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Hörverstehen_Englisch
Button1_orange Task 1
Listening Comprehension
(Quelle: Just Right Elementary; Langenscheidt Verlag) 


You have 30 seconds to read the task. Then listen to the three phone calls and tick off the correct answer.
Lesen Sie die Aufgabe. Sie haben 30 Sekunden Zeit. Sie hören drei Telefongespräche. Kreuzen Sie die richtige Antwort an.

1. When does the British Museum close on Wednesday?
6.00
5.00
4.00 

2. How much is the special exhibition at the British Museum for children?
£3
free
£8 

3. The Transport Museum opens at 11.00 on
Monday
Sunday
Friday 

4. How much is the special exhibition at Kew Gardens for children?
£10
£8
£6 

5. Kew Gardens closes at 4o'clock in the
spring.
summer.
winter. 

Button2_orange Task 2
Listening Comprehension
(Quelle: Just right Elementary; Langenscheidt Verlag)


You have 30 seconds to read the task. Then listen to the four dialogues and tick off the correct answer.
Lesen Sie die Aufgabe. Sie haben 30 Sekunden Zeit. Sie hören vier Dialoge. Kreuzen Sie die richtige Antwort an.

1. The first actor plays a Yankee soldier.
true
false 

2. The second actor's head will be cut off.
true
false 

3. Bobby da Nero is the second actor's husband.
true
false 

4. Henry VIII died in 1574.
true
false 

5. Nehru is India's current prime minister.
true
false 

Button3_orange Task 3
Listening Comprehension
(Quelle: Just right Elementary; Langenscheidt Verlag)


You have 30 seconds to read the task. Then listen to the four dialogues and tick off the correct answer.
Lesen Sie die Aufgabe. Sie haben 30 Sekunden Zeit. Sie hören vier Dialoge. Kreuzen Sie die richtige Antwort an.

1. Kim and Lorna are best friends.
true
false 

2. Lorna is always making excuses when Kim calls her.
true
false 

3. Lorna does not know about Kim's party.
true
false 

4. Kate knows whom Kim is going to marry.
true
false 

5. Kate is in love with Max.
true
false 

Button4_orange Task 4
Listening Comprehension
(Quelle: Just right Pre-Intermediate; Langenscheidt Verlag) 


You have 30 seconds to read the task. Then listen to brian and Molly talking about two of their primary school teachers and tick off the correcht answers.
Lesen Sie die Aufgabe. Sie haben 30 Sekunden Zeit. Sie hören Brian and molly über zwei ihrer Grundschullehrer/innen sprechen. Kreuzen Sie die richtige Antwort an.

1. Mrs Gladwin is 100 years old now.
true
false 

2. Molly did not like Mrs Gladwin's discipline.
true
false 

3. It was always very quiet in Ms Marley's classes.
true
false 

4. Molly didn't like to be with bigger children.
true
false 

5. Molly learned a lot with Ms Marley.
true
false 

6. Ms Marley allowed pupils to find out this for themselves.
true
false 

7. Brian likes Ms Marley because she made him feel comfortable.
true
false 

Button5_orange Task 5
Listening Comprehension
(Quelle: Just right Pre-Intermediate; Langenscheidt Verlag) 


You have 30 seconds to read the task. Then listen to the radio programme and tick off the correct answer.
Lesen Sie die Aufgabe. Sie haben 30 Sekunden Zeit. Sie hören eine Radiosendung. Kreuzen Sie die richtige Antwort an.

1. The UFO comes from Brazil.
true
false 

2. In 1958 the disc was seen by a great number of people.
true
false 

3. The Navy hired a photographer to take a picture of the UFO.
true
false 

4. Experts identified the photos to be unreal.
true
false 

5. The UFO was going very fast.
true
false 

6. Many people believe in UFOs.
true
false 

7. Many people think that the photos are real.
true
false 

Button6_orange Task 6
Listening Comprehension
(Quelle: Just right Intermediate; Langenscheidt Verlag)


You have 30 seconds to read the task. Then listen to the news programme and tick off the correct answer.
Lesen Sie die Aufgabe. Sie haben 30 Sekunden Zeit. Sie hören eine Nachrichtensendung. Kreuzen Sie die richtige Antwort an.

