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The specific examination is addressed to children and adolescents and to those aged 10 to 16 years. The examination assesses the understanding and production of written speech. In the comprehension of written language, the children process various questions based on short notes, short notices or letters. The duration of the examination is 20 minutes. In the production of a written speech, the candidate is asked to respond to an email, letter, advertisement, etc. Here, too, the duration is 20 minutes. In the understanding of written speech, the children have to work out exercises based on information provided to them by the radio, messages on the answering machine, etc. The duration is also 20 minutes. In the final oral presentation, candidates must be able to introduce themselves and answer simple questions. Here the examination lasts 15 minutes. To participate, candidates must be at least 10 years of age. The competent authorities for Athens are the Erasmios Hellenic-German School and the Hellenic-German Agogi, while the Goethe Zentrum Patras is responsible for the city of Patras.

This examination is addressed to adults. It corresponds to the 1st level of the scale of 6 levels of language proficiency and certifies simple knowledge. It is addressed to those who want to certify their knowledge, to those who want an internationally recognized certificate or proof of knowledge so that they can be granted a visa within the framework of the family reunification law. It is addressed to those who would like to work as assistants in Germany. Successful applicants demonstrate that: - They can communicate in a simple way as long as the interlocutor speaks slowly and clearly. - They can use familiar, everyday expressions. - They can introduce themselves and introduce others as well as ask them for information about their person, let's say about the name or the place of residence. - The examination in question consists of the following 4 parts; written language production, written language comprehension, spoken language production and spoken language comprehension. In more detail, the comprehension of written speech, where the test lasts 25 minutes, the candidate must be able to process exercises that have to do with the information provided in various texts. In the production of a written speech where the examination lasts 20 minutes, the candidate needs to fill in a simple form or write a short text for an everyday occasion. In the subsequent production of the spoken word, he must be able to introduce himself and formulate questions, which relate to everyday life issues. The duration here for the examination is 15 minutes. Finishing with the comprehension of spoken language, the candidate must work through exercises, which refer to short conversations that he listens to. Duration is 20 minutes. Candidates must be at least 16 years old.

The specific examination is addressed to teenagers from 12 to 16 years old. The aim of this examination is for the candidate to: - to demonstrate basic knowledge - to have an official and internationally recognized certificate - to certify his knowledge at level A2 By succeeding in these examinations, he proves that he possesses the following skills: - Do not agree on the sides of simple and ordinary situations - To exchange information on intimate matters - Understand and use standard sentences and phrases in everyday situations The six schools responsible for conducting the examinations and their organization are in Athens: the Erasmios Hellenic-German School and the Hellenic-German Education and in Patras the Goethe Zentrum Patras. The units examined are the following. Production and understanding of written language as well as production and understanding of spoken language. More specifically, in order to understand a short speech (duration 30 minutes), the candidate will have to process various questions related to short texts such as electronic messages, advertisements or articles. For the production of a written speech (30 minutes) the candidate will have to write short messages on topics that affect his immediate environment. In order to understand spoken language, he must be able to process exercises, which refer to everyday conversations, voicemail messages or announcements he hears (lasts 30 minutes). For the production of an oral speech, an examination that lasts 15 minutes) the candidate will be asked to formulate questions or to answer them with reference to his personal details, to tell something about his life or to organize something jointly with his interlocutor

The specific examination is addressed to adults and presupposes basic language knowledge. Those who pass the exam can communicate in the context of simple and ordinary situations, describe with simple vocabulary things that concern them, such as their origin or education, as well as use phrases in everyday situations. It consists of the following 4 parts: production and understanding of written language // production and understanding of spoken language. All parts of the examination last one and a half hours except for the production of an oral speech, which takes 15 minutes. In more detail: - For the understanding of written speech: the candidate is asked to process questions based on various short texts such as emails, advertisements or signs that are in public spaces. - For the production of written speech: the candidate will be asked to write messages that relate to topics in his immediate environment - For the understanding of spoken language: the candidate should be able to work out exercises, which are based on everyday conversations, announcements or interviews. For the production of oral speech: the candidate must be able to formulate questions and answer them. These may relate to personal information or the possibility of organizing something jointly with the interlocutor. The minimum age limit is 16 years