SD1 language tests in Manila

The language test Start Deutsch 1 can mainly be taken at the Goethe Institut Philippines in Manila. This institut conducts exams on a regular basis at their location at the Adamson Centre in Makati City, Metro Manila.
To view their examination dates please click on the link below:
› General Overview SD1 Examination Dates

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SD1 language tests in Cebu
These Start Deutsch 1 language tests can also be taken in Cebu City. Please make sure to register for these examination at least one month beforehand.

Examination dates in Cebu:

• Monday - Tuesday, April 21-22, 2008
• Thursday, June 19, 2008
• Thursday, September 4, 2008
• Wednesday, 26 November 2008
• Friday, 12 February 2009
• Friday, 17 April 2009
• Friday, 12 June 2009
• Wednesday, 30 September 2009
• Monday, 29-30 November 2009
• Saturday-Sunday, 24-25 April 2010
• Saturday-Sunday, August 14-15, 2010
• Saturday-Sunday, December 11-12, 2010
• Saturday-Sunday, April 2-3, 2011
• Saturday-Sunday, August 6-7, 2011
• Saturday-Sunday, December 3-4, 2011
• Saturday-Sunday, April 21-22, 2012

No. of Examinees: Minimum of 25 examinees per testing date
No. of Examiners: 1-3 representatives from the Goethe-Institut Philippines

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What should one expect during the SD1 exams?

Start Deutsch 1 is a language test for assessing adults' knowledge of German. It is conducted jointly by the Goethe-Institut (GI) and Weiterbildungs-Testsysteme GmbH (WBT). The exam is written and evaluated world-wide under uniform standards.
The Start Deutsch 1 examination documents the first level – A1 – of the six skill levels described in the Common European Framework for Languages. 'A' designates the ability to use language at a basic level.
SD1 consists of a written exam, comprising listening comprehension, reading comprehension, writing and an oral group exam.

1. Written Exam (duration: approx. 65 minutes)

• Listening comprehension
  (3 parts) You will listen to short texts – everyday conversations, public announcements, private and official telephone announcements – and have to extract relevant information.
• Reading comprehension
  (3 parts) You will read short texts – notes, small advertisements, information signs, posters – and have to extract relevant information.
• Writing
  (2 parts) You will insert missing data into a form and write a short personal message (letter, E-mail) according to pieces of information given.

2. Oral Exam (duration: approx. 15 minutes)
The examination consists of three parts:

• self-presentation
• ask for and provide information
• ask for favours and respond.

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Registration for SD1 Examinations
Make sure that you're registered for the examinations accordingly. You may contact the Language Course Office of Goethe Institut Manila to obtain more information on how to register for the Start Deutsch 1 language test. Deadline for registration is at least 1 month before each examination.
Requirements: Interested to join the examinations? Click here.

• For exams in Manila, the examination fee for non-GI students is PHP 4,700.00 (PHP 4,500 is the exam registration fee while the PHP 200 is for the postage and handling of the exam results)


• For exams in Cebu, the examination fee is PHP 7,000.00

Registration Procedures for Goethe-Institut Exams (doc, 57kb)
GI Start Deutsch 1 Application form (pdf, 61kb)

Sprach Institut Cebu prepares applicants for the SD1 exams through a systematically structured learning process utilizing exercise books, text books, visual aids, and audio files all based on the GER (Gemeinsamer Europäischer Referenzrahmen - Common European Framework of Reference for Languages CEFR). Students will be trained to write, comprehend, speak the German language and respond accordingly when spoken to in German. SIC also offers free coaching at the end of a course and in preparation to the SD1 examinations.

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USEFUL LINKS

› Free training materials from Goethe Institut
› Deutsch lernen online mit interaktiven Übungen
› DAF-Portal
› Modelltest
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