2007 Leseverständnis I

(5 marks: 5 x 1 marks)        Any 5 of the following:

1) Seit einem Jahr in Deutschland / wohnt in Deutschland

2) In Damaskus geboren

3) In Damaskus aufgewachsen

4) hat eine Mutter

5) hat drei Geschwister

6) Mutter / Geschwister wohnen in Damaskus / Syrien

7) hat seine Familie neulich besucht

8) Vater tot

9) Vater war Musiker / spielte Musik

(2 marks)

Wer ist Molly: seine deutsche (1) Freundin (1)

(3 marks: 3 x 1 marks)        Any 3 of the following:

Was: 

1) Silberschmuck

2) Süβigkeiten

3) Kardamom

4) Ein Abendkleid

(2 marks: 2 x 1 marks)        Any 2 of the following:

1) Freundin von Molly

2) eine junge Frau

3) hat einen Sohn

4) hat den Erzähler / Molly zum Essen eingeladen // isst mit Erzähler/Molly

5) Streit mit Sohn

(2 marks)

1) Er kann nicht gut Deutsch (sprechen).

(4 marks: 2 + 2 marks)

1) He wanted to perform/do tricks/magic // didn’t want to practice/play violin/ instrument (2)

2) Violin teacher gave out / was unhappy with him twice (2)

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

What:

1) Intervenes

2) He praises the violin / music // any example of universality of music

3) asks the boy to get violin / music book / copy / exercise copy

4) Acts as if in silent movie

5) takes violin/ music book

6) stares with big eyes/ goggle-eyed at book/copy

7) holds violin wrong way ‘round

8) flicks aimlessly through the book

9) selects/ plays a song by Beethoven / plays violin

10) tells boy he would be a good violin player// praises boy//motivates boy

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

How:

1) laughs

2) wants to play

3) messes at first / imitates what narrator did

4) then plays properly / wonderfully / brilliantly

5) face radiant/ beams/ smiles from ear to ear

(10 marks: 5 x 2 marks)        Any 5 of the following:

1) 8 years old.

2) His mother had met his father’s violin teacher .

3) Teacher willing to take him on provided he had talent

4) Perspiring / excited / nervous / anxious /

5) Washed twice

6) Wore / mother put him in Sunday suit / clothes

7) Long distance

8) hard / tough / arduous journey

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

1) A foreigner/ Austrian

2) Refined / gentleman / decent

3) Sensitive

4) Spoke Arabic (badly)

5) Had a terrible / bad accent / spoke it badly

6) Very old/ ancient

7) Busy / lots of students

8) Gave (violin) lessons / is a teacher / taught

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

How is the topic first raised:

1) At Elizabeth’s // at table / dinner with Elizabeth

2) dispute between Elisabeth and son

3) He intervenes

4) Molly translates/ narrator doesn’t speak good German // language barrier between narrator and Elizabeth’s son

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

Insights:

1) Language of music understood worldwide // Notes can be transformed into sounds by any nationality/ Japanese/ Chinese/ Arab

2) Learning music for the narrator/ boy was wonderful// compared to nothing else in life.

3) Uses only 7 letters / notes

4) It has nuances / variations.

5) It is a mysterious language / It’s a brilliant invention

6) One can speak language badly but be good at music / be able to communicate through music