The reusable letter template
Almost every B1 letter fits the same skeleton. Memorise it and you only have to fill in the content on exam day.
- Greeting matched to register (Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren / Liebe Anna).
- Reason for writing in the first sentence.
- Body: one short paragraph for each bullet point in the prompt.
- A polite request, suggestion or thanks to close.
- Sign-off (Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Liebe Grüße) and your name.
Example opening lines
Strong openings tell the reader immediately why you are writing — a small thing the examiner notices.
- Ich schreibe Ihnen, weil ich an Ihrem Kurs interessiert bin.
- vielen Dank für Ihre E-Mail vom letzten Montag.
- ich möchte mich über Ihren Service beschweren.
- ich wende mich an Sie mit einer Frage zu …
Example closing lines
A clear, polite closing leaves a good final impression and signals you have finished properly.
- Über eine baldige Antwort würde ich mich sehr freuen.
- Vielen Dank im Voraus für Ihre Hilfe.
- Ich hoffe auf Ihr Verständnis.
- Bitte teilen Sie mir mit, ob das möglich ist.
Matching the right register
Half the battle at B1 is choosing formal or informal style and staying consistent. A complaint or enquiry to a company uses Sie throughout; a note to a friend uses du. Switching mid-letter is a classic error that costs marks.
Worked example outline
Imagine the prompt asks you to reply to a course provider and cover three bullets: why you are interested, a question about the schedule, and a request for a brochure. Your letter becomes: formal greeting → 'Ich schreibe Ihnen, weil …' → one paragraph per bullet → 'Über eine baldige Antwort würde ich mich freuen.' → 'Mit freundlichen Grüßen'. Following the structure guarantees you cover every bullet.
Check before you finish
Re-read for the three things examiners catch most: every bullet covered, verbs in the right position, and nouns capitalised. Two minutes of checking can lift your band.
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