ÖSD Zertifikat B1 – Sprechen
Choose a Teil and practise speaking with exam-style tasks for the ÖSD Zertifikat B1.
Teil 1 - Gemeinsam etwas planen
Discuss a practical situation with your partner, make suggestions and agree on a plan.
Teil 2 - Ein Thema präsentieren
Choose one of two topics and give a structured presentation lasting about three to four minutes.
Teil 3 - Fragen und Rückmeldung
Answer questions about your presentation, then respond to your partner’s presentation with feedback and a question.
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ÖSD B1 Speaking: sample with answers
Plan with a partner how to help a classmate catch up. Make suggestions, respond to each other and agree on a concrete plan. Practising alone? Take turns speaking both roles.
A selection from our practice exercises, not a complete exam. Tasks and explanations are in German.
Sprechaufgabe
Independent practice material by Deutschprüfung. This is not an official model test and is not affiliated with ÖSD.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about the exam!
The module normally takes about 15 minutes as a pair exam, after 15 minutes of preparation. You plan something together, present one of two topics, give feedback on your partner’s presentation, and ask and answer questions about the presentations.
Assessment covers task completion, interaction, vocabulary, structures, pronunciation and intonation. React to your partner, justify suggestions and keep the conversation moving instead of delivering only memorised sentences.
It is normally a pair exam lasting about 15 minutes. An individual exam is possible only in exceptional cases and lasts about 10 minutes. Both formats include 15 minutes of individual preparation.
Yes. In Part 2 you choose one of two topics. You may prepare keyword notes during the 15-minute preparation period and use them in the exam, but you should speak freely rather than read a prepared text.
Two trained examiners conduct the module. One moderates the conversation; the other mainly observes and gives feedback and a question in Part 3. Both assess the performance and agree on the final score.
The maximum is 100 points: 28 for Part 1, 40 for Part 2, 16 for Part 3 and 16 for pronunciation. The introductory conversation is not assessed, and you need at least 60 points to pass.

