This handout is intended to prepare you for your role as an examiner and to serve as a reference tool when reviewing the exam. It also helps you to support learners specifically in their preparation for the ÖSD Zertifikat Deutsch Österreich B1 examination as well as for the ÖSD Zertifikat Deutsch Österreich B1 / Jugendliche examination variant.

This handout for examiners contains:
• a model test with solutions
• Level descriptions and learning objectives
• General information on the examination tasks
• Notes on the assessment and conduct of the examination
• Sample assessments for the writing and speaking sections of the examination