# Schrijven: the writing exam, step by step

URL: https://www.inburgeringklaar.nl/learn/schrijven
Publisher: Inburgeringklaar

> 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.

1. [How the Schrijven exam works and how it is scored](https://www.inburgeringklaar.nl/learn/schrijven/how-schrijven-is-scored) (A2 and B1, 8 min): You will know what the A2 and B1 writing exams look like and exactly what the assessors reward.
2. [Filling in forms correctly](https://www.inburgeringklaar.nl/learn/schrijven/filling-in-forms) (A2 and B1, 9 min): You will fill in Dutch forms with correct dates, addresses, postcodes and phone numbers, and write short reason fields.
3. [Informal e-mails and notes (briefjes)](https://www.inburgeringklaar.nl/learn/schrijven/informal-email-and-note) (A2 and B1, 9 min): You will write a short informal e-mail or note that covers every content point with a natural opening and closing.
4. [Formal e-mails and letters: requests, complaints, apologies](https://www.inburgeringklaar.nl/learn/schrijven/formal-email-and-letter) (A2 and B1, 10 min): You will write a polite, well-structured formal message to a company, school or organisation.
5. [Grammar that costs points: word order, perfectum, d/t](https://www.inburgeringklaar.nl/learn/schrijven/grammar-that-costs-points) (A2 and B1, 12 min): You will find and fix the grammar and spelling errors that writing assessors see most often.
6. [B1: opinion and advice texts with connectors](https://www.inburgeringklaar.nl/learn/schrijven/b1-opinion-and-advice-texts) (B1, 11 min): You will write a clear B1 opinion or advice text with a structure and connectors that raise your samenhang score.