Goethe-Zertifikat B1 · Schreiben
Pick a Textsorte and write one text. Felix marks it on the exam's four criteria and shows where the points went.
Three texts in 60 min, all compulsory, in any order. Aufgabe 1 is an informal e-mail to a friend of about 80 words with three points to cover — describe something, give a reason, make a suggestion (or thank, invite, tell). Aufgabe 2 is a contribution to an online discussion of about 80 words, reacting to someone else's opinion with your own and a reason. Aufgabe 3 is a short formal message of about 40 words to a person you address with Sie, usually an apology, a request or a cancellation. They are worth 40, 40 and 20 points.
Each task is marked on four criteria — Erfüllung, Kohärenz, Wortschatz and Strukturen — each from A to E. Two things decide more points than grammar. First, every point must be dealt with: each one you leave out lowers the grade for Erfüllung. Second, a text under half the required length — under 40, 40 and 20 words — or one that misses the topic is graded E for Erfüllung, and the whole task scores zero.
Felix, our AI examiner, marks each task here on those four criteria, with comments on single passages and the points the task would earn. He judges the text as written; his mark is an estimate against the published criteria, not an official result.
Every task on four criteria, each graded A to E, with no values in between. Aufgabe 1 and 2 have 10 points per criterion (40 each); Aufgabe 3 has 4 for Erfüllung and Kohärenz and 6 for Wortschatz and Strukturen (20). If Erfüllung is graded E, the task scores zero. Two examiners mark independently and the result is their average.
Under half the words is E for Erfüllung and zero points for the task: under 40 words in Aufgabe 1 and 2, under 20 in Aufgabe 3. Above that the number is a guide, but length is part of what Erfüllung looks at — three points properly dealt with take about the length the task asks for.
Aufgabe 1 is a friend, so du. Aufgabe 3 goes to a person in authority — a course leader, a landlord, a doctor's practice — so Sie, with Anrede and Gruß. Mixing the two is a register mistake, and register is part of what Erfüllung marks.
No. Sixty minutes for three texts do not survive writing everything twice, and only the answer sheet is marked. Plan in a few keywords, write once, and keep the last few minutes for verb endings, cases and capital letters: spelling counts under Strukturen.
