Welsh Mynediad (Entry, A1) study plan
Welsh Mynediad (Entry, A1) · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Speaking & Listening
Pronounce the Welsh alphabet letters and the digraphs ch, dd, ff, ll, ng, ph, rh, th accurately enough that a recording of yourself can be transcribed by a tutor without correction
Greet and farewell someone using at least six different formulas (bore da, prynhawn da, noswaith dda, helo, hwyl, nos da) and choose the right one for time of day
Introduce yourself with name, origin and where you live using the patterns 'Dw i'n...', 'Dw i o...' and 'Dw i'n byw yn...'
Recognise the same greeting and introduction phrases when heard at natural speed in short audio clips, writing down what you hear
Your checkpoint
A 90-second self-recorded introduction in Welsh, plus a written transcript you produce from a 60-second listening clip of greetings
Speaking & Listening
Ask and answer 'Sut wyt ti?' and 'Sut mae...?' with at least eight feeling or state adjectives (da, blinedig, hapus, prysur, sal, ofnus, newynog, sychedig)
Count and use numbers 1-20 in context, including giving a phone number and stating your age with 'Dw i'n ... oed'
Order a hot drink and a snack in a short role-play, using 'Ga i...?' and understanding the reply and price
Identify numbers and prices correctly in five short listening extracts without replaying more than once
Your checkpoint
A recorded 2-minute cafe role-play (you playing both parts or with a partner) containing at least three 'Ga i...?' requests and three prices
Reading & Writing
Read short authentic-style texts (menus, signs, timetables, simple notices) and extract specific details such as times, prices and locations
Write 4-6 connected sentences about yourself using correct present-tense 'Dw i' patterns and the verb 'bod'
Apply the soft mutation correctly after 'yn' in place names and after 'o' where required, checking each instance against a reference
Spell common Welsh place names and personal names accurately from dictation
Your checkpoint
A 60-word written self-profile plus answers to five comprehension questions on a 100-word reading passage you source yourself
Speaking & Listening
Hold a 3-minute conversation covering name, work, family, home and hobbies without switching to English
Use the past tense of 'bod' (o'n i, roeddwn i) to say where you went and what you did at the weekend
Follow a short dialogue between two native speakers and answer four detail questions about it
Repair communication breakdowns using 'Esgusodwch fi', 'Fedra i ddim deall' and 'Allwch chi ailddweud, os gwelwch yn dda'
Your checkpoint
A 3-minute unscripted conversation with a tutor or language partner, recorded and self-assessed against a five-point checklist
Reading & Writing
Read a 150-word simple text about a person's daily routine and answer six questions, including two inference questions
Write a short informal message or note of 40-50 words giving directions, an invitation or an apology
Use prepositions of place (yn, ar, wrth, dan, dros, ger) accurately in five written sentences
Correct your own written errors by comparing your text against a model and listing every correction made
Your checkpoint
A 50-word informal message and a corrected second draft showing at least five self-identified improvements
Speaking & Listening
Describe a picture or a familiar place aloud for 90 seconds using location words and at least ten nouns
Ask for and understand simple directions, then repeat the route back correctly
Distinguish singular and plural forms and the correct article usage when listening to short announcements
Sustain a 4-minute conversation including one topic you have not prepared in advance
Your checkpoint
A recorded 90-second spoken description of a place you know, plus a written route you followed from a listening exercise
Reading & Writing
Read a short formal text (letter, email, public notice) and identify its purpose, sender and required action
Write a 70-80 word semi-formal email making a request or giving information, with an appropriate opening and closing
Use the imperative and 'gofyn i rywun' structures to phrase requests politely in writing
Proofread your own writing for mutation, agreement and spelling errors using a checklist
Your checkpoint
A 75-word semi-formal email in Welsh, proofread and submitted with a checklist of the errors you caught
Speaking & Listening & Reading & Writing
Complete one full timed practice paper for each of the four domains under exam conditions and mark each one
Revisit your three weakest question types from the practice papers and drill them until you answer correctly twice in a row
Deliver a 5-minute integrated task: read a short text, discuss it aloud, then write a short response to it
Review your personal error log and confirm that no error category recurs more than once in the final week
Your checkpoint
Four completed timed practice papers with scores recorded, plus a one-page error log showing your final-week corrections
Milestones
Week 2: Can introduce yourself and order in a cafe for 2 minutes without using English, and score at least 4/5 on a numbers and prices listening check
Week 4: Hold a 3-minute unscripted conversation and answer at least 3 of 4 detail questions on an unheard dialogue
Week 6: Describe a familiar place for 90 seconds and follow a spoken route, repeating it back with no more than one error
Week 8: Score at least 60% on each of the four timed practice papers and show a declining error log across the final two weeks