[UPDATED 2021]
If you are looking for the best books to help you prepare DELE A2 exam, you’ve come to the right place. I’m sure you’ve come across many specific textbooks that can help you prepare. However, can you really tell the difference among them?
Today I’d like to share with you 3 books that will help you prepare for DELE A2. In this review, I’ve selected the books that will help you most according to the type of student you are.
Once you find the approach that works for you, you can also find more details about each book. I have included the book’s structure, content and its’ weak points. Moreover, you will find a link so that you can check them out yourself.
I don’t get any payment from these sites, so it’s purely based on my experience as a DELE A2 teacher and examiner.
1- A complete review
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If you want to make sure you get all the vocabulary and grammar in context needed for the exam, this book was made for you. It covers the main topics of DELE (describing people, talking about the past, agreeing on plans…) in 5 different units. They include grammar, vocabulary, texts, audios and everything you need to get ready for the exam.
PROS: It has a modern approach and helps you prepare for the exam while improving your over all Spanish skills. The grammar boxes on the side of each page stress the most important grammar points, which are then explained at the end of each unit. It incorporates tips and tricks for the exam.
CONS: Not updated for the 2020 format. You might find the last part of each section to be slightly complicated to follow if you are not yet comfortable with Spanish, as the exam tips and tricks are written in Spanish.
2- Topic by topic
If you prefer to focus on each one of the topics while practicing with mock exams, this is your book. It offers 6 mock exams according to 6 main topics (people, shopping, health, studies, work and holidays). Moreover, each one of the sections has a set of tasks that have been created according to the official DELE exam question types (ABC, matching, open answer…), so you will get used to them while improving specific elements you will need to complete each section of the exam.
PROS: The book includes a vocabulary sheet at the beginning of each lesson which can help you spot the key words you have to learn.
CONS: It can be rough to study on your own as no grammar explanations are given.
3- Mock exams
If you have already studied Spanish before but would like to find out about the DELE A2 exam format, try this book! It offers 4 sections focused on a specific topic (tourism, shopping, work and leisure). Just as the previous book, each of the sections has a set of tasks created according to the official DELE exam question types (ABC, matching, open answer…).
PROS: updated for the 2020 format. It has a very low price compared to others.
CONS: There are few tips on how to approach the exam and the grammatical content you’ll have to learn, so it’s mainly for those student’s who already have an A2 level and want to specifically train for the test.
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