1. Appalling weather conditions forced Mrs Pilenko to call for help.
true
false 

2. Mr Pilenko went to Nepal to alert the rescue authorities.
true
false 

3. The new computer virus transfers money onto your internet account.
true
false 

4. Authorities advice internet users not to open emails from unknown senders.
true
false 

5. Mr Runyon informed the press about the case.
true
false 

6. Mountain View will transfer its business to a different holiday location.
true
false 

7. Internet companies are predicted to experience difficulties in future.
true
false 

Button7_orange Task 7
Listening Comprehension
(Quelle: Just right Intermediate; Langenscheidt Verlag) 


You have 30 seconds to read the task. Then listen to three people telling their story and tick off the correct answer.
Lesen Sie die Aufgabe. Sie haben 30 Sekunden Zeit. Sie hören drei Personen, die ihre Geschichte erzählen. Kreuzen Sie die richtige Antwort an.

1. The first woman had an accident during her driving test.
true
false 

2. The other driver gave here a wrong name.
true
false 

3. The woman is now forty-nine years old.
true
false 

4. The second woman fell in love with the second man's smile.
true
false 

5. The second man asked her to fly to Chile with him.
true
false 

6. The third woman is waiting for her boyfriend.
true
false 

7. The third man and woman are interested in each other's jobs.
true
false 

Button8_orange Task 8
Listening Comprehension
(Quelle: Just right Upper-Intermediate, Langenscheidt Verlag) 


You have 30 seconds to read the task. Then listen to four people talking about their favourite restaurants. What do they say? Tick off the correct answer.
Lesen Sie die Aufgabe. Sie haben 30 Sekunden Zeit. Sie hören vier Personen über ihre Lieblingsrestaurants sprechen. Kreuzen Sie die richtige Antwort an.

1. Chris likes to feel at home in a restaurant.
true
false 

2. Chris doesn't like to take tea at restaurants.
true
false 

3. Jed enjoys spending time at restaurants.
true
false 

4. Jed only goes to the restaurant because of the tasty food.
true
false 

5. Jed and Julia have similar tastes.
true
false 

6. Julia is more interested in the surroundings than the food.
true
false 

7. Martin has a clear idea about what to bear in mind when going on a date.
true
false 

8. Martin does not mind the music to be loud.
true
false 

9. Servings in glitzy restaurants are often too small for Naomi.
true
false 

10. Naomi thinks a lot about money when eating out.
true
false 

Button9_orange Task 9
Listening Comprehension
(Quelle: Just right Upper-Intermediate; Langenscheidt Verlag) 


You have 30 seconds to read the task. Then listen to Jan Blake talking about importance of stories and tick off the correct answer.
Lesen Sie die Aufgabe. Sie haben 30 Sekunden Zeit. Sie hören Jan Blake über die Bedeutung von Geschichten erzählen. Kreuzen Sie die richige Antwort an.

1. Jan tells stories for a living.
true
false 

2. She moved to Britain at a young age.
true
false 

3. She is often booed by audiences.
true
false 

4. Stories are helpful in clearing one's conscience from guilty feelings.
true
false 

5. Jan's performances make you feel the whole gamut of human experience.
true
false 

6. Stories are like mirrors that make us feel better about ourselves.
true
false 

7. Stories are conducive in bridging different human experiences.
true
false 

8. Stories offer a universal approach to escaping your own consciousness.
true
false 

 

Leseverstehen_Englisch
Button1_tuerkis Task 1
Reading Comprehension


Read the task and tick off the correct answer.
Lesen Sie die Aufgabe und kreuzen Sie die richtige Antwort an.

A Soccer Fan

Meet Alastair Niven. He’s 30 years old, from Liverpool, and he is an accountant. His hobby is soccer and he loves the Liverpool Football Club. He always goes to the games at Anfield. What about his family? “He usually plays with us on Saturdays, but he never spends Sunday with us,” say his daughters Julia and Laura. His wife, Elisabeth, doesn’t like soccer and she usually stays with her daughters when Alastair is at the game. Are Julia and Laura soccer fans like their dad? No! They don’t like soccer, they both love playing games and having a chat.

