DELE study plan
Pick your level, your sitting and the hours you can study each week. The plan spreads practice across every test in the exam, with timed mocks along the way and a full mock in the final week.
4 weeks to DELE C1. Exam day: Saturday 14 November 2026.
Week 1
From 23 October 2026. Learn each task format.
- 23 OctReading, 45 minReading task 1 (Formal text): one practice set, then check every answer you got wrong.
- 24 OctWriting, 45 minIntegrated skills: listening and writing: one task from this test, timed.
- 25 OctListening, 45 minListening task 1 (Lecture): one practice set, then check the transcript for every answer you got wrong.
- 27 OctSpeaking, 45 minIntegrated skills: reading and speaking: one task from this test, timed.
- 28 OctWriting, 45 minIntegrated skills: listening and writing: one task from this test, timed.
Week 2
From 30 October 2026. Timed mock and review.
- 30 OctMock exam, 4 hTimed mock: as many tests as fit in 4 h, in exam order.
Week 3
From 6 November 2026. Build accuracy task by task.
- 6 NovSpeaking, 45 minIntegrated skills: reading and speaking: one task from this test, timed.
- 7 NovReading, 45 minReading task 2 (Missing paragraphs): one practice set, then check every answer you got wrong.
- 8 NovWriting, 45 minIntegrated skills: listening and writing: one task from this test, timed.
- 10 NovListening, 45 minListening task 2 (Conversations): one practice set, then check the transcript for every answer you got wrong.
- 11 NovSpeaking, 45 minIntegrated skills: reading and speaking: one task from this test, timed.
Week 4
From 13 November 2026. Full mock and review.
- 13 NovMock exam, 4 hTimed mock: as many tests as fit in 4 h, in exam order.