B2 — Upper intermediate
Discuss abstract topics in detail and follow longer arguments.
- Argue for and against a position in speech and writing
- Understand articles, reports and lectures on familiar academic topics
- Use the passive, Konjunktiv II and noun–verb collocations accurately
Lessons
Each lesson ends with practice questions on the same topic.
- Lesson 1
Alternatives to the passive
Passiversatzformen
man, sich lassen, -bar and sein + zu: express possibility and necessity without „werden“.
30 min6 practice questions - Lesson 2
Verbs with prepositions and da-/wo- words
Verben mit Präpositionen
Learn verbs together with their preposition and case, and refer back with darauf, worüber …
30 min7 practice questions - Lesson 3
Noun–verb collocations
Nomen-Verb-Verbindungen
Fixed combinations such as „eine Entscheidung treffen“ make academic and formal German precise.
30 min6 practice questions - Lesson 4
Two-part connectors
Zweiteilige Konnektoren
je … desto, zwar … aber, nicht nur … sondern auch, sowohl … als auch, weder … noch, entweder … oder.
25 min6 practice questions - Lesson 5
The genitive and genitive prepositions
Genitiv
Possession in formal German and prepositions such as wegen, trotz, während and aufgrund.
25 min6 practice questions
Practice by skill
50 original questions at B2.
Listening
Original recordings for this level.
- B2
Wohnungssuche in Universitätsstädten
Looking for a flat in university towns
- B2
Campus Talk: Prüfungsangst
Campus Talk: exam anxiety
Writing and speaking
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