 to be able to resolve the task, for example: last name
- The missing piece of information in the form can be: a word, a number or you can choose between several possibilities (and tick a box next to the correct answer)
- The missing pieces of information are marked with numbers: (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) – that’s how you should insert them in the answer sheet
Writing – Part 2 (Writing a letter)
- You should write a letter, fax, post card or an e-mail to a friend or to a colleague
- You get an instruction in the task why you are writing: for example, you can‘t come at the agreed time.
- Every task contains 3 points. You should write 1-2 sentences to every point.
- You should write approximately 30 words
- You have 15 minutes time
- Before writing: pay attention to who you are writing to i.e. are you writing a formal or an informal letter, for example: are you writing to your teacher or to your friend.
- Depending on the formality level you can start your letter as follows:
Sehr geehrter Herr (last name), / Sehr geehrte Frau (last name),
or: Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, (if you don’t know who exactly you are writing to)
informal: Lieber (first name) / Liebe (first name)
- At the end of the letter you should also make a difference depending on who you are writing to:
formal: Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
informal: Herzliche Grüße,
and then you write your name underneath this greeting, at the very end of the letter.
- After you read the task and the 3 points, underline the most important words.
- When writing avoid starting sentences with ich, er, sie… you should start instead with an information on time, place etc. For example: instead „ich bin jetzt in Salzburg“, you could write: „jetzt bin ich in Salzburg“, or: „es ist hier schön“, better: „hier ist es schön“. When you start a sentence with anything else than a subject you should pay attention to rules of the basic word order because the verb should be always on the second place in a declarative sentence! On the other hand, if a sentence starts with aber, denn, und, sondern, oder (the so called ADUSO words) – these words are, so to say, on the null place in a sentence, or, in other words – they stand outside of the sentence and they do NOT affect the position of the verb.
- When you’re done with writing, check whether you have answered the questions from all three points, then whether you have started and finished the letter in the right way and whether you have clearly and legibly written the text.
IV ORAL EXAM (SPRECHEN)
- consists of 3 parts
- takes place in a group of up to 6 people plus 2 examiners
- you communicate with the other people from your group and one examiner
- it lasts about 15 minutes for the whole group
Oral exam – Part 1
- You should introduce yourself to the group
- tell 5-6 sentences about yourself
- you get the following 7 words (questions) and introduce yourself by answering to them:
Name? (meaning: Wie heißen Sie?)
Alter? (meaning: Wie alt sind Sie?)
Land? (meaning: Woher kommen Sie?)
Wohnort? (meaning: Wo wohnen Sie?)
Sprachen? (meaning: Welche Fremdsprachen sprechen Sie?)
Beruf? (meaning: Welche Schule besuchen Sie? Was sind Sie von Beruf? Was studieren Sie?)
Hobby? (meaning: Was sind Ihre Hobbies?)
- You don’t have to give an answer to every single question, for example your age.
- After you introduce yourself, the examiner gives you 2 additional tasks:
- You should spell a word (Können Sie … buchstabieren?), for example, your first or last name, the name of your spouse, children, the name of your city, street or some other word. Your partner writes down what they have heard.
- You should spell some number, for example, your phone number, your birth date, house number, postal code. Your partner writes down what they have heard.
Oral exam – Part 2
- You get 2 topics related to every day life, for example: Essen und Trinken & Einkaufen
- Your task is to ask questions and answer them (you want to get a specific info by asking that specific question)
- Everybody gets one card with a word on it, for example Obst; the examiner says: Unser erstes Thema is