Urlaub mal anders: freiwillig arbeiten: Goethe B1 Schreiben Example
Volunteering during a holiday is one of those topics that keeps coming back in the Goethe B1 Schreiben Teil 2 exam, and for good reason: it touches on values, personal choices, and everyday reasoning — exactly the kind of thing examiners want to see you discuss in clear, structured German.
In this task, you’re asked to react to Manuel’s opinion on spending a vacation doing volunteer work instead of relaxing on a beach. It sounds simple, but reacting convincingly means agreeing or disagreeing, giving reasons, and tying your answer together with the right connectors and phrases — all under time pressure.
Working through a real example like this one, with a full model answer, shows you exactly what a strong response looks like and gives you the building blocks to write your own the next time this theme — or something similar — shows up on your exam.
Here’s the exercise, followed by a complete model answer you can study and adapt.
The Task (Teil 2) In the real exam, you read a short forum-style opinion from Manuel and must react to it in writing — agreeing, disagreeing, or nuancing your view, with reasons.
Model Answer (reacting, agreeing with Manuel)
Das Thema „Urlaub mal anders: freiwillig arbeiten” halte ich für besonders sinnvoll und interessant, deshalb möchte ich gerne meine Meinung dazu äußern. Ich bin derselben Meinung wie Manuel, dass man im Urlaub etwas Sinnvolles machen sollte, und das muss nicht immer bedeuten, Geld zu verdienen. Man kann sich auch an sozialen Projekten beteiligen, zum Beispiel Menschen mit Behinderung helfen oder Leseaktionen für arme Kinder leiten. Der Urlaub gibt Schülern und Studierenden außerdem die Möglichkeit, wertvolle Erfahrungen zu sammeln. Aus diesem Grund denke ich, dass freiwillige Arbeit im Urlaub eine gute Idee ist.
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