DELF A1 study plan

DELF A1 · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Compréhension de l'oral & Production orale

Pronounce the French alphabet and the numbers 0–20 aloud, separating the tricky pairs u/ou, é/è and silent final consonants.
Introduce yourself in five spoken sentences (name, nationality, job, town, age) using être and avoir correctly.
Recognize greetings, names and numbers in a 30-second slow recording by catching at least two known words per listening.
Ask and answer four basic greeting questions (Ça va ? Comment tu t'appelles ? Tu viens d'où ? Tu fais quoi ?).

Record a 90-second self-introduction and log 10 short listenings in a notebook, noting two words caught per listening.

Week 2

Recognize numbers 21–100, prices and times in slow recorded dialogues without writing them down first.
Say and understand dates, days of the week and the time (il est huit heures et quart).
Form 10 questions using qui, quoi, où, quand, comment, combien.
Complete a printed form from dictation (surname, first name, address, phone, date of birth).

Fill a 10-field form from a recorded dictation, scoring at least 8 out of 10 fields correct.

Week 3

Scan a short authentic text (SMS, notice, menu) for one specific detail in under 60 seconds.
Match 10 written questions to their answers in a dialogue transcript.
Identify negation (ne… pas) and plural markers to decide whether a statement is true or false.
Extract the key information (who, where, when, how much) from three short announcements.

Complete a timed reading set of four short texts, scoring at least 7 out of 10.

Week 4

Write a 40-word postcard using correct present-tense forms of être, avoir and aller.
Write five sentences describing your family or daily routine with correct subject-verb agreement.
Fill in a 12-field registration form using the vocabulary of nationality, address and profession.
Self-correct 10 written errors using a personal checklist (accents, gender, verb endings).

Submit a 60-word written message plus a completed form, scored against a 10-point self-made rubric with at least 7/10.

Week 5

Take notes on a short recorded message (place, time, action) and rewrite them as three full sentences.
Write a 50-word message to a friend to accept or refuse an invitation, giving one reason.
Use connectives (et, mais, parce que, donc) in at least three written sentences.
Spell out loud and in writing 15 words containing accents after hearing them once.

Produce a written reply to a recorded invitation with the three required pieces of information, checked for spelling of accented words.

Week 6

Read a 120-word document (email, ad, timetable) and answer five comprehension questions in writing.
Describe a picture aloud for 60 seconds using il y a, c'est and colours.
Role-play four transactional situations (bakery, station, pharmacy, hotel desk) with a partner or a recording.
Rephrase a sentence aloud when the listener does not understand, using Comment ? and Pardon, pouvez-vous répéter ?

Record a 2-minute monologue on a familiar topic and self-score it on a 5-criterion fluency grid.

Week 7

Complete a full-length listening paper under exam timing and review each error with the transcript.
Complete a full-length reading paper under exam timing and identify the sentence that justifies each answer.
Write a 60-word message and a form-filling task in 30 minutes without a dictionary.
Reduce recurring errors to a five-item personal watch-list.

Produce one full listening paper, one full reading paper and one written production, each scored and annotated with corrections.

Week 8

Simulate the complete DELF A1 exam under real timing and conditions in a single sitting.
Deliver the guided interview (entretien dirigé) and the information exchange (échange d'informations) without reading notes.
Rank your four domain scores and drill only the weakest one for the final three days.
Finalize a one-page personal phrase sheet for the oral (greetings, requests, opinions, repair phrases).

Full mock exam scored out of 100 with a written action plan naming the two habits to keep on exam day.

Week 2: Read aloud numbers 0–100 and 20 random prices from a prepared list in under 90 seconds with at most two errors.

Week 4: Sit a half-length mock (12 listening items + 12 reading items) in 30 minutes and score at least 50% (12/24).

Week 6: Sustain a 2-minute spoken monologue with no more than five long pauses and be understood by an unfamiliar listener.

Week 8: Score at least 50/100 on the full timed mock with no single domain below 5/25 - the DELF A1 pass threshold.