Aragón PAU Foreign Language II - German study plan
Aragón PAU Foreign Language II - German · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Reading comprehension (Leseverstehen) of German texts & Lexical and grammatical competence (Wortschatz und Grammatik) in context
Read two 450–550-word German expository texts (e.g. on Umweltschutz or Digitalisierung) and answer 12 true/false and multiple-choice comprehension questions per text without a dictionary on the first pass.
Build a personal glossary of 60 high-frequency PAU-level nouns and verbs drawn from those texts, recording article, plural, and a German definition or synonym for each.
Identify and label the explicit connectors (deshalb, trotzdem, außerdem, allerdings, einerseits … andererseits) in both texts and state the logical relation each one signals.
Write five original German sentences that reuse ten new glossary items in a personal or school context.
Your checkpoint
A 60-entry glossary table plus a scored answer sheet for two reading texts (record your raw score out of 24).
Reading comprehension (Leseverstehen) of German texts & Lexical and grammatical competence (Wortschatz und Grammatik) in context
Practise skimming: given three unseen 500-word texts, locate the sentence that answers each of eight specific detail questions within a 20-minute time limit.
Drill the four German cases by declining 20 noun phrases (with definite, indefinite, and zero article) and justify each case ending in writing.
Summarise each of the three texts in 40–50 German words using at least three connectors from week 1.
Correct ten deliberately faulty sentences containing case or article errors and state the rule that was broken.
Your checkpoint
Three 40–50-word German summaries plus a corrected error log listing the rule for each mistake.
Lexical and grammatical competence (Wortschatz und Grammatik) in context & Language awareness and text coherence: connectors, register and cohesion in written German
Conjugate 40 common verbs across Präsens, Präteritum, and Perfekt, including 15 separable and 10 irregular verbs, and use each in a short clause.
Transform ten active sentences into passive (Vorgangspassiv) and five into Konjunktiv II polite or hypothetical forms.
Rewrite a 150-word paragraph by inserting or upgrading connectors so that every sentence is explicitly linked to the previous one.
Produce a one-page reference sheet distinguishing weil, obwohl, damit, während, and sodass by meaning and word order.
Your checkpoint
A self-made one-page grammar and connector reference sheet, plus 25 transformation exercises you wrote and then solved.
Guided written production (schriftlicher Ausdruck): composition on a prescribed topic & Language awareness and text coherence: connectors, register and cohesion in written German
Write a 180-word opinion composition (Meinung äußern) on a prescribed topic with a clear introduction, two supporting arguments, one counter-argument, and a conclusion.
Integrate at least eight different connectors across the composition and underline each one.
Revise the composition against a personal checklist covering verb-second position, subject-verb agreement, and connector word order.
Rewrite the composition once, cutting at least 15 words without losing any argument.
Your checkpoint
A first and revised 180-word composition on one topic, with a marked-up checklist showing what you changed and why.
Guided written production (schriftlicher Ausdruck): composition on a prescribed topic & Language awareness and text coherence: connectors, register and cohesion in written German
Write a 200-word formal text (e.g. a letter of complaint or application) using Sie-form, appropriate salutation and closing, and formal connectors (daher, bezüglich, hinsichtlich).
Draft and then rewrite a 150-word narrative text in the past tense, checking Präteritum versus Perfekt usage.
Self-assess both texts against the PAU-style criteria of task completion, coherence, range, and accuracy, awarding and justifying a score out of 10.
Compile a list of 20 formal versus informal register pairs (e.g. kriegen/erhalten, wollen/möchten) and use ten in sentences.
Your checkpoint
Two finished texts (200-word formal, 150-word narrative) with a written self-assessment and justified score for each.
Reading comprehension (Leseverstehen) of German texts & Guided written production (schriftlicher Ausdruck): composition on a prescribed topic
Complete two full timed mock reading sections (two texts, 45 minutes each) and review every wrong answer to identify whether the cause was vocabulary, inference, or misread detail.
Write two 180-word compositions under a 40-minute time limit on unseen prescribed topics without a dictionary.
Extract and reuse ten useful phrases from model-style texts in your own compositions, adapting rather than copying them.
Rank your five most frequent errors from weeks 1–5 and write a corrective rule for each.
Your checkpoint
A timed mock result sheet (reading score and both composition scores) plus a ranked top-five error list with corrective rules.
Lexical and grammatical competence (Wortschatz und Grammatik) in context & Guided written production (schriftlicher Ausdruck): composition on a prescribed topic & Language awareness and text coherence: connectors, register and cohesion in written German
Complete a full timed mock exam (reading, grammar and vocabulary in context, and composition) in 90 minutes under exam conditions.
Complete 30 fill-in-the-blank grammar items in context, focusing on prepositions, adjective endings, and pronoun reference, and explain each answer.
Rewrite your weakest mock composition paragraph, improving cohesion and register, and compare the two versions side by side.
Memorise and actively use 15 high-value academic connectors and phrases in three short paragraphs.
Your checkpoint
A fully corrected mock exam with an item-by-item error analysis and one rewritten paragraph.
Reading comprehension (Leseverstehen) of German texts & Lexical and grammatical competence (Wortschatz und Grammatik) in context & Guided written production (schriftlicher Ausdruck): composition on a prescribed topic & Language awareness and text coherence: connectors, register and cohesion in written German
Take two full timed mock exams on separate days and compare scores to identify remaining weak spots.
Review your complete error log from weeks 1–7 and re-solve every item you previously got wrong.
Write one final 200-word composition in 35 minutes, applying the full checklist without notes.
Rehearse exam timing: allocate minutes per section and practise stopping at each boundary.
Your checkpoint
Two final mock scores, a completed error-log review, and one clean final composition with a timing log.
Milestones
Week 4: You can read a 500-word German text and answer detail and inference questions at 70% or better, and you have produced a coherent 180-word opinion composition with at least eight correctly used connectors.
Week 6: Under timed conditions you score at least 65% on a full reading section and at least 6/10 on each of two 180-word compositions, with a documented list of your top five recurring errors.
Week 8: You complete two full mock exams within the time limit, score at least 70% overall on the better attempt, and can name and correct your remaining weak areas from your own error log.