This will be my last post about the Prøve i Dansk 3 exam, since all has been covered in previous posts:

Preparation for the Danish written exam, Review of PD3 written exam and recently review of PD3 oral exam.
I will divide the content as follows:

• Written exam structure
• Online resources

Please note that below feedback is based on my personal experience of the exam taken in May 2018. If you feel like sharing your own feedback about your experience in learning Danish in Denmark, you are very welcome to contact me. I will gladly feature you on the blog!

NB: I will be using the abbreviation PD3 for “Prøve i Dansk 3”.

Prøve i Dansk 3 Structure

Same case here as the written exam, the last 2 months before taking the oral exam will be important for you. There will be many presentation assignments about various topics (at least we had at Studieskolen). I already explained the structure in my review of the oral exam, so I will not focus too much on this here. Make sure to check the post if you didn’t read it yet. Below resources are more useful to get prepared.

Extract from a former PD3 Oral exam

Online resources to practice

Please note some resources are in Danish and I have not translated them. I got them from my school and other resources online. If you have other links/documents that you think can be useful for others, do not hesitate to get in touch. I will gladly add them to this post and give you credit for it

Overview of all Prøve i Dansk 3 themes since 2004

For info, the table relate to the part 2 of the Danish oral exam
Download the pdf

Tips and recap about the test (in Danish)

I got this very useful documents from my school
Download the pdf

List of topics for the part 1 of the oral exam

Here is a list of the topics we could have and prepare for PD3 part one. This was purely based from what we studied in class and was produced by my teacher.
Download the pdf

Online videos to practice

Check out Alessandra’s website where she shares youtube videos to practice for your oral exam! You can also download questions as mp3-files.
Website link

Next on the blog? Very happy to be featuring some expats feedback in the coming month. Stay tuned

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If you are in the process of taking Prøve i Dansk 3, then this article will be of help! I will divide the content as follows:

• Written exam structure
• Online resources

Please note that below feedback is based on my personal experience of the exam taken in May 2018. If you feel like sharing your own feedback about your experience in learning Danish in Denmark, you are very welcome to contact me. I will gladly feature you on the blog!

NB: I will be using the abbreviation PD3 for “Prøve i Dansk 3”.

Prøve i Dansk 3 – Structure

The last 2 months before taking the written exam will be important for you, as their is a strong focus on the technique. As written in my previous post about Prøve i Dansk 3 Exam review, here is the structure to expect.

The exam is in 3 parts which are as follows:

– Part 1 (25 min): Reading exercise where you have a booklet and need to answer questions relating to sections of the booklet

– Part 2 (65 min): Reading exercises where you are given 2 texts with questions to answers (multiple choice). You are also given a fill in the blank text

– Part 3 (2h30): You have the written assignment where you get an e-mail and have to write a response. The other section is the heaviest one, with a choice between describing statistics or argumentation. Dictionaries are allowed in this part.

Part 1

Throughout all the various tests we have done pre-PD3, I think this part has always been the easiest. You have 25min to do it, but usually, you can have it done without rush in 20 min, giving you an extra 5 min to proofread.

Usually you have a list of 15 questions where you need to provide an answer that can be found in a given booklet. The most important with this exercise is not to read all the booklet, but to scheme it. Personally I like this exercise, even though it doesn’t weigh a lot in the overall grading.

Part 2

For the first part of this exercise, you are given two texts with questions for each. I always thought this part can be a bit tricky because you need to think a bit out of the box to find the right answer. It is not always an obvious choice from the multiple choices given. The allocated time is sufficient for this exercise, so do not stress and give yourself time to read the texts twice.

Moving onto the second part of this exercise, you will have a fill in the blank text with one correct answer out of 4 possibilities. There are usually 8-10 words to fill in. Chances are that you will know all the words (by having trained a lot before ). In case you don’t, see what makes sense. If it still doesn’t make sense and you hesitate, work it by elimination. For this year’s exam, I actually got stuck with two words and wasted a precious 5 min overthinking it. I decided to move on to the next words and got back to it later, which then gave me clarity.

I think 65 min is sufficient for this part 2 and you should be able to finish before the deadline.

Part 3

The last part of PD3 written exam is the most strategic of all. It obviously handles about how good can you write (grammar, variety of words, expressions, overall flow). But it really is also about structure and technique, which you should train a lot at school. We had a very consistent training at Studieskolen, where I studied. The last 12 weeks before the written exam, we had to handover 8 written assignments for part 3.

Part 3 (2h30): You have the written assignment where you get an e-mail and have to write a response.

The other section is the heaviest one, with a choice between describing statistics or argumentation. Dictionaries are allowed in this part.

Delprøve test (Prøve i Dansk 3 exam)

Below are some pdfs that you can download to rehearse. There is no answers to those, just the test itself. Some are dating back to 2013, but it gives you something to prepare yourself (in addition to what your school will of course provide). My suggestion is that you put yourself in condition and respect the time to write it down.

