GliederungI.1. Cloze TestsI.2. Cloze Tests (solutions)II. 1. Grammar exercisesII. 2. Grammar exercises (solutions) III.1. Translations and mediations III.2. Translations and mediations (solutions)

I.1. Cloze Tests: Fill in the Gaps!

(Die Anzahl der fehlenden Buchstaben entspricht der Zahl der Striche: h_ _ _ _ = house).

1. A Postcard from David to Sarah

Hi Sarah!

We _ _ _ having a gr_ _ _ time he_ _ in New York. Stay_ _ _ with A_ _ _

Meg and Mary-Beth is great f_ _ . I really like tho_ _ skys_ _ _ ers. And w _

_ king thro_ _ _ Central Park is so interest_ _ _ . Mary-Beth t_ _ k me there

yester_ _ _. She’s very good _ _ skat_ _ _ . She likes _ _ gging and

swimming, t_ _ . You can do _ _ _ s of sports in the _ _ _ Apple – actu_ _ _

y, that’s j _ _ _ another name f_ _ New York. If you’re interes_ _ _ in watch_

_ _ American fo_ _ ball, you can go to a Giants’ g _ _ _ . If you like s_ _ ing

things from the air, you can try a h _ _ _ copter t_ _ _. We w _ _ _ on one

and it was really ex_ _ _ ing.

We_ _ , more about that in my n_ _ _ postcard!

Lo_ _ , David

2. Shopping

Before the Dixons _ _ _ _ to Seahouses, Mrs Dixon needed s _ _ _

things f _ _ _ the shop. She t _ _ _ Sarah to bring three t _ _ _ of cat

f _ _ _ , four s _ _ _ _ bottles _ _ water and a _ _ _ of muesli. Sarah

didn’t l_ _ _ _ _ to her mother. She b _ _ _ _ _ the w _ _ _ _ things

and f _ _ _ _ _ to bring the muesli. Mrs Dixon didn’t want _ _ _

chocolate, but Sarah bought five _ _ _ _ of chocolate.

_ _ _ _ she came home, Sarah’s mother was a _ _ _ _ . She shouted: “You

n _ _ _ _ listen to what I tell you.” Sarah said: “Sorry, mum, but I’m so

e _ _ _ _ _ _ about our t _ _ _ to Seahouses.” Then Dad _ _ _ _ in and

said: “Don’t w _ _ _ _ ! We can get all th _ _ _ things in Seahouses, t _ _ .”

3. Welcome to the Farne Islands

Here in the no_ _ _ of Eng_ _ _ _ there are su_ _ _ beaches a_ _ quiet

isl_ _ _ _ with ma_ _ animals. Wa_ _ _ the bi_ _ _ or se_ _ _ from a

bo_ _ or vi_ _ _ old buil_ _ _ _ like o_ _ fantastic cas_ _ _.

We ha_ _ good resta_ _ _ _ _ and ca_ _ _ for fami_ _ _ _ and ni_ _

playgrounds f_ _ children. Y_ _ want to kn_ _ more?

Ca_ _ us or wr_ _ _ an e-m_ _ _!

We hope to see you next summer!

4. A Postcard from America

Dear David,

Thank you for your postcard. America mu_ _ be a gr_ _ _ country wi_ _ a

l_ _ of beau_ _ _ _ _ sights. D_ _ you al_ _ go t_ Kennedy Sp_ _ _

Center? M_ aunt w_ _ there la_ _ year a_ _ she rea_ _ _ liked i_ . I

th_ _ _ the to_ _ _ were go_ _ , too, espec_ _ _ _ _ the

skysc_ _ _ _ _ and t_ _ huge sho_ _ _ _ _ centers. I'm su_ _ you

bou_ _ _ many fanta_ _ _ _ CDs and books.

Bye until next week.

Robert

5. The Haywood football team needs new players

You li_ _ football a_ _ you do_ _ have a te_ _ to pl_ _ with? Th_ _ come

t_ our ne_ _ training o_ Wednesday after_ _ _ _ in t_ _ new spo___ hall

a_ Haywood. Every _ _ _ _ is wel_ _ _ _ _ here, j u__ bring yo_ _

football

sh_ _ _ along a_ _ have f_ _. Our n_ _ trainer i_ perfect, la_ _ year w_

even be_ _ the team of Nottingham High School. We're waiting for you!

6. New York

It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon. Aunt Meg, Mary-Beth and David w_ _ _ _ _ to

make a boat t_ _ _ round Manhattan Island. The w_ _ _ _ _ _ was f_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -

no clouds in the s_ _ .

Aunt Meg l_ _ _ _ g_ _ _ _ by boat round Manhattan, because you get a

wonderful v _ _ _ of the skys _ _ _ _ _ _ _ from the boat.

At first David th _ _ _ _ _ this was a good idea, but then he f _ _ _ terrible. The

wind was strong and the w _ _ _ _ were high. David was

fr _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . He didn’t look _ _ all the sights.

When Aunt Meg s_ _ that he was very white in his f _ _ _ , she said: “You look

terrible. I can give you some medicine.” She g_ _ _ David a piece of chewing gum

(Kaugummi), and soon David was okay.

Half an _ _ _ _ later they went p _ _ _ the Statue _ _ Liberty . David t_ _ _

a l _ _ of photos.

