B1 Video Course
Ready for the exam, work and everyday life in German.
- Understand and reply to official letters from authorities without trouble
- Show what you can do in a job interview with confidence
- Pass the official B1 exam required for naturalization
- Write a formal objection when something goes wrong
Included in the course
- 40 course days with Marlene
- AI tutor for speaking and writing
- Your 2 Hueber books
- DTZ/telc/Goethe exam simulation
Your teacher
Marlene teaches you from A1 to B1.
A dedicated teacher and a clear curriculum take you all the way through to your exam.
A native speaker from Heilbronn, Marlene has been teaching in-person courses for years, and now she's in your video course too.
Why V-IZ
Our classroom course, now on video.
We've been running this course successfully in person since 2009, Monday to Friday, 9 to 1 pm, over two months per level. Now you get that same intensive preparation as a flexible video course. With identical content, the official textbook, and Marlene as your dedicated teacher, you'll learn just as thoroughly as in our school, just from the comfort of your home.
Exactly like the classroom course
- A real qualified teacher: Marlene is your certified and trained German-as-a-foreign-language instructor in the videos.
- Official textbook: you learn with "Schritte plus Neu" by Hueber, the industry standard.
- Targeted exam preparation: the course prepares you specifically for telc, Goethe, and the DTZ.
- Full content: you get the real depth, lesson by lesson, completely unabridged.
Just better for you
- Study comfortably from home and save all that commuting time.
- Learn entirely at your own pace, pause, rewind, and repeat whenever you like.
- The AI trainer practices speaking and writing with you around the clock, with instant corrections.
- A flexible flat rate of 149,99 € per level instead of expensive monthly course fees.
An established language school with a track record, not just another anonymous online experiment.
Your path to the exam
How you get to your exam and your certificate
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40 course days with Marlene
One video lesson with Marlene every day: you learn grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation step by step using the Hueber textbook, just like in-person classes in Heilbronn.
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Practice speaking and writing
The AI trainer listens to you, corrects you instantly, and practices with you day and night, completely without embarrassment. That's the interactive practice you can't get when studying alone.
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Simulate the exam
Practice the real exam format across all four areas, listening, reading, writing, and speaking, as many times as you need until you feel truly ready.
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Pass the Exam and Get Your Certificate (Optional)
If you need an official certificate for authorities, the job centre, an employer, naturalisation, or a visa, you simply take the telc, Goethe, or DTZ exam at a centre near you.
Good to know: An exam is completely optional. Many people learn simply for personal growth or their career and never take one. If you do want a certificate, we prepare you for all four parts and show you where to register. You take the exam externally; the fee of approx. 110 bis 260 € (depending on level) is paid directly to the examination centre. How the exam works: providers, dates and costs →
You study with V-IZ but don't pass the exam? No problem: we extend your access for free by another full year.
All 40 course days
Built up day by day. Tap a day for vocabulary topics and grammar.
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1 The past & Memories
Hueber lesson: Glück im Alltag
Vocabulary topics: Childhood and the past, Luck and lucky charms, Accident report
Grammar: Verb conjugation simple past (tankte, ließ, brachte), Conjunction als, Past perfect
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2 Moments of luck & Bad luck
Hueber lesson: Glück im Alltag
Vocabulary topics: Childhood and the past, Luck and lucky charms, Accident report
Grammar: Verb conjugation simple past (tankte, ließ, brachte), Conjunction als, Past perfect
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3 Lucky charms & Simple past
Hueber lesson: Glück im Alltag
Vocabulary topics: Childhood and the past, Luck and lucky charms, Accident report
Grammar: Verb conjugation simple past (tankte, ließ, brachte), Conjunction als, Past perfect
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4 Series & Descriptions
Hueber lesson: Unterhaltung
Vocabulary topics: Entertainment, Music, Television, Series, Cinema
Grammar: Conjunction obwohl (concessive clause), Degree particles (echt, ziemlich), Relative pronouns der/das/die and relative clauses
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5 Discussion & Television consumption
Hueber lesson: Unterhaltung
Vocabulary topics: Entertainment, Music, Television, Series, Cinema
Grammar: Conjunction obwohl (concessive clause), Degree particles (echt, ziemlich), Relative pronouns der/das/die and relative clauses
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6 Entertainment & Relative pronouns
Hueber lesson: Unterhaltung
Vocabulary topics: Entertainment, Music, Television, Series, Cinema
Grammar: Conjunction obwohl (concessive clause), Degree particles (echt, ziemlich), Relative pronouns der/das/die and relative clauses
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7 Health tips & Fitness exercises
Hueber lesson: Gesund bleiben
