My first volunteer shift: Englisch hören und verstehen

listening · map · corridor · lift

Beantworte die Fragen mündlich oder auf Papier. Kurze englische Antworten genügen.

1. What was the book sale raising money for?
2. What task did the organiser actually give the speaker?
3. Why did he initially underestimate that task?
4. What did the visitor need to find?
5. Who corrected the speaker's mistake?
6. What did he do when he returned to the visitor?
7. How did he change his approach afterwards?
8. What did he learn about being helpful?

On Saturday, I volunteered at a community book sale for the first time. The money was going towards a new reading corner at the community centre. I arrived expecting to sort books, but the organiser asked me to welcome visitors at the entrance. At first, I was disappointed because I thought that anyone could do that job. Then a visitor asked whether there was a lift to the upstairs room. I had seen a door at the end of the corridor and confidently pointed towards it. Unfortunately, it led to a storage room. I felt embarrassed when another volunteer corrected me. The organiser didn't make a fuss. She showed me a map of the building and explained which questions I should pass on to her. I went back to the visitor, apologised, and showed him the correct way. For the rest of the morning, I checked information whenever I wasn't sure. By lunchtime, I realised that welcoming people involved more than smiling. Being helpful didn't mean having every answer immediately. It meant listening carefully and knowing when to ask someone else.

Auswahlfragen: 1. Learning from a volunteer job · 2. Sort books · 3. The job seemed too easy · 4. To a storage room · 5. She showed him a map.

Lücken: 1. lift · 2. corridor · 3. map · 4. listening.

Plus-Antworten:

1. A new reading corner at the community centre.
2. Welcoming visitors at the entrance.
3. He thought anyone could do it.
4. A lift to the upstairs room.
5. Another volunteer.
6. He apologised and showed him the correct way.
7. He checked information whenever he was unsure.
8. Listen carefully and ask someone else when needed; you do not need every answer immediately.

Basis und Plus nutzen dieselbe Aufnahme. Erst ohne Transkript hören, dann Details bearbeiten und anschließend eine eigene Situation sprechen. Sinngemäße Antworten gelten. Die Klassenstufen sind eine Orientierung nach Lernstand.