B1 Exam Hacking Course

Prepare your B1 Exam

UNDERSTAND HOW THE B1 EXAM WORK

Make yourself familiar with the logic of the different B1 exam's so that you know 100% what is expected of you. Make best use of everything that you have learned in your German courses.

EFFICIENCY RULEZ: SAVE PRECIOUS TIME

Time pressure is the reason why many exam takers fail in their exams. With the tips and tricks from this course you'll gain precious time that will help you improve your score significantly.

NAIL IT THE 1ST TIME AND SAVE MONEY, TIME AND PAIN

Only 60% of those taking the TELC B1 exam pass it on their first try. Failing an exam can be quite costly. With this prep course you'll make sure you won't have to go through all that pain again.

With my B1 Exam Hacking Course you will learn

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How to prepare efficiently for your German B1 exam so that you have a much higher chance of passing it with a good score.

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How to save precious time when taking an exam so that you are more relaxed and perform better.

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Many useful tips, tricks and strategies to hack your B1 exam to make use of everything you have learned so far.

For whom is this course?

This course is for anyone who is preparing for a B1 German language exam. This course focusses on the TELC and Goethe exam style but would also work for DTZ and ÖSD exams. Ideally you still got 4 week until your exam but even if you only have 1 week left, you'd benefit greatly from this course.

Improve Your Grades

Enter the exam with the confidence that you are perfectly prepared and get the best score possible.

Inhale, smile, exhale...

Reduce the time pressure to a minimum by focussing on what truly matters. You will perform significantly better and enjoy the exam a lot more.

Take your exam with a smile...

After this course, you'll understand how the B1 exams work and what is expected from you. It is less than you think. Knowing this will put you at ease.

You don't need to understand every word...

Did you know that you can pass a B1 exam with less than 1200 words? Learn to make sense of reading, writing and listening tasks quickly.

Free yourself of a giant burden...

Once you pass your B1 exam, you are free to finally learn German for the pure joy of it. Unless of course you intend to go for B2. Some people can not be helped. ^^

What you can expect in this course

An easy to follow approach to hacking any German B1 exam so that you can pass it with 60% or more.

Focus on what truly matters. Learn to cut to the chase so that you can spend your precious lifetime on more enjoyable things.

Get it over with those pesty instructions. You'll know what to do without having to read difficult to understand task descriptions.

Practice, practice, practice makes perfect. Get access to plenty of sample exams so that you can pass the real one in your sleep.

Does this really work?

I found Michael's method and training methodology extremely logical and intuitive. His humor was the cream on top of the delicous cake that my German learning turned into.

It quickly becomes tangible that Michael has over 20 years experience in language teaching which he summons for your benefit. I can only highly recommend working with sG.

Sai Kiran

So after telling myself for years that I could never, ever get to B1 standard, I got 84.5% on the exam!!! Michael has changed my way of learning languages for life.

I now have a system in which I can continue to learn German, not as a rush to the next exam, but as a life long learning process which I enjoy. Who would have thought that was possible?!

Tammy Furey

I've been learning German on and off for a couple of years now and I always called quits out of frustration. I am very much pleased with the efficiency of my learning, all thanks to Michael's quick pointers and well-structured learning approach.

Working with smarterGerman got me to open up and start talking, long before I would consider that I can form sentences correctly.

Martin S.

Your instructors

Michael Schmitz (Your instructor and Course Creator)

I had been teaching German in several language schools and countries for over 13 years before I got frustated with the current system of teaching German. I never really questioned the system that is still used worldwide by renowned insitutions like the Goethe Institute or Berlitz and Inlingua. But once I stepped out of the system I could see clearly what went and still goes wrong and set out to fix it. This course is jut the next step in the evolution of a new era of learning languages starting with German.

