WACE German Second Language study plan
WACE German Second Language · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Listening & Reading
Build a 60-item personal vocabulary bank of WACE-relevant topics (school, family, environment, technology) with article and plural forms
Transcribe three 2-minute German audio clips sentence by sentence, marking unknown words
Answer 15 short reading comprehension questions in German on familiar topics, writing full sentences
Identify and record five recurring listening traps (numbers, negation, time expressions) with a personal example for each
Your checkpoint
A dated vocabulary and error log with 60 entries plus three completed transcripts checked against the audio
Listening & Reading
Complete four timed listening sets of 8-10 questions each under exam conditions, then mark and correct every error
Skim-scan eight short German texts to locate specific details within 90 seconds per text
Practise recognising the four German cases in context by underlining articles in two authentic texts
Shadow one 3-minute authentic German audio clip daily to improve decoding speed
Your checkpoint
A scored listening log showing accuracy per set and a written list of every misheard item with its correct form
Listening & Reading
Answer ten extended-response reading questions requiring inference rather than literal retrieval
Listen to five dialogues containing distractors and justify in writing why each wrong option is wrong
Summarise each of four German news or podcast segments in 40-60 words in German
Memorise 25 discourse connectors (jedoch, deshalb, obwohl, trotzdem) and use each in a written sentence
Your checkpoint
Four German summaries of 40-60 words each, marked for content accuracy and connector use
Reading & Writing
Write two 120-word opinion texts on WACE-style prompts with a clear introduction, two arguments and a conclusion
Edit both texts against a personal checklist covering verb position, case endings and tense consistency
Analyse three model German text structures to extract reusable opening and closing formulas
Reduce recurring grammar errors by rewriting ten faulty sentences correctly
Your checkpoint
Two edited 120-word German texts with a marked-up first draft and a corrected error list attached
Writing & Speaking
Draft and revise one 150-word formal German text (letter or email) using appropriate register and salutations
Record a 2-minute monologue on a prepared topic and self-assess against fluency, range and accuracy criteria
Practise ten conversational repair phrases for asking for repetition, clarification and paraphrasing
Build a bank of 20 topic-specific phrases for the speaking exam and use each aloud at least three times
Your checkpoint
One recorded 2-minute monologue plus a written self-assessment noting three strengths and three specific fixes
Writing & Speaking
Write one 150-word text under a 40-minute time limit without dictionaries, then correct it
Hold three 5-minute spoken exchanges on unpredictable topics, responding to follow-up questions
Practise pronunciation of umlauts, ich-laut and ach-laut with recorded repetition drills
Convert five informal spoken sentences into formal written German to sharpen register control
Your checkpoint
A timed 150-word written text with corrections plus a recording of one 5-minute spoken exchange
Listening & Reading & Writing & Speaking
Complete one full mock exam across all four domains under strict timing
Mark the mock using official-style criteria and rank errors by frequency
Re-drill the three weakest error categories until each is reproduced correctly ten times
Record and review a full speaking mock, noting hesitation patterns and filler overuse
Your checkpoint
A completed mock exam with a scored breakdown per domain and a prioritised error-remediation list
Listening & Reading & Writing & Speaking
Repeat two half-length timed drills per domain to confirm accuracy gains against week 7
Rehearse the speaking exam format three times with varied prompts and no preparation notes
Review the full error log and confirm that no recurring error remains uncorrected
Finalise a one-page personal phrase sheet for each domain and rehearse it aloud
Your checkpoint
A final comparison table of week 7 versus week 8 scores per domain plus four completed one-page phrase sheets
Milestones
Week 2: Listening accuracy of at least 60% on timed sets and 60 vocabulary items retained in active recall
Week 4: Two 120-word texts produced in under 45 minutes each with fewer than eight corrected errors per text
Week 6: A 150-word timed text and a 5-minute spoken exchange completed, with self-assessment showing measurable improvement over week 5
Week 8: Mock exam scores improved in every domain compared with week 7, and no error category recurs more than twice in the final log