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Onsdag den 18. august 2021
kl. 09.00-14.00



Vejledning til opgavesættet


Du skal besvare følgende opgaver:
  • Assignment 1-3
  • Assignment 4A eller Assignment 4B
Tekster til opgave 4:

4A: essay:
  • “Two experts debate the potential consequences of raising the minimum wage”, a video from CNBC, 2019
  • “A tale of two minimum wages”, a video from CNN Business, 2018
  • “Costco CEO: High wages, high volume drive results for Costco shareholders”, a video from CNBC, 2020
  • “$15 Minimum Wage: How Have SMBs Been Affected?”, an article from Business.com, 2020
  • “‘Starvation wages’: Walmart and McDonald’s among firms with the most workers on food stamps and Medicaid, according to a Bernie Sanders-commissioned report”, an article from Business Insider.com, 2020
  • “Pros and Cons of Minimum Wages”, an illustration from environmental-conscience.com, 2020
4B: analyse af non-fiktion
  • “Boris Johnson launches the UN Climate Change Conference 2020”, a video from Independent.co.uk, 2020
  • “PM speech at COP 26 Launch: 4 February 2020”, a speech transcript from Gov.uk, 2020

Vejledning til opgaverne og skabelon
Den samlede eksaminationstid for opgave 1-4 er fem timer.

Det anbefales, at du skriver din besvarelse i skabelonen, som ligger under Template i menuen til venstre. Besvarelsen afleveres i ét dokument med opgaverne i rækkefølgen 1-4.



Henvisninger til tekst, video- og lydklip


Hvis du citerer, skal du angive kilde.
Alt anvendt materiale skal være engelsksproget og angives med kildehenvisninger. Til forklaring af grammatiske opgaver kan materialerne være på dansk.

Generel skabelon for henvisninger til tekster


Alle henvisninger angives i fodnoter

Ved assignments med én tekst kan henvisninger angives i parentes inde i teksten:

(l. 34): ved én linje
(ll. 35-37): ved flere linjer

Henvisning til kilderne (sources) i opgavematerialet
”In N.R.A. Fight, Companies Find There Is No Neutral Ground” (l. 15) eller (ll.15-17)

Henvisning til videoer i kilderne (sources) i opgavematerialet
”Why Americans Love Guns” (01:23-02:12)

Opslag i bog
“Verbet succeed”. Poul Tornøe, Get It Right. 2012. P. 94.

Henvisning til bog
Chimamanda Adichie, Americanah. 2013. P. 54.

Opslag i i-bog
Typer af verber og deres former, Engelsk fortsættergrammatik - Questions and Answers.
https://engelskfortsaettergrammatik.systime.dk/index.php?id=208

Henvisning til antologi eller artikel
“Coming of Age on the Internet”. Lars Ulrik Tambjerg-Ravn, World in Motion 2.0. 2012. P. 24.




Tekster i opgavesættet


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.




Assignment 1


Lyt til Boris Johnsons tale ”PM Boris Johnson’s Brexit Address to the Nation”.

Besvar både opgave a og b.

  a) Find og skriv 10 ord fra videoklippet, der hører til det semantiske felt/skema ”Optimism”.
  b) Angiv ordklassen for hvert af de 10 ord.




Assignment 2


Besvar opgave a, b, c og d med udgangspunkt i nedenstående tekststykke. Brug relevant grammatisk terminologi.

a)
 Fire eksempler, der alle hører til samme grammatiske område, er understreget.
Angiv, hvilket grammatisk område der er tale om.
Forklar for hvert eksempel, hvilken regel der anvendes.
b)
 Find og skriv to eksempler på sætninger med ligefrem ordstilling samt to eksempler på sætninger med omvendt ordstilling. Forklar, hvorfor der er anvendt ligefrem og omvendt ordstilling.
c)
 Find og skriv et eksempel på et verballed i følgende tider: præteritum, præsens og futurum.
d)
 Foretag en syntaktisk analyse af nedenstående sætning:

In one study, economists David Card and Alan B. Krueger examined a 1992 minimum wage hike in New Jersey...

Vær opmærksom på, at alle sætningsled ikke nødvendigvis forekommer.

