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What the course covers

Last updated 24 October 2026

The whole course, by level. The levels up to A2 are taught as 122 lessons in 16 parts, and the levels above as units until each of them becomes lessons too.

For every lesson, what a learner can do afterwards. For every unit, what it says a learner can do, which part of the Estonian language examination it prepares for, and the conversation that tests it where there is one. The levels are the Council of Europe’s CEFR scale. The “can do” sentences are this course’s own, and this page does not claim to follow any official curriculum document.

The state examines A2, B1, B2 and C1, each in four parts: writing, listening, reading and speaking. There is no A1 examination, so the A1 lessons prepare for no part of one. What each part sets is on the page about the examination. Under each level taught as units, a part no unit is aimed at is named as a gap. The A2 lessons are not mapped to the parts of the A2 examination yet, so this page names no gap at A2.

A1, 61 lessons in 8 parts

Each lesson is one evening: a conversation to listen to, the words, how it works, practice, saying it, and a review. Some parts end on a role-play with a live conversation, and every part ends in a check of what its lessons taught. Moving on from a part means passing its check, and the last check covers the whole of A1.

First words

Hello and thanks, your name, who you are, and how it's going.

  1. Lesson 1: Hello and thank you

    Say hello, thank you and goodbye, at any time of day.

  2. Lesson 2: When you're stuck

    Say you don't understand, ask for it again and slower, and ask whether somebody speaks English.

  3. Lesson 3: Your name

    Say your name, ask somebody theirs, and say you're pleased to meet them.

  4. Lesson 4: I am, you are

    Say who you are and what you do, and who somebody else is.

  5. Lesson 5: What is this, who is that?

    Ask what something is and who somebody is, and answer.

  6. Lesson 6: Yes or no

    Ask a yes-or-no question, and say what you are and what you're not.

  7. Lesson 7: How are you?

    Ask how it's going, answer, and ask it back.

  8. Lesson 8: Meeting somebody

    Hold a first conversation with somebody new, start to finish.

Lesson 8 ends on a role-play, played live as the conversation “A neighbor on the stairs”.

The part closes with a check of 16 questions on its 8 lessons, passed to move on to the next part.

Where you live

Your town and where you're from, the languages you speak, numbers, and your family.

  1. Lesson 9: Where I live

    Say where you live, and ask where somebody else lives.

  2. Lesson 10: Where I'm from

    Say where you're from, and ask somebody else.

  3. Lesson 10a: The neighbors

    Say you're from Finland, Sweden, Latvia or Germany, and what that makes you.

  4. Lesson 11: Languages

    Say what languages you speak and that you're learning Estonian.

  5. Lesson 12: Saying no

    Say what you don't do, with any verb you know.

  6. Lesson 13: Numbers 0 to 10

    Count to ten, and give and ask for a phone number.

  7. Lesson 14: Numbers to 100, and your age

    Say any number up to a hundred, and how old you are.

  8. Lesson 15: I have

    Say what you have and ask what somebody has.

  9. Lesson 16: My family

    Show somebody your family and say who everyone is.

  10. Lesson 16a: Other people

    Say who somebody is: a man, a woman, a boy, a girl, an uncle, an aunt.

  11. Lesson 17: A first evening at a course

    Introduce yourself to a room: your name, where you're from, where you live, what you speak and who's at home.

Lesson 17 ends on a role-play, played live as the conversation “The first evening of the course”.

The part closes with a check of 16 questions on its 11 lessons, passed to move on to the next part.

Time and day

What day it is and what time, your day, and what you want, can and have to do.

  1. Lesson 18: Days of the week

    Say what day it is, and what day it was and will be.

  2. Lesson 19: What time is it?

    Ask the time, and tell it on the hour, at half past and at the quarters.

  3. Lesson 20: My day

    Say when you get up, work, eat and go to bed.

  4. Lesson 21: What are you doing?

    Say what you're doing, and ask somebody what they're doing.

  5. Lesson 21a: How often

    Ask when somebody does something, and say how often you do it.

  6. Lesson 22: I want, I can, I have to

    Say what you want, can and have to do.

