A. Text-based tasks - Lösung
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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? | |||