HAVO Arabisch study plan

Map the HAVO Arabic exam structure for reading and listening, and list the text types and question types you will meet.

Build a personal vocabulary list of 120 high-frequency Modern Standard Arabic words drawn from news and informational texts, with Dutch translations.

Practise skimming an unseen 250-word Arabic text for the main idea in under four minutes, three times this week.

Train listening stamina by working through three short authentic audio clips (1-2 minutes) and noting five keywords per clip.

Identify the function of connectors and discourse markers (لكن، لذلك، بالإضافة إلى) in five short Arabic texts.

Answer multiple-choice reading questions by locating and underlining the exact sentence that supports each answer.

Distinguish main idea from detail in four listening fragments by summarising each in one Arabic sentence.

Reduce unknown-word panic by practising context-guessing on ten unfamiliar words and recording your reasoning.

Work through two full-length reading practice sets under timed conditions (45 minutes each) and record your score.

Analyse every wrong reading answer and label the cause: vocabulary, inference, or misread question.

Complete two timed listening sets and transcribe the distractors that misled you.

Expand vocabulary to 250 words, prioritising words that recurred in your error analysis.

Sit one full mock reading and one full mock listening paper back to back and score both.

Write a 120-word Arabic summary of one reading text, using at least five connectors correctly.

Draft a 100-word formal Arabic message (invitation or request) with correct greeting and closing formulas.

Review your error log and rewrite five sentences you previously got wrong.

Learn and apply the structure of a formal Arabic letter and a short opinion paragraph, producing one of each.

Practise writing 150 words in 25 minutes on a familiar topic, then self-correct spelling and agreement errors.

Record yourself speaking for two minutes on a prepared topic, then transcribe and mark your own pronunciation and fluency issues.

Build a personal bank of 20 functional phrases for giving opinions, agreeing, and disagreeing in Arabic.

Speak for three minutes on an unseen prompt after one minute of preparation, twice this week.

Practise describing a picture or chart aloud using spatial and comparative expressions.

Write a 150-word argumentative text in 30 minutes with a clear introduction, two arguments, and a conclusion.

Shadow a two-minute authentic Arabic audio to improve rhythm, stress, and intonation.

Complete a full mock exam across all four skills in one sitting and score each section.

Hold a five-minute conversation-style practice (with a partner or recorded self-talk) covering two exam-style topics.

Rewrite your weakest mock writing task, targeting the errors flagged in your feedback.

Re-test 50 vocabulary items from your notebook and retire the ones you know cold.

Review your error log and redo the ten question types that cost you the most marks.

Deliver three timed three-minute speaking answers on unpredictable prompts to build fluency under pressure.

Write one final 150-word text in 25 minutes and proofread it against a personal checklist.

Simulate exam-day timing for reading and listening and confirm your time-per-question strategy.