Pflege (telc)
Englisch
Exercise 1.1
Exercise 1.5
Exercise 1.6
Exercise 1.10
Exercise 1.11
Exercise 1.12
Exercise 1.14
Exercise 1.15
Exercise 1.16
Exercise 1.18
Exercise 1.19
Exercise 2.1
Exercise 2.2
Exercise 2.3
Exercise 2.4
Exercise 3.1
Exercise 3.2
The oral part is the most important hurdle of the exam: without at least B1 in speaking, there is no certificate — regardless of how well the written parts went. Here you will find everything about the structure, assessment and typical mistakes.
The oral exam is generally conducted as a pair exam — two participants are tested together. If there is an odd number of participants, one person is tested alone, with one of the examiners taking on the role of the second participant.
The exam lasts approximately 16 minutes. Before it, there are 20 minutes of preparation time. Two licensed telc examiners are required for each exam — both assess, but only one conducts the conversation (interlocutor).
You talk about your experiences and opinions on a nursing topic — often with a picture description. The examiners then ask questions about your statements.
What is expected: expressing your own opinion, drawing on experiences from everyday nursing practice, responding spontaneously to questions.
You give a short, structured presentation on a given nursing topic. The examiners then ask questions about your presentation.
What is expected: clear structure with an introduction, 2–3 main points and a conclusion. Not free narration — a proper mini-presentation.
You discuss a controversial topic from the field of care with your exam partner. Both sides should represent different viewpoints and engage with each other.
What is expected: actively arguing, asking questions, disagreeing — not simply agreeing.
Both examiners assess independently according to four criteria:
Answers that are too short — one sentence is not enough. The examiners expect detailed statements with justification.
The picture description remains superficial — just "I see a woman in bed" without any reference to the nursing topic or personal experience.
Only describing, not evaluating — no expression of personal opinion. At B2 level, taking a position is expected.
No clear structure: no opening, no conclusion — the presentation comes across as a stream of consciousness without structure.
Preparation time not used — no key points noted. Result: the presentation becomes hesitant and incomplete.
Speaking too quickly out of nervousness — examiners and partner do not understand everything, which lowers the pronunciation grade.
Agreeing with everything — no real dialogue. The task is "discuss", not "confirm". Assessment for task fulfilment drops significantly.
The conversation breaks down — no follow-up questions, no reaction to the partner. A discussion requires impulses from both sides.
Forgetting medical specialist vocabulary under pressure — resorting to simple paraphrases instead of using technical terms.
On Vorbereitung mit BO you will find exercises specifically for the oral part — with real nursing topics, example sentences and set phrases.
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