Bewerbung für einen Einkaufsjob: Goethe B1 Schreiben Example

Offering to help someone out with everyday tasks like grocery shopping is one of those situations that comes up again and again in the Goethe B1 Schreiben Teil 3 exam. It looks simple on the surface, but examiners are checking very specific things: did you address all the points in the prompt, did you use the right tone for someone you don’t know personally, and did you structure the email the way a native reader would expect.

This particular theme, replying to a stranger about a part-time shopping job through a personal connection, tests your ability to introduce yourself politely, propose concrete arrangements, and ask sensible follow-up questions, all within a tight word count. It’s a scenario examiners return to because it mirrors real life: helping a neighbor, a family friend, or someone from your parents’ workplace.

Seeing a full worked example, from the task itself to a complete model answer, helps you understand not just what to say but how much detail is expected and where the natural breaks in the email should fall.

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Here is the exam task and a model answer showing how to approach it.

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Similar Exam Themes

Start with the complete guide to B1 Schreiben Teil 3, then practice these themes from the same part of the exam:

• Einladung zur goldenen Hochzeit absagen
• Kinobesuch absagen
• Krankes Kind — Klassenlehrer informieren
• Sprachkursbeginn verschieben
• Test verpasst — Nachschreibtermin erbitten