The captain of the boat t _ _ _ them that the statue c_ _ _ on a boat from F _ _

_ _ _ in 1885. It was a p _ _ _ _ _ _ from the French people. David was really

in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in learning more about the statue. The captain: “It’s 46 m _ _ _ _ _

t _ _ _ and it weighs 225 t _ _ _ .

What an ex _ _ _ _ _ _ day for David!

I.2. Cloze Tests (solutions)

1. Hi Sarah!

We’re having a great time here in New York. Staying with Aunt Meg and

Mary-Beth is great fun . I really like those skyscrapers. And walking through

Central Park is so interesting. Mary-Beth took me there yesterday. She’s

very good at skating. She likes jogging and swimming, too. You can do lots

of sports in the Big Apple – actually, that’s just another name for New York. If

you’re interested in watching American football, you can go to a Giants’ game

If you like seeing things from the air, you can try a helicopter tour. We went

on one and it was really exciting.

Well , more about that in my next postcard!

Love, David

2. Shopping

Before the Dixons went to Seahouses, Mrs Dixon needed some things from the

shop. She told Sara to bring three tins of cat food, four small bottles of water and a

box of muesli. Sarah didn’t listen to her mother. She bought the wrong things and

forgot to bring the muesli. Mrs Dixon didn’t want any chocolate, but Sarah bought

five bars of chocolate.

When she came home, Sarah’s mother was angry. She shouted: “You never listen

to what I tell you.” Sarah said: “Sorry, mum, but I’m so excited about our trip to

Seahouses.”

Then Dad came in and said: “Don’t worry! We can get all those things in

Seahouses, too.”

3. Welcome to the Farne Islands

Here in the north of England there are super beaches and quiet islands with many animals. Watch the birds or seals from a boat or visit old buildings likeour fantastic castles.

We have good restaurants and cafés for families and nice playgrounds for children. You want to know more?

Call us or write an e-mail!

We hope to see you next summer!

4. A postcard from America

Dear David,

Thank you for your postcard. America must be a great country with a lot of beautiful sights. Did you also go to Kennedy Space Center? My aunt was there last year and she really liked it. I think the towns were good , too, especially the skyscrapers and the huge shopping centers. I'm sure you bought many fantastic CDs and books.

Bye until next week.

Robert

5. The Haywood football team needs new players

You like football and you don't have a team to play with? Then come to

our next training on Wednesday afternoon in the new sports hall at Haywood.Everybody is welcome here, just bring your football shoes along and have fun. Our new trainer is perfect, last year we even beat the team of NottinghamHigh School. We're waiting for you!

6. New York

It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon. Aunt Meg, Mary-Beth and David wantedto make a boat trip round Manhattan Island. The weather was fantastic - noclouds in the sky.Aunt Meg loves going by boat round Manhattan, because you get a wonderful view of the skyscrapers from the boat. At first David thought this was a good idea, but then he felt terrible. The wind was strong and the waves were high. David was frightened . He didn’t look at all the sights.

When Aunt Meg saw that he was very white in his face , she said: “You look terrible. I can give you some medicine.” She gave David a chewing gum (Kaugummi), and soon David was okay.Half an hour later they went past the Statue of Liberty . David took a lot of photos. The captain of the boat told them that the statue came on a boat from France in 1885. It was a present from the French people. David was really interested in learning more about the statue. The captain: “It’s 46 metres talland it weighs 225 tons . What an exciting day for David!

II. 1. Grammar exercisesII. 2. Grammar exercises (solutions)

Present Tense or Past Tense?

1. After the rescue Mrs Whyte, the Darlings’ neighbour writes a letter to her friend:

Mrs Darling and the sea

Mrs Darling .............................. (to love) the sea. She ............... (not / to be)

frightened of huge waves or storms. But last week she ............... (to be) really

scared. Her daughter Grace ........... (to go) out with her father to save 9 men. They

were clinging to a rock. At last they ......................... (to be) all safe and Mrs

Darling....................... (to be) really happy. She ........................ (to give) the

men warm clothes and ......................... (to make) tea for them. The nine

men.................................. (to stay) at the lighthouse until the storm

..................... (to be) over. Then they .................................. (to row) to

Seahouses in the Darlings' boat. There they ............... (to tell) all the people about

Grace Darling.

2. The Benettons and Wales

Every summer the Benettons .................. (to go) to Wales to spend their holidays

there. It often ......................... (to rain) in Wales but the Benettons

........................................ (not / to like) hot weather. They

always ......................... (to take) their wellies with them so they can go for long

walks in the rain. Last week they .................... (to go) to Cardiff and

......................... (to visit) Cardiff Castle.

Their children ......................(to want) to see the old harbour, too. They .............(to buy) postcards of famous sailing boats and ............... (to take) a lot of photos. Then they ..................... (to have) tea at a nice tea house. They lady there ............................ (to tell) them a lot about Cardiff.

3. Isabel’s e-mail

Hi Alison,

We are back from our trip to London. It .............. (to be) great fun. We .................

(to visit) the Queen - well not really. We ......................... (not, to see) the Queen,

but we ..................... (to see) Buckingham Palace. Of course, we ...................