  7. Lesson 23: Making a plan

    Make a plan with a friend: what you're doing, whether you can, and what time.

Lesson 23 ends on a role-play, played live as the conversation “A friend rings about Saturday”.

The part closes with a check of 16 questions on its 7 lessons, passed to move on to the next part.

Food and drink

Ordering and paying in a café, what you eat and drink, and your first case.

  1. Lesson 24: In a café

    Order something to eat and drink.

  2. Lesson 25: I want coffee

    Say what you want, drink and eat, with the ending a noun takes after them.

  3. Lesson 26: Two coffees

    Order more than one of something, and a cup or a glass of something.

  4. Lesson 26a: More food

    Say what you eat, and offer somebody bread, cheese or soup.

  5. Lesson 27: How much is it?

    Ask what something costs, understand the price, and pay.

  6. Lesson 28: I like it

    Say what you like and don't like, and ask somebody else.

  7. Lesson 29: Ordering at a café

    Order for two, say what you like, and pay, all in Estonian.

Lesson 29 ends on a role-play, played live as the conversation “An evening at the café”.

The part closes with a check of 16 questions on its 7 lessons, passed to move on to the next part.

Home and city

Rooms and places in town, where things are, where you're going, and how you get there.

  1. Lesson 30: My home

    Show somebody around your home and say where things are.

  2. Lesson 31: Where, where to, where from

    Say where you are, where you're going and where you're coming from.

  3. Lesson 32: In the room

    Say what something is in, with the [seesütlev] (-s, in).

  4. Lesson 32a: The rooms of an apartment

    Show somebody around an apartment, and say where things are in it.

  5. Lesson 33: In town

    Ask where something is in town, and follow the directions.

  6. Lesson 34: By bus

    Say how you get somewhere: by bus, by tram or by train.

  7. Lesson 34a: Places in town

    Say where you work or study, and how you get there.

  8. Lesson 35: Asking the way

    Stop a stranger, ask the way, and say where you're going.

Lesson 35 ends on a role-play, played live as the conversation “Asking a stranger the way”.

The part closes with a check of 16 questions on its 8 lessons, passed to move on to the next part.

In the shop

Size and color, clothes, and the weather: describing what you see.

  1. Lesson 36: Big and small

    Say what something is like: big, small, new, old, good or nice.

  2. Lesson 36a: More describing words

    Say what something is like: long or short, hard or easy, interesting or boring.

  3. Lesson 37: Colors

    Ask what color something is, and say your favorite.

  4. Lesson 38: Clothes

    Say what you need in a shop, in the color you want.

  5. Lesson 38a: Warm clothes

    Ask for a coat, a sweater or a scarf, in your size.

  6. Lesson 39: Weather

    Say what the weather's like, and ask somebody else.

  7. Lesson 39a: More about the weather

    Say how many degrees it is, and whether it's cloudy, wet or dry.

  8. Lesson 40: A clothes shop

    Buy something to wear: say what you need, the color, and pay.

Lesson 40 ends on a role-play, played live as the conversation “Something warm for a cold day”.

The part closes with a check of 16 questions on its 8 lessons, passed to move on to the next part.

Yesterday and tomorrow

Plans for tomorrow, what you did yesterday, and the months of the year.

  1. Lesson 41: Tomorrow

    Say what you'll do tomorrow and next week, and make a date to meet.

  2. Lesson 42: Yesterday

    Say what you did yesterday.

  3. Lesson 43: What did you do?

    Ask what somebody did, and say what other people did.

  4. Lesson 43a: Everyday verbs

    Say what you see, write, buy and ask, and ask what a word means.

  5. Lesson 44: Months and seasons

    Name the months and the seasons, and say what you do when.

  6. Lesson 44a: Special days

    Wish somebody a happy birthday, and say what you do on the weekend and at Christmas.

  7. Lesson 45: The weekend

    Tell a friend what you did over the weekend, and make a plan for next week.

Lesson 45 ends on a role-play, played live as the conversation “A friend asks about the weekend”.

The part closes with a check of 16 questions on its 7 lessons, passed to move on to the next part.

