German B1 — Intermediate
Discuss plans, opinions, media and the workplace; use subordinate clauses, passive and the subjunctive.
6 modules · vocabulary, grammar, reading, listening, writing and speaking · a timed 30-minute exam at the end. Free, with no account required.
Modules in German B1
- Meinungen und Diskussionen — Give and justify opinions, agree and disagree politely, and follow a discussion.
- Ausbildung und Studium — Talk about education systems, describe your studies, and use the passive voice.
- Umwelt und Nachhaltigkeit — Discuss environmental issues, express hypothetical ideas with the Konjunktiv II, and suggest solutions.
- Wohnen, Umziehen und Verträge — Handle a flat search, understand a rental contract, and describe wishes and conditions.
- Kultur, Kunst und Geschichte — Talk about culture and history, narrate a sequence of past events, and describe artworks or traditions.
- Karriere, Ziele und Bewerbungen — Set goals, write a strong application, and use extended participle constructions common in formal texts.
Grammar covered at B1
Adjective endings in all cases (systematic overview) · Two-part connectors: einerseits…andererseits, je…desto, zwar…aber · The passive voice (Präsens and Präteritum) · Relative clauses · Konjunktiv II: hypothetical statements and wishes · N-declension nouns and prepositions with genitive · Konjunktiv II in the past: unreal conditions · Prepositions with fixed cases, and da-/wo-compounds · Plusquamperfekt: what had already happened · Nominalisation: turning verbs into nouns · Extended participle constructions (formal written German) · Future II (werden + Partizip + haben/sein) and summary of tenses
How B1 works
Each module opens with its vocabulary as flashcards, then grammar with tables and guided drills, a reading text with comprehension questions, a listening exercise, a writing task with instant feedback, speaking practice scored against a model, a conversation to work through line by line, and a quiz over the whole module. Finish 60% of a module and the next one unlocks; finish four and the level exam opens.