(to take)the underground - but we ........................... (to be) a bit scared after

those terrorist attacks. We ......................... (to stay) at a lovely hotel. I ..................

usually ...............(not, to have) eggs for breakfast, but last week we

........................ (to have) bacon and eggs, the typical English breakfast, every

morning. ........... you ............. (to like)marmalade? -I love it - especially orange

marmalade. Mum always ............................ (to buy) lots of new clothes when we

are on holiday. But in London she .............................................. (not to buy)

anything, because everything was so expensive there. Dad usually .................... (to

go) jogging every morning. But in London, he ................................ (not to go)

jogging because there weren't any parks near our hotel. Where ......... you and your

family ....... (to go) on holiday?

Write back soon. Yours, Isabel.

Simple present or progressive forms?

4. Add the right forms of the verbs in brackets and translate the German words!

Grace

There is a terrible storm. What a night! The wind

(scream)....................................... The (stürmische.

Meer)................................................(schlägt heftig gegen die

Klippen).................................................................................................

....The glass in the (Fenstern des

Leuchtturmes)................................'..........................

(shake)..................................... .The

(Leuchtturmwärter).................................................................. suddenly

(wake)..............................up. He (take).......................his

(Fernrohr) ............................... and (look)...................................

(durch)................it. He (see)........................the Forfarshire. The ship

(try).....................to fight the big (Wellen) ................................... but then the

old (Motoren)...........…… suddenly (stop)

........................... . Mr. Darling (hear).............................a loud noise. The sea

(werfen).................................... ..the (hilflos)...........................ship on Big

Harcar

Rock. Look! Some of those poor (people).........................

(cling) ...............................

to the rock now. They (warten auf)........................................help and (haben

Angst)

......................................... (Die Kleider der

Manner).......... .................................

are (nass).................... .

Suddenly he (have) ...................... got an idea. He (go)........................ to (dem

Zimmer

von Grace)...................................................... She (look) .................................

out of the window and (drink)....................................... (ein Glas Milch)

..................

.......................... He tells her what (happen)...............................

is screaming - the stormy sea is beating against the cliffs – the windows of the

lighthouse – is shaking – the lighthouse keeper – wakes up – takes – his

telescope – looks through it – sees – is trying – waves – engines – stop –

hears – throws – helpless – are clinging – are waiting – are scared – The

men’s clothes – wet – has – goes Grace’s room – is looking – drinking – a

glass of milk – is happening.

Mixed tenses: Put the verbs in the right form!

4. Kevin and Jack

This morning Kevin and his friend Jack .......................................... (to talk) on the phone:Kevin: "Hello, Jack, what ..............................................................(you; to do) at the moment?"Jack: "I ...........................................................(to write) a postcard to Mandy. I ...........................................................(to go) to her birthday party next week. What about you? ....................................................................(you; to come) to her party, too?"Kevin: "Of course: , I ........................................................................ (to look forward to) the party. But I .............................................................(not / to know) what I can ...................................... (to give) her as a present."

Jack: "Well, why ............................................................(not / to buy) her a watch? She always .............................................................(to try/ to be) on time, but she is often late."Kevin: "I'm not sure. - What about a teddy?

Jack:" ....................................................(not / to be) silly! She ............................ ................(not / to collect) teddies. - Where ........................................................ ..................... (she / to go) in her summer holidays?"Kevin: "She ........................................................ (to fly) to New York."

Jack: "So why ................................................................... (you / not / to buy) her a book about America?"

Talked/were talking – are you doing – am writing – am going to – Are you going to come – I am looking – don’t know – give – don’t you buy – tries to be – Don’t be – doesn’t collect – is she going to go – is going to fly – don’t you buy

The past: 6. Some days later David writes a letter to a friend.

Dear Paul,

Yesterday I ……………….. (go) shopping. It …………….. (be) a hot day, and

Aunt Meg ………………………………. (want) some strawberries, bananas

and sausages for a garden party. I ……………. (pick) up everything and

……………………….. (go) to the check-out (= Kasse). And then I

………………………… see) her: a brown-haired girl. She ………………. (tell)

me that her name was Maria. She ………………………. (have) a bottle of

water in one hand, and a cat in her arms. The cat’s name: Fluffy.

I………………………… (give) Fluffy one of my beautiful red strawberries, but

she …………………………… (not – eat) it.

“Why doesn’t Fluffy take my strawberry?” I …………………….. (ask) Maria. –

“The answer is easy,” Maria ………………………… (say). “Fluffy has a

strawberry allergy. Give her a piece of your bananas.”

“Poor cat,” I ……………………… (think). So Fluffy …………………………..

(take) a big piece of a banana, and we ………………………. (sit) down in front

of the supermarket.

I can tell you, we ……………………………… (be) really happy, Maria, Fluffy

and me.

Tell me about your holidays. Write soon! David

went – was – wanted . picked – went – saw – told – had – gave – didn’t eat – asked – said – thought – took – sat - were

Mixed bag7. David's surprise

David: Hey, you lot. Guess what I'm _____________ this su_________

Sarah: Er, let _____see. You're going to sp _________ two weeks in Blackpool?

David: No, m_______better _______that!

Robert: One week in Nottingham?

David: No, silly. I'm going to f________to America. Becky: North ____ south?

David: North, of course. We're o______ to America ____ the end of July.

Sarah: Wow, that's _____________ David!

Robert: Wait. Don't tell me -1 th______ I know. You're going to st_______ with a rich

uncle in Texas, right?

David: Wr_______. I haven't got a rich uncle in Texas. B_______ I have got a not

very rich aunt in New York, and we're going to stay w_________her and my

cou_____.

Becky: Ah! So you've got an Am____________cousin, eh? That's int____________.

