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Englisch (Subject) / Abi Englisch (Lesson)
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- das Balkendiagramm zeigt den Rückgang von the bar chart shows the decrease of
- Hype is ..if someting is made more important than it is
- A logo is ..an identifying feature
- anchorperson presents things on TV
- inserted titles eingerückter Titel
- Characterization indirect: person speaks for him/herself in direct speech: conclusion can be drawn from his/ her way of speaking
- Characterization direct other people make explicit description and have opinion about this person
- der Prozentanteil blieb stabil the percentage remained stable
- in der gleichen Zeit during the same period of time
- statistic media use (3 points) - during the same period of time...nearly doubled/tripled - has gradually/steadily increased - the general trend is..
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- talking about numbers ( 11 points) - almost no - only very few - a tiny minority of - less than - roughly one out of five - a third of - exactly two out of four - half of the - a high percentage of - the overwhelming majority - more x than y
- table gives raw data as a basis for analysis
- line graph shows the development of sth. over a period of time
- bar chart shows differences between various things
- pie chart shows the percentages of a whole
- Graphs (describing them)(7 points) -to reach a peak - to reach a low point - to go through a period of steady growth - to remain constant - a sudden drop - a barely noticeable decline(Rückgang) - a steep/rapid/sharp increase
- Structure of Characterization ( 4 points) -first present figure - then outward appearance -then further details - always find proof in text -> give lines (ff. 2-3)
- column/row c:row that goes downwards r:line
- Functions of stylistic devices (4) title: catches the readers attention metaphor, personification:create a vivid mental image repetition,alliteration: emphasize certain aspects similes,metaphors:amuse/entertain reader
- summary(3) - intro (author,topic,date,title,type,where it has been published) - simple present, present perfect(I have played),will-future - don´t quote, no direct speech, don´t interpret, don´comment)
- metaphor comparison between two unlike things without "as","like"
- simile comparison with "as","like"
- symbol stands for abstract idea (rose=love)
- personification objects=as if they were human (only dead things???!)
- irony making fun of somebody but not openly
- repetition Word or phrase is repeated
- rhetorical question question to wich the answer seems obvious
- alliteration repetition of similar sounds (consonants)(cutting cliché)
- climatic sentence structure Words with ascending intensity
- assonance repetition of same vowels in consecutive words (lean clean)
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- anaphora same word is repeated at beginning of sentence
- introduction sentence in analysis the author uses several means to convey his message to the reader which I will analyze in the following
- our future in novels(6) - Aldous Huxley:"Brave New World":art, history, religion is prohibited.Instead drugs=non- thinking happiness - Ray Bradbury:"Fahrenheit 451":firemen are burning books, everybody shall be the same - Kurt Vonnegut:"Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow":people get very old,hence not much space and food - T.C. Boyle:"A friend of the earth":to be a friend of earth,you have to be an enemy of people -Ray Bradbury:"there will come soft rains":mechanical, "living" house doesn´t get that owners are gone -The Giver: drugs, Jonas,...
- American Dream ...
- Migration vocabulary(7) emigrant- Auswanderer influx of illegal immigrants- Zustrom to naturalize- einbürgern segregation- Rassentrennung to exacerbate ethnic tensions- verschärfen acculturation- kulturelle Anpassung to restrict- einschränken
- new media topics in class(3) NSA scandal-> private infos on internet identity theft->Shiva Sharma cyber- bullying->teens=suicide,"opantibully"
- Mediation(3) - produce main ideas of what was said- what text type, oral or written, formal or informel,who is speaking,who listening, whats the authors intention ,whats the purpose of the mediation- select relevant points and summarize them
- Letter to the editor(5) 1) Salutation 2)Refer to concrete article(title,date,name of newspaper) 3)Explain your means to write the letter 4)Develop your arguments, refer to concrete aspects from the article (don´t give lines),don´t summarize it. Support arguments by relating them to personal life, examples to illustrate. 5)closing formula etc.
- Letter to editor example Name Address LettersThe Guardian.... 4 May 2008 Sir/Madam (no "dear") I am writing in response.... Sarah MüllerBerlin, Germany
- connectives (25) moreover-außerdem,ferner likewise-ähnlich,ebenfalls similarly equally in the same manner little by Littlehence-daher as because of on account of-aufgrund with regard to -was etwas/jmd.anbetrifft with reference to the latter/former this implies frankly speaking a better way of putting it above all thus-also at any rate unless provided that subsequently-danach initially- zunächst meanwhile at length apart from
- adjectives for characterizations (24) affectionate cruel dominantgentle idealistic modest(bescheiden) practical talkative bossy clumsy dull-langweilig forgiving moody outgoing shallow ambitious desperate impulsivenaive tough courageous hostile-feindlich sensitiveintroverted
- expressions for stylistic devices(10) to indicate the importance of to make more apparent to accentuate to belittle- schmälern to disparage-herabsetzen to enlivento magnify-aufbauschen to reduce to pinpoint-etw.genau festlegen
- Narrative point of view 1)grammatical person : first person(I),2.Person(YOU go to the store), 3rd.person(he,she,they) 2)level of insight: -objective(just sees and hears, like camera) - limited omniscient(thoughts of one character) - omniscient(godlike, knows everything)
- talk show/panel discussion 1)Intro/explain decisions about the topic,the target group,the participants,the message the talk show/panel discussion should convey. 2)use all infos to:-characterize the participants -outline the contributions you expect from them -why are the participants useful -focus on most important contributions,arguments,experiences,give reasons why the combi of personalities will convey message to audience. 3)convince reader that draft guarantees a successful talk show/panel discussion by a final statement.
- Write a speech - can be one sided but arguments in favour and against&explain why the cons are less important/don´t count - linking Words->stylistic devices-> create emotion to convince audience lots of adjectives-> - explain&illustrate your arguments, show examples, refer to other material&personal experience
- Design a flyer(10) - describe it in text and explain -addressee-symbolism - slogan-rhetoric devices -picture-text you want to have in leaflet/poster -size-contact data(incl. bank account) -position of different elements
- Describing a picture(7) - foreground - centre- at the top/at the bottom there is - on the left/right there are- behind /in front of...you can see-might be a symbol of -it makes me think of
- Analysis(6) 1)study task wall2)read the text to get a general impression of tone, style3)identify stylistic means,highlight the examples relevant to the task, possible effects on the reader Writing: 1)Begin with central statement2)Explain the use of linguistic devices, give examples and analyze their effects on the reader3)Always focus on how stylistic means help to convey the meaning of a text and what effects they might have on the reader
- Characterization /what to describe(9) -outward appearance -background-words&thoughts - feelings&attitudes -behaviour -what other people think of ihm/her -conclusion(adjectives)->proof(evidence) -present tense -if theres is already an intro in the summery don´t rewrite it
- Comment operators:discuss,comment on, give your opinion, compare 1)Intro(rewrite topic in own words without judgement) "until today in most.......... In the following I will discuss/comment on wether..." 2)main body:pros,then cons 3)conclusion:opinion,referring to most convincing argument, nothing new, use linking words