The idea
First identify the purpose of the message. On the second pass, listen specifically for whose machine is ready and which one is still running. Negation, contrast words and time expressions can change an earlier detail. Write a short answer to each question before opening the answer. A correct response must match the message; information that sounds plausible but is not stated should stay out of your notes.
Listen for the decision
This original message tests whose machine is ready and which one is still running. Keep the transcript closed for a first listen if your browser provides a German synthetic voice. Then replay and write down the specific detail needed for each question. The voice is device-generated; it is not a human recording, an exam recording or a test of natural background noise.
Read the text
Show transcript
Hallo Ben, ich bin gerade im Waschkeller. Deine Wäsche in Maschine zwei ist fertig. Maschine eins läuft noch ungefähr zwanzig Minuten. Ich habe deine Sachen nicht herausgenommen. Der freie Korb steht neben dem Trockner. Wenn du Hilfe beim Tragen brauchst, bin ich bis vier zu Hause.
Examples
- Hallo Ben, ich bin gerade im Waschkeller.Hello Ben, I am in the laundry basement right now.
- Deine Wäsche in Maschine zwei ist fertig.Your laundry in machine two is finished.
- Maschine eins läuft noch ungefähr zwanzig Minuten.Machine one will run for about another twenty minutes.
- Ich habe deine Sachen nicht herausgenommen.I have not taken your things out.
- Der freie Korb steht neben dem Trockner.The available basket is beside the dryer.
- Wenn du Hilfe beim Tragen brauchst, bin ich bis vier zu Hause.If you need help carrying things, I will be home until four.
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Watch out
Do not confuse a mentioned option with the speaker's final instruction. For the first question, the supported answer is: Maschine zwei. Locate its evidence in the message. If your device has no German voice, this remains a reading-and-note-taking task; a transcript alone is not listening audio.
Try it yourself
Welche Maschine ist fertig?
Show answer or example answer
Maschine zwei.
Maschine zwei. Machine one is still running.
Wurde die Wäsche schon herausgenommen?
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Nein.
Nein. The speaker explicitly says nicht herausgenommen.
Wo steht der freie Korb?
Show answer or example answer
Neben dem Trockner.
Neben dem Trockner. The basket is beside the dryer, not inside it.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
Welche Maschine ist fertig?
Wurde die Wäsche schon herausgenommen?
Wo steht der freie Korb?
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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Replay the message without reading. Give another person a two-sentence summary that preserves whose machine is ready and which one is still running. Then compare your summary with the transcript. Change one factual detail and ask the person to identify the change on a final listen.