1. Leseprobe - STARK Verlag

Abschlussprüfung Englisch 2015
C Mediation
Deine Eltern wollen ihren Sommerurlaub in Florida verbringen. Während dieses
Aufenthaltes ist ein Ausflug nach Crystal River geplant, um dort mit den manatees
(eine Art von Seekühen) zu schwimmen. Deine Eltern haben dazu eine Internetseite
gefunden. Da sie nicht so gut Englisch sprechen, bitten sie dich um Hilfe.
Beantworte ihre Fragen kurz auf Deutsch.
a) Wie alt muss man mindestens sein, um an diesem Ausflug teilnehmen zu können?
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b) Welche Erfahrungen hat der Tour-Führer?
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c) Wie lange dauert diese Tour?
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d) Wie groß ist eine Besuchergruppe höchstens?
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e) Warum ist die Gruppengröße begrenzt?
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f) Welche Ausrüstung wird gestellt? (2 Gegenstände)
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g) Wie sieht es mit der Verpflegung aus?
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h) Wie gefährlich sind denn diese Seekühe?
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i) Wie viele dieser Seekühe gibt es überhaupt noch?
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Swim with Manatees, Crystal River, Florida
Swim with manatees along with Captain Joe Detrick of Fun 2 Dive Manatee Tours:
You will enjoy the experience of a life time!
Our purpose:
• To offer you and your family a full day manatee tour.
• To minimize the impact on wild manatees, we maintain
a very small group size, no more than 6 people.
• This Manatee Tour is good for all ages 3 years and up,
with no experience needed. All you need is a passion
for nature and the spirit of adventure.
Tour facts:
professional guide
Captain Joe is a professional tour guide and has almost 30 years of
snorkelling experience with these magnificent animals.
quality equipment
all-inclusive: snorkel, diving mask, wetsuit and life jacket
extras
You get free drinks and food on board.
start
The tour starts 9.30 am every day at the Manatee Tourboat at
Twin Rivers Marina.
prices
$ 90.00 per person
reservations
You must make a reservation prior to your tour on www.swim-withmanatees.com/manatee-tours or by phone 1-888-588-3483.
Manatee facts:
• Manatees are an endangered species.
• There are only around 3800 manatees living today.
• The average manatee is from 8 to 10 feet long with an average weight of
800 to 1000 pounds.
• They mainly eat grass and are very gentle animals that will not harm you.
• Active manatees have to come to the surface for air every 6 to 8 minutes.
• Manatees in the wild live to about 30 or 40 years of age.
Adapted from: http://www.swim-with-manatees.com/index.html (22.10.2014)
Photo: © Greg Amptman. Shutterstock
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D Use of Language
1. Choose the correct options and fill in the blanks.
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Man helps a dolphin
are
friendly animals which are loved by
Dolphins (is /are /will be) _________________________________
humans. Three weeks ago, a group of people were diving in Hawaii when a dolphin
(appears / has appeared /appeared) ____________________________________________________________. The animal
swam (tight /close to /narrow) _________________________________________________________ one of the men in
the group.
He saw that the dolphin could not move very (well /good / better) _______________________________
because it was tangled in a fishing line.
The diver thought about (who / what / how) ____________________________________________________ he could
help him. The dolphin (is / was / were) _________________________________________________ calm and it let
the human free it. A tourist took a picture (by/ to /of) _____________________________ the moment.
“Dolphins are the (most fascinating / more fascinating / fascinating)
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animals in the whole world,” said the man in
an interview. “They are much nicer (like /as / than) ___________________________________________________
whales. They are more intelligent (or /and / because) ________________________________________________
very trustful.” The man is really sad that dolphins are still killed in Japan because of
(those /there /their) _______________________________________________ meat.
Adapted from: http://www.newsinlevels.com/products/human-helps-a-dolphin-level-2/ (30.09.2014)
2. Say it in English.
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Du bist mit einer Freundin /einem Freund in den Urlaub gefahren. Es ist der
Tag eurer Anreise und ihr seid in eurem Hotel in Malta angekommen.
Es ist schon spät, aber ihr habt noch Hunger.
Situation 1:
Ihr seid an der Hotelrezeption. Du fragst, wo ihr noch etwas
essen könnt. Dann erkundigst du dich nach dem Weg dorthin.
Abschließend fragst du, ob es dort auch vegetarisches Essen
gibt.
Assistant:
Hello. How can I help you?
You:
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Assistant:
Well, our restaurant is still open.
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