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B1Speaking · 10 questions

Describing experiences

Practise telling a story and describing how you felt: use the Perfekt in speech, als for one moment in the past and time words like zuerst, dann, am Ende. Phrases like Stell dir vor… and Ich war total aufgeregt make your story livelier.

Question 1 of 10

A friend asks: „Wie war dein Urlaub?“ What do you answer?

Talk about the past. In speech, use the Perfekt.

Question 2 of 10

You want to start telling a friend about something surprising that happened yesterday. What do you say?

Stell dir vor = Imagine.

Question 3 of 10

You tell a friend what happened on the way to work, in the right order. What do you say?

zuerst, dann, am Ende show the order.

Question 4 of 10

You want to say how you felt before your first flight. What do you say?

aufgeregt = excited, nervous.

Question 5 of 10

You want to say that you were very surprised. What do you say?

kaum = hardly.

Question 6 of 10

The concert you wanted to see was cancelled. You want to say how you felt. What do you say?

Does the feeling fit the situation?

Question 7 of 10

A friend is telling you a story. You want to show interest. What do you say?

Show interest and ask for more.

Question 8 of 10

You want to ask a friend whether they have ever lived abroad. What do you ask?

schon mal = ever. Use the Perfekt.

Question 9 of 10

You talk about a trip you made at 18. What do you say?

One time in the past: als or wenn?

Question 10 of 10

You want to end your story about a difficult day in a positive way. What do you say?

trotzdem = nevertheless.

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