Hamburg Abitur English study guide
Hamburg Abitur English · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
This page is an independent study resource for the Hamburg Abitur English examination (Abitur Hamburg Englisch), the school-leaving examination in English taken at the end of the gymnasiale Oberstufe in the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. It is written for candidates in Hamburg preparing for the written Abitur examination in English and for the oral component (Prüfungsgespräch), and for teachers or tutors supporting them. The Hamburg Abitur English study guide has 4 sections and about 1,764 words.
01Hörverstehen: Listening comprehension in the Hamburg Abitur
Hörverstehen is a compulsory part of Hamburg's written Abitur in English. You hear authentic recordings - interviews, radio features, podcasts, short speeches - at natural speed, on a fixed schedule you cannot control: no pausing, no rewinding.
423 words, about 2 min02Leseverstehen: Reading comprehension as the basis of the writing task
Leseverstehen in the Hamburg Abitur is rarely a separate short-text quiz: it is the foundation of the text-based writing task. You work with one or more authentic texts - newspaper comment, essay, speech, blog post - often 800–1,200 words, and the first step of the task ('comprehension') is marked at Anforderungsbereich I.
433 words, about 2 min03Sprachmittlung: Situational mediation between German and English
Sprachmittlung is a compulsory part of the written Abitur. You receive a German source text (sometimes several short ones) plus a situation: a defined addressee, a purpose and a target text type - email, letter to the editor, blog comment, notes for a presentation, short article.
484 words, about 2 min04Schreiben: Text production, analysis and evaluation
The text-based writing task is the largest part of the written Abitur and usually offers a choice of topics. Each task is graded in steps: comprehension (AFB I), analysis (AFB II) and evaluation or creative production (AFB III).
424 words, about 2 min