DELF B2 -Advance Level. Usually reached after 240 hours of french language study. A complete DELF B2 syllabus can be found elsewhere on the site. Also if you would like mock exams for DELF exam please check the top of the page.
The following explains the format of the actual exam.
DELF B2 Exam Format
The DELF A2 exam consists of 4 sections evaluating the 4 language skills, namely: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. The Listening, Reading and Writing, is covered under one paper. The speaking is usually not done at the same time as the other sections of the exam. The total duration of the test is 1 hour and forty minutes . The overall pass mark is 50/100. The pass mark for each section is 5/25.
DELF B2 Listening comprehension
This section of the exam is 25 minutes in duration and is worth 25 marks. It consist of three or four very short recordings, played twice, on everyday life. The maximum duration of each recording is 5 minutes.
DELF B2 Reading Comprehension
This section of the exam is 30 minutes in duration and is worth 25 marks. It covers four or five written documents on everyday life.
DELF B2 Writing Production
This section of the exam is 45 minutes in duration and is worth 25 marks. This covers writing a letter or message to a friend or family member.There are two parts to this section : writing about a personal experience or an event or a message expressing regret, giving information, congratulating someone, thanking someone etc.
DELF B2 Speaking
This section of the exam is about 20 minutes in duration,however, the actual time spend speaking is 6 to 8 minutes.The remaining time is allocated to preparation, which you will be given before your speaking time. About 10 minutes before your actually speaking time, you will be given the associated topic that you will talk about. The section and is divided into three parts and is worth 25 marks.Part one is a guided conversation, while part two and three deals with information exchange and a role play respectively.
While this section is similar to the speaking section of DELF A2 exam, you will be required to provided longer sentences and more information.