North Rhine-Westphalia Zentralabitur Modern Greek study plan

Diagnose current level with a timed reading task (600-word Greek non-fiction text plus 6 comprehension items) and record score, error types, and time used in an error log

Build a personal vocabulary list of 80 high-frequency academic and essay-signal words (e.g. διαπιστώνω, υποστηρίζω, ωστόσο, επομένως) with Greek definition, German equivalent, and one original example sentence each

Review and drill the verb system in active voice: aspect pairs (συνεχής/στιγμιαίος), subjunctive after να, and future formation, producing 20 self-written sentence transformations

Practise listening comprehension on one 3-minute Greek news or podcast segment, transcribe 10 key sentences, and mark unknown structures

Master passive voice and passive aorist forms by converting 25 active sentences into passive and back, noting irregular participles

Write one 250-word opinion text (Erörterung-style) on a school or media topic using at least 8 of the week-1 connectors, then self-correct against a checklist

Learn and apply three reading strategies (skimming for gist, scanning for keywords, inferring unknown words from morphology and context) on two unseen texts

Set up a spaced-repetition deck and schedule daily 15-minute review slots for the whole 8 weeks

Analyse one short Greek literary prose excerpt (e.g. a passage from a 20th-century Greek short story) by identifying narrative perspective, tense use, and characterisation with textual evidence

Write a structured text analysis in Greek of 300 words using a fixed four-part outline: introduction, content summary, analysis, evaluation

Practise summary writing (Περίληψη) by condensing a 500-word non-fiction text into 120 words without copying original phrasing

Expand grammar control to reported speech and conditional clauses, producing 15 transformation sentences

Compare one literary and one non-literary Greek text on the same topic and write 200 words on how medium and register change the message

Apply intercultural analysis: identify culture-specific concepts in a Greek text (e.g. φιλότιμο, παρέα, family roles) and explain them in German without stereotyping

Practise the German-language mediation task (Sprachmittlung): render a 200-word German text into Greek and a 200-word Greek text into German, keeping register appropriate

Build a glossary of 30 culture-specific terms with short explanatory paraphrases rather than one-word translations

Compile a fact sheet in Greek on one society topic (e.g. education system, migration, family change in Greece) from at least three sources, citing them correctly

Write a 350-word Greek argumentative essay on that topic, taking a clear position and rebutting one counterargument

Rehearse a 5-minute spoken monologue on the same topic, recorded, then evaluate fluency, vocabulary range, and accuracy against a rubric

Identify and correct typical German-interference errors (word order, article use, false friends) in your own texts

Build a chronological overview in Greek of key 20th-century Greek history points (Asia Minor Catastrophe, occupation, civil war, dictatorship, metapolitefsi) with 2-3 sentences each

Analyse a historical source text or testimonial excerpt (e.g. a memoir passage) for perspective, bias, and use of memory language

Write a 300-word Greek commentary linking a literary text to its historical context, distinguishing fact from representation

Practise exam-style comprehension questions on a history-themed text under timed conditions (45 minutes)

Analyse how a literary figure's identity and life choices are constructed in a Greek short story or poem, quoting at least five supporting passages

Write a 400-word Greek essay on identity and life plans, integrating one literary reference and one non-fiction reference

Practise the oral exam format: 10-minute presentation on a self-chosen identity topic followed by 5 minutes of anticipated questions, recorded

Refine essay structure with a bank of 15 reusable academic phrases for introducing, contrasting, and concluding

Complete one full mock exam under real timing (reading, writing, mediation) and score it against the official task formats

Review the entire error log and rewrite the ten most frequent error types correctly in new sentences

Consolidate the vocabulary deck: retire mastered items and isolate 50 remaining weak items for final review

Draft a personal exam-day strategy sheet covering time allocation per task, order of tasks, and checking routines