Mittlerer Schulabschluss 2006, schriftliche Prüfung Englisch Lehrer
But we were travelling 3
rd
class. No millionaires down there. Still, we had lots of fun with music and parties! However, some passengers were also telling terrible stories about the Titanic, saying that it would sink. But didn’t the newspapers say it was unsinkable?On 14
th
April, just before midnight, we were thrown out of our beds onto the floor. What had happened? They said the Titanic had hit an iceberg and was filling up with water. “Put on your lifejackets!” “Put on your lifejackets!” we heard. We managed to get up on deck. Although it wasextremely hard for third-class passengers to get into a lifeboat, I finally made it, and we rowed away from the sinking Titanic. Everywhere people were screaming and shouting for help. Then there was aterrible explosion and the lights slowly went out. The unsinkable Titanic sank. I never saw my friendsagain.We were on the lifeboats for hours and it was freezing cold. At about 4 o’clock in the morning we were picked up by another ship and taken to NY. New York, the city of my dreams. But you know, not asingle one of my dreams ever came true.”
Of the 2206 people on board the Titanic, only 706 survived. And Maggie was one of them. However,she never returned to Ireland during her lifetime, only her ghost has come back in order to keep thestory of the Titanic alive . . . Thank you, Maggie. Now let’s move on. [
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]
Hörtext 3: A Year in the USA with FSA
Jackie:
Hello, and welcome to all our new students who have decided to spend a year here inthe USA. My name is
Jackie Hanson
and I work for FSA, the
F
oreign
S
tudent
A
ssociation in southern California. We’ve asked two exchange students from Europeto tell you a bit about the experiences they have had here so far. This is
ThomasSchulz
from Berlin
Thomas:
Hi everyone!
Jackie:
… and
Fiona Brown
from Swansea, in Wales.
Fiona:
Hello.
Jackie:
And we have also invited Thomas’s host mom,
Sharon Miller
, to be with us today.
Sharon:
Good afternoon.
Jackie:
Before we start talking about Fiona’s and Thomas’s experiences, I’d like to ask you,Sharon: Why do you take in foreign students to live with you and your family for a year?
Sharon:
Well you see, I was an exchange student in Germany when I was young and that experience had such a positive influence on my life. So, I decided to give young peoplethe chance to live with an American family and learn about us and the way we live. I’ve had foreign students stay with us for many years now, which has been great for my son as well. He’s 15 and an only child, and he’s learned so much from them. It’swonderful.
Jackie:
Have there been any serious conflicts?
Sharon:
With Thomas? Oh, no! He’s perfect. But, ah, last year I had a German girl who gaveme lots of problems. She didn’t accept our family rules about going out. I mean, weonly wanted to know where she was going and when she’d be back.
Thomas:
. . . and we should call you if we’re going to be late.
Sharon:
Exactly. Is that too much to ask?
Thomas:
I don’t think so.
Fiona:
Having to be home by 11 p.m. even on weekends is a bit hard, don’t you think?
Jackie:
It’s not just an FSA rule, Fiona, it’s also a regulation here in L.A. You can’t be out onthe streets after 11 if you are under 18. And that is for security reasons, since manyareas are not safe at night.
Fiona:
Well, I still think American parents worry too much. It’s the same with the drivinglicence. Why don’t they allow us to get our driver’s licence while we’re here? Here in
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