Empfehlung für die Abschlussprüfung der Mittelschule Fach Englisch

Empfehlung für die Abschlussprüfung der Mittelschule
Fach Englisch
Sehr geehrte Frau Direktorin,
sehr geehrter Herr Direktor,
sehr geehrte Lehrpersonen für Englisch,
in Anbetracht der Tatsache, dass eine ausgeprägte Heterogenität der Prüfungsformate der
schriftlichen Mittelschulabschlussprüfung für Englisch an den einzelnen Schulen festgestellt wurde,
erhielt die Arbeitsgruppe im Herbst 2013 den Auftrag, eine Aufgabensammlung als Orientierung
und Empfehlung für eine möglichst einheitliche und kohärente Gestaltung der Abschlussprüfung zu
erarbeiten. Die vorliegende Sammlung von Testaufgaben ist das Produkt dieser Arbeit und dient als
Vorschlag für die Erstellung eines mit den Rahmenrichtlinien stimmigen Prüfungsformats.
Die schriftliche Abschlussprüfung beinhaltet Aufgaben für die Überprüfung der Grundfertigkeiten
Lesen, Hören und Schreiben. Grammatik und Wortschatz haben eine dienende Funktion im Bereich
der produktiven Sprachkompetenzen (Schreiben und Sprechen) und können in die entsprechenden
Aufgaben der schriftlichen Arbeit und im Rahmen des mündlichen Prüfungsgesprächs einfließen.
Es können auch zusätzliche Aufgaben für die gezielte Überprüfung von Grammatikkenntnissen und
Wortschatz („Use of English“) angewandt werden. Gelernte Grammatikregeln und Wortschatz
werden nicht mechanisch abgefragt, sondern werden in kompetenzorientierten Aufgaben unter
Beweis gestellt. Solche Aufgaben sind zusammen mit der Textproduktion zu bewerten.
Für die Gewichtung der Leistungsergebnisse in den drei Bereichen wird folgendes Verhältnis
vorgeschlagen:
Schreiben:
40%
Lesen:
30%
Hören:
30%
Die Aufgaben für die Überprüfung aller drei Grundfertigkeiten sollten möglichst
kompetenzorientiert sein und so formuliert werden, dass ein Teil davon auch von den
leistungsschwächeren Schülerinnen und Schülern zu bewältigen ist. Eine progressive Abstufung des
Schwierigkeitsgrades liefert gleichzeitig den leistungsstärkeren Schülerinnen und Schülern die
Möglichkeit, ihre Fähigkeiten unter Beweis zu stellen.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Die Mitglieder der Arbeitsgruppe:
Gianluca Battistel
Mara Fink
Tania Greco
Ferdinand Patscheider
Evi Debora Schwienbacher
Elfi Troi
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Test examples for the final exam
Lower Secondary School
Listening
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Multiple choice
You will hear a radio interview with the manager of a summer activity course. For each question,
choose the correct answer. (Length: 4.35)
1. This year, the course will run for...
A six weeks.
B seven weeks.
C eight weeks.
2. The problem last year was that...
A few people wanted to attend.
B there were too few workers.
C there was nothing to do on rainy days.
3. This year, for the first time, children will...
A do creative activities.
B do new outdoor sports.
C organise events.
4. Molly doesn’t think children will come for six weeks because...
A it’s too expensive.
B they will do the same activities again and again.
C their parents will want to spend time with them.
5. The course isn’t open to teenagers because...
A Molly thinks they aren’t interested in the activities which are available1.
B Molly thinks they should spend time with young people of a similar age.
C Molly’s staff think that teenagers are difficult to please.
6. It’s important that parents of children attending the course...
A pay the full amount1 immediately.
B choose the activities the child wants to do when they apply1.
C inform Molly about any food the child cannot eat.
http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_for_schools_listening_part2.htm
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Um den Schwierigkeitsgrad der Fragen zu verringern, können schwierige Wörter eventuell ins
Deutsche übersetzt oder in Englisch umschrieben werden.
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Gap filling
You will hear a radio announcer giving details about a local Motor Show. For each question, fill in
the missing information in the spaces. Write no more than three words and/or a number. (Length:
1.52)
Eastbrook Motor Show
Date:
__________
Location:
_______________ Show Ground
Displays:
Famous People:
For Ladies:
Price of Family Ticket:
Old cars and buses
Cars of the _____________________
Jack Tyler from the Television Show ________________________
Top Racing Driver Michael Boreman
Stalls selling gifts, jewellery and clothes
Competition - Guess the number of _________________ in the car
__________________________________________________
http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_part3.htm
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True/False
Look at the six questions. You will hear a man called Steve and a woman called Caroline talking
about summer jobs. Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, select Yes. If it is
not correct, select No. (Length: 2:04)
1. Steve hasn’t arranged any work for the summer yet.
Yes
No
2. Caroline’s work will allow her to have free time during the day.
Yes
No
3. Caroline’s work will be located in a city.
Yes
No
4. Caroline found out about the job from the internet.
Yes
No
5. Caroline says that work at music festivals is badly paid.
Yes
No
6. Caroline does not have to pay for her accommodation1.2
Yes
No
http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_part4.htm
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Um den Schwierigkeitsgrad der Fragen zu verringern, können schwierige Wörter eventuell ins
Deutsche übersetzt oder in Englisch umschrieben werden.
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Open questions
Trains and travel
Do this exercise while you listen. Write the correct answer to these questions. (Length: 2.34)
a) Which platform does the 10.15 train to Cambridge leave from?_______________________
b) How much is a single ticket to Manchester?_____________________________
c) Which platform does the 12.30 train to Manchester leave from?_______________________
d) What time does the train arrive at Exeter?_______________________
e) What time is the train back to London?_____________________________
f) Which platform does the train back to London leave from?___________________________
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/sites/teens/files/trains_and_travel_-_exercises_4
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Note Taking
Listen to Ed and Atik’s story and take notes to the questions. (Length: 2.54)
Questions
Notes
When did it happen?
What is Atik good at?
Where did they go?
What was the weather like when they arrived at
the lake?
What did they do when the storm broke out?
What did Ed do in the shelter?
Why couldn’t they go home?
How long did it take to go home?
Why did it take so much to go home?
What did the neighbour say?
How did Ed’s father feel in the end?
Gerngroß, Puchta, Davis, Holzmann (1996) The New You and Me 3 Textbook Basic Course,
Langenscheidt English Language Teaching GmbH Wien
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Matching
Listen to Sarah talking to a friend about her holiday photographs. Where are the people in the
photographs? Write the letter next to the names. (Length: 2.42)
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Caroline
2
Jack
3
Sarah
4
Peter
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Sarah’s father
A) castle
B) cathedral
C) hotel
D) market
E) mountains
F) museum
G) restaurant
H) sea
http://englishaula.com/en/ket-listening-part-2-exam-1-cambridge-key-english-test-practice-testsexercise.html
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Test examples for the final exam
Lower Secondary School
Reading
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Open questions
A very famous bear
December 5th, 2007 was a very special day at Berlin Zoo. It was the famous polar bear Knut’s first
birthday.
The little bear won the hearts of millions of people around the world a year ago when he was
rejected by his mother, Tosca. He was the first bear to be born in the zoo in over 30 years.
Little Knut had to spend the first 44 days of his life in an incubator and the staff of the zoo had to
look after him constantly. One keeper, Thomas Doerflein, had to sleep in the zoo to feed Knut six
times a day.
Knut was really small when he was born but now he weighs more than 109 kilos. That’s why he has
to be on a diet now. He ate his birthday cake. It contained more than 300 eggs. In general, he must
have fresh fruit, vegetables and rice for lunch.
We sent our Team up reporter Janice to Berlin for the celebration and she told us that at lunchtime
there were more than 2,000 visitors. Children entered the zoo for free. ‘They sold the birthday cake
and the money went to the zoo’s foundation’ she said. ‘It was a wonderful experience and I hope to
be there for his next birthday, too.’
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Read the article and write sentences using the following information.
Berlin zoo: Knut was born at Berlin zoo.
