Resources for B2/C1

Resources to do “Traditional Exercises”

• As also recommended in my A1/A2/B1 modules you can continue using the free VHS-Lernportal and try the B2 module which covers specific business content and includes 20 lessons, over 1500 exercises and correction of your written exercises by a native German tutor.
  • Click here to learn how to create an account for FREE.
  • Click here to pick the B2 module and create your account.

Resources with great content including articles, podcasts, videos and exercises

• YouTube is a fantastic tool for learning German.
  You can find videos on any topic you’re interested in—cooking, travel, history, gaming—all in German.

  I recommend creating a separate YouTube account just for your German learning. That way, as you start watching and searching for German content, the algorithm will show you more relevant videos. It also helps keep things organized—you’ll have one account dedicated only to German, making it easier to stay focused and build a habit.

• Deutsche Welle (DW.de) has great resources to learn German, be it news, videos, articles, podcasts, grammar exercises, and much more.
  • Click here to get to their German learning resources
  • Click to get to the articles section we discuss in C1 at Step 4

• Gedankentanken.com is like TedTalks but in German. They have videos and also podcasts on a variety of very interesting topics like Business, Health, Marketing, Communication and more.
  • Click here to get to the podcast section
  • Click to get to their Youtube Channel

• Spiegel.de is a popular German newspaper. They have a great app and a section dedicated to careers.
  • Click here to get to their app on iTunes
  • Click here to get to their app on Android
  • Click here to get to their articles related to careers

• Wissen.de has great articles, videos and podcasts about interesting topics related to science
  • Click to get to the podcast section
  • Click here to get to their videos

• Deutsch-Perfekt.com offers a great mix of interesting resources and exercises your German.
  • Click here to get an overview of the site
  • Click here to get to the exercise section
  • Click here to get the podcast section that includes also dictations
  • Click here to get to their section “Word of the day”

• Quarks & Co is a great popular TV series about interesting topics related to science
  • Click here to watch older episodes
  • Click here to get to their podcast section

• Christian Bischoff has a great blog including tons of podcasts (he speaks not that fast and very clearly) on motivation and self-improvement
  • Click here to get to the blog posts
  • Click here to get the podcats

• Wladislaw Jachtchenko has a great Youtube Chanel and Blog where he teaches and talks about Business Communication. He has a lot of great interviews and speaks a very clear and eloquent German.
  • Click to get to his Youtube Videos
  • Click here to get to his Blog

• Die Sendung mit der Maus is a classic German Kids TV Show where they explain many science topics in a simple way with lots of visuals
  • Click here to get to their video section on their homepage
  • Click here to their App on Android
  • Click here to get to their App on iTunes

Resources on Job applications in Germany: Die Bewerbung

• Spiegel – Karriere
• Karrierebibel – Bewerbung
• Focus – Karriere – Bewerbung
• Der verflixte erste Satz im Bewerbungsschreiben – so steigst du mit einem Knaller ein

If you find any other interesting resources just email me to add them to the list so that other students can also benefit from them.