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German C1.2: the words, the grammar and the mock exams

Sogda's step C1.2 teaches 416 German words and 20 grammar topics, the second half of CEFR level C1. 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 C1 means

At C1 you understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts and recognise what they imply. You express yourself fluently and spontaneously, without searching for words, and use the language flexibly for social, academic and professional purposes.

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 C1.2

  • Fachsprachliche Syntax
  • Zitieren, Paraphrasieren, Referieren
  • Idiomatik kontrolliert einsetzen
  • Stilebenen unterscheiden
  • Textsorten: Erörterung und Zusammenfassung
  • Argumentationsaufbau
  • Präsentation C1
  • Diskussion C1
  • Hedging: absichern und abschwächen
  • Präzision: Synonyme differenzieren
  • Typische Interferenzfehler
  • Komplexe Fachtexte erschließen
  • Hörverstehen C1
  • Schreiben C1
  • Sprechen C1
  • Eigene Texte überarbeiten
  • Prüfungstraining Lesen
  • Prüfungstraining Hören und Schreiben
  • Prüfungstraining Sprechen; Modelltest 1
  • Modelltest 2 und Lückenanalyse

The 3 mock exams

Each mock exam for C1.2 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 200 words
  • Speaking: up to 120 seconds

25 of the 416 words

A sample from step C1.2: each word with its article and forms where it has them, its meaning in English and a pronunciation guide. The app has all 416, with examples.

das Eilverfahren · Eilverfahren
fast-track / expedited procedure — /AIL-fair-fah-ren/
das Amtsdeutsch
officialese / bureaucratic German — /AMTS-doych/
die Validität
validity — /va-li-di-TEHT/
die Verzahnung
dovetailing / close integration — /fair-TSAH-noong/
lückenlos
complete / seamless — /LEWK-ken-lohss/
schmelzen · schmilzt · ist geschmolzen
to melt / to shrink (advantage) — /SHMEL-tsen/
aufkommen für · kommt auf · ist aufgekommen
to cover (costs) / to arise — /OWF-kom-men fewr/
die Datensparsamkeit
data minimisation — /DAH-ten-shpahr-zahm-kait/
zeitgenössisch
contemporary — /TSAIT-guh-nurs-sish/
die Verdrängung
repression / crowding out — /fair-DRENG-oong/
haken · hakt · hat gehakt
to be stuck / to go wrong — /HAH-ken/
das Augenmaß
sense of proportion — /OW-gen-mahss/
die Zuspitzung · Zuspitzungen
escalation / pointed formulation — /TSOO-shpit-soong/
die Deutungshoheit
interpretive authority / control of the narrative — /DOY-toongss-hoh-hait/
die Querschnittsaufgabe · Querschnittsaufgaben
cross-cutting task — /KVAIR-shnits-owf-gah-buh/
der Forschungsstand
state of research — /FOR-shoongss-shtant/
die Fiskalpolitik
fiscal policy — /fis-KAHL-po-li-teek/
verharmlosen · verharmlost · hat verharmlost
to play down / to trivialise — /fair-HARM-loh-zen/
die Zumutbarkeit
reasonableness (what can be expected of someone) — /TSOO-moot-bahr-kait/
die Querschnittstudie · Querschnittstudien
cross-sectional study — /KVAIR-shnit-shtoo-dyuh/
die Zäsur · Zäsuren
caesura / watershed — /tse-ZOOR/
die Fehlerquote · Fehlerquoten
error rate — /FAY-ler-kvoh-tuh/
sich hinziehen · zieht sich hin · hat sich hingezogen
to drag on — /zihy HIN-tsee-en/
die Quellenlage
state of the sources — /KVEL-len-lah-guh/
das Silodenken
silo mentality — /ZEE-loh-denk-en/

Questions, answered.

Is this the official Goethe or telc word list for C1?

No. These are the words of Sogda's step C1.2, chosen for CEFR C1. 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 C1?

819 words and 40 grammar topics, across its two steps, C1.1 and C1.2.

What comes after C1.2?

Step C2.1, with 222 more words. Already know some German? A short placement check starts you at the right step.

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