Goethe A2 study plan

Goethe A2 · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Lesen (Reading) & Hören (Listening)

Segment the A2 Lesen Teil 1–4 task types and state in one sentence what each task requires you to do (true/false, matching, multiple choice).
Read 200–300 word A2-level texts (announcements, emails, notices) and mark every unfamiliar word without stopping to look it up.
Build a personal list of 40 high-frequency A2 exam words (appointment, registration, opening hours, cancellation) with article and plural.
Listen to 10 short A2 dialogues twice each and note the one piece of information each question hinges on (time, price, place).

A one-page task map of Lesen Teil 1–4 plus a 40-word vocabulary sheet with articles and plurals.

Week 2

Complete one full Lesen practice set under time and record the score per Teil.
Identify your two weakest Lesen task types and write down why you lost points on each wrong item.
Train Hören Teil 1 (short everyday dialogues) by predicting the answer before hearing the audio.
Practise catching numbers, times and prices in fast speech by transcribing 15 short audio snippets.

A timed Lesen set with per-Teil scores and a written error analysis of every wrong answer.

Week 3

Write five short A2 messages (30–40 words) answering a prompt: apology, invitation, request, arrangement, cancellation.
Reuse at least three structures from your reading texts in each message (weil, deshalb, möchte, könnte).
Read your own messages aloud and correct article, verb-position and formal/informal address errors.
Do a timed Hören set and log which distractors misled you.

Five corrected 30–40 word messages on one page, each with the prompt it answers.

Week 4

Draft a formal email (Anrede, reason, request, closing) of 60–80 words and revise it twice for register.
Record yourself giving a 1-minute self-introduction covering name, origin, work, languages and hobbies.
Practise asking and answering the five standard Sprechen Teil 1 questions with a timer.
Learn and drill 20 question-word and follow-up phrases for interactive speaking (Wann? Wo? Warum? Und du?).

One revised formal email plus a 1-minute self-introduction recording you can listen back to.

Week 5

Plan and write three short messages from picture or keyword prompts in under 15 minutes each.
Practise Sprechen Teil 2: request something from a partner and respond to a request, using bitte, könnten Sie, ja gern, es tut mir leid.
Build a 15-phrase bank for planning something together (Vorschlag, Zustimmung, Ablehnung, Alternative).
Self-correct written work using a fixed checklist: verb position, capitalisation, articles, formal address.

Three timed writing samples plus a 15-phrase speaking bank for negotiation and requests.

Week 6

Run a full mock Sprechen with a partner or recording: introduction, questions, joint planning.
Write one message and one email back to back under exam timing without a dictionary.
Listen to one Hören set at exam speed with no pausing and review only afterwards.
Note recurring spoken errors (verb endings, word order in subordinate clauses) and drill them in five sentences each.

A full mock Sprechen recording with a written self-assessment naming three fixes.

Week 7

Complete two full timed Lesen sets and compare scores with week 2.
Complete two full timed Hören sets and note whether errors cluster in one Teil.
Re-read your week 2 error analysis and confirm each weakness is now fixed or flag it for review.
Speed-drill skimming for keywords in notices and ads in under 60 seconds per text.

Two timed Lesen and two timed Hören scores side by side with week 2, showing the trend.

Week 8

Simulate the full exam in one sitting in the correct order, with no breaks beyond the official ones.
Review every wrong answer across all four domains and write the rule you missed.
Rehearse the Sprechen introduction and planning task twice more, aiming for fluency over accuracy.
Assemble a one-page final review sheet of your ten most frequent errors.

A complete mock exam result sheet across all four domains plus a one-page personal error sheet.

Week 2: You have a timed Lesen baseline score per Teil and can name your two weakest task types.

Week 4: You can write a 60–80 word formal email and deliver a 1-minute self-introduction without notes.

Week 6: You have completed one full mock Sprechen and one timed writing pair, with three named fixes.

Week 8: Your mock exam scores in all four domains are at or above 60% and your error sheet lists ten concrete rules to review.