La Rioja PAU English (UR) study plan

Diagnose current level by completing one full past-paper reading section under timed conditions and scoring it against the official answer key

Identify and list the four question types that appear most often in La Rioja PAU reading texts (main idea, specific detail, inference, vocabulary in context)

Build a personal vocabulary log of 40 academic and opinion-text words drawn from two PAU-style articles, recording definition and one original sentence each

Practise skimming three 400-word articles in under four minutes each and writing a one-sentence summary of the main idea from memory

Apply a fixed annotation routine (underline topic sentence, circle connectors, box unknown words) to five PAU-style texts

Answer ten inference questions and justify each answer by quoting the exact line of the text that supports it

Review the verb-tense system (present perfect vs past simple, narrative past tenses) and complete 30 transformation-style sentences

Time yourself to complete a full reading section in 45 minutes with at least 70% accuracy

Analyse the PAU composition format (typically 120-150 words, opinion or for-and-against prompt) and outline the expected paragraph structure

Write three 130-word opinion compositions using a memorised framework: introduction with thesis, two body paragraphs with connectors, conclusion

Memorise and actively use 15 discourse connectors (however, moreover, on the other hand, as a result) in your own sentences

Self-edit each composition against a checklist covering subject-verb agreement, articles, and preposition collocations

Write two for-and-against compositions and two opinion compositions under a strict 30-minute limit each

Reduce grammar errors by 50% compared with week 3 by targeting your three most frequent mistakes from the correction log

Practise paraphrasing prompts so you never copy the original wording into your introduction

Complete 40 use-of-english items on word formation, phrasal verbs, and collocations

Complete six listening comprehension tasks (short monologues and dialogues) and answer detail and gist questions in writing

Practise note-taking shorthand while listening to two-minute audio and reconstruct the content in five bullet points

Transcribe two 90-second audio clips and compare your transcription with the script to locate comprehension gaps

Combine listening and reading by summarising an audio clip and then matching it to a written article on the same topic

Listen to PAU-style audio once only, as in the real exam, and answer questions without replaying

Distinguish minimal pairs and connected-speech features (linking, elision, weak forms) in ten short clips

Shadow two audio clips aloud to improve pronunciation and listening decoding speed

Review reported speech and passive voice, structures often tested in use-of-english and useful in writing

Sit two complete mock exams under real timing and conditions, marking each section separately

Diagnose which section loses the most marks and reallocate study time accordingly

Rewrite the two mock compositions using feedback and compare word count and error rate

Review the vocabulary log and mark the 30 words you still cannot use actively

Consolidate the writing framework by producing two final polished compositions from outline to final draft in 30 minutes

Drill the 25 use-of-english items you got wrong most often across the plan

Rehearse exam-day time allocation: reading, writing, and listening in a single sitting

Finalise a one-page personal error checklist to review the morning of the exam