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3 groups: n controversial for a young woman to start kickboxing? ake a difference whether that woman is religious? es might Muslim women face that aren’t usually an issue for others? e three descriptions of different sports. What kind of sport do you think is meant here? 84 SEMESTER CHECK !! LESEN B2 Ich kann längere Texte, auch Berichte und Artikel, zu aktuellen Fragen sowie literarische Texte selbstständig lesen und verstehen. Read the text about a slum in Mumbai, India. First decide whether the statements (1–7) are true (T) or false (F) and put a cross ( ) in the correct box. Then identify the sentence in the text which supports your decision. Write the first four words of this sentence in the space provided. There may be more than one correct answer; write down only one. The first one (0) has been done for you. READING 1 Semester check 01 “It feels wonderful”: How a Mumbai slum became a riot of colour When Dedeepya Reddy travelled to work on the Mumbai metro, her spirits would sink at the sight of the slum of Asalpha. Perched on a hilltop, every bit of it was grey, grubby and depressing. Only the blue tarpaulin sheets used to protect the huts from rain provided some colour. “The metro and the road seemed so developed, and this slum looked so different,” says Reddy, 31, co-founder of a digital media agency. “It didn’t fit in. I thought of what could be done with minimum resources. Colours make me happy, so I thought, “Why not paint the homes to brighten them up?” Asalpha has an ugliness common to all Mumbai slums. The odd pot plant aside, these areas offer little by way of aesthetic cheer to the 10 million people – more than half the city’s total population of 18 million – who live there. With her partner Terence Ferreira, Reddy got to work on a plan to transform Asalpha. Having persuaded Snowcem Paints to provide 400 litres of paint and brushes, she began an online campaign called ‘Chal Rang De’ (‘Let’s Paint It’) asking for volunteers to spend a weekend painting the walls. Before she went to work in earnest, though, she had to find out if the residents liked the idea. “They wanted to know why we wanted to do it. No one had ever done anything for them, so they were suspicious. Others wondered if coloured walls would really change anything in their lives,” she says. Ravindra Sankpal, a 27-year-old construction manager who lives in Asalpha, remembers the scepticism. “Some neighbours refused at first, because they thought it was an evil plan by builders to take over their homes,” says Sankpal, whose walls are scarlet. In December 2017, over three days, a team of roughly 400 volunteers began painting 175 walls. The atmosphere, says Reddy, was electric. The slum hummed with activity, chaos and excitement. The children got involved. Women kept up the supply of tea. At the end of an exhilarating weekend, the slum was alive with colour. The following weekend, Reddy and Ferreira asked local artists 178 WRITING COACH You write formal emails to give or ask for information, respond to a request, apologise, complain, make suggestions, state facts, or apply for a job. The recipient is usually someone that you don’t know so well or don’t know at all. It is important that you are specific about the purpose of your email. It should be clear, polite and to the point. If necessary, let the recipient know what action you expect him/her to take before signing off. Writing coach Formal email These are the main points to remember when writing a formal email: Start with: From: your name and email address To: the person you are writing to Subject ( Re ): what the email is about Address the person you are writing to and sign off at the end in a formal way. Make your purpose for writing clear at the beginning of your email. Start a new paragraph for each content point (bullet point). 