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Goethe-Zertifikat B1 · Official Practice Set

Gesundheit · Wohnen · Arbeit · Sprachen

The official adult practice set for the Goethe-Zertifikat B1 (Goethe-Institut · ÖSD), covering all four modules with authentic task types, item counts and timing.

Modules
4
Time
2 h 45 min
Questions
66
Access
Free

Modules

Take them in any order. Each one is timed and scored on its own.

ModulePartsTimeYouAction
LesenReading 5 65 min
HörenListening 4 40 min
SchreibenWriting 3 60 min
SprechenSpeaking 3 –

What’s inside

Lesen · Reading

  1. Teil 1A blog post or personal email: are 6 statements true or false?
  2. Teil 2Two press articles: 6 multiple-choice questions (a, b, c).
  3. Teil 3Match 7 people to 10 short adverts; some adverts are not needed.
  4. Teil 4Seven reader comments: is each person for or against the topic?
  5. Teil 5Rules or instructions, e.g. house rules: 4 multiple-choice questions.

Hören · Listening

  1. Teil 1Five short announcements or messages, two questions each.
  2. Teil 2A talk or guided tour: 5 multiple-choice questions.
  3. Teil 3An everyday conversation: 7 true/false statements.
  4. Teil 4A radio discussion: who says what? 8 statements.

Schreiben · Writing

  1. Teil 1A personal email to a friend that covers three points.
  2. Teil 2Your opinion on a topic, for example in an online guestbook.
  3. Teil 3A short polite message, e.g. to apologise or ask for something.

Sprechen · Speaking

  1. Teil 1Plan something together with your partner, using four guiding points.
  2. Teil 2Present a topic using five given slides.
  3. Teil 3React to your partner's presentation: give feedback and ask a question.

Topics Gesundheit · Wohnen · Arbeit · Sprachen