Prøve i Dansk 3 (2013)

Prøve i Dansk 3 (2014)

Prøve i Dansk 3 (2015)

Prøve i Dansk 3 (2016)

Prøve i Dansk 3 Analytics

Prøve i Dansk 3 (no date)

Overview of all Prøve i Dansk 3 themes since 2004

For info, the first table of the document relates to part 1 & 2 of the exam structure.  The second table relates to part 3.
Download the pdf

Online resources to practice

Please note some resources are in Danish and I have not translated them. I got them from my school and other resources online. If you have other links/documents that you think can be useful for others, do not hesitate to get in touch. I will gladly add them to this post and give you credit for it

Statistics – Expressions

Great document to help you prepare better the statistics part (in case you decide to write about it) – This is for part 3
Download the pdf

Writting e-mails

I can recommend this link from Bab.la, as it helped me to get more vocabulary/structured expressions when writting e-mails (for the part 3).

The official website from the Minister

Very useful as they post the official exam dates, some material as well. All the legal documentation is there and in Danish for us all to practice
Check out the website.

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If you are (like many of us), in the process of learning Danish and you desire to become good at it, as soon as possible, then here are a few tips that can definitely help you.

Attending Danish classes is obviously the foundation of your learning curve, but you also need to focus on integrating as much Danish as possible, into your everyday life.

This post will be split into 4 categories:

1. Read
2. Listen
3. Watch
4. Talk

Learning Danish every day

Read

Reading will be one of the best tools you can have to improve your Danish level quickly.

• Study Books

Try to aim at reading at least one Danish book a week (you can usually get these for free at your school, and they are specially written with a comprehensive grammar and structure. In the early modules 1-3, the stories are not necessarily that interesting, but as you progress further, books are actually becoming very interesting as you can read biographies, actual stories, drama, etc.).

• General books

If you want to push it, make sure to register at your local library (free and you only need your CPR card). There are many books to read from. I would definitely encourage you to have a look. If you live in Copenhagen, here is a link with all the libraries addresses.

• BT Newspaper
  

Reading newspapers is a great way to stay up-to-date with Danish news as you can relate to it easily. I personally take B.T from Monday to Friday, it is a free newspaper and it is a great reading tool. Spend 30 min everyday reading the newspaper, this will become easier as you advance. You can find the newspaper (red stand) all over the city center. For info, they are less active during weeks 29-31 in the summer (everyone needs a bit of holidays!).

• DR Ligetil

The Danish Radio Television also has news in a simpler format, if you want to read. I personally used it a lot in the beginning. This is a good option to use, when you are starting to study Danish (module 1 and 2): http://www.dr.dk/ligetil

• Phone

Switch your mobile phone to Danish. This may not be super easy at first, but you will find your way around and get to learn a lot of new words without even noticing it.

Listen

Listening to the radio or Danish music will help you understand better, but also develop your vocabulary.
Here is a link of all the Danish radios, that you can then stream and listen live.

I try as much as possible to listen to Danish music and translate it. It has definitely helped me improve my Danish understanding.

• If you want to dive into Danish music, you can check out the “Lyrics Translate” website, select artists you like and then translate their songs.

Here is my personal approach in 5-steps, to use songs as a learning tool:

1. Listen to the song for the first time without any lyrics. Try to understand as best as you can
2. Take the lyrics, read them and try to understand them as best as you can, without translating with a dictionary
3. Translate the lyrics (actually on the link provided, most of the songs are translated in English, so that will save you some time and headaches!).
4. Listen to the song again, this time with the lyrics
5. Learn the songs, repeat, sing and have fun

Watch

Watching TV and going to the cinema will be quite a challenge, but take it step-by-step, you will definitely improve your understanding as you progress.

• Youtube: Needless to say, that watching videos on youtube is a good starting point.
• DR (Danish Radio): One of the Danish channels, they upload videos on their website. The great part about this website, is that you can have subtitles. They have a very large collection of documentaries, series etc: https://www.dr.dk/tv/programmer

You can find the “Undertekster” link on the right hand side, when playing the video:

Talk

Talking will be the ultimate challenge in your learning curve. Don’t be afraid and start as soon as you can to talk Danish in your everyday life. It starts with talking Danish when ordering food, paying your groceries, etc.
If you feel like it is getting a bit technical and you are afraid to sound like a fool (I have been there personally, so you are not alone in this!), prepare what you want to say ahead of the conversation.

For example, you need to buy groceries, translate what you want to say and practice it. You will feel more relaxed when initiating the conversation in Danish.

If they reply to fast for you, gently ask them (in Danish), to repeat slowly.
There is a chance they will reply in English if they feel you are really struggling, but stick to Danish.

I am not going to cover the social aspects of your life (getting out, meeting people etc.), as this is already covered by many other blogs and websites.

I hope all these tips and resources will help you progress in learning Danish. It definitely helped me, so I can recommend it from my own personal experience.

If you have more tips that you think would definitely be worth sharing, please feel free to contact me (or comment below), and I will gladly add them to this blog post.

Have a great day!

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