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1. Listening comprehension: “Internet addiction” (3:01)
2. Impulsesaufgaben: Northern Ireland
3. Langtext : “Luther King’s dream still divides the US 40
years on” (625 words)
Prüferin:
Mag. Andrea HOFFMANN

1) LISTENING COMPREHENSION: “Internet addiction“
(3:01)
Listen to the text twice, take notes and then summarise the listening text
and answer the questions.
You may answer the questions separately or include the answers in the
summary, in which case you have to mark and number them accordingly in
the margin.
Questions:
a) What are the negative aspects of Internet?
b) What is the great attraction?
c) Why is it so difficult for addicts to give up Internet?
Vocabulary:
a previous history of depression –have already had attacks of depression
fatigue – tiredness
withdrawal symptoms – occur when one stops consuming a drug of any kind
NOTES:

LISTENING COMPREHENSION: Tapescript
Internet addiction (3:01)
It can consume up to 80 hours a week, ruin relationships and damage health. It is the world's
fastest growing addiction. Internet has created millions of on-line addicts who suffer withdrawal
symptoms when they switch off their computer, and have panic attacks if they have no e-mail.
They often suffer from screen sickness and talk more to strangers than to their married partners.
They show symptoms of the same behaviour which is normally associated with alcohol and
gambling. Only very few Internet addicts look for the help which they really need. About 8.1
million addicts spend more than 40 hours a week on line. Internet addiction is as serious as other
addictions and can lead to the loss of jobs, partners and money. More than half of the addicts
have a previous history of depression or have been treated for other addictions. Like alcohol
abuse, it is difficult to tell when entertainment becomes addiction. Suspect behaviour includes
lying about the amount of time and money being spent online, neglect of other work, preferring
internet to a partner, a tendency to dream about the world-wide web, and a withdrawal from
social contracts. Others include changed sleep patterns, loss of interest in sex, fatigue, decline in
other hobbies, and withdrawal from friends. The people most at risk of addiction are
middle-aged housewives and students. People who become addicted have much in common.
Some form of escape is the reason for the Internet addiction. Many of these people are depressed
and lonely, held back by low self-esteem, insecurity and anxiety. They are unhappy in their
relationships and jobs. The big attraction of the Internet is that it allows them to escape into a
fantasy world at any time of the day or night. It is a form of escape which allows people to forget
their problems for a short time, just like alcoholics use alcohol. Some addicts spend up to 800
dollars a month on online activities. 82 % of Internet users have tried to reduce the time they
spend surfing the Net, but have failed. They lose control over their Internet usage and also fail to
anticipate the withdrawal symptoms that follow. They do not know how to develop healthy,
positive alternatives. But it is possible to reduce Internet usage without actually giving it up. It is
good if compulsive Internet users set a time limit on their usage and recognize the signs that
make them want to switch on, like arguments within the family. Like other addictions, an ability
to recognize denial symptoms is important. Moving the computer to a more public position also
helps to discourage long usage. Increasing social contacts and group therapy are also important.
TEXTS FOR LISTENIG COMPREHENSION Set 13 January 1999 - Speaker- Vincent Robinson

CHOOSE EITHER 2) OR 3):
2) IMPULSES: Northern Ireland
Study the impulses carefully and then do all the following tasks. Ideally they
should all be about the same length.
Tasks:
a) Imagine you are a Catholic youth, living in Northern Ireland. Write a
letter to the editor of a newspaper in which you explain your view of life
in Northern Ireland, your personal experiences and hopes for a better
future.
b) Ireland has a long history of fighting. Will there ever be a solution to the
“Troubles”? Can you imagine a United Republic of Ireland or an
exclusively Protestant Northern Ireland? Write an argumentative text.
c) The situation in Northern Ireland was unbearable for you and so you left
the country and your family. In a diary entry, you write about your new
life in London, your reasons for leaving your home country and your
emotions.

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3) Long text: “Luther King’s dream still divides the US
40 years on” (526 words)
Read the article and study the questions carefully before you start writing.
Tasks:
Questions on the text:
a) What is meant by Martin Luther King’s “vision of a colour-blind America”?
b) How does the author of this article illustrate that Martin Luther King’s
“table of brotherhood” is still a ‘dream’?
c) What is the opinion of “the sole surviving speaker from the original rally”
on America today?
Question beyond the text (personal statement):
d) State your personal opinion of the Civil Rights Movement and its effects
on the situation of African - Americans in the US today?
Text production:
e) You are an African-American. Your grandfather was involved in the Civil
Rights Movement. In a letter to a European friend, write about your
grandfather’s ideals and his reasons for joining Martin Luther King’s or
Malcolm X’s movement.

ad 3) Long text (625 words)
Luther King's 'dream' still divides the US 40
years on
Only 10 minutes from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington where Martin
Luther King made his "I have a dream" speech it is clear how distant is "the
table of brotherhood", writes David Rennie in Washington
As oratory, Martin Luther
King's "I have a Dream" speech,
delivered on the steps of the
Lincoln Memorial in
Washington 40 years ago, is
enshrined in American history.
A careful mixture of outrage
and idealism, of protest and
patriotism, it struck a perfect
note. Blacks were inspired by
his vision of a colour-blind
America in which "the sons of
slaves and the sons of former
slave owners will be able to sit
down together at the table of
brotherhood". Whites were
reassured to be invited to the
table.
Yet as prophecy, the speech has
fallen short of the mark. Legal
segregation crumbled a year
afterwards, largely due to Dr
King, but four decades on
America remains starkly divided
by race.
Only 10 minutes from the
Lincoln Memorial it is clear
how far away is the table of
brotherhood. To the north lies
the white enclave of
Georgetown - a Hampstead on
the Potomac, where leafy
streets are lined with millionpound
houses. To the southeast
lies Anacostia, a black
district of housing estates, fastfood
restaurants, shops with
steel-barred windows and- by
some measures - the highest
murder rate in America.
country. Most are white. and
born elsewhere. More than a
third of adults in the city are
functionally illiterate. Most of
them are black.
There is political segregation.
The White House is inhabited
by a president who secured just
nine per cent of the black vote
in 2000. On the eve of the Iraq
war, 73 per cent of whites
backed George W Bush's call to
arms, but only 44 per cent of
blacks.
This weekend, Dr King's speech
- and the 250,000 marchers who
heard it on that August day in
1963 - are being remembered by
new generations of Americans.
Tens of thousands were
expected at the Lincoln
Memorial last night and today
for events ranging from a hiphop
"poetry jam" to the
unveiling of a carved inscription
on the step where Dr
King stood. His widow, Coretta
Scott King, will be there.
The organisers range from
traditional civil rights groups to
the National Organisation for
Women, the National Gay and
Lesbian Task Force, the Arab
American Institute and anti-war
groups.
The mood is likely to be angry
as much as nostalgic, with little
room for dreams. To many of
the groups attending the rallies
racism", according to notices of
the event.
Yet to the sole surviving
speaker from the original rally,
there is much to celebrate about
today's America.
Back then, John Lewis was 23,
the youngest to address the
march. His speech told of the
injustices of his native South -
the sheriffs splitting heads with
impunity, the pregnant wife of a
civil rights leader beaten by
police, losing her baby. Now, he
is Congressman Lewis, the
Democratic member of the
House of Representatives for
the 5th District of Georgia.
"I hear some young people
saying nothing has changed in
40 years. And I feel like saying
come and walk in my shoes and
I'll show you America is a
different place," he told The
Telegraph.
"I will never, ever forget that
day as we gathered on the steps
of the Lincoln Memorial and I
looked up. Blacks and whites
standing there in such an
orderly, peaceful, non-violent
fashion. The march helped to
transform the American
psyche." ...

America's capital boasts the
highest percentage of post-
graduate degree holders in the
ÜBERSETZUNG
1) Listening comprehension
this weekend, Mr Bush's
America is a nightmare of
"poverty, militarism and
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
23.8.2003
Der Hörtext wird zwei Mal gespielt. Mache Notizen und fasse anschließend den Text
zusammen und beantworte die Fragen entweder separat oder im Rahmen der
Zusammenfassung, wobei du dann die Antworten deutlich kennzeichnen und numerieren
musst.
Fragen:
a) Was sind negative Aspekte des Internets?
b) Was macht seine große Anziehung aus?
c) Warum können “Süchtige” so schwer vom Internet lassen?
Zusammenfassung des Hörtextes:
Internetsucht
Der Text behandelt die Internetabhängigkeit, die in letzter Zeit stark im Ansteigen begriffen
ist. Internetsucht unterscheidet sich wenig von anderen Süchten und die Folgen sind
vielseitig: Verlust des Arbeitsplatzes, Vereinsamung, finanzielle Probleme.
Als Zeichen für Suchtverhalten gelten Verheimlichung, Vernachlässigung von Arbeit und
Partnern und sozialer Rückzug.
Besonders gefährdet sind Hausfrauen mittleren Alters, sowie Studenten, die das Netz
benutzen, um aus einer Welt voller Einsamkeit und mangelndem Selbstwertgefühl in eine
Fantasiewelt flüchten. Diese Menschen geben viel Geld für ihre Sucht aus und verlieren
Kontrolle über ihre Internetgewohnheiten und leiden gegebenenfalls auch unter
Entzugserscheinungen.
Internetnutzer sollten sich Zeitlimits setzen und die Beweggründe für ihren Einstieg ins
Internet erkennen. Den Computer an allgemein zugängliche Orte im Haus zu stellen hilft
genauso wie das Pflegen von Sozialkontakten und Gruppentherapie.
2) Impulsaufgaben: Nordirland
Sieh die Impulse genau an und bearbeite alle Aufgaben, wobei alle Texte ideallerweise etwa
gleich lang sein sollten.
a) Denk dir, du bist ein(e) katholische(r) Jungendliche(r) in Nordirland. Schreibe einen
Leserbrief in dem du dein Leben, deine Erfahrungen und deine Hoffnungen auf eine
besser Zukunft beschreibst.
b) Irland hat eine lange Geschichte voller Kämpfe. Wird es je eine Lösung der Konflikte
geben? Kannst du dir ein Vereinigtes Irland oder ein rein protestantisches Nordirland
vorstellen? Erörtere.
c) Die Situation in Nordirland war für dich unerträglich und daher hast du das Land und
deine Familie verlassen. In einem Tagebucheintrag beschreibst du dein neues Leben In
London, deine Gründe Irland zu verlassen und über deine Gefühle.

