Oral part of the German B1 exam. Speaking topics

The oral part of the German B1 exam DTZ included a description of the picture in German. Recently it has been changed to speaking topics based on a picture. Telc B1 also has speaking topics, but based on quotes. In this post we will look at what speaking topics have been offered in exams over the past ten years and list pictures that I have collected on the forums.

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German picture description phrases and sequence

Having dealt with letters examples and dialogue topics for b1 test, we move on to the next topic – German picture description phrases for DTZ. The picture description is called Bildbeschreibung. This task is used in the exam up to level B1, then something more substantial is usually used, like a diagram or graph.

Oral part of the German B1 exam. Speaking topics
All b1 German speaking topics (DTZ, telc b1). Part 2

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Aufmachen or öffnen or offen or eröffnen

synonyms

To this day, every time I have to ask when an institution or store is open, I am agonizingly unsure which word to use. Aufmachen, öffnen or offen or geöffnet? Or, to be sure, just auf? What difference between öffnen and eröffnen?

Also aufschlagen, andrehen, aufschließen can mean “open closed”. Let’s start with them, so as not to get in the way.

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Giving direction essay in German. Wegbeschreibung

Giving direction essay in German (Wegbeschreibung) pops up in the school several times in different grades and at different levels. Not all teachers decide to write this essay, some take it verbally. And in VERA in grade 3, too, there was a similar task.

The training method is very simple: we open a map of the area, a city plan (for example tourist plan from tourist office) and ask to give direction from and to.

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