What's his _______?

David: It's Mary-Beth! Becky: Oh, a g_________ cousin.

Sarah: _______long are you going to be in New York?

David: Well, Mum is_______ going to stay th_______. She's going to fly

str_________ on to Denver on bu__________ and then p____ me up on her way

ba_______.

Sarah: What _________your dad and Mark? Aren't they going to fly with you?

David: No, it's j_______Mum and me. So I'm going to be in New York with____ my

brother. That's going to be br___________.

Robert: Yes, but you're going to be with your aunt and Mary-Beth! I

ho_______they're OK.

David: So __________ I.

8. Put in a) the right forms of "need, must, can"(or their negative forms)

b) some or any

c) much, many and a lot of.

Sarah and Kim are having breakfast in the kitchen.

Sarah: - Hey, Kim, let's go. School starts in fifteen minutes.

We ........................be late! We haven't got..............more time.

Really! ..............people are always late!

Kim: - It's OK. We've still got enough time. We ...............................hurry (=

sich beeilen).

Sarah: - But I already see our bus coming.

Kim: - Oh, this ....................be another one. Our bus is green. And you

............... ..shout. I ............ hear you very well (gut). Remember, Mum always

says that we .....................shout inside the house.

Kim: - Where are my sandwiches? I can't see ........................ sandwiches.

. Sarah: -Look! There are ................sandwiches for you on the cupboard over there.

You ............... eat and drink something at school, but you .......................take too

......................If you take too.....................things, your bag is too heavy for you.

Youalways take ............................ things with you. And you (brauchst

nicht) ...............…...all of them.

mustn’t – much – A lot of/Many – needn’t – must – needn’t – ca – mustn’t –

any – some – mustn’t many – many – a lot of – don’t need

In the park

It’s Saturday afternoon and Robert has got a new ____________ (Roller). He ……….

……… it to David. “This ………………. really fast,” he ………………. . ________

(dann) David ……………………..his skates and they go up to the park. Robert

……………… tricks on his new scooter. “Watch me,” he ………………… and

………………. to ride down the _________ (Hügel). He ………………. his right hand

and right foot ______ (herunter ..von) the scooter, ……………….. towards David and

………………….. with his free hand and leg. “Yahoo!” he …………….. .Then

things_____________ (passieren) very fast. ______________ (plötzlich)

______________ (etwas) small and grey ………………. out of the trees and

…………….. right in front of Robert. And something big and yellow ……………………

after it . “Watch out!” ………………. David. But it’s too __________ (spät). Robert

……………… left . His scooter ………………… a __________ (Stein) and Robert

………….……. into a big ___________(Busch). Now Becky and Sarah are there. “Oh

Barker!” ………….……. Becky. “It’s silly to chase rabbits! They’re too fast for you.”

Robert ……………….. _____________ (aus ..heraus) the bush and …………… up

his scooter. He isn’t hurt but he is ___________ (böse) with Barker. ”Stupid dog” he

……………… “Stupid you!” ……..…… Sarah. “Why can’t you look where you’re

going?”

Scoter – shows – goes/is – says – Then fetches – tries – says – starts – hill – takes –

from – goes – waves – shouts – happen – Suddenly – something – jumps – lands –

comes – shouts – late – looks/turns – hits - stone - falls – bush – shouts – comes

out of – climbs – angry – says – answers/says

10. Robert: What's missing: have, 've, haven't, has, 's, hasn't?

a) Robert: I ______________ a great new CD here, Simon. ______________

you got a CD player?

Simon: No, I ______________ . Sorry.

Robert: What about Becky? ______________ she got a CD player?

Simon: Yes, she ______________ . She ______________ got a stereo and

a computer!

b) Robert: The Burtons ______________ got a nice dog. ______________you

got a dog, too?

Sarah: No, we ______________. We ______________ got a cat.

Robert: What about David? ______________ he got a dog or a cat?

Sarah: No, he ______________. He ______________ got a brother and

a cousin from Germany.

11. ’s – Genitive

1. Wo ist das Haus der Dixons? Es ist neben dem Haus der Crofts.

2. Die Zimmer der Mädchen sind sehr ordentlich.

3. Die Kuchen von Oma Jones sind manchmal wirklich großartig.

4. Hast du Simons Tennisschläger in deiner Tasche?

5. Ist die Hausaufgabe der Kinder einfach? Ja. Simon ist fertig.

6. Das Auto von Mr. Collins ist in der Garage mit dem blauen Tor. Ist es seine

Garage?. Nein, es ist die Garage seiner Schwester.

7. Ich habe den Hund meiner Freundin. Sie ist in der Schule.

8. Die Fußballposter meines Bruders sind schrecklich.

9. Ist das die Cousine von David Penrose? Sie ist aus Deutschland.

10.Schau, da ist Becky. Sie hat das Fahrrad ihrer Mutter.

12. Put the following sentences into the right order!

Suddenly, through the rain, they see the boat with Grace’s father. Grace wavesto her father.

At last they’re at the lighthouse and all the people are safe.

The ship Forfarshire is on its way from Hull to Dundee. Suddenly the engines of the ship stop.

With her father’s telescope she can see that it is a wreck on Big Harcar Rock.

In the morning of September 7th Grace Darling looks out of the window of her room.

Grace can see something – but she doesn’t know what it is.

On September 6th 1838 a strong storm is starting in the North Sea near the Farne Islands.

Mr. Darling and his daughter row to Big Harcar Rock in their little boat to save the men.

The waves throw the helpless ship here and there.

They see some people from the ship; they’re clinging to the wet rock.

The boat is too small to take them all back to the lighthouse.

Some of the men must wait until the boat comes back again.

Grace jumps from the boat to the rock. She stays on the rock together with thefrightened men.

II. 2. Grammar exercises (solutions)

1. Mrs Darling and the sea (solution)

Loves – is not – was – went – were – was – gave – made – stayed – was – rowed

2. The Benettons and Wales (solutions)

Go - rains - don’t like – take – went – visited – wanted – bought – took – had - told

3. Isabel’s e-mail

Was – visited – did not see – saw – took – were – stayed – do not usually have – had – Do you like – buys – did not buy – goes – did not go – did…go

6. Dear Paul,Yesterday I went shopping. It was a hot day, and Aunt Meg wanted some strawberries, bananas and sausages for a garden party. I picked up everythingand went to the check-out (= Kasse). And then I saw her: a brown-haired girl. She told me that her name was Maria. She had a bottle of water in one hand, and a cat in her arms. The cat’s name: Fluffy. I gave Fluffy one of my beautiful red strawberries, but she didn’t eat it.“Why doesn’t Fluffy take my strawberry?” I asked Maria. – “The answer is easy,” Maria said. “Fluffy has a strawberry allergy. Give her a piece of your bananas.”“Poor cat,” I thought. So Fluffy took a big piece of a banana, and we sat down in front of the supermarket.I can tell you, we were really happy, Maria, Fluffy and me.Tell me about your holidays. Write soon. David

10. Robert

a) ‘ve – Have – haven’t – Has – has – ‘s –

b) have – Have – haven’t – ‘ve – Has – hasn’t – ‘s

11. ’s – Genitive (solution)

1. Where is the Dixons’ house? It is beside he Crofts’ house.

2. The girls’ rooms are very tidy.

3. Sometimes Grandma Jones’s cakes are really great.

4. Have you got Simon’s tennis racket in your bag?

5. Is the children’s homework easy? Yes, it is. Simon has finished.

6. Mr Collin’s is in the garage with the blue gate. Is it his garage? No it his sister’s

garage.

7. I have got my friend’s dog (with me). She is at school.

8. My brother’s football posters are terrible.

9. Is that David Penrose’s cousin? She is from Germany.

10.Look, there is Becky. She has her mother’s bike/bicycle.

12. Put the following sentences into the right order!

On September 6th 1838 a strong storm is starting in the North Sea near the

Farne Islands.

The ship Forfarshire is on its way from Hull to Dundee. Suddenly the engines

of the ship stop.

The waves throw the helpless ship here and there.

In the morning of September 7th Grace Darling looks out of the window of her

room.

Grace can see something – but she doesn’t know what it is.

With her father’s telescope she can see that it is a wreck on Big Harcar Rock.

Mr. Darling and his daughter row to Big Harcar Rock in their little boat to save

the men.

They see some people from the ship; they’re clinging to the wet rock.

The boat is too small to take them all back to the lighthouse.

Some of the men must wait until the boat comes back again.

Grace jumps from the boat to the rock. She stays on the rock together with the

frightened men.

Suddenly, through the rain, they see the boat with Grace’s father. Grace waves

to her father.

At last they’re at the lighthouse and all the people are safe.

III. 1. Translations and mediations

1. Ein Besucher aus Südafrika

Dein Opa, der nicht so gut Englisch spricht, möchte deinen Gastschüler Ian aus Südafrika kennen lernen. Du (dein Name ist hier Peter, du kannst aber auch deinen eigenen Namen benützen) musst dolmetschen.(Achte besonders auf die Zeitformen: Für alles, was in der Vergangenheit passiert, nimmst du das simple past, für alles, was in der Zukunft passiert, nicht wie im Deutschen das Präsens, sondern das going-to future! Und denke daran: manchmal fällt es dir leichter, die richtige Lösung zu finden, wenn du schon den nächsten Satz liest! Und denke an den Perspektivenwechsel!)

Opa: Wann bist du denn angekommen?

You: When ..................................................................................................?

Ian: I think it was 7 o’clock on Thursday evening.

You: Er glaubt, es war ..............................................................................................

Opa: Und hattest du einen angenehmen Flug? Wie lange hat er gedauert?

You: ..........................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................

Ian: Well, the flight was okay. It took almost twelve hours. I was dead tired when I

arrived at Munich airport.

You: ............................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................

Opa: Das kann ich verstehen. Aber sag mir: Wo wohnst du denn in Südafrika? Und welche Sprache sprecht ihr dort?

You: ............................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................

Ian: I live in Johannesburg. Well, I’m white, so I speak English and Afrikaans. Black

people use African languages, and English, too.

You: ...........................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................

Opa: Kennst du schon irgendwelche deutschen Wörter oder Ausdrücke?

You: ............................................................................................................................

Ian: Not really. That’s why I’m here – to learn German and find out about Germany.

You: ...........................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................

Opa: Oh, das ist eine gute Idee. Deutschland ist ein sehr schönes Land, mit vielen

unterschiedlichen Landschaften. Peters Eltern zeigen euch am Wochenende

die Alpen, das wird bestimmt toll.

You: ............................................................................................................................

