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Tips and strategies
How to approach reading, listening, writing and speaking in the exam, and what costs points.
Tips and strategiesGerman B2 reading: a time plan for telc and Goethe
B2 reading in telc and Goethe: the official suggested minutes per part, where the most points per minute are, and how to keep to time.
7 October 2026 · 3 min read
Tips and strategiesFailed your German B1 exam? Retake rules for telc, Goethe and ÖSD
Failed the German B1 exam? What you must retake at telc, Goethe, ÖSD or the DTZ, which deadlines apply, and how many points you were missing.
7 October 2026 · 11 min read
Tips and strategiesHow to pass the German B1 exam: a four-week plan
A plan for the last four weeks before telc B1, Goethe B1 or the DTZ: what to practise each week, when to sit a full mock exam and how to use the final days.
7 October 2026 · 3 min read
Tips and strategiesGerman B1 listening: which recordings play only once
Listening in telc B1, Goethe B1 and DTZ: which part plays once and which twice, how much reading time you get, and how to score on recordings you hear once.
7 October 2026 · 4 min read
Tips and strategiesGerman B2 speaking exam: telc, Goethe and ÖSD compared
B2 speaking exam in telc, Goethe and ÖSD: parts, minutes, preparation time and points side by side, with phrases for the talk and the discussion.
7 October 2026 · 4 min read
Tips and strategiesGerman exam day: what to bring and how the day runs
telc and Goethe exam day: ID, allowed pens and drinks, what you hand in, why arriving late ends your exam and how the day runs. Based on the exam rules.
7 October 2026 · 3 min read
Tips and strategiesHow many words? German exam writing tasks from A1 to C2
Word counts for every writing task in Goethe, telc, ÖSD and TestDaF exams from A1 to C2 in one table, plus what to do when no word count is given.
7 October 2026 · 4 min read
Tips and strategiesGoethe B1 speaking exam: the three parts and how to handle them
Goethe B1 speaking: plan together, present a topic on five points, give feedback and ask a question. Timings, preparation and useful phrases for each part.
7 October 2026 · 3 min read
Tips and strategiesGoethe B2 writing: forum post and message in 75 minutes
Goethe B2 writing: a forum post of about 150 words in 50 minutes and a message of about 100 in 25. Time plan, marking and the rule that makes task 1 decisive.
7 October 2026 · 3 min read
Tips and strategiesGerman B1 speaking exam: the planning task, points and tips
German B1 speaking exam: how the plan-something-together task works in telc, Goethe and DTZ, with timings, points, phrases and a sample dialogue.
6 October 2026 · 15 min read
Tips and strategiesDTZ exam: how many points for B1, and when you only get A2
DTZ exam points: what you need for A2 or B1 in listening/reading, writing and speaking, every combination, worked examples and retake rules.
4 October 2026 · 9 min read
Tips and strategiestelc B1 writing: how many words, and how the letter is marked
telc B1 writing explained: the real word count rule, how the 45 points are given, a 30-minute plan and a sample answer that covers every point.
3 October 2026 · 8 min read
Tips and strategiestelc B1 Sprachbausteine tips: points, timing and strategy
telc B1 Sprachbausteine explained: 20 grammar and vocabulary gaps, 30 points, no separate time. How to solve both parts, with a 90-minute time plan.
1 October 2026 · 7 min read