In Part 2 you write a short personal message about a situation with three guide points. Here’s how to build it step by step.
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Key takeaways
In Part 2 you produce text yourself: a short personal message – for example a text message or a short note to a friend. You get a situation and three guide points, all of which you must cover.
Three things are decisive: you address all three guide points (one short sentence each is enough), you start with a salutation and end with a closing, and you write simple, understandable sentences. Perfect grammar is not expected at A1.
The most common point losses: a guide point is missing, or the salutation and closing are missing. Whoever covers all three points briefly and uses fixed phrases writes reliably and completely.
Read the situation and the three guide points carefully.
Start with an appropriate salutation (“Hallo …” / “Liebe/r …”).
Write one short, simple sentence on each guide point.
Use fixed phrases for a request, suggestion or cancellation.
End with a closing (“Viele Grüße”).
Check at the end: all three guide points, salutation and closing present?
A short example in the same format: the task and a model answer that covers all the guide points.
Dein Freund Max hat dich zum Essen eingeladen. Schreibe eine Antwort. Leitpunkte: (1) Bedanke dich für die Einladung. (2) Sage, dass du gern kommst. (3) Frage, was du mitbringen sollst.
Model answer:
Why? The message covers all three guide points: thank (1), accept (2), ask what to bring (3). It has a salutation (“Hallo Max”) and a closing (“Viele Grüße”) and uses simple, understandable sentences – exactly what’s expected in Part 2.
Du antwortest einem Freund auf eine Einladung zum Essen.
Which salutation and closing fit?
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All three points must appear. Tick them off individually after writing.
A message needs a salutation at the start and a closing at the end.
Write short, simple sentences. Complicated sentences lead to mistakes.
To friends you write “du” and “Hallo”, not “Sie” and “Sehr geehrte …”.
Short – around three sentences, one per guide point, plus a salutation and closing. What matters is that all three points appear.
Yes. Every missing guide point costs points. Tick off each point individually after writing.
At A1 the message is usually private (to friends/family) – then you write “du” and “Hallo”. The situation tells you who you’re writing to.
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