B. Use of language - Lösung
19 pts
| B. | Use of language | 20 pts | ||
| 1. Find words or expressions in the text that mean more or less the sa | 3 pts | |||
| a) | in former times | (lines 10-15) in the old days (line 10) | ||
| b) | aimes | (lines 10-15) goals (line 35) | ||
| c) | enormous | (lines 10-15) huge (line 38) | ||
| 2. Find the opposites. | 3 pts | |||
| a) | pollutes | (line 12) cleans | ||
| b) | banned | (line 24) allowed/permitted/introduced/established | ||
| c) | later | (line 39) earlier/before | ||
| 3. Explain one of the following words in complete sentences. | 2 pts | |||
| a) | island | (line 22) | ||
| An island is a piece of land, completely surroundet by water. | ||||
| Rügen is an island. | ||||
| b) | to found | (line 27) | ||
| To found a campain means to start it / to kick it off / to take the first step. | ||||
| c) | proud | (line 40) | ||
| When you have learned something really difficult, you can be proud of yourself. | ||||
| "Proud" is the opposite of "disappointed". | ||||
| "Proud" means "very pleased". | ||||
| 4. Vocabulary - Grammar | 12 pts | |||
| Read the text. Find the suitable forms of the words and write them down. | ||||
| The Pacific - an Ocean in Danger | ||||
| The Pacific Ocean
covers 30 per cent of the earth´s surface. It is almost twice the size of the Atlantic Ocean and you can find the deepest places on earth there. Although the name "Pacific" means peaceful, this ocean is in great danger since there is a very large area of plastic waste threatening it. Plastic bottles have been part of our lives for a long time. In 1978, Coca-Cola introduced the 2-liter PET plastic bottle and in 2016, over 480 billion plastic bottles were sold worldwide. It contributes to the pollution of our planet. However, plastic has a lot of advantages: it is much lighter than glass, does not break easily and its transport and production are much cheaper. Besides, recycled plastic is often turned into various items, such as fleece pullover or carpets. But people who carelessly throw plastic waste away may eat that same plastic one day. It can be eaten by fish and as everyone knows, we humans are at the top of the food chain. The UN predicts that if trends continue, by 2050 oceans will / might / could / may contain more plastic than fish by weight. | a) deep b) to threaten c) to live d) introduction e) to sell to pollute g) ? h) to produce i) variety j) careless k) to know l) to contain | |||
| Adapted from:
"School Times International" (March 2017); "Read on"
(11/2017) Eilers & Schünemann Verlag KG, Bremen | ||||