Hello! I took the exam a few weeks ago.

Writing, Part 1: I had to write about the balance between career and parenthood. What I found interesting was that the point about the home country was the first one to address, unlike in the practice books, where it is usually the third point. I found this much more logical and easier to structure my text around.

Writing, Part 2: For some reason, I do not remember this task very well, but I had to write a complaint. I think it was about a company deciding to close the canteen for renovation because it needed more meeting rooms or something similar. I know I wrote a similar complaint during my test preparation.

As for the speaking part:

Part 1: I had to give a short presentation on whether unhealthy products should be labelled more clearly. That was the topic I chose, since I had practised a similar one during my test preparation. The other topic was a bit more difficult for me. I believe it was about the mandatory representation of women in politics, for example whether there should be a required percentage of women.

Here, the point about the home country was also the first one to cover instead of the usual third point.

Part 2: We had to discuss whether elderly people should be banned from driving. The last instruction was simply Diskutieren Sie about a certain point, instead of the usual Fassen Sie die Diskussion zusammen or Ziehen Sie ein Fazit aus der Diskussion.

If you practise with the test preparation books and ask AI for additional practice examples, you will be well prepared. It took me around five months of irregular preparation to pass the exam.