HAVO Duits study plan

Inventory your current reading level by timing three HAVO-level German texts of 400-600 words and recording score and minutes per text

Build a personal vocabulary log of 60 high-frequency exam words (connectors, opinion verbs, signal words) with Dutch translations and one example sentence each

Practise skimming: find the main idea of five short articles in under three minutes each without dictionary use

Identify and label the six most common question types in reading exams (main idea, detail, inference, tone, reference, vocabulary-in-context)

Scan for specific details (numbers, names, dates) in six texts, answering detail questions without reading every word

Apply elimination strategy to multiple-choice items by writing down why each wrong option is wrong for ten questions

Practise recognising separable verbs and passive constructions in context, logging 25 examples

Complete one full reading section under exam time and mark every uncertain answer for review

Read two longer argumentative texts and summarise each in five German sentences capturing the writer's position

Start listening practice: transcribe the key information (who, what, where, outcome) from five short audio fragments of 1-2 minutes

Train prediction: read the question stems before listening and write what vocabulary you expect to hear

Log 40 new words drawn from listening fragments, noting pronunciation traps (ei/ie, u/ü, z/s)

Complete two full listening sections under exam conditions and compare scores against week 3 baseline

Practise note-taking shorthand for numbers, times and names while listening to three longer fragments

Identify distractors: for ten multiple-choice listening items, mark the phrase in the audio that makes a wrong option tempting

Listen to one authentic German podcast or news clip daily for 10 minutes and note five takeaway facts per clip

Write four short informal German messages (60-80 words each) using correct du/Sie register and greetings

Draft one formal email (120-150 words) requesting information, applying standard opening and closing formulas

Build a personal phrase bank of 30 connective and structuring expressions (zunächst, außerdem, trotzdem, abschließend) and use each once in writing

Self-correct two written pieces against a checklist of verb position, capitalisation of nouns and case endings

Write one full exam-style writing task under a 30-minute time limit and count words to stay within the required range

Revise the timed piece using a three-pass method: content, grammar, spelling

Practise varying sentence structure by rewriting ten simple sentences into subordinate-clause or inversion forms

Review the ten most frequent personal errors from weeks 1-5 and write a one-page correction cheat sheet

Record yourself answering ten typical speaking prompts (30-45 seconds each) and review for fluency and pronunciation

Practise three interaction scenarios (asking for clarification, giving an opinion, making a suggestion) with a partner or by self-recording both roles

Return to reading: complete one timed section and target the question types that scored lowest in weeks 1-2

Shadow one German audio clip of 2 minutes to improve rhythm and intonation

Sit one full mock exam across all four domains under strict timing and mark it against the answer key

Review every incorrect answer and categorise the cause (vocabulary, misreading, timing, guessing)

Re-record three speaking responses from week 7 and compare fluency and accuracy against the earlier versions

Write a final one-page exam-day plan covering timing per section and a personal checklist of recurring errors