Berlin Abitur English LK study plan

Draft a 5-paragraph analytical essay on a short non-fiction excerpt in 90 minutes without a dictionary, then mark every lexeme you had to guess

Build a personal register of 60 academic linking devices and discourse markers, sorted by function (concession, hedging, exemplification, evaluation)

Paraphrase 10 source sentences into German and 10 German sentences into English, keeping the original speech act (claim, warning, recommendation) intact

Write one 250-word comment with a clear thesis, two supporting arguments and one anticipated counterargument

Analyse one longer literary or political text using a fixed four-step routine: gist, structure, stylistic devices, function-in-context

Identify and name 15 rhetorical/stylistic devices in authentic texts and explain their effect in one sentence each

Answer 12 multiple-choice and short-answer comprehension items under a strict 45-minute limit, then diagnose every wrong answer by error type (detail, inference, vocabulary, over-reading)

Summarise a 600-word article in exactly 120 words without copying source phrasing

Complete three full reading sections (long and short texts, mixed formats) in exam time and log the time spent per item type

Annotate two texts with margin notes that distinguish main claim, evidence and rhetorical framing

Transcribe and shadow two 4-minute authentic audio clips (podcast, news feature), marking connected-speech features (elision, assimilation, weak forms)

Answer 20 listening items in one sitting with only one playback, then relisten and locate the exact phrase that carried each answer

Take notes in symbol-and-abbreviation shorthand during three 5-minute talks and reconstruct the content in 150 words from notes alone

Summarise two audio inputs into German in 90 seconds of spoken output, recorded and self-assessed against a fluency rubric

Deliver a 5-minute structured monologue on a prepared topic with introduction, three points and conclusion, then re-record after feedback

Practise 10 impromptu 2-minute responses to unseen prompts, limiting hesitation markers to three per minute

Complete four mediation tasks (English source to German target and vice versa) in 30 minutes each, adapting register for the stated addressee

Compress a 400-word source into a 150-word German briefing that preserves all figures, names and qualifiers

Explain culture-specific terms to a target audience without losing meaning, producing 10 tested solutions

Revise two earlier essays using a checklist for cohesion, register consistency and thesis clarity, and document each change

Deliver a 10-minute presentation with slides or handout, then defend it in a 5-minute question round with prepared and improvised answers

Mediate orally between an English text and a German-speaking interlocutor in three role-play scenarios, paraphrasing rather than translating word for word

Record and self-assess a full mock oral exam, scoring content, language and interaction separately

Reduce filler words and false starts by 50 percent compared with the week-4 recordings

Sit a full timed mock under exam conditions across listening, reading and writing on one day and record section-by-section scores

Diagnose the three weakest item types from the mock and drill 15 items of each type

Rewrite the weakest essay section in 60 minutes applying the diagnosed fixes

Cut average reading time per item by 15 percent while holding accuracy

Run two full oral simulations with a partner or recording, covering presentation, Q&A and spontaneous mediation

Complete two timed mediation tasks cold, without preparation notes, to test transfer

Consolidate personal phrase banks for essay, mediation and speaking into one one-page reference sheet

Review all error logs from weeks 1 to 7 and confirm that each recurring error has a written fix strategy