The idea
First identify the purpose of the message. On the second pass, listen specifically for a relocation without cancellation. 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 relocation without cancellation. 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
Guten Tag, das heutige Treffen fällt nicht aus. Es wird lediglich vom Garten in den kleinen Saal verlegt. Grund ist der starke Regen, nicht eine zu geringe Anmeldung. Der Beginn um siebzehn Uhr bleibt wie angekündigt. Sie müssen Ihre Teilnahme nicht erneut bestätigen. Bitte bringen Sie jedoch keine eigenen Gartenstühle mit, weil im Saal genug Sitzplätze vorhanden sind.
Examples
- Guten Tag, das heutige Treffen fällt nicht aus.Hello, today’s meeting is not cancelled.
- Es wird lediglich vom Garten in den kleinen Saal verlegt.It is merely being moved from the garden to the small hall.
- Grund ist der starke Regen, nicht eine zu geringe Anmeldung.The reason is heavy rain, not insufficient registration.
- Der Beginn um siebzehn Uhr bleibt wie angekündigt.The five p.m. start remains as announced.
- Sie müssen Ihre Teilnahme nicht erneut bestätigen.You do not need to reconfirm your attendance.
- Bitte bringen Sie jedoch keine eigenen Gartenstühle mit, weil im Saal genug Sitzplätze vorhanden sind.However, please do not bring your own garden chairs because there are enough seats in the hall.
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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: Ja, im kleinen Saal. 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
Findet das Treffen statt?
Show answer or example answer
Ja, im kleinen Saal.
Ja, im kleinen Saal. Nicht aus rejects cancellation.
Warum wird der Ort geändert?
Show answer or example answer
Wegen starken Regens.
Wegen starken Regens. Low registration is explicitly excluded.
Müssen eigene Stühle mitgebracht werden?
Show answer or example answer
Nein.
Nein. The indoor venue already has enough seats.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
Findet das Treffen statt?
Ja, im kleinen Saal.
Warum wird der Ort geändert?
Müssen eigene Stühle mitgebracht werden?
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 relocation without cancellation. Then compare your summary with the transcript. Change one factual detail and ask the person to identify the change on a final listen.