The C1 Level (Operational Proficiency or advanced) user
- Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning.
- Can express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.
- Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.
- Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.
Description of DALF C1 examination
Listening
Comprehension questionnaires dealing with recordings:
- A long recording (interview, lesson, conference...) approximately eight minutes long (played twice)
- Several short radio broadcasts (newsflashes, surveys, adverts etc) (played once)
- Maximum duration of recordings: 10 mins
Reading
- Comprehension questionnaires dealing with a text of ideas (literacy or journalistic), 1,500 to 2,000 words long
Writing
Two parts test:
- Summarize several written documents totalling approximately 1,000 words
- Write an essay with supporting arguments on the documents contents
Speaking
- A presentation based on a series of written documents, followed by a discussion with the examiners
Time & Grading
TEST | Duration | Mark |
---|---|---|
Listening | Approximately 40 minutes |
/ 25 |
Reading | 50 min | / 25 |
Writing | 2 hours 30 min | / 25 |
Speaking | 1 hr preparation time + 30 minutes test | / 25 |
Total length of group tests: 4 hours | Total mark out of 100 |
*Overall pass mark of the DELF A1: 50 / 100
*Minimum mark required per test: 5 / 25
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