A few weeks ago, I was preparing for my TELC B1 exam. I work full-time as a software developer, have two young kids, and honestly, finding time to study was probably harder than studying German itself 😅

I had less than a month to prepare, so I had to be really careful with how I used my time.

Here's what worked for me.

1. Goethe's online B1 course

I bought the Goethe-Institut B1 online course during a promotion for €99. It's around 72 hours of material, but I managed to finish it in two weeks.

The funny thing is that I studied with Goethe but took the TELC exam 😂

I found the course really useful for building my grammar and vocabulary. It's also well structured, which helped a lot with self-study.

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