Vocabulary topics: Health, Health care, Examinations at the doctor's
Grammar: Passive present with modal verbs, Genitive with definite and indefinite article
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8 Advice & Health care
Hueber lesson: Gesund bleiben
Vocabulary topics: Health, Health care, Examinations at the doctor's
Grammar: Passive present with modal verbs, Genitive with definite and indefinite article
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9 Sick note & Passive
Hueber lesson: Gesund bleiben
Vocabulary topics: Health, Health care, Examinations at the doctor's
Grammar: Passive present with modal verbs, Genitive with definite and indefinite article
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10 The unreal & Foreign languages
Hueber lesson: Sprachen
Vocabulary topics: Languages, Multilingualism
Grammar: Subjunctive II unreal conditions with wenn, Preposition wegen + genitive
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11 Asking politely & Multilingualism
Hueber lesson: Sprachen
Vocabulary topics: Languages, Multilingualism
Grammar: Subjunctive II unreal conditions with wenn, Preposition wegen + genitive
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12 Two languages & Subjunctive II
Hueber lesson: Sprachen
Vocabulary topics: Languages, Multilingualism
Grammar: Subjunctive II unreal conditions with wenn, Preposition wegen + genitive
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13 Applications & Job postings
Hueber lesson: Eine Arbeit finden
Vocabulary topics: Career aspirations, Job hunting, Application, Job interview
Grammar: Infinitive with zu, Temporal prepositions (während/außerhalb/innerhalb) + genitive
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14 Career aspirations & Small talk
Hueber lesson: Eine Arbeit finden
Vocabulary topics: Career aspirations, Job hunting, Application, Job interview
Grammar: Infinitive with zu, Temporal prepositions (während/außerhalb/innerhalb) + genitive
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15 Job hunting & Infinitive with zu
Hueber lesson: Eine Arbeit finden
Vocabulary topics: Career aspirations, Job hunting, Application, Job interview
Grammar: Infinitive with zu, Temporal prepositions (während/außerhalb/innerhalb) + genitive
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16 Business ideas & Competencies
Hueber lesson: Dienstleistung
Vocabulary topics: Career biographies and everyday work life, Services, Making complaints
Grammar: Verbs and expressions with es, Conjunctions um… zu/damit, statt/ohne… zu + infinitive
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17 Everyday work life & Sales conversations
Hueber lesson: Dienstleistung
Vocabulary topics: Career biographies and everyday work life, Services, Making complaints
Grammar: Verbs and expressions with es, Conjunctions um… zu/damit, statt/ohne… zu + infinitive
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18 Complaint & Conjunctions
Hueber lesson: Dienstleistung
Vocabulary topics: Career biographies and everyday work life, Services, Making complaints
Grammar: Verbs and expressions with es, Conjunctions um… zu/damit, statt/ohne… zu + infinitive
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19 Living together, Conflicts & Housing situation
Hueber lesson: Rund ums Wohnen
Vocabulary topics: Living together: Conflicts and rules, Housing situations
Grammar: Two-part conjunctions (nicht nur… sondern auch, zwar… aber, entweder… oder), Subjunctive II past, Review verbs with prepositions, Preposition trotz + genitive
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20 No man's land & Subjunctive II past
Hueber lesson: Rund ums Wohnen
Vocabulary topics: Living together: Conflicts and rules, Housing situations
Grammar: Two-part conjunctions (nicht nur… sondern auch, zwar… aber, entweder… oder), Subjunctive II past, Review verbs with prepositions, Preposition trotz + genitive
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21 Among colleagues & Conjunction falls
Hueber lesson: Unter Kollegen
Vocabulary topics: Work and colleagues, Conduct in the office
Grammar: Conjunction falls, je… desto/umso, Relative clause with prepositions, Adjective as noun, n-declension
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22 Using du or Sie & Relative clauses
Hueber lesson: Unter Kollegen
Vocabulary topics: Work and colleagues, Conduct in the office
Grammar: Conjunction falls, je… desto/umso, Relative clause with prepositions, Adjective as noun, n-declension
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23 Review & n-declension
Hueber lesson: Unter Kollegen
Vocabulary topics: Work and colleagues, Conduct in the office
Grammar: Conjunction falls, je… desto/umso, Relative clause with prepositions, Adjective as noun, n-declension
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24 Workflows & Conjunction während
Hueber lesson: Arbeit, Technik & Medien
Vocabulary topics: Arbeitsabläufe, Technik, digitale Medien
Grammar: Konjunktion „während“, Plusquamperfekt, Wiederholung
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25 Technology & Past perfect
Hueber lesson: Arbeit, Technik & Medien
Vocabulary topics: Arbeitsabläufe, Technik, digitale Medien
Grammar: Konjunktion „während“, Plusquamperfekt, Wiederholung
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26 Digital media & Review
Hueber lesson: Arbeit, Technik & Medien
Vocabulary topics: Arbeitsabläufe, Technik, digitale Medien
Grammar: Konjunktion „während“, Plusquamperfekt, Wiederholung
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27 Complaint & sowohl … als auch
Hueber lesson: Konsum, Produkte & Werbung