1 Highlight the personal significance of ideas/ events at the beginning of each paragraph. Sample task – formal email of enquiry You and your classmates would like to do a music project together with a school in Ireland. Your music teacher has suggested that you contact Kenmore Traditional Music School, whose website you have spotted on the internet. You have decided to write an email. In your email you should: explain why you have chosen this particular school present your school’s focus on music ask about a possible project you could do together Write around 250 words. Explore the possibilities! Share music with friends from all over the world! <office@kenmusic.ie > Kenmore Traditional Music School 1 The content points are referred to as bullet points in the task. 187 WRITING COACH pace [ peIs ] Tempo to focus on sth. (sich) auf etw. konzentrieren demands Anforderungen 7 breathing space Atempause productivity Produktivität me time Zeit für mich to unwind [ 0n*waInd ] abschalten, sich entspannen to overtax yourself sich zu viel zumuten to cut down on sth. etw. reduzieren/ einschränken to schedule time for sth. für etw. Zeit einplanen to set (clear) priorities (klare) Prioritäten setzen rest Ruhe, Erholung to procrastinate Dinge aufschieben, etw. vor sich herschieben 9 wipe-off calendar Kalender zum Abwischen to praise sb./sth. jmdn./etw. loben 10 to put sth. off etw. aufschieben overwhelmed [ +EUvE*welmd ] I have so much work this week, I feel a little overwhelmed. überfordert, überwältigt encouragement Ermutigung, Anregung avoidance behaviour Vermeidungsverhalten to short-circuit [ + SC"t*s3"kIt ] sth. etw. umgehen well-being Wohlergehen to make up your mind to do sth. einen Entschluss/Vorsatz fassen, etw. zu tun mindset Einstellung, Mentalität frame of mind Stimmung, Gemütszustand resilient [ rI*zIliEnt ] belastbar to be riled up Avoid getting riled up when talking to your boss. aufgebracht sein collaboration Zusammenarbeit steady [ *stedi ] ruhig, entschlossen tone of voice Tonfall curiosity Neugier to tap (into) sth. Rob is good at drawing; let’s tap his talent for the poster. sich etw. zunutze machen 11 to be in a league of your own The whole group is very talented, but Lisa’s in a league of her own. eine Klasse für sich sein 13 combat sport Kampfsport to punch sb. jmdn. mit der Faust schlagen self-defence Selbstverteidigung to be accompanied by sth. von etw. begleitet werden lightweight leicht(gewichtig) AE American English BE British English fml. formal infml. informal opp. opposite abbr. abbreviation sb. somebody sth. something etw. etwas jmdm. jemandem jmdn. jemanden jmds. jemandes Unit 01 to manage sth. etw. managen/verwalten overpaid überbezahlt to become a pro at … ein Profi-… werden analysis [ E*nxlEsIs ] Analyse, Deutung 1 to be stressed out gestresst sein peace and quiet I need peace and quiet to prepare for the exam. Ruhe und Frieden to appreciate [ E*pri"SieIt ] sth. etw. schätzen to have a go at sth. etw. (einmal) ausprobieren to try your hand at sth. sich an etw. versuchen to widen your horizons seinen Horizont erweitern 2 satisfaction Zufriedenheit appealing ansprechend, reizvoll to let your imagination run free seiner Fantasie freien Lauf lassen to take sth. up My brother has recently taken up in-line skating. etw. anfangen/beginnen outcome Ergebnis college application Bewerbung für die Universität to strike a balance Try to strike a balance between working and socialising. einen Mittelweg finden win-win (situation) Win-win-Situation ( eine Situation mit beidseitigem Nutzen ) my way of doing sth. Drinking a cup of tea in the afternoon is my way of relaxing. meine Art, etw. zu tun to relieve stress Stress abbauen to take advantage of sth. They were offering free lunch, so I took advantage of it. etw. (aus)nutzen, von etw. Gebrauch machen a paying job ein bezahlter Job 3 to amuse [ E*mju"z ] sb. jmdn. unterhalten equal [ *i"kwEl ] gleich, gleichwertig original [ E*rIdZEnEl ] originell, kreativ pastime [ *pA"staIm ] Football is Austria’s national pastime. Zeitvertreib to realise sth. etw. erkennen/begreifen 6 to balance sth. How do you balance work and family life? etw. in Einklang bringen/ im Gleichgewicht halten consultant Berater/in commitment Verpflichtung Vocabulary 118 Literature Literature along the way Getting to know Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) was a popular Anglo-Irish author and playwright in late Victorian England 1 known for his brilliant wit and extravagant style. To the present day he is remembered for his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray , his plays, with The Importance of Being Earnest (1894) being the most famous one, and his well-known quotes. Discuss the following quotes together with a partner. Which one do you like best? Why? Are his words still relevant today? 1 Meeting Lady Bracknell Lady Bracknell is probably one of the most popular characters in Oscar Wilde’s comedy The Importance of Being Earnest . She represents Victorian aristocracy with all its conventions and at the same time satirises it with her witty and pointed remarks. In the following scene Jack Worthing has asked Gwendolen, Lady Bracknell’s daughter, to marry him, and she is willing to accept his proposal. The young lovers are interrupted by Lady Bracknell, who has decided to question Jack as a potential husband for her daughter before giving her consent. Make a list of possible questions Lady Bracknell might be asking Jack Worthing. Then read and listen to the scene. 