Skip to content

Classrooms Study Material Words Lessons Flashcards Recess Handbook Pricing

© 2026 Übungszeit

About FAQ Security Privacy Terms Refunds Contact

Classrooms/B1/Listening

B1 German listening practice · Hören

Interviews, team meetings, service calls and consultations, spoken at the speed people really use: a notice period, a deadline slipping, blood-test results, a traffic diversion. Konjunktiv II and zu-infinitives appear throughout.

Browsing as a guest — the sample set is open to you. Create a free account to open every set.

1Die Durchsage im BüroA company all-hands with a surprise — and free cake.~6 min
2Podcast: Warum wir schlecht schlafen Sign inA B1 podcast extract on sleep: following an argument, catching the speaker's opinion, and the connectors that signal a contrast.~8 min
3Nachricht vom Nachbarn Sign inA neighbour needs a favour while he's away — with a catch.

The grammar behind this shelf

Explained in plain English, free and open to everyone:

Konjunktiv II — the German conditional (würde, hätte, könnte)denn, weil or deshalb? One meaning, three word orders The infinitive with zu (um zu, ohne zu, statt zu)The German verbs that take the dative

Or browse all of Study Material.

~6 min

4Das Vorstellungsgespräch Sign inListen to a B1 German job interview — strengths, experience and questions — for intermediate listening practice.~7 min

5Radiointerview: Ehrenamt Sign inA volunteer explains why he gives five hours a week.~6 min

6Interview: ein Jahr im Ausland Sign inA student on her toughest challenge — and what helped most.~6 min

7Ansage: Zugausfall Sign inA station announcement: a cancelled train and the replacement.~5 min

8Telefoninterview: die Kündigungsfrist Sign inB1 listening: a phone screening where the candidate has to say no to the proposed start date and negotiate a later one.~7 min

9Teambesprechung: Der Abgabetermin wackelt Sign inB1 listening practice: three colleagues disagree politely about a deadline and negotiate a compromise nobody loves.~8 min

10Beim Arzt: die Blutwerte Sign inB1 German listening: a doctor goes through blood test results and gives careful advice before reaching for tablets.~7 min

11Verkehrsservice: Umleitung in der Innenstadt Sign inB1 listening: a radio traffic bulletin about a closed city-centre street, a diversion and two bus lines that skip a stop.~6 min

12Kursberatung: Brauche ich den Einstufungstest? Sign inB1 listening practice: a course advisor recommends a placement test, the learner pushes back, and they find a way forward.~7 min

13Wer zahlt was? Sign inB1 listening: two friends argue about splitting the cost of a shared cabin weekend and recalculate line by line.~7 min

14Voicemail: Die Wanderung wird verschoben Sign inB1 listening: a voicemail moves a hike to another day and changes the meeting time, the platform and what to bring.~6 min

15Kundenservice: Wo bleibt die Rückerstattung? Sign inB1 listening: a customer chases a refund three weeks after a return and disagrees firmly but politely with the agent.~8 min

16Ein Hund oder nicht? Sign inB1 listening practice: two friends weigh up a big decision, one raising objections and the other answering each of them.~7 min

17Der Vermieter zeigt die Wohnung Sign inB1 listening: a flat viewing with the landlord — kitchen, service charges, deposit and the question about the cat.~7 min

18Podcast: Die Fünf-Minuten-Regel Sign inB1 listening: a podcast host explains why we put things off and offers two small habits that make starting easier.~8 min

19Durchsage am Flughafen Sign inB1 listening: an airport announcement about a delayed departure, a changed gate and what connecting passengers must do.~6 min

20Interview: Nachts in der Backstube Sign inB1 listening: a baker describes twenty years of night shifts, what she misses and why she sleeps twice a day.~8 min