Help

Telling and asking, the doctor, the phone, and the end of A1.

  1. Lesson 46: Please help

    Tell somebody to come, wait, look or help, to a friend and to a stranger.

  2. Lesson 47: At the doctor's

    Say what hurts and how you feel, and understand what to do.

  3. Lesson 47a: In an emergency

    Ask for help on the phone, and say who you need: an ambulance, the police, the fire department.

  4. Lesson 48: On the phone

    Answer the phone, say who's calling, ask for somebody, and say you'll call back.

  5. Lesson 49: The end of A1

    Hold a whole conversation with a new neighbor, and accept an invitation.

Lesson 49 ends on a role-play, played live as the conversation “A new neighbor asks you round”.

The part closes with the check on the whole of A1: 30 questions on all 61 lessons, passed to move on to A2.

A2, 61 lessons in 8 parts

Each lesson is one evening: a conversation to listen to, the words, how it works, practice, saying it, and a review. Some parts end on a role-play with a live conversation, and every part ends in a check of what its lessons taught. Moving on from a part means passing its check, and the last check covers the whole of A2.

Whose and where

The [omastav] (2nd form): whose things are, which one, where things stand, and the dates.

  1. Lesson 1: Whose is it?

    Ask whose something is, and say it's yours, a friend's or your brother's.

  2. Lesson 2: The apartment key

    Say which one you mean: the apartment key, the kitchen door, the bedroom window.

  3. Lesson 3: On, under, next to

    Say where something is: on the table, under the bed, next to the door.

  4. Lesson 4: Before and after

    Say when: before work, after the meal, in an hour, in ten minutes.

  5. Lesson 5: First, second, third

    Say the date, and put things in order: first, second, third.

  6. Lesson 6: Your details

    Give your details at a desk: first name, surname, address and date of birth.

  7. Lesson 7: At the library

    Get a library card, give your details, and find who something belongs to.

Lesson 7 ends on a role-play, played live as the conversation “Getting a library card”.

The part closes with a check of 16 questions on its 7 lessons, passed to move on to the next part.

In, on, to and from

The six place endings, on any word: in and on, into and onto, out of and off, and the floors of a building.

  1. Lesson 8: In, into, out of

    Say where you are, where you're going and where you've come from, about any place.

  2. Lesson 9: On, onto, off

    Say you're at the market, the station or work, where you're going, and where you've come from.

  3. Lesson 10: To somebody, from somebody

    Say who you give something to, who you call, and who you heard it from.

  4. Lesson 11: At the cinema, at a concert

    Say where you were and where you're going in the evening: the cinema, the theater, a concert, a party.

  5. Lesson 12: Put it there, bring it here

    Tell somebody where to put something, and ask them to bring or take it.

  6. Lesson 13: On the third floor

    Say which floor and which door, and find your way up a building.

  7. Lesson 13a: A house in the country

    Show somebody around a house and garden: the roof, the walls, the garden, the sauna.

  8. Lesson 14: Meeting in town

    Find each other in town on the phone: where you are, how to get there, and where to meet.

Lesson 14 ends on a role-play, played live as the conversation “Meeting a friend in town”.

The part closes with a check of 16 questions on its 8 lessons, passed to move on to the next part.

What happened

The past, whole: what you did, what you didn't, what you've done, and a story told in order.

  1. Lesson 15: I lived, I worked

    Say where you lived and worked before, and how long for.

  2. Lesson 16: I went, I saw, I bought

    Say what you did on Saturday with the commonest verbs, which make their past their own way.

  3. Lesson 17: I didn't

    Say what you didn't do, and why you couldn't come.

  4. Lesson 18: The whole thing, or some of it

    Say what you bought and what you're still reading.

  5. Lesson 19: Have you ever been?

    Ask and say where you've been and what you've tried, without saying when.

  6. Lesson 20: First, then, in the end

    Tell what happened, in order: first, then, after that, in the end.

  7. Lesson 20a: Born and raised

    Say where you were born, where you grew up, and when you came to Estonia.

  8. Lesson 21: How was your summer?

    Tell a friend what you did in the summer, and ask about theirs.

