Rauchen: Goethe B1 Schreiben Example
“Rauchen” is one of those exam themes that keeps coming back in the Goethe B1 Schreiben Teil 2, and for good reason: it’s a topic every test-taker has an opinion on, which makes it perfect for testing whether you can actually argue in German rather than just describe.
In this task, you’re reacting to Stefan’s statement on smoking, which means you need to agree or disagree, give a reason, and connect your ideas smoothly. That combination — opinion plus justification plus connectors — is exactly what examiners are listening for, and it’s a skill that transfers to almost any Teil 2 topic you might get on exam day.
Working through a real example like this one, with a genuine model answer, helps you see the structure up close: how long the response should be, which phrases carry the argument, and where natural-sounding German differs from a stiff, memorized template.
Here’s the exam task and a model answer to study before you try writing your own response.
The Task (Teil 2): In the real exam, you read a short forum-style opinion from Stefan and must react to it in writing — agreeing, disagreeing, or nuancing your view, with reasons.
Model Answer (reacting, agreeing with Stefan):
Es wird viel über das Thema „Rauchen” diskutiert, und ich würde auch gerne meine Meinung dazu äußern. Ich vertrete denselben Standpunkt wie Stefan: Jeder darf rauchen, aber man muss auch an die anderen denken. Der Staat sollte das Rauchen an öffentlichen Orten wie Restaurants oder Parks verbieten, denn Rauchen schadet der Umgebung noch mehr als dem Raucher selbst. Außerdem ist es sehr gesundheitsschädlich, und man riskiert Krankheiten wie Lungenkrebs oder Herzinfarkt. Zum Schluss möchte ich betonen, dass in Schulen mehr über die Gefahren des Rauchens aufgeklärt werden sollte.
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