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COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES
LESSON 11.2
EXERCISE 2A (PAGE 108)
STUDENT B
LESSON 6.3
EXERCISE 10A (PAGE 61)
STUDENT D
Education in Germany
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Compulsory education in Germany lasts for nine to
ten years (it varies between states). It usually remains
compulsory for a further three years, at least on a
part-time basis.
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Between the ages of three and five the majority of
German children attend voluntary kindergarten
school.
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They then take four years of primary education
through to the age of ten.
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They proceed to one of three types of secondary
school:
– Hauptschule or a short-course secondary school
focuses on preparation for a vocation.
– Realschule or intermediate school is aimed at those
targeting middle-level positions in government or
business.
– Gymnasium or grammar school give students the
opportunity to apply to university.
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The majority of universities in Germany are funded by
the federal government and charge little or no tuition
fees. There are not many private universities, although
the number has risen in recent years.
For most undergraduate degrees, students are
expected to complete their studies in four years, but
actually most students take more time. In fact, the
average length of study is seven years.
LESSON 12.4
EXERCISE 5 (PAGE 123)
STUDENT B
CASE 2
The following information is for you to use in the
discussion to help you reach a decision.
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It’s a free country and she is doing nothing wrong.
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He is exaggerating her behaviour.
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It is a small town so they go to the same places.
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She is just being friendly.
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Photography is her hobby.
LESSON 12.4
EXERCISE 5 (PAGE 123)
STUDENT C
CASE 3
The following information is for you to use in the
discussion to help you reach a decision.
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A car is a weapon.
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A driver must concentrate on the road at all times.
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He shouldn’t have given sweets to the children.
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None of the people in the car were wearing seatbelts.
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The driver should have stopped before helping the child.
Emily Dickinson
(1830–1886)
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Emily Dickinson was a great American poet and a famous recluse.
Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1830. She
attended Amherst Academy for seven years and then moved on to
Mount Holyoke College in 1847. Although she liked the other girls
at the school, Dickinson made no lasting friendships there and she
moved back to her parent’s house ten months later.
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By the early 1850s, local people had begun to notice that Dickinson
was reluctant to greet guests when they visited the house.
Dickinson’s closest friend was her sister-in-law, Susan Gilbert, who
helped her to write and edit her work. Dickinson described Susan
Gilbert as her most beloved friend, influence and advisor. Although
she communicated with most of her friends almost entirely by
writing letters, Dickinson sent more letters to her sister-in-law than
to anyone else.
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In 1855, Dickinson went on a trip with her mother and sister, visiting
Washington and Philadelphia. However, soon after they returned, her
mother became ill and Dickinson took on the responsibilities for
running their home. For the next twenty years, she never left the
family home again.
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In a small community like Amherst, people began to notice
Dickinson’s unusual behaviour. For instance, she would now only
speak to guests at the house through a door. She refused to leave her
room when her father died and listened to the funeral service through
a gap in the door. And it is claimed that she would only give treats to
children when she could lower a basket from a second-story window.
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Dickinson wrote nearly 1,800 poems during her life, but only a few
were published while she was alive. On 15 May, 1886, Emily
Dickinson died at the age of fifty-five. In November, 1890, the first
volume of her poems was published and it became a huge success.
This was followed by a second series of poems in 1891 that was
equally successful, and this shy woman from small-town America
became one of the most celebrated poets in the world.
