English - Random
The flag of the United Kingdom is called …
Union Jack
Name the slogan Donald Trump used in his election campaign to win votes by conveying people with nationalistic political views
Make America great again.
If you don't pay for the product...
...you are the product.
Name the text types you may expect in the written exams.
1. outline / summary
2. qnalysis / character anaylsis
3. comment / discussion
4. mediation
Name 4 different types of non-fictional texts.
newspaper article, letter to editor, advertisement, speech,
Give the name of the publisher and title of your English books
Cornelsen Context
What was the motto of the former "American Dream"...
from rags to riches
Briefly point out the difference between content data and meta data. Give examples
content: details of conversation, what is being said (exact words)
meta: = context of conversation (duration of a phone call, time/ place / numbers / web search data, address books, buddy lists)
Explain the difference between outline and summary.
Name the narrative perspective of The Hunger Games and explain why Katnis Everdeen can be described as a round character.
first person narrator
complex individual; she shows different moods and develops during the plot; undergoes a learning process in the course of the action
In which direction does the Statue of Liberty look?
East
= a direct vote by the electorate on a single political question/ issue
Name at least three solutions for fighting against climate change as presented in 2040.
circular economy (solar grids); marine permaculture; regenerative agriculture; green transport / education of women
list four typical features of a blog entry
headline, opening sentence; direct adress, often informal speech; anecdotes, amusing stories, interesting events, provoking questions etc.
On the board, illustrate two main rules for direct quoting.
- "..." upper quotation marks
- use "l.xx" when refering to one line and "ll. xx-xx" when refering to several lines
The Independece Day of the United States is on…?
4th of July
Name four former American presidents before the 21th century.
Thomas Jefferson; Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy; William J. (Bill) Clinton; Theodore Roosevelt; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Harry S. Truman, Richard M. Nixon, George Bush etc.
Define the term medial literacy and assess its importance nowadays.
...a skill set that enables people to analyse, evaluate and create information in a wide variety of media modes, genres and formats
Individual answers
Explain the operator "assess" as in "assess the success of the steps to fight climate change described in the movie 2040.
= evaluate; express a well-founded opinion on the nature or quality of something (comment)
Define the term allusion. Give an example.
Reference to a well-known event, work or person.
A message is illustrated in this way.
"You don’t have to be Albert Einstein to understand division. "
The flag of the USA is called…
Stars and Stripes
Old Glory
Star-Spangled Banner
Characterise Chinese parenting and discuss risks and benefits for the child’s development.
Explain the impact of empowering girls on fighting climate change.
empowering and educating girls will make them more independent and self-determined
indirectly, this can have an impact on alternative family planning and thus limit population growth (having kids at a later stage in life)
the movie 2040 therefore claims that the population growth, i.e. the exploitation of resources and rise in emissions would not be as dramatic/high anymore if education for girls would be invested in
In a formal letter, what is the difference in the closure when:
...the name of the person is known.
...the name of the person is not known.
name given: Yours sincerely (BE) / Sincerely (yours)
(AE) (Signature = your full name)
no name given: Yours faithfully / Sincerely
(Signature = your full name)
Explain the word connotation. Give two types and an example each.
= an additional idea or emotion that a word suggests to you, in addition to its literal or main meaning
positive connotated words: "paradise; heaven"
negative connotated words "shabby; excessive, stereotype"