Library — free, official resources
Free practice exams and courses from official providers, plus openly licensed books — German and English, A1 to C1. Everything lives on the providers’ own sites; this page takes you to the right address.
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German
For exam preparation, everyday life and work — mostly from official bodies in Germany and Austria.
Practice exams
Free practice tests from the exam boards themselves, mostly PDFs with audio files. The rights stay with them: we copy nothing, we only link.
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Goethe-Institut Übungsmaterialien(opens in a new tab)
Goethe-Institut
Free model exams for the Goethe exams: Start Deutsch 1 (A1), A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2.
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telc Übungstests(opens in a new tab)
telc gGmbH
Free mock exams for the telc Deutsch exams A1–C1, each on that exam’s own page.
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ÖSD Modellsätze(opens in a new tab)
Österreichisches Sprachdiplom Deutsch
Free model sets for the Austrian ÖSD exams, A1–C1.
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TestDaF(opens in a new tab)
TestDaF-Institut
Free sample tasks for TestDaF, one of the German exams accepted for university admission.
Free courses and practice
Free online courses, lessons and exercises from the providers.
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Nicos Weg(opens in a new tab)
Deutsche Welle
Nicos Weg: a free video course from A1 to B1. For B1–C1: Top-Thema and slowly spoken news (Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten).
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Mein Weg nach Deutschland(opens in a new tab)
Goethe-Institut
Everyday-life practice for newcomers to Germany; the interface is also available in Persian.
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Deutsch für dich(opens in a new tab)
Goethe-Institut
Free exercises from the Goethe-Institut for every level.
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vhs-Lernportal(opens in a new tab)
Deutscher Volkshochschul-Verband
Free online German courses (A1–B1) and German for work (B2/C1); free registration required.
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Sprachportal(opens in a new tab)
Österreichischer Integrationsfonds
Free exercises from the Austrian Integration Fund, A1–B2.
Open books
Openly licensed content: you may copy and share it under the licence’s terms (e.g. giving credit). Which licence applies is stated on each source’s own site.
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ZUM Deutsch Lernen(opens in a new tab)
ZUM e.V.
An open wiki for learning German, with exercises from A1 to C2.
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Wikibooks: German(opens in a new tab)
Wikibooks
An openly licensed German course (CC BY-SA) with explanations in English.
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Refugee Phrasebook(opens in a new tab)
Refugee Phrasebook
First essential phrases in German and English, with Dari/Persian translations.
English
Cambridge practice exams, free lessons from British and American public bodies and broadcasters, and openly licensed books.
Practice exams
Free practice tests from the exam boards themselves, mostly PDFs with audio files. The rights stay with them: we copy nothing, we only link.
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Cambridge English sample tests(opens in a new tab)
Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Free sample papers for A2 Key, B1 Preliminary, B2 First and C1 Advanced.
Free courses and practice
Free online courses, lessons and exercises from the providers.
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American English(opens in a new tab)
U.S. Department of State
Free learning and teaching materials from the U.S. Department of State.
Open books
Openly licensed content: you may copy and share it under the licence’s terms (e.g. giving credit). Which licence applies is stated on each source’s own site.
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Open Textbook Library(opens in a new tab)
Center for Open Education, University of Minnesota
A catalogue of openly licensed textbooks, including ESL titles.
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