DELF A2 French Course in Paris — Elementary Level

As per the guidelines of CEFRL (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) these are the things learners are supposed to be able to do once they are at the A2 level.

Listening: They can understand phrases and the highest frequency vocabulary related to areas of most immediate personal relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local area, employment). They can catch the main point in short, clear, simple messages and announcements.

Reading: They can read very short, simple texts. They can find specific, predictable information in simple everyday material such as advertisements, prospectuses, menus and timetables and they can understand short simple personal letters.

Spoken interaction: They can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar topics and activities. They can handle very short social exchanges, even though they can't usually understand enough to keep the conversation going themselves.

Spoken production: They can use a series of phrases and sentences to describe in simple terms their family and other people, living conditions, their educational background and their present or most recent job.

Writing: They can write short, simple notes and messages relating to matters in areas of immediate needs. They can write a very simple personal letter, for example thanking someone for something.

In short, learners with a A2 level :

Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).

Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.

Can describe in simple terms aspects of their background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.

Administrative importance:

The A2 level is asked for the 4-year titre de séjour (carte de séjour pluriannuelle). This can be justified with a DELF or TCF (or similaire) certificate.

You can understand English language. You have the A1 level of French language.

One of our teachers will assess your current level of French to determine if you are a suitable candidate for this program. Based on your performance in the test, we will recommend a program that is best suited to your needs.

Listening: To be able to understand phrases and the highest frequency vocabulary related to areas of most immediate personal relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local area, employment). To be able to  catch the main point in short, clear, simple messages and announcements.

Reading: To be able to  read very short, simple texts. To be able to find specific, predictable information in simple everyday material such as advertisements, prospectuses, menus and timetables and they can understand short simple personal letters.

Spoken interaction: To be able to communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar topics and activities. To be able to handle very short social exchanges, even though they can't usually understand enough to keep the conversation going themselves.

Spoken production: To be able to use a series of phrases and sentences to describe in simple terms their family and other people, living conditions, their educational background and their present or most recent job.

Writing: To be able to write short, simple notes and messages relating to matters in areas of immediate needs. To be able to write a very simple personal letter, for example thanking someone for something.

As per the guidelines of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages), after completing the A2 level, learners can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of immediate relevance. They can communicate in simple, routine tasks requiring a direct exchange of information, and describe in simple terms their background, their immediate environment and matters of immediate need.

Course material: the programme follows Inspire 2 (Hachette FLE), level A2 — eight units, thirty-two lessons — supplemented with authentic documents.

1. Themes and what you will be able to do

• Making contact — give your identity, contact details, family situation and occupation; talk about your tastes and activities; ask questions and talk about your social circle; talk about the future and place an action in it.
• Talking about yourself — describe your family and explain family ties; describe an appearance, a character, habits; talk about your childhood and place events in the past; recount a first meeting and talk about feelings.
• Your way of life — talk about your town and describe where you live; compare places to live and state a preference; talk about your shopping habits; describe a country and tell an anecdote.
• Looking ahead — express a wish and make a polite request; use the telephone; give advice, make suggestions and express obligation; express a hope and a hypothesis.
• Sharing — give biographical information and place it in time; express manner and intensity; recount an exceptional experience; describe a life plan, set out a sequence and express dissatisfaction.
• Getting involved — explain and justify a commitment; describe and characterise an object or a garment; ask for detail; do the shopping, talk about your consumption and state quantities.
• Reacting — react to a piece of news and highlight it; say where you get your information; present a problem and propose solutions; present the programme of an event, appraise it and express a contradiction.
• Travelling — describe a trip and promote it; give your opinion; set out an itinerary and report what was said; narrate in the past and talk about a book.

