Arbeitsblatt: class 8 reading

Reading comprehension 2a Name:_ Name:_ Read the passage. Then answer the questions below. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. It is easy to make delicious-looking hamburger at home. But would this hamburger still look delicious after it sat on your kitchen table under very bright lights for six or seven hours? If someone took picture or made video of this hamburger after the seventh hour, would anyone want to eat it? More importantly, do you think you could get millions of people to pay money for this hamburger? These are the questions that fast food companies worry about when they produce commercials or print ads for their products. Video and photo shoots often last many hours. The lights that the photographers use can be extremely hot. These conditions can cause the food to look quite unappealing to potential consumers. Because of this, the menu items that you see in fast food commercials are probably not actually edible. Lets use the hamburger as an example. The first step towards building the perfect commercial hamburger is the bun. The food stylist—a person employed by the company to make sure the products look perfect—sorts through hundreds of buns until he or she finds one with no wrinkles. Next, the stylist carefully rearranges the sesame seeds on the bun using glue and tweezers for maximum visual appeal. The bun is then sprayed with waterproofing solution so that it will not get soggy from contact with other ingredients, the lights, or the humidity in the room. Next, the food stylist shapes meat patty into perfect circle. Only the outside of the meat gets cooked—the inside is left raw so that the meat remains moist. The food stylist then paints the outside of the meat patty with mixture of oil, molasses, and brown food coloring. Grill marks are either painted on or seared into the meat using hot metal skewers. Finally, the food stylist searches through dozens of tomatoes and heads of lettuce to find the best-looking produce. One leaf of the crispest lettuce and one center slice of the reddest tomato are selected and then sprayed with glycerin to keep them looking fresh. So the next time you see delectable hamburger in fast food commercial, remember: youre actually looking at glue, paint, raw meat, and glycerin! Are you still hungry? Questions 1. The authors primary purpose is to (1) (Cross the correct answer) A. convince readers not to eat at fast food restaurants B. explain how fast food companies make their food look delicious in commercials C. teach readers how to make delicious-looking food at home D. criticize fast food companies for lying about their products in commercials 2. If you want to make photos of food there are two main problems – what are they? Write two full sentences in English! (2) 3. Write down four adjectives that describe the way food in commercials has to look like (NOT good, nice, beautiful, wonderful, great) in English! (2) 4. Line 8 – what are print ads – describe in English! (1) 5. What you see is what you get – in which ways is this sentence wrong for photographed hamburgers? Write down 4 facts in English – full sentences! (2) 6. Look for the English words in the text and write them next to these German ones! (5) feucht formen (V.) essbar Falten/Rümpfe eingebrannt der erste Schritt Feuchtigkeit Eisbergsalat Samen angestellt von 7. Was macht der Food-Stylist mit dem Fleisch? Gib 4 GENAUE Teilantworten auf Deutsch! (2) 8. Übersetze Line 9/10 ab „These auf Deutsch! (2) 9. Zeilen 29/30 Was soll die letzte Frage? Gib 2 Gründe an, wieso sie gestellt wird! Write in English! (2) 10.Did you like the text? – Give reason! in English(1) Je 1 Punkt Total:/5 Part 2 – Beantworte die Fragen auf Deutsch! 1. Der Text sagt, dass sowohl «rivers» als auch «streams» sich ähnlich bewegen. Schreibe zwei Beispiele dieser Ähnlichkeiten auf! /2 2. Ein Fluss wird laut Text aus zwei Gründen schneller: Wenn das Gelände steiler wird (elevation) und was noch? /1 Total:_/28 grade: KEY Reading comprehension 2a Name:_ Name:_ Read the passage. Then answer the questions below. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. It is easy to make delicious-looking hamburger at home. But would this hamburger still look delicious after it sat on your kitchen table under very bright lights for six or seven hours? If someone took picture or made video of this hamburger after the seventh hour, would anyone want to eat it? More importantly, do you think you could get millions of people to pay money for this hamburger? 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. These are the questions that fast food companies worry about when they produce commercials or print ads for their products. Video and photo shoots often last many hours. The lights that the photographers use can be extremely hot. These conditions can cause the food to look quite unappealing to potential consumers. Because of this, the menu items that you see in fast food commercials are probably not actually edible. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. Lets use the hamburger as an example. The first step towards building the perfect commercial hamburger is the bun. The food stylist—a person employed by the company to make sure the products look perfect—sorts through hundreds of buns until he or she finds one with no wrinkles. Next, the stylist carefully rearranges the sesame seeds on the bun using glue and tweezers for maximum visual appeal. The bun is then sprayed with waterproofing solution so that it will not get soggy from contact with other ingredients, the lights, or the humidity in the room. Next, the food stylist shapes meat patty into perfect circle. Only the outside of the meat gets cooked—the inside is left raw so that the meat remains moist. The food stylist then paints the outside of the meat patty with mixture of oil, molasses, and brown food coloring. Grill marks are either painted on or seared into the meat using hot metal skewers. Finally, the food stylist searches through dozens of tomatoes and heads of lettuce to find the best-looking produce. One leaf of the crispest lettuce and one center slice of the reddest tomato are selected and then sprayed with glycerin to keep them looking fresh. 28. 29. 30. So the next time you see delectable hamburger in fast food commercial, remember: youre actually looking at glue, paint, raw meat, and glycerin! Are you still hungry? Questions 1. The authors primary purpose is to (1) (Cross the correct answer) A. convince readers not to eat at fast food restaurants B. explain how fast food companies make their food look delicious in commercials C. teach readers how to make delicious-looking food at home D. criticize fast food companies for lying about their products in commercials 2. If you want to make photos of food there are two main problems – what are they? Write two full sentences in English! (2) Its extremely hot Sessions last for long (environmental circumstances) Food starts to look terrible (outcome of the circumstances) 3. Write down four adjectives that describe the way food in commercials has to look like (NOT good, nice, beautiful, wonderful, great) in English! (2) fresh, appealing, tempting, wonderful, beautiful, delicious, appetizing, mouthwatering, . 4. Line 8 – what are print ads – describe in English! (1) commercials – pictures photos that are printed on paper 5. What you see is what you get – in which ways is this sentence wrong for photographed hamburgers? Write down 4 facts in English – full sentences! (2) 1 meat is raw 2 there is waterproof spray on the bun 3 searing marks are colour or hand seared – theyre definitely not grill-marks 4 sesame seeds are glued on the bun 5 the outside of the meat is painted 6 lettuce and tomato are sprayed with glycerine 6. Look for the English words in the text and write them next to these German ones! (5) feucht moist soggy der erste the first step formen (V.) essbar Falten/Rümpfe eingebrannt shape edible wrinkles seared Schritt Feuchtigkeit Eisbergsalat Samen angestellt von humidity lettuce seeds employed by 7. Was macht der Food-Stylist mit dem Fleisch? Gib 4 GENAUE Teilantworten auf Deutsch! (2) Er formt einen perfekten Kreis aus dem Fleisch Die Aussenseite wird gekocht – nur die Aussenseite Die Aussenseite wird gefärbt mit Öl, Molasse und brauner Lebensmittelfarbe Grillstreifen werden entweder aufgemalt oder eingebrannt 8. Übersetze Line 9/10 ab „These auf Deutsch! (2) Diese Bedingungen können dazu führen, dass das Essen ziemlich unappetitlich aussieht für potenzielle – allfällige Kunden. unappealing conditions cause customers 9. Zeilen 29/30 Was soll die letzte Frage? Gib 2 Gründe an, wieso sie gestellt wird! Write in English! (2) Its some kind of joke It says again that the photo is not real It makes clear again that photo can make you hungry but when you know more about the photo – you are not hungry any more 10. Did you like the text? – Give reason! in English(1) KEY 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / Je 1 Punkt Total:/5 Part 2 – Beantworte die Fragen auf Deutsch! 1. Der Text sagt, dass sowohl «rivers» als auch «streams» sich ähnlich bewegen. Schreibe zwei Beispiele dieser Ähnlichkeiten auf! /2 AROUND OBSTACLES SUCH AS ROCKS AND MOUNTAINS – Sie bewegen sich um Hindernisse herum ABOUT 1 TO 5 MILES AN HOUR – Die Geschwindigkeit ist ungefähr gleich THEIR SPEED CAN CHANGE IN TIME Die Geschwindigkeit kann sich mit der Zeit verändern Beide fliessen nach unten sehr billige Antwort, aber sie stimmt! 2. Ein Fluss wird laut Text aus zwei Gründen schneller: Wenn das Gelände steiler wird (elevation) und was noch? /1 Wenn er enger wird THE RIVER BECOMING MORE NARROW – NARROW/WIDE: Aus dem Zusammenhang verständlich (Colorado 1000 feet wide streems dont get much wider than 100 feet) Total:/28 grade: