Englisch

Informationsblatt für den Einstieg in den Englischkurs Matura 3
Kursleiter: Alexander Haustein
Introduction
Hello. My name is Alexander Haustein and I will be your English teacher in the following
course. I like delicious food, good music, playing the guitar, going to concerts and of course,
languages ☺. I also enjoy travelling to other countries and I think having a good command of
the English language definitely makes your life easier on so many levels. I am glad that you
decided to take this course and I am looking forward to seeing you there soon!
Informationen zum Kurs
Das Buch, das wir im letzten Lernjahr verwendet haben ist dieses:
Make your way 6: ISBN 978-3-209-07034-0 (Buch + Audio CD)
Die wichtigsten Inhalte (aus Make your way 6):
1. The pursuit of happiness (Extensive Unit 1)
2. Books (Extensive Unit 3)
3. Multicultural society (Extensive Unit 4)
4. Globalisation (Compact Unit 2)
5. Sitcoms (Compact Unit 4)
6. Health (Compact Unit 5)
7. NGOs (Compact Unit 6)
Außerdem: Make your way 7: ISBN 978-3-209-07174-3
Wörterbücher dürfen bzw. sollen im Unterricht verwendet werden!
Plan für das 3. Lernjahr
Die restlichen Themen aus Make your way 7, bzw. im zweiten Semester die wichtigsten
Themen aus dem Buch Make your way 8 (ISBN 978-3-209-07175-0) und gezielte
Vorbereitung auf die mündliche und schriftliche Englisch Matura.
Grammatik
Einige Grammatikthemen, die im letzten Jahr besprochen wurden, waren:
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Adjective and adverb
Tenses
Passive voice
If sentences
Some and any
Gerund or infinitive
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Vorbereitung: Wenn Sie sich auf den Kurs vorbereiten wollen, können Sie
folgende Übungen machen:
A. GRAMMAR:
I.
Adjective or Adverb?
a) Mr Miller speaks ….…………… (slow).
b) Turn off that music, it sounds …………………………. (horrible).
c) Mum looked for her purse ……………………………. (nervous).
d) She got very …………………….. (angry) when she found out his secret.
e) Susan thinks that Campari tastes ……………………… (awful) bitter.
II. All Tenses
a) Yesterday I ……………………………………… (listen) to some classical music when
the telephone ………………….. (ring).
b) During the summer holidays I usually ………………………. (visit) my brother in
California.
c) I ………………………………. (not see) my next door neighbour for ages.
d) Check this out! Philipp ……………………….……… (try) to kiss Pandora again.
e) He went for a walk to the zoo after he ……………………………… (finish) his
household duties.
f)
I guess in 2025 people ……………………………. (can travel) to the moon and back
on a regular basis.
g) Some days ago my parents ………………………. (buy) a new garden fence to mark
their territory.
h) My sister ………………………………………. (work) in a toothpaste factory for 25
years and she still likes the job.
III. The Passive: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the passive.
a) Macbeth _________________________ by Shakespeare in the 17th century (write).
b) Your motorbike ___________________________ by the mechanic right now. (repair)
c) You __________________________ how to solve the problem (tell).
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d) That picture over there ___________________________ by Cezanne a long time
ago (paint).
e) The birthday cake _______________________ by her son yesterday. (make)
IV. Conditionals (If- sentences)
a) I …………………………………..………………….. (not help) you if you don’t calm
down.
b) You would never have married me if I …………………………………………… (not be)
a celebrity.
c) If Sam ……………………………… (hit) me again I will sell his nude pictures on eBay.
d) If she ………………………………… (leave) him he would be desperate.
e) If Robert ……………………… (have) a problem he usually talks to his mum.
V. Some/Any (and Compounds)
a) I went to the party with …………………….. of my colleagues.
b) I promise, I won’t do ……………………… without your permission.
c) He never said ……………………….. about a reward.
d) Jonas lost his passport ……………………….. in the forest.
e) Victor left the house without …………………… money.
B. WRITING:
Now write an article for a lifestyle magazine about a person that you personally
admire (It can be a celebrity, politician, artist, athlete or also a friend or family member).
Write about 180 words.
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KEY (=Lösungen)
A. Grammar:
I.
Adjective or Adverb?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
II.
All Tenses
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
III.
Macbeth was written by Shakespeare in the 17th century (write).
Your motorbike is being repaired by the mechanic right now. (repair)
You will be told how to solve the problem (tell).
That picture over there was painted by Cezanne a long time ago (paint).
The birthday cake was made by her son yesterday. (make)
Conditionals
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
V.
was sleeping/rang
visit
haven’t seen
is trying
had finished
will be able to travel
bought
has been working
The Passive
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
IV.
slowly
horrible
nervously
angry
awfully
will not (won’t) help
wasn’t
hits
left
has
Some/Any and compounds
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
some
anything
anything
somewhere
any
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