Understanding familiar vocabulary and phrases in written German.

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    Candidates must demonstrate the ability to decode and comprehend written texts ranging from short, simple notices to longer, more complex narratives. This involves the recognition of high-frequency vocabulary, the identification of cognates and near-cognates, and the application of grammatical knowledge to determine time frames and agents. Successful responses require the extraction of specific details, the understanding of overall sentiment, and the ability to infer meaning from context in authentic materials.

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    Transactional contexts (e.g., 'Im Restaurant', 'Am Bahnhof') - identifying key nouns, prices, and polite requests using Konjunktiv II (hätte/wäre)
    Narrative and descriptive accounts (e.g., 'Meine Schule', 'Letzte Ferien') - distinguishing time frames through auxiliary verbs (haben/sein) and past participles
    Opinion-based texts (e.g., 'Soziale Medien', 'Umweltschutz') - recognizing qualifiers, intensifiers, and subordinating conjunctions (weil, dass, obwohl) to determine sentiment

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