More disposable income for low-wage households generally leads to more spending within the local economy. A report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago demonstrated that a $1 hourly increase in the minimum wage could boost consumer spending amongst households with minimum wage workers by as much as $2,080 per household annually. Many of those dollars are likely to flow to small and midsize businesses within those households' local communities.

Do minimum wage increases kill jobs?


A common argument against minimum wage increases is that they will result in the loss of jobs. However, historic research suggests the opposite could be true. In one study, economists David Card and Alan B. Krueger examined a 1992 minimum wage hike in New Jersey and compared how the restaurant industry (often considered to be the most impacted by minimum wage increases) fared against similar establishments in neighboring Pennsylvania. Not only did New Jersey's fast-food employment grow, it outpaced Pennsylvania's by 13% that year. […]

$15 Minimum Wage: How Have SMBs Been Affected? Business.com, 2020




Assignment 3


Du er ansat hos den skotske kødproducent, MacGregor Meat, som producerer højlandskvæg og lam. Du har modtaget en forespørgsel på levering af bæredygtigt og økologisk kød fra en Michelin-restaurant i London, The Lame Duck. Du svarer på The Lame Ducks henvendelse og giver oplysninger om:

  • Varesortiment og specialiteter

  • Kvalitet og dyrevelfærd

  • Friske leverancer

  • Rabatordninger

  • Leverings- og betalingsbetingelser

Skriv e-mailen på engelsk til Harry Blumenthal: hb@thelameduck.co.uk.


Underskriv e-mailen som Jane Doe eller John Doe.

Omfang 200-250 ord



Assignment 4


Answer either assignment 4A or assignment 4B.



Assignment 4A


Minimum wages in the US



Write an argumentative essay in which you discuss contrasting views on minimum wages in the US.

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

Word count: 800-1200 words

Use the following sources: Your essay must include references to the source material. All sources must be documented.



Assignment 4B


PM Boris Johnson’s speech at COP 26 Launch



Write an analytical essay in which you analyse the “PM speech at COP 26 Launch: 4 February 2020”. Part of your essay must focus on linguistic features, structure and modes of persuasion. Based on your analysis, assess if Boris Johnson is successful in communicating his message.

Write the analytical essay in English.

Word count: 800-1200 words

Use the following sources:
  • Boris Johnson launches the UN Climate Change Conference 2020 (9:27)
  • PM speech at COP 26 Launch: 4 February 2020 (full transcript)
All sources must be documented.



Template


Hent skabelonen til besvarelsen i menuen til venstre. Den indeholder sidehoved til dine eksamensoplysninger og felter til besvarelse af opgaverne. Husk at udfylde sidehovedet.



Word

Sources


CNBC. Two experts debate the potential consequences of raising the minimum wage. June 7, 2019. Viewed December 2020.
[https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/25/70percent-of-workers-are-likely-to-quit-at-current-federal-minimum-wage.html]

CNN Business. A tale of two minimum wages. November 5, 2018. Viewed December 2020.
[https://youtu.be/hFTpr4e5tKs]

CNBC. Costco CEO: High wages, high volume drive results for Costco shareholders. January 20, 2020. Viewed December 2020.
[https://youtu.be/qC8Abk2atrM]

Business.Com. $15 Minimum Wage: How Have SMBs Been Affected? June 17, 2020. Viewed December 2020.
[https://www.business.com/articles/minimum-wage-increase-small-business/]

Business Insider. ‘Starvation wages’: Walmart and McDonald’s among firms with the most workers on food stamps and Medicaid, according to a Bernie Sanders-commissioned report. November 19, 2020. Viewed December 2020.
[https://www.businessinsider.in/retail/news/starvation-wages-walmart-and-mcdonalds-among-firms-with-the-most-workers-on-food-stamps-and-medicaid-according-to-a-bernie-sanders-commissioned-report/articleshow/79306855.cms]

Environmental-conscience.com. Pros and Cons of Minimum Wages. 2020. Viewed December 2020.
[https://environmental-conscience.com/minimum-wage-pros-cons/]

Gov.uk. PM speech at COP 26 Launch: 4 February 2020. February 4, 2020. Viewed December 2020.
[https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-speech-at-cop-26-launch-4-february-2020]

Independent.co.uk. Boris Johnson launches the UN Climate Change Conference 2020. February 4, 2020. Viewed December 2020.
[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-climate-change-electric-planes-cop26-carbon-emissions-2050-a9316466.html]