Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Abitur French study plan
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Abitur French · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Hörverstehen / Compréhension de l'oral & Leseverstehen / Compréhension de l'écrit
Build a listening routine: listen to a 3-minute authentic French audio text (news brief, interview) daily and note the main idea plus three key details in French
Identify the typical question types in listening tasks (global comprehension, detail, intention/attitude) and label each one you encounter
Read one 400-600 word French newspaper article per session and underline connectors and discourse markers
Compile a personal vocabulary log of 40 new expressions drawn only from audio and reading sources, with a French definition rather than a German translation
Your checkpoint
A listening log covering 6 audio texts (main idea + 3 details each) plus a 40-entry vocabulary file with French definitions
Hörverstehen / Compréhension de l'oral & Leseverstehen / Compréhension de l'écrit
Practise note-taking while listening: capture keywords and numbers in a structured two-column format without writing full sentences
Answer a full listening comprehension set under time pressure (audio played twice, 20 minutes total) and self-correct against the transcript
Analyse how French articles signal argument structure (thèse, argument, exemple, concession) and annotate one article per session accordingly
Paraphrase each main idea from your listening and reading texts in one French sentence to check real understanding
Your checkpoint
One timed listening comprehension set completed and corrected, with a written error analysis of at least 8 lines
Sprachmittlung (Mediation) & Leseverstehen / Compréhension de l'écrit
Define mediation explicitly: distinguish summarizing, explaining and adapting for a German-speaking reader, and identify what must never be copied verbatim
Mediate three short French texts (150-200 words) into German, keeping names, figures and register accurate
Practise the reverse direction: mediate a short German text into French for a French-speaking reader, focusing on clarity over literal translation
Build a phrase bank of 25 mediation formulas in German (Das Dokument zeigt..., Der Autor betont...) and drill them in writing
Your checkpoint
Three German-language mediations of French source texts (each 120-150 words) plus a 25-item formula bank
Sprachmittlung (Mediation) & Schriftliche Produktion / Expression écrite
Mediate a longer French text (300-400 words) into German within 45 minutes, respecting the target reader and situation described in the task
Write a structured French opinion text (250 words) with introduction, two developed arguments and conclusion, using at least six connectors
Revise your own written French against a checklist: tense consistency, agreement, pronoun placement, register
Mediate a graph or statistic described in French into German, stating figures precisely and explaining trends
Your checkpoint
One full mediation task (45 min, timed) and one 250-word French argumentative text, both self-corrected with a written checklist
Schriftliche Produktion / Expression écrite & Sprachmittlung (Mediation)
Draft three French text types required by the exam format (formal letter/email, commentaire, essai) and identify their conventions
Practise mediation with a task that specifies a recipient and purpose, adapting tone accordingly rather than translating word for word
Introduce and correctly use ten advanced French structures (subjonctif after conjunctions, gérondif, mise en relief) in your own sentences
Time yourself writing 300 words in French in 50 minutes and then edit down to 250 without losing content
Your checkpoint
A portfolio of three French text types (one each) plus a list of ten advanced structures with your own example sentences
Schriftliche Produktion / Expression écrite & Hörverstehen / Compréhension de l'oral
Write two full timed essays (300 words, 60 minutes) on exam-style prompts and mark them against the official assessment criteria you have researched
Return to listening: process two longer audio documents (5-6 minutes) and summarise each in French in 80 words
Eliminate recurring errors by logging every correction from your essays into a personal error list and rewriting the affected sentences
Practise integrating a short audio or written source into your own French argument without copying its wording
Your checkpoint
Two timed essays with self-assessment grids and a rewritten error-correction sheet
Hörverstehen / Compréhension de l'oral & Leseverstehen / Compréhension de l'écrit & Sprachmittlung (Mediation) & Schriftliche Produktion / Expression écrite
Complete one full mock exam under real conditions (all four domains, strict timing, no aids) and record your scores per domain
Identify the two weakest task types from the mock and redo three examples of each
Speed up mediation: complete two 200-word mediations in 30 minutes each
Refine your French writing with a targeted review of the ten most frequent errors from your log
Your checkpoint
A completed mock exam with a score table per domain and a prioritised list of the three weakest task types
Sprachmittlung (Mediation) & Schriftliche Produktion / Expression écrite & Hörverstehen / Compréhension de l'oral
Redo the weakest task types from week 7 until you meet your target score twice in a row
Rehearse mediation openings and closings so you can start writing within three minutes of reading the task
Write one final timed essay and one final timed mediation, then compare them with your week 4 versions to document progress
Consolidate your phrase banks and error list into a one-page exam-day sheet you can review in 15 minutes
Your checkpoint
A one-page exam-day reference sheet plus a final timed essay and mediation with a written before/after comparison
Milestones
Week 2: You can extract the main idea and at least three details from a 3-minute French audio text after two listenings, and summarise a 500-word article in three French sentences without rereading.
Week 4: You complete a 45-minute mediation into German and a 250-word French argumentative text within time, with fewer than five errors you cannot explain yourself.
Week 6: You write a 300-word French essay in 60 minutes using at least six connectors and ten advanced structures, and your self-assessment against the criteria reaches the upper half of the scale.
Week 7: Your full mock exam shows no domain below 50% and at least two domains at 65% or above, with a written diagnosis of the weakest task types.
Week 8: You reach your target score twice in a row on your weakest task types and can state, in one sentence each, your strategy for all four domains.