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Ian: Oh, the Alps? They are quite high, aren’t they?

You: ............................................................................................................................

Opa: Das stimmt. Sie sind gut zum Wandern und Skifahren. Wanderst du gerne?

You: ............................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................

Ian: Walking? Well – not really. Skiing sounds interesting.

You: .............................................................................................................................

Opa: Kannst du gut Ski fahren?

You: ...........................................................................................................................

Ian: Well, I don’t know. Actually, there is not much snow in South Africa.

You: ...........................................................................................................................

Opa: Nun, ihr könnt ja im Winter Ski fahren. Manchmal haben wir sogar hier in

Schwabach etwas Schnee.

You: ............................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................

Ian: Was machen Sie im Sommer? Fahren Sie weg?

You: ............................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................

Opa: Nein. Oma und ich bleiben daheim. Wir bauen viel Gemüse in unserem Gartenan, deshalb müssen wir hier bleiben.

You: ...........................................................................................................................

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2. A conversation with Tina.

(Du begrüßt Tina, nennst deinen Namen und sagst, woher du kommst.)

You:________________________________________________________________(Tina begrüßt dich auch und nennt ihren Namen. Sie fragt, ob du Engländer/in bist.)

Tina: _______________________________________________________________(Du verneinst das und sagst, dass du Deutsche/r bist. Du fragst Tina, wie alt sie ist.)

You: _______________________________________________________________(Tina sagt, dass sie elf ist und fragt dich wie alt du bist.)

Tina:_______________________________________________________________

(Du nennst deinAlter und fragst, ob Tina auch an der Haywood Schule ist.)

You: _______________________________________________________________(Tina bejaht dies und erzählt, dass sie in 7FC ist.)

Tina:_______________________________________________________________(Du fragst höflich, was 7 FC bedeutet.)

You: _______________________________________________________________(Tina erzählt, dass es ihre Klasse ist und dass FC für Fred Connor, ihren Klassenlehrer steht.).

Tina: ______________________________________________________________(Du fragst, ob Fred Connor nett ist und ob er ihr Mathelehrer ist. )

You: _______________________________________________________________(Tina sagt, dass es ihr Deutschlehrer ist und dass er sehr nett ist. )

Tina:___________________________________________________________________(Du schlägst Tina vor in den Pausenhof zu gehen, deine Freunde sind dort und es istsehr lustig.)

You: ______________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________(Tina findet das großartig und sie schlägt vor, Fußball zu spielen.)

Tina: ___________________________________________________________________(Du fragst Tina ob der Junge mit den Inlinern ihr Bruder = brother ist.)

You:________________________________________________________________(Tina verneint und sagt dass ihr Bruder vier Jahre alt ist.)

Tina:_______________________________________________________________

3. Arriving in New York (Say it in English and mind the tenses!!)

Du sagst,

1. dass ihr am Sonntagabend am Flughafen in New York angekommen sein.

2. dass euch deine Tante dort abgeholt hat.

3. dass ihr sofort nach Hause gefahren seid.

4. dass du am ersten Tag sehr müde warst.

5. dass du am Dienstag mit deinem Cousin in den Zoo gegangen bist, der dir

sehr gut gefallen hat, weil ihr viele verschiedene Tiere gesehen habt.

6. dass ihr am Mittwoch einkaufen ward und du eine Jeans gekauft hast.

7. dass ihr am Abend in einem fantastischen Restaurant gegessen habt.

8. „Rate mal, wen ich da gesehen habe?"

9. dass du morgen das Empire State Building besuchen wirst.

10. dass du nächste Woche deinem Freund viele tolle Photos zeigen wirst.

4. David and his mum are at Kennedy Airport New York. Aunt Meg and Mary-Beth are there, and they can’t wait to ask them a lot of questions.

Sie wollen wissen,

- ob sie einen guten Flug hatten

- how long the flight waswie lang der Flug gedauert hat

- was das Ticket gekostet hat

- ob sie im flugzeut ein gutes Essen bekommen haben

- ob David für diese Woche irgendwelche Plände hat

5. David an Maria are having a conversation in front of the supermarket: a. Maria will wissen, wo David herkommt, und was er hier in New York

macht

b. David sagt es ihr und erzählt dabei kurz von seinen Freunden und

seiner Schule in England

c. Maria sagt, dass ihre Eltern auch Mexiko (engl. Mexico) kommen

und dass ihr Vater in New York arbeitet; dann fragt sie ihn, ob er mit

ihr im Central Park spazieren gehen möchte.

d. Freudig stimmt David zu (David denkt, dass das eine tolle Idee ist.)

5. Now David and Maria are talking in the park …..

Maria: „Es tut mir Leid, aber jetzt muss ich nach Hause.“David: „Fahren wir mit dem Bus.“

Maria: „Es gibt nicht viele Busse hier. Aber wir haben Glück. Das Haus meiner Eltern ist nicht sehr weit. Gehen wir zu Fuß.“

8. Grace Darling (Please translate!)

1. Vor 116 Jahren starben 51 Leute im schrecklichen Sturm am Big Harcar Rock.2. Ruderte Mr Darling allein zum Felsen?

Nein, seine tapfere Tochter ging mit ihm. Sie hatte keine Angst vor den riesigen Wellen mit den Schaumkronen. Die Männer waren sehr ängstlich, sie klammerten sich an den Felsen und schrieen.