2 20 1 Victoria was Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 to 1901 “I can resist everything but temptation.” “We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.” “Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.” “It takes great deal of courage to see the world in all its tainted glory, and still to love it.” “If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.” “If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they’ll kill you.” “Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.” “There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.” A B C D E F G H 172 GRAMMAR REVISITED Spontaneous decisions and predictions: will future I, you, he/she/it we, they + will/won’t + verb I have no idea what this dish is, but I ’ll try it anyway. We won’t need a visa for this trip. You ’ll have the time of your life in Costa Rica. Will you be OK travelling on your own? Predictions based on evidence; Expressing intentions: going to future I he/she/it you, we, they + am + is + are + going to + verb Look at those dark clouds. It ’s going to rain ! Travelling by bus on these bumpy roads is awful. I think I ’m going to be sick. Timetables, programmes: Present simple For planned, fixed events in the future (usually with a time expression). The train leaves at 10.30. Does boarding start at 8 p.m.? The ferry doesn’t depart until 11 p.m. Arrangements: Present continuous I he/she/it you, we, they + am + is + are + verb + -ing Adam ’s going back to the States next week. Are you travelling to Ireland this summer? I’m not going on another Interrail trip ever again. Future events/actions in progress: Future continuous I, you, he/she/it we, they This time next year, I will be backpacking in Thailand. Will he be waiting for me when my plane lands? I won’t be living here in 20 years. Looking back on completed events from the future: Future perfect I, you, he/she/it we, they + will/won’t + have + past participle By Easter, I will have finished my journey around the world. He still won’t have finished organising the photos from his summer holidays by Christmas. Will the rainforests have disappeared by the time our children have grown up? + will/won’t + be + verb + -ing Grammar revisited Talking about the future There are several ways to talk about the future in English. Very often there is little difference in meaning. Mit den beiden Semester checks und dem dazugehörigen Lösungsschlüssel am Ende des Buches können Sie sich selbstständig eine Rückmeldung zur Erreichung der Lernziele einholen. Der Writing coach macht Sie mit den Besonderheiten verschiedener Textsorten vertraut. Authentische Schreibaufträge und Modelltexte zeigen Ihnen exemplarisch, worauf es bei der Bearbeitung ankommt. Hinweis zu SRP-ähnlichen Listening -Aufgaben : Um eine flexible Handhabung im Unter- richt (oder auch zu Hause) zu ermöglichen, besteht der Audio-Track immer aus einer einmaligen Aufnahme des Hörtextes mit nur einer kurzen, thematischen Einleitung. Der Track kann jedoch beliebig oft abgespielt werden, um auf individuelle Bedürfnisse einzugehen. Registrieren Sie sich mit dem Nutzerschlüssel (hintere Umschlagseite innen rechts unten) auf Mein öbv . Online-Code, der zu den Audio- und Video-Dateien im Internet führt. Geben Sie den Code einfach in das Suchfeld auf www.oebv.at ein. Verweis auf die CD Ihrer Lehrkraft Hierbei handelt es sich um einen original FM4- Beitrag. Verweis auf die DVD Ihrer Lehrkraft mit Videobei- trägen (u. a. von der BBC) Verweis auf weiter- führende Übungen im Practice Pack Kennzeichnung von Aufgaben, die die Formate der standardisierten Reifeprüfung üben Hinweis auf eine sprach- liche Besonderheit 03 01 M p. 12 Symbole Das Vocabulary im Anhang enthält den Lernwortschatz in der Reihenfolge, wie er in den Units vorkommt. Wörter, deren Aussprache sich vielleicht nicht gleich erschließt, sind durch Angaben zur Lautschrift ergänzt. Die Seiten Literature along the way möchten Ihnen Lust auf die Beschäftigung mit klassischer und moderner englischsprachiger Literatur machen. Grammar revisited gibt einen Überblick über die Grammatik-Themen der Units und vertieft sie mit zusätzlichen Informationen. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv