Texts
Grammar
Vocabulary
Trivia
100

Who's the director of "Gran Torino"?

Clint Eastwood

100

Fill in the right simple present form: He ________ (drive) to school by car.

He drives to school by car.

100

jmd. beleidigen

(to) insult sb.

100

Which subjects does Mr. Hanneken teach?

German, R.E.

200

Which stylistic device is used here: "canalise and control the feelings"?

alliteration: canalise - control

200

Simple present or present progressive? "Listen! She _____________ (play) the piano."

present progressive (an action happening in that moment, indicated by "Listen!") --> is playing

200

Flüchtling

refugee

200

How many English courses are there in year 13?

5

300

Who belongs to Mxolisi's family in "Mother to Mother"?

his mother Mandisa, his stepfather Dwadwa, his stepbrother Lunga, his stepsister Siziwe

300
Simple past or present perfect? I _____________ (know) him for 8 years.

present perfect (period of time - "for 8 years") --> have known

300

verzweifelt

desperate

300

How many students in our course have never missed a lesson?

3

400

What do we learn about the narrator's grandmother in "Loose Change"?

she is a first-generation immigrant from the Caribbean

400

Give me the three forms of: (to) break, (to) sell and (to) catch

1. break - broke - broken
2. sell - sold - sold
3. catch - caught caught

400

der Gang

aisle

400

How many teachers work/teach at our school?

99

500

Who are Cardie and Mac in "She Shall Not Be Moved" and in how far do they act racist?

two white women who do not give up their seats for a Somali woman with a pram; overtly show that they despise the Somali woman by talking about her --> overt racism
500

Fill in the tenses correctly: Yesterday I _____________ (wash) the dishes when suddenly someone _____________ (ring) the bell.

1. was washing (past progressive --> action in progress in the past)

2. rang (simple past --> sudden/single action)

500

sich entwurzelt fühlen

(to) feel uprooted

500

Name 5 people who sit at Ms. Gruber's table in the teacher's lounge.

Gra, Hc, Bt, Bü, Ol, Ta, Fl, Pm, Dh, Bi (+ Hn, Ju, Je, Stf)