telc Test B1 - All information about the telc German B1 exams

The telc B1 exam is a general language exam. It is designed for adults to prove their general language skills at level B1 of the CEFR for personal and professional purposes. Having B1 level means being able to communicate in a simple and coherent way in everyday life, when travelling and in your own field of interest. In the area of grammar, you generally use the most important structures correctly.

You can take the telc B1 exam with us. The Academy of Languages has been a recognised examination centre for telc examinations for many years. We provide you with expert advice and support in all matters relating to your personal telc exam.

In the written part of the exam, competences in the areas of reading comprehension, language building blocks (grammar and vocabulary), listening comprehension and written expression are tested. You have a total of 90 minutes for the reading comprehension and language components. The listening comprehension and written expression sections each take 30 minutes.

In the reading comprehension section, the three sub-skills global comprehension, partial comprehension and selective comprehension are tested. Global comprehension is about understanding the main content of short texts. Detailed comprehension tests whether you can filter out specific information from a text. In selective comprehension, you have to prove that you understand whether a text contains the requested information or not. The tasks are divided into multiple choice and matching tasks.

Language building blocks is divided into the areas of grammar and vocabulary (lexis). In both areas, the aim is to fill in gaps in a text with one of several given answer options (multiple choice).

In the listening comprehension section, the same sub-skills are tested as in reading comprehension: global comprehension, partial comprehension and selective comprehension. The tasks in all areas have a true-false format.

In the written expression section, you have the task of writing an informal or semi-formal e-mail based on four key points.

Oral expression is divided into three parts. In the first part, you and your exam partner get to know each other with the help of a few key questions. You will then discuss a controversial topic on which you have read a text during the preparation period. The final task is to work out a programme together by making suggestions, reacting to your partner's suggestions and then making decisions together.

The telc Deutsch B1+ Beruf exam is a job-specific exam focussing on work situations in the office. This exam is designed for adults to prove your job-specific language skills at level B1+ of the CEFR. B1+ means that your language skills are slightly above level B1.

You can express yourself simply and coherently in everyday professional situations. Your job, your company and the corresponding products are among the areas you can talk about. You normally use the most important grammar structures correctly.

You can take the telc Deutsch B1+ Beruf exam with us. The Academy of Languages has been an official telc examination centre for many years. We will be happy to answer any questions you may have about telc examinations and look forward to welcoming you to our telc examination centre soon.

The written exam consists of four subtests: reading comprehension, language components, listening comprehension and written expression.

You have a total of 90 minutes for reading comprehension and language modules.

Reading comprehension tests your skills in global comprehension, detailed comprehension and selective comprehension. You will be given both matching and multiple choice tasks. In global comprehension, you will receive several emails or letters to which you must assign a suitable subject. In detailed comprehension, you will receive a nested e-mail. You have to filter out detailed information from the text in order to answer the questions. In selective comprehension, you read 12 adverts and have to decide whether the required information is included or not.

In the language building blocks section, your grammar and vocabulary skills are tested. There is a text with several gaps for each section. You have to decide which term fits into each gap in the text.

In listening comprehension, as in reading comprehension, the competences of global comprehension, detailed comprehension and selective comprehension are tested. All three are tested with tasks in true-false format.

In written expression, you have to write a semi-formal letter based on four key questions. You have 30 minutes to do this.

The oral expression consists of three parts. In the first part, making contact, you have the task of familiarising yourself with your examination partner. You will be given key words for orientation. You then discuss a topic with your partner that you have both worked on during the preparation time. You and your partner then solve a problem together by expressing your idea, making suggestions and reacting to your partner's suggestions.

telc Deutsch B1-B2 Beruf is a job-specific exam focussing on work situations in the office. It is a scaled exam that can be used to differentiate exactly what level your reading, writing, speaking and listening skills are at.

At level B1, you are able to understand the most important points in situations relating to the workplace when communicating in clear standard language. Your repertoire of productive skills includes simple utterances, reports on experiences and describing goals.

If you are at B2 level, you can understand the main content of complex workplace-related texts. You can take part in conversations in your own areas of interest in such a way that you can present your own point of view.

You can take the telc Deutsch B1-B2 Beruf exam with us. The Academy of Languages has been an official telc examination centre for many years. We are happy to answer any questions you may have about telc examinations and look forward to welcoming you to our telc examination centre soon.

The written exam consists of listening, reading, language modules and writing.

The listening part lasts 25 minutes. You will be tested on whether you can understand telephone announcements, everyday conversations, meetings or interviews and different opinions on a topic. The tasks are divided into multiple choice, true-false and matching formats.

You have a total of 60 minutes for the reading and language components.

In reading, you will prove that you understand e-mails globally, forum posts, different types of reading texts, e.g. instructions and circulars, and regulatory texts. Here, too, there are multiple choice, true-false and matching tasks.

In the language modules section of the test, you are given two cloze texts, one for internal correspondence and one for external correspondence, which are used to test your vocabulary and grammar skills. You have to decide which terms fit into the gaps. The task formats are multiple choice and matching.

You have 45 minutes to write two texts in the last part of the written exam, the writing part. One is about communication in a professional context and the other is about communication between colleagues. In each case, you will be given three key questions or hints on content-related aspects that should appear in your text.

The oral exam consists of three tasks. The first task is to speak spontaneously about experiences and opinions. You and your partner will each comment on an illustration depicting an activity. Follow-up questions from the examiner will encourage you or your partner to talk about your own experiences on the topic, for example. You and the other candidate then present the topic that you have worked on during the preparation time independently of each other. Based on the short presentation, the other candidate will ask follow-up questions. The final task is for you and your partner to conduct a job-orientated planning discussion together. You make suggestions, respond to your partner's suggestions and clarify the distribution of tasks at the end.

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2. decide on an examination date and let us know.

3. pay the invoice upon receipt.

4. familiarise yourself with the invitation letter and the current examination regulations, which you will receive approximately one week before the examination.

5. appear for your examination as stated in the invitation letter.

6. if you wish: On the day of the exam, ask at the test centre for your results to be sent to you by post. Pay the postage directly at the test centre.

7. otherwise: Collect your exam results from us when you have received notification from us approx. 4 - 6 weeks after the exam that your exam results are available.

1. arrival at the exam centre: you will be welcomed by our team and taken to your exam room.

2. the invigilator in the examination room will direct you to the cloakroom. Please make sure that you do not take any mobile phones or smartwatches into the examination room

3. back in the examination room: the invigilator will explain the examination regulations, check your ID and explain the procedure for the written examination

4. the exam papers are handed out and the exam starts

5. at the end of the written exam, you can refresh yourself and wait for your oral exam in our waiting room. Please note: Mobile phones are still prohibited here!

6 Before the start of your oral exam, you may prepare for 20 minutes in a separate room where you will receive your tasks.

7. the examiner will pick you up after the preparation time and take you to the examination room.

8 Oral examination: The examination lasts 15 to 20 minutes.

9. after the oral exam, our team will take you to the cloakroom to collect your belongings.

10. on request, we will issue you with a certificate of attendance.