Lesson 21 ends on a role-play, played live as the conversation “How was your summer?”.

The part closes with a check of 16 questions on its 8 lessons, passed to move on to the next part.

Body and health

The body and the plural, an appointment, the pharmacy, how you feel, and what the doctor says.

  1. Lesson 22: Hands, feet and eyes

    Name the parts of the body, and say what hurts when it's more than one.

  2. Lesson 23: An appointment

    Call the health center, say what's wrong and book a time with your doctor.

  3. Lesson 24: At the pharmacy

    Ask for something against a cold, and understand how often to take it.

  4. Lesson 25: How do you feel?

    Say how you feel, ask a friend what's wrong, and tell them not to worry.

  5. Lesson 26: What you may and mustn't do

    Understand the doctor's advice, and ask what you may and mustn't do.

  6. Lesson 27: A visit to the doctor

    Tell a doctor what's wrong, answer their questions and understand what to do.

Lesson 27 ends on a role-play, played live as the conversation “At the doctor's”.

The part closes with a check of 16 questions on its 6 lessons, passed to move on to the next part.

Travel

A ticket there and back, until when, a hotel, a trip told afterwards, and boats and planes.

  1. Lesson 28: At the station

    Buy a train ticket there and back, and ask when it leaves and arrives.

  2. Lesson 29: Until Friday

    Say how far something goes and until when: until Friday, as far as the station.

  3. Lesson 30: At a hotel

    Check in at a hotel, and ask about breakfast and the wifi.

  4. Lesson 31: A weekend in Tartu

    Tell a friend about a trip: how you went, where you stayed and what you saw.

  5. Lesson 32: How far is it?

    Ask how far a place is and how to get there, and say what it's like.

  6. Lesson 33: By boat and by plane

    Talk about a trip abroad: the ferry, the airport and your passport.

  7. Lesson 34: At the ticket window

    Buy a ticket out of town, and get every detail you need for the trip.

Lesson 34 ends on a role-play, played live as the conversation “At the ticket window”.

The part closes with a check of 16 questions on its 7 lessons, passed to move on to the next part.

Eating out and shopping

The polite would, ordering and paying, comparing two things, the best of them, and trying clothes on.

  1. Lesson 35: We would like a table

    Ask for a table and say what you'd like, politely.

  2. Lesson 36: Ordering a meal

    Read a menu, ask what the waiter recommends, and order a starter and a main.

  3. Lesson 37: The bill, please

    Say how the food was, ask for the bill and pay, together or separately.

  4. Lesson 38: Bigger and cheaper

    Compare two things: bigger, smaller, cheaper, newer, and which is better.

  5. Lesson 39: The biggest and the best

    Say which is the biggest, the most beautiful and the best.

  6. Lesson 40: Can I try it on?

    Ask to try clothes on, and ask for a bigger or a smaller one.

  7. Lesson 41: Dinner out

    Get a table, order a meal, say how it was and pay.

Lesson 41 ends on a role-play, played live as the conversation “Dinner out”.

The part closes with a check of 16 questions on its 7 lessons, passed to move on to the next part.

Work and home

What you work as and what you want to become, the housework, something broken, the bank, and a job interview.

  1. Lesson 42: What do you work as?

    Say what you work as and where, and ask somebody else.

  2. Lesson 43: For a birthday, and becoming

    Say what you want to become, and what something is for: for a birthday, for tomorrow.

  3. Lesson 44: The housework

    Share out the housework: who cleans, who washes the dishes, who takes out the trash.

  4. Lesson 45: Something's broken

    Tell the landlord something's broken, and agree on a time for somebody to fix it.

  5. Lesson 45a: A question, a problem, an idea

    Say you have a question, a problem or an idea, and that something's no problem.

  6. Lesson 46: At the bank

    Open an account, and give your personal code and your card details.

  7. Lesson 47: Your experience

    Say what experience you have, what you're good at, and when you could start.

  8. Lesson 48: The interview

    Get through a short job interview in Estonian.

Lesson 48 ends on a role-play, played live as the conversation “A job interview”.

The part closes with a check of 16 questions on its 8 lessons, passed to move on to the next part.

