The idea
Listen for the final platform after a correction. The original transcript can be read by a German device voice; use official provider audio separately for authentic exam practice. Read the task before the model. Identify the information you need, make your own attempt, and compare it with the specific evidence in the six sentences. The examples are learning material; follow your examination provider's current instructions when working on an official paper.
Independent practice and the official format
This is an original glotworld listening drill for learners preparing alongside Goethe-Zertifikat A1 materials. It is not an official examination task, a complete mock paper or a score prediction. glotworld is not affiliated with the examination provider. Use the linked official material for the exact instructions, timing, audio and assessment criteria of your examination.
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Read the text
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Achtung, eine Information für die Reisenden nach Lindenstadt. Der Regionalzug um vierzehn Uhr zehn fährt heute nicht von Gleis zwei ab. Bitte gehen Sie stattdessen zu Gleis fünf. Die Abfahrtszeit bleibt unverändert. Sie erreichen Gleis fünf durch die Unterführung. Bitte beachten Sie die Anzeigen am Bahnsteig.
Examples
- Achtung, eine Information für die Reisenden nach Lindenstadt.Attention, information for passengers travelling to Lindenstadt.
- Der Regionalzug um vierzehn Uhr zehn fährt heute nicht von Gleis zwei ab.The regional train at two ten p.m. does not leave from platform two today.
- Bitte gehen Sie stattdessen zu Gleis fünf.Please go to platform five instead.
- Die Abfahrtszeit bleibt unverändert.The departure time remains unchanged.
- Sie erreichen Gleis fünf durch die Unterführung.You can reach platform five through the underpass.
- Bitte beachten Sie die Anzeigen am Bahnsteig.Please check the displays on the platform.
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Watch out
The first number may be the old information. Listen for nicht and the replacement marked stattdessen before deciding.
Try it yourself
Von welchem Gleis fährt der Zug?
Show answer or example answer
Von Gleis fünf.
Von Gleis fünf. Stattdessen supplies the replacement platform.
Hat sich die Abfahrtszeit geändert?
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Nein, sie bleibt unverändert.
Nein, sie bleibt unverändert. The announcement separates location change from time.
Wie kommt man zum neuen Gleis?
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Durch die Unterführung.
Durch die Unterführung. The route is directly stated.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
Von welchem Gleis fährt der Zug?
Hat sich die Abfahrtszeit geändert?
Nein, sie bleibt unverändert.
Wie kommt man zum neuen Gleis?
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Repeat this listening task with one changed detail and explain how the answer changes. Listen for the final platform after a correction. The original transcript can be read by a German device voice; use official provider audio separately for authentic exam practice. Keep the original and revised response so that the meaning difference remains visible.