ENG06 S1 / ENG06 M1

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1. See Exercise 22.9
“The UN only works for the interests of developed countries.” Write a so-called “support or criticism” comment. Either you support the statement or you criticize it. You have to decide which side you take. Write between 250 and 350 words.

2. Summarise
You are planning a trip to visit a friend in South Africa. The travel agent has sent you an information leaflet for travellers. You tell your friend in a letter about the leaflet. Tell him or her about the advice you have been given. Explain in your own words what topics the three sections of the leaflet cover. Explain each item and say what you have to do or why you do not have to do anything.

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3. Instructions for planning and preparing a mealYou have invited some friends for a home-cooked meal. For dessert you are planning pan-cooked apple crumble. It is a simply recipe with only three steps. You want to share the preparation with a friend. Decide which parts you will do and what your friend can do. Then write how you will do this. Start with “I will wash the lemon and grate the rind of the lemon. When I have 2 tablespoons full, I will take a large bowl and mix the flour, salt and the lemon rind. In the meantime my friend Jack will cut the butter...”Here’s your recipe for pan-cooked apple crumble:

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4. Explain in GermanA friend has been to Britain last summer and he has told you that the police are doing a lot to tackle drug use. He was given a leaflet while on holiday and he has given you this leaflet. Your mother asks you what it is about. Summarise briefly what the campaign is about and what the police are offering or asking for. Write this explanation in German but do not translate the text. Use your own words to explain the content.Write between 40 to 55 words but not more. Re-work your text if it is too long.

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5. Dialogue in a restaurantYou’re in a restaurant. You have studied the menu and you are ready to order. Complete the following dialogue with suitable sentences or phrases where the gaps are. Make sure that your answer fits in with the text before and after the gap. (W = waiter, Y = you)

W: Would you like to order a starter?
Y: ____________________
W: Today’s soup is leek and potato.
Y: _____________. I’ll have the fried potato wedges instead.
W: Which dip would you like with that? You can choose from BBQ, spicy tomato and hot chilli.
Y: ____________________________
W: Which main course would you like?
Y:_____________________________
W: I’m afraid only the vegetable lasagne is vegetarian. It is served with garlic bread. Would you like this as a main course?
Y: No, thanks. _____________________________________. I’ll have the spaghetti carbonara then.
W: What would you like to drink?
Y: I’ll have some mineral water.
W: ______________________________________________
Y: Still, please.
W: Would you like a small bottle or a large one?
Y: _______________________________
W: Certainly. Is there anything else I can get you?
Y: That’s all for now, thank you. After you had your meal, the waiter approaches you again.
W: Was everything alright for you?
Y: _______________________________________________
W: Would you like to take a look at the dessert menu?
Y: Well,why not. You study the menu and decide to have some ice cream and a coffee.
Y: ________________________________________
W: Which flavour would you like? We have chocolate and vanilla ice cream.
Y: Just vanilla, please.W: That’s fine. And a coffee, you said?
Y: ____________________________________

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1. Read the following text about crops. Make sure that you fully understand the text and know how to pronounce all of the words. You can mark the places where you have to make a pause when reading. Read the text aloud and recordyourself. You can then listen to your recording to check that your pronunciation is correct and the pauses are in the correct places.

2. Read the following questions about the text of the first exercise. Select two of the four questions and record your answers. Keep your answers brief and precise. Use your own words. You do not have to answer all four questions.
a) The text mentions a Chinese saying. Explain in a few sentences what this saying means. Use your own words.
b) The Chinese saying mentions five grains. What are the five grains and why are they so important?
c) The text says that rice production will have to increase by about 30% in the next 20 years. Explain why rice production has to increase by this amount.
d) In many cultures, a grain is a unit of measurement. Medicines are sometimes measured in grains. Can you imagine why this measurement was used and was it very accurate?

3. One of the written assignments was about your planned dinner for some friends. You have noticed that you don’t have enough time to go out shopping so you have decided to phone a friend and ask him or her to go to the shop for you and buy the ingredients. Record what you would say to your friend on the phone. Remember that he cannot buy some of the items in the quantity you need (for example the flour) so you will have to tell him what and how much he should buy.

Here’s an example for the main dish which is crispy herbed potatoes:Ingredients:

750g potatoes, 2 red onions, 6 tablespoons olive oil, 100g Gruyére cheese, 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil, salt and black pepper.

You would tell your friend “We need 750g potatoes, so you will probably have to buy a 1kg bag of potatoes. See if you can find loose red onions, we need only two; if you can’t find loose ones then buy the smallest pack you can find. I think we have some olive oil in the kitchen and, of course, salt and pepper so you don’t need buy any...”

Now record your instructions to your friend in a similar style. Use the list of ingredients as detailed in written assignment 3.

4. Describe what you see in the cartoon and try to explain its message.

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