Prime Time 7/8, Writing, Arbeitsheft

83 6. they failed to delve deeply enough into any one case 7. teachers … lamented that no one wanted to read Henry James anymore 8. reading had changed profoundly 9. the ramifications could be felt far beyond English departments and libraries 10. Was the digital format to blame for their superficial approaches … ? c) Beispielantworten 1. to show, to draw attention to 2. to counteract, to make up for 3. trend 4. a negative consequence for Text transformation Beispielantworten 1. Reading longer novels is hard for students who read a lot of text online. 2. There is a recognisable difference between reading online and reading on paper. 3. Coping with the challenge of information overload is hard for online readers. 4. Reading online is tiring because you have to decide what is important and what is not. 5. People choose to read physical books because they can feel and touch them. 6. The author fears that reading digital formats will affect reading comprehension. Speculating about communities without a public library Beispielantworten • What would happen to underprivileged people (e.g. people without internet access, children from underprivileged families, people who cannot use computers)? Without libraries … … people without internet access would find it even harder to get important information. … children from poorer families would be disadvantaged in their education. … people who cannot use computers would be excluded from using the internet and computers in general. • Would anything change at all? Would people notice? The problem might be, however, that most people would not even notice, as people usually do not talk about such issues. • What could/would be done with the money that goes into libraries at the moment? Theoretically the money that goes into libraries could be spent on other projects. However, investing in libraries means investing in future generations. • What could be the long-term effects on a community without a public library? Scrapping library programmes would mean in the long run that people stop reading books and only rely on digital resources, however problematic that might be. If books are printed, publishers take an interest in making sure that they are as accurate and correct as possible. Otherwise, they would risk their reputation and ultimately their business success. Topic 7 (Key) Peer relationships: True or false 1. T (Teenage rebellion is an) 2. F (This in-between phase causes) 3. T (Teenagers lay greater emphasis) 4. F (A mixture of hormones) 5. T (A teen is more) 6. T (Maybe a little rebellion) Collocations: Adolescence – a period of transition a) 1. break away from home 2. cope with conflicts 3. control aggression 4. make friends 5. foster friendships 6. maintain such relationships 7. show empathy for young people 8. regain confidence and trust 9. experience feelings of alienation and rejection 10. stand up against aggressive behaviour Word formation a) acceptance – to accept – acceptable adjustment – to adjust – adjustable alienation – to alienate – alienating approval – to approve – approving balance – to balance – balanced behaviour – to behave – behavioural confidence – to confide in – confident, confidential consideration – to consider – considering contribution – to contribute – contributing decision – to decide – decisive defiance– to defy – defiant difference – to differ – different exclusion – to exclude – exclusive 3  4  1  2  3  Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv