The workbook (by S.M. Korin) contains a variety of exercises aimed at developing and improving listening skills - one of the main types of speech activity. The tasks are of a proactive nature, which is methodologically justified as they correspond to the real process of language acquisition. All the material in the book is divided into three levels (A, B, C), which include the stage of preparation for listening, listening and the stage of checking the understanding of the text. All the material is selected taking into account the age characteristics of the students, which will help to increase their interest in learning German as a means of communication with their peers.