Sarajevo Canton Eksterna Matura study plan

Sarajevo Canton Eksterna Matura · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Hörverstehen (Njemački jezik) & Wortschatz (Njemački jezik)

Set up a listening log and transcribe short German audio clips of 60-90 seconds by ear, marking every word you miss.
Build a personal vocabulary notebook of 80 high-frequency German words grouped by exam topics (school, work, travel, environment).
Practise recognizing numbers, dates, times and prices in spoken German until you can write them down on first hearing.
Drill 30 German words with tricky spelling (umlauts, ss/ß, compound nouns) by writing them from dictation.

A completed listening log of 10 transcribed clips plus a 80-entry vocabulary notebook with self-test scores.

Week 2

Answer 15 short listening comprehension tasks (true/false and multiple choice) under timed conditions and review every error.
Read 6 short German texts of 200-300 words and underline the sentence that answers each comprehension question.
Identify and list 25 German connectors and discourse markers (deshalb, trotzdem, außerdem, einerseits) with their meaning.
Summarize two German texts in 3 sentences each using your own words.

A scored set of 15 listening tasks (with error analysis) and 6 annotated reading texts with answers highlighted.

Week 3

Master German case endings for articles and adjectives by completing 100 fill-in items across nominative, accusative, dative and genitive.
Conjugate 40 common verbs in present, simple past and perfect tenses and use each in one written sentence.
Memorize the 25 most common separable and inseparable verb prefixes and their effect on meaning.
Correct 20 sentences containing typical word-order errors (verb position in main and subordinate clauses).

A grammar error sheet listing your 15 most frequent mistakes with a corrected example for each.

Week 4

Produce 30 correct subordinate-clause sentences using weil, dass, obwohl, wenn and als with proper verb-final order.
Complete 10 listening tasks that require understanding of sentence structure and negation (nicht, kein, nie).
Practise passive voice and modal verbs by rewriting 20 active sentences into passive and back.
Take a 30-minute mixed grammar and listening mini-test and log the score.

A timed mini-test result with a written list of the grammar structures still causing errors.

Week 5

Role-play 12 exam-style communication situations (ordering, complaining, asking for directions, making appointments) and record yourself each time.
Learn 60 functional phrases for agreeing, disagreeing, requesting and apologizing, and use each in a short written dialogue.
Expand topic vocabulary in three exam areas (health, media, housing) to 30 words each with example sentences.
Write 5 short formal and informal messages (email, note, invitation) of 40-60 words each.

Five written messages plus a recording set of 12 role-plays with a self-assessment checklist.

Week 6

Read 8 longer German texts (400-500 words) and answer inference and main-idea questions within 45 minutes total.
Practise matching and gap-fill reading tasks on 6 texts, scanning for keywords before reading in detail.
Run 8 spoken dialogues where you must respond appropriately to a prompt within 20 seconds.
Paraphrase 15 sentences from reading texts to build flexible communication vocabulary.

A timed reading section score plus a table of 8 dialogue responses rated for fluency and appropriateness.

Week 7

Complete a full mock exam under real timing and record the score per domain.
Re-listen to every missed audio item and transcribe the exact phrase you failed to catch.
Re-read every missed reading item and write the line in the text that justifies the correct answer.
Redo 40 grammar items drawn only from your error sheet until you reach 90 percent accuracy.

A full mock exam report with per-domain scores and a corrected answer file for every error.

Week 8

Review the entire vocabulary notebook and self-test 200 words with a target of 85 percent recall.
Rehearse 15 communication scenarios aloud and record the final set for comparison with week 5.
Complete a second full mock exam and compare scores with week 7.
Consolidate the 10 remaining grammar weak points with 10 targeted sentences each.

Final mock exam score comparison and a completed vocabulary recall test result.

Week 2: Score at least 70 percent on the 15 timed listening tasks and locate the answering sentence in all 6 reading texts.

Week 4: Achieve at least 80 percent on the mixed grammar and listening mini-test, with no more than 3 word-order errors.

Week 6: Finish the timed reading section within 45 minutes at 70 percent or higher, and deliver all 8 dialogue responses without long pauses.

Week 8: Second full mock exam improves on the week 7 score in at least three domains and reaches 75 percent overall.