3. Heute kann man das Grace Darling Museum in Bamburgh besuchen, du darfst nicht vergessen, dorthin zu gehen.

4. Hast du dir im Museumsladen ein Souvenir gekauft?Ja, ich kaufte eine Schachtel Süßigkeiten mit einem Bild von Grace und eine Dose Tee für meine Tante.

5. Wem hast du eine Postkarte geschrieben?Meinen Freundinnen natürlich, ein Versprechen ist ein Versprechen, das brauchst du mir nicht zu sagen.

6. Wer gab dir die Sonnencreme von meiner Schwester? Ich weiß es nicht, sie lag da.

Grace Darling (part II)

1. Die Männer sind am Leben, wir müssen sie retten!

2. Ich kann zum Wrack rudern, aber es ist sehr gefährlich.

3. Wir dürfen nicht aufgeben.

4. Schau, die Männer klammern sich an den Felsen.

5. Grace ist ein sehr tapferes Mädchen. Sie geht nicht mit ihrem Vater zurück,

sie springt vom Boot.

6. Endlich sind sie sicher am Leuchtturm.

Translation 1 - Jack’s farm in Wales

III. 2. Translations and mediations (solutions)

1. Ein Besucher aus Südafrika

Dein Opa, der nicht so gut Englisch spricht, möchte deinen Gastschüler Ian aus Südafrika kennen lernen. Du (dein Name ist hier Peter, du kannst aber auch deinen eigenen Namen benützen) musst dolmetschen.(Achte besonders auf die Zeitformen: Für alles, was in der Vergangenheit passiert, nimmst du das simple past, für alles, was in der Zukunft passiert, nicht wie im Deutschen das Präsens, sondern das going-to future! Und denke daran: manchmal fällt es dir leichter, die richtige Lösung zu finden, wenn du schon den nächsten Satz liest! Und denke an den Perspektivenwechsel!)

Opa: Wann bist du denn angekommen?

You: When did you arrive (get here)..?

Ian: I think it was 7 o’clock on Thursday evening.

You: Er glaubt, es war am Donnerstag abend um 7 Uhr.

Opa: Und hattest du einen angenehmen Flug? Wie lange hat er gedauert?

You: .And did you have a nice flight? How long did it take?

Ian: Well, the flight was okay. It took almost twelve hours. I was dead tired when I

arrived at Munich airport.

You: Nun, der Flug war in Ordnung. Er hat fast zwölf Stunden gedauert. Ich

war todmüde, als ich am Münchner Flughafen ankam.

Opa: Das kann ich verstehen. Aber sag mir: Wo wohnst du denn in Südafrika? Und

welche Sprache sprecht ihr dort?

You: He can understand that. But tell me: Where do you live in South Africa? And

what language do you speak there?

Ian: I live in Johannesburg. Well, I’m white, so I speak English and Afrikaans. Black

people use African languages, and English, too.

You: Er wohnt in Johannesburg. Nun, er ist weiß, deshalb spricht er English

und Afrikaans. Die Schwarzen sprechen afrikanische Sprachen, und auch

Englisch.

Opa: Kennst du schon irgendwelche deutschen Wörter oder Ausdrücke?

You: Do you already know any German words or phrases?

Ian: Not really. That’s why I’m here – to learn German and find out about Germany.

You: Eigentlich nicht. Deswegen ist er ja hier – um Deutsch zu lernen und

Deutschland kennen zu lernen.

Opa: Oh, das ist eine gute Idee. Deutschland ist ein sehr schönes Land, mit vielen

unterschiedlichen Landschaften. Peters Eltern zeigen euch am Wochenende

die Alpen, das wird bestimmt toll.

You: That’s a good idea. Germany is a very beautiful country, with many different

landscapes. Peter’s parents are going to show you (besser: us) the Alps at the

weekend. I’m sure that’s going to be great.

Ian: Oh, the Alps? They are quite high, aren’t they?

You: Oh, die Alpen? Sie sind ziemlich hoch, nicht wahr?

Opa: Das stimmt. Sie sind gut zum Wandern und Skifahren. Wanderst du gerne?

You: That’s right. They’re good for walking and skiing. Do you like walking?

Ian: Walking? Well – not really. Skiing sounds interesting.

You: Wandern? Nun, nicht wirklich (oder: eigentlich nicht). Ski fahren klingt

interessant.

Opa: Kannst du gut Ski fahren?

You: Are you good at skiing?

Ian: Well, I don’t know. Actually, there is not much snow in South Africa.

You: Hm, er weiß nicht. Eigentlich gibt es nicht viel Schnee in Südafrika.

Opa: Nun, ihr könnt ja im Winter Ski fahren. Manchmal haben wir sogar hier in

Schwabach etwas Schnee.

You: Well, you (besser: we) can go skiing in the winter. Sometimes we have some

snow even here in Schwabach. (Sometimes there is some...)

Ian: Was machen Sie im Sommer? Fahren Sie weg?

You: What are you going to do in the summer? Are you going to go away?

Opa: Nein. Oma und ich bleiben daheim. Wir bauen viel Gemüse in unserem Gartenan, deshalb müssen wir hier bleiben.

You: No, they aren’t. Grandma and he are going to stay at home. They grow a lot of vegetables in their garden, so they must stay here.

Maria: Where are you from? And what are you doing here in New York?David: I’m from Nottingham. I’m visiting my aunt. She is my mother’s sister.

