Madrid PAU German (Alemán II) (Spain Madrid PAU) study plan
Madrid PAU German (Alemán II) · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Reading comprehension (textos y comprensión lectora) & Lexicon and grammar (léxico y gramática)
Diagnose your current reading level by completing two full-length PAU-style reading tasks under timed conditions (45 minutes each) and tabulating your error types.
Build a personal vocabulary log of 60 high-frequency PAU-topic nouns and verbs (Umwelt, Bildung, Technik, Gesellschaft) with article and plural for each noun.
Practise skimming a 400-word German article in 3 minutes and writing a one-sentence German summary of its main claim.
Review the German case system (Nominativ, Akkusativ, Dativ, Genitiv) by declining 20 noun phrases drawn from your reading texts.
Your checkpoint
A written error-diagnosis sheet listing your five most frequent reading and grammar mistakes, plus a 60-entry vocabulary log with articles and plurals.
Reading comprehension (textos y comprensión lectora) & Lexicon and grammar (léxico y gramática)
Complete four PAU-style multiple-choice reading sets (true/false, matching headings, gap-fill) and justify every answer by quoting the exact line of the text.
Identify and record 15 discourse connectors (jedoch, dennoch, deshalb, außerdem, trotzdem) and use each one in an original sentence.
Drill subordinate clause word order (weil, obwohl, dass, wenn) by rewriting 25 main-clause sentences into subordinate-clause sentences.
Summarise two 350-word opinion texts in 60-80 German words each, capturing the author's position.
Your checkpoint
Four completed reading sets with line-referenced justifications and two 60-80 word German summaries.
Reading comprehension (textos y comprensión lectora) & Written production (expresión escrita)
Read three argumentative texts on the same topic and extract the thesis, two supporting arguments and one counter-argument from each into a structured grid.
Draft a 120-word German opinion paragraph using a fixed template (Einleitung, Argument, Gegenargument, Schluss).
Practise inferring the meaning of 20 unknown words from context before checking a dictionary, and record your hit rate.
Revise relative clauses and the passive voice by transforming 20 sentences taken from your reading texts.
Your checkpoint
Three argument-extraction grids and one polished 120-word German opinion paragraph with a self-correction note.
Reading comprehension (textos y comprensión lectora) & Written production (expresión escrita)
Write a full PAU-style guided composition (180-200 words) on a social topic in 50 minutes without a dictionary.
Self-assess that composition against a checklist covering task completion, cohesion, range of structures and lexical accuracy, and rewrite it once.
Complete two timed reading sections back-to-back to build stamina for the exam's 40% reading weighting.
Memorise and actively use 12 formal written-register expressions (meiner Meinung nach, es lässt sich feststellen, zusammenfassend).
Your checkpoint
Two versions of a 180-200 word composition (first draft and revised) with a completed self-assessment checklist.
Written production (expresión escrita) & Lexicon and grammar (léxico y gramática)
Produce one 200-word composition of each PAU text type: formal letter, opinion essay and narrative account.
Consolidate verb tense control by writing 30 sentences that correctly distinguish Präteritum, Perfekt and Plusquamperfekt in context.
Master adjective declension by completing 40 gap-fill items across all three declension patterns.
Edit your own writing for the ten most common Spanish-speaker interference errors (ser/estar transfer, preposition choice, word order).
Your checkpoint
Three finished compositions of 200 words each, plus a personal interference-error checklist applied to all three.
Written production (expresión escrita) & Cultural and sociolinguistic knowledge of German-speaking countries
Write two timed 200-word compositions in 45 minutes each and score them against the official PAU writing criteria you have reconstructed.
Learn 30 key facts about the German-speaking world (DACH region geography, political systems, major cultural figures, education systems) and write them as German sentences.
Practise using cultural examples as supporting evidence inside an argumentative composition.
Revise the subjunctive I and II forms most useful for polite requests and hypothetical arguments in writing.
Your checkpoint
Two timed compositions with scores and feedback notes, plus a 30-sentence German fact sheet on German-speaking countries.
Reading comprehension (textos y comprensión lectora) & Written production (expresión escrita) & Cultural and sociolinguistic knowledge of German-speaking countries
Complete two full mock exams under strict timing (reading, lexicon/grammar, writing) and record your score per section.
Target your weakest reading question type with 30 additional items and track improvement.
Rehearse cultural and sociolinguistic knowledge with 40 self-written recall questions on DACH topics.
Reduce your composition error count by 30% relative to week 6 by applying a fixed proofreading routine.
Your checkpoint
Two scored mock exams with a section-by-section score table and a corrected final composition.
Reading comprehension (textos y comprensión lectora) & Lexicon and grammar (léxico y gramática) & Written production (expresión escrita) & Cultural and sociolinguistic knowledge of German-speaking countries
Sit one final full mock exam under exam conditions and compare results with week 7.
Review only your personal error log and the 120 highest-value vocabulary items, avoiding new material.
Rehearse three timed 200-word compositions from past-paper-style prompts to confirm speed and structure.
Finalise an exam-day strategy sheet covering time allocation per section and a proofreading sequence.
Your checkpoint
A final mock exam score report, a one-page exam-day strategy sheet and a consolidated personal error log.
Milestones
Week 2: You can complete a PAU-style reading set within the time limit and justify every answer with a quoted line from the text.
Week 4: You can write a coherent 180-200 word German composition in 50 minutes without a dictionary and identify your own errors on a checklist.
Week 6: Your compositions score at or above your target band on task completion and cohesion, and you can supply a German-language cultural example to support an argument.
Week 7: Your full mock exam score is within 10% of your target total, with no single section more than one band below the others.
Week 8: You complete a full mock exam at or above your target score and can state, from memory, your time allocation and proofreading routine for each section.