HAVO Italiaans (elementair) study plan
HAVO Italiaans (elementair) · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Leesvaardigheid (reading comprehension) & Woordenschat en idioom (vocabulary and idiom)
Read 4 short Italian texts of 150–250 words (news briefs, recipes, museum opening hours) and answer 5 detail questions per text without a dictionary.
Build a personal vocabulary list of 60 high-frequency words drawn only from the texts you read this week, grouped by theme.
Identify and write down the meaning of 15 transparent cognates and 10 false friends (e.g. burro, camera, parente) encountered in your reading.
Practise skimming: for 3 texts, write the main idea in one Italian sentence before answering any questions.
Your checkpoint
A vocabulary notebook page with 60 themed words plus a 10-item false-friend list, each with an original example sentence.
Leesvaardigheid (reading comprehension) & Grammatica en taalgebruik (grammar and language use)
Read 5 texts of 200–300 words and answer 6 multiple-choice questions per text, timing yourself at 12 minutes per text.
Underline and classify every verb form in two of those texts as present, perfect (passato prossimo), or imperfect, and explain the choice in one line each.
Drill the passato prossimo with essere vs avere: write 20 original sentences about your own week.
Practise scanning for numbers, dates, and prices in 3 authentic-style texts (timetables, menus, adverts) and record 10 extracted facts.
Your checkpoint
A timed reading log of 5 texts with scores and a 20-sentence passato prossimo exercise, self-corrected.
Luistervaardigheid (listening comprehension) & Woordenschat en idioom (vocabulary and idiom)
Listen to 6 short Italian audio clips (1–2 minutes: announcements, voicemail, weather) and write down 3 key facts per clip.
Do 3 dictation exercises of 40–60 words each and compare against the transcript to log recurring spelling errors.
Learn 40 words for everyday situations (transport, shops, health) and use each in a spoken or written sentence.
Practise recognising numbers, times, and prices by ear: transcribe 15 spoken figures correctly.
Your checkpoint
An error log from the 3 dictations listing at least 8 recurring listening or spelling problems with a correction strategy for each.
Leesvaardigheid (reading comprehension) & Grammatica en taalgebruik (grammar and language use)
Complete 2 full-length reading practice sets (4–5 texts each) under exam timing and record the score.
Review every wrong answer and label the cause: unknown word, misread question, or grammar confusion.
Revise the imperfect vs passato prossimo contrast and write 15 sentences contrasting background and event.
Learn 25 discourse connectors (quindi, però, infatti, invece, tuttavia) and insert them correctly into 10 gapped sentences.
Your checkpoint
Two timed reading sets with a cause-of-error table and a corrected version of every missed question explained in your own words.
Schrijfvaardigheid (writing) & Grammatica en taalgebruik (grammar and language use)
Write 4 short messages (60–80 words each): an invitation, an apology, a request for information, and a description of a past weekend.
Apply a self-check routine to each text for verb agreement, articles, and accents, then rewrite the weakest one.
Practise the imperative and polite forms (Lei) by writing 12 instructions and requests for a hotel or restaurant context.
Build a personal phrase bank of 20 fixed expressions for opening and closing informal and formal messages.
Your checkpoint
A portfolio of 4 corrected short texts plus a 20-entry phrase bank for messages, all in your own words.
Schrijfvaardigheid (writing) & Leesvaardigheid (reading comprehension)
Write 2 longer texts of 120–150 words (a personal email and a short opinion piece) in 20 minutes each.
Read 3 model-style texts and list 10 useful structures you then reuse in your own writing.
Proofread your own work using a checklist of 8 points (agreement, prepositions, spelling, register) and log what you miss most.
Summarise one 250-word article in 50 words in Italian, keeping the main facts only.
Your checkpoint
Two timed 120–150-word texts with a proofreading checklist filled in and a list of the 5 errors you make most often.
Gespreksvaardigheid (spoken interaction and presentation) & Luistervaardigheid (listening comprehension)
Record yourself doing 3 role-plays of 2 minutes each (asking for directions, booking a table, complaining about a room) and transcribe one.
Listen to 5 dialogues of 2–3 minutes and note the speakers' intention (request, complaint, suggestion) for each.
Prepare and deliver a 2-minute presentation about your town, using 5 new expressions from your phrase bank.
Practise 10 clarification phrases (Scusi, può ripetere? Come si dice…?) until you can use them without hesitation.
Your checkpoint
Three recorded role-plays plus one written transcript with self-assessment notes on fluency, pronunciation, and range of vocabulary.
Leesvaardigheid (reading comprehension) & Luistervaardigheid (listening comprehension) & Schrijfvaardigheid (writing) & Gespreksvaardigheid (spoken interaction and presentation)
Run one full mock exam across reading, listening, and writing under real timing and score each section.
Revisit your error logs from weeks 1–7 and redo the 15 items you got wrong most often.
Do a 5-minute spoken mock covering a presentation and follow-up questions, recorded and reviewed.
Write a one-page personal summary of the 10 rules and 30 expressions you will revise in the final days.
Your checkpoint
A completed mock exam with section scores, a corrected error sheet, and a one-page final revision summary.
Milestones
Week 4: You can answer detail questions on a 250-word Italian text at roughly 70% accuracy within 12 minutes and correctly choose between passato prossimo and imperfect in 8 of 10 sentences.
Week 6: You can write a 120-word Italian message in 20 minutes that a reader understands without asking for clarification, with no more than 5 language errors.
Week 8: Your mock exam totals at least 65% across reading and listening, and you can speak for 2 minutes on a familiar topic using at least 5 fixed expressions from your phrase bank.