C1 — Luisteren · Listening

Listening · C1

Academic and professional Dutch

A1 A2 B1 B2 C1lessons in this section: 8

Lecture and Q&A: on multilingualism

Lezing met vragen uit de zaal

A public lecture about children growing up with two languages, and questions from the audience: how the lecturer debunks myths, speaks cautiously about disputed data, and answers without evading the question.

◷ 27 min

C1nederlands

Podcast: a quick chat between two hosts

Podcastgesprek

A lively, informal conversation about moving from the city to the countryside: interruptions, filler words, unfinished sentences — and how to grasp the main points amidst all that.

◷ 26 min

C1nederlands

Debates in the municipal council: procedure and interruptions

Debat in de gemeenteraad

A council meeting about parking: how the chair leads, what an interruptie and punt van orde are, how a promise differs from an excuse — and why everyone says “via the chair”.

◷ 28 min

C1nederlands

Job interview for a management position

Sollicitatiegesprek voor een seniorfunctie

An interview with a candidate for a team leader position: answers following the STAR method, a question about their “pitfall”, team conflict, and salary negotiation.

◷ 28 min

C1nederlands

Handover in the ward: three patients in three minutes

Medische overdracht

The night shift takes over the ward: three patients, abbreviations, numbers, and what to look out for. Fast-paced professional speech — and how not to get lost in it.

◷ 27 min

C1nederlands

Radio interview: the expert who avoids the question

Radio-interview met een deskundige

The host asks a direct question, the guest dodges it: “that’s a good question”, “I would phrase it differently”, “I can’t comment on that”. How to tell if you’ve been answered or not.

◷ 27 min

C1nederlands

Birthday: a conversation that’s half irony

Verjaardagsgesprek vol ironie

A circle of chairs, coffee and cake, and a conversation where praise is a dig and complaints are boasts. How to recognise sarcasm, jokes, and genuine care.

◷ 26 min

C1nederlands

Partnership negotiations: who risks what

Onderhandeling over samenwerking

A language school and a municipality negotiate a joint project: requirements, concessions, deadlock and how to resolve it — and where the real agreement emerges in the conversation.

◷ 28 min