An 8-week study plan for the Polish B1 exam

Eight weeks is a realistic amount of time to prepare for the Polish B1 exam if you already have the basics (A2) and study regularly — 4–6 times a week for 30–60 minutes. Below is a concrete week-by-week plan: what to practise and how to check your progress. Adjust it to your own level — if one part is going badly, give it more time.

The overriding rule: touch all five parts every week (listening, reading, grammar, writing, speaking), and make one of them the week's main focus.

Weeks 1–2: foundations and diagnosis

• Do one full pack of exam practice tasks to see where you stand.
• Revise the core grammar: gender and plurals, the accusative and the genitive.
• 10 minutes of listening every day (podcasts, news for learners).
• Write one short text and check it with the AI evaluation.

Weeks 3–4: cases and verbs

• Main focus: grammar. Work through the cards: instrumental, locative, dative, aspect.
• For each card, do the no-hints exercises.
• Reading: 2–3 short texts a week, with questions.
• Speaking: describe one photo out loud a day (the who–what–where–mood scheme).

Weeks 5–6: writing and speaking

• Main focus: production (writing and speaking).
• Write 3 texts a week (an informal letter, a formal e-mail, a notice) — see the templates.
• Record 2 monologues a week and have them checked (see speaking).
• Keep up listening and reading with one task a day.

Week 7: exam simulation

• Do a full mock exam from the packs — all five parts, timed.
• Score each part separately (the threshold is 50% in each).
• Write down your weak points and give them the remaining days.

Week 8: revision and polish

• Revise the most common grammar mistakes (see grammar on the exam).
• Drill the set phrases for writing and speaking until they're a habit.
• Do a light review, get a good night's sleep before the exam — and don't learn anything new the day before.

How to track progress

• Every week do one task from each part and note the score — you'll see the trend.
• Keep an eye on the 50% threshold in each part separately; one weak part can sink the whole exam.
• Use the AI evaluation in writing and speaking — instant feedback speeds up learning.

More general advice is in how to prepare for the B1 exam.

In short: 8 weeks × regular study. First diagnosis and grammar (weeks 1–4), then writing and speaking (weeks 5–6), finally a mock exam and polish (weeks 7–8). Touch all five parts every week and watch the 50% threshold in each.