Vocabulary topics: Reklamation, Produkte beschreiben, Werbung
Grammar: sowohl … als auch, Partizip Präsens, Wiederholung
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28 Describing products & Present participle
Hueber lesson: Konsum, Produkte & Werbung
Vocabulary topics: Reklamation, Produkte beschreiben, Werbung
Grammar: sowohl … als auch, Partizip Präsens, Wiederholung
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29 Advertising & Review
Hueber lesson: Konsum, Produkte & Werbung
Vocabulary topics: Reklamation, Produkte beschreiben, Werbung
Grammar: sowohl … als auch, Partizip Präsens, Wiederholung
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30 Manners & Future I
Hueber lesson: Umgang, Verkehr & andere Kulturen
Vocabulary topics: Umgangsformen, Straßenverkehr, andere Länder und Sitten
Grammar: Futur I, Wiederholung
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31 Road traffic & Being a stranger
Hueber lesson: Umgang, Verkehr & andere Kulturen
Vocabulary topics: Umgangsformen, Straßenverkehr, andere Länder und Sitten
Grammar: Futur I, Wiederholung
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32 Other countries, other customs & Review
Hueber lesson: Umgang, Verkehr & andere Kulturen
Vocabulary topics: Umgangsformen, Straßenverkehr, andere Länder und Sitten
Grammar: Futur I, Wiederholung
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33 Clubs & Conjunction seit/seitdem
Hueber lesson: Vereine, Engagement & Gewissen
Vocabulary topics: Vereine, Engagement, Vorbilder, Gewissensfragen
Grammar: Konjunktion seit/seitdem, Präposition außer
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34 Commitment & Role models
Hueber lesson: Vereine, Engagement & Gewissen
Vocabulary topics: Vereine, Engagement, Vorbilder, Gewissensfragen
Grammar: Konjunktion seit/seitdem, Präposition außer
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35 Questions of conscience & Preposition außer
Hueber lesson: Vereine, Engagement & Gewissen
Vocabulary topics: Vereine, Engagement, Vorbilder, Gewissensfragen
Grammar: Konjunktion seit/seitdem, Präposition außer
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36 Biographies & Passive perfect
Hueber lesson: Geschichte & Politik
Vocabulary topics: Biografien, Geschichte, Politik
Grammar: Passiv Perfekt, Passiv Präteritum, Wiederholung
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37 History & Passive simple past
Hueber lesson: Geschichte & Politik
Vocabulary topics: Biografien, Geschichte, Politik
Grammar: Passiv Perfekt, Passiv Präteritum, Wiederholung
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38 Politics & Review
Hueber lesson: Geschichte & Politik
Vocabulary topics: Biografien, Geschichte, Politik
Grammar: Passiv Perfekt, Passiv Präteritum, Wiederholung
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39 Homeland & Europe
Hueber lesson: Heimat, Europa & Prüfung (DTZ)
Vocabulary topics: Heimat, Europa, Prüfungsvorbereitung DTZ
Grammar: Wiederholung und Prüfungstraining
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40 DTZ & Outlook
Hueber lesson: Heimat, Europa & Prüfung (DTZ)
Vocabulary topics: Heimat, Europa, Prüfungsvorbereitung DTZ
Grammar: Wiederholung und Prüfungstraining
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Our guarantee
7-day money-back guarantee
Simple and risk-free: you can try the video course for a full 7 days. Printed books can be returned within 14 days. If anything doesn't work for you, we'll refund your money.
Not happy with the course? You get a full refund for your video course within 7 days, no questions asked.
Ordered the printed books? Just send them back within 14 days and you'll get a full refund for the book price.
Digital book codes are linked to your Hueber account immediately and stay with you; they are non-refundable. Your video course purchase is independent of this and fully refundable within 7 days.
No subscription, no automatic renewal, and absolutely nothing to cancel. All the details on returns →
Frequently asked questions
Is this a subscription?
No. You buy the course once for 149,99 € and get full access for 12 months. No subscription, no monthly fees.
Are the books really included?
Yes. Both Hueber books from the "Schritte plus Neu" series for your level are fully included. You can receive them digitally anywhere in the world or as printed books across the EU for just 3,99 € shipping.
Where do I learn?
In the V-IZ app for iOS and Android, or simply in your browser at app.v-iz.de. Your learning progress syncs automatically across all your devices.
Does it prepare me for an exam?
Yes. You practice all four key areas: listening, reading, writing, and speaking. With the AI trainer and the Hueber books, you get all the practice you need for your telc or Goethe exam. The exam itself and the certificate are obtained separately at an official exam center. The exam fee is not included in the course price.
Which exam is right for you? →Can I get my money back?
Yes. You can get a full refund on the video course within 7 days, no questions asked. The Hueber books are separate items with their own return policy; check our return info page for details.
Isn't this free at the Integrationskurs?
With a voucher, the state integration course is often free. But it usually comes with waiting lists that last months and fixed morning class times. For people who work shifts, have a family, or simply need to move fast, that rarely works. At V-IZ you can start today. Learn in the evenings, at night, or on weekends from home, with no waiting list. If you have the time and a spot in an integration course, great. If not, we're here for you right now.