Exam: introducing yourself

Goethe (Start Deutsch 1), Sprechen Teil 1: introduce yourself using the keywords as help. For practice, prepare a sentence for each:

• Name — Ich heiße Sara Kaya.
• Alter — Ich bin neunzehn Jahre alt.
• Land — Ich komme aus der Türkei.
• Wohnort — Ich wohne in Köln.
• Sprachen — Ich spreche Türkisch und ein bisschen Deutsch.
• Beruf — Ich bin Studentin.
• Hobby — Ich höre gern Musik.

Learn Jahre alt as a fixed chunk. In the exam, you do not have to use every keyword to receive full marks. You will also spell something, such as a name or place, and give a number, such as a phone number, house number or postcode. Teil 1 has three available points: one each for introducing yourself, spelling and giving numbers.

For ÖSD, choose four of six topics and say a few sentences about each. Your conversation partner may ask follow-up questions.

Checkpoint: open the speaking simulator and practise with your own information.