In Part 1 you rewrite marked passages of a short referat, using given words. Here’s how to build them in correctly.
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Part 1 is about linguistic flexibility: you read a short referat in which several passages are marked. Each passage has a given word that you must use unchanged. You rewrite the passage so that the word is built in correctly and the sense is preserved.
Two things are decisive: you use the given word exactly in the form given and make all necessary grammatical transformations (e.g. verb to noun, active to passive, subordinate clause to nominal phrase). The content must not change.
The most common losses of marks: building in the given word grammatically wrongly, changing the sense or leaving the transformation incomplete. Whoever rewrites flexibly and keeps the grammar clean solves this part reliably.
Read the marked passage and understand its exact content.
Look at the given word and its form.
Consider which transformation the word requires (noun, verb, passive …).
Rewrite the passage so that the word is built in correctly.
Check: grammar correct? sense unchanged? word used unchanged?
Write the rewritten passage on the answer sheet.
A short example