In Part 2 you hear a short radio show and decide for each statement between true and false. Here’s how to find the information.
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Part 2 tests whether you understand a short radio show or piece – for example about an event, the weather or an everyday topic. You decide for five statements whether they are true or false.
The concrete information matters: when? where? what happens? Read the statements before listening and think about what to focus on. You usually hear the text once.
A false statement often differs in just one detail or reverses the information (e.g. “fällt aus” instead of “findet statt”). Watch for negations and numbers. Every correct decision scores points; wrong answers are not penalized.
Before listening, read all statements and mark the key words.
Listen to the show and follow the statements in order.
Compare each statement with what you hear – watch for numbers and negations.
Watch for words like “fällt aus”, “nicht”, “kein” – they reverse the statement.
Decide and transfer your answer to the answer sheet.
A short example in the same format: you hear a radio show and decide whether the statement is true.
„Und nun das Wetter: Morgen wird es sonnig und warm, bis zu 25 Grad. Erst am Abend kann es im Norden regnen."
Statement: “Tomorrow it will be warm and sunny all day.”
Why? In the show it “kann am Abend im Norden regnen” (may rain in the evening in the north) – so not sunny all day. The statement isn’t quite right – false.
Du hörst (sinngemäß) eine Radiosendung: „Am Wochenende findet auf dem Marktplatz ein Flohmarkt statt. Er beginnt am Samstag um 8 Uhr und dauert bis 16 Uhr. Bei Regen fällt er aus."
Is the statement true or false? Statement: “The flea market takes place even if it rains.”
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“fällt aus”, “nicht”, “kein” reverse the statement. Listen out for them specifically.
Even a different time or place makes the statement false. Listen closely.
Without knowing the statements you don’t know what to listen for. Use the reading time.
No answer means a guaranteed zero. Decide even if you have to guess.
Five true/false tasks on a short radio show.
Usually once. So concentrate from the start and read the statements beforehand.
Concrete information like time, place and weather – and negations like “fällt aus” or “nicht”.
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