At B2 you use German confidently at work and with offices: you negotiate, argue, follow the news, read contracts and write clear, structured texts.
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B2 is the upper 'independent user' level of the CEFR. You understand the main ideas of complex texts on concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in your field, you can talk with native speakers fluently enough that neither side has to strain, and you can write clear, detailed texts and explain a viewpoint with advantages and disadvantages.
Many employers, recognised professions such as nursing, and many university programmes expect B2. Certificates include the Goethe-Zertifikat B2 and telc Deutsch B2 (and job-focused telc exams such as telc Deutsch B1·B2 Beruf). Most learners need several hundred hours of study after B1; if you spend a few days on each lesson and practise writing regularly, the 30 lessons below take three months or more.
Finished all 30 lessons? Check yourself with the C1 test and continue with the C1 lessons: academic and professional German, formal writing and specialist language.