2. Grammar covered

• Tenses and moods: present continuous, recent past, near future and simple future; the perfect tense, including reflexive verbs; the imperfect; perfect versus imperfect; the pluperfect (introduction); the imperative; the present conditional; the infinitive.
• Hypothesis and condition: si + present + present or imperative; si + present + future; souhaiter + infinitive; espérer que + indicative.
• Pronouns and determiners: the relative pronouns qui, que and où; direct and indirect object pronouns; y and en; object pronouns and their position; possessive and demonstrative pronouns; the interrogative pronoun lequel; possessive adjectives; the indefinites tout, quelques, plusieurs, chaque; the subject pronoun on.
• Structuring discourse: cause (grâce à, à cause de, parce que, comme); consequence (donc, alors, c'est pourquoi, du coup); purpose; opposition (mais, par contre); contradiction (pourtant); emphasis; anteriority and posteriority; time markers and duration.
• Other points: nominalisation; the gerund; gender and plural of nouns; adjective position; comparatives and superlatives; adverbs in -ment and intensity adverbs; exclamations; negation (ne… pas encore, ne… plus, rien, personne, ni… ni); the restriction ne… que; quantity and partitive articles; prepositions with towns, countries and continents; reported speech in the present; the three question forms.

3. Pronunciation

• Rhythmic groups, rhythm and stress; nasal vowels; vowel contrasts; the consonants [s] and [z], [p] and [b], [f] and [v], [t] and [k], [d] and [g]; the sound [r]; semi-vowels; liaison and linking; spelling-to-sound relationships.

4. Written and spoken techniques, and mediation

• Taking part in a conversation; making a friendly speech; writing a thank-you email; writing your CV; writing a poem; writing to request an appointment; posting on social media; keeping a travel journal.
• Mediation: presenting a cultural fact, turning a spoken message into writing, presenting a cultural event orally, explaining a workplace dress code, responding to a literary or poetic text, explaining a word or phrase, understanding notes, commenting on photographs.

How the course is delivered. This programme sets out the full range of content worked on during the course. The actual progression adapts to the group: depending on the needs expressed, the pace of learning and the richness of classroom exchanges, some points are explored longer than planned while others may only be touched on. The trainer adjusts that coverage to serve the level's learning objectives, which remain the commitment of the course.

At the end of our program, you will attend a test at our centre, to ascertain that you have reached the desired level for which you opted for this program. Our tests are based on the DELF models.

Successfull candidates are given a certificate from our centre.

For students who are unable to sit for this exam can attend it later depending on his / her availabilities, and our scheduled dates for examiniations of the same level.

DELF (Diplôme d'études en langue française)

Centre Zenith is an official DELF-DALF examination centre — you can prepare and sit your DELF or DALF exam directly with us.

The DELF is a diploma by France Education International, for France's ministry of education.

Once you have enrolled, let us know if you would like to sit the DELF or DALF examination after your course. As an official examination centre, we hold the sessions ourselves — you register for your exam directly with us: Inscription DELF A2.

Places per session are limited, so book early — réservez votre session DELF A2.

Both DCL and DELF have lifetime validities and can be used for all official purposes, like for applying for the 10 years resident card or for applying for the French nationality.

For students who are paying through CPF or paid by the France Travail through us, appearing in the DCLEP examination after your program is mandatory.

DCLEP (Diplôme de Compétence en Langue Étrangère Professionnelle) — Français Langue Étrangère

The DCLEP is an official diploma issued by the French Ministry of National Education and Youth (Ministère de l’Éducation nationale et de la Jeunesse).

Unlike the DELF and DALF — where each level has its own exam and diploma — the DCLEP is a single exam: you sit it once and are awarded a level from A2 to C1 based on your performance.

It is registered in the Répertoire spécifique under the number RS5455, and has been officially recognized since June 17, 2021.

More information can be found on the official website: www.francecompetences.fr.

In our Bezons centre, we are located on the 4th floor of a building that is easily accessible by wheelchair. The elevator is spacious and there are no stairs that need to be climbed to reach our center.

In our Gare de Lyon centre, we are located at the ground floor, and accessible by wheelchair.

If you have any other concerns, such as if you hear or see differently from most others and need special accommodations, please send a WhatsApp message to Sourav, our point of contact for disabled individuals at Centre Zenith, at 07 78 64 53 16.

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