What you’ll learn
- At the B1 level you will focus on increasing vocabulary and building fluency.
- You will learn to express opinions and ideas on familiar topics.
- You will get an understanding of complex German grammar and the ability to use it accurately and appropriately in conversation and writing.
- You will be able to communicate effectively in a simple way in most situations likely to arise when living and moving in an area where German is spoken.
Course Content
B1-1 (Conditional sentences – als, wenn, falls, ob, wann / Conjunctions – difference between aber, sondern, doch / Conjunctions – und, oder, dann / Causal conjunctions – denn, weil, sonst, außerdem, dass )
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PDF Notes
B1 exam
Speaking:
- Speaking about yourself, education, profession, work, leisure activities, etc.
- Discussing about living arrangements, future plans, tourism, sports, etc.
- Planning an event or group activity like a party, celebration, visit, trip, etc.
- Giving a short presentation on a topic of interest like social media, electronic media, internet safety, environment protection, technological advances in education, non-polluting modes of transport and mobility, healthy eating, etc.
- Reacting and giving feedback on another person’s presentation
Reading:
- Reading a passage and answering questions – true or false, multiple choice
- Matching a person’s interest with an advertisement for a job, training, etc.
- Inferring from a person’s statement whether the person is arguing for or against the subject of the debate
- Vocabulary-building through practice exercises involving filling in the blanks with the right conjunction, adverb, preposition, possessive pronoun, etc.
- Various ways of joining two sentences using a connecting word, while maintaining the proper syntax
- Use of adjectives with the definite article, indefinite article and pronouns
- Positioning of the verb in the sentence in different situations
Writing:
- Writing an e-mail to a friend, colleague, teacher, boss, etc. (formal / informal)
- Writing your opinion and comments about the topic of discussion
- Use of prepositions such as laut, zufolge, nach, dank, etc.
- Use of connectors such as bevor, nachdem, seit, seitdem, bis, etc.
- Relative clauses – use of um ..... zu and zu verb infinitive
- Conditional sentences – als, wenn, falls, ob, etc.
- Nouns in Genitiv including exceptional masculine nouns
- Passiv – werden and wurden
- Konjunktiv II – imaginary and hypothetical situations
Listening:
- Announcements in a mall, train station, tourist group, telephone message, weather forecast, etc – answering multiple choice and true or false questions
- Conversation between two persons – answering true or false questions
- Discussion between three persons – identifying who said what
This course includes
- Lifetime Access to Five videos of intensive training for learners with knowledge of German at the A2 level to prepare for the Goethe-Zertifikat B1 exam
- One downloadable pdf file containing all the training material and practice exercises
- Four downloadable B1 model tests of the Goethe Institut
- One downloadable pdf file with solved B1 model tests of the Goethe Institut including sample answers for the letter-writing and speaking parts
- Word list for B1 level vocabulary
- Book list which includes links to videos and supplementary practice material
Requirements
- Laptop or desktop computer or tablet
- Stable internet connection
- For the B1 level prior knowledge of German at A2 level is required.
Description
This course will enable the learner to achieve the desired level of proficiency in the German language to be able to take the Goethe-Zertifikat B1 exam. There are 5 lesson videos. Each video helps the learner with knowledge of German at the A2 level to progress to a proficiency level suitable for taking the Goethe-Zertifikat B1 exam of the Goethe Institut. The practice exercises are for understanding and using the grammar and expanding the vocabulary. All the study material and practice exercises will be available as downloadable pdf files.
Instructor
Sudha
German Teacher & Online Course Creator
Hello dear students,
I am Sudha, your German teacher. I started learning German in 1977 as my second language in Class 11. This was mostly the written form of the language with translation playing a major role in those days. My speaking skillls were quite limited. I actually started speaking German when I went to Germany to do research in Chemistry in 1991.
There were two women (eine chinesische Professorin und eine ungarische Studentin) who only spoke German besides their native language, because of which I was forced to speak German. This is when I realized that you don’t really know a language unless you can speak it – a learning experience that I am incorporating into my teaching method.
Some years ago, when I was teaching Chemistry to Engineering undergraduates, one day some students approached me with a surprising request. They had somehow found out that I knew German, and they wanted me to teach them. Unfortunately, I had to disappoint them at that time, but these students were the inspiration for me to teach German and I promised myself that I would, once I retired from Chemistry. I decided that I should teach German with the purpose of giving people the necessary boost to achieve their life’s goals.
And what is more appropriate than training them for the Goethe A1 and A2 exams for kickstarting their career? In order to do this meaningfully, I reasoned that I need to know first-hand how the Goethe exams are conducted, if my students are to genuinely benefit. Until then, I had not taken any exam of the Goethe Institut. I first took the C1 and then the C2 (GDS) exam. Passing these exams at the first attempt gave me a lot of insight as to how I need to tailor my teaching methods so that my students are able to pass the A1 and A2 exams at the first attempt. I wish you all the very best for the exams.
Sudha
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This course includes:
Lifetime Access to 5 videos of intensive training to prepare for the Goethe-Zertifikat B1 exam
1 downloadable pdf file of training material and practice exercises
4 downloadable B1 model tests of the Goethe Institut
Solutions of model tests including letter-writing and speaking parts
Word list for B1 level vocabulary
Book list which includes links to videos and supplementary practice material