Goethe Institute

A1 German Exam Preparation

Important Tips and Notes

Author. Ahmad Mahmood
Former Student B1 at Goethe Institute Karachi


Contents

Hren Teil- Listening part
Lesen Teil- Reading part
Schreiben Teil- Writing part
Sprechen Teil- Speaking part
Modal Test-Model test papers

Hren Teil
For Hren Teil you have only 20 minutes time.
And you have to solve two parts of hren teil.
Hren Teil 1
Hren Teil 2


How to prepare for Hren teil
What will you hear during hren teil?
In hren teil you will listen to some short audios
from different sources like radio, telephone
messages, loudspeaker announcements etc.
What is the best way to prepare for Hren
teil?
The best way is to listen German live from native
sources. For example Radio. TV Movies.
How to listen German Radio Stations
on internet?
Here you can find thousands of German Radio
stations. Please choose non Music station. So
you can hear maximum talk shows, news,
weather updates, traffic updates, commercial
audios etc.
http://www.tunein.com/radio/Germany-
r100346/


http://www.tunein.com/radio/Germa
ny-r100346/

I dont understand a single word, when
I try to listen German Radio.
Yes its true at the very first moment, my reaction
was the same. Actually you can only understand the
words you hear when you already know them. For
example Guten Tag, you know this word if you hear
this word in radio it clicks your mind in seconds that
you know this word and its meaning. So try to focus
only the words you already know. Dont be panic
that you dont understand a single word. Day by day
you will used to it. It will refresh your German. So
rather than listening music. Use your time listening
German Radio.
How to watch German TV?
The best online source for watching German TV
www.daserste.de
www.zdf.de
www.ardmediathek.de

Some German websites requires German IP
address to watch live tv. Download torch
browser and install Zenmate app to your torch
browser. You can browse youtube too with this
app.
This is how ZenMate app works on Torch Browser.
Change IP address from Pakistan to Germany
How to watch German Movies
Here is a source for Movies with German
Subtitles
http://mediathek.daserste.de/sendungen_a-
z/1933898_fernsehfilme-im-ersten
You can watch hundreds of movies with German
Subtitles on YouTube too.
Use ZenMate app or other proxy software to
unblock Youtube in Pakistan

German Movies with Subtitles
What is the possible material for
preparation of Hren Teil?
You will be able to solve this part if you are good
enough with following stuff.

ZahlenNumbers
Uhrzeit...Telling Time
Zeitmae, ZeitangabenTime
Dimensions
die Sekunde, -n
die Minute, -n
die Stunde, -n
der Tag, -e
die Woche, -e
das Jahr, -e
woche/wochentage days of the week
der Wochentag, -e
der Sonntag
der Montag
der Dienstag
der Mittwoch
der Donnerstag
der Freitag
der Samstag/Sonnabend
das Wochenende
am Wochenende
Tag/Tageszeitentime of day
der Tag
der Morgen
der Vormittag,-e
der Mittag
der Nachmittag,-e
der Abend,-e
die Nacht,-e

monat/monatsnamen..Months
der Januar
der Februar
der Mrz
der April
der Mai
der Juni
der Juli
der August
der September
der Oktober
der November
der Dezember
Jahr/Jahreszeiten..Seasons
der Frhling/das Frhjahr
der Sommer
der Herbst
der Winter
WhrungenCurrency
1 Euro 100 Cent
mae und Gewichte
dimensions and weights
lnder/lndernamen/nationalitten
Countries. Nationalities
FarbenColors
Schwarz
grau
blau
grn
Wei
rot
gelb
braun
HimmelsrichtungenDirections
der Norden
der Sden
der Westen
der Osten
Example of the Audio clip. And Mcqs
Transkript der Ansage-Transcription of the
audio clip
Hier ist das Bro von Dr. Bruch.
Herr Stefan? Ich habe jetzt einen Termin
fr Sie. Bitte notieren Sie: Morgen, am
Dienstag, um 18 Uhr bei Frau Dr. Bruch.
Ein anderer Termin geht morgen leider
nicht. Auf Wiederhren.

Test Question
Wann ist der Termin?
a) Dienstag, 18 Uhr
b) Dienstag, 8 Uhr
c) Donnerstag, 18 Uhr
How can I practice hearing part? Is
there any book?

You can download the book from this link
http://www.almanii.blogspot.com/2014/04/do
wnload-fit-fur-fit-in-deutsch-1-und-2.html

Here is the link for another ebook of
German A1 test Preparation
http://almanii.blogspot.com/search?q=fit+fr+A1


For more Listening Practice you can
visit Goethe Instituts website
http://www.goethe.de/lrn/prj/pba/bes/sd1/mat
/enindex.htm

Part 2. Lesen TeilReading
In this part you will read short emails, letters,
notices, or newspaper advertisements.
There will be statement you have to identify
what is right and what is wrong.
Or there will be MCQs.


