Press & News

Newspapers, journalism, news broadcasts and media coverage

Build your B1 German media vocabulary with this Press & News flashcard set covering words like Schlagzeile (headline), Berichterstattung (coverage), Journalist, Nachrichtensendung (news broadcast) and Pressemitteilung (press release). Perfect for Goethe-Zertifikat and telc B1 exam preparation, each card includes pronunciation and example sentences so you can confidently read German newspapers, follow news broadcasts and discuss current events.

The Press & News set teaches 20 German vocabulary items at CEFR B1, focused on Culture & Media B1.

Word list (20) — audio and IPA

  • die Nachricht ˈnaːxʁɪçt — messagedie Nachricht
  • die Zeitung ˈt͡saɪ̯tʊŋ — newspaperdie Zeitung
  • die Zeitschrift /ˈt͡saɪ̯tʃʁɪft/ — magazinedie Zeitschrift
  • der Artikel /aʁˈtiːkl̩/ — articleder Artikel
  • der Bericht /bəˈʁɪçt/ — reportder Bericht
  • berichten bəˈʁɪçtn̩ — berichtete — berichtet · to reportberichten
  • die Sendung /ˈzɛndʊŋ/ — broadcastdie Sendung
  • senden /ˈzɛndn̩/ — sendete — hat gesendet · to broadcastsenden
  • die Übertragung /yːbɐˈtʁaːɡʊŋ/ — transmissiondie Übertragung
  • der Journalist ʒʊʁnaˈlɪstder Journalist
  • die Presse /ˈpʁɛsə/ — pressdie Presse
  • die Schlagzeile /ˈʃlaːkˌt͡saɪ̯lə/ — headlinedie Schlagzeile
  • das Interview /ˈɪntɐvjuː/das Interview
  • die Redaktion /ʁedakˈt͡si̯oːn/ — editorial officedie Redaktion
  • veröffentlichen /fɛɐ̯ˈʔœfn̩tlɪçn̩/ — to publishveröffentlichen
  • die Meldung /ˈmɛldʊŋ/ — news reportdie Meldung
  • der Korrespondent /kɔʁɛsponˈdɛnt/ — correspondentder Korrespondent
  • aktuell /aktuˈɛl/ — currentaktuell
  • die Information ɪnfɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːndie Information
  • informieren /ɪnfɔʁˈmiːʁən/ — to informinformieren

Frequently asked questions

What CEFR level is “Press & News”?

“Press & News” is a CEFR B1 set. It targets learners at the B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

How many words does “Press & News” contain?

The set contains 20 German vocabulary items with translations in five languages. Most words include native-speaker audio and IPA transcription.

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