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B2 German reading practice · Lesen

Essays and arguments that do not state their conclusion in the first line: the street as a living room, the arithmetic of repair, who does it next year, what a recommendation engine is really describing. Passive and nominalisation are everywhere.

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1Sprache und Identität Sign inA B2 essay on what happens to your sense of self in a second language — abstract argument, nominalised style, and the concessive structures B2 turns on.~12 min
2Die Kunst des NichtstunsAn essay on why doing nothing might be the hardest skill of all.~8 min
3Das Missverständnis Sign inA short story where one polite word changes everything.

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Advanced German connectors (obwohl, sodass, je … desto)The German passive: werden, worden, and when to use it The placeholder es in German sentences Konjunktiv II — the German conditional (würde, hätte, könnte)

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4Arbeiten im HomeofficeA B2 German text weighing the pros and cons of remote work — flexibility versus isolation — for advanced reading.~8 min

5Die Macht der Werbung Sign inA B2 German text on how advertising shapes our choices — psychology and responsibility — for advanced reading.~8 min

6Die Rückkehr der Wölfe Sign inWolves are back in Germany — a win for some, a worry for others.~8 min

7Fünf Euro für ein T-Shirt Sign inThe true cost of fast fashion — and where responsibility lies.~8 min

8Die Vier-Tage-Woche Sign inLess work, same pay, more output? A model under scrutiny.~8 min

9Die Straße als Wohnzimmer Sign inA B2 reading text on why German towns are rebuilding their streets — passive voice, concessive connectors, and the question of who pays for change first.~10 min

10Die Rechnung des Reparierens Sign inA B2 reading text on the economics of repair versus replacement — passive voice, Konjunktiv II and passive alternatives in an argumentative register.~10 min

11Wer macht es nächstes Jahr? Sign inA B2 reading text on volunteering fatigue in German clubs and associations — Konjunktiv II, passive voice and the concessive connectors that carry the argument.~10 min

12Vorgeschlagen für dich Sign inA B2 reading text on the ethics of recommendation algorithms — passive voice, Konjunktiv II and conditional clauses without wenn, in an essayistic register.~11 min

13Wenn der letzte Laden schließt Sign inA B2 reading text on rural depopulation in Germany — relative clauses, Konjunktiv II in the past, and causal chains that run in both directions.~11 min

14Der dritte Ort Sign inA B2 reading text on third places and loneliness — nominalisation, Konjunktiv II and the zwar…aber structures that keep an argument honest.~10 min

15Lehre oder Studium Sign inA B2 reading text on apprenticeships versus university in Germany — Konjunktiv II, the placeholder es, and weighing two argument lines against each other.~10 min

16Was man dem Nachbarn schuldet Sign inA B2 reading text on what neighbours actually owe each other — dative verbs, impersonal passive and concessive connectors in a quietly argued essay.~10 min

17Wer pflegt die Eltern? Sign inA B2 reading text on unpaid family care work — passive voice, cleft sentences with es, and irreal conditionals without wenn.~11 min

18Bar oder mit Karte? Sign inA B2 reading text on why cash still holds on in Germany — passive voice, sich-lassen as a passive alternative, and how a text weakens its own evidence.~10 min

19Die Wohnungsfrage Sign inA B2 reading text on the housing shortage in German cities — passive voice, relative clauses and Konjunktiv II for the move you cannot afford to make.~11 min

20Über Geld spricht man nicht Sign inA B2 reading text on pay secrecy and salary transparency at work — Konjunktiv II, competing causal clauses and infinitive constructions with zu.~11 min