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Mündliche Prüfung
Klasse 7
(ersetzt letzte Klassenarbeit)
Part I: Warm up - questions (8)
Part 2: Role Plays (12)
· Family Argument I-III (B. p. 12, 46)
· Apologizing to someone I-VI (B. p. 62)
· Free-time activities I-III (B. p. 12, 29, 46)
ggf. further questions
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Part I – Warm up. Useful phrases
First I would like to talk about me and my family. Me and my family: My name is.... I was born on …...in Essen/etc., so I turn 13/14 years in June/etc.... My mother's and my father's names are... They are.....................................years old. They work as.................. We live in a house/flat in........................ My siblings (Geschwister) are.....................My sister/My brother is..................................years old. /I don't have any siblings. I like my sister/my brother because......................................................................................................./ I don't like....................................................................................because he/she is annoying (nervig). My hobbies are............................................................. I like best........................................................ My special interests are........................................ I do sports once/twice a week. My school: I go to Leibniz Grammar School/ Leibniz Secondary High. I'm in class/form 7e. It is a big school with two school buildings, two gymnasiums (Sporthallen), a big school yard (Schulhof) and two football pitches (Fußballfelder). Our teachers are nice/strict/boring/funny................................................................because................. My favourite teacher is................................................because................................. My favourite subject is Chemistry/Physics/Maths......................because................................... I don't like.............................................................. Now I would like to talk about my favourite................... (question 2)
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Part I – Warm up: personal interests
1.) Talk about you and your family in a short
statement.
2.) What is your favorite film and what is it about?
Give reasons.
Part I – Warm up: personal interests
1.) Talk about you and your family in a short
statement.
2.) What are your favorite subjects? Which ones
don’t you like? Give reasons.
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Part I – Warm up: personal interests
1.) Talk about you and your family in a short
statement.
2.) Who is your favorite star? Give reasons! What
else do you know about him / her?
Part I – Warm up: personal interests
1.) Talk about you and your family in a short
statement.
2.) What is your favorite book and what is it about?
Why should others read it?
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Part I – Warm up: personal interests
1.) Talk about you and your family in a short
statement.
2.) Talk about your favorite song. Who is the artist,
what is it about and why do you like it so much?
Part I – Warm up: personal interests
1.) Talk about you and your family in a short
statement.
2.) What is your favorite sport? Explain what you
like about it. Do you do it yourself? Why / why
not?
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Part I – Warm up: personal interests
1.) Talk about you and your family in a short
statement.
2.) Do you have a pet? Tell us about it. If not, why
don’t you have one and which pet would you
like to have?
Part I – Warm up: personal interests
1.) Talk about you and your family in a short
statement.
2.) Do you have a favorite TV series? Tell us about
it. Why do you like it so much?
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Apologizing to somebody I
Partner A: friend who did something wrong
You borrowed a book from your friend because you really wanted to read that exciting
story. But while reading it you accidentally spilled a drink over it. The nice new book is dirty
now. You are sorry. Explain what happened and apologize.
Partner B: friend who gets back a damaged book
Your friend borrowed a book from you. You just got it for your birthday and it was nice and
new. When he/ she returned it, it was all dirty because someone spilled a drink over it. Tell
your friend how you feel about that and ask for an apology.
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Apologizing to somebody II
Partner A: best friend who lied
You wanted to go swimming with your friend. But then a cute boy/ girl asked you out for
ice-cream. Without thinking you went to the ice-cream parlour and even forgot to call your
friend to tell him/her that you can’t go swimming with him/her. Now you feel really sorry
and want to apologize. Explain in detail why you did that.
Partner B: best friend who is disappointed
You wanted to go swimming with your best friend. You are disappointed because your
friend didn’t show up. You want to know why he/ she did that. Then you find out that it was
because of a boy/girl your friend likes. Tell him/ her about your feelings. Can you still be
friends?
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Apologizing to somebody III
Partner A: best friend who forgot to call
You promised to call your best friend yesterday evening. But the TV programme was so
interesting that you forgot about it. Now you really feel sorry. Explain why it has happened
and apologize!
Partner B: best friend who waited for a call the whole evening
You waited for your friend’s phone call the whole evening. You even tried to call him/her.
But no one answered the phone. You don’t understand why your friend forgot to call you.
Tell your friend how you feel and ask him/her for an apology.
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Apologizing to somebody IV
Task:
Partner A = girl/boy riding a bike
You are on your way home from school on your bike. You nearly hit a boy/girl who is sitting
in the road with his/her skateboard. You are angry at first, then you find out about the
boy's/ girl's accident. Both of you apologize. You decide to help the boy/girl.
Partner B= girl/boy who has had an accident on his/her skateboard You have had an accident with your skateboard, so now you are sitting in the road. A
girl/boy is riding home from school on her/his bike. She/He nearly hits you because you
are in her/his way. She/He is angry about you at first, then she/he finds out about your
accident and you both apologize. She/He wants to give you some help.