Plans and opinions

What you'll do, what you think and why, what if, a day out, a message on the phone, and a time agreed.

  1. Lesson 49: What will you do?

    Say what you're going to do and what you plan, next week and in the summer.

  2. Lesson 50: I think that, because

    Say what you think and why, and agree or disagree.

  3. Lesson 50a: Looking for it, finding it

    Say what you're looking for, that you can't find it, and what you remember.

  4. Lesson 51: If it rains

    Say what you'll do if: if the weather's nice, if it rains.

  5. Lesson 52: A day in the forest

    Talk about a day out in nature: the forest, the lake, mushrooms and berries.

  6. Lesson 52a: Small words that do a lot

    Say still, not anymore, sometimes, even and probably, the small words that make talk sound like you.

  7. Lesson 53: Can I leave a message?

    Ask for somebody on the phone, leave a message, and say you'll call back.

  8. Lesson 53a: Funny, strange and important

    Say what something was like, and whether you're sure.

  9. Lesson 54: Let's agree on a time

    Agree a day, a time and a place to meet, and change it if it doesn't suit.

  10. Lesson 55: The end of A2

    Catch up with a friend: what you did, how you are, what you think and what you'll do.

Lesson 55 ends on a role-play, played live as the conversation “An old friend, at the end of A2”.

The part closes with the check on the whole of A1: 30 questions on all 61 lessons, passed to move on to A2.

B1, 15 units

Every part of the B1 examination has at least one unit aimed at it. Writing: 9, Listening: 2, Reading: 8, Speaking: 10.

  • Sihitis

    The whole thing, or some of it

    Choose between an object in the osastav (3rd form) and one in the omastav (2nd form), and explain why.

    Prepares for reading, writing. The reading paper sets ten gaps with three options and eight from a bank, and the writing part marks accuracy inside both pieces.

  • Inimsuhted

    Relationships

    Talk about friendships, disagreements and how people get on.

    Prepares for writing, speaking. The second writing task can be a personal letter, and the speaking part has you agree a decision with another candidate.

  • Rektsioon

    Which case a verb wants

    Use the case each common verb wants, not the one English suggests.

    Prepares for reading, writing. The reading paper sets ten gaps with three options and eight from a bank, and the writing part marks accuracy inside both pieces.

  • Töö ja raha

    Work, money and decisions

    Describe your job, talk about pay and conditions, and take part in a meeting.

    Prepares for speaking, listening. The speaking part ends on a phone call answered from a card, and the listening paper has an interview with true or false statements.

    Tested by the conversation “A job interview”.

  • Tingiv kõneviis

    Would, could, should

    Talk about what would happen, ask for things politely and give advice.

    Prepares for speaking, reading. Agreeing a decision with another candidate means saying what you would do, and the gap tasks test the form.

  • Haridus

    Education and qualifications

    Describe your education, apply for a course and talk about the school system.

    Prepares for writing, speaking. The first writing task can be a form, and the opening conversation asks about your studies.

    Tested by the conversation “Talking to your child's teacher”.

  • Kesksõnad

    Participles and compound tenses

    Use the perfect and pluperfect, and describe things with participles.

    Prepares for reading, writing. The reading paper sets ten gaps with three options and eight from a bank, and the writing part marks accuracy inside both pieces.

    Tested by the conversation “At the family doctor's”.

  • Eluase

    Housing and moving

    Rent an apartment, say what's wrong with it and deal with the landlord.

    Prepares for speaking, writing. The phone call has one candidate ask and the other answer from a card, and the first writing task is a note or a message.

    Tested by the conversation “Telling a landlord something is broken”.

  • Iseloom

    Character and personality

    Describe someone's character with more than two adjectives.

    Prepares for writing, speaking. The story in the second writing task needs people described in it, and the opening conversation is about people too.

  • Meedia

    The news

    Follow a news bulletin and sum up a story you've read.

    Prepares for reading, listening. The reading paper sets an article of 200 to 300 words, and the listening paper sets questions on a monologue.

  • Tehnoloogia

    Computers and the internet

    Sort out a device, an account or a technical problem in Estonian.

