DALF exam topics: July 2026
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These are the 4 themes candidates reported from the DALF sessions of July 2026, one entry per section with what the format asked for and a note on preparing it. They are not the official questions: they are the families of topics that keep coming back, to practise under timing before your own session.
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Independent prep resource, not affiliated with the awarding bodies. Themes are modelled on the formats candidates report, never verbatim exam content. Use them to steer Studio, Memo and Coach Review, not as an exam dump.
Listening
Academic lectures and debate excerpts
Note stance markers (cependant, en revanche).
Reading
Long-form essays and synthesis packets
DALF synthesis: map sources before drafting.
Writing
Synthèse + essai argumenté
Separate summary from personal stance cleanly.
Speaking
Exposé from a dossier + defense
Rehearse timed exposés in Studio; seek Coach Review on cohesion.
Next step: build a Path around the sections where these themes felt hardest, then alternate timed Studio with Memo vocabulary.