Engelsk A
English A
English A
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9.00 a.m. – 2.00 p.m.
Instructions
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| Tekster til assignment 4: | |
| 4A – Fiction: | “Walk Don’t Run”, a short story by Douglas Bruton, 2018. |
| 4B – Non-fiction: | “My Best Friend Died by Suicide. I Wish I Had Seen the Warning Signs”, an article by Daniel Magruder, The New York Times Magazine website, 2019.
“One A Day: Soldiers And Suicide In The U.S. Military”, a video clip by Time Magazine, YouTube website, 2012. |
Instructions and template for completing the task
The total examination time for assignments 1-4 is five hours. Your paper will be evaluated as a whole on the basis of the academic objectives for English A. Emphasis is placed on mastery of the English language, understanding of the source texts, and written proficiency in English.
It is recommended that you write your paper in the template (in the menu on the left). Write your paper as one document with the assignments numbered from 1 to 4.
References to text, video and audio clips
When you quote, you must document your source.
All the materials you use must be in English, and you must document each source with a reference. For explanation of grammatical tasks, materials in Danish may be used.
You can refer to parts of video and audio clips for example by indicating when the part you quote begins and ends, as registered in the video or audio player’s display.
All the materials you use must be in English, and you must document each source with a reference. For explanation of grammatical tasks, materials in Danish may be used.
You can refer to parts of video and audio clips for example by indicating when the part you quote begins and ends, as registered in the video or audio player’s display.
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Texts in the exam paper
Orthography and punctuation in the texts follow the sources. However, misprints have been corrected.
The layout is not necessarily identical with that of the source text, except where the layout in some way is a part of the task.
The layout is not necessarily identical with that of the source text, except where the layout in some way is a part of the task.
Assignment 1
Answer both task a. and task b. below. Use relevant grammatical terminology. Write your answers in Danish.
- Find and write from the text three verbals in the simple tense and three verbals in the progressive tense. Write for each example the complete verbal, and write for each verbal which tense it is.
- Explain briefly for each example in the progressive tense why the progressive tense is used.
The text is an extract from a short story.
I could hear them out in the kitchen. I couldn’t hear what they were saying, but they were arguing.
Then it got quiet and she started to cry. I elbowed George. I thought he would wake up and say
something to them so they would feel guilty and stop. But George is such an asshole. He started
kicking and hollering.
“Stop gouging me, you bastard,” he said. [...]
“You dumb chickenshit,” I said. “Can’t you wise up for once? They’re fighting and Mom’s crying.
Listen.”
He listened with his head off the pillow. “I don’t care,” he said and turned over toward the wall
and went back to sleep. George is a royal asshole.
Later I heard Dad leave to catch his bus. He slammed the front door. She had told me before
he wanted to tear up the family. I didn’t want to listen.
After a while she came to call us for school. Her voice sounded funny – I don’t know. I said I felt
sick at my stomach. It was the first week in October and I hadn’t missed any school yet, so what
could she say? She looked at me, but it was like she was thinking of something else.
Then it got quiet and she started to cry. I elbowed George. I thought he would wake up and say
something to them so they would feel guilty and stop. But George is such an asshole. He started
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kicking and hollering.
“Stop gouging me, you bastard,” he said. [...]
“You dumb chickenshit,” I said. “Can’t you wise up for once? They’re fighting and Mom’s crying.
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Listen.”
He listened with his head off the pillow. “I don’t care,” he said and turned over toward the wall
and went back to sleep. George is a royal asshole.
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Later I heard Dad leave to catch his bus. He slammed the front door. She had told me before
he wanted to tear up the family. I didn’t want to listen.
After a while she came to call us for school. Her voice sounded funny – I don’t know. I said I felt
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sick at my stomach. It was the first week in October and I hadn’t missed any school yet, so what
could she say? She looked at me, but it was like she was thinking of something else.
Raymond Carver, “Nobody Said Anything”, 1976
Assignment 2
In the text below a number of words and phrases are underlined. Answer tasks a., b. and c. below. Use relevant grammatical terminology. Write your answers in Danish.
- Five verbals in the passive voice are underlined. Write for each example which tense is used in the verbal. Explain briefly how the passive voice is constructed in English. Include at least two of the examples in your explanation.
- Seven nouns are underlined. Write, where possible, both the singular and the plural form of each noun. Explain briefly how nouns are inflected in the plural in English. Include all the examples in your explanation.
- Three instances of the word free are underlined. Explain briefly on the basis of the context which word class each example belongs to.
The text is a newspaper advertisement for an NGO.
38 years and 148 lashes for defending women’s rights
38 years. 148 lashes. That’s the price for defending women’s rights in Iran. Nasrin Sotoudeh,
human rights lawyer and mother of two, has recently received this sentence. She defended a group
of women peacefully protesting the law which forces them to wear the hijab in public. For this she
was accused of spreading propaganda and insulting Iran’s supreme leader.
It’s not the first time Nasrin has been targeted. In 2010 she was sentenced to six years in prison.
But when thousands of people like you stood up to demand her freedom, she was released.
Nasrin is now in Evin prison in Tehran, notorious for mistreating and torturing its inmates. She
shouldn’t spend another day in prison. She should be free to return to her children and her work.
With your support, we can help free Nasrin again and reunite her with her family.
What you can do
Give a gift today of £5 to Amnesty International UK Section Charitable Trust. With your support,
we could put pressure on the Iranian government to free Nasrin, and others like her who have been
locked up for protecting human rights.
38 years. 148 lashes. That’s the price for defending women’s rights in Iran. Nasrin Sotoudeh,
human rights lawyer and mother of two, has recently received this sentence. She defended a group
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of women peacefully protesting the law which forces them to wear the hijab in public. For this she
was accused of spreading propaganda and insulting Iran’s supreme leader.
It’s not the first time Nasrin has been targeted. In 2010 she was sentenced to six years in prison.
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But when thousands of people like you stood up to demand her freedom, she was released.
Nasrin is now in Evin prison in Tehran, notorious for mistreating and torturing its inmates. She
shouldn’t spend another day in prison. She should be free to return to her children and her work.
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With your support, we can help free Nasrin again and reunite her with her family.
What you can do
Give a gift today of £5 to Amnesty International UK Section Charitable Trust. With your support,
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we could put pressure on the Iranian government to free Nasrin, and others like her who have been
locked up for protecting human rights.
Amnesty International, 2019
Assignment 3
The video in this assignment is a promotional video for a school in Great Britain.
Find and write from the soundtrack of the video 14 different nouns and expressions with nouns that belong to the semantic field school.
“Sackville School Promotional Video”, promotional video, 2017
Sackville School Promotional Video
Assignment 4
Answer 4A or 4B
Assignment 4A – Fiction
Write an analytical essay (900-1200 words) in which you analyse and interpret Douglas Bruton’s short story “Walk Don’t Run”.
Part of your essay must focus on the relationship between the narrator and her grandmother. In addition your essay must include an analysis of the style of writing in lines 9-20.
Your essay must include references to the short story.
Material
Douglas Bruton. “Walk Don’t Run”, 2018.
Assignment 4B – Non-fiction
Write an analytical essay (900-1200 words) in which you analyse Daniel Magruder’s article “My Best Friend Died by Suicide. I Wish I Had Seen the Warning Signs” and discuss what can be done to help veterans who suffer from trauma.
Part of your essay must focus on the writer’s use of pathos. In addition your essay must include an analysis of the style of writing in lines 73-88.
Your essay must include references to:
- Daniel Magruder’s article
- Video: “One A Day: Soldiers And Suicide In The U.S. Military”
Materials
Daniel Magruder, “My Best Friend Died by Suicide. I Wish I Had Seen the Warning Signs”, an article from The New York Times Magazine website, 2019
Time Magazine, “One A Day: Soldiers And Suicide In The U.S. Military”, a video from Time Magazine, 2012
Template
Open the template for your exam paper from the menu on the left. The template contains a header for your personal examination information and boxes for your answers to the four assignments. Remember to fill in the header.
Sources
Materials used (for use by Copydan):
Raymond Carver. “Nobody Said Anything”. 1976. Where I’m Calling From: The Selected Stories. London: Harville Press 1993.
Amnesty International. “38 years and 148 lashes for defending women’s rights”. The Guardian, October 12, 2019.
Egg Media. “Sackville School Promotional Video 2017”. YouTube website, September 22, 2017, viewed October 2019. (www.youtube.com)
Douglas Bruton. “Walk Don’t Run”. Susie Maguire & Samuel Tongue (eds.). With Their Best Clothes On. New Writing Scotland 36. Glasgow: Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 2018.
Daniel Magruder. “My Best Friend Died by Suicide. I Wish I Had Seen the Warning Signs”. The New York Times Magazine website, September 10, 2019, viewed October 2019. (www.nytimes.com)
Time Magazine. “One A Day: Soldiers And Suicide In The U.S. Military”. YouTube website, July 26, 2012, viewed October 2019. (www.youtube.com)