Delprøve 1 HTX Engelsk A 24. maj 2013

Her finder du en vejledning til delprøve 1 fra skriftlig eksamen i Engelsk A på HTX fra 24. maj 2013, hvor vi hjælper dig sikkert igennem sættets fire underopgaver. Efter at have læst guiden vil du være i stand til selv at besvare opgaverne - du får også mulighed for at dobbelttjekke dine egne svar til fejlsætningerne, som vi har udarbejdet en komplet svarliste til.

Ud over forklaringer her i webbogen giver vi også links til uddybende læsning om de grammatiske problemer, du bliver testet i, i vores grammatik og hjælp til fejlsætninger.

De fire underopgaver lyder således:

Opgave A - Fejlsætninger

I hver af de nedenstående sætninger er der en fejl. Skriv den korrekte sætning og forklar dine rettelser på dansk. Brug dansk, engelsk eller latinsk terminologi.

1. She sat and watched television when the telephone rang.
2. My grandmother, who spoils my younger sisters, have already bought Christmas presents.
3. “You may have the biggest house but our boat is bigger than your,” the boy shouted.
4. The film was just started when the young girl’s phone rang.
5. The boy who’s parents were on vacation drank all his father’s whisky.
6. The old man was tired and laid down on the couch.
7. My personally opinion is that dogs should be kept on a leash in the park.
8. The young student was very poor and there were hardly any furniture in his room.
9. The little boy became very frightened when he heard the first loud bang, but after some time laughed he every time his father let off fireworks.

Opgave B - Verbernes tider

B. Udfyld nedenstående skema
a) Angiv, hvilken tid det understregede verbum/udsagnsord ord står i.
b) Angiv, om tiden er simpel eller udvidet.
c) Angiv, om formen er aktiv eller passiv.

Sprinting robo-cat.

You can run, but you won’t escape. A robot named Cheetah has broken the speed record for four-legged robots by reaching almost 30 kilometres an hour (…)

Much like a real cheetah, the robot uses a short, hopping gait at low speeds before increasing its stride and pace by flexing and unflexing its back with each step.

Cheetah is being developed by Boston Dynamics of Waltham, Massachusetts, with funding from the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The current version of the robot is powered by a hydraulic pump and has only been tested on a treadmill, where it is tethered to ensure it stays on track. The firm aims to test a free-running prototype this year.

Last year Boston Dynamics unveiled BigDog, designed as a military pack mule, and the humanoid PETMAN, which runs on two legs and can do press-ups.

(fra New Scientist 10 March 2012)

Opgave C - Relative pronomener

C. Indsæt et korrekt relativt pronomen (henførende stedord) i følgende sætninger og begrund dit valg. Vælg mellem who, whom, whose, which, that. 1.

1. Prince Charles,                  is the heir to the British throne, was born in 1948.
2. Prince William,                   mother was Princess Diana, married Kate in 2011.
3. The engagement ring,                   stone was a sapphire, has belonged to Diana. Begrundelse:
4. The woman                   is married to Prince Charles now is called Camilla.
5. Queen Elisabeth,                   has reigned for 60 years, is 86 years old.
6. Prince Phillip,                   Elisabeth married in 1947, is 91 years old.
7. The royal dogs,                   are Corgis, often appear on photos of the royal family.
8. The baby                   Kate is expecting will be born in 2013.
9. The announcement of Kate’s pregnancy,                   was a surprise, was breaking news on TV.

Opgave D - Oversættelse

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Siden de første elektroniske betalingskort dukkede op – og deriblandt dankortet, der allerede har holdt 28-års fødselsdag – er plastickort og betalingsterminaler sammen med netbanking og forskellige tjenester, der hjælper med at overføre penge elektronisk, blevet en fast del af hverdagen for de fleste. (…)