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Opgave 1
Nedenstående sætninger er fra novellen “A Wasted Hour” og artiklen “Joel Contartese Shares 5 Lessons On The American Dream”.
Gør rede for brugen af komma i følgende sætninger. Brug relevant grammatisk/faglig terminologi.
- While he looked to his left and concentrated on getting back onto the road, she took a closer look at him.
- “Thanks for stopping,” she said.
- “Hemmingway, Steinbeck, Bellow and Faulkner,” she said.
- Kelley always thumbed a ride back to college, but never told her parents.
- “No, can’t pretend I did.”
- “But to do her justice, which is quite difficult, she gave me two great sons.”
- “I read The Grapes of Wrath when I was twelve years old, and I consider it to be one of the great novels of the twentieth century.”
- Throughout his struggles and successes, Contartese has learned a number of lessons about how the American Dream has changed over the years and what it means to live this dream.
Opgave 2
Nedenstående tekststykke er fra artiklen “How the American Dream Turned into a Nightmare”.
Find og skriv seks forskellige adverbier (biord) fra tekststykket. Forklar, hvad hvert adverbium lægger sig til.
Trump’s promise to scrub the melting pot and reinstate majority rule was the second reason why Americans voted for him. As he made quite clear during his campaign, he dismissed accepted social norms of “political correctness” toward any minority and, without caring about whether he was accused of racism, misogyny or bigotry, he spoke in the name of the majority of “the forgotten men and women of our country,” vowing that ordinary people who work hard should have a voice, pledging: “I am your voice.”
Interestingly, that message made full sense to naturalized minorities such as Latinos, Muslims and other former immigrants, who by now felt themselves “proud daughters and sons” of America. […]
As Trump assumes office, America is now another country. The American dream seems to lie in tatters, and there is growing support for mass deportations of illegal and other unwanted minorities.
As the new president will have to deliver upon his promises to blue-collar and middle-class Americans, many believe him to be entirely unfit to govern.
With no concrete plan as yet, it is unlikely that his policies will turn around the lives of Americans in downtrodden areas that have lost factory jobs. Nor is it easy to imagine how scrubbing the melting pot will bring harmony and reduce the polarization and racial conflict in American society.
By far the most contentious terrain will be the institutions of federal government. The traditional checks and balances of the American political system may withstand a presidential political assault, but will certainly be strained and, perhaps, partially violated.
Opgave 3
Hver af nedenstående sætninger indeholder en grammatisk fejl, som er understreget. Ret fejlen, og forklar din rettelse. Brug relevant grammatisk/faglig terminologi.
- Kelley contemplated to become a great American writer.
- In today’s US, remains the American Dream just a dream to most people.
- Kelley is interested in to save money by thumbing back to college.
- Self-reliance is an American value frequent mentioned in textbooks.
- Everybody know that it takes hard work to achieve the American Dream.
- John Steinbeck, that wrote The Grapes of Wrath, died in 1968.
- Much advice given to people who would like to climb the social ladder are useless.
- Many Americans will properly never get out of poverty.
Opgave 4
Du arbejder som indkøbsassistent i Sainsbury’s, og I har lige modtaget et vareparti på tyve paller Fairtrade chokolade fra Nigeria. I har desværre konstateret, at en del af forsendelsen har været udsat for vandskade.
Du skriver en e-mail til shippingfirmaet, som har ansvaret for transporten, og forklarer problemstillingen samt foreslår en løsning.
E-mailen sendes til Bruce Wayne hos shippingfirmaet BlueOceanTransport (bw@bot.co.uk). Du refererer til ordrenummer FCK155-2018.
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I din besvarelse skal du fremhæve de anvendte ord og vendinger med farve eller fed skrift.
Omfang: 100-150 ord
| consignment | pallets |
| therefore | damaged |
| in fact | unfortunately |
Opgave 5
Besvar enten opgave 5A eller opgave 5B.
Opgave 5A
The American Dream
You are a student at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. You have been asked to give a speech to fellow students about how the American Dream has changed over time.
In the speech you account for and comment on different perceptions of the American Dream and discuss what it takes to achieve it in today’s America.
Write the manuscript in English.
Word count: 800-1200 words
Use the following sources:
- How the American Dream Turned into a Nightmare
- Joel Contartese Shares 5 Lessons On The American Dream
- Less than 20% of Americans say they're living the American Dream-here’s why
- Baltimore: 'This is what poverty in the US looks like' - BBC News (3:53)
- President Trump Talks About Tax Reform and The American Dream (3:07)
Opgave 5B
A Wasted Hour
Write an analytical essay in which you analyse and interpret the short story “A Wasted Hour” by Jeffrey Archer. Part of your essay must focus on narration and point of view, 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.
Kilder
Newsweek. How the American Dream Turned into a Nightmare. January 27, 2017, viewed November 2017.
http://www.newsweek.com/how-american-dream-turned-nightmare-548737
Forbes. Joel Contartese Shares 5 Lessons On The American Dream. June 16, 2017, viewed November 2017.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianrashid/2017/06/16/joel-contartese-shares-5-lessons-on-the-american-dream/#51a31f1459eb
CNBC. Less than 20% of Americans say they're living the American Dream—here’s why. September 19, 2017, viewed November 2017.
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/19/less-than-20-percent-of-americans-say-theyre-living-the-american-dream.html
BBC. Baltimore: 'This is what poverty in the US looks like' - BBC News. March 1, 2017, viewed November 2017.
https://youtu.be/qytbhMlXltI
Politics Wire. President Trump Talks About Tax Reform and The American Dream. October 1, 2017, viewed November 2017.
https://youtu.be/utbrxbfdWsw
A Wasted Hour by Jeffrey Archer from Tell Tale. Macmillan, London 2017.