1. Alastair is a soccer player.
true
false

2. He likes soccer.
true
false

3. He never goes to watch Liverpool.
true
false

4. Liverpool plays at Anfield
true
false

5. Alastair never plays with the children.
true
false

6. The daughters always spend Sunday with Alastair.
true
false

7. Elisabeth likes soccer.
true
false

8. She never goes to the game with Alastair.
true
false

9. The daughters always stay at home Sunday.
true
false

10. The daughters like playing games.
true
false 

Button2_tuerkis Task 2
Reading Comprehension


Read the task and tick off the correct answer.
Lesen Sie die Aufgabe und kreuzen Sie die richtige Antwort an.

HealthCare Insurance

Helping happy couples stay happy Different couples have different needs. This is the reason why HealthCare has the right plan for you. Our health plans include: Mental Health Caring for your mind is as vital as caring for your body. Lifestyle consultation Our experts visit your home and can advise you on lifestyle changes to make sure your relationship stays healthy. Children’s Health The health of your children is extremely important for your own relationship as knowing that your child/children are well buys you piece of mind. Health check Our annual medical checks help identify problems and illnesses Dental Check A dental check every six months is vital for your health. But it is quite expensive. Our offer makes you stop worrying about additional costs. HealthCare Insurance is the option for you as you will never worry again about your and your children’s health.

1. HealthCare Insurance just works with families.
true
false

2. HealthCare plans are the same for every couple.
true
false

3. It is best to have your teeth checked once a year.
true
false

4. You get more information free.
true
false

5. HealthCare experts can advise you on your lifestyle.
true
false

Button3_tuerkis Task 3
Reading Comprehension


Read the task and tick off the correct answer.
Lesen Sie die Aufgabe und kreuzen Sie die richtige Antwort an.

Are the media a bad influence?

Alice is 13 years old. She likes doing what every other girl her age enjoys. She hangs out with her friends, she reads magazines and goes shopping. But Alice has a dream: she wants to be a model. Every week, she goes to the local newsagent to buy the latest teenager magazines. She looks at all the famous models. Alice’s mother, Nina, is not happy. “It’s not a problem if kids have ambitions,” she says, “but in Alice’s case it has become an obsession. She doesn’t stop talking about becoming a model.” According to Nina, Alice is developing an eating disorder because she eats little just to be as thin as the super models. “The media play a big role in this dilemma,” her mum says. “All the teenager magazines convey a very negative picture to young girls dreaming of becoming a model. The only message they spread is that the important thing is how you look. Are the media really responsible for the behaviour of girls like Alice? Alice’s big sister Alisa disagrees. “I also buy lots of magazines but I don’t want to be like them. Apart from that, they also show ordinary people, not just famous people. They give information and have nice pictures.” So, who is right? How do the media influence teenagers? Are we all becoming obsessed with famous people and their life styles?

1. Alice wants to become a famous model.
true
false

2. Alisa likes magazines because of the information provided.
true
false

3. The problem of all the magazines is that they tell young girls how to look.
true
false

4. Alice does not have any ambitions.
true
false

5. Alisa blames the media for Alice's behaviour.
true
false

6. Alice's mum is worried about her daughter's behaviour.
true
false

Button4_tuerkis Task 4
Reading Comprehension


Read the task and tick off the correct answer.
Lesen Sie die Aufgabe und kreuzen Sie die richtige Antwort an.

Joseph Patel: Journalist

Joseph Patel is a journalist. He appears on television, he writes reviews, and he owns his own studio. Born in 1980, Joseph started writing articles when he was nine. His father was a TV presenter, and Joseph used to assist his father at weekends. At the age of 18 he started studying media studies. After graduating he wrote his first book and eventually got a job at The New York Times. He is known as the famous journalist writing a weekly column in The New York Times. Joseph got married to TV producer Susan Mears in 2005. Three months ago Joseph started his own magazine called Joseph’s Weekly Monthly Advertiser and it seems to be very successful. At work he always wears black trousers, a black shirt and a red tie. He is especially keen on new glasses – he buys a new pair every month. Joseph started wearing glasses when he was 10. He died his hair red when he was 16. It is still red, and this year, for the first time he has grown a beard. “My wife likes it, that’s why” is his explanation. But his beard is black!

