Prepare for the DELF B1
Four papers, 25 points each, and one threshold: 50 out of 100 to earn the diploma, but never below 5 out of 25 on any single paper. Learn the method, practise, then sit it under exam conditions.
Reading: method
The three exercises explained, the two question types, and the traps that cost marks: a word from the text used out of context, the numeric threshold, the discreet negative. With a quiz and a drag-and-drop exercise.
Mock exam generator
A complete exam assembled at random: one listings exercise and two articles, 25 points, a 45-minute timer and explained self-correction. Two thousand possible combinations: never the same paper twice.
Territoires zéro chômeur: 265 emplois créés en Wallonie
One press article and its 7 questions: 8 points, 15 minutes. Taken from mock exam 1, to do on its own when you haven't got 45 minutes.
Quatre mois sans cellulaire à l'école
One press article and its 7 questions: 9 points, 15 minutes. Taken from mock exam 1, to do on its own when you haven't got 45 minutes.
Des friperies de plus en plus chères
One press article and its 7 questions: 8 points, 15 minutes. Taken from mock exam 2, to do on its own when you haven't got 45 minutes.
La semaine de quatre jours n'attire presque personne
One press article and its 7 questions: 9 points, 15 minutes. Taken from mock exam 2, to do on its own when you haven't got 45 minutes.
Les circuits courts, une solution pour les agriculteurs ?
One press article and its 7 questions: 8 points, 15 minutes. Taken from mock exam 3, to do on its own when you haven't got 45 minutes.
Une journée pour découvrir les métiers de sa région
One press article and its 7 questions: 9 points, 15 minutes. Taken from mock exam 3, to do on its own when you haven't got 45 minutes.
À Sherbrooke, on gagne des points en laissant sa voiture
One press article and its 7 questions: 8 points, 15 minutes. Taken from mock exam 4, to do on its own when you haven't got 45 minutes.
Le néerlandais obligatoire dès la troisième année primaire ?
One press article and its 7 questions: 9 points, 15 minutes. Taken from mock exam 4, to do on its own when you haven't got 45 minutes.
Vieillir ensemble plutôt que seul
One press article and its 7 questions: 8 points, 15 minutes. Taken from mock exam 5, to do on its own when you haven't got 45 minutes.
Apprentissage: les entreprises cherchent des jeunes
One press article and its 7 questions: 9 points, 15 minutes. Taken from mock exam 5, to do on its own when you haven't got 45 minutes.
Dormir toujours aux mêmes heures pour protéger son cœur
One press article and its 7 questions: 8 points, 15 minutes. Taken from mock exam 6, to do on its own when you haven't got 45 minutes.
Les montres connectées inquiètent les écoles suisses
One press article and its 7 questions: 9 points, 15 minutes. Taken from mock exam 6, to do on its own when you haven't got 45 minutes.
À Strasbourg, les médiathèques deviennent gratuites pour tous
One press article and its 7 questions: 8 points, 15 minutes. Taken from mock exam 7, to do on its own when you haven't got 45 minutes.
À Matane, des étudiants donnent leurs samedis
One press article and its 7 questions: 9 points, 15 minutes. Taken from mock exam 7, to do on its own when you haven't got 45 minutes.
À Genève, un parking devient un îlot de fraîcheur
One press article and its 7 questions: 8 points, 15 minutes. Taken from mock exam 8, to do on its own when you haven't got 45 minutes.
Le droit de ne pas répondre le soir
One press article and its 7 questions: 9 points, 15 minutes. Taken from mock exam 8, to do on its own when you haven't got 45 minutes.
À Ancinnes, le seul commerce du village a rouvert
One press article and its 7 questions: 8 points, 15 minutes. Taken from mock exam 9, to do on its own when you haven't got 45 minutes.
Les filles jouent au foot, mais pas dans la cour
One press article and its 7 questions: 9 points, 15 minutes. Taken from mock exam 9, to do on its own when you haven't got 45 minutes.
La Suisse face au surtourisme
One press article and its 7 questions: 8 points, 15 minutes. Taken from mock exam 10, to do on its own when you haven't got 45 minutes.
Changer de métier: quatre étapes avant de retourner à l'école
One press article and its 7 questions: 9 points, 15 minutes. Taken from mock exam 10, to do on its own when you haven't got 45 minutes.
Une salle pour une journée de formation, à Nantes
Compare four listings against four criteria: 16 YES/NO boxes, 8 points, 15 minutes. Exercise 1 of mock exam 1, on its own.
Une maison de vacances en famille, près de Liège
Compare four listings against four criteria: 16 YES/NO boxes, 8 points, 15 minutes. Exercise 1 of mock exam 2, on its own.
Du mobilier pour de nouveaux bureaux, à Bordeaux
Compare four listings against four criteria: 16 YES/NO boxes, 8 points, 15 minutes. Exercise 1 of mock exam 3, on its own.
Une activité de loisir pour la rentrée, à Lausanne
Compare four listings against four criteria: 16 YES/NO boxes, 8 points, 15 minutes. Exercise 1 of mock exam 4, on its own.
Un cours de pâtisserie du soir, à Bruxelles
Compare four listings against four criteria: 16 YES/NO boxes, 8 points, 15 minutes. Exercise 1 of mock exam 5, on its own.
Un camp de jour pour deux enfants, à Montréal
Compare four listings against four criteria: 16 YES/NO boxes, 8 points, 15 minutes. Exercise 1 of mock exam 6, on its own.
Un logement étudiant pour la rentrée, à Montpellier
Compare four listings against four criteria: 16 YES/NO boxes, 8 points, 15 minutes. Exercise 1 of mock exam 7, on its own.
Une excursion à huit pour fêter la fin des examens, à Toulouse
Compare four listings against four criteria: 16 YES/NO boxes, 8 points, 15 minutes. Exercise 1 of mock exam 8, on its own.
Un espace de travail partagé, à Montréal
Compare four listings against four criteria: 16 YES/NO boxes, 8 points, 15 minutes. Exercise 1 of mock exam 9, on its own.
Un garage pour une voiture qui fait un bruit inquiétant, à Strasbourg
Compare four listings against four criteria: 16 YES/NO boxes, 8 points, 15 minutes. Exercise 1 of mock exam 10, on its own.
Speaking: method
The three parts of the test, what the examiner expects from each, and the connectors to have ready. With a quiz and a drag-and-drop exercise.
Speaking: practice
Interaction and viewpoint topics to draw at random, with the real exam timings: 2-3 minutes, 3-4 minutes, then 5-7 minutes after 10 minutes of preparation.