Margareth Jabczynski
(Inspiration, contributor and singer songwriter with sG)

Margareth uses her incredible talent to help you connect abstract information with your emotions by transforming knowledge into wonderful music. Her lovely and often funny songs support the beautiful logic and structure of this course. She is our experienced conversation trainer is outdated, plus you dont want people to think you still have conversation trainers.

What’s in the course:

The reason why the smarterGerman method is so effective, is because it's combining over 20 years of practical experience on both sides of the classroom with a scientifically proven to work learning techniques.

I developed my A1-B1 course due to getting bored to death in the over 20 language courses I took and even in my own German classes (with me teaching them) where we were only allowed to speak German to the students. Needless to say that those classes were far from efficient.

This course includes over 54 lectures which are segregated in 6-8 steps each, featuring over a hundred videos of more than 35 hours of video lessons and detailed supporting text modules. I have also added over 50 fantastic learning songs especially created for the purpose of learning German more intuitively. AND I added my B1 exam Hacking course for a whooping 25% discount so that you are all set up to ace your German B1 exam.

This course is built on the following 7 principles:

Clarity

You can only learn properly and efficiently if you understand what you are dealing with. Therefore in this course you’ll find crystal clear explanations in a language you actually understand (which is everyday English).

Structure

I want you to always know where you are in your learning process and what to do next. And how much to do of what. This course is structured in a very clear and efficient manner. You can focus 100% on your German learning and forget about fiddling around with materials.

Applicability

Most of you learn a language to make use of it asap and not to brag about the Akkusativ or other sexy grammar features of the German language on the next Munchkin-party of your local board game cafe. Language needs to be used and not (only) explained. Therefore this course makes you use your German again and again and again until you get it.

Flexibility

Life doesn’t care whether you got a German class. Online learning is the way to go. You are sick? Your children? Something else happened? No problem. Just continue where you left off and learn German whenever and wherever it suits you best.

Autonomy

every learner’s aim is to become more independent. This is this course’s priority. It’ll take you by the hand and will push you out of your comfortable next once you are ready to fly. Don’t worry, you’ll fly.

Mobility

Try this course on your mobile device or in the free Teachable app (iOS only, Android not available any time soon) that even allows you to download the course content for offline learning.

Support

Learning German can be quite a challenging experience. Therefore we offer you support in form of answering your questions in the comments and weekly 30mins meetups in English with Michael in which you can ask anything you have on your chest or just join for some really motivating and interesting pep-talk. Hell, we currently even correct your writing assignments within 48 hours (not on weekends though and this might change in the future but not without providing you with similarly effective tools.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use this course to prepare my A1, A2 or my B2 exam as well?

This course was created to help you with your B1 TELC & Goethe exam. While the principles and advice given in this course might be applicable to other levels, I won't promise nor claim this. Purchase this course only if you are aiming passing a German B1 TELC or Goethe exam.

Is there live tutoring involved in this course?

Clearly no. To prepare for your oral exam I advise that you book a private tutor that focusses on the oral B1 exam and practices it with you. This course helps you to save valuable time and money by preparing you thoroughly for your exam. But it can't make you speak nor give you live feedback on your speaking skills.

My English is not so good. Will this course work for me?

You can check the intro and the first lesson of my Everyday German Course for free to see whether you understand me well. If so, you will be fine with the content of this course as well. If you struggle with English you might be a bit slower than a native English speaker though but you might still be able to work with this course. You'll also have a 30-day money back guarantee in case you don't understand anything or dislike the course.

How long do I have access to the course?

As long as smarterGerman and the platform that hosts this course exist, you'll have access to your materials. We'll do anything to make this a couple of decades. By then you should hopefully be "done" with your German learning.

Can I download the materials?

You will be able to download the videos one by one but honestly I don't think you should nor do you need to. Having everything in one place and neatly structured is so much more efficient too.

This course is the essence of over 18 years of teaching German and learning several languages with over several thousand students and over 10000 hours of expertise. We are certain that you will find it an enjoyable and highly rewarding way of learning German and we will assist you wherever we can.