2010 Leseverständnis I

(4 marks: 4 x 1 marks)        Any 4 of the following:

1) Hat eine Oma

2) Erbte/ bekam Bauernhof // ist Bauernhofbesitzer

3) Ist 28 Jahre alt // war vor drei Jahren/damals 25

4) War Einzelhandelskaufmann / hat … gelernt / arbeitete als….

5) Arbeitete in der Textilbranche.

6) Hatte vier Wochen Urlaub im Jahr.

7) Bekam ein kleines Gehalt / verdiente nicht so viel.

(4 marks: 2 x 2 marks)        Any 2 of the following:

1) an die Heiligabende.

2) an die Eltern

3) an das Weihnachtsessen / den Gänsebraten.

4) an den Spaziergang unter klarem Himmel/ durch den Schnee/ zur Kirche.

(4 marks: 2 + 2 marks)

1) (Nahm) Abschied von ihrem Bauernhof. (2)

2) Zog in ein Seniorenheim. (2)

(6 marks: 3 + 3 marks)

1) ein Schwimmbad. (3)

2) ihre Freundinnen da. (3)

(8 marks: 4 x 2 marks)        Any 4 of the following:

1) cleared out the attic

2) tore down the old wall paper.

3) repapered everything.

4) repainted windows/ doors.

5) took up/ got rid of the old carpet

(6 marks: 3 x 2 marks)        Any 3 of the following:

1) girlfriend/ Jutta/ (Julia)

2) (Jutta) helped him.

3) She quickly lost interest // went sunbathing outside in the yard.

4) (Jutta’s) friends came

5) The friends admired his diligence.

6) They soon went into the garden // left him to work away himself.

(9 marks: 3 x 3 marks)        Any 3 of the following:

1) The caretaker/ maintenance man (of retirement home) was out sick.

2) Narrator used to do repairs.

3) One morning (when) visiting grandmother the director/ manager spoke to him.

4) (She told him that the) caretaker was retiring/ he was offered the caretaker’s job.

5) She/ the director/ manager offered him the job.

(4 marks: 2 x 2 marks)        Any 2 of the following:

1) Transform the farm into a museum. (art museum = 0)

2) Show what life on farm used to be/ was like.

3) Get/ buy animals.

4) Get/ buy agricultural tools/ implements/ machinery.

5) Get visitors to sponsor an animal.

(15 marks: 3 x 5 marks)        Any 3 of the following:

(Narrator)

1) Work in office to work on farm.

2) Change from city to country.

3) From visitor as a child to owner now. // Moved into grandmother’s house.

4) Change in house decoration.

5) Change in friendships (Jutta/Julia // friends).

6) Change from being employed to being made redundant.

7) Had to give up his car and use a bicycle.

8) Prospect of change in offer of new job.

9) Plans to change use of farm.

10) Change of farm implements to museum pieces.

11) Sees grandmother more frequently.

(Grandmother)

1) Grandmother leaves the farm and moves to a nursing home.

2) Independence to dependence.

3) Sees grandson more frequently.

(Language)

1. Vorbei ist vorbei mein Junge/ man soll nie zurückschauen (with relevantexplanation/apt translation).