Persönliche Kontakte und Internet: Goethe B1 Schreiben Example
“Persönliche Kontakte und Internet” is one of those themes that keeps coming back in the Goethe B1 exam, and for good reason: it touches on how we make friends, stay in touch, and whether online relationships feel as real as face-to-face ones. Examiners like it because everyone has an opinion, which means you need to be ready to express yours clearly and back it up with reasons.
In Schreiben Teil 2, you’re not just writing freely — you’re reacting to someone else’s stated opinion, agreeing or disagreeing, and giving your own view with examples. That specific structure has its own rhythm and set of phrases, and getting comfortable with it matters just as much as knowing the vocabulary.
Below you’ll find the exam task along with Tanja’s opinion and a complete model answer, so you can see exactly how a strong response is built from the first sentence to the last.
Here is the exam task, Tanja’s statement, and a model answer showing how to respond effectively.
The Task (Teil 2) In the real exam, you read a short forum-style opinion from Tanja and must react to it in writing — agreeing, disagreeing, or nuancing your view, with reasons.
Model Answer (reacting, agreeing with Tanja)
Das Thema „persönliche Kontakte und Internet" finde ich sehr interessant, daher möchte ich meine Meinung dazu äußern. Ich stimme Tanja zu, dass man sich weiterhin persönlich treffen sollte. Heute kommunizieren viele Menschen fast nur noch über das Internet, und das finde ich schade, denn der direkte Kontakt geht dabei verloren. Zwar ist das Internet praktisch, weil viele Menschen weit voneinander entfernt leben, aber wenn sich dieser Trend fortsetzt, könnten soziale Netzwerke echte Beziehungen irgendwann ersetzen. Deshalb sollte man sich immer wieder bewusst um persönliche Treffen bemühen.
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