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Goethe-Zertifikat B1 & B2 · Sprechen

Every published Goethe speaking task, worked out

Most people walk into the Sprechen exam having practised the language but never the task. This is the other way round. You get the real card, and the answer broken into the moves an examiner is actually listening for.

81

speaking tasks

3,936

Redemittel

4,634

example sentences

90

reading parts

No credit card. No hidden fees. No premium tier.

What is inside

Split by level, then by exam part

All of it sits behind a free account. Nothing here is a paid tier.

B1

Goethe-Zertifikat B1

1

Teil 1: Gemeinsam etwas planen

Plan something with your partner and agree a decision

6 tasks, each with a full model answer

2

Teil 2: Ein Thema präsentieren

Present a topic over five slides, then take questions in Teil 3

13 tasks, each with a full model answer

Lesen practice papers

40 exam parts, text beside the questions

B2

Goethe-Zertifikat B2

1

Teil 1: Vortrag halten

Give a four-minute talk from a topic card, then answer questions

52 tasks, each with a full model answer

2

Teil 2: Diskussion führen

Debate one question and close with an explicit dafür or dagegen

9 tasks, each with a full model answer

Lesen practice papers

50 exam parts, text beside the questions

The Redemittel bank

3,936

set phrases

46

groups, in exam order

4,634

worked examples

Every phrase has an English meaning, and most carry a note where the grammar is the tricky part. The worked examples show the same phrase as a plain statement, after a connector, with a modal verb, and buried in a subordinate clause. Knowing a phrase and knowing what it does to your word order are two different things.

Inside one topic

Six blocks, always in the same order

After the first topic you already know where to look on every other one.

  1. 1

    Aufgabe

    The exam instruction, the timing, and what is actually scored.

  2. 2

    Themenkarte

    The card you are handed in the room, with its printed bullets word for word.

  3. 3

    Musterantwort

    The model answer, split into the moves the examiner listens for. Every reusable phrase is highlighted.

  4. 4

    Nach dem Vortrag

    The questions you get afterwards with answers, and the question you are expected to ask your partner.

  5. 5

    Redemittel

    Every highlighted phrase, translated, with the grammar note that matters.

  6. 6

    Wortschatz

    The hard words from that topic, each with an example sentence.

German is always on screen and the English sits behind one toggle, so you read it in German first. Every phrase can be read aloud by the browser, and any topic prints to a clean A4 sheet.

Why this

Not another vocabulary app

The task, not just the language

A vocabulary app makes you better at German. It does not tell you that the B2 card says bewerten, not just nennen, so listing pros and cons without a verdict costs you marks.

The cards are the real ones

Instructions and bullets are transcribed from the published Goethe sets, including the details prep sites get wrong. The Jugendliche sheets say Kurs, not Seminar, and the three bullets are not always printed in the same order.

Written to be spoken

Model answers are built to be said out loud in the time you actually get, not read off a page. Where a phrase cannot take a shape naturally, it is left out rather than padded.

The full list

Every topic we cover

All 81 tasks. Each opens its own page with the card, the model answer, the phrases and the vocabulary.

B1 Teil 1: Gemeinsam etwas planen 6 topics
B1 Teil 2: Ein Thema präsentieren 13 topics
B2 Teil 1: Vortrag halten 52 topics
B2 Teil 2: Diskussion führen 9 topics
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Before you start

Is the Goethe B1 and B2 speaking preparation free?

Yes. Create a free student account and the whole thing is open - every speaking topic, the Redemittel bank and the reading papers. There is no paid tier on this material.

Which exam does this prepare me for?

The Goethe-Zertifikat B1 and B2 speaking modules. B1 covers Teil 1 (Gemeinsam etwas planen) and Teil 2 (Ein Thema präsentieren), with the Teil 3 question round attached. B2 covers Teil 1 (Vortrag halten) and Teil 2 (Diskussion führen).

Are these the real exam topics?

The tasks are transcribed from the published Goethe Modellsatz and Übungssatz materials for both Erwachsene and Jugendliche, plus tasks from established preparation publishers. Each task records which of the two it came from, and the printed instruction on each card is reproduced word for word.

What is a Redemittel and why do I need them?

Redemittel are the set phrases that carry an exam answer - the wording you use to state an opinion, concede a point or close a talk. Examiners score whether your answer has an audible structure, and these phrases are what make it audible. The bank holds 3,936 of them with English meanings.

Can I print the material?

Yes. Every topic has a Print button that produces an A4 sheet with the full model answer, the phrases and the vocabulary - useful for revising away from a screen or taking into a class.

Do I need to know German grammar terms to use this?

No. Everything is explained in English alongside the German, and each phrase carries a note when its grammar is the tricky part, such as where the verb goes after weil or dass.

Start with one topic

Pick a task, read the model answer out loud once, then try it again with the card covered. That is the whole method. The first one takes about fifteen minutes.

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