Free telc B1 Mock Exam – Hörverstehen

telc B1 Hörverstehen (listening) is made up of three parts, and you hear each recording just as it plays in the real exam. In Teil 1 you listen to five short texts — people talking about everyday topics — and decide whether each of five statements is richtig (true) or falsch (false). In Teil 2 you hear one longer recording, usually an interview or conversation, and judge ten statements true or false as the speaker tells their story. In Teil 3 you listen to a series of short announcements and messages — the kind you'd hear at a station, in a supermarket or on an answerphone — and again decide richtig or falsch. Below you can listen to one real recording for each part and answer in the exact telc B1 format.

The biggest mistake in Hörverstehen is trying to understand every word — you don't need to. Before the audio starts, read the statements so you know exactly what to listen for: a date, a number, a reason, an opinion. telc deliberately changes one small detail (a time, a quantity, a single "nicht"), so a statement can sound right but be false; listen for that one detail rather than matching words you recognise. In Teil 3 the announcements come quickly, so decide each answer the moment you hear the key fact and move on — don't wait for the recording to confirm it.

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