Klausur (assessment) — Unit 1: British Cultural Anchors

Track E · Klasse 11 · Niveau E · 4 Stunden

Track E · Klasse 11 · Niveau E · 4 Stunden (incl. breaks) · 90 BE

Klausur (assessment) — Niveau E (full paper, 90 BE)
Time. 4 hours including 20 minutes of breaks (220 active minutes). Total. 90 BE.
Inhalt / Sprache split. Basisfach (basic course): 50/50. Leistungsfach (advanced course): 40/60.

Part A — Comprehension (~24 BE) Link to heading

Listen twice.

“The BBC was founded in 1922 as a private company and incorporated by Royal Charter in 1927. Its inform-educate-entertain mandate is the source of constant funding fights. By contrast with most national broadcasters, it is funded by a household licence fee. Accordingly, it is both unusual and politically vulnerable.”

  1. Founded: ___ . 2. Charter: ___ . 3. Mandate: ___ . 4. Funding: ___ .

Part B — Analysis (~18 BE) Link to heading

Read the BBC extract above.

  1. Year founded: ___ . 2. Year of charter: ___ . 3. Three-word mandate: ___ . 4. Funding model: ___ .

Part C — Composition (~18 BE) Link to heading

Insert academic discourse marker.

  1. ___ , the BBC is funded by a household licence fee.
  2. ___ , the BBC has been politically vulnerable.
  3. ___ , the inform-educate-entertain mandate is vague enough to survive.
  4. ___ , the lazy part is the comparison with the NHS.

Mediation (~30 BE) Link to heading

Write 250 words: a cultural-essay paragraph on a British anchor. Use 4 academic discourse markers.

Expected-answer profile (Erwartungshorizont) — sample
T1. 1922; 1927; inform, educate, entertain; household licence fee. T2. 1922; 1927; inform, educate, entertain; household licence fee. T3. By contrast / Accordingly / More specifically / In this regard. T4. Open.
grading scale (Notenschlüssel) (von 90 BE)
| 86–90 | 1+ | 81–85 | 1 | 76–80 | 1- | | 71–75 | 2+ | 66–70 | 2 | 61–65 | 2- | | 56–60 | 3+ | 51–55 | 3 | 46–50 | 3- | | 41–45 | 4+ | 36–40 | 4 | 30–35 | 4- | | 22–29 | 5 | 0–21 | 6 | | |