I’ve got some nice friends back in England. We love listening to music and weoften go skating in the park. At school we must learn German. I love German, but I’m not good at it.

Maria: My parents are from Mexico. My dad works in New York. How about going for a walk in Central Park this afternoon?

David: Great. That’s a fantastic idea!

3. Arriving in New York

1. On Sunday evening we arrived at the airport in New York

2. My aunt fetched / collected us there.

3. We went home at once / right away / immediately.

4. On the first day l was very tired / dog-tired.

5. On Tuesday we went to the zoo. It was great. /1 liked it very much,

because we saw many different animals.

6. On Wednesday we were shopping and l bought a pair of Jeans.

7. In the evening we had lunch in a fantastic / brilliant restaurant

8. "Guess who l saw there?"

9. Tomorrow l'm going to visit the Empire State Building.

10. l'm going to show you lots of great photos next week.

4. David and his mum are at Kennedy Airport New York. Aunt Meg and Mary-Beth are there, and they can’t wait to ask them a lot of questions.

Aunt Meg: Did you have a good flight?David: Oh yes. We had y wonderful flight. We had a great view of New York.Aunt Meg: How long was your flight?David: Well, it took almost 7 hours.Aunt Meg: How much was the ticket?D: It wasn’t so expensive. I think it was only 110 pounds.Aunt Meg: Did you get nice food on the plane?David: Oh yes, we did. I got chicken wings and chips. Aunt Meg: Do you have any plans for the week?David: No, not really. I want to see some of the famous sights and I need some souvenirs for Dad and Mark.

6. In the park …..

Maria: Sorry, but I must go home now.David: Let’s go by bus.Maria: There aren’t many buses here. But we are lucky. My parents’ house itnot very far. Let’s walk.

Jack is having dinner when suddenly his aunt phones / gives him a call. A little pig is hurt. Jack is worried and cycles to his aunt’s farm at once/right away. There he must clean the pigsty,because his aunt was too busy. Jack calls the vet and tells him aboutthe little pig.

Translation 2 - Becky flies to London

Yesterday Becky got a letter from her friends in London. She opened it and was very happy, because she only sometimes writes letters. Her friends invited her to come to London. She goes by plane and stays at the Tower Hotel. But she must buy a presentfor her best friend.

Translation 3a - A promise is a promise

Two days ago Becky and Sarah were shopping in town / in the city.They bought a yellow and a blue pullover, two jeans and four pairs of shoes. Both liked the new clothes very much, but Becky promised Sarah to borrow her the blue pullover. Today they met again. While they were standing there nd were looking at the pullover Becky suddenly didn’t want to give away the pullover. But Sarah said:“A promise is a promise.“

Translation 3b

Yesterday I visited my friends in Schwabach. In the afternoon we all went into the living room and watched Sponge Bob on TV. Suddenly Mrs Einsiedler called. She wanted to know when we come / came into the farm yard. There were some cars in the yard. All cars were Mrs Einsiedler’s cars, except one. This was the vet’s car. He drove with it across the fields through the wood, down the road at the church through the neighbour’s vegetable garden up to Mr Sitzberger’s house. There he threw the key through the window. At home he told his wife the story about/ of the five sheep.

Translation 4

All our chickens / (hens) are sitting in the shed and are sleeping. I mustn’t wake themup, because I must take away their eggs. Suddenly the pigs ran from the pigsty into the shed and through the open gate out onto the yard again. I was very frightened. Then I chased the pigs until all were on the field. My Mum came out of the house andwent through the garden to the field. There, she closed the gate, because all pigs were at home again .

Translation 5

Yesterday our grandma from Great Britain visited us. She brought us a lot of funny presents. Because my granny is from Australia, she can tell some exciting stories. Sometimes these stories are about dangerous adventures in South Africa, too. Two years ago grandma watched crocodiles there and even helped to catch some of them. My grandma can speak five languages, too. She speaks English, German, Aboriginal, a Franconian dialect and Afrikaans.

Translation 6 - A day in the United States

A lot of my friends are living in the USA today and I visited my friend José in San Diego a year ago. This city is in California. His parents speak two languages and José learns English, Spanish and German at school. We went to San Francisco and took a picture of the Golden Gate bridge. Then we went to Las Vegas in Nevada. Everything was huge in the USA and I liked it a lot there.

Information about Seahouses

1. Write down the distances from: Seahouses - LondonSeahouses - EdinburghSeahouses - Manchester

2. Can you get to Seahouses by train?

3. How can you also get there?

4. Where are the nearest airports?

‘Accommodation’ (Unterkunft).

1. How many camping sites can you find in Seahouses?

2. 2. Which one do you like better? Why?

3. 3. How many hotels and bed & breakfast places are there in Seahouses?

Now you are at Seahouses. Write an e-mail to your friend.

Use the following words:

Dear ,

spend the weekend – distance from London – activities you can do at Seahouses –

why you like Bamburgh – where you spent the night – what you will do the next day –

your friend’s plans?

Yours,

Cloze text Unit 7 Solution

David: going to - summer

Sarah: me - spend

David: much - than

David: fly

Becky: or

David: off - at

Sarah: fantastic / great / brilliant

Robert: think – stay

David: Wrong - But - with - cousin

Becky: American - interesting - name

Becky: girl

Sarah: How

David: isn't - there - straight - business - pick - back

Sarah: about

David: just - without - brilliant

Robert: hope

David: do