Arbeitsblatt: New World 3 - Unit 3 : Renia’s story (Part 1)

New World 3 Unit 3: Renias story (Part 1) 1. Lerne den Text in kleinen Teilen, anstatt alles auf einmal. Eine mögliche Einteilung: 1. Renia comes home, angry and disappointed. 2. She feels uncomfortable in England and wants to go back to Switzerland. 3. The volleyball girls think she is arrogant. 4. She has problems in class, even though she speaks good English. 5. She feels lonely and doesnt understand why. 6. In the end, she listens to music and thinks 2. Unterstreiche oder schreibe die wichtigsten Wörter heraus: Angry, frustrated, lonely (Wie fühlt sich Renia?) Volleyball team, arrogant, misunderstood (Was ist ihr Problem?) Good English, still problems (Warum versteht sie die anderen nicht?) Music, thinking, reflecting (Was macht sie am Ende?) 3. Stelle dir selbst Fragen Versuche, diese Fragen ohne den Text zu beantworten: 1. Why is Renia angry? 2. Why does the volleyball team think she is arrogant? 3. Why does she feel different in Switzerland compared to England? 4. What does she do at the end? 5. What is Renias main problem? Schreibe eine kurze zusammenzufassen: Zusammenfassung. Versuche, den Text in 3-4 Sätzen 1. Read the statements and decide if they are true (T) or false (F). If false, correct the sentence. 1. Renia is happy to be in England. 2. The girls in the volleyball team think Renia is very friendly. 3. Renia has been in England for four weeks. 4. Renia has problems because her English grammar is bad. 5. In the end, Renia listens to music and thinks. 6. Renia throws her sports bag on the floor. 7. Renia swears because she is very angry. 8. Renia always wanted to go on an exchange trip to Britain. 9. The volleyball girls ask her why she doesnt like them. 10. Renia is happy to be part of the school volleyball team. 11. Renia thinks she has problems because her English is bad. 12. Renia feels lonely because she doesnt have many friends in Switzerland. 13. Renia listens to music at the end to calm down. 2. Complete the sentences with the correct words from the text. 1. Renia was very after volleyball practice. 2. The other girls thought Renia was because she played well. 3. Renias biggest problem was that she felt in England. 4. She lay on her and buried her head in the. 5. In the end, she listened to her music. 3. Answer the following questions in full sentences. 1. Why is Renia frustrated? 2. What do the volleyball girls think about her? 3. Why does Renia feel lonely? 4. What does she do at the end of the text? 5. What is her main problem in England? 4. The sentences are in the wrong order. Put them in the correct sequence! a) She listens to her favorite music and thinks. b) Renia feels lonely in England. c) The volleyball girls think she is arrogant. d) She wanted to go to England, but now she wants to go home. e) She speaks good English but still has problems with people. Lösungen 1. Here are the correct answers with corrections for the false statements: 1. – Renia is not happy to be in England; she feels frustrated and lonely. Correction: Renia feels uncomfortable and wants to go home. 2. – The girls in the volleyball team think Renia is arrogant, not friendly. Correction: The girls in the volleyball team think Renia is arrogant. 3. – Renia has been in England for four weeks. 4. – Renia speaks good English, but she still has trouble fitting in. Correction: Renia speaks good English, but she has problems making friends. 5. – In the end, Renia listens to music and thinks. 6. – Renia throws her sports bag onto her bed, not on the floor. Correction: Renia throws her sports bag onto her bed. 7. – Renia swears because she is very angry. 8. – Renia always wanted to go on an exchange trip to Britain. 9. – The volleyball girls ask her why she doesnt like them. 10. – Renia is pleased to be on the team, but the girls dont believe her. Correction: Renia is happy to be on the team, but others think she isnt. 11. – Renia doesnt think her English is bad. Correction: Renia speaks good English, but she still has problems. 12. – Renia has many friends in Switzerland but feels lonely in England. Correction: Renia feels lonely because she has no friends in England. 13. – Renia listens to music at the end to calm down. 2. Here are the correct answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Renia was very frustrated after volleyball practice. The other girls thought Renia was arrogant because she played well. Renias biggest problem was that she felt lonely in England. She lay on her bed and buried her head in the pillow. In the end, she listened to her favourite music. 3. Here are the answers in full sentences: 1. Renia is frustrated because she feels misunderstood. 2. The volleyball girls think she is arrogant because she plays well and is quiet. 3. Renia feels lonely because she has no friends in England. 4. At the end, she listens to music and thinks. 5. Her main problem is making friends, even though she speaks good English.