Lesson 173 · German B1

Review: Lessons 169-172

Wiederholung

A checkpoint covering the first stretch of B1 grammar: Konjunktiv II, the passive voice, the genitive case, and five new subordinating conjunctions.

Today's win: confirm the new B1 grammar is sticking before moving on.

Mixed recall check

1. "I would speak more German" - Ich ______ mehr Deutsch sprechen.

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würde

2. "Could you please help me?" - ______ Sie mir bitte helfen?

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Könnten

3. "The door is opened" - Die Tür ______ geöffnet.

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wird

4. Which case follows "von" when naming who performed a passive action?

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dative

5. "The neighbor's car" (masculine noun Nachbar) - das Auto ______ Nachbarn.

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des

6. "While I cook, she listens to music" - ______ ich koche, hört sie Musik.

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Während
Try it out loud: combine two of these structures in one sentence - for example a hypothetical wenn-sentence that also uses obwohl.

Tell your teaching agent which of these four topics felt shakiest, and ask for a few extra examples.

Primary source

Aligned with standard Goethe-Zertifikat B1 / telc B1 exam syllabus topics.