NT2 Programma I study plan

Record a 2-minute monologue over a familiar personal topic and mark where you stall or switch to your first language

Build a personal template of 15 fixed sentence frames for giving an opinion, a reason and an example

Practise linking words for structure (ten eerste, daarnaast, bovendien, kortom) until you use at least four in one turn

Drill pronunciation of Dutch vowels and the sch- and g- sounds in 10 short sentences per session

Speak aloud 15 minutes a day and log each session with the topic and one self-correction

Answer 20 open exam-style questions aloud, keeping each answer to 30-45 seconds with a clear point-reason-example structure

Practise turn-taking by recording a simulated dialogue where you ask two follow-up questions and react to the examiner

Expand topic vocabulary for work, housing, health and free time to 20 items per theme and use each in a spoken sentence

Reduce filler and hesitation by re-recording the same answer until pauses under three seconds dominate

Deliver a 3-minute structured argument on a societal topic with an introduction, two arguments and a conclusion

Practise repairing language: paraphrase a word you cannot recall instead of stopping, in 10 recorded attempts

Self-assess fluency, grammar and vocabulary on a 4-point scale after every practice turn and pick one target per day

Shadow a 1-minute native audio clip three times to match rhythm and intonation

Sit one full mock speaking section under time pressure and note where time control breaks down

Write 10 short opinion paragraphs of 60-80 words each, one per session, using the same point-reason-example skeleton as your spoken answers

Compare a spoken and a written version of the same argument and list five differences in register and sentence length

Build a correction checklist for recurring grammar errors (verb position, de/het, tense) taken from your own recordings

Write five formal emails of 100-150 words with an opening, a clear request, a closing and correct salutation conventions

Practise cohesion by rewriting three of your paragraphs with explicit connectives and reference words

Learn and apply 15 fixed expressions for formal correspondence (naar aanleiding van, bij deze, met vriendelijke groet)

Edit your own texts for word order in subordinate clauses and main-clause inversion in 10 sentences

Write two argumentative texts of 200-250 words with a thesis, two supporting arguments and a counterargument

Practise summarising a 250-word text into 60 words without copying its wording

Apply a 5-minute planning routine (outline, key vocabulary, structure) before every timed writing task

Cut redundant words from three of your own texts and measure the word reduction

Complete two full timed mock writing sections and one mock speaking section, then score them against the exam criteria

Fix your top five recurring written errors by rewriting the affected sentences five times each in new contexts

Rehearse spoken answers on the written topics so vocabulary transfers between skills

Write a personal exam routine covering planning time, checking time and what to do when you get stuck

Run one complete timed mock of both sections under exam conditions and score every criterion

Re-record your weakest speaking task from week 4 and compare it side by side with the original

Rewrite your weakest written task from week 6 and check that the named errors are gone

Finalise a one-page cheat sheet of structures, connectives and formal phrases and rehearse it aloud