Markenkleidung: Goethe B1 Schreiben Example
Brand clothing is one of those topics that keeps coming back in the Goethe B1 exam, and it’s easy to see why: everyone has an opinion on whether expensive labels are worth the money, and examiners love themes that let candidates express personal views with everyday vocabulary. In Schreiben Teil 2, you’re typically asked to react to someone else’s opinion, agree or disagree, and back up your view with a reason or example.
This kind of task looks simple on the surface, but it tests a very specific skill: can you structure a short, coherent response under time pressure, using the right connectors and phrases for expressing agreement, disagreement, and personal opinion? That’s exactly the kind of skill that separates a passing answer from one that loses points on structure or register.
Below, you’ll find a real exam-style prompt built around Vicky’s opinion on Markenkleidung, followed by a model answer showing how a strong B1 response is put together from start to finish.
Here’s the exam task and a model answer to study before writing your own version.
The Task (Teil 2) In the real exam, you read a short forum-style opinion from Vicky and must react to it in writing — agreeing, disagreeing, or nuancing your view, with reasons.
Model Answer (reacting, disagreeing with Vicky)
Es wird viel über das Thema „Markenkleidung” diskutiert, aber jede Medaille hat bekanntlich zwei Seiten. Im Gegensatz zu Vicky bin ich der Meinung, dass Markenkleidung oft eine bessere Qualität als einfache Kleidung hat und dadurch länger hält. Zwar trägt man auch günstigere Kleidung, aber diese erreicht nicht immer dieselbe Qualität wie Markenware. Markenkleidung lässt sich außerdem oft leichter weiterverkaufen oder weitergeben. Zusätzlich fühlen sich viele Menschen darin selbstbewusster. Deswegen denke ich, dass sich Markenkleidung lohnen kann, wenn man sie lange behält.
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