A. Text-based tasks - Lösung
27 pts
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| 1. Decide whether the following statements are right or wrong. | 3 pts | ||
| a) | Vampires are usually very kind creatures. | ||
| wrong (lines 1-4) | |||
| b)1 | The author´s vampires do not drink human blood. | ||
| right (line 7/8) | |||
| c) | The idea for Twilight came from a song Stephenie Meyer had heared. | ||
| wrong (line 11) | |||
| d) | She was an English teacher in Utah. | ||
| wrong (line 18) | |||
| e) | She became a housewife after her third child was born. | ||
| wrong (line 18/19) | |||
| f)1 | Before Twilight the author did not wrote books. | ||
| right (line 19/20) | |||
| 2. Find information in the text about … (2 items each) (You do not have to write complete sentences.) | 5 pts | ||
| a) | vampires in horror stories | ||
| - suck blood with their pointed teeth | |||
| - fly like bats | |||
| - sleep in coffins | |||
| - live forever | |||
| - are usually evil | |||
| lines 2-4 | |||
| b) | the success of Stephenie Meyer´s book | ||
| - sold more than 10 million copies worldwide | |||
| - topped bestseller lists | |||
| - a film version was released | |||
| - her vampires are different | |||
| lines 23-26 | |||
| c) | Stephenie´s way of living | ||
| - has strong religious beliefs | |||
| - does not drink alcohol, tea or coffee | |||
| - does not smoke | |||
| - has strikt views on sexuality | |||
| lines 28-29 | |||
| d) | characteristics of Stephenie Meyer´s vampires | ||
| - are incredibly beautiful, intelligent and kind | |||
| - control their desires for human blood | |||
| - want to live among humans | |||
| - sometimes fall in love with humans | |||
| lines 6-8, 10 | |||
| e) | Stephenie Meyer´s plan for her future | ||
| - plans a lot more stories | |||
| - wants to take a break from vampire stories | |||
| - is torn between two stories but she is going to decide on one of them very soon | |||
| lines 34-37 | |||
| 3. Finish the senteces using the information from the text. | 5 pts | ||
| a) | Finishing the book … | ||
| … took her three months. (line 15/16) | |||
| or: …was difficult, because Stephenie Meyer had three young children to look after. (line 17/18) | |||
| b) | Making up stories … | ||
| … is something Stephenie Meyers likes. (line 19/20) | |||
| or: … was her hobby. (line 19/20) | |||
| c) | Thirteen publisher … | ||
| … did not accept Stehenie´s book Twilight. (line 22) | |||
| or: … did not want to publish her manuscript. (line 22) | |||
| d) 1 | Stephenie Meyer´s books … | ||
| … have topped bestseller lists. (line 24) | |||
| or: … are a great success (line 26) | |||
| e) | The Host ... | ||
| … is the title of another book by Stephenie Meyer. (line 35) | |||
| or: … is completely different from her other books. (line 35/36) | |||
| 4. Answer the questions in complete sentences using the
information from the text. | 8 pts | ||
| a) | What did the vampire tell the young girl in Stephenie Meyer´s dream? | ||
| He told the girl how hard it was for him not to drink her blood and kill her. | |||
| b) | Why did she wait so long to write her first story? | ||
| She did not think that anyone would want to read it. | |||
| c) | How does the author make her stories so exciting? | ||
| She mixes good and bad vampires who fall in love with human teenagers. | |||
| or: The stories are exciting and romantic. | |||
| d)1 | Why did she want
to do something completely different after finishing the series of vampire books? | ||
| Vampires did not seem to be a challenge any more. | |||
| or: She needed a break from vampires. | |||
| 5. Ask questions. | 6 pts | ||
| - Was it difficult for you to write these stories? | |||
| - Why did you want to create good vampires? | |||
| - Where do you write your stories? | |||
| - Do your children like your books? | |||
| - How old were you when you started writing? | |||
| - How has writing these stories changed your life? | |||
| - What gave you the idea to write a book about vampires? | |||