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ÖSD B2 in 24 lessons

A lesson for every task of the exam: how it works, where points are lost, a step-by-step strategy, a solved example and a mini-test. Free and without sign-up, with two keys a day.

Start with lesson 1In the app, with progress

24 lessons · about 249 minutes · free

Read the lesson

The format of the task, three typical mistakes and a strategy with a time plan. In simple German.

Take the mini-test

Three short questions per lesson. You see at once what sits and why.

Practise in exam format

Then the real tasks from five model tests, with evaluation. Each one opens with one of your daily keys.

Know the exam

  1. 1StartHow the exam worksLesen, Hören, Schreiben, Sprechen: how the ÖSD Zertifikat B2 is structured, with timings, points and every pass mark. Plus how you learn with this course.8 min
  2. 2StartWhere the points areRandschnitt, article, table, two texts: what each task in the ÖSD B2 is worth and how to plan 90 minutes of Lesen and 90 minutes of Schreiben by points.7 min

First points

  1. 3Sprechen · Aufgabe 1Jemanden kennenlernen und beratenFrom small talk on the train to the topic and real tips: how ÖSD B2 Sprechen Task 1 becomes a conversation, not an interview. With audio and useful phrases.10 min
  2. 4Newspaper GermanUnderstanding nominal style“Verlängerung der Fußgängerzone beschlossen”: who does what, and has it happened yet? How to unpack headlines in nominal style, for Lesen and Hören in ÖSD B2.7 min
  3. 5Lesen · Aufgabe 2Überschriften zuordnenFive texts, ten headlines and, for every text, a wrong headline on the same topic: how to pin down the main point in ÖSD B2 Lesen Task 2.14 min
  4. 6Hören · Aufgabe 1Understanding a radio programmeOne programme, four sections, ten statements, heard twice: how to follow the experts in ÖSD B2 Hören Task 1 and spot who really says what.13 min
  5. 7Mini examCheckpoint 1A mini exam on unit 1 of the ÖSD B2 course: headlines, the radio feature and the chat on the train, as in the exam. At the end, your points forecast per part.12 min

The complaint

  1. 8Useful phrasesComplaining formallyTurn an angry note into a factual sentence: promise, reality, consequence, demand. The key phrases for the complaint email in ÖSD B2, in five minutes.5 min
  2. 9Schreiben · Aufgabe 1The complaint emailHow four notes become a formal complaint in ÖSD B2: promise against reality, one clear demand, about 120 words. With a model answer.14 min
  3. 10Lesen · Aufgabe 1Understanding a newspaper articleA long article, experts with quotes, five questions with A, B, C: how to find the right place in ÖSD B2 Lesen Task 1 and spot the wrong answers.15 min
  4. 11Hören · Aufgabe 2Conversation: completing the tableÖSD B2 Hören Task 2: 30 cells, one fast conversation, heard only once. How to follow row by row and decode comparisons and exclusions.13 min
  5. 12Mini examCheckpoint 2A mini exam on unit 2 of the ÖSD B2 course: the newspaper article, the table in Hören and the complaint, as in the exam. At the end, your points forecast.12 min

Picture and language

  1. 13Useful phrasesMaking guessesDürfte, könnte, offenbar, als ob: how to make guesses about a photo in ÖSD B2 Sprechen without passing them off as facts. In five minutes.5 min
  2. 14Sprechen · Aufgabe 2Bild beschreiben und interpretierenDescribe briefly, interpret at length: how to choose a picture in ÖSD B2 Sprechen Task 2, take up the caption as a thesis and give your opinion.13 min
  3. 15GrammarEndings at a glanceeinen neuen, bei gutem, mit den neuen? In five minutes, learn to read article and adjective endings at a glance, for the Randschnitt in ÖSD B2.5 min
  4. 16Lesen · Aufgabe 3Reconstructing the cut-off textAn article with its right edge cut off, 20 gaps, three letters at most: how to spot every gap type in ÖSD B2 Lesen Task 3 and check it against the next line.14 min
  5. 17Mini examCheckpoint 3A mini exam on unit 3 of the ÖSD B2 course: the Randschnitt and the picture task as in the exam. At the end, your points forecast for Lesen and your self-assessment for Sprechen.12 min

Arguing

  1. 18Useful phrasesConceding and disagreeingZwar … aber, trotzdem, Das Argument greift zu kurz: how to concede a point and disagree with a reason in ÖSD B2 Schreiben and Sprechen. In five minutes.5 min
  2. 19Schreiben · Aufgabe 2Writing the opinion textThe ÖSD B2 opinion text through the examiners’ eyes: the marking sheet for Aufgabe 2, three texts to mark, taking a stance instead of retelling, about 120 words.14 min
  3. 20Sprechen · Aufgabe 3MeinungsaustauschArgue a role, even against your own view: how to hold your position in ÖSD B2 Sprechen Task 3, react to the other person and bring in new arguments.13 min
  4. 21VocabularyVerbs with prepositions and fixed phrasesteilnehmen an, sich freuen über, in Anspruch nehmen, melden Sie sich an: in five minutes, learn the fixed partners that go missing in the ÖSD B2 Werbebrief.5 min
  5. 22Lesen · Aufgabe 4Completing the WerbebriefTen gaps, one word each, no options: how to find first the kind of word, then the word, in ÖSD B2 Lesen Task 4. With signals, traps and a mini task.12 min
  6. 23Mini examCheckpoint 4A mini exam on unit 4 of the ÖSD B2 course: the Werbebrief, one paragraph of the opinion text and the debate as in the exam. At the end, your points forecast.13 min

Exam-ready

  1. 24GoalYour exam dayThree written hours with a break, 15 minutes of prep before Sprechen, two examiners in the room: how the ÖSD Zertifikat B2 day runs, and how to go in calm.8 min