A1 German listening: three short messages
Listen for one actionable detail in each message: an object, a closing time and a room number. Do not combine information from different speakers.
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A2 German listening: changing plans
Keep a small old-plan/new-plan list. Words meaning instead, not and perhaps distinguish confirmed changes from possibilities.
Read and practiseB1 German listening: opinions and conditions
Separate each speaker’s position, supporting reason and condition. Agreement to a trial does not imply permanent approval.
Read and practiseGerman number dictation
Write digits after each number phrase, then check tens and units. A corrected number replaces the earlier alternative rather than adding to it.
Read and practiseGerman time dictation
Convert each time phrase to a twenty-four-hour notation and distinguish appointment, arrival and departure times.
Read and practiseGerman spelling dictation: names by ear
Listen to the sequence of letter names, then confirm the whole name. Personal names should be checked rather than normalized by guesswork.
Read and practiseUnderstand German station announcements
Sort the information by destination and transport type. A platform change, a canceled stop and a replacement bus belong to different actions.
Read and practiseUnderstand a German voicemail
Record caller, completed work, open question, callback deadline and collection day in separate notes.
Read and practiseFrom slow to natural German
Understand the route at a comfortable speed, then practise the same short message closer to a natural pace. Preserve phrase groups instead of hearing isolated words.
Read and practisePractise German listening with transcripts
Make a first prediction from listening, compare it with the written dialogue, then listen again to the exact phrase that caused the error.
Read and practiseStudy German with a short podcast text
Extract the topic and timeline before collecting vocabulary. Separate historical use, threatened demolition and present-day responsibility.
Read and practiseGerman listening without subtitles
First listen without reading and note the requested object, preparation time and doorbell name. Use the transcript only to check a specific uncertainty.
Read and practiseReductions in spoken German
Map informal shortened forms to full written forms, while keeping the meaning of the whole exchange. Shortened spelling is a teaching aid, not a requirement for formal writing.
Read and practiseTake notes while listening to German
Use headings for meeting, departure, price, equipment and cancellation. Write keywords first; complete sentences are unnecessary during the first pass.
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German usage: erfahren / erleben
Compare learning news with experiencing events: erfahren and erleben, their past forms, translated examples and practice.
Read and practiseGerman usage: gewinnen / verdienen
Win a prize, earn a salary or deserve a break: compare gewinnen and verdienen through money, success and everyday collocations.
Read and practiseGerman usage: zahlen / bezahlen
Learn where zahlen and bezahlen overlap, how amounts and people fit the sentence, and how to ask to pay in a café.
Read and practiseGerman usage: benutzen / verwenden
Compare benutzen and verwenden for tools, materials and purposes, including their overlap and the special meaning of using a person.
Read and practiseGerman usage: ändern / verändern
Change an appointment, a text or your habits: compare ändern and verändern, their overlap, reflexive forms and useful sentence patterns.
Read and practiseGerman usage: merken / erinnern
Notice, memorise, remember or remind: learn merken and erinnern with the pronouns and prepositions that change their meaning.
Read and practiseGerman usage: leihen / ausleihen / borgen
Borrow or lend? Follow the people in leihen, ausleihen and borgen, practise separable forms and make the direction clear.
Read and practiseGerman usage: wechseln / tauschen
Change a job, exchange money or swap seats: use wechseln and tauschen with clear objects, partners and replacement patterns.
Read and practiseGerman usage: anmachen / einschalten
Switch on a light or a device with anmachen and einschalten, then recognise why the same verbs change meaning with other objects.
Read and practiseGerman usage: schaffen: geschafft / geschaffen
Choose geschafft for managing a task and geschaffen for creating something, then understand ich bin geschafft and their shared present tense.
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