Resources for DELF B2
I will be sharing some resources that helped me pass my DELF B2 exam.
Videos/Listening
arte.tv is a great platform to listen and watch + it has subtitles in the language you're learning (has German, Polish, Italian, Spanish, French and English options).
Podcasts in general are a great way to learn a language. A few I listened were Français avec Fluidité, Autour de la question, Little Talk in Slow French. Of course, anything will work if you get to listen to the language. Available on Spotify.
Youtube Videos. Channels like Easy French are a great source to practice listening and pick up different words. I personally, made a whole different account so that everything would be in French. It would be great for you to find content that you like and watch it in your target language.
Some audiobooks
RTL news, podcasts
Dictionaries
One of my favourite dictionaries is Reverso. It also has conjugations and a phone app.
If you're struggling with pronouncing or come across a new word Forvo is a website where natives say the word.
French has a lot of idioms and translations wary. Expressio.fr
Reading
RFI, reading news will help your vocabulary and topics in case you need to speak about them (it also has audio).
For books to read, you can find some french books on Project Gutenberg
Grammar
eLearning French
Français Facile (might be difficult to go through the website).
If you're struggling with a specific topic in grammar, YouTube has a lot of great options if you just type in the keyword.
Tests
RFI has a small placement test.
DELF sample papers have a few tests in an old format and a new one.
Partajon different levels and listening, writing, speaking tasks.
France Education International offers past papers of DELF exams and other information to read in French.
Tips
To learn a language you have to immerse yourself no matter what. Personally, I didn't really focus on grammar after a while and tried to write as much (essays, descriptions, reviews, journaling) and talk (record voice memos, learn songs, create stories).
One of the best tips I got is to take a keyword and try to come up with a story based on that keyword (you should record yourself to see mistakes or what words you need to look up to) and try to progress the story every day for a few days.
Of course, if you still not confident to speak then write a journal every single day, just write anything that comes to mind and then you will notice what words you use the most and need in your daily life.
If you're learning for a test then do as many sample papers as you can, write a lot, speak a lot. A week before my exam at home I spoke purely in French to not forget it and feel a little bit more confident.
Don't be afraid to ask others for help. If you are not sure if you wrote something good you can ask people who know the language to review it or even go to a teacher. From mistakes you learn a lot, don't be afraid of them.
Good luck learning.