3) Langtext: “Luther Kings Traum trennt die USA auch noch 40 Jahre danach”
(625 Wörter)
Zusammenfassung:
Anlässlich der Vierzigjahrfeier vor dem Lincoln Memorial in Washington schreibt David Rennie in seinem
Artikel über Dr. Martin Luther Kings berühmte Rede und über die Situation der Afroamerikaner heute. Er
ist der Meinung, dass sich ihre Lage nicht wesentlich verbessert hat und führt einige Beispiele dafür an.
Der einzige noch lebende Sprecher dieses Marsches nach Washington, John Lewis, meint hingegen,
dass sich sehr wohl etwas geändert hat und dass es Grund zum Feiern gibt.
Aufgabestellung:
Lies den Artikel und studiere die Fragen bevor du zu schreiben beginnst.
Fragen zum Text:
a) Was bedeutet Martin Luther Kings “Vision eines farbenblinden Amerikas”?
b) Wie zeigt der Autor, dass Martin Luther Kings “Tisch der Brüderlichkeit” noch immer ein Traum ist?
c) Was ist die Meinung des einzigen noch lebenden Sprechers der damaligen Versammlung über das
heutige Amerika?
Über den Text hinausgehende Frage (persönliche Stellungnahme):
d) Erläutere deine persönliche Meinung über die Bürgerrechtsbewegung und ihre Auswirkung auf die
heutige Situation der Afroamerikaner.
Kreativer Text:
e) Du bist Afroamerikaner. Dein Großvater war in der Bürgerrechtsbewegung engagiert. In einem Brief an
einen Freund in Europa schreibst du über die Ideale deines Großvaters und seine Beweggründe der
Bewegung von Martin Luther King oder Malcolm X beizutreten.

Looking back 40 years, the March on Washington for Justice and Jobs stands out as a moment of
improbable calm in a long summer of fear.
A coalition of civil rights groups organised the event, against the advice of liberal white politicians, to
force the pace of civil rights legislation that was being held up by opponents in Congress.
Just before the march, black schoolchildren were attacked with dogs and firehoses in Alabama. That
summer, civil rights activists were clubbed in Danville, Virginia, and jailed in Albany, Georgia. In
Jackson, Mississippi, black students were assaulted when they sat at a segregated lunch counter in
Woolworth's. As marchers converged on Washington in 1963, the capital was braced for the worst.
The National Guard was placed on alert and major league baseball cancelled.
Bars and off-licences were closed and a declaration of martial law was prepared. Yet the march was
peaceful.
A few weeks earlier, President John F Kennedy had tried to head off demonstrations, warning civil
rights leaders that a march might jeopardise civil rights legislation in Congress. "Mr President, the
Negro people are already in the streets," he was told.
Dr King's own speech was angrier and more urgent than many recall today. "This is no time to engage
in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquillising drug of gradualism," he told marchers before
offering white liberals, like JFK, a blunt warning.
"It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment and to underestimate the
determination of the Negro.
"Those who hope that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude
awakening."
With the help of Dr King and other black leaders, JFK was "educated and sensitised" to the realities
of racism, Mr Lewis said.
Nowadays, racism is no longer "polite", he added. But to know it still exists, he needs only try hailing
a cab when not wearing a suit.
His words were echoed by today's students, sitting on the lawns of Howard University, a "historically
black college" in Washington.
From the outside, Howard University looks like voluntary segregation, a rejection of the outside
world. Brandon Childs, a 21-year-old from Kentucky, described the campus, where the overwhelming
majority of students are black, as a liberation from race.
"You have the luxury of feeling race is not the dominant thought in everyone's minds, the opportunity
to define yourself for yourself."
Mr Lewis finds it equally bitter-sweet that his views on race are still sought after.
"If King came back today, he would be very pleased with the progress we've made. He'd be very
disappointed that we're still tackling the issue of race," he said.
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