1) December 5th, 2007: _____________________________________________________________
2) Tosca: ________________________________________________________________________
3) 30 years: ______________________________________________________________________
4) six times a day: _________________________________________________________________
5) 109 kilos: _____________________________________________________________________
6) 300 eggs: _____________________________________________________________________
7) 2,000 visitors: __________________________________________________________________
8) zoo’s foundation: _______________________________________________________________
Christoph Edelhoff (2001), Notting Hill Gate, Diesterweg, Frankfurt am Main.
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Open questions
Sarah Smith
Sarah was born on 13th March 1996. She started walking when she was
one year old and at the age of two she started dancing too. Her father
was a lover of rock 'n' roll music so Sarah was always listening to this
type of music. ‘I’ve always loved music but there’s something special
about rock 'n' roll,’ she says. ‘I’ve always been good at it, but am
hopeless at other types of dancing like disco and hip hop’.
Sarah has been in many competitions and has won six gold medals. Her
ambition is to go to America, the home of rock 'n' roll to be in one of the
important Memphis competitions.
Brad Rogers
Brad was born in July 1997 and is a very normal fifteen year old
boy.
He loves playing football with friends and hanging out with them
but he also has an unusual hobby – ballroom dancing.
He’s Britain’s Junior National Champion and has danced since he
was three years old.
‘My mum’s a dance instructor so I often went to work with her
when I was young,’ Brad says, ‘I didn’t play with my toys and I
watched the dancers’.
He’s won many medals and cups and has been Junior Champion
three times. His ambition is to become World Junior Champion.
He’s also good at Latin America dancing and he is going to learn
salsa and tango too but he’s hopeless at hip hop.
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Choose one of the two people in exercise 1 and answer the questions.
1) When was Sarah / Brad born? _____________________________________________________
2) When did she / he start dancing? ___________________________________________________
3) What is she / he good at? _________________________________________________________
4) What is she / he hopeless at? ______________________________________________________
5) Has she / he been in any competition? _______________________________________________
6) Has she / he won any awards? _____________________________________________________
7) What is her / his ambition? ________________________________________________________
Christoph Edelhoff (2001), Notting Hill Gate, Diesterweg, Frankfurt am Main.
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Matching
School clubs
Which clubs can the children go to? Match the school clubs and the texts.
Mike: I like reading and writing. I can go to the school library every day. And I go to a club every
Wednesday. I go to the ___________________________________.
Alex: I can only go to a club on Thursday. But I don’t like collecting stamps. So I go to the
___________________________________.
Lucy: I love music. I can’t play an instrument but I am a good singer. So I can go to the
___________________________________.
Ross: I play in a team. We meet in the gym. We start at 4.00 am and finish at 5.30 pm. I go to the
___________________________________.
Sarah: I go to a club every Thursday. I like drama but I don’t like Mrs Wesley. So I go to the
___________________________________.
Jane: I have got a lot of photos, and I like to work with computers. I can meet my friends at the
___________________________________.
Christoph Edelhoff (2007), Notting Hill Gate 1, Diesterweg, Braunschweig.
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Multiple choice
Look at the notice board. Then read the questions and tick the correct answer.
1. Which football match can you watch at the school playing field at 2.00pm?
a girls’ friendly match
a boys’ match against
Holland Park School
a match against teachers
2. Where can you get a free drink?
at the football match
in room 22
at the Main Hall
3. There is a cooking competition and the guests can eat the meals. How much are they?
5 pence
50 pence
they are free
4. Why is there no quiz show this year?
because the reporters
are busy
because Robert must play
football
because Robert can’t
come
5. Who can you ask to play your favourite song?
Robert
the music teacher
the reporters
6. Where can you make your own cards and invitations?
in room 22
in the gym
in room 37
7. When is the model planes show?
at 5.00 pm
at 8.30 pm
at 3.30 pm
8. Who can tell you everything about pets?
a reporter
a person with a pet
a singer
Christoph Edelhoff (2007), Notting Hill Gate 1, Westermann, Braunschweig.
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Open questions
Read the fact file and write complete sentences. Use the questions below to help you.
When and where was he born?
What medals did he win at the Beijing Olympics?
When did he start cycling? Where?
What other sports did he do at school?
What was his childhood dream?
Chris Hoy was born on 23rd March 1976 in Scotland.
_____________________________________________
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Pelteret Cheryl (2010), Hot Spot Activity Book 3, Macmillan Publishers Limited, Oxford.
