Language Exam Study Guide

DELE B2 (Spanish) + CELGA 2 (Galician)

A self-study guide covering grammar, vocabulary, the four skills, and exam-specific strategy for two language certifications:

• DELE B2 — Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera, upper-intermediate Spanish (Instituto Cervantes). CEFR B2.
• CELGA 2 — Certificado de Lingua Galega (Xunta de Galicia). CEFR B1.

These are study materials, not a fixed schedule. Work through modules at whatever pace fits. Each file stands on its own, and answer keys are included throughout.

Who this is for: independent learners — typically Spanish speakers (or strong Spanish learners) preparing CELGA 2 alongside upper-intermediate Spanish. The Galician modules lean on Spanish as a scaffold but flag every place the two languages diverge.

Accuracy & currency: content is checked against authoritative sources (Instituto Cervantes / CVC for Spanish; RAG and the Xunta's Portal da Lingua for Galician). Exam formats and pass marks change — each exam-format file points you to the official source to confirm before you register. See the EXAM_FORMAT.md in each 07_Exam_Prep/ folder.

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DELE B2 — File Map

Spanish_DELE_B2/
├── 01_Grammar/
│   ├── MODULE_01_Subjunctive_Mastery.md
│   ├── MODULE_02_Advanced_Tenses.md
│   ├── MODULE_03_Connectors_Discourse.md
│   └── MODULE_04_Reported_Speech.md
├── 02_Vocabulary/
│   ├── THEMATIC_VOCABULARY.md
│   ├── MODULE_01_Academic_Formal_Vocabulary.md
│   ├── MODULE_02_Idioms_Expressions.md
│   └── MODULE_03_False_Friends_Common_Errors.md
├── 03_Reading/MODULE_01_Reading_Strategies.md
├── 04_Writing/
│   ├── ESSAY_PROMPT_BANK.md
│   └── MODULE_01_Writing_Guide.md
├── 05_Listening/MODULE_01_Listening_Strategies.md
├── 06_Speaking/MODULE_01_Speaking_Guide.md
├── 07_Exam_Prep/
│   ├── DIAGNOSTIC_TEST.md
│   └── EXAM_FORMAT.md
├── 08_Worksheets/
│   ├── WORKSHEET_01_Subjunctive.md
│   └── WORKSHEET_02_SerEstar_Connectors.md
├── 09_Cheatsheets/
│   ├── GRAMMAR_CHEATSHEET.md
│   └── VOCABULARY_CHEATSHEET.md
└── 10_Resources/RESOURCE_LIST.md

DELE B2 exam at a glance

Prueba	Skill	Time	Tasks
1	Comprensión de lectura	70 min	4 (36 items)
2	Comprensión auditiva	40 min	5 (30 items)
3	Expresión e interacción escritas	80 min	2 (~150–180 words each)
4	Expresión e interacción orales	~15–20 min + prep	3

Pruebas are grouped: Lectura+Escritura and Auditiva+Oral. You need ≥60% in each group to pass. Full detail in Spanish_DELE_B2/07_Exam_Prep/EXAM_FORMAT.md.

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CELGA 2 — File Map

Galician_CELGA2/
├── 01_Grammar/
│   ├── MODULE_01_Articles_Contractions.md
│   ├── MODULE_02_Present_Tense.md
│   ├── MODULE_03_Past_Tenses.md
│   ├── MODULE_04_Future_Conditional.md
│   ├── MODULE_05_Pronouns_and_Clitic_Placement.md
│   └── MODULE_06_Galician_Specific_Features.md
├── 02_Vocabulary/
│   ├── MODULE_01_Essential_Vocabulary.md
│   └── MODULE_02_Thematic_Vocabulary.md
├── 03_Reading/MODULE_01_Reading_Strategies.md
├── 04_Writing/
│   ├── MODULE_01_Writing_Guide.md
│   └── TEXT_PROMPT_BANK.md
├── 05_Listening/MODULE_01_Listening_Strategies.md
├── 06_Speaking/MODULE_01_Speaking_Guide.md
├── 07_Exam_Prep/
│   ├── DIAGNOSTIC_TEST.md
│   └── EXAM_FORMAT.md
├── 08_Worksheets/
│   ├── WORKSHEET_01_Articles_Contractions.md
│   └── WORKSHEET_02_Verbs_and_Pronouns.md
├── 09_Cheatsheets/
│   ├── GRAMMAR_CHEATSHEET.md
│   └── VOCABULARY_CHEATSHEET.md
└── 10_Resources/RESOURCE_LIST.md

CELGA 2 exam at a glance

• Proba escrita (max. ~2 h): blocks for comprensión oral, comprensión escrita, estrutura da lingua e do texto, and expresión escrita (one or two short texts, ~150–200 words).
• Proba oral (max. ~10 min, recorded): summary + short monologue + conversation.
• Result is reported APTO / NON APTO; you must reach the minimum set in that year's convocatoria in the grouped skills and overall.

Register at sede.xunta.gal (procedure PL500C); info and sample exams at lingua.gal. Full detail in Galician_CELGA2/07_Exam_Prep/EXAM_FORMAT.md.

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Key Facts

	DELE B2	CELGA 2
Level (CEFR)	B2	B1
Exam body	Instituto Cervantes	Xunta de Galicia (Secretaría Xeral da Lingua)
Info / registration	examenes.cervantes.es	lingua.gal · sede.xunta.gal (PL500C)
Result	Score per skill group (pass ≥60% each group)	APTO / NON APTO (minimum per area + overall)
Common pitfalls	Subjunctive, connectors, register, false friends, por/para	Article contractions, clitic placement (te/che), false friends, no compound tenses

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Suggested Order

If starting fresh, most learners benefit from:

1. Diagnostic test (07_Exam_Prep/DIAGNOSTIC_TEST.md) — find your weak areas.
2. Read your exam's EXAM_FORMAT.md so you know the target from day one.
3. Grammar modules in order — they build on each other.
4. Vocabulary modules alongside grammar, not after.
5. Skill modules (reading, writing, listening, speaking) once grammar basics are solid.
6. Worksheets, prompt banks and past papers in the weeks before the exam.

Cheatsheets are reference material — use them for quick review, not initial learning.

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A Note for Spanish Speakers Learning Galician

The Galician modules are written to exploit what you already know from Spanish while drilling the differences that trip people up: article contractions (do, na, polo, nun…), clitic pronouns (te vs che, and putting them after the verb), the second form of the article, the personal infinitive, and — above all — that Galician has no compound tenses (use comín, never hei comido). Watch for castelanismos in your own output: moi not muy, grazas not gracias, entón not entonces.