class test ("Klassenarbeit") — Unit 7: Mediation: A German Feature Article

Track E · Klasse 10 · Niveau E · 45 Minuten

Track E · Klasse 10 · Niveau E · 45 Minuten

class test ("Klassenarbeit") — Niveau E (45 minutes)
Time. 45 minutes. Total. 45 points.

Task 1 — Listening (10 BE) Link to heading

Listen twice.

“Bürgermeisterin Vogel rebuilt her town’s library with a near-zero budget. She organised Sunday workshops in which residents sorted books and built shelves. She admitted she hadn’t expected it to work. Critics argue the model is not scalable.”

  1. Project: ___ . 2. Method: ___ . 3. Vogel admitted: ___ . 4. Critics’ view: ___ .

Task 2 — Reading (12 BE) Link to heading

Read the German source above.

  1. Mayor’s name: ___ . 2. Project length: ___ . 3. Vogel’s quoted line: ___ . 4. Critics’ line: ___ .

Task 3 — Use of English (10 BE) Link to heading

Choose the right reporting verb.

  1. Vogel ___ that she had not expected it to work. (admitted)
  2. Critics ___ that the model is not scalable. (argue)
  3. The article ___ that residents came reliably. (notes)
  4. Vogel did not ___ that the model is universal. (claim)

Task 4 — Writing (13 BE) Link to heading

Mediate: write 8 English sentences from the source for a public-administration student. Use 5 reporting verbs.

Answer key
T1. rebuild closed library; near-zero budget, Sunday workshops with residents sorting books / building shelves; she hadn’t expected it to work but people came reliably; not scalable. T2. Anna Vogel; 8 months; I didn’t expect it to work, but people came reliably; the model is not scalable. T3. admitted / argue / notes / claim. T4. Open.
grading scale (Notenschlüssel) (von 45)
| 42–45 | 1 | 36–41 | 2 | 30–35 | 3 | | 22–29 | 4 | 13–21 | 5 | 0–12 | 6 |