ÖSD Zertifikat B2 · Exam practice: mock tests online, feedback on writing and speaking ÖSD B2: German certificate
We are building a course for the ÖSD Zertifikat B2. It will check your texts and spoken answers against what each task asks for and explain what to fix in your language. Join the waitlist to hear the day it opens.
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A writing task in the ÖSD B2 format
Our own task in the format of Schreiben, Aufgabe 1: a sample answer with typical errors, then an example of the feedback against what the task asks for.
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Sie haben über die Plattform „Kochwerk“ einen Abendkurs „Österreichische Mehlspeisen“ gebucht. Auf der Website stand: kleine Gruppe (höchstens 10 Personen), alle Zutaten inklusive, Beginn 18 Uhr.
Ihre Notizen nach dem Kurs:
- erst um 18:45 begonnen
- über 20 Leute, kaum selbst gekocht
- Zutaten extra bezahlt
- Geld zurück oder Gutschein?
Schreiben Sie eine Beschwerde-E-Mail an „Kochwerk“ und gehen Sie auf alle Notizen ein.
Übernehmen Sie die Notizen nicht wörtlich, sondern formulieren Sie selbst.
Achten Sie auf die Merkmale der Textsorte (Anrede, Grußformel). Schreiben Sie circa 120 Wörter.
Sample answer with typical errors, underlined
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,
am letzten Freitag habe ich an Ihrem Kurs „Österreichische Mehlspeisen“ teilgenommen. Leider war ich sehr enttäuscht, Error: deshalb ich schreibe Ihnen.
Erstens hat der Kurs nicht um 18 Uhr angefangen, sondern fast eine Stunde später. Zweitens waren wir über zwanzig Personen, obwohl auf der Website eine kleine Gruppe Error: versprechen wurde. Deshalb konnte ich kaum selbst kochen und habe meistens nur zugeschaut. Außerdem mussten wir die Zutaten extra bezahlen, obwohl sie im Preis Error: inklusiv waren.
Ich bitte Sie daher, mir den ganzen Kursbeitrag Error: zurückzahlen oder mir einen Gutschein für einen anderen Kurs zu schicken.
Ich freue mich auf Ihre baldige Antwort.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Daniel Weber
How it is marked
ÖSD marks each writing task out of 15 points by fixed criteria it gives to its examiners; the model test does not print that scale. Listed here is what the task sheet itself asks for.
- Alle Notizen behandeltEvery note from the sheet appears in the e-mail.
- Eigene FormulierungenThe notes are turned into your own sentences that suit a complaint, not copied.
- Textsorte: Anrede, GrußformelA formal greeting and closing, as a complaint e-mail needs.
Feedback on the sample answer Example
Works: All four notes are covered, each with a sentence of its own, and the request at the end is clear.
Costs points: The paid ingredients are mentioned in passing; saying what you expected instead would make the point stronger.
Works: The notes are rewritten, not copied: «fast eine Stunde später», «habe meistens nur zugeschaut».
Costs points: «inklusiv» is not what German says here, and a wrong word in your own phrase still costs points.
Works: «Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren» and «Mit freundlichen Grüßen» are right, and the first sentence names the course.
Costs points: nothing: the form of a formal complaint holds throughout.
Corrected sentences
Error: deshalb ich schreibe IhnenCorrected: deshalb schreibe ich IhnenAfter «deshalb» the verb comes straight next.
Error: eine kleine Gruppe versprechen wurdeCorrected: eine kleine Gruppe versprochen wurdeThe passive needs the participle «versprochen».
Error: mir den ganzen Kursbeitrag zurückzahlenCorrected: mir den ganzen Kursbeitrag zurückzuzahlen«bitten» is followed by an infinitive with «zu»; in a separable verb «zu» goes in the middle.
An example of the feedback the course will give, written by us. It is not an official result and does not predict one.
The parts of the ÖSD Zertifikat B2
The course will be organised by these parts of the exam.
- Lesen, 90 minutes: 4 tasks, from a long text to a cloze with 10 gaps; dictionaries are allowed
- Hören, about 30 minutes: a radio programme and a conversation, 2 tasks
- Schreiben, 90 minutes: a complaint e-mail from notes and an opinion text, each about 120 words
- Sprechen, about 20 minutes in pairs after 15 minutes of preparation: advice on a journey, a picture to describe and interpret, a role-play
What the course will have
Feedback on your writing and speaking against what each task asks for, mock exams in the exact format and a plan to your exam date, explained in English, German or Russian.
| In the course |
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| Feedback on writing and speaking, without a limitWrite the complaint e-mail and the opinion text, record your answers to the speaking tasks, and get feedback against what each task asks for as often as you like, explained in your language. |
| Mock exams in the exact formatThe written and the oral exam with their tasks, the exam time and every minimum, so you see where you stand before the real day. |
| A plan to your exam dateEnter your date and the modules you are taking, and the course spreads the practice over the weeks you have. |
The ÖSD B2 course is on its way
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€109 · 6 months of access
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Two modules, a minimum in every part
The written exam is passed with 42 of 70 points and the oral with 18 of 30. If you miss one module, you can retake just that one.
- Pass mark
- Written: 42 of 70 points and the minimum in every part. Oral: 18 of 30 points
- Time
- About 210 minutes written, plus the oral exam: about 20 minutes in pairs or 15 alone
- Fee
- Set by each centre. Sprachenzentrum of the University of Vienna, 2026: €165 written, €65 oral
Frequently asked questions
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When will the course open?
We are not naming a date yet. On the day the course opens, everyone on the waitlist gets one email.
What will the course include?
Feedback on your writing and speaking against what each task asks for, mock exams in the exact format and a plan to your exam date, explained in English, German or Russian.
How much will the course cost?
€109 for 6 months of access. You can reserve this price now in the form on this page: reserving costs nothing, asks for no payment details and commits you to nothing. When the course opens, you decide whether to buy.
What do you store when I join the waitlist?
Your email, the course, the language and the page you signed up on, and the country your IP address belongs to (never the address itself). If you reserve the price, also the reserved price, the months of access and the time of the reservation. We use this to write to you when the course opens. To unsubscribe and have your entry removed with all of it, write to support@vwupass.com.
Where can I find an ÖSD B2 Modelltest?
ÖSD publishes a free Modellsatz for the ZB2 as a download with PDF and audio on osd.at. It also offers the ÖSD Digital Test-Training online.
How is the ÖSD Zertifikat B2 structured?
It has 2 modules. The written exam has Lesen (90 minutes), Hören (about 30 minutes) and Schreiben (90 minutes), about 210 minutes in all without breaks, and after Hören there is a break of at least 15 minutes; the oral exam takes about 20 minutes in pairs or 15 alone, after 15 minutes of preparation.
How many points do I need to pass the ÖSD B2?
In the written exam you need 42 of 70 points and at least the minimum in each part: 10 of 20 in Lesen, 10 of 20 in Hören and 15 of 30 in Schreiben. In the oral exam you need 18 of 30 points.
How much does the ÖSD B2 exam cost?
Each exam centre sets its own fee. At the Sprachenzentrum of the University of Vienna in 2026 the written exam costs €165 and the oral exam €65, €230 together.
When are the ÖSD B2 exam dates?
Each exam centre sets its own dates and registration windows. The Sprachenzentrum of the University of Vienna, for example, holds 4 sessions a year, with extra dates on demand.