Goethe A2 Speaking Part 1 – Ask Questions

In Part 1 you ask questions on a topic using keywords and answer your partner’s questions. Here’s how to ask and answer confidently.

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Key takeaways

You get a topic and keywords and ask your partner questions with them.
You also answer your partner’s questions.

What this part tests

Part 1 tests whether you can ask and answer everyday questions on a topic. You get a topic (for example “Essen und Trinken”) and keywords on cards (for example “Frühstück”, “Restaurant”). With them you ask your partner questions.

In the same way you answer the questions your partner asks with their keywords. It’s about simple questions and short answers with a little reason.

What matters is that you form correct questions, respond to the answers and speak in whole sentences. Whoever knows a few question words confidently solves this part easily.

What you practice:Forming questionsResponding to answersTalking about yourself

How to approach it

1
Look at the topic and your keyword.
2
Form a question about the keyword with a question word (“Was isst du gern zum Frühstück?”).
3
Ask your partner the question and listen to the answer.
4
Answer your partner’s questions in whole sentences.
5
Give short reasons with “weil” and respond to the answers.

Example task with answer

A short example in the same format: how to form a question and answer.

Aufgabe

Thema: „Freizeit". Dein Stichwort: „Sport". Stelle eine Frage und beantworte die Frage deines Partners.

Example (question & answer):

Answer: Frage: „Machst du gern Sport?" – Antwort des Partners: „Ja, ich spiele zweimal pro Woche Fußball." / Auf die Frage „Welchen Sport magst du?" antwortest du: „Ich schwimme gern, weil das gesund ist und Spaß macht."

Why? The example forms a question with the keyword “Sport” and gives an answer in whole sentences with a reason (“weil das gesund ist”) – exactly what Part 1 expects.