S. Müller 2013 14
Englisch
Written exam: May 8, 2019 Colloquium: May 20- May 31, 2019
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Useful Phrases
Useful Vocabulary (Book or Film Review)
Environment
Shakespeare
Elizabethan Age
Elizabethan playhouses: e.g. THE GLOBE
Abitur
Langauage Analysis
- TONE: formal, informal, serious, humorous, exaggerated, sarcastic, ironical
- DICTION: choice of words
- STYLISTIC DEVICES: metaphor, alliteration, personification, simile Explanation and examples of stylistic devices
- SYNTAX/NARRATIVE PERSPECTIVE
Composition
INTRODUCTION-MAIN PART- CONCLUSION
MAIN PART
- Discuss. = PROS and CONS (one argument EACH)
- Do you agree? = PROS or CONS. (two arguments on EITHER one)
- Comment on.
- Articles: title+ introduction to topic+explanation+examples/expert opinion
- Letter to the editor: To whom it may concern, in reference to the article…, Yours sincerely,
- Use work of fiction/review: Form of text (novel, short story), author, title (Publishing house/production company, year) summary (setting, characters, plot)
INTRODUCTION (should lead to the main part- TRANSITION !!!!!! NO "And now I will discuss.... :-( )
- Current event
- Historical background
- Provocation
- Definition/
- Explanation
- Quotation
- Statistics
- Personal experience
CONCLUSION
- Summary
- Personal Opinion
- Future developments
Mediation
- Read task carefully
- Read the text
- Find the relevant information in the text (different colour for different aspects) German AND English
- Structure the information in a logical order (e.g. general specific)
- Mediate the information
- Write the text
- Proofread YOUR text
Exercises
Literature
Videos of important pieces of literature, e.g. Shakespeare's plays,Fitzgerald, Hawthorne etc. Sparksnotes
Performances of Shakespeare's sonnets [1]
NEWS presentation
January 7, 2019: Lucas R.
January, 14, 2019: Nicolas H.
January 21, 2019: Ina S.
January 28, 2019: Maximilian S.
February 4, 2019: Christin A.
February 11, 2019: Alexandra T.
February 18, 2019: Lucas R.
February 25, 2019: David B.
March 11, 2019: Leonie G.
News presentation gives information on THREE important news items from the English speaking world. If the news of global relevance you may
include it in your presentation. The presentation should be no longer than 5-8 minutes and include pictures.
You might find these websites useful for your research.
USA
Great Britain
Australia
Canada
Useful Stuff
NEW (March 15, 2018)
Here you can find some useful information on writing a comment [2]
You can find additional information in your book on pages 268/269
Useful transitions between the different parts of your comments [3]
The website ego4u [4] provides ample possibilities for you to practise your English (grammar, vocabulary etc.)
Useful phrases for different occasions English conversation phrases
Voice opinions Agreeing and disagreeing
Sentence Cohesion Linking ideas and arguments
Sentence Cohesion Conjunctions and fill words