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Dette opgavesæt indeholder to delprøver med opgaver og tilhørende tekster.
Følgende prøver skal besvares:
  • Delprøve 1: alle fire opgaver
  • Delprøve 2: opgave A eller B

Opgave A:
Opgaven består af udformning af manuskript til tale.

Opgave B:
Opgaven består af analyse af sagprosa.

Vejledning og skabelon til at løse opgaven
Den samlede eksaminationstid er 5 timer. Det anbefales, at du højst anvender en time på delprøve 1, og at du skriver din besvarelse i skabelonen, som ligger under Toolbox i menuen til venstre.

Delprøve 1 og delprøve 2 bør afleveres i ét dokument med delprøve 1 placeret forrest, således at de to delprøver er klart adskilt, og delprøve 2 begynder på en ny side. Vejledning til besvarelse af delprøve 2 findes under Toolbox i menuen.

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Delprøve 1



I delprøve 1 skal du besvare alle fire opgaver 1.1-1.4.

Du kan finde skabelon til besvarelsen under Toolbox i menuen til venstre. Husk at udfylde sidehovedet med dine eksamensoplysninger.

Det anbefales, at du højst anvender en time på delprøve 1.



Delprøve 1.1



Nedenstående sætninger er fra artiklerne “Why Latino Children Are Scared of Donald Trump” og ”Barack Obama enforces US immigration overhaul”.

Skriv den grammatiske forklaring på placeringen af de understregede adverbier/adverbielle led (biord/biordsled) i hver enkelt sætning. Brug relevant grammatisk/faglig terminologi.

  1. Ever since he began his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination with a vicious screed against Mexican immigrants, Donald J. Trump has become a figure of dread and comic-book meanness to the Latino community.

  2. Like certain politicians in the Weimar Republic, he’s found a largely defenseless group to pick on — who also happen to be reviled by a bankable minority of the electorate.

  3. In just nine short years, Alexandra will be ready to vote.

  4. At that moment, The Donald has unwittingly taught the girl the same valuable message that’s at the heart of many scary monster tales: Be on guard, because there are people out there who might harm you.

  5. Monsters are really just myth.

  6. And you can always make one into a piñata, and beat it until its paper shell breaks and candy falls out.

  7. Millions of immigrants living illegally in the US will be allowed to apply for work permits under a major shake-up unveiled by President Barack Obama.




Delprøve 1.2



Nedenstående sætninger er hovedsageligt fra artiklerne “Why Latino Children Are Scared of Donald Trump” og ”Donald Trump wants to deport every single illegal immigrant - could he?”.

I hver sætning er en ing-form understreget. Forklar, hvorfor der er anvendt ing-form i netop denne sætning. Brug relevant grammatisk/faglig terminologi.

  1. He said he was afraid of getting in trouble with his employer.

  2. “We Latinos are becoming more powerful, and he doesn’t like it,” said Irene Huerta, a 24-year-old college student.

  3. Donald Trump considers building a wall paid for by the Mexicans.

  4. I like to think of him as our Cucuy (a kidnapping boogeyman also known as El Cuco).

  5. A 10-year-old like Damaris watches The Donald descending an escalator in Trump Tower.

  6. “I’m afraid someone is going to hurt him,” my 10-year-old daughter pronounced recently.

  7. Trump is keen on deporting all undocumented immigrants.

  8. Using good old-fashioned American school buses, that's 650 bus loads every month for two decades.




Delprøve 1.3



Hver af nedenstående sætninger indeholder en grammatisk fejl, som er understreget. Ret fejlen, og forklar din rettelse. Brug relevant grammatisk/faglig terminologi.

  1. Antonio broke the leg when he tried to cross the Rio Grande.

  2. Illegal immigrants always are watching out for the immigration officers.

  3. Since early July 2015, has Donald Trump been the frontrunner for the Republican Party nomination.

  4. The journalists who investigated the case has been fired.

  5. Some Republicans enjoy to listen to Donald Trump.

  6. Every year, a large number of Mexicans lose their life trying to get into the US.

  7. The undocumented was pulled over by the police even though he had not done anything wrong.

  8. Apparently, Congress does not have some good alternative to Obama’s immigration reform.

  9. Julissa Arce, that used to work for Goldman Sachs, is now head of development at Define American.




Delprøve 1.4



Du har været på studietur i Barcelona, og under hjemtransporten med fly nummer CF147 er der faldet et hjul af din nye Samsonite kuffert. Ud over det manglende hjul har kufferten dybe ridser.

Du skriver til flyselskabet, fortæller om hændelsen og beder om erstatning. Kufferten er kun et par måneder gammel. Du vedhæfter en kopi af kvitteringen samt fotos af kufferten som dokumentation.

Du skriver en e-mail til baggageclaims@cheapflight.com

Skriv e-mailen på engelsk, og brug alle de nedenstående ord og vendinger.

Ordene/vendingerne skal bruges som de står, men du må gerne ændre på rækkefølgen og skrive dem med stort begyndelsesbogstav.

I din besvarelse skal du understrege og fremhæve (med farve eller fed skrift) de anvendte ord og vendinger.

Omfang: 50-150 ord

receipt

damaged

claim compensation

on arrival

in addition

airline



Delprøve 2



I delprøve 2 skal du vælge enten opgave A eller opgave B.



US Immigration Reform



As a student at the University of London, you have been asked to give a speech to fellow international students on illegal immigration in the US. In the speech you account for President Obama's immigration reform (Immigration Accountability Executive Action, November 20, 2014). You analyse opposing views on the issue and discuss if the reform is a suitable solution to illegal immigration problems in the US.

Write the manuscript in English.

Word count: 800-1200 words

Use the following sources: You may use additional sources in English, for example from the Internet. Do not forget to document all your sources.



Why Latino Children Are Scared of Donald Trump



Write an analytical essay in which you analyse the text "Why Latino Children Are Scared of Donald Trump" by Héctor Tobar. Part of your essay must focus on argumentative and linguistic features. Based on your analysis, assess whether Héctor Tobar is successful in communicating his message.

Write the analytical essay in English.

Word count: 800-1200 words

Use the following source: You may use additional sources in English, for example from the Internet. Do not forget to document all your sources.



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Skabelon til (delprøve 1)

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Manuskript (pdf)

Analytisk essay (sagprosa) (pdf)



Kilder




Legal Broadcast Network. The Facts on Obama’s Executive Order for Immigration Reform. November 21, 2014, viewed November 2015.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5AglegdYsQ

BBC. Barack Obama enforces US immigration overhaul. November 21, 2014, August 3, 2015, viewed November 2015.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30136245

CNN. Donald Trump rails against immigrants in presidential campaign launch. June 16, 2015, viewed November 2015.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbyoUb3mp1E

BBC. Donald Trump wants to deport every single illegal immigrant - could he? November 11, 2015, viewed November 2015.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-34789502

Inequality Media. Immigration Facts. October 19, 2015, viewed November 2015.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KR3JyVg7VzU

Proud to be Mexican.com. Julissa Arce - From Undocumented Immigrant to Vice-President at Goldman Sachs, viewed November 2015.
http://www.proudtobemexican.com/julissa-arce.html

Bloomberg. How an Undocumented Immigrant Became a Goldman Star, February 25, 2015, viewed November 2015.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-25/how-an-undocumented-immigrant-from-mexico-became-a-star-at-goldman-sachs

"Why Latino Children Are Scared of Donald Trump" by Héctor Tobar The New York Times, August 18, 2015, viewed November 2015.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/19/opinion/why-latino-children-are-scared-of-donald-trump.html?_r=0