How to practice Reading part?
You need to learn some basic vocabulary. If you
want to pass this part.
Words about following topics you must
learn
Persnliche Beziehungen
(Nachbarn, Familie)/Wohnungswechsel/
Wochentag/Uhrzeit/Essen und Trinken
Personal relationships
(Neighbors, family) / change of residence /
Day / time / Food and Drink
Is there any book for Level A1 German
vocabulary?
Yes there are hundreds of books. but you dont
need to learn the difficult books. You need only
basic words that You can find at the official
wordlist of Goethe A1 test guidebook. Here is the
link.
http://www.goethe.de/lrn/prf/pro/hdb/Pruefun
gsziele_Testbeschreibung_SD1.pdf

Wordlist starts from Page number 83

Is there any authentic source of
German Dictionary?
Yes here is a link for Authentic German
Dictionary
www.dict.cc
You can translate the words into English.
You cant translate the whole sentence. Beacuse
you need correct use of Grammar and right
context of the words.
Please Note : Google Translate is not
authentic source for translating German
Text into English.
Example of Lesen Teil .
Read this text
Liebe Nachbarinnen und Nachbarn,
am vorletzten Wochenende sind wir, Sabine
Schnabel, meine kleine Tochter Tina und
meine Katze Mina, hier im zweiten Stock
eingezogen.
Ich mchte Sie am Mittwoch, dem 15.8. um
17.30 Uhr zu Tee und Gebck einladen. Ich
freue mich, wenn Sie alle kommen.
Sabine Schnabel
Richtig oder FalschRight or wrong
Frau Schnabel ldt alle Nachbarinnen und
Nachbarn zu ihrem Geburtstag ein.

Thats the way you can solve this question.
If you understand the meaning of the words then
you are able to tell whether the statement is right
or wrong.
So please learn all the words from wordlist.
3. Schreiben TeilWriting
In this part you write a short email or letter.

How to write email or letter?
There are two types of emails/letters
1. formal emails/letters
2. Informal emails/letters

1. Formal Email/letter
If you writing a letter to an office, school,
university, etc. its called formal letter
In Formal letter you use
the specific greetings. Like sehr geehrte
Damen und Herren (SGDH)
You always use Sie and Ihnen,
You always end the letter with mit freundliche
Gre
viele Gre

zum Beispiel..For example
sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,
mein name ist ABC. ich bin 30 jahre alt. ich
mchte Deutsch lernen. ich habe Ihre anzeige
ber Deutsch kurs gelesen. ich habe eine frage
ber Dutsch kurs. wie viel kostet den kurs.
knnen Sie mir eine Broschre schicken.
vielen Dank.

mit freundliche Gre
XYZ


2. Informal email-Letter
If you writing email-letter to a close friend,
relative, family member, then its called Informal
Letter-email.
In Informal letter-email you use
Hallo Lieber freund.../Liebe Freundin....
Du/dein/ deine
You use informal greetings for example
Liebe Gre

zum Beispiel...For example
Hallo mein lieber Freund!
wie gehts? mir gehts sehr gut. ich bin in Berlin
gerade. das wetter ist toll. die Leute sind sehr
freundlich. Alles wunderbar. ich vermisse dich.
kannst du mir in Berlin besuchen? zusammen
knnen wir viel spa machen. was denkst du?
bitte ruf mich an bald. Hier ist die nummer
01234567.
ganz liebe Gre
xyz

Frequently asked questions
how many words should we write in a letter?
Is there any limit?
Minimum 30 words. The important thing is that you
cover all the points. So it should be 3 to 4 lines email
or letter.
How many marks count for Grammar? How many
marks count for overall structure and usage of
words?
Every thing is important. Grammar, correct use of
Structure, correct use of Words all counts.
Write to the point, conscise but complete
information that is being asked by examiner.

Sprechen Teil/ Speaking (Oral exam)
In this section you have 3 parts
In first part of oral exam you introduce yourself. And
answer the questions asked by examiner.
In second part you sit with a partner. The examiner gives
you some cards.
Each card has a topic and a word. You should ask a
question according to the topic. And your partner will
respond to you. And vice versa.
In third part the examiner give u again some cards but
this time each card has a picture on it. You have to talk a
little about the picture with your partner and your
partner will respond to you. And vive versa.

How to Prepare for Oral Exam?
For oral exam again you need vocabulary. There
are specific topics that are important.

ThemenTopics
To pass this part of the exam you should able to speak a
little on the following topics
Familie
Einkaufen
Wochenende
Essen und trinken
Urlaub
Freizeit
Sport
Schule
Reisen
Person
Kommunikation
How to introduce yourself in German?
You should be able to give the following
information in German
Name
Age
Country
Profession
Hobbys
Telephone number/Mobile Number
Address

Buchstabieren Spelling
In the first part of oral exam, the examiner ask to
tell spelling of your
Vorname first name
Nachname Last name
Mittelname middle name
Familiename family name
So you should spell your name in German
Alphabets

are there any past test papers for A1?
No unfortunately not. Goethe Institute strictly
control its past question papers. One cant access
it from any source.
But there are model test papers from which you
can get an idea that how the exam look like.

Links for Model test papers
http://www.goethe.de/lrn/prj/pba/bes/ft1/mat
/enindex.htm
http://www.goethe.de/lrn/prj/pba/bes/sd1/mat
/enindex.htm
http://www.almanii.blogspot.com/2013/02/do
wnload-telc-start-deutsch-1.html