Klassenarbeit — Unit 3: Media in Our Lives

Track G+M · Klasse 7 · Niveau M · 45 Minuten

Track G+M · Klasse 7 · Niveau M · 45 Minuten

class test ("Klassenarbeit") — Niveau M (45 minutes)
Materials allowed. A monolingual dictionary (Niveau M only).
Time. 45 minutes.
Total. 60 points.

Task 1 — Listening (15 BE) Link to heading

The teacher reads the dialogue Three Screens aloud twice. Answer in full sentences.

Aisha. I tried something this week. No phone after dinner. Just for one week.
Ben. Just for one week? That sounds impossible.
Aisha. It was hard for two days. After that, it was kind of nice. The kitchen got quieter, but my room got louder because I started reading aloud to my cat.
Ben. You read to your cat?
Aisha. She listens. She’s a better audience than my brother.
Ms. Reyes. What did you do with the time you would have spent on the phone?
Aisha. I made dinner once. I drew badly. I went to bed earlier. The earlier bed was the biggest change.

  1. What did Aisha decide not to do for one week? (2)
  2. How long was it hard? (2)
  3. Why did her room get louder? (3)
  4. What three things did Aisha do with her free time? (4)
  5. Which of the changes was the biggest, and why might that be? (4)

Task 2 — Use of English (15 BE) Link to heading

A. Present perfect with for / since (8 BE). Fill in.

  1. I have not used my phone __________ three days.
  2. Aisha has read to her cat __________ Monday.
  3. Ben has played that game __________ his birthday.
  4. We have known Ms. Reyes __________ September.

B. Reported requests (7 BE). Rewrite using asked + to-infinitive or not to.

  1. “Please put your phones in the box,” said Ms. Reyes. → Ms. Reyes asked us ___ .
  2. “Don’t post that picture without me,” said Aisha. → Aisha asked Ben ___ .
  3. “Please be careful with my charger,” said Ben. → Ben asked his sister ___ .

Task 3 — Mediation (10 BE) Link to heading

Your German aunt forwards you this short Elternbrief from school:

“Liebe Eltern, ab nächster Woche bitten wir Sie, dass Ihre Kinder ihre Handys morgens am Schultor in einer Box abgeben. Die Box wird verschlossen und nach Schulschluss zurückgegeben.”

Write three sentences in English to your English-speaking exchange partner explaining what the new school rule is. Do not translate every word.

Task 4 — Writing (20 BE) Link to heading

Write 100–120 words about one media habit you would like to change for one week. What would you stop or limit, what would you do instead, and what do you think will happen? Use would and will at least once each, and the present perfect at least once.

Expected answer key — class test ("Klassenarbeit")

Task 1 (15 BE).\

  1. She decided not to use her phone after dinner. (2)
  2. It was hard for two days. (2)
  3. Because she started reading aloud to her cat. (3)
  4. She made dinner once, drew badly, and went to bed earlier. (4)
  5. Sample: The earlier bed was the biggest change because sleep affects everything else — mood, school, focus. (4 — accept any reasoned answer.)

Task 2 (15 BE).
A. 1. for, 2. since, 3. since, 4. since.
B. 5. … to put our phones in the box. 6. … not to post that picture without her. 7. … to be careful with his charger.

Task 3 (10 BE). Sample: “Starting next week, our school is asking us to leave our phones in a box at the school gate every morning. The box gets locked. We get the phones back after the last lesson.” Award for: gist (4), addressee-fit (2), correct present simple/passive (4).

Task 4 (20 BE). Inhalt 10 / Sprache 10. See per-Unit rubric.

Rubric — grading scale (Notenschlüssel)
Punkte (von 60)Note
56–601
49–552
40–483
30–394
18–295
0–176