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German B2.2: the words, the grammar and the mock exams

Sogda's step B2.2 teaches 510 German words and 20 grammar topics, the second half of CEFR level B2. It ends with 3 mock exams, each with 40 questions plus a writing and a speaking task, generated from the step's own words and grammar.

What B2 means

At B2 you understand the main ideas of complex texts on concrete and abstract topics. You can talk with native speakers with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes it possible without strain for either side, and write clear, detailed texts that weigh the pros and cons of an issue.

These are the levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), which the Goethe-Zertifikat and telc exams follow. Each step's words and grammar are Sogda's selection for its level.

The 20 grammar topics of B2.2

  • n-Deklination & Genitiv in Texten
  • Wortbildung: Präfixe
  • Wortbildung: Suffixe & Komposita
  • Futur I/II, Vermutung, Modalpartikeln
  • Temporale Präpositionen schriftlich
  • Vergleichssätze
  • Verben mit festen Präpositionen – Bedeutung
  • Textgrammatik: Verweise & Kohärenz
  • Stil: unpersönliche Ausdrücke
  • Formelle Briefe
  • Argumentation
  • Stellungnahme & Diskussion
  • Präsentation & Grafiken
  • Indirekte Rede: Fragen & Aufforderungen
  • Redewendungen & Sprichwörter
  • Wortstellung: Ausklammerung & Betonung
  • Prüfungstraining Lesen
  • Prüfungstraining Hören & Schreiben
  • Prüfungstraining Sprechen; Modelltest 1
  • Modelltest 2 & Lückenanalyse

The 3 mock exams

Each mock exam for B2.2 has 40 questions and two tasks, 48 points in all, with a result for each section. Like the real exams, they test listening, writing and speaking, plus vocabulary and grammar; there's no reading-comprehension part. They're generated from the step's words and grammar, not official Goethe or telc papers.

  • Vocabulary: 10 questions
  • Reverse (from the meaning to German): 8 questions
  • Articles: 6 questions
  • Word forms: 4 questions
  • Gap fill: 6 questions
  • Grammar: 4 questions
  • Listening: 2 questions
  • Writing: a text of at least 150 words
  • Speaking: up to 90 seconds

25 of the 510 words

A sample from step B2.2: each word with its article and forms where it has them, its meaning in English and a pronunciation guide. The app has all 510, with examples.

vorwerfen · wirft vor · hat vorgeworfen
to accuse / to reproach — /FOHR-vair-fen/
die Verständigung
communication / understanding — /fair-SHTEN-di-goong/
leiden unter · leidet · hat gelitten
to suffer from (a situation) — /LAI-den oon-ter/
das Wahrzeichen · Wahrzeichen
landmark / emblem — /VAHR-tsai-hyen/
der Maßstab · Maßstäbe
standard / scale — /MAHSS-shtahp/
ausgezeichnet
excellent — /OWSS-guh-tsaihy-net/
die Abbuchung · Abbuchungen
direct debit / debit entry — /AP-boo-khoong/
überwiegend
predominantly / mostly — /ew-ber-VEE-gent/
der Umgang
way of dealing / contact — /OOM-gang/
die Belegschaft · Belegschaften
workforce / staff — /buh-LAYK-shaft/
der Blickkontakt
eye contact — /BLIK-kon-takt/
sich bewähren · bewährt sich · hat sich bewährt
to prove its worth / to prove oneself — /zihy buh-VEH-ren/
die Landflucht
rural exodus — /LANT-flookht/
überschuldet
over-indebted — /ew-ber-SHOOL-det/
das Selbstvertrauen
self-confidence / self-belief — /ZELPST-fair-trow-en/
insofern
in that respect / to that extent — /in-ZOH-fairn/
die Teilhabe
participation / inclusion — /TAIL-hah-buh/
die Lebenserwartung
life expectancy — /LAY-benss-air-var-toong/
sich richten nach · richtet sich · hat sich gerichtet
to be based on / to go by — /zihy RIHY-ten nahkh/
einerlei
all the same / immaterial — /ai-ner-LAI/
der Verstoß · Verstöße
violation / breach — /fair-SHTOHSS/
der Marktanteil · Marktanteile
market share — /MARKT-an-tail/
das Erbe
heritage / inheritance — /AIR-buh/
der Treibhauseffekt
greenhouse effect — /TRAIP-howss-ef-fekt/
verstoßen gegen · verstößt · hat verstoßen
to violate / to breach — /fair-SHTOH-sen gay-gen/

Questions, answered.

Is this the official Goethe or telc word list for B2?

No. These are the words of Sogda's step B2.2, chosen for CEFR B2. The mock exams test listening, writing and speaking like the real exams, plus vocabulary and grammar, but they're generated from the course, not official Goethe or telc papers.

How many words does Sogda teach for B2?

1,023 words and 40 grammar topics, across its two steps, B2.1 and B2.2.

What comes after B2.2?

Step C1.1, with 403 more words. Already know some German? A short placement check starts you at the right step.

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