Practice the structure daily
This plan is built on one idea:
Practice the structure daily. Mock tests only at the end.
Duration: 8 weeks (2 months)
Time needed: 45–60 minutes per day
WEEK 1 — Understand the exam + memorize structure
Goal: Students know Tâche A and B formats by heart.
Daily:
- Learn Tâche A template
- Learn Tâche B template
- Memorize 15 formal phrases
- Write nothing yet
- Read 5 sample answers per day
They must be able to recite the structure without looking.
WEEK 2 — Tâche A only (foundation)
Goal: Reflex for functional emails.
Daily practice:
- 3 Tâche A topics per day
- 10 minutes each
- Focus: structure + politeness + clarity
Topics:
complaint, reservation, absence, request info, delay, invitation, cancellation…
By end of week: 15–18 emails written
WEEK 3 — Tâche B structure only
Goal: Learn opinion skeleton.
Daily:
- Take any topic
- Write only the skeleton:
Introduction
Opinion
Argument 1
Example
Argument 2
Example
Solution
Conclusion
No pressure on vocabulary. Only structure.
WEEK 4 — Tâche B full writing
Goal: 1 full Task B per day.
Topics: social media, environment, transport, school, health, work…
Focus:
- connecteurs
- formal phrases
- paragraph order
By end: 7 full essays
WEEK 5 — Upgrade to C1 phrases
Goal: Replace B2 phrases with C1 phrases.
Daily:
- Rewrite old texts using:
- il conviendrait de
- dans la mesure où
- pour ma part
- par conséquent…
Students rewrite, not write new.
WEEK 6 — Speed training
Goal: Write fast.
- Tâche A in 8 minutes
- Tâche B in 18 minutes
1 of each per day.
WEEK 7 — Mixed practice
Daily:
- 1 Task A
- 1 Task B
- Different topics each day
Now they don’t think. They apply reflex.
WEEK 8 — Mock tests (finally)
Only now.
- 3 full mock tests in the week
- Analyze mistakes
- Fix weak phrases
Mocks are for timing, not learning.
Result after 2 months
You will have:
- Written ~40 Task A
- Written ~25 Task B
- Memorized C1 phrases
- Built writing reflex
- Understood examiner expectations
That’s why this works.