Bit by bit: examination components.

1. Written examination held in groups (190 minutes)

• You will read a number of different texts from modern media, such as advertisements, catalogue entries, reference book texts, commentaries, reviews and reports and do various exercises on them. You will fill in the missing words in a written text.
• You will listen to discussions and telephone conversations, then you add to what you have heard and categorize statements. In addition, you will also listen to an interview on a current social topic and do exercises on it.
• You will comment in writing on a newspaper article and correct a letter.

2. Oral examination held individually or in twos (15 or 10 minutes)

You will introduce yourself to your conversation partners (including native speakers), take a position on a current topic and enter into oral negotiations with a fellow examination candidate.

Assessment

The Goethe-Zertifikat B2 is conducted and assessed the same way all over the world. Each candidate’s written papers and oral performance are evaluated separately by two examiners at the examination centre in question who apply uniform criteria.