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B2 German listening practice · Hören

Panels, lectures, negotiations and difficult service calls — where people disagree properly and report each other's claims. Konjunktiv I and the advanced connectors are what let you tell whose view you are hearing.

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1Radiokommentar: HomeofficeA radio commentator weighs the quiet costs of working from home.~7 min
2Interview mit einer Straßenmusikerin Sign inWhy she left the concert hall for the pavement.~7 min
3Diskussion: Autofreie Innenstadt Sign inListen to a B2 German debate about a car-free city centre — arguments for and against — for advanced listening.

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Explained in plain English, free and open to everyone:

The German passive: werden, worden, and when to use it Advanced German connectors (obwohl, sodass, je … desto)The German genitive and its prepositions Konjunktiv II — the German conditional (würde, hätte, könnte)

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4Vortrag: KI am Arbeitsplatz Sign inA short talk reframes the fear that machines will take our jobs.~7 min

5Vortrag: Warum wir schlafen Sign inSleep isn't lost time — it's the brain doing heavy lifting.~7 min

6Radiodiskussion: Tempolimit Sign inTwo guests clash over a motorway speed limit.~7 min

7Podiumsdiskussion: Wozu noch Bibliotheken? Sign inFollow a B2 German panel discussion about the future of public libraries and practise hearing when a speaker rejects the question itself.~9 min

8Vorlesung: Wie Gerüchte entstehen Sign inThe opening of a B2 German lecture on how rumours form — train your ear for reported speech and for the moment the Konjunktiv quietly disappears.~9 min

9Verhandlung: Der Termin ist nicht zu halten Sign inA B2 German workplace negotiation about a deadline that cannot be met — listen for Konjunktiv II offers and the conditions attached to them.~8 min

10Podcast: Ein Jahr mit den Bienen Sign inA B2 German podcast interview with a beekeeper who corrects a popular assumption — practise hearing hedged disagreement and Konjunktiv II.~9 min

11Kundenservice: Der dritte Anruf Sign inAn escalating B2 German service call about a delivery that was never collected — listen for passive constructions that hide who is responsible.~8 min

12Wissenschaft im Radio: Das Gedächtnis der Bäume Sign inA B2 German radio science segment on tree rings and drought memory — practise passive constructions and spotting a claim being quietly corrected.~8 min

13Teamsitzung: Jetzt oder später? Sign inTwo colleagues argue hard but fairly about launching before testing — a B2 German listening set on conceding a point without giving up your position.~8 min

14Beim Orthopäden: Operieren oder abwarten? Sign inA doctor lays out two defensible options instead of one clear answer — a B2 German listening set on hedging, Konjunktiv II and impersonal passive.~8 min

15Bürgerversammlung: Der Entwurf für das alte Hallenbad Sign inAn architect presents a plan for a disused swimming hall to residents — a B2 German listening set full of passive constructions and anticipated objections.~8 min

16Das Jahresgespräch Sign inAn appraisal where the praise and the problem are the same thing — a B2 German listening set on hearing criticism wrapped in agreement.~9 min

17Audioguide: Die Uhr, die zweimal stehen blieb Sign inA museum audio guide about a town-hall clock and the family who wound it — a B2 German listening set on passive voice and genitive constructions.~8 min

18Telefonat: Zwei Stellen im Vertrag Sign inA freelancer phones an agency about two clauses before signing — a B2 German listening set on separating intention from effect while staying polite.~8 min

19Streitgespräch: Offene Gehälter? Sign inTwo colleagues disagree about publishing salaries inside a team — a B2 German listening set on real concessions, hedging and reported speech.~9 min

20Fragerunde: Die Stadt als Schwamm Sign inThe Q&A after a B2 German conference talk on urban flood protection — listen for a speaker correcting himself and naming the limits of his own claim.~9 min