The idea
Separate the floor number from the room number and the nearby landmark. Use all three to check the destination in this fictional building announcement. 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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Der Anfängerkurs findet heute im zweiten Stock statt. Bitte kommen Sie in Raum siebenundzwanzig. Der Raum liegt direkt neben dem Kopierer. Die Tür zum Treppenhaus finden Sie hinter der Information. Ein Aufzug befindet sich auf der linken Seite. Die Kursleiterin erwartet Sie oben vor dem Unterrichtsraum.
Examples
- Der Anfängerkurs findet heute im zweiten Stock statt.The beginners' course takes place on the second floor today.
- Bitte kommen Sie in Raum siebenundzwanzig.Please come to room twenty-seven.
- Der Raum liegt direkt neben dem Kopierer.The room is directly beside the photocopier.
- Die Tür zum Treppenhaus finden Sie hinter der Information.The stairwell door is behind the information desk.
- Ein Aufzug befindet sich auf der linken Seite.A lift is on the left-hand side.
- Die Kursleiterin erwartet Sie oben vor dem Unterrichtsraum.The instructor will be waiting upstairs outside the classroom.
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Watch out
The room number does not always identify the floor. Follow the explicitly spoken floor information.
Try it yourself
In welchem Stock findet der Kurs statt?
Show answer or example answer
Im zweiten Stock.
Im zweiten Stock. The announcement states this separately.
Wie lautet die Raumnummer?
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Siebenundzwanzig.
Siebenundzwanzig. This is the destination room, not the floor.
Was steht direkt neben dem Raum?
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Der Kopierer.
Der Kopierer. The landmark confirms the location.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
In welchem Stock findet der Kurs statt?
Wie lautet die Raumnummer?
Was steht direkt neben dem Raum?
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. Separate the floor number from the room number and the nearby landmark. Use all three to check the destination in this fictional building announcement. Keep the original and revised response so that the meaning difference remains visible.