Goethe-Zertifikat B1 · Hören · Teil 3
Sie hören ein Gespräch zwischen zwei Personen einmal. Entscheiden Sie bei jeder Aussage: richtig oder falsch?
Two people who know each other — a man and a woman, on du terms — talk about something that happened: a move, a holiday, a new job. The conversation lasts three to four minutes, is played once, and comes with seven true-or-false statements in the order of the conversation; you have 60 seconds to read them first. The statements concern both speakers and third persons — a brother, a boss, a neighbour — so what is tested is who experienced, wanted or rated what. Teil 3 is seven of the 30 items, about 23 of the 100 points.
Friends do not speak in finished sentences; they take things back. A self-correction: “We moved on Saturday — no, wait, Sunday” makes “The move was on Saturday” false. A weaker rating: “The flat is … well, fine” does not support “The flat is excellent”. Wanting is not doing: “I wanted to carry everything myself, but then my brother helped” makes “He carried everything himself” false. And when one says “far too expensive” and the other “not that expensive, really”, “Both think it is too expensive” is wrong although both said the word.
In the 60 seconds, write beside each statement whom it is about — she, he, both, a third person — and underline the word that decides: a time, a number, a rating, a “wanted”. Decide a statement only when the speakers have moved on to the next point. Put a question mark beside one you are unsure of and keep listening, because there is no second hearing; at the end, tick the question marks too.
The correction. If someone says “Saturday — no, Sunday”, Sunday is meant, and a statement with “Saturday” is false even though the word was in the recording. Listen for “no”, “wait”, “actually” and “but” before you tick.
No, it is played once. The 60 seconds before it are your only preparation, and because the statements follow the conversation you can read along with them like a route. Only Teil 1 and Teil 4 are played twice.
