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A dictionary could be useful for…

checking if a word really exists
finding synonyms
checking meaning and context
checking spelling, grammar, prepositions
looking up parts of speech (Wortarten) of the same root word
looking up idioms

Material-based writing

Quelle vs Material: jedes Material hat eine Quelle, z.B. Bundesamt für Statistik oder eine Zeitung; das Material ist jedoch z.B. die Statistik

Quellen müssen nicht im Writing genannt werden; nur die message ist wichtig als Unterstützung für die Argumentation

Quotes (Zitate) können direkt oder indirekt zitiert werden, auf jeden Fall müssen sie aber sinnvoll eingebunden sein

possible materials for writing and what to do with these types of materials:

Statistics: full message and/or extract useful data
Infographics: full message and/or extract useful data
Cartoon: message, example
Quote: message, example
Short English/German text
Headline of article

Group discussion

Preparing the discussion

Before you start the discussion, take 20 minutes to prepare your arguments

take a note of your arguments, e.g. using a pro/con list, a mindmap or a simple list
look up important vocabulary, using a good dictionary such as https://de.pons.com/

Then, start the discussion:

at first, introduce yourself and quickly state your view on the topic
then discuss in group

Group discussion topics

Criteria for assessing group discussions

language competence	quality of content	interactive competence
Fluency	Relevance	Strategies
Accuracy	Depth	Contribution to task achievement
Range of vocabulary	Coherence

Final exam

Final exam general information (12th grade)

Schriftliche Prüfung

Prüfungszeit 150 Minuten

Reading: 90 Min.
Pause: 30 Min.
Writing: 60 Min.

Gesamtpunktzahl 48

Reading: 24 (2-3 Texte, gesamt 2400 Wörter), bezogen auf Themen 11./12. Klasse
Material-BasedWriting 24 (8/8/8)

Aufgabenformen:

Multiple Choice Questions
Mediation Englisch – Deutsch
Multiple Matching
Short Answer Questions
Gapped Summary

Mündliche Prüfung

Ausgabe der Themen (Themengebiete aus Jahrgangsstufe 11, 12) erfolgt erst im Vorbereitungsraum; die Schüler dürfen sich nicht zu der Fragestellung austauschen.

Zur Verfügung gestellte Materialien/Hilfsmittel:

Aufgabenblatt mit der ausformulierten Themenstellung
zur Aufgabe zugehörige Materialien
Wörterbücher: D-E; E-D; E-E; keine thematischen Wörterbücher

Vorbereitungszeit: 20 Minuten

Prüfungszeit: fünf Minuten pro Prüfling = 20/25 min.

Gewichtung Abitur im Vergleich zum Jahresfortgang

vgl. FOBOSO §35

(2) Die Punktzahl des Prüfungsergebnisses eines Fachs ergibt sich aus dem Durchschnitt der zweifachen Punktzahl der schriftlichen oder praktischen Prüfung und der einfachen Punktzahl der mündlichen Prüfung, der gemäß § 19 Abs. 6 gerundet wird.

(3) ¹Für jedes Fach einschließlich der fachpraktischen Ausbildung wird ein Gesamtergebnis gebildet, indem die Punktzahlen der gemäß Abs. 4 bis 8 eingebrachten Ergebnisse aus dem jeweiligen Fach zu einem Durchschnittswert verrechnet werden. ²Dabei zählen die eingebrachten Halbjahresergebnisse jeweils einfach. ³Das Prüfungsergebnis zählt bei der Fachabiturprüfung an der Fachoberschule mit Ausnahme der Fälle gemäß Abs. 5 Satz 2 dreifach, sonst zweifach.

Preparation for final exam

Some tips on how to prepare for the final exam: https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/schule/bei-einer-krise-hilft-bewegung-expertin-erklaert-wie-schueler-am-besten-fuer-das-abitur-lernen/24222730.html

Listening

4.1

Solutions 4.1

Part 1

1 a chemist’s (shop)/chemist shop

2 1837

3 genuine and original

4 unwell/ill/sick/not (very) well

5 (the) West Indies

6 only four/4 people/employees

7 30,000 litres

8 three/3 years

9 long neck

10 glass

Part 2

11 1400 hrs/2 pm 12 (approximately/just under) 3,5 hour(s)/3 hrs 30 ruin

13 (very) comfortable/fine/OK 14 meal(s) (plus) wine

15 (£) 20 (per) booking

16 refunded/returned/repaid (at ferry office)

17 every/each hour

18 (ferry) ticket(s) (as a proof)

Part 3

19 c 20 c 21 B 22 D 23 B 24 D 25 c 26 A

Part 4

27 A 28 E 29 H 30 G 31 D 32 H 33 F 34 C 35 G 36 E

4.2

Solutions 4.2

Part 1

1 exhibition of portraits/photographs

2 Theatre Royal

3 As You Like It

4 (season of) classic films/movies

5 As They Were

6 Media Centre, Bristol

7 The Disappearing Act

8 Out of the Wood

9 Literature Festival

10 Ways With Words

Part2

11 (the) Red Room

12 (the) Bicycle Museum

13 (indoor) market

14 (an) open-air/outdoor restaurant

15 (as) river trip

16 (the) Wooden House

Part3

17 unpleasant/uncomfortable/formal/of an ordeal

18 his (own) children/family

19 easy/simple

20 the background(s)

