The idea
First identify the purpose of the message. On the second pass, listen specifically for the unit used for a quantity. 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 the unit used for a quantity. 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
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Guten Morgen, zur Bestellung von gestern gibt es eine wichtige Rückfrage. Auf unserem Zettel stehen zwölf, aber ohne die Einheit. Die Kundin hat zwölf einzelne Becher bestellt, nicht zwölf Kartons. In einem Karton liegen jeweils sechs Becher. Bitte bereitet deshalb zwei vollständige Kartons für die Abholung vor. Auf dem neuen Packzettel sollen Stückzahl und Kartonzahl getrennt stehen.
Examples
- Guten Morgen, zur Bestellung von gestern gibt es eine wichtige Rückfrage.Good morning, there is an important question about yesterday’s order.
- Auf unserem Zettel stehen zwölf, aber ohne die Einheit.Our note says twelve, but without the unit.
- Die Kundin hat zwölf einzelne Becher bestellt, nicht zwölf Kartons.The customer ordered twelve individual cups, not twelve cartons.
- In einem Karton liegen jeweils sechs Becher.Each carton contains six cups.
- Bitte bereitet deshalb zwei vollständige Kartons für die Abholung vor.Please therefore prepare two complete cartons for collection.
- Auf dem neuen Packzettel sollen Stückzahl und Kartonzahl getrennt stehen.The new packing slip should show the item count and carton count separately.
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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: Zwölf. 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
Wie viele einzelne Becher sind bestellt?
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Zwölf.
Zwölf. The number refers to cups, not cartons.
Wie viele Kartons werden benötigt?
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Zwei Kartons.
Zwei Kartons. Twelve cups divided by six per carton gives two.
Was soll der neue Packzettel unterscheiden?
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Stückzahl und Kartonzahl.
Stückzahl und Kartonzahl. Explicit units prevent repeating the ambiguity.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
Wie viele einzelne Becher sind bestellt?
Wie viele Kartons werden benötigt?
Was soll der neue Packzettel unterscheiden?
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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 the unit used for a quantity. Then compare your summary with the transcript. Change one factual detail and ask the person to identify the change on a final listen.