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Matching
Read the article. Answer the questions.
Who wants to work in the theatre?
Who wants to be a dancer?
Who has to go to a singing lesson?
Aiden
_____________
_____________
Who is studying stage design?
Who is going to dance in a festival?
Who is going to work on stage?
Who is going to work off stage?
What do these students have in common?
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
Adapted from Pelteret Cheryl (2010), Hot Spot Activity Book 3, Macmillan Publishers Limited,
Oxford.
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Booking form
Read the text and fill in the online form.
Diwold I., Martinjak S., Peherstorfer N., Rosenberg M., Wingate J., Schmied E. (2005), Friends 4
Activity Book/Standard, Veritas Verlag, Linz.
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Matching
Read the summary of Jurassic Park. Match the sentence number with the pictures. There are two
extra sentences.
1) Mr Hammond takes his grandchildren to an island. There is a theme park with real dinosaurs
there.
2) The children and Mr Hammond take a buggy tour round the island.
3) They have dinosaur eggs for lunch.
4) At the same time a man steals some dinosaur eggs.
5) He wants to escape, but there is a tropical storm and he crashes his car.
6) In the afternoon they play on the beach.
7) The man turns off the electricity to get over an electric fence. The dinosaurs escape and the
children are in danger.
8) They escape from the island in a helicopter.
Adapted from Gerngroß G., Puchta H., Lewis-Jones P. L., Holzmann C., Stranks J. (2008), More!
Workbook 3 Basic Course, Helbling Languages, Rum.
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Matching
Read the letter, match the questions and the answers below, and answer the questions.
1) Why did they get to San Diego five hours late? ___ It’s very hot.
2) What is the weather like?
___ In an Italian restaurant.
3) Where do they have breakfast?
___ No, she’ll write an email.
4) What does she like about San Diego?
___ The shopping malls.
5) Will she write another postcard?
___ Because they missed the plane in New York.
6) Why did she buy two bikinis? ____________________________________________________
7) Do Hannah and her parents want to do the same things? ________________________________
Adapted from Gerngroß G., Puchta H., Lewis-Jones P. L., Holzmann C., Stranks J. (2008), More!
Workbook 3 Basic Course, Helbling Languages, Rum.
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Test examples for the final exam
Lower Secondary School
Writing
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Writing texts (email)
Your family is visiting London next month. You have an English pen friend called Zara who lives
in London. You would like to meet her when you go to London.
Write an email to Zara. In your email, you should:
•
say when your family is coming to London
•
ask if you can meet, and suggest a day
•
suggest what you can do together.
Write 35-45 words.
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Writing texts (letter)
This is part of a letter you receive from your pen friend James:
“In your next letter, please tell me about the music you like.
What’s your favourite kind of music? Do you play an instrument?”
Now write a letter, answering your penfriend’s questions.
Write 35-45 words.
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
http://www.examenglish.com/PET/PET_writing_part2.htm
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Writing dialogues
Look at the map and write two dialogues: “Asking the way”. Mr Miller is standing at the corner of
Green Street and Bolton Road. Two tourists ask him the way to:
the post office
the swimming pool
Dialogue 1
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________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Dialogue 2
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Gerngroß G., Puchta H., Davis L., Holzmann C. (1995), The New You & Me Workbook 2,
Langenscheidt-Longman GmbH, Wien.
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Guided writing
Write a story of about 100 words with one of the following titles:
1) A day in the city
2) A frightening film
3) A fabulous experience
4) A terrible day
Write a story of about 100 words beginning with one of the following sentences:
1) When the taxi arrived Susan was ready, dressed in her very best clothes.
2) It was 5 in the morning and there was a knock on the door.
3) John didn’t know where he would get the money he needed.
4) The train left the station at midnight.
Write a story of about 100 words ending with one of the following sentences:
1) I woke up and realised it had all been a bad dream.
2) I shall never make the same mistake again.
3) When I left the house of the Parker family with their terrible children I was really glad. I
knew that I would not come back. I would look for a new place to spend my holidays.