21 play up to it/the camera or react/pose

22 anger/bad temper

23 video technology

24 collecting pictures/photos or making collections/putting collections together

Part4

25 B 26 C 27 H 28 D 29 F 30 F 31 H 32 C 33 E 34 A

4.4

Part 1
1 Business Matters
2 graphic design agency
3 six/6 .
4 interviewed
5 350 words
6 (business) colleague/relative/related/family
7 daytime phone/tel/number/no
8 June 15
9 September’s/(the) September

Part 2
10 Science Park
11 flooding/floods/heavy rain/thunderstorm
12 season tickets
13 blocked/jammed/impassable
14 cancellation to flights
15 delayed
16 traffic delays/jams/holdups/congestion

Part 3
17 C 18 B 19 D 20 A 21 B 22 D

Part 4
23 B 24 A 25 C 26 A 27 C 28 A 29 B 30 B 31 A 32 C

5.1

Solutions 5.1

Part 1

1 freedom (and) achievement (either order)

2 adventure sports

3 mental preparation

4 icefall/ice fall(s)/ice falling/falling ice/falls of ice

5 luxuries

6 (some/unnecessary/her) perfume

7 toothbrush

8 melted snow/(drinking) water

9 shared excitement

10 On Top of the World

Part 2

11 engineering

12 industry

13 hospital radio

14 rejection(s) (letters)/letters of rejection

15 training (sessions)

16 three hours/3 hours

17 opening (the/his) mail/letters

18 content

19 music press/papers/newspapers/magazines

Part 3

20 C 21 C 22 D 23 D 24 A 25 C

Part4

26 B 27 A 28 C 29 D 30 G 31 A 32 H 33 B 34 C 35 E

5.3

Solutions 5.3

Part 1

1 easy to produce/easily produced/produced easily/produced with ease

2 high speed(s)

3 harm

4 smooth (to the) (touch)/smooth (to touch)

5 lie flat/do not curl up/don’t curl up/are flat/stay flat/are kept flat

6 neutral

7 limited issues/limited editions/limited runs

8 variation(s)/difference(s)/ change( s )I discrepancy/ies/flaw( s )I defect( s)/deficiency/ies

Part 2

9 accountant

10 health clubs

11 total living

12 (writing) a book

13 (physical) exercise(s)

14 sun/sunshine

15 a (slimming) diet/(slimming) diets

Part3

16 C 17 C 18 B 19 D 20 A 21 B 22 B

Part4

23 B 24 B 25 B 26 c 27 B 28 A 29 C 30 C 31 A 32 B

5.4

Solutions 5.4

Part 1

1 (the) G/greek(s)

2 design(s)

3 disappear/die out (but (it) did not/didn’t)

4 time/motivation (in either order)

5 (weekend) workshop

6 puzzle(s)

7 underground station(‚) (s)/walls//underground walls

8 give (people) (you) pleasure/please people (afterwards)/(for a long time)

Part 2

9 two weeks/2 weeks/(a) fortnight

10 (the) (centre) library/libraries (at the/a centre)

11 accommodation (on campus)

12 expensive/costly/dear

13 (university (’s)) (universities(‚))/surroundings/surrounding area

14 (a) (recognised) qualification(s)

15 (just) (for) (just) pleasure/l(for) (just) fun/just for fun

16 writer

Part3

17 D 18 B 19 A 20 B 21 B 22 C 23 C 24 D

Part4

25 G 26 F 27 E 28 A 29 H 30 D 31 F 32 H 33 E 34 B

Reading comprehension practice

2018 (substitute exam)

Here is the final exam of 2018 (substitute exam):

Texts: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D_txWvxZqT5R871GhqvwccJ-0majvYA0/view?usp=sharing

Tasks: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZXwck-aVVxKBSrqZHrYgpmAMD1-nhT1q/view?usp=sharing

Please note that you’re not allowed to share this with anyone else outside this class.

Final exam 2018 (substitute) Text I – week of Nov 9 2020

Final exam 2018 (substitute exam) reading tasks

I. Multiple Matching

Final exam 2018 (substitute) Text II – week of Nov 16 2020

Final exam 2018 (substitute exam) reading tasks

II. Gapped summary

perks (1. 17)
retire (1. 18) [Hinweis: “ relax“ (1. 12) = 0] taxes (1. 7)
cautionary (1. 13)
research (1. 14)
harassed (1. 26) [Hinweis: „killed“ (1. 27) = 0] suspicious (1. 25)

Final exam 2018 (substitute) Text III – week of Nov 23 2020

Final exam 2018 (substitute exam) reading tasks

III.

