• Aufgabe 1

    5 Minuten 12 Punkte
    einfach

    Vocabulary

    Write in British English.

    a. to criticize

    b. neighbor

    c. catalog

    d. center

    e. traveling

    f. flavor

    g. Mom

    h. harbor

    i. theater

    j. dialog

    k. color

    l. program

  • Aufgabe 2

    10 Minuten 14 Punkte
    mittel

    Grammar

    Change the adjectives in brackets into adverbs if necessary and complete the sentences.

    1. My car is _____________ (real) (old). Therefore, I drove quite _____________ (slow) to the meeting.
    2. My brother is a _____________ (good) sportsman. He plays tennis and squash very _____________ (good).
    3. Why do you always have to work so _____________ (hard)?
    4. My friend Sally is _____________ (extreme) (angry) with me because I forgot her birthday.
    5. I am not very _____________ (good) at maths. I think this maths question is _____________ (absolute) (impossible) to answer.
    6. Do you know that the weather is _____________ (terrible) today? It’s _____________ (awful) (cold).

  • Aufgabe 3

    10 Minuten 10 Punkte
    schwer

    Grammar

    Put the adverbs in brackets into their correct position. Sometimes there is more than one possibility to place the adverbs.

    1. Tom and Jenny like to visit museums. (really)
    2. They meet friends. (at the museums – often)
    3. They went to the Museum of Natural Sciences. (last Saturday – in New York).
    4. They met two neighbours who are nice. (extremely – on that day).
    5. They go home after visiting a museum, but they went to a renovated restaurant. (perfectly – quickly – last Saturday – usually)

  • Aufgabe 4

    15 Minuten 8 Punkte
    schwer

    Writing

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  • Aufgabe 5

    5 Minuten 4 Punkte
    schwer

    Aufgbe 5

    Translation

    Translate the sentences below.

    1. Sie war nervös, weil sie ihren Führerschein verloren hatte.
    2. Ich lerne Spanisch, damit ich mich mit meiner Freundin aus Argentinien besser unterhalten kann.
    3. Können Sie mir bitte sagen, wo das Büro des Direktors ist?
    4. Obwohl das Wetter fantastisch war, konnten sie ihren Urlaub nicht genießen.