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Schrijven: the writing exam, step by step

Six lessons that take you from the exam format to forms, informal and formal e-mails, the grammar that loses points and B1 opinion texts. Every lesson has original Dutch examples, a worked task and a short self-check.

6 lessonsabout 59 minutes

Lessons

  1. 1How the Schrijven exam works and how it is scoredYou will know what the A2 and B1 writing exams look like and exactly what the assessors reward.
  2. 2Filling in forms correctlyYou will fill in Dutch forms with correct dates, addresses, postcodes and phone numbers, and write short reason fields.
  3. 3Informal e-mails and notes (briefjes)You will write a short informal e-mail or note that covers every content point with a natural opening and closing.
  4. 4Formal e-mails and letters: requests, complaints, apologiesYou will write a polite, well-structured formal message to a company, school or organisation.
  5. 5Grammar that costs points: word order, perfectum, d/tYou will find and fix the grammar and spelling errors that writing assessors see most often.
  6. 6B1: opinion and advice texts with connectorsYou will write a clear B1 opinion or advice text with a structure and connectors that raise your samenhang score.

Ready to practise Schrijven?

Use what you learned on exam-style questions, then sit a timed mock exam.