1. Multiple Choice

1 B broke.
2 D lt pays all the participants‘ living expenses.
3 c prominent gang members are treated as a force for good.
4 A an all-embracing approach.
5 D was ready to make a U-turn in his life.
6 A The program still Iacks over two thirds of the funds needed .
7 B thinks that more research needs tobe done.

2. Short Answer Questions (paragraphs B to D) (3)
1. circuit breaker (1. 8)
2. wraparound supports (1. 10/11)
3. flagship (1. 14)

3. Mediation Englisch-Deutsch

1. Damit ist gemeint, dass ehemalige Gangmitglieder, die erfolgreich ihre Ausbildung
durchlaufen haben (1), als positive Vorbilder für gefährdete Jugendliche dienen und
diese dazu veranlassen können, aus dem Gangmilieu auszubrechen. (1)

2.
Metapher im Lied: Rose, die aus dem Beton herauswächst (0,5)
Bedeutung: für viele junge Menschen aus dem Gangmilieu sind die Zukunftsprognosen schlecht (0 ,5) , aber sie können es schaffen, erfolgreich zu sein, wenn ihnen entsprechende Möglichkeiten geboten werden (1)

2018 (original exam)

Here is the final exam of 2018 (original exam)

Texts: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FBR6AOcPnuBiXDSOWcnKi3ZIxvwMuVH9/view?usp=sharing

Tasks: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aaUQBLqOPtHfE3h1B7oopBj8T95mNbB_/view?usp=sharing

Please note that you’re not allowed to share this with anyone else outside this class.

Final exam 2018 (original) Text I – week of Nov 30 2020

Final exam 2018 reading tasks solutions

I. Multiple Matching

Final exam 2018 (original) Text II – week of Dec 7 2020

Final exam 2018 reading tasks solutions

II. Mixed Reading Tasks

1. Multiple Choice

2. Mediation Englisch-Deutsch

1. allerneueste Entwicklung
2. verboten sind:

Pornographie (0,5)
ungefilterte/ authentische Berichterstattung (0,5), [Hinweis: “ originale Berichterstattung“ = 0]

anerkannt wurde:

ein grundsätzliches Recht auf Privatsphäre

3. sie treffen sich in einem toten Winkel der Kameras (im vorderen Teil des Klassenzimmers)
4. sie haben zu mehr Mobbing beigetragen

Final exam 2018 (original) Text III – week of Dec 14 2020

Final exam 2018 reading tasks solutions

III. Mixed reading tasks

1. Sentence Completion paragraphs (A-C)

a lowly intern
burnishing their college resumes
(onetime) rite of passage
habits of paid work (l. 16) [Hinweis: „labor market“ (l. 20) = 0, da anderer Kontext]

2. Gapped Summary (paragraphs D-H)
• lack
• vital
• reap rewards
• guidance
• attendance
• temper
• peer conflicts

2017

Here is the final exam of 2017:

Texts: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hbUTdG3g6rwOB2Wt_hOQXKND6GqxgUpZ/view?usp=sharing

Tasks: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10fvBy2c4cOBJyfGgZSevdaAD30brwvHL/view?usp=sharing

Please note that you’re not allowed to share this with anyone else outside this class.

Final exam 2017 Text I – week of Dec 21 2020

Final exam 2017 reading tasks solutions

TASK I

PERSON	Statement	No.
Sharon Bayantemur	We are never out of reach.	2
Emma Baker	We have more freedom of choice nowadays.	8
David Sides	Your way of life is not my business.	10
Caitlyn Ascencio	There arelots of other interesting activities we can engage in.	11
lbrahim Diallo	Sad, but true: it will remain a global challenge.	3
Luz Robles	Don’t give in to stereotyping.	9
Lonny Hancock	lt’s done more openly.	5
Jacob Lamb	lt doesn’t guarantee success any langer.	1
Beth Rodriguez	My own educational prospects are way better.	7

Final exam 2017 Text II – week of Jan 4 2021

Final exam 2017 reading tasks solutions

Task II: Mixed Reading Tasks

1. Gapped Summary (paragraphs A-C,G-H) (8)

2. Mediation Englisch – Deutsch
1. … Rassismus und Vorurteile (0,5) fest in der Gesellschaft verankert sein könnten/sind/fester Bestandteil der Gesellschaft sein könnten/sind (1)

2. Schwarze Bürger werden gezielt durchsucht und festgenommen {1,5), wegen geringer Verstöße, oder sogar grundlos (1)

Final exam 2017 Text III – week of Jan 11 2021

Final exam 2017 reading tasks solutions

Task III: Mixed Reading Tasks

1. Multiple Choice (paragraphs A-G}

Statement	No.
seem to be ubiquitous.	B
his reputation in the neighborhood is put at risk.	D
augmented reality.	A
promote mainstream technology.	B
was not a pioneer in mobile gaming.	C
frequently puts its virtual prey where it pays off.	B

2. Sentence Completion

1…. cross over into the mainstream

2…. take more steps (1. 57) (1); … spark up conversations (1)