1. Joseph wanted to become a TV presenter when he was a kid.
true
false

2. His first book was about his being a student of media studies.
true
false

3. Joseph is known for his famous reviews in The New York Times.
true
false

4. His clothes always suit his glasses.
true
false

5. His wife is not keen on Joseph growing a beard.
true
false

6. Joseph's magazine is very promising.
true
false

Button5_tuerkis Task 5
Reading Comprehension


Read the task and tick off the correct answer.
Lesen Sie die Aufgabe und kreuzen Sie die richtige Antwort an.

Shopping on the Internet

Studies have revealed that shopping on the internet is a growing business, but a slow one. People still seem to be keener on the offline experience, that is buying things in shops and malls. But why? Why do people prefer leaving their house to buying things online at home? For example, one of the studies undertaken by interviewing online shoppers showed that people only start shopping online after having been Internet users for some time. People in Germany (who have been online for a couple of years now) tend to buy more than people in Italy (who haven’t been user for as long). The study revealed that you must feel comfortable to buy online. The shopping sites that are accessed most often are the small ones, those who offer one thing. They’re easy to access, they’re quick, don’t want the user to reveal to much personal information, something that makes people comfortable. Sites asking for too much personal information stop users from buying things online. The study also revealed that people are more willing to put up with lots of problems in order to be immersed in the experience of shopping; moreover, the act of shopping also includes social and entertainment factors. Leaving the house and walking to different places is still regarded as a social activity that cannot be compared to buying things on the internet. Summing up, those websites will win which focus on customer support offering service, trust and efficency.

1. A study has revealed that people are slowly getting user to online shops.
true
false

2. Buying online is more comfortable if you have been an internet user for some time.
true
false

3. People from northern countries buy more things online than people from southern countries.
true
false

4. Sites that ask for too much personal information are mostly avoided.
true
false

5. People tend to accept all the hassles related to shopping.
true
false

6. Leaving the house in order to buy things is considered to be entertaining.
true
false

Button6_tuerkis Task 6
Reading Comprehension


Read the task and tick off the correct answer.
Lesen Sie die Aufgabe und kreuzen Sie die richtige Antwort an.

Life in the Parks of Tokyo

Mio Jamahatsu took a deep breath, wrapped her daughter in a blanket and left her apartment - across the street and into the park. "It was really a challenge for me to enter the park," said Mrs Jamahatsu. In a big city where not only backyards but also baby sitters are a luxury, neighbourhood parks are a haven for millions of stay-at-home mothers. But it is a tough challenge you face as a newcomer. Cliques of veteran park mothers sometimes ignore newcomers, bewildered by those who bring cheap lunches and whispering nasty remarks about their clothes or appearance. Women's magazines have published special issues on this phenomenon, mothers who are rejected by a certain group, or worse, are never accepted into one, and search for new groups elsewhere. The issue is addressed quite often because it illustrates so much about Japanese society - from the importance of communal parks in big cities, to group thinking, to pressure exerted on mothers to stay home by society. Senior mothers decide who is acceptable and who is not and what activities newcomers should engage in and when. Some even set a behaviour code. Most days, Chen Li takes her son to the neighbourhood park. If she doesn't, she worries other mothers will talk about her. "I don't like other mothers talking about me, but if I pretend to be different, I might get excluded." Household roles in Japan are rigidly fixed. Even if some young husbands help in the household and some wives start working after having children, such behaviour is rare. According to statistics, the number of stay-at-home mothers of young children has remained unchanged since the early 1980s, at about 70%. Many who work outside the home have part-time jobs. Mrs Jamahatsu complained that the first two years were quite tough because her husband worked long hours and she knew no one in the neighbourhood. She now meets 15 mothers at Mabashi Park every day, often at 10am. They eat together and talk about their children's health and their eating and napping problems.