Adapted from http://www.brays-ingles.com/support-files/ebookpetwriting.pdf
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Guided writing
Write a story. You must begin your story with these words:
„A haunted castle with ghosts? You must be joking!“ Tom said when he entered Aldourie Castle....
Write Tom's story and include the following ideas:
1. What happened inside?
2. One additional idea (Ghosts?)
3. Tom’s feelings.
4. How did the story end?
Write about 100 words.
Your American cousin Alana is going to visit you. Before her arrival she sent you the
following email:
I’m really looking forward to meeting you all next Wednesday. Can you pick me up at the airport?
I’ve already made a list of popular sightseeing spots, but I’ve probably forgotten some. What mustsees and must-dos can you recommend? One last thing – I’d like to bring a present for your
parents. Any ideas?
CU soon,
Alana
Read Alana’s email. Write an email to her.
a) Answer her three questions.
b) Mention at least one additional aspect in your email.
Write about 100 words.
http://www.isb.bayern.de/download/10279/gw_workshop_maerz_2010.pdf
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Guided Writing
My holidays
Write a text about your last or most exciting summer holidays. Answer the following questions.
(100 words)
Where did you go?
How did you like it?
Who went with you?
What did you do?
What was the weather like?
What did you like?
What did you not like?
Continue the following story (100 words)
Tim and Andy were good friends. They were 12 years old and lived in a small town. They liked
reading science fiction and fantasy books. They often talked about the books they were reading.
„Wouldn't it be great to be the hero of such a story!“ Tim said one day. Suddenly the two boys
were...
My trip to New York/London/Sidney etc. (100 words)
You are on holiday with your parents. You are spending one week in New York or any other city.
Write a short letter to your best friend back home telling him/her about your stay.
Write a letter to a ghost club.
Tell them what you heard and saw during your stay at the haunted castle (100 words).
Use sentence starters (first-then; suddenly; later; finally; after a while....) and make paragraphs.
Use at least 5 of the following words and phrases somewhere in your letter:
to go on a castle tour / tour guide / to explain / portrait gallery / Duke of Blueberry Castle /
murdered / to haunt / to appear / strange / frightened / mysterious / to ask for help / to faint
Berger Astrid, Broniowski Gabriele (2008), Aufsteigen in Englisch Schularbeiten 3, G&G
Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Wien.
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Write about yourself
You have joined a social site on the internet. Write a description of yourself to put on your page.
Remember to include:
your personal details, for example, name and age
what you do or study
things you like doing
…
You can write up to 100 words.
Adapted from http://www.brays-ingles.com/support-files/ebookpetwriting.pdf
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Picture story
What happened to John and Rebecca? Look at the pictures and write a story of about 120-150
words. 13
Berger Astrid, Broniowski Gabriele (2008), Aufsteigen in Englisch Schularbeiten 3, G&G
Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Wien.
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Um den Schwierigkeitsgrad der Fragen zu verringern, können schwierige Wörter eventuell ins
Deutsche übersetzt (Seil = rope) oder in Englisch umschrieben werden.
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Picture story
What happened to Peter and Susan? Look at the pictures and write a text of about 120-150 words.
Berger Astrid, Broniowski Gabriele (2008), Aufsteigen in Englisch Schularbeiten 3, G&G
Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Wien.
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Picture story
Look at the picture story. Then write the story by completing the sentences below it.
Barbara and her mum were in New York. They were ____________________________________.
They stopped to look _____________________________________________________________.
Barbara saw ____________________________________________________________________.
She wanted to ___________________________________________________________________.
So Barbara and her mum __________________________________________________________.
Her mum ______________________, but she left her ___________________________________.
Barbara and her mum were worried. They _____________________________________________.
They were glad when they got ______________________________________________________.
Five minutes later the telephone
____________________________________________________.
It was ________________________________. He told Barbara’s mum that she had left
_______________________________.
Gerngroß G., Puchta H., Davis L., Holzmann C. (2003), You & Me Aufgabensammlung für
Schularbeiten für die 1. bis 4. Klasse der HS und AHS (CD-Rom), Langenscheidt-Longman GmbH,
München.
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Picture description
Describe the picture, write about 100 words.
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Pelteret Cheryl (2010) Hot Spot 3, Activity Book 3, Oxford, Macmillan Publishers Limited.
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