à des fichiers audio. Possibilité de travailler la grammaire, la phonétique, le vocabulaire, la culture etc.
Learn French with audio files. You can practice grammar, phonetic, vocabulary, culture etc.
Delf B2 Sample Paper
http://platea.pntic.mec.es/~cvera/hotpot/chansons/index.htm Apprendre le français avec des chansons. Possibilité de choisir la chanson par niveau ou par domaine à travailler.
Learn French with songs. You can choose the song that corresponds to your level or the subject you want to work.
Delf B1 Exercises
http://gabfle.blogspot.in/ Exercices de compréhension orale et écrite.
http://www.dailyfrenchpod.com/ Textes oraux lus et expliqués.
Audio texts read and explained to you by a non-native French speaker.
http://www.cle-inter.com/sites-compagnons/metro.html Site compagnon de la méthode Métro : compréhension orale + vocabulaire+ phonétique A1 et A2.
Delf B1 Exercices Production Orale
Website from the workbook “Métro”. You’ll find exercises of oral comprehension, vocabulary and phonetic for the level A1.
http://www.ciel.fr/apprendre-francais/francais-voile/exercices-voile.htm Compréhension oral niveau B1 et B2 à partir de vidéos sur la mer.
Exercises of oral comprehension for level B1 and B2 about the sea.
http://www.tv5.org/TV5Site/enseigner-apprendre-francais/accueil_apprendre.php De nombreux exercices de compréhensions orale. Varied exercises on oral comprehension.
http://www.toujoursdesmots.com/ Apprendre le français en jouant avec des chansons française. On choisit son niveau entre 1 et 3. Il faut écouter un extrait de chanson et compléter la phrase écrite. En passant la souris sur la photo du chanteur on découvre son nom et le nom de la chanson. Les mots difficiles sont colorés et représentés en image à la suite du texte. On peut cliquer dessus pour avoir une définition.
Delf B1 Exercices En Ligne
Learn French while playing with French songs. Choose from among levels 1 and 3 and listen to the song and complete the sentence written on the screen. If you pass the mouse on the picture of the singer you’ll find his name and the name of the song. The complicated words are coloured and you can click on it to get a definition.
Ciep Delf B1 Exercises
http://learnfrenchvideo.com/ Leçons de français en audio et vidéo.