Prüfungsaufgaben Englisch Hauptschulabschluss 1999 - Nachtermin

Erweiterte Textaufgabe

Elizabeth Eckford's First Day at a New School

Can you believe that Blacks in the USA had their own schools before 1954? In 1954 a new law allowed them to attend 'white' schools! But many Whites and even some politicians in the South were against that law.

On September 4, 1957 it was Elizabeth's first day at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was one of the first nine black students there. Walking towards the school she saw a large crowd of Whites in front of it and she heard all the angry voices calling her bad names because she was black. She felt nervous and she was glad when she reached the school entrance.

She tried to get in - but two guards at the door didn't let her pass.

Only Whites were allowed to enter!

Elizabeth had no chance to start at her new school that day. She turned round and walked to the bus stop. "Lynch her! Lynch her!" the people shouted. At the bus stop a very kind white lady got on the bus with Elizabeth, sat next to her and tried to cheer her up. Elizabeth left the bus in front of the building where her mother worked. She ran upstairs to her office right into her arms and cried.

Three weeks later the black students were able to attend their Highschool because President Eisenhower had sent troops to guarantee the visit of all schools for Blacks, too.

1. Questions on the text. Write full sentences.

a) Why was 1954 a special year for the Blacks in the USA?

b) What did some people think of the new law?

c) What did Elizabeth see when she arrived at her new school and what happened?

d) Why couldn't she go into school that morning?

e) Who helped the black students and how did he do it?

2. Find the words in the text.

a) a place where people organize a business

b) to make someone feel happier

c) people who protect a building

3. Which word doesn't fit? - Underline it and write why!

For example:   board - bread - cake

                        You can't eat a board.

a) door - gate - window

b) sit - walk - run

c) school - bus - office

4. Find the opposites.

a) in front of

b) upstairs

c) towards

d) into

5. Name the school subjects.

6. Fill in the verbs in their correct form.

One day after school Elizabeth asked her best friend, Annie:

a) "What ______ (to do) you _______ at the moment?"

b) "I must buy a present for my Mum's birthday. I _______ (to be) already _______ to different shops

c) but I _______ (not to find) anything special yet.

d) Last year I _______ (to give) her a pink lipstick.

e) I'm glad that she often _______ (to use) it.

f) Perhaps I _______ (to buy) her a lovely perfume for her birthday. What do you think?" - "Yes, that's a good idea!"

7. Stelle dir vor, du kommst in eine ähnliche Situation wie Elizabeth! Wie sagst du auf Englisch?

a) Lasst mich in Ruhe!

b) Bitte lasst mich durch!

c) Ihr könnt das nicht tun!

d) Ihr habt nicht das Recht mich aufzuhalten!

8. Elizabeths Mutter will wissen, was geschehen ist. Schreibe die Fragen auf Englisch.

a) Was ist los mit dir?

b) Warum weinst du?

c) Wirst du es morgen wieder versuchen?

d) Hast du ihnen gesagt, dass es ein neues Gesetz gibt?

9. Nach einigen Wochen in der neuen Schule berichtet Elizabeth ihrer Freundin über ihre ersten Erfahrungen. Schreibe auf Englisch.

(Verwende die angegebenen Stichwörter)

a) last 3 weeks - new school - very exciting

b) first day - felt - bad

c) but - teachers - friendly

d) most - white students - stopped - bad names

e) now - good - many - subjects - Social Studies - best - but

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