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Apologizing to somebody V
Partner A = angry child
You have had a bad day at school. When you come back home and your parents ask you
about your day, you are rude to them. You run angrily into your room and close the door
behind you. After some time you feel really sorry about what you have said to your
parents, so you go back to them and apologize. You explain what happened to you.
Partner B = parents
Your son/daughter had a bad day at school. When he/she comes back home and you ask
him/her about the day, he/she runs angrily into his/her room. After some time he/she feels
sorry about what he/she has said to you, so he/she decides to go back and to apologize.
You ask him/her what happened to him/her and what you think about his/her problem at
school.
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Apologizing to somebody VI
Partner A = best friend who lies
You tell your best friend that you are busy because you must prepare a presentation for
the next school day. That is why you do not have any time tonight and cannot go out with
your best friend. However, your best friend finds out that you did not work on your task, but
in fact met your girlfriend/boyfriend. Explain to him/her why you have lied to him/her and
apologize afterwards.
Partner B = best friend who suggests to go out
You ask your best friend to go out with him tonight, but unfortunately he/she is busy
because he/she must prepare a presentation for the next school day, so he/she cannot go
out with you. In the meantime you find out from your best friend's girlfriend/boyfriend that
they went out, so you feel very hurt because your friend has lied to you. He/She gives you
an explanation and apologizes to you. Can you still be friends?
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Family argument I
Task:
Partner A = son or daughter
Your parents tell you that they want to spend the next weekend at home because your
granddad is going to visit you. He lives in an old people’s home because he can’t look after
himself. You don’t meet your granddad very often because the old people’s home is two
hours away by car.
Your parents want you to stay at home to have a lot of time together. But you are invited to
a friend’s birthday party on Saturday afternoon and evening. You really want to go to the
party to meet your friends and to celebrate your friend’s birthday.
You should meet halfway.
Family argument I
Task:
Partner B = mother or father
You have to tell your son/daughter that granddad is going to visit you at the next weekend.
You want to spend a lot of time together because granddad lives in an old people’s home
which is about two hours away by car and you don’t meet very often. Granddad is very
happy to see the whole family, especially the children.
You want to have lunch and dinner together. You know that your child is invited to a friend’s
birthday party but you think that granddad’s visit is more important and you want to have a
happy family weekend.
You should meet halfway.
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Family argument II
Task:
Partner A = son or daughter
You are invited to a friend’s party on Saturday evening. Your friend lives on the other side
of town. You want to go there by bus and stay until midnight. All of your friends are going to
this party and you have already bought an expensive present, so you don’t want to miss
this party.
Your parents are worried about you and they don’t agree with your plans.
You should meet halfway.
Family argument II
Task:
Partner B = parents
You have to talk to your child because your child is invited to a friend’s party next Saturday
evening. The party is on the other side of town and you don’t know this friend very well.
You don’t like your child’s plan to go by bus and stay until midnight. All in all you don’t like
the idea of this party at all because you are worried about your child. But you also know
that it is very important for your child.
You should meet halfway.
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Family argument III
Task:
Partner A = son or daughter
It’s Saturday afternoon and your are watching your favourite show on TV in the living room.
Your parents come home from shopping and tell you that you should learn for the next
English class test now. So they turn off the TV. You know that you really have to learn for
the English test on Monday but you still have enough time on Sunday because you don’t
have any plans for Sunday. You really like this show on TV and you think this is the only
time when you can relax from learning.
You should meet halfway.
Family argument III
Task:
Partner B = parents
It’s Saturday afternoon you come home from shopping and your child is sitting in front of
the TV. You tell him/her to go to his/her room and learn for school. The English class test is
on Monday and the last tests weren’t good, so this test is very important. You think that
there is not enough time to learn only on Sunday because grandmother is coming for
coffee in the afternoon, but your child doesn’t know about this, so you have to tell him/her.
This is why you really want your child to start learning for the test today.
You should meet halfway.
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Free time activity I
Task:
Look at your picture and tell your partner about the activity that you would like to do
together with her/him at the next weekend. Try to give convincing arguments because your
partner wants to do something different.
Think about what you’re allowed to do and how expensive it is. Do you need special
equipment? Where can you do this activity?
You should meet halfway.
Partner A: Swimming at the local indoor pool
Partner B: Skateboarding in the skate park outside
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Free time activity II
Task:
Look at your picture and tell your partner what you would like to do together with her/him at
the next weekend. Try to give convincing arguments because your partner wants to do
something different.
Think about what you’re allowed to do and how expensive it is. Where do you have to go?
Why do you want to do this activity at the next weekend?
You should meet halfway.
Partner A: Shopping tour
Partner B: Visiting a museum
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Free time activity III
Task:
Look at your picture and tell your partner what you would like to do together with her/him at
the next weekend. Try to give convincing arguments because your partner wants to do
something different.
Think about what you’re allowed to do and how expensive it is. Where can you do this
activity? Do you need special equipment?
You should meet halfway.
Partner A: Going climbing
Partner B: Playing ice hockey or going to an ice hockey match