The idea
First identify the purpose of the message. On the second pass, listen specifically for a broad area and a precise adjacent landmark. 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 a broad area and a precise adjacent landmark. 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
Wir treffen uns morgen im kleinen Café am Bahnhof. Damit meine ich nicht das Café im Bahnhofsgebäude. Unser Café liegt auf der anderen Straßenseite direkt neben der Apotheke. Es hat eine grüne Markise und nur drei Tische draußen. Ich warte im Innenraum, weil Regen angekündigt ist. Falls du zuerst da bist, nimm bitte einen Tisch für zwei.
Examples
- Wir treffen uns morgen im kleinen Café am Bahnhof.Tomorrow we are meeting at the small café near the station.
- Damit meine ich nicht das Café im Bahnhofsgebäude.I do not mean the café inside the station building.
- Unser Café liegt auf der anderen Straßenseite direkt neben der Apotheke.Our café is across the road, directly beside the pharmacy.
- Es hat eine grüne Markise und nur drei Tische draußen.It has a green awning and only three tables outside.
- Ich warte im Innenraum, weil Regen angekündigt ist.I will wait inside because rain is forecast.
- Falls du zuerst da bist, nimm bitte einen Tisch für zwei.If you arrive first, please take a table for two.
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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: Nein. 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
Ist das Café im Bahnhofsgebäude gemeint?
Show answer or example answer
Nein.
Nein. The message rejects the broad-name assumption.
Welches Geschäft liegt direkt daneben?
Show answer or example answer
Die Apotheke.
Die Apotheke. The adjacent business identifies the specific café.
Wo wartet die anrufende Person?
Show answer or example answer
Im Innenraum.
Im Innenraum. The outside tables are descriptive, not the meeting location.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
Ist das Café im Bahnhofsgebäude gemeint?
Welches Geschäft liegt direkt daneben?
Wo wartet die anrufende Person?
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 a broad area and a precise adjacent landmark. Then compare your summary with the transcript. Change one factual detail and ask the person to identify the change on a final listen.