Catalonia PAU Foreign Language - English study plan

Skim three 400–500-word English articles (one narrative, one argumentative, one informative) and write a one-sentence gist for each without a dictionary.

Identify and underline the topic sentence of every paragraph in two of those texts, then verify that your gist matches the paragraph structure.

Annotate ten unknown words in context and infer each meaning from surrounding clues before checking a dictionary.

Time yourself reading one 500-word text and answering four multiple-choice comprehension questions in under 15 minutes total.

Distinguish main idea from supporting detail across five texts by writing one main-idea statement and two supporting details for each.

Practise inference: answer five 'what does the author imply' questions and justify each answer with a quoted line from the text.

Recognise reference words (this, they, the former, such) by tracing ten pronouns back to their antecedents.

Match five headings to paragraphs in two texts to build global-coherence reading skills.

Answer true/false/not-given questions on three texts, stating the exact line that justifies each 'true' or 'false' and why 'not given' lacks evidence.

Build a personal glossary of 40 academic and exam-frequent words, each with a definition, a collocation, and one original sentence.

Complete ten context-based vocabulary items (choose the word that fits the gap) and explain why each distractor fails.

Paraphrase five sentences from a reading text using synonyms without changing the meaning.

Write two 120–150-word opinion paragraphs, each with a clear topic sentence, two supporting reasons, and a concluding sentence.

Draft a full 150–180-word guided composition (opinion or for-and-against) under a 25-minute timer.

Use five cohesive devices (however, therefore, in addition, on the other hand, as a result) correctly and label them in your draft.

Self-edit one draft against a checklist: paragraph unity, linkers, pronoun reference, and no repeated sentence openings.

Review and drill the tenses most tested at this level (present perfect vs past simple, future forms, conditionals) with 30 transformation items.

Correct ten of your own recurring errors from week 4 and rewrite those sentences accurately.

Write a 150–180-word composition using at least three conditional or passive structures, then highlight them.

Practise sentence-level accuracy with 15 gap-fill items on articles, prepositions, and subject–verb agreement.

Write two full compositions (one opinion, one narrative or descriptive) under 25-minute timed conditions each.

Apply a grammar checklist to both drafts: tense consistency, agreement, articles, prepositions, and word order.

Rewrite five run-on or comma-spliced sentences into clear, correctly punctuated sentences.

Compare your drafts to a band descriptor and note two concrete improvements for the next attempt.

Complete one full mock paper (reading plus composition) under exam timing conditions.

Mark the reading section against an answer key and categorise every error as vocabulary, inference, detail, or time pressure.

Revise the composition for cohesion only, adding or replacing linkers and checking paragraph order.

Re-read two earlier compositions and rewrite the weakest paragraph of each to improve flow.

Sit a second full timed mock and compare the score with week 7 to measure progress.

Review your glossary and error log, re-testing the 20 items you got wrong most often.

Write one final timed composition and self-assess it against all five domains.

List your three remaining weak points and the specific drills you will do in the final days before the exam.