Klassenarbeit — Unit 4: Canada: Perspectives

Track G+M · Klasse 9 · Niveau M · 45 Minuten

Track G+M · Klasse 9 · Niveau M · 45 Minuten

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

Task 1 — Listening (10 BE) Link to heading

Listen twice.

“Whitehorse was named after the white-foam rapids of the Yukon River. The town was founded during the gold rush. Indigenous languages were spoken in the area for thousands of years before Europeans arrived. Today they are taught in schools.”

  1. Named after: ___ . 2. Founded during: ___ . 3. Indigenous languages: ___ . 4. Today: ___ .

Task 2 — Reading (12 BE) Link to heading

Read the Whitehorse, Yukon text above. Answer.

  1. River: ___ . 2. Why founded: ___ . 3. Two First Nations: ___ . 4. Languages today: ___ .

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

Past passive.

  1. Whitehorse __________ (name) after the rapids.
  2. The town __________ (found) during the gold rush.
  3. Indigenous languages __________ (speak) for thousands of years.
  4. Today they __________ (teach) in schools.

Task 4 — Writing (13 BE) Link to heading

Write 120 words about an English-speaking region’s history. Use 4 past-passive structures.

Answer key
T1. rapids of Yukon River; gold rush; spoken for thousands of years; taught in schools. T2. Yukon River; gold-rush route stop; Kwanlin Dün and Ta’an Kwäch’än; First Nations languages alongside English and French. T3. was named / was founded / were spoken / are taught. T4. Open.
Notenschlüssel (von 45)
| 42–45 | 1 | 36–41 | 2 | 30–35 | 3 | | 22–29 | 4 | 13–21 | 5 | 0–12 | 6 |