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Tirsdag den 5. december 2017
kl. 09.00-14.00

Vejledning til opgavesættet


Du skal besvare følgende opgaver:
  • Opgave 1-4
  • Opgave 5A eller opgave 5B
Opgave 5A: essay

Opgave 5B: analytisk essay (fiktion)
Tekster i dette opgavesæt:
Opgave 5A:
  • India and Pakistan at 70 (2:02)
  • India has made primary education universal, but not good
  • Child labor: The inconvenient truth behind India’s growth story
  • Youth unemployment bucks India’s rapid growth
Opgave 5B:
  • "English Babu" by Vijay Medtia

Vejledning til opgaverne og skabelon
Den samlede eksaminationstid for opgave 1-5 er 5 timer. Besvarelsen bedømmes som en helhed ud fra de faglige mål for niveauet. Der lægges vægt på beherskelse af det engelske sprog, forståelse af forlægget og færdighed i skriftlig fremstilling på engelsk.

Skriv din besvarelse i skabelonen, som ligger under Toolbox i menuen til venstre. Besvarelsen afleveres i ét dokument med opgaverne i rækkefølgen 1-5.

Hjælpemidler
Alle hjælpemidler må benyttes til besvarelse af opgavesættet. Kommunikation med omverdenen er ikke tilladt.



Henvisninger til tekst, video- og lydklip


Hvis du citerer fra en grammatikbog eller internetside i opgave 1-4, skal du angive kilde.
Alt materiale anvendt i opgave 5 skal være engelsksproget og angives med kildehenvisninger.
Du kan henvise til dele af video- og lydklip, f.eks. ved at angive afspillerens minut- og sekundtal for henholdsvis starten og afslutningen af klippet.

Den generelle, overordnede skabelon for en henvisning til internetmateriale


Author, “Title”. Site, medium. Date accessed. [Link].

Eksempler:
Artikel fra internettet med forfatter
Kate Abbey-Lambertz, “Big Sean Gives Back to Hometown Detroit, Hands Out School Supplies to Students”. Huffington Post website. Viewed 3-3-2013.
[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/30/big-sean-detroit-school-supplies_n_3837896.html].

Artikel fra internettet uden forfatter
“The Civil War and emancipation”. PBS website. Viewed 6-6-2013.
[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2967.html].

Opslag på internettet
“Emancipation Proclamation”. Wikipedia website. Viewed 6-6-2013.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation].

Video på internettet
ABC News, “Obama’s Historic Pro-Gay Marriage Stance”. YouTube website. Viewed 27-4-2013.
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_RkoMDv3fE]. (3:10-3:22)




Kildeoplysninger


Oplysninger om kilderne til de enkelte tekster findes i teksternes manchetter på opgavesiderne.
Teksternes ortografi og tegnsætning følger forlæggene. Trykfejl er dog rettet.
Opsætningen følger ikke nødvendigvis forlæggene. Dog følges forlægget nøje, hvor opsætningen på den ene eller anden måde indgår i opgaven.



Opgave 1


Nedenstående sætninger er fra novellen “English Babu”.

Angiv subjekt (grundled) og verballed (udsagnsled) i hver af sætningerne, og forklar verbalkongruensen (overensstemmelsen mellem subjekt og verballed). Brug relevant grammatisk/faglig terminologi.

  1. My high hopes of finding a good job over here were met with one rejection after another.

  2. How polluted everything seems?

  3. Every superior group or class looks down on the one below it, …

  4. The family greets them with much awkwardness.

  5. There was complete silence again, …

  6. Getting no response adds to his irritation.

  7. Here’s the news.

  8. … I met men and women who were gentle in manners, kind and considerate.




Opgave 2


Nedenstående tekststykke er fra artiklen “India has made primary education universal, but not good”.

Find og skriv fire forskellige adjektiver (tillægsord) og fire forskellige adverbier (biord) fra tekststykket.

However, the quality of schools remains a scandal. Many teachers are simply not up to the job. Since 2011, when the government introduced a test for aspiring teachers, as many as 99% of applicants have failed each year. Curriculums are over-ambitious relics of an era when only a select few went to school. Since pupils automatically move up each year, teachers do not bother to ensure that they understand their lessons. Overmighty teachers’ unions - which, in effect, are guaranteed seats in some state legislatures - make matters worse. Teachers’ salaries, already high, have more than doubled over the past two rounds of pay negotiations. Some teachers, having paid bribes to be hired in the first place, treat the job as a sinecure. Shockingly, a quarter play truant each day.



Opgave 3


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

  1. Some teachers in India has tried to help low-caste children learn English.

  2. Many Indian children work every day instead of to go to school.

  3. There is a growing marked for Western commodities in India.

  4. In New Delhi are many young people worried about their job situation.

  5. Dahlits have for centuries been prevented from climbing the social ladder.

  6. The children which parents pay for private tuition have better chances of getting good jobs.

  7. Today womens’ rights have become an important issue.

  8. You can find informations about India in the World Factbook.




Opgave 4


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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 fremhæve de anvendte ord og vendinger med farve eller fed skrift.

Omfang: 100-150 ord

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Opgave 5


Besvar enten opgave 5A eller opgave 5B.



Opgave 5A


Write an essay in which you discuss important challenges India is facing today. Discuss possible solutions to these challenges.

Write the essay in English and give it an appropriate heading.

Word count: 800-1200 words

Use the following sources:
  • India and Pakistan at 70 (2:02)
    • Click to open graph from the movie
  • India has made primary education universal, but not good
  • Child labor: The inconvenient truth behind India’s growth story
  • Youth unemployment bucks India’s rapid growth
Your essay must include references to the source material. You may use additional information from the internet. All sources must be documented.



Opgave 5B


Write an analytical essay in which you analyse and interpret the short story “English Babu” by Vijay Medtia. Part of your essay must focus on narration, characterization, theme(s) and message.

Write the analytical essay in English.

Word count: 800-1200 words

Use the following source: Your essay must include references to the source material. You may use additional information from the internet. All sources must be documented.



Toolbox


Word skabelon

Essay (pdf)

Analytisk essay (fiktion) (pdf)



Kilder


The Financial Times. India and Pakistan at 70. August 15, 2017, viewed September 2017.
https://next-media-api.ft.com/renditions/15029899960940/1920x1080.mp4

The Economist. India has made primary education universal, but not good. June 8, 2017, viewed September 2017.
https://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21723105-worlds-biggest-school-system-also-one-worst-india-has-made-primary-education

The Washington Post. Child labor: the inconvenient truth behind India’s growth story. August 21, 2017, viewed September 2017.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/08/21/child-labor-the-inconvenient-truth-behind-indias-growth-story/?utm_term=.1dc37b0bbe8e

The Financial Times. Youth unemployment bucks India’s rapid growth. April 21, 2017, viewed September 2017.
https://www.ft.com/content/ec92d162-04d2-11e7-aa5b-6bb07f5c8e12

English Babu by Vijay Medtia from Migration Stories. Crocus Books, Lancaster Uni, 2009.