B. Use of language - Lösung
18 pts
| 1. Find words or expressions in the text that mean more or less the sa | 2 pts | ||
| a) | grown-ups | (lines 29-34) adults (line 29) | |
| b) | gifted | (lines 29-34) talented (line 33) | |
| 2. Find the opposites. | 2 pts | ||
| a) | many | (line 15) the few | |
| b) | strenght | (line 20) weakness | |
| 3. Explain one of the following words in complete sentences. | 2 pts | ||
| a) | amazing | (line 7) | |
| "Amazing" is the same as "great" / "awesome" | |||
| b) | sunset | (line 14) | |
| "Sunset" is the opposite of "sunrise". | |||
| c) | to explore | (line 27) | |
| "To explore" is the same as "to find out about". | |||
| Thor Heyerdahl explored the settlement of the pacific islands. | |||
| 4. Vocabulary - Grammar | 12 pts | ||
| Read the text. Find the suitable forms of the words and write them down. | |||
| Mike attended the famous Oakland´s Sport Academy in St. Albans, where he was studying for a National Sports Diploma. When Mike was young, he started his adventures with his parents exploring the hills and mountains of the Lake Distrikt on foot. In 2007, at the age of fourteen, Mike became the youngest person who / that had ever sailed across the Atlantic single-handed. Mike likes all water sports including canoeing, water skiing and wind surfing. He is interested in biking, mountaineering and camping and he also is a keen down- hill skier and jazzdrummer. Mike lives his dreams and invites everyone to share his experience in his blogs and videos. He has almost his whole life ahead of him. He hopes to be a successful adventurer. and in the years to come we may all learn from his posi- tive attitude and cheerful nature. | a) fame b) study c) start d) on / by / to e) young f) ? g) include h) interest i) drums j) invite k) live l) cheer | ||
| Adapted from: http://www.sjdentmgt.com/Mike-Perham/Our-Clients | |||