Die Kinos sterben: Goethe B1 Schreiben Example
“Die Kinos sterben” is one of those Goethe B1 Schreiben themes that keeps coming back exam after exam, and for good reason: everyone has an opinion on whether streaming is killing cinemas, and examiners love topics that let candidates argue naturally in German. In this particular task, you’re asked to react to Jan’s opinion on the subject, which means showing you can agree, disagree, or add nuance while still writing clearly structured German.
Themes like this show up repeatedly because they test something specific: can you form and defend an opinion under exam conditions, using the right connectors and phrases, without running out of things to say? Getting comfortable with this exact kind of prompt now means fewer surprises on exam day.
Below you’ll find the original task along with a full model answer, so you can see exactly what a strong B1-level response looks like in practice.
Here’s the exam task itself, followed by a model answer you can study and learn from.
The Task (Teil 2) In the real exam, you read a short forum-style opinion from Jan and must react to it in writing — agreeing, disagreeing, or nuancing your view, with reasons.
Model Answer (reacting, disagreeing with Jan)
Es wird viel über die Vor- und Nachteile des Themas „die Kinos sterben" diskutiert, aber jede Medaille hat bekanntlich zwei Seiten. Ich vertrete denselben Standpunkt wie Jan, dass Kinos nicht aussterben werden. Zwar kann man zu Hause einen Film sehen, aber im Kino ist es nicht dasselbe: Man spürt die Wirkung des Films stärker und kann das Erlebnis mit Freunden teilen. Es kostet zwar etwas Geld, aber es lohnt sich, statt allein einen Film anzusehen und ihn wegen Langeweile abzubrechen.
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