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Tips, method and news to prepare for the DELF B2: writing, speaking, comprehension and vocabulary.
The best free resources to prepare for the DELF B2: official sample papers with audio and answer keys, a free online practice test, RFI and TV5MONDE exercises, grammar and vocabulary lessons, and an 8-week plan.
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Why the DELF B2 is demanding, 15 practical tips for listening, reading, writing and speaking, time management on exam day, and what to do if your first attempt does not succeed.
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Key French words for the 12 big DELF B2 themes with English translations, vocabulary for arguing, informal words to replace and a simple method to remember and reuse them on exam day.
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The DELF B2 junior and its school version, for teenagers: the same papers and value as the adult DELF, with topics suited to young people. Who can take it, how to register and how to prepare.
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The DELF and DALF in one guide: the six levels from A1 to C2, how long each paper lasts, the pass marks, the versions for young learners, and the level needed for a residence permit, citizenship or university.
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A full new-format DELF B2 test to download as a PDF: all four papers, an explained answer key, the transcripts and links to the audio. Free, no sign-up.
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Where to take the DELF B2 in Paris and around: ten centres compared on fees, next sessions, registration and oral timing, plus how to find an exam centre near you anywhere in the world.
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Listen to a real new-format listening exercise (three short documents, heard once), answer the six questions, then read the explained answers and the transcript.
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A press article with six multiple-choice questions, an opinion forum to match, every answer explained: practise the DELF B2 reading paper in the new format.
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Twenty speaking topics sorted by theme, one topic worked through in full with the talk and the debate, and a minute-by-minute plan for your 30 minutes of preparation.
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One forum task, two real learner essays marked criterion by criterion: what separates a 13/25 from a 23/25 in the DELF B2 writing paper, and how to mark your own work.
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Should you take the DELF B1 or go straight for the B2? How the papers and level differ, what each diploma is used for, and a simple method to choose.
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