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B2 German Vocabulary for Opinion and Argument
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B2 German Vocabulary for Opinion and Argument

There is no official B2 German vocabulary list. Build argument language instead: opinion verbs, abstract nouns, and Nomen-Verb-Verbindungen that score at B2.

Jul 23, 2026Read
B1 German Vocabulary That Examiners Expect
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B1 German Vocabulary That Examiners Expect

B1 German vocabulary explained: the circa 2,400 words on the official Goethe list, the topic fields exams draw on, and the collocations that score.

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A2 German Vocabulary to Round Out the Basics
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A2 German Vocabulary to Round Out the Basics

A2 German vocabulary explained: how the official Goethe list grows to circa 1,300 words, what is genuinely new after A1, and how the exam recycles it.

Jul 23, 2026Read
The A1 German Vocabulary Starter Set for the Goethe Exam
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The A1 German Vocabulary Starter Set for the Goethe Exam

The A1 German vocabulary starter set: the circa 650 words behind the Goethe exam, organised by official topic, with the phrases and exam words to learn first.

Jul 23, 2026Read
German Redemittel: Set Phrases That Score in Speaking and Writing
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German Redemittel: Set Phrases That Score in Speaking and Writing

German Redemittel organised by function: openers, opinions, polite disagreement, graph language and presentation phrases that earn marks from B1 to C1.

Jul 23, 2026Read
German False Friends That Trip Up English Speakers
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German False Friends That Trip Up English Speakers

German false friends explained: why aktuell, eventuell, bekommen and das Gift do not mean what they look like, and how exams use them as traps.

Jul 23, 2026Read
Academic German Vocabulary for C1 and University
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Academic German Vocabulary for C1 and University

Academic German vocabulary for C1 and university: core Wissenschaftssprache, seminar survival words, Nomen-Verb-Verbindungen, and hedging phrases.

Jul 23, 2026Read

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