Ich bin reich genug: Goethe B1 Schreiben Example
“Ich bin reich genug” is one of those exam themes that keeps coming back, and for good reason: it asks you to react to someone else’s opinion about money, satisfaction, and what “enough” really means. That’s exactly the kind of personal, everyday topic the Goethe B1 exam loves, because it tests whether you can express agreement, disagreement, and your own reasoning in natural German.
In Schreiben Teil 2, you’re not writing an essay from scratch — you’re responding to a statement, in this case Nicole’s view on being rich enough. That means your success depends less on vocabulary lists and more on knowing the right structures: how to state your opinion, back it up, and connect your ideas smoothly.
Working through a real version of this task, together with a model answer, shows you exactly what examiners expect and gives you phrases you can reuse whenever a similar theme appears.
Here’s the exam task itself, along with a model answer you can learn from.
The Task (Teil 2) In the real exam, you read a short forum-style opinion from Nicole and must react to it in writing — agreeing, disagreeing, or nuancing your view, with reasons.
Model Answer (reacting, disagreeing with Nicole)
Das Thema „Ich bin reich genug" finde ich sehr interessant, deshalb möchte ich meine Meinung dazu sagen. Ich bin ganz anderer Meinung als Nicole: Ich denke, dass wir immer nach mehr Geld streben, egal wie viel wir schon haben. Geld macht zunächst zufrieden, und je mehr man hat, desto größer scheint die Zufriedenheit mit dem Leben. Kaum jemand hat wirklich genug, weil man täglich mit neuen Ausgaben konfrontiert ist. Sogar die reichsten Menschen der Welt suchen ständig nach mehr. Darum denke ich, dass kaum jemand wirklich reich genug ist.
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