Czech B2 study plan
Czech B2 · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Listening comprehension & Reading comprehension
Map the exam format of all four domains and record the exact task types, time limits and scoring weights in a one-page reference sheet.
Build a listening routine: transcribe 3 short authentic Czech recordings (2-3 minutes each) word for word and mark every word you misheard.
Diagnose reading speed by timing 2 B2-level Czech articles of about 500 words and noting words per minute and unknown-word density.
Start a personal vocabulary log of 60 new B2 items drawn only from this week's listening and reading material, with Czech definitions rather than translations.
Your checkpoint
A one-page exam-format sheet plus a 60-item vocabulary log with Czech-only definitions and example sentences.
Listening comprehension & Reading comprehension
Practise listening for gist: summarise 4 recordings in 3 sentences each without replaying, then check against the transcript.
Train inference questions by identifying the speaker's attitude or intention in 10 short audio extracts and justifying each answer in writing.
Apply scanning and skimming deliberately: answer 15 reading questions by locating keywords first, then reading only the surrounding paragraph.
Identify and drill 5 cohesion devices (pronouns, connectors, ellipsis) that carry meaning across sentences in Czech texts.
Your checkpoint
A log of 4 gist summaries plus 10 justified inference answers, with a self-scored accuracy percentage.
Listening comprehension & Reading comprehension
Complete 2 full timed listening mock sections under exam conditions and tabulate errors by task type.
Complete 2 full timed reading mock sections and record which question types consume the most time.
Reduce listening errors caused by connected speech by drilling 20 reduced or assimilated forms (e.g. vowel shortening, consonant clusters) in context.
Expand recognition of formal and academic register by extracting 40 collocations from news and interview texts.
Your checkpoint
Two complete timed mock sections per domain with an error-type table and a written diagnosis of your two weakest task types.
Listening comprehension & Reading comprehension
Re-test the two weakest task types from week 3 and confirm measurable improvement.
Sustain concentration for a full listening section without pausing, using a single uninterrupted 35-40 minute sitting.
Answer 20 detail questions in reading where the correct option paraphrases rather than repeats the source wording.
Cut your average reading time per passage by 15 percent while keeping accuracy above 70 percent.
Your checkpoint
A mid-point score report comparing week 3 and week 4 mock results per task type, with percentage change shown.
Writing (written production)
Analyse the required text types (e.g. informal message, formal letter, structured essay) and produce a reusable skeleton for each with fixed opening, development and closing moves.
Write 3 timed texts of 180-220 words in 30 minutes each and self-edit against a checklist of register, connectors and case endings.
Build a bank of 25 formal and 25 informal connectors and practise inserting them correctly into rewritten sentences.
Eliminate your 10 most frequent grammatical errors by logging each occurrence, the rule and a corrected version.
Your checkpoint
Three timed written texts with a completed self-edit checklist and a personal top-10 error list with corrections.
Writing (written production) & Speaking (spoken interaction and production)
Write 2 full timed writing tasks under exam conditions and score them against the official criteria descriptors.
Record 4 spoken monologues of 2 minutes on exam-style prompts and transcribe them to expose fluency breaks and fossilised errors.
Practise the interactive speaking tasks (role-play, negotiation, responding to a prompt) in 3 sessions with a partner or tutor, focusing on turn-taking and repair phrases.
Reduce hesitation markers by rehearsing 10 fixed functional phrases for agreeing, disagreeing, asking for clarification and buying time.
Your checkpoint
Two scored timed essays plus 4 transcribed monologues with a marked-up list of recurring spoken errors and target phrases.
Writing (written production) & Speaking (spoken interaction and production)
Rewrite your two weakest week-6 texts, raising them by at least one band against the criteria.
Deliver 3 two-minute monologues with no more than 3 seconds of total hesitation and a clear introduction, two developed points and a conclusion.
Sustain a 6-minute interactive dialogue covering comparison, justification and polite disagreement without switching to your first language.
Sharpen pronunciation of 15 problem sounds and word-stress patterns that affect intelligibility in your recordings.
Your checkpoint
Two revised texts with before-and-after band scores plus a 6-minute recorded dialogue with a self-assessment against the speaking criteria.
Listening comprehension & Reading comprehension & Writing (written production) & Speaking (spoken interaction and production)
Complete a full four-domain mock exam on two separate days, respecting all time limits and without pausing audio.
Review every error from the mock and classify it as knowledge, strategy or attention, then fix the top 10 strategy errors.
Rehearse exam-day logistics: timing checkpoints per section, answer-sheet transfer and a 5-minute speaking warm-up routine.
Consolidate the personal error and phrase bank into a single one-page pre-exam review sheet.
Your checkpoint
A full mock exam result sheet across all four domains with a final one-page pre-exam review sheet.
Milestones
Week 2: You can summarise an unheard 2-minute Czech recording in 3 accurate sentences on first listen and locate answers in a 500-word text within 8 minutes.
Week 4: Both listening and reading mock scores are at or above 60 percent, and your two weakest task types have improved measurably since week 3.
Week 6: You produce a 180-220 word text in 30 minutes that scores at least band 3 on content, register and accuracy, and you speak for 2 minutes with a clear structure.
Week 8: Full four-domain mock average is at or above 65 percent with no single domain below 60 percent, and all strategy errors from the mock are logged with fixes.