The B1 writing task is usually a semi-formal or formal piece — an email to a landlord, a message to a colleague, a short letter to an authority — built around three or four bullet points you must all address. It is graded on four things, not one: task fulfilment (did you cover every point?), coherence (does it read as connected text, not a list?), vocabulary range, and grammatical accuracy. A grammatically perfect email that misses one of the required points scores worse than a slightly imperfect one that covers all of them — which is the single most common mistake candidates make under time pressure. Asagno's writing practice shows a real task, a model structure (greeting → each point in its own short paragraph → closing), and — for exam-pack attempts — an AI examiner that grades your actual answer against these four criteria and returns a corrected version with specific comments in Arabic and English.
What you'll learn
- The four grading criteria: task fulfilment, coherence, vocabulary, grammar
- A reusable structure: greeting, one paragraph per required point, closing
- Formal vs semi-formal register — when to use Sie vs du, and the closing phrases that match each
- Connecting words that make a text read as prose, not a list: außerdem, deshalb, trotzdem
- AI-scored practice on real prompts, with a corrected version and comments, not just a score
An annotated opening line
"Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, ich schreibe Ihnen bezüglich meiner Wohnung in der Musterstraße 5." — "Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to you regarding my apartment at Musterstraße 5." This formal opening (Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, not Hallo) and stating the subject in the first sentence is exactly what graders look for in the first ten seconds of reading.
Frequently asked questions
How many words should a B1 writing answer be?
Roughly 80–100 words is typical for the B1 format, though exact requirements vary by exam provider — the practice tasks state the expected length for each prompt.
Does spelling matter as much as grammar?
Grammar and vocabulary carry more weight than individual spelling slips, but consistent errors that make the text hard to follow do affect the coherence score.