2. Klausur Englisch - Sk-coburg.de

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2. Klausur Englisch
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Arbeitszeit 90 Minuten 04.02.2010 Kurs 93 WW, 1. Sem.
Dozent: Rößner
I. Text production
Choose one of the following topics and put the number of the task in front of your text production. Write
about 100 words. You can also invent a story: (20)
1. Do you like travelling by train or bus? Why?
2. Do you like travelling by car? Why?

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Talitha’s blog: Cars aren’t so cool anymore
(A) For years one of the most important days in
a US teen’s life has been the day they’ve got
their first car. Many people here got their first
car on their 17th birthday and spent their late
teen years driving around with their friends. But
economists say this could be changing. And
that’s great news for everyone.
(B) People in the US bought fewer cars last year
than they had in any year since the 1940s. They
have bought an average of 17 million cars every
year since 2000. But last year they bought only
10 million cars.
(C) Experts say there could be many reasons for
this, including the bad economy, the high cost of
oil, concerns about the environment – and the
changing opinions of teens. They say teens here
Words:
aren’t as excited about driving now as they were
years ago. They prefer meeting people on socialnetworking
sites to driving cars and use public
20 transport instead of learning to drive.
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(D) I really hope this is true. There are now 246
million cars in the US and 209 million drivers.
So there are more cars than drivers. That’s just
crazy! Here in Los Angeles the roads are full of
big cars, usually with only one driver inside.
And these big cars emit dangerous gases that are
really bad for the environment.
(E) Unfortunately there isn't much public
transport in Los Angeles so many people don't
have a choice - they have to drive everywhere. I
really hope teens can find a way to change the
US so we can all live without cars in the future.
Talitha’s blog on www.spoton.de, 18.01.2010
• an economist: a person who studies the economies of a country or different countries
• an average: If you add numbers and divide them by the amount (Anzahl) of numbers you will get the
average.
• instead of: anstatt zu
• to emit: send out gas into the air
II. Multiple matching (12)
Match the headlines below with a paragraph in the text. There is one headline which does not fit.
1. What is there to chose?
2. Driving for fun
3. Too many cars
4. Online chat more popular?
5. I don’t want a car.
6. Not so many cars anymore
III. Answer the questions in whole sentences. (26)
1. What’s been the most important event for a young US-American for a long time?
2. When do young Americans usually get their first car?
3. Economists say that this could be changing. What does Talitha (author of the text) think about that?
4. Explain what the number “17 million” means in the text.
5. What can be said about cars in the US last year?
A
B
C
D
E
doesn’t fit

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6. Why did the number in car sales drop? Write down three reasons.
a)
b)
c)
7. Why does Talitha say that there are too many cars? Answer in three short sentences.
a)
b)
c)
8. Why are these many cars so bad?
9. What’s a big disadvantage in Los Angeles?
IV. Samoans drive from right to left: Fill in the correct verb from the list in the correct tense. (10)
allow – be – change – crash – die – do – drive - have – help – must
It's something no country for around 40 years. On 7th September, drivers in
Samoa sides - from the right side of the road to the left!
This change may sound unusual, but it the small country in the South
Pacific save money! It cheaper vehicles to be imported from Australia and
Japan - where cars on the left too, and therefore
the steering wheel on the right.
However, many people think the idea is crazy and totally confusing for drivers. "Cars ,
people - not to talk about the huge cost to our country," says lawyer
Tole'afoa Solomona Toa'iloa. Preparations for the move may cost the government $300 million, and bus
owners buy new buses. After all, now their doors
on the wrong side!
www.spoton.de, 09.09.2009, slightly adapted

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V. Horror in the city: Complete the text with the simple past or the past progressive. (16)
It was a lovely morning. When I (leave) the house the sun
(shine) and I (feel) happy. But the feeling didn't last long. When I
(arrive) at the station, lots of people (wait) to buy a ticket.
The man (close) his ticket window just as I got there. “Sorry. It's my tea
break,” he said. The train (leave) when I (get) to
the platform. The next train was packed. I (stand) all the way while some
children (sit) comfortably. No one (offer) me a seat.
Children are so impolite these days! A woman was standing next to me. She
(read) her paper when a child (put) his hand in her bag. “Thief!” I shouted.
“That boy is taking your purse!” But the boy was the woman's son. When I
(go) away from the station it (rain). When I got to the office, I certainly
(not smile) anymore.
VI. Comparison of adjectives (12)
Bilden Sie Sätze nach dem folgenden Muster: A ist größer als B, aber nicht so groß wie C.
1. texting / phoning / drinking – dangerous
While driving,
2. Julia / Pamela / Penelope – pretty
3. German winters / English winters / Russian winters – bad
VII. Quantifiers and pronouns. Fill in the correct word. (14)
V = Vicky, S = Sarah
V Do we need else?
S Let’s have a look. We've got apples, but there aren't grapes.
And there isn't coffee, but we've got tea.
V Is there orange juice left, or did somebody finish it?
S There is , but there isn't , so we need more.
V And vegetables? Have we got vegetables?
S Well, I can see carrots, but there aren't onions.
V Oh, and don't forget we need crisps. My nephews are coming tomorrow!
S Right, then. I think that's everything. Let’s go! By the way, how money
have you got?

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Musterlösung
II. Multiple matching (12)
Match the headlines below with a paragraph in the text. There is one headline which does not fit.
1. What is there to chose?
2. Driving for fun
3. Too many cars
4. Online chat more popular?
5. I don’t want a car.
6. Not so many cars anymore
III. Answer the questions in whole sentences. (26)
1. What’s been the most important event for a young US-American for a long time?
The day when they’ve got their car.
2. When do young Americans usually get their first car? They get their car when they are seventeen.
3. Economists say that this could be changing. What does Talitha (author of the text) think about that?
She thinks this would be great.
4. Explain what the number “17 million” means in the text. US citizens have bought 17 million
cars every year since year 2000.
5. What can be said about cars in the US last year? People bought only 10 million cars.
6. Why did the number in car sales drop? Write down three reasons.
a) Because the high cost of oil / Bad economy,
b) worries about the environment,
c) and because teenagers have changed their opinions.
7. Why does Talitha say that there are too many cars? Answer with three short sentences.
a) There are more cars in the US than drivers.
b) In LA the roads are full with cars.
c) Drivers of big cars often travel alone.
8. Why are so many cars bad? Cars emit gases that are bad for the environment.
9. What’s a big disadvantage in Los Angeles? There isn’t enough public transport, so people have to
use their cars.
IV. Samoans drive from right to left: Fill in the correct verb from the list. (10)
allow – be – change – crash – die – do – drive - have – help – must
A 2
B 6
C 4
D 3
E 1
doesn’t fit 5
It's something no country has done for around 40 years. On 7th September, drivers in Samoa changed
sides - from the right side of the road to the left!
This change may sound unusual, but it helps the small country in the South Pacific save money! It will
allow cheaper vehicles to be imported from Australia and Japan - where cars drive on the left too, and
therefore have the steering wheel on the right.
However, many people think the idea is crazy and totally confusing for drivers. "Cars are going to crash,
people are going to die - not to talk about the huge cost to our country," says lawyer Tole'afoa Solomona
Toa'iloa. Preparations for the move may cost the government $300 million, and bus owners must buy new
buses. After all, now their doors are on the wrong side!
www.spoton.de, 09.09.2009, slightly adapted

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V. Horror in the city: Complete the text with the simple past or the past progressive. (16)
It was a lovely morning. When I left (leave) the house the sun was shining
(shine) and I was feeling (feel) happy. But the feeling didn't last long. When I
arrived (arrive) at the station, lots of people were waiting (wait) to buy a
ticket. The man was closing (close) his ticket window just as I got there. “Sorry. It's my
tea break,” he said. The train was leaving when I got (get) to the platform. The next
train was packed. I was standing/stood (stand) all the way while some children
were sitting/sat (sit) comfortably. No one offered (offer) me a seat. Children are so
impolite these days! A woman was standing next to me. She was reading (read) her paper when a
child put his hand in her bag. “Thief!” I shouted. “That boy is taking your purse!” But the boy was
the woman's son. When I went (go) away from the station it was raining
(rain). When I got to the office, I certainly wasn’t smiling / didn’t smile (not smile) anymore.
VI. Comparison of adjectives (12)
Bilden Sie Sätze nach dem folgenden Muster: A ist größer als B, aber nicht so groß wie C.
1. texting / phoning / drinking – dangerous
While driving, texting is more dangerous than phoning but not as dangerous as drinking.
2. Julia / Pamela / Penelope – pretty
Julia is prettier than Pamela, but not as pretty as Penelope.
3. German winters / English winters / Russian winters – bad
German winters are worse than English winters, but not as bad as Russian winters.
VII. Quantifiers and pronouns. Fill in the correct word. (14)
V = Vicky, S = Sarah
V Do we need anything else?
S Let’s have a look. We've got some apples, but there aren't any grapes. And there isn't any coffee,
but we've got some tea.
V Is there any orange juice left, or did somebody finish it?
S There is a little/some, but there isn't much, so we need some more.
V And vegetables? Have we got many/any vegetables?
S Well, I can see a few/some carrots, but there aren't many/any onions.
V Oh, and don't forget we need a lot of/some crisps. My nephews are coming tomorrow!
S Right, then. I think that's everything. Let’s go! By the way, how much money have you got?