DELF/DALF, Exam Preparation

By the end of this level, students should be equipped with the capacity to express oneself accurately on a wide-range of topics, the ability to express oneself

in familiar situation and the ability to deal with non-routine information.

• Able to advice on/ handle complex, delicate or contentious issues such as legal or financial matters, to the extent that he/she has the necessary specialist knowledge.
• Able to understand jokes, colloquial asides and cultural allusions.
• Conversation skills will be taken for granted – Able to engage in debates and exposé with a high level of articulation and clarity.

• Able to understand reports and articles related to his/ her work – includes complex ideas expressed in complex language. 
• Able to access all sources of information quickly and reliably.
• Ability to engage with various mediums and language nuances – Newspapers, Magazines, Books, Higher order literary work, Difficult texts etc. 

• Able to record meeting notes / minutes accurately.
• Able to engage fully in meetings and seminars. 
• Able to make accurate and complete notes during lectures, seminars or tutorials.
• Able to produce reports / articles  /well balanced expositions with a high level of articulation and clarity.

• Able to advise on or talk about complex  / sensitive issues with an understanding of colloquial references.
• Able to deal confidently with hostile questions.
• Able to talk about complex or sensitive issues without language awkwardness.

• Able to understand documents, correspondences and reports, including fine points in complex texts.
• Able to understand a tenancy agreement in detail: technical details and its  main legal implications

• Able to write letters on any subject with good expression and accuracy.
• Able to take full meeting notes or seminars with a good expression and accuracy.

• Able to follow through abstract arguments by providing well-balanced arguments and drawing well-thought conclusions.

• Able to understand correspondence expressed in non-standard language. 
• Able to cope with the rigour of an academic discourse: displaying an appropriate reading speed, an ability to extract information from various media and understand non-standard correspondences.

• Able to handle a wide range of routine and non-routine situations, for example, professional services requested from colleagues or external contacts.

• Able to write a communicative essay with high level of clarity.

• Able to contribute effectively to meetings and seminars within own area of work 
• Able to maintain a casual conversation with: a good degree of fluency, a range of expression, an ability to cope with abstract expressions, ability to engage cultural topics.

• Able to cope with the rigour of an academic discourse: displaying an appropriate reading speed, an ability to extract information from various media and understand non-standard correspondences.
• Able to understand complex opinions / arguments expressed in formal newspaper.

• Able to prepare / draft professional correspondence
• Able to take reasonably accurate notes in meetings to write a communicative essay

• Able to write letters regarding most subjects with limited clarity and vocabulary.

By the end of this level, students should be equipped with the capacity to achieve most goals and express oneself on a range of topics and the ability 

to express oneself in a limited way in familiar situations and to deal in a general way with non-routine information

• All contents covered and revised for the past 3 levels in preparation for international examinations
• Conversation skills will be emphasised – Able to engage in debates and exposé at intermediate level.

• All contents covered and revised for the past 3 levels in preparation for international examinations.
• Able to engage with various mediums – Newspapers, Magazines, Books, Literary works etc. at intermediate level.

• All contents covered and revised for the past 3 levels in preparationfor international examinations

• Able to produce reports  / extract information from articles at intermediate level.

• Able to keep up a conversation on a fairly wide range of topics – such as current news, personal / professional experiences and events. 
• Able to receive and convey most messages that are likely to require attention during a normal work day. 
• Able to present on a familiar topic clearly, and answer predictable or factual questions.

• Able to understand detailed information, for example a wide range of culinary terms and abbreviations in accommodation advertisements. 
• Able to understand most correspondence, reports and factual product literature that one is likely to come across. 
• Able to scan through texts for relevant information and grasp its main points.

• Able to write a request/enquiry letter to a hotel regarding the availability of services – facilities for the disabled or the provision of a special diet.

• Able to deal with all routine requests for goods or services. 
• Able to make simple notes that will be of reasonable use for essay or revision purposes.

• Able to express opinions on abstract / cultural matters in a limited way and pick up nuances of meaning / opinion. 
• Able to offer advice to clients within own field of work regarding simple matters.
• Able to understand instructions during classes and assignments given by a teacher or lecturer.

• Able to understand newspaper articles, routine letters from hotels and letters expressing personal opinions.
• Able to understand the general meaning of non-routine letters and theoretical articles within own field of work. 
• Able to understand – with aid – basic instructions and messages, for example computer library catalogues.

• Able to write about personal experiences and express opinions on a limited range of predictable topics.

• Able to take down reasonably accurate notes at a meeting / a seminar / a dictated lecture where the subject matter is familiar and predictable.

• Able to express opinions on abstract  / cultural matter in a limited way of offer advice within familiar situations.
• Able to understand instructions or public announcements.

• Able to understand routine information and articles, and the general meeting of non-routine information within a familiar area.

• Able to write letters or make notes on familiar or predictable topic matters.

By the end of this level, students should be equipped with the recognition of basic knowledge and basic ability to communicate / exchange information 

in a simple way, the capacity to interact  in a simple way: self-introductions and provide descriptive discourses and the ability to deal with simple, 

straightforward information and begin  to express oneself in familiar contexts.

• All contents covered and revised for the past 3 levels in preparation for international examinations
• Conversation skills will be emphasised – Able to engage in debates and exposé at beginner level.

• All contents covered and revised for the past 3 levels in preparation for international examinations.
• Able to engage with various mediums – Newspapers, Magazines, Books, Literary works etc. at beginner level.

• All contents covered and revised for the past 3 levels in preparation for international examinations.

• Able to produce reports/ extract information from articles at beginner level.

• Able to understand basic instructions on class times, dates and room numbers, and on assignments to be. 

• Able to express likes and dislikes in familiar contexts using basic language such as “I don’t like…”

• Able to understand straight forward information, short reports or product descriptions on familiar matters that are expressed in simple languages and predictable contents. For example, labels on food, standard food menus, road signs and messages on automatic cash machines.
• Able to read basic notices and instructions.

• Able to complete most forms related to personal information. 
• Able to extract times, dates, schedules and places from notices on classroom board or notice board.

• Able to ask simple questions of a factual nature and understand answers expressed in simple language. 
• Able to receive and convey simple routine messages, for example, “Friday meeting 10 am”.

• Able to understand simple notices and information, for example in airports, on store guides and on menus. 
• Able to understand simple instructions on medicines and simple directions to places.

• Able to leave very simple messages for a host family or write short simple “thank you” notes.

• Able to write simple routine request to a colleague, for example, “Can I have 20x please?”

• Able to understand basic instructions or participate in a basic factual conversation based on a predictable topic.

• Able to understand basic notices, instructions or conversation on specific information.

• Able to complete basic forms, and write notes based on times, dates, schedules and places.

• Listening comprehension questionnaires dealing with three or four very short recordings on everyday life.
• Maximum 3 minutes of recording, played twice. Teachers are allowed to read the transcript

• Oral examination divided into three parts: Guided conversation, exchanging information, and role-play.

• Comprehension questionnaires dealing with four or five written documents.

• Two parts: Filling in a record, a form. Writing simple phrases on everyday topic.

• Writing types include: Forms, Postcards, Emails (both formal and informal), Essays and Compositions.