Balearic PAU French (UIB) study plan
Balearic PAU French (UIB) · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Reading comprehension of written texts in French & Lexical and grammatical competence (use of French)
Read two 350–450-word French press articles (news or opinion) per session and underline every unknown word, then sort them into a personal lexicon by theme.
Identify the main idea and the author's stance in each article in one written sentence of French, without translating into Spanish or Catalan.
Review the present indicative of regular -er, -ir and -re verbs plus être, avoir, aller and faire, and write 20 original sentences using them.
Build a 15-minute daily routine of reading one short French text aloud to fix pronunciation and rhythm.
Your checkpoint
A themed lexicon of at least 60 entries with French definition or Spanish/Catalan gloss and one example sentence each, plus a one-page reading log of 6 articles with main idea and stance.
Reading comprehension of written texts in French & Lexical and grammatical competence (use of French)
Locate explicit information (names, figures, dates, places) in three informative texts of 400+ words each and answer 8 self-written comprehension questions per text.
Infer the meaning of 15 unknown words from context before checking a dictionary, and record which clues worked.
Drill the passé composé versus imparfait distinction by rewriting a 150-word narrative and justifying each tense choice.
Practise pronoun placement (le, la, les, lui, leur, y, en) in 25 transformation exercises.
Your checkpoint
A comprehension set of 24 questions with answer key and evidence quotes from the texts, plus a 150-word narrative in past tenses with a tense-justification table.
Reading comprehension of written texts in French & Written expression and production in French
Analyse the structure of two argumentative French texts (thesis, arguments, examples, conclusion) and map each part in a labelled outline.
Write a 120-word summary in French of each text using only your own words and linking connectors (d'abord, en outre, cependant, donc).
Compose a 180-word opinion paragraph on a current topic, stating a thesis, two arguments and one counter-argument.
Self-correct your paragraph against a checklist of agreement, tense and connector use, and log every error type.
Your checkpoint
Two text outlines, two 120-word French summaries and one corrected 180-word opinion paragraph, with an error log listing at least 10 recurring mistakes.
Lexical and grammatical competence (use of French) & Written expression and production in French
Master the subjunctive present of 30 high-frequency verbs and use 15 of them in sentences with expressions such as il faut que, bien que and pour que.
Complete 40 gap-fill items on articles, prepositions and partitive articles, and explain each choice in one line.
Write a 200-word formal letter or email (request, complaint or application) using correct register and formulaic openings and closings.
Revise your error log from weeks 1–3 and eliminate at least 70% of the logged error types in a fresh writing task.
Your checkpoint
A 200-word formal letter in French plus a 40-item grammar exercise set with written justifications, and an updated error log showing error types reduced.
Written expression and production in French & Sociocultural and intercultural knowledge of the French-speaking world
Produce two timed essays of 220–250 words in 45 minutes each on exam-style prompts, with a clear introduction, two developed body paragraphs and a conclusion.
Incorporate 12 discourse markers and 8 complex structures (relative clauses, gerund, passive, conditional) into your essays and highlight them for review.
Research and write a one-page French-language fact sheet on a francophone region outside France (e.g. Québec, Senegal, Belgium, Switzerland) covering geography, institutions and one cultural feature.
Compare one cultural practice from that region with a Balearic or Spanish equivalent in 100 words of French.
Your checkpoint
Two timed 220–250-word essays with self-assessment grid scores, plus a one-page francophone fact sheet and a 100-word intercultural comparison.
Reading comprehension of written texts in French & Sociocultural and intercultural knowledge of the French-speaking world
Work through four full reading sections under exam timing (one per session) and score them, targeting at least 75% correct.
Classify every wrong answer by cause (vocabulary, inference, detail, trap) and write the correct reasoning for each.
Read two francophone cultural texts (press, literary extract, institutional page) and extract 10 culture-specific references, explaining each in French.
Memorise 25 fixed expressions and collocations frequent in French journalism and reuse 15 of them in your own sentences.
Your checkpoint
Four scored reading sections with a cause-of-error table and a 25-item collocation list with 15 original example sentences.
Written expression and production in French & Strategic and autonomous language-learning competence
Write three full timed essays (250 words, 45 minutes) and revise each one against the official-style criteria of task completion, coherence, grammar and vocabulary range.
Build a personal self-correction checklist from your error log and apply it to every draft before submission.
Design a study routine for the final week using spaced repetition: schedule 10-minute daily reviews of lexicon, grammar rules and connectors.
Identify three free French-language resources (podcast, news site, dictionary) and evaluate each for usefulness to your remaining weak areas in a short written note.
Your checkpoint
Three revised timed essays with before/after scores on a four-criterion rubric, a one-page self-correction checklist and a spaced-repetition review calendar.
Reading comprehension of written texts in French & Lexical and grammatical competence (use of French) & Written expression and production in French
Simulate two complete mock exams under strict timing and score every section using the domain weightings.
Review only your highest-frequency remaining errors and redo 30 targeted exercises on those points.
Rehearse a 10-minute oral summary of a French text to consolidate fluency and pronunciation, even if the exam is written.
Compile a one-page pre-exam sheet of connectors, formulaic phrases and grammar reminders, then verify you can reproduce it from memory.
Your checkpoint
Two scored mock exams with a final progress report comparing week 1 and week 8 results per domain, plus a one-page pre-exam memory sheet reproduced without notes.
Milestones
Week 4: Score at least 65% on a self-assembled reading and grammar mini-test (20 reading items, 20 grammar items) and show a 70% reduction in repeated errors from the week 1–3 log.
Week 6: Achieve at least 75% on timed reading sections and produce a 250-word essay in 45 minutes scoring at least 3/5 on each of the four writing criteria.
Week 8: Reach at least 70% overall on two full mock exams weighted as 30% reading, 25% grammar, 30% writing, 10% culture and 5% strategies, with no single domain below 60%.