1. A lack of backyards in Tokyo forces mothers to look for parks.
true
false

2. Parks are a retreat for mothers escaping their forsaken life at home.
true
false

3. Japanese society has received widespread press coverage because of this phenomenom.
true
false

4. Senior mothers decide who is excluded if newcomers don't behave accordingly.
true
false

5. Behaviour codes can be an issue.
true
false

6. The number of stay-at-home mothers has not changed since the 80s because many work part-time.
true
false

7. Many mothers have part-time jobs since household roles in Japan are rigidly fixed.
true
false

Button7_tuerkis Task 7
Reading Comprehension


Read the article on reforming the British Monarchy. Nine sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences the one which fits each gap. There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use.
Lesen Sie den Artikel über die Reform der Britischen Monarchie. Neun Sätze wurden aus dem Artikel herausgenommen. Welcher der Sätze passt in die jeweilige Lücke. Ein Satz passt in keine Lücke.

Reform the monarchy? Let's wait for a century[...]
William Rees-Mogg, The Times, March 30, 2009

The Act of Settlement 1701 is a central constitutional statute; it determines the succession to the Crown of England. As the historian Andrew Roberts has pointed out, it has been a success. In the three centuries since it was enacted, the UK has led the global industrial and scientific revolution, emerged victorious from five world wars, built and liquidated an empire comparable to that of Ancient Rome, and retained the settled succession to the throne. Americans often point to 1776 as the foundation date of their democratic republic;However, the Act of Settlement is an unusual document. The Queen's title to the throne is derived from her descent from the Electress Sophia of Hanover. Sophia herself died in 1714, only six weeks before the last Stuart monarch, Queen Anne.Elizabeth II is his successor and direct heir. In 1701 the King, William III, and Parliament were concerned to protect the Protestant succession to the throne against a threat of French and Catholic influence. The Tories had a majority in the 1701 Parliament, but few people were willing to go back to the old Pretender or the Roman Catholic Stuart dynasty.That created the discrimination against Catholics that causes offence. There was no alteration in the 1701 Act to the existing rules governing the succession of women to the throne. In the absence of a direct male heir, a royal princess can succeed, but a younger brother has seniority over an elder sister.That tradition goes back at least as far as the accession of Edward VI in 1547. Edward was a younger brother with two elder sisters living, Mary and Elizabeth; he was also the champion of the Protestant cause. The Prime Minister has recently discussed the removal of these anomalies with the Queen. There seems to be widespread agreement that they cannot logically be defended.It is inconceivable nowadays that any new Act should include either religious or sexual discrimination. The question is whether the Act of Settlement ought now to be amended to bring it into line with human rights law. There is quite a strong practical case for leaving the Act alone.In Australia, any amendment of the Act would lead inevitably to a further vote to make Australia a republic - perhaps already an inevitable outcome. In Canada there might be calls for independence for Quebec. The Canadian Government can well do without a Quebec crisis. The UK would be affected as well; any reform of the Act would lead to new Scottish nationalist demands for complete independence, and perhaps also to new demands for a united Ireland. All of these are issues that will eventually have to be settled, but practical politicians might prefer to defer them. The delay was likely to happen anyway. Gordon Brown has already said that his Government will not introduce new legislation before the next election, though he agrees that the two discriminations are not defensible. David Cameron, if he wins the election, will inherit very difficult problems. I would not expect him to legislate on such a controversial subject in his first Parliament.There is no pressure of time. There are at present three male heirs to the throne, none of whom is Catholic. Their position would not be affected by any reform, except insofar as they might wish to marry a Catholic at some point in the future. The Princess Royal would move up into fourth place, going ahead of her two younger brothers and their children. It is rather unlikely that any change in the law would affect the actual succession to the throne until after 2050 at the earliest. There are of course the two wider groups that are discriminated against and these, to some degree, may resent that.The relationship between the Catholic and Anglican Churches has never been friendlier. Few Catholics want to see the Church of England disestablished; none want to take over the cost of restoring the great cathedrals. Anything that weakens the Church of England weakens Christianity in England. Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor has said that the Act of Settlement is not high on his agenda. I do not think that the sexual discrimination of the monarchy is high on the agenda of most women. I suppose the decisive factor is the Queen herself. It is true that she is more popular now than any monarch since, perhaps, the last years of Queen Victoria. The Queen's popularity might make it easier to amend the Act, and might minimise the unforeseen consequences of constitutional change.Yet the issues are complex; a reform of the Act would invite the introduction of new issues, and potential damage might be done to the monarchy. Why add to the Queen's burdens? Many people, including many Catholics, will reflect that the Act of Settlement has done a good job in preserving the British monarchy through historic dangers. They feel great loyalty to the Queen. Perhaps the best thing to do would be to leave the Act as it is until the 22nd century.

