• Identifying the main points and extracting detail
• Understanding reference to past and present events
• Recognising points of view
Hör- und Lesetest
2
Reading
The activities on these two pages are designed to help you develop the listening and reading skills
you will need in your GCSE exam.
Tipp
You read this article about holiday accommodation in
a youth magazine.
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Wo übernachtest du auf Urlaub?
Listening
1 Listen to part one of the interview with
Julia Schmidt. Copy and complete this
form in English with her current details.
Surname:
Schmidt
First name:
Julia
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Normalerweise mache ich Campingurlaub mit
meiner Familie. Wir zelten, weil das relativ
billig ist. Man lernt viele neue Freunde kennen
und es gibt verschiedene Aktivitäten, wie z. B.
Sportmöglichkeiten. Wenn du gern allein bist, ist
diese Art von Urlaub nicht ideal. Es ist nicht so
einfach, seine Ruhe zu genießen.
2 Now listen to part two and copy and
complete the rest of the form.
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Use the questions to help you
predict the kinds of words which
are going to come up so you know
what to expect in the texts.
Read the entire text carefully.
What could you quite easily have
missed or got wrong if you had just
skimmed through?
Did you recognise all the time
references? Make a list of some of
the ways different time frames are
indicated in the texts.
Max (17)
Letztes Jahr habe ich mit meinen Freunden
Urlaub in einem Wohnmobil verbracht.
Alles war ganz bequem! Es gab Strom und
Wasser, so hatten wir zum Beispiel einen
Fernseher und ein WC! Internetanschluss
hatten wir auch. Viel Platz gab es nicht, weil
wir sechs Freunde waren. Es war manchmal
schwierig einzuschlafen, weil man ja alles
hören konnte. Auch sind wir sehr früh
aufgewacht.
Date of bir th:
Nationality:
Job:
Instruments:
Felix (17)
Diesen Sommer mieten wir eine
Ferienwohnung. Dort kann man kommen
und gehen, wann man will und auch
selber kochen. Letztes Jahr haben wir
in einem Hotel gewohnt. Das war nicht
so toll: Wir haben immer zu bestimmten
Zeiten gegessen, auch wenn wir keinen
Hunger hatten, oder wir sind ins Restaurant
gegangen - sehr teuer. Ich durfte auch keine
laute Musik spielen, weil es so viele andere
Gäste im Hotel gab.
Alex (17)
1 Who do the following statements apply to? Max (M), Felix (F) or Alex (A)?
Note the correct letter for each statement.
3 Listen to both parts again. Which four
Tipp
sentences are correct? Note the letters.
A Julia comes from a big town.
B Julia’s family is interested in music.
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C Julia and some school friends formed a band.
D Julia is in a good mood when she listens to music.
E
Julia finds listening to music stressful.
F
Julia finds it difficult to relax when watching films.
G Julia used to work in a bookshop.
H Julia thinks detective novels are too boring.
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Read the questions carefully before
you start listening. This will give you
clear clues about the information
you are going to have to listen for.
Listen out for cognates and nearcognates. Can you list a couple of
examples of these from the interview
you have just heard?
Remember never to leave any answer
blank – blanks are always wrong! You
can make notes and come back to
that question at the end.
Example: This accommodation is quite cheap.
1
We had to eat at fixed times.
2
It is difficult to have any peace and quiet.
3
There was not much room.
4
I had to be quiet because of other people.
5
You get to know lots of people.
6
It was not always easy to get off to sleep.
M
2 Fill the gaps with a word from the list below. Note the correct letter.
A food
B comfortable
E cold
F different
a
b
c
d
C electricity
G freedom
D many
H gas
On the campsite there were
activities, such as sports.
The mobile home was very
.
The mobile home had
and water.
If you stay in a holiday flat you have a lot of
.
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