Welsh Canolradd (Intermediate, B1) study plan
Welsh Canolradd (Intermediate, B1) · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Speaking & Listening
Record yourself speaking for 3 minutes on a familiar topic (e.g. eich gwaith, eich teulu) and transcribe it to spot repeated errors.
Practise the preterite endings of 20 common verbs (mynd, dod, gwneud, cael, dweud) aloud until produced without hesitation.
Listen to 15 minutes of Welsh radio daily and note 10 new phrases in a vocabulary log.
Shadow a 2-minute audio clip sentence by sentence, imitating stress and intonation.
Build a personal list of 15 question forms (Ble wyt ti'n...? Beth wnest ti...?) and use each in a spoken answer.
Your checkpoint
A 3-minute unscripted recording plus a written error log listing at least 10 recurring mistakes with corrections.
Speaking & Listening
Hold a 5-minute conversation with a partner or language exchange covering past, present and future events.
Practise the soft mutation after 'yn' and after possessives in 20 spoken sentences.
Listen to a 5-minute podcast segment twice: first for gist, then for detail, answering 5 comprehension questions you write yourself.
Drill numbers, times and prices aloud until you can say 20 random figures without pausing.
Learn and use 10 discourse markers (felly, wedyn, er hynny, a dweud y gwir) in spontaneous speech.
Your checkpoint
A 5-minute recorded conversation with a self-assessment checklist marking fluency, accuracy and range out of 5 each.
Speaking & Reading
Read two short news articles (300 words each) and summarise each aloud in 90 seconds.
Identify and record 20 new connectives and formal phrases from reading texts.
Practise reading aloud a 200-word passage with correct rhythm and mutation.
Answer 10 inference questions on unseen short texts, justifying each answer with a quoted phrase.
Re-tell a written story orally in the past tense using at least 8 different verbs.
Your checkpoint
A written summary of 120 words in Welsh of one article, plus an oral retelling of the same article recorded.
Listening & Reading
Complete 3 timed listening tasks (10 minutes each) and score them, tracking improvement.
Read one 500-word text under time pressure and extract the main argument in 3 bullet points.
Practise recognising the difference between formal and colloquial registers in 10 audio clips.
Learn 15 idiomatic expressions and match each to its meaning in context.
Transcribe 2 minutes of authentic audio and compare with the source to measure accuracy.
Your checkpoint
A timed mock reading-and-listening section scored against a marking scheme, with a written reflection on weak areas.
Reading & Writing
Write a 150-word formal email (complaint or enquiry) using appropriate register and openings/closings.
Write a 200-word opinion piece with a clear structure: introduction, two arguments, conclusion.
Edit three of your own texts specifically for mutation, verb tense consistency and preposition use.
Read a model text and rewrite it in a different register (formal to informal).
Learn 10 set phrases for letters and apply each once in writing.
Your checkpoint
Two polished written pieces (150 and 200 words) with a corrected first draft attached to show revision.
Writing & Speaking
Write a 250-word narrative in the past tense using at least 10 different verbs and correct mutation.
Present a 3-minute prepared talk on a current issue and answer 3 follow-up questions.
Practise the conditional and imperfect tenses in 15 written and 15 spoken sentences.
Rewrite 10 of your own sentences to remove English-influenced syntax.
Use a checklist to proofread a peer's or your own 200-word text for 5 common error types.
Your checkpoint
A 250-word narrative plus a 3-minute recorded talk on a related theme, both self-corrected against a checklist.
Speaking & Listening & Reading & Writing
Complete a full timed mock exam covering all four domains under realistic conditions.
Review every error from the mock and categorise it by domain and error type.
Re-record the speaking section of the mock, improving on the first attempt.
Redraft the writing section of the mock, targeting the three weakest error categories.
Practise 10 listening questions you previously got wrong until you can explain each answer.
Your checkpoint
A completed mock exam with a scored breakdown per domain and a prioritised list of the five weaknesses to fix.
Speaking & Listening & Reading & Writing
Drill your five prioritised weaknesses daily for 20 minutes each.
Hold two 10-minute conversations on unfamiliar topics to build spontaneity.
Complete two shorter timed practice sets for reading and listening.
Write one 200-word text under exam time limits without a dictionary.
Review your full vocabulary and error log, marking items now mastered.
Your checkpoint
A final self-assessment sheet showing before-and-after scores on the five prioritised weaknesses, plus one clean timed writing sample.
Milestones
Week 2: Can sustain a 5-minute conversation on familiar topics with only occasional hesitation, and understand the main points of a 5-minute authentic audio clip.
Week 4: Scores at least 60% on a timed reading-and-listening mock and can summarise an unseen 500-word text in three accurate points.
Week 6: Produces a 250-word written text and a 3-minute talk with accurate core tenses and mutation in at least 80% of targeted instances.
Week 8: Improves on all five prioritised weaknesses from week 7 and completes a full mock within time limits in all four domains.