Button8_tuerkis Task 8
Reading Comprehension


Read the article and choose the correct answer.
Lesen Sie die Aufgabe und wählen Sie die richtige Antwort an.

Lectures reveal watered-down degrees - Academics are breaking ranks to expose a grim picture of higher education
Jack Grimston, The Sunday Times, March 8, 2009

A group of academic whistle-blowers have warned that British higher education is being blighted by watered-down degrees, rampant plagiarism and systematic pressure from university authorities to inflate the grades of weak undergraduates. The complaints by the academics – working at universities including Oxford, Sussex, Birmingham, Cardiff and new institutions such as Central Lancashire and Manchester Metropolitan – have been presented in a 500-page dossier to a MPs’ inquiry. One reports a student begging “please don’t dumb down any further”, while another says students are more interested in sending text messages in class than paying attention. The problems are blamed on two decades of relentless university expansion without adequate funding. The evidence increases pressure on John Denham, the universities secretary, to take steps to guard quality as he prepares to announce a strategy for higher education this summer. One source at the select committee said: “It has to be quite a brave person to stick their necks out like this. “There is sufficient commonality between their concerns to be worth taking seriously – it is incumbent on the authorities to do so. The worry is they are inclined to dismiss rather than investigate.” Those who have given evidence include Sue Evans, an economics lecturer of some 30 years’ standing at Manchester Metropolitan University. She describes a disappointed Slovakian undergraduate saying last term: “This university is like high school in Slovakia.” Another begged the department: “Don’t dumb down the subject any more than you already have.” Evans also provides extensive allegations of marks frequently being revised upwards without justification. She says she has raised her concerns “repeatedly” with the university but without any response. Her complaints are echoed by Stuart Derbyshire, a senior lecturer in psychology at Birmingham University. On one occasion, he said: “When I complained, he [an external examiner charged with scrutinising standards] stated that it was no longer 1986 and that we cannot mark like we did in the past. ‘We must’, he said, ‘look harder for excellence’.” Some of the submissions raise concerns over the commitment of students themselves. The dossier includes warnings from some of Britain’s most senior academics. Alan Ryan, warden of New College, Oxford, wrote that, while he approved of expanding university education, too much of it is “remedial secondary education passed off as something else”. At Oxford, he said, “anyone who remains awake and is tolerably well organised can get a 2:1”. He added that there is a “dumbing to the middle” at the university in which compliance with government quality procedures is more important than “waking up minds”. Peter Dorey, a politics academic at Cardiff, said: “They often sit in seminars with only their mobile phone in front of them on the desk . . . but no books or notepads.” He told the inquiry: “Many of them are semi-literate,” adding that he was starting to feel “as if I am wasting my time with today’s students”. Some of the greatest concerns raised are over the quality of science education. Janet Collett, emeritus biology lecturer at Sussex who also holds a post at Harvard, warned the committee of “serious slippage of standards”. She said many leading American academics believe “sharp critical thinking and fostering independence are no longer the hallmarks of British university education”. Collett said this weekend that American colleagues complained that even Oxbridge science graduates “just didn’t know enough”. Higher education is now more popular than ever, with figures released last month showing applications to start degrees this autumn up 7.8% on last year, when 413,000 started at university. However, there are signs that head teachers at the most academically successful state and independent schools are starting to steer the brightest pupils to join a steady trickle across the Atlantic. Andrew Halls, headmaster of the independent King’s College school in Wimbledon, south London, claimed that at a recent parents’ meeting, half the 200 or so present said they would consider sending their children to America. “US universities are starting to have a real edge,” said Halls. “The more they [British universities] water down their degrees, which they patently are, the worse.” David Willetts, the shadow universities secretary, said there was still widespread excellence, but added: “A lot of students who get in touch with me are raising issues such as how crowded their seminars are, how rapidly they get work returned with a mark. Those are the types of issues students and parents really worry about. Universities have to listen.” Universities contacted this weekend to respond to the submissions denied there were quality problems or that staff were pressed to change grades. A spokeswoman for Manchester Metropolitan added: “Miss Evans expresses a lot of very personal views but presents very little objective information. There is no evidence staff are put under any pressure to bump up grades. We are extremely disappointed and upset that a colleague has chosen to raise these issues externally.”

1. What are authorities doing to counteract the steep decline of higher education at universities?

2. What, according to Alan Ryan, is the main problem in regard to expanding university education?

3. Which concerns voiced by students causes parents to consider sending their children to American universities?

4. What do American scholars say about the allegedly poor education standards in Britain?

5. What is the reaction of the spokeswoman?

6. What does Alan Ryan mean with “dumbing to the middle”?

 

Multiple choice Deutsch

 

Tick off the correct answer. Only one answer is correct. If you don't know the answer tick off "don't know".
Kreuzen Sie die richtige Antwort an. Nur eine Antwort ist richtig. Wenn Sie die Antwort nicht wissen, kreuzen Sie "don't know" (="weiß nicht") an.

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9. They'reold to get divorced.

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13. The plural of cat is cats. Which of these is the correct plural form?

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32. Martina her grandma next week. Shethe train ticket.

33. He's given meadvice.

34. Ned isin the group. He runs.

35. Although he looked very, he seemed.

36. Ito Brazil.

37. My brotherhis appointments.

38. Yoube more careful - or you might get hurt.

39. How many siblings?.

40. This pictureby a friend of mine.

41. This is my buddy Mat. Imet, have you?.

42. Thatbe Peter at the door - It's too late.

43. What a relief! Iget up tomorrow.

44. Ifall asleep while working.

45. This is the manlost his bicycle the other day.

46. If she had studied more, shea better mark.

47.Steve yesterday?

48. He's an old mate of mine - Ihimyears.

49. We bumped into each other when wein London.

50. As soon as she opened her mouth I knew Iher before.

51. I look forwardhim soon.

52. If you have trouble getting yourself noticed, tryat people.

53. Can you?

54. Whatlately?

55. I travelled to Parisclothes.

56. You can't survive very long without.

57. I like, but I wouldn't likeit all my life.

58. It would be nice if wea bit more time.

59. If youme, Idead by now.

60. Jimhis exam by that time tomorrow.

61. It was crazy to drive like that. Youhurt someone.

62. Shequite changed since shedivorced.

63. She was wearing aball gown.

64.he gets,.

65. This is the last time Iyou a drink.

66. On her birthday.

67. We can't use the classroom yet because it.

68. How!

69. My mother will be mad at me.

70. It's time youyour homework, but I'd rather youyour room.

71. She keeps forgetting things,gets on my nerves.

72. Can you hand in your paperMonday?

Choose the sentence with the similar meaning.
Wählen Sie den Satz mit der ähnlichen Bedeutung.

Lectures reveal watered-down degrees - Academics are breaking ranks to expose a grim picture of higher education
Jack Grimston, The Sunday Times, March 8, 2009

1. Could you move up so that we can sit down too?
Could youto sit down too?

2. Although it was snowing heavily, the decided to drive home.
They decided to drive homesnow.

3. I didn't realise your office was so far away from the main building.
I did'nt realise your office wasthe main building.

4. After talking to all the applicants we'll announce our decision.
We'll announce our decisionall the applicants.

5. I think there is snow on the way.
It lookssnow.

6. You should be in the office by now!
It'sin the office.

7. I'll only call you if I need help.
Don't expect toI need help.

8. I hope you haven't got flu coming on.
I hope you'reflu.

9. He went to an ear specialist for an examination.
Hea specialist.

10. We tried very hard to talk him into not staying at home on his own.
We did everything we couldat home on his own.

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