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C1 Lesson 1 of 3 · DALF C1: Synthesis and Formal Register

The DALF C1 at a glance

Long recordings, a file of documents, a synthesis and an essay, and an oral presentation followed by a debate.

11 min · 3 activities

In this lesson you will

  • Know the DALF C1 papers
  • Understand what “C1” means
  • Choose your domain
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Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

  • 1DALF C1: listening (~40 min), reading (50 min), writing (2 h 30: synthesis + essay), speaking (30 min + 1 h prep).
  • 2Writing and speaking in a chosen domain: humanities or sciences.
  • 3Synthesis = no personal opinion; essay = argued personal position.

Key vocabulary

approfondiadvanced, in-depth
un dossiera file of documents
confronterto compare / set against each other