Hören - ca. 30 Minuten, vier Teile: Ansagen und Gespräche
Hören tests listening comprehension in realistic A2 situations: announcements at a station or in a shop, messages on an answering machine, short conversations between friends, colleagues or shop staff. You hear four parts, and - this is the key structural fact - each recording is played twice. The first hearing is for the general sense and for locating the answer; the second is for confirming details and writing them down.
Die vier Teile
- Teil 1: several very short dialogues or announcements, one multiple-choice item each, three options.
- Teil 2: one longer conversation with statements or multiple-choice items.
- Teil 3: everyday announcements - telephone messages, station or shop announcements, radio information.
- Teil 4: a further conversation or interview with comprehension items.
Use the short pause before each part to read the items and underline the question word: Wann? Wo? Wie viel? Mit wem? That tells your ear what to wait for.
Ein durchgerechnetes Beispiel
Ansage: "Achtung, eine Information für alle Reisenden: Der Zug nach Hamburg fährt heute nicht von Gleis 9, sondern von Gleis 7." Item: Von welchem Gleis fährt der Zug nach Hamburg? a) Gleis 7 b) Gleis 9 c) Gleis 17 - a). Reasoning: the structure nicht ... sondern replaces the first piece of information with the second. Gleis 9 is the classic trap: it is said clearly and early. The third option tests number hearing (sieben / siebzehn). On the second hearing, check exactly this kind of pair.
Typische Fallen
- Zahlen: dreizehn/dreißig, vierzehn/vierzig, fünfzehn/fünfzig - the -zehn/-zig ending is unstressed and easy to lose.
- Uhrzeiten: halb acht means 7:30, Viertel vor acht means 7:45.
- Korrekturen: speakers often say one thing and then correct it with aber, eigentlich, doch lieber.
- Schreiben während des Hörens: do not try to write full sentences; tick or write a single letter, and only transfer answers afterwards.
- Ein unbekanntes Wort: do not stop listening for it. The answer usually comes in the same sentence as the question word.