Basque PAU French study plan

Skim three 500-700 word authentic French articles (news, opinion, culture) and identify the main idea plus the author's stance in under 8 minutes each.

Annotate unknown lexis in those articles and build a 40-item personal glossary organised by theme, recording each word's part of speech and one original example sentence.

Diagnose your grammar baseline by completing a 30-item self-test covering tenses, pronouns, agreement and prepositions, then rank your five weakest points.

Practise scanning for specific details (dates, figures, names, causal connectors) in two texts and answer 5 detail questions per text without rereading the whole passage.

Read four authentic texts of different registers (press editorial, interview, literary extract, informational brochure) and label each one's register, purpose and intended audience.

Infer the meaning of 15 unknown words from context before checking a dictionary, then verify and record how many guesses were correct.

Drill the two weakest grammar points from week 1 with 20 transformation exercises each, correcting and rewriting every wrong item in full.

Summarise two articles in exactly 60 words each, preserving the main claim and one supporting detail.

Map the discourse structure of three opinion texts by underlining connecteurs logiques and labelling each paragraph's function (thesis, illustration, concession, conclusion).

Reconstruct a scrambled 8-sentence paragraph into coherent order using only cohesive devices, and justify each placement in writing.

Answer a full reading-comprehension set (mixed true/false-with-justification and open questions) on one 600-word text within 25 minutes.

Compile a personal bank of 25 discourse connectors sorted by function (addition, contrast, cause, consequence, concession) with one original sentence each.

Write a 120-word opinion paragraph on a current cultural topic, then self-edit for tense consistency, agreement and pronoun use using a 10-point checklist.

Convert five informal sentences into a formal written register, replacing colloquial vocabulary and contractions with standard equivalents.

Produce 15 sentences using subjunctive and conditional forms correctly in context (hypothesis, wish, doubt, polite request).

Rewrite your week-3 summaries, cutting 20% of the words without losing meaning.

Plan and draft a 180-200 word structured text (introduction, two developed arguments, conclusion) on a French-speaking-world theme, using an outline before writing.

Use a formal letter or email frame (greeting, purpose statement, development, closing formula) to write a 150-word message of complaint or request.

Research and note five concrete facts about one francophone region outside France (institutions, cultural policy, media, language status) and integrate two of them into a written paragraph.

Identify and correct register errors in a 150-word text you wrote earlier, listing each error type.

Write two timed 200-word compositions in 45 minutes each, allocating 5 minutes to planning and 5 to proofreading.

Insert and vary cohesive devices so that no connector repeats within a single text, then verify by highlighting every connector.

Restructure one weak draft by rewriting its topic sentences and reordering paragraphs for clearer progression.

Peer-review or self-review two texts against a 12-criterion rubric (task fulfilment, organisation, cohesion, range, accuracy, register).

Read three francophone-authored texts from different regions and note one cultural reference, idiom or institution in each that a non-specialist might miss.

Explain in writing how five culture-specific terms (institutions, media, education, festivals) differ between France and another francophone country.

Complete a full mock reading section under exam timing and record your score plus error types.

Build a 20-item fact sheet on francophone institutions and cultural life, verifying each fact against a reliable source.

Sit one full timed mock covering reading, grammar/lexis and two written productions, then score it against the official weighting.

Revise your three weakest error categories from weeks 1-7 with 15 targeted exercises each.

Memorise and rehearse a personal 6-step writing routine (analyse task, outline, draft, check cohesion, check grammar, check register) applied to one final composition.

Compile a one-page exam-day strategy sheet covering time allocation per section and a final proofreading checklist.