Kompetenzerweiterung I, Preparing for Exam

Please let me know if you have any questions in advance of the exam via email! See you on exam day :).

Link to roommate article: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/12/realestate/getting-a-roommate-in-your-golden-years.html

Link to Jim Carrey article: https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/jim-carrey-thought-he-had-10-minutes-to-live-after-hawaii-ballistic-missile-warning/ar-AAuGvA2

1.       I feel really tired. I think I’ll go to bed.

2. Where are you going?

I’m going to visit a customer.

3. Do you want me to help you?

No thanks. John’ll help me.

4. Would you prefer tea or coffee?

I’ll have some tea, please.

5. Would you like to come to my house for dinner and talk about the matter?

Good idea. I’ll bring some wine.

6.    I’ve already decided. I’m going to buy a new car.

7. What are your plans for next week?

I’m going to fly to New York on business.

8. What are your plans for the holidays?

I’m going to visit my parents for a few days and then go walking in Scotland.

9. Why are you wearing your best suit?

I’m going to have lunch with my biggest customer.

10. Do you want to have the chicken or the beef?

I think I’ll have the beef.

11. My head hurts.

Sit down and I’ll get you an aspirin.

12. We need some more ink for the printer.

I’ll go to the shop and get some.

13. Look! There’s smoke coming out of the photocopier.

You turn it off and I’ll phone the safety officer.

14. I cannot see how to use this spreadsheet.

Don’t worry. I’ll help you.

15. I need to speak to you today.

I’m going out now but I’ll be back later.

16. Did you phone Michael?

I’m sorry. I completely forgot. I’ll do it now.

17. Can you help me with this? I don’t understand.

I’ll give you a hand as soon as I’ve finished this.

18. That’s much too heavy for one person. I’ll give you a hand.

19. Could someone answer the phone?

I’ll get it.

20. It’s really hot in here. I’m going to put on the air-conditioning.

Tips for AFTER the exam:

The best way to prepare for exams in English in the future is to be continuously working on your advanced language skills. This means incorporating exercises and sophisticated language into your regular diet. Use the blog in the semester breaks and after the course for links for review quizzes and consult online journalistic sources for reading and listening input. Don’t make unrealistic "all-or-nothing" goals: if you skip a week, don’t worry about it, but get back in the saddle so that understanding advanced language becomes less and less of a struggle. (When I had my first year abroad in Germany in 2006 I could hardly understand the Süddeutsche Zeitung. I went to the library every day during the semester break and read articles from that day’s issue and by April I was understanding most of what I was reading.) Use articles, podcasts, and videos to learn both vocab and grammar and your intuition for good and correct language use will increase before you know it.