    Prepares for speaking, reading. The phone call has one candidate ask and the other answer from a card, and the reading paper matches situations to notices.

    Tested by the conversation “Calling tech support”.

  • Arvamus

    Opinions and disagreement

    Give an opinion, agree, disagree politely and say why.

    Prepares for speaking. The speaking part has you agree a decision with the other candidate, which means agreeing and disagreeing politely.

    Tested by the conversation “Disagreeing in a team meeting”.

  • Keskkond

    Environment and sustainability

    Discuss environmental problems and what should be done about them.

    Prepares for reading, speaking. The reading paper sets an article, and the speaking part ends a discussion in a decision.

  • Probleemid

    Things going wrong

    Report a problem, complain so it gets heard, and ask for it to be fixed.

    Prepares for writing, speaking. A note or message in the first writing task can report a problem, and so can the phone call.

    Tested by the conversation “Taking something back to the shop”.

  • Ühendverbid

    Verbs with a particle

    Use the small words like ära, üles and läbi that completely change what a verb means.

    Prepares for reading, writing. The reading paper sets ten gaps with three options and eight from a bank, and the writing part marks accuracy inside both pieces.

B2, 16 units

Every part of the B2 examination has at least one unit aimed at it. Writing: 9, Listening: 5, Reading: 9, Speaking: 7.

  • Umbisikuline tegumood

    When nobody is named

    Read and write the impersonal Estonian of notices, news and official writing.

    Prepares for reading, writing. The reading paper sets an article of 500 to 600 words in the formal register the impersonal belongs to, and the first writing task can be a semi-formal letter.

    Tested by the conversation “Renewing a residence permit”.

  • Ühiskond

    Society and public life

    Follow a public debate and take a side in it.

    Prepares for speaking, writing. The speaking part ends in a debate that reaches a decision, and the second writing task can be an argument.

    Tested by the conversation “A residents' meeting about the yard”.

  • Kaudne kõneviis

    Passing on what you heard

    Pass on hearsay with the mood Estonian keeps for it, and notice when it's used on you.

    Prepares for listening, reading. The listening interview and the reading article are the longer texts, which is where reported speech turns up.

    Tested by the conversation “Passing on news you heard”.

  • Majandus

    Economy and business

    Read a business page and explain an economic trend.

    Prepares for writing, reading. The second writing task can be a summary of figures with your own comment, and the reading paper sets an article.

  • Des-vorm

    Two things at once

    Join two actions into one sentence, the way written Estonian likes to.

    Prepares for writing, reading. The reading paper sets twelve gaps with four options and eight from a bank, and the writing part marks accuracy inside both pieces.

  • Ajalugu

    History

    Tell the story of past events and explain why they mattered.

    Prepares for listening, reading. The listening paper sets gaps from a longer monologue, and the reading paper matches statements to paragraphs.

  • Sõnamoodustus

    Building words from words

    Spot the suffix on a word you've never seen and work out what it probably means.

    Prepares for reading, listening. The reading and listening papers hold words a candidate has not met, and a suffix is how to make sense of one.

  • Poliitika

    Politics and power

    Understand election coverage and explain how a decision gets made.

    Prepares for listening, speaking. The listening paper sets an interview, and the speaking part ends in a debate.

  • Tervishoid

    The health system

    Find your way around the health system and discuss public health policy.

    Prepares for reading, speaking. The reading paper sets an article and matches statements to paragraphs, and the speaking part ends in a debate.

  • Teadus

    Science and method

    Follow a popular science article and describe how a study was done.

    Prepares for reading, listening. The reading paper sets an article of 500 to 600 words, and the listening paper sets a longer monologue.

  • Kunst ja kultuur

    The arts

    Review a film, a book or an exhibition and back up your verdict.

    Prepares for writing, speaking. The second writing task can be an argument, and the one minute talk asks you to back up a view.

  • Õigus

    Law and justice

    Understand a legal notice and describe a dispute and how it ended.

    Prepares for reading, writing. The reading paper matches statements to paragraphs of a formal text, and the first writing task can be a semi-formal letter.

  • Psühholoogia

    Mind and behavior

    Talk about motivation, habits and behavior in abstract terms.

    Prepares for speaking, writing. The one minute talk on a topic and the written argument both ask for abstract reasoning.

  • Töömaailm

    Working life

    Handle a job interview, a negotiation and a difficult conversation at work.

    Prepares for speaking. The speaking part opens with a conversation about your work and sets a one minute talk on a work topic.

  • Arvud ja suundumused

    Charts and figures

    Describe a chart, a trend and a proportion accurately.

    Prepares for writing. The second writing task can be a summary of figures with your own comment.

    Tested by the conversation “Presenting a chart at work”.

  • Argumenteerimine

    Building a case

    Structure a written argument, with concession and counter-argument.

    Prepares for writing, speaking. The second writing task can be an argument, and the speaking part ends in a debate.

    Tested by the conversation “B2 speaking exam (practice)”.

C1, 14 units

Every part of the C1 examination has at least one unit aimed at it. Writing: 8, Listening: 4, Reading: 8, Speaking: 6.

  • Nominalisatsioon

    Turning clauses into phrases

    Pack a clause into a noun phrase, the way formal Estonian expects.

    Prepares for writing, reading. The first writing task is a neutral summary of figures for the public, and the reading texts are formal.

  • Lauseloome

    Long sentences that stay clear

    Build a three-clause sentence that stays readable, with every comma in the right place.

    Prepares for writing, reading. The opinion text is 220 to 260 words with a hard upper limit, and one reading task chooses whole sentences for gaps.

  • Akadeemiline eesti keel

    Arguing a point

    Write an academic paragraph with a claim, support and a qualification.

    Prepares for writing. The second writing task is a structured opinion text that develops two given points.

  • Teadustöö

    Research writing

    Read a research abstract and describe how a study was designed and where it falls short.

    Prepares for reading, listening. The reading paper sets short answers about an information text, and the listening paper a lecture taken down as notes.

  • Filosoofia

    Ideas in the abstract

    Discuss an abstract idea without reaching for a concrete example every sentence.

    Prepares for speaking, writing. The speaking part ends in a discussion of a set topic, and the opinion text develops abstract points.

  • Eetika

    Right, wrong and responsibility

    Argue an ethical position, and make the best case for the side you disagree with.

    Prepares for speaking, writing. The discussion of a set topic and the opinion text both ask for a position argued well.

  • Retoorika

    Persuading people

    Give a persuasive talk and spot the tricks being used on you.

    Prepares for speaking. The speaking part sets a two minute presentation on a work topic after three minutes to prepare.

  • Register

    Formal, neutral, familiar

    Say the same thing three ways and pick the right one for the room.

    Prepares for writing, speaking. The first writing task must be neutral and for the public, and the speaking part opens with introducing your work.

    Tested by the conversation “The same favor, asked three ways”.

  • Kõnekäänud

    Idioms and set phrases

    Use and understand common idioms without translating them word for word.

    Prepares for listening, reading. The listening paper sets a seven minute conversation heard once, which is where idioms are met at speed.

  • Sidusus

    Holding a text together

    Signpost a long text so a reader never loses the thread.

    Prepares for writing, listening. The opinion text must be easy to follow, and the lecture in listening is taken down by its signposts.

  • Innovatsioon

    Technology and change

    Discuss technological change and what it does to society.

    Prepares for speaking, reading. The presentation is on one of two work topics, and the reading paper sets a 600 word text.

  • Rahvusvahelised suhted

    The world outside

    Follow international news and describe a country's diplomatic position.

    Prepares for listening, reading. The listening paper opens with short answers from a news recording.

  • Kirjandus

    Reading literature

    Read an Estonian novel and talk about how it's written as well as what happens.

    Prepares for reading, speaking. The reading paper matches statements to sections of a longer text, and the discussion asks how something is said.

    Tested by the conversation “A book club”.

  • Nüansid

    Picking exactly the right word

    Choose between two words the dictionary translates the same way.

    Prepares for reading, writing. One reading task chooses a whole sentence out of three for each gap, and the writing part marks word choice.

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