Why do you need a weekly plan (and not “whenever I have time”)?

You pass the DELE with consistency, not with last-minute cramming. A weekly plan turns your free hours into measurable progress: you know what to study, when and how much. It also helps you balance the four skills and avoid the classic mistake of “just grammar on Monday… and that’s it”.

Step 1 – Set your target date and your real level

Write down the exact exam session (for example, 22 November 2025 – DELE B2). Then take an honest level test to find out where you’re starting from. Without this starting point, your plan will be a shot in the dark.

Step 2 – Work out your “real” study hours

  1. Fill in your calendar with work, classes, family, etc.
  2. Mark the 25–60 minute gaps.
  3. Add up your available weekly hours (e.g. 6 h).
    That number is your raw material; everything else is science fiction.

Step 3 – Divide up the skills (the 2-2-1-1 method)

Organizing your week with the 2-2-1-1 pattern isn’t a magic formula — no such thing exists — but it is the balance point I’ve most often seen work for my students. Two hours for the receptive skills (listening and reading) and one for each productive skill (writing and speaking) create a cycle of exposure–practice–feedback that keeps the language alive without burning you out. What matters is that each block has a measurable mini-goal; that way you know when you’ve finished and you avoid those “endless” sessions that drain you more than they help.

* Adjust it to your weak point: if the speaking test is where you slip up most, switch to 2-1-1-2.

Why 2-2-1-1 and not 3-1-1-1

The receptive tests account for 50% of the total grade and, on top of that, they feed your production: the more you listen and read, the more fresh vocabulary and structures filter into your writing and your speaking. Two hours are enough to keep progressing without your schedule bursting at the seams; three hours would leave the productive skills without oxygen.

Step 4 – Use 25-minute blocks (the Pomodoro Technique)

  • 25 min of deep work
  • 5 min active break (water, stretching)
    Four pomodoros = 2 h of “clean” study. Better 2 h of focus than 4 h with your phone in hand.

Step 5 – Set aside a weekly feedback session

Every Sunday (or your day off), review:

  • A full, timed mock exam.
  • Corrections using the official rubrics.
  • Adjustments for the following week.

Step 6 – Build in progressive mock exams

  • 3 months out: 1 section per week.
  • 2 months out: 1 full test every 15 days.
  • 1 month out: 1 full exam per week, at the same official time.

Step 7 – Adjust, don’t abandon

If you miss a week — a trip, the flu, life — reschedule. The plan is a compass, not a chain.

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