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B1 German reading practice · Lesen

Texts long enough to hold a story: a letter found in a cellar, an argument over the rota, two years of silence, choosing between an apprenticeship and a degree. Präteritum and subordinate word order carry most of the weight.

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1Die Vier-Tage-Woche Sign inA B1 text on the four-day week: following an argument with figures, spotting the author's position, and the connectors that carry a contrast.~10 min
2Der Tag, an dem das Internet ausfielA whole street goes offline — and rediscovers the neighbours.~7 min
3Zweite Chance fürs Fahrrad Sign inA repair café where old bikes — and skills — come back to life.

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Relative clauses and relative pronouns (der, die, das…)Präteritum or Perfekt: which past tense denn, weil or deshalb? One meaning, three word orders Konjunktiv II — the German conditional (würde, hätte, könnte)

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4Das Buch unter dem Baum Sign inFive relative clauses, and the pronoun is never chosen by the main sentence.~7 min

5Ein Jahr im AuslandRead a B1 German text about a year abroad — culture shock, language and growth — with Präteritum and connectors.~7 min

6Weniger Plastik im Alltag Sign inA B1 German text on reducing plastic in everyday life — practical tips and opinions on the environment.~7 min

7Das Dorf ohne Internet Sign inA village loses its internet — and rediscovers its neighbours.~7 min

8Vom Hobby zum Beruf Sign inSonja baked only on weekends — until a layoff changed everything.~7 min

9Die Bank der Begegnung Sign inA simple park bench with a sign quietly fights loneliness.~7 min

10Der Brief aus dem Keller Sign inA B1 reading set built to drill when German uses the Präteritum and when it uses the Perfekt — the written-versus-spoken split, and the handful of verbs that ignore it entirely.~6 min

11Der Streit um den Dienstplan Sign inB1 reading: two colleagues quietly fall out over who answers the office phone — and fix it in one conversation. Practise weil- and dass-clauses.~7 min

12Zwei Jahre Funkstille Sign inB1 reading: a friendship fades without a quarrel, and a single photo brings it back. Practise Präteritum narration and Konjunktiv II.~7 min

13Angekommen Sign inB1 reading: Yasmin moves to a big city for the anonymity — then spends two years learning what belonging costs. Practise denn/deshalb word order.~7 min

14Ausbildung oder Studium? Sign inB1 reading: Leon drops out of university for a trade and has to explain a decision he cannot yet defend. Practise infinitive clauses with zu.~8 min

15Eine Stunde am Dienstag Sign inB1 reading: a retired bookkeeper reads aloud in a school library and learns what one reliable hour is worth. Practise relative pronouns and clause order.~7 min

16Der Bass von unten Sign inB1 reading: a band in the cellar, a neighbour on shift work, and a week of angry notes before anyone knocks. Practise weil-clauses and dative verbs.~7 min

17Spät, aber nicht zu spät Sign inB1 reading: a builder of fifty-two finally learns to read properly, prompted by a picture book. Practise Präteritum narration and verb-final subordinate clauses.~7 min

18Die vergessenen Getränke Sign inB1 reading: the drinks are missing from the restaurant bill, and a friendly evening turns into a small argument about honesty. Practise Konjunktiv II.~7 min

19Eine Wohnung aus zweiter Hand Sign inB1 reading: Pia furnishes her first flat for three hundred euros and inherits a stranger's stories with every table. Practise relative pronouns and the genitive.~7 min

20Neunzig Minuten Sign inB1 reading: six years of a ninety-minute commute buy a bigger flat and cost something harder to name. Practise comparatives, superlatives and denn/deshalb.~7 min

21Der Mann mit dem Fahrschein Sign inB1 reading: a stranger buys Kai a ticket and refuses to be paid back — two years later Kai understands why. Practise dative verbs and damit-clauses.~6 min

22Freitags gibt es Pfannkuchen Sign inB1 reading: an unwritten family rule embarrasses a teenager and is missed by a student. Practise Präteritum narration and German collocations.~7 min