At B2 level, everyday vocabulary is no longer enough. Here, more elevated, more precise words count, words that make your texts and your language seem more mature. Here you learn which vocabulary scores points.
Vocabulary for the telc B2 exam: what matters
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At B2 you need more abstract terms, synonyms and precise verbs. Instead of “machen” you say, depending on the context, “durchführen”, “erstellen” or “verursachen”. Such words visibly raise your level. Where your vocabulary is tested is shown in the overview of the B2 exam sections.
How to build up your B2 vocabulary
- Collect synonyms for common all-purpose words.
- Learn nouns with the matching verb, that is as a fixed combination.
- Always note new words with an example sentence.
How to do this systematically is in learning vocabulary effectively, and whoever comes from B1 compares with the vocabulary for B1.
Vocabulary and set phrases
Besides individual words, set phrases count, more on this in set phrases for B2. In the language elements too, you need exactly this elevated vocabulary.
The bottom line
Elevated words, synonyms and fixed combinations lift your German to B2 level. Whoever learns precise terms specifically scores points in several parts.
