Willkommen bei B1
A1-2 is done: 167 lessons, full grammar skeleton, and dozens of practical vocabulary domains. B1 is the next step. It asks for more independence - longer sentences, your own opinions, and topics that are not just concrete daily needs.
At A1-2, most tasks used short, fixed sentences about concrete things: your name, your day, a shop, a doctor visit. At B1, three things change:
Quick check: name one way B1 topics differ from A1-2 topics.
Goethe-Zertifikat B1 and telc B1 both test the same four skills as A1, but each task grows in scope:
| Skill | What is new at B1 |
|---|---|
| Hören (listening) | Longer conversations and announcements at closer to natural speed, on both everyday and general-interest topics |
| Lesen (reading) | Longer texts, including opinion pieces and short articles, not just notices and short messages |
| Schreiben (writing) | A formal letter or email AND a short opinion piece giving reasons for a view |
| Sprechen (speaking) | Describing a picture, giving a short structured talk, and taking part in a discussion (agreeing, disagreeing, planning something together) |
Quick check: at B1, the Schreiben (writing) part adds which new task type, beyond a formal letter?
The same format continues: short daily lessons, quizzes woven through each one, and periodic review checkpoints. New grammar (Konjunktiv II, Passive, Genitive, more subordinate clauses) comes first, since it unlocks everything else. Then situational vocabulary and B1-specific skills (giving opinions, describing a picture, writing a short essay) build on that grammar.
Aligned with standard Goethe-Zertifikat B1 / telc B1 exam syllabus topics.
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