Pearson Edexcel A Level German 2025 Paper 1 Question Paper

Download the official Pearson Edexcel A Level German Paper 1: Listening, Reading and Translation question paper for the Summer 2025 examination series (9GN0/01). This official examiner-authored PDF contains the complete live assessment used for the 2025 Edexcel A Level German qualification, including advanced listening comprehension, reading comprehension, and translation into English tasks.

Section A assesses listening skills through authentic spoken German passages covering Advent traditions, immigration and economic contribution, the fall of the GDR, educational debates about repeating school years, and social issues linked to schooling. Students answer a combination of multiple-choice, short-answer, and summary-response questions entirely in German.

Section B contains advanced reading-comprehension texts on German work placements, the origins of techno music and the Love Parade, influencer marketing and digital advertising, environmental tensions between city and countryside communities, and xenophobia and integration in Hoyerswerda after German reunification. The texts examine major cultural, political, historical, and social themes relevant to modern German-speaking society.

Section C features a full translation into English on housing shortages and apartment allocation in the former East Germany (DDR), testing advanced grammar, historical vocabulary, and translation accuracy under timed conditions.

The paper includes authentic source material from German-language journalism, literature, documentaries, blogs, and educational resources. It is highly valuable for revision, translation practice, listening development, cultural-topic preparation, vocabulary building, classroom teaching, and improving Edexcel A Level German Paper 1 examination technique ahead of the 2026 exam series.

This document is intended for Year 13 students studying Pearson Edexcel A Level German, including sixth-form students, private candidates, independent learners, resit students, and international students preparing for the 9GN0/01 examination.

It is also highly useful for German teachers, tutors, revision centres, and schools seeking authentic 2025 examination materials for mock exams, listening practice, translation workshops, reading-comprehension lessons, and exam-technique development.