class test ("Klassenarbeit") — Unit 3: Digital Lives at Work

Track G+M · Klasse 10 · Niveau M · 45 Minuten

Track G+M · Klasse 10 · 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.

“Many workers enjoy working from home because of the quiet. Most also admit missing the bump-into conversations. Hybrid wins as a weak compromise — minimising the downsides rather than maximising the upsides.”

  1. Pro of remote: ___ . 2. Con: ___ . 3. Hybrid as: ___ . 4. Why: ___ .

Task 2 — Reading (12 BE) Link to heading

Read the Hybrid, Honestly extract above.

  1. Two reasons workers like remote: ___ . 2. What they miss: ___ . 3. Hybrid is defended: ___ . 4. Why most prefer it: ___ .

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

Gerund or to-infinitive?

  1. I enjoy __________ (work) from home.
  2. They plan __________ (apply) for a remote role.
  3. He admitted __________ (miss) his colleagues.
  4. We decided __________ (choose) the hybrid option.

Task 4 — Writing (13 BE) Link to heading

Write 150 words: an opinion piece on remote vs. office work. Use 2 gerunds + 2 to-infinitives.

Answer key
T1. quiet; bump-into conversations; weak compromise; minimises downsides. T2. no commute / quieter focus; bumping into colleagues; weakly; it minimises the downsides of both options. T3. working / to apply / missing / to choose. 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 |