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| Cavesa Triglot Senior Member Czech Republic Joined 4798 days ago 3277 posts - 6779 votes  Speaks: Czech*, FrenchC2, EnglishC1 Studies: Spanish, German, Italian | Message 9 of 15 15 November 2014 at 1:32pm | IP Logged | ||
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Well, the argumentative texts are not that hot in the delf B2, there is a lot of
formal letters and such things. I don't recommend Engrenages as your first tv series in French, being unnecessarily hard on yourself won't get you anywhere. Sure, Buffy is not the only thing available as has been pointed out but you can find either easier original series or the ones with good quality dubbing can make the learning curve less steep. Engrenages are among the most demanding tv series I've watched so far. If you really want to start with the originals right away, I can recommend Profilage. It is a crime series but as well comedy and the language is clearer, less slangy and the characters speak more clearly. Some of the Enrenages characters are quite difficult for me even now that I udnerstand 99% of French tv as if it was my native language. No, the difference between various cefr levels is not just the vocabulary. Perhaps between the A1-A2 and A2-B1 it may be so but it changes a lot later. Basically: B1: Things of everyday use. Situations you are likely to encounter during your stay in France or when communicating with the French in everyday siuations. WHen the task is demanding, you are supposed to get by somehow, get the message across, lots of mistakes will be forgiven. B2: You are expected to make few or no mistakes in the B1 like matters. You are to write formally correct letters and such texts. You are to defend your opinion. Still, the tasks are meant to be real life like (even though some are not). It is not just more vocabulary than B1. C1 or C2. You are getting on par with educated French speakers. The written tasks are not that different from things the natives write during their formal education because the exam is a common prerequisite for foreigners to study in France. You are to prove abilities beyond just knowing the language. I believe that people speaking nativelike French could still have problems if they struggle with work with texts, writing more abstract texts and so on even in their native language. 3 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| frankgore Newbie Korea, South Joined 3457 days ago 9 posts - 9 votes Speaks: English* | Message 10 of 15 01 December 2014 at 4:04pm | IP Logged | ||
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Just got my DELF A2 results after four weeks of
waiting. Listening 20 Reading 23 Writing 21 Speaking 23.5 Total 87.5/100. Pleased with the result for the most part but a bit confused. I really thought listening would have been higher with the way I felt in the exam. On the other hand, I was certain I'd butchered the speaking section and it was the highest one. Now just another four months to wait until the actual diploma gets here. In the meantime I've bought paper copies of Le petit Nicolas and L'étranger. Just can't do it with the Kindle versions, though a built in dictionary is nice. Onwards to B1 in March :) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Mohave Senior Member United States justpaste.it/Mohave1 Joined 3796 days ago 291 posts - 444 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French | Message 11 of 15 01 December 2014 at 9:05pm | IP Logged | ||
Congratulations! Awesome job (and scores)! With scores like those, you have set yourself up well for the B1 test! Le Petit Nicolas series is one of my favorite French books! I hope you enjoy as much as I have. The first audiobook is exceptionally well done and is great to improve your listening skills (the speech is fast). I really enjoyed L'Étranger, but found it more difficult that Le Petit Nicolas so I would recommend starting Le Petit Nicolas first. I'll try to find a link and post it later, but Songline's log contains some great vocabulary for Le Petit Nicolas. Enjoy your first French read! Edit: See Message 128 in Songline's Log for Le Petit Nicolas Vocabulary: http://how-to-learn-any- language.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=24268&PN=133&TPN=16 Edited by Mohave on 02 December 2014 at 3:48am 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| redflag Senior Member Australia Joined 3631 days ago 123 posts - 182 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Danish, Indonesian, French | Message 12 of 15 01 December 2014 at 9:28pm | IP Logged | ||
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Congratulations on your results! I think I'm a little bit behind you in level so it's great inspiration to me and
something to aim for. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| frankgore Newbie Korea, South Joined 3457 days ago 9 posts - 9 votes Speaks: English* | Message 13 of 15 02 December 2014 at 4:11am | IP Logged | ||
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Thanks for the nice comments. I've just started Le Petit Nicholas after trying a few
months ago (and quitting) and it seems so much easier now. To redflag - Have you tried any of those practice books for the DELF from Hachette or Cle? (if you plan to do the exam) I found both were a lot more difficult than the actual exam and they did a good job of preparing for every type of question asked. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| redflag Senior Member Australia Joined 3631 days ago 123 posts - 182 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Danish, Indonesian, French | Message 14 of 15 02 December 2014 at 5:16am | IP Logged | ||
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Hi frankgore, I have an A1 prep book from CLE which I plan to work on in the next few
days. As a decent A2 it should theoretically be straightfoward but we'll see. I'm particularly concerned about the writing since I've done very little so I'm sure my spelling is all over the place. I am the type of person who likes goals like exams so I'm looking into maybe B2 in November 2015. Maybe. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| frankgore Newbie Korea, South Joined 3457 days ago 9 posts - 9 votes Speaks: English* | Message 15 of 15 21 January 2015 at 1:22pm | IP Logged | ||
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Completely forgot I had a language log. Hopefully this will spur me on to greater
things. DELF B1 is coming up in 2 months here in Korea so it's time to knuckle down and get on with some study. Managed to find a teacher for two 90 min sessions a week and he seems really good. He also knows the DELF like the back of his hand so should be able to help me pass. Not entirely sure how much of a jump it is from A2 but I bought the Didier Reussir a B1 (sorry no accents) practice book as previous experiences with Hachette and Cle annoyed me. Just have to get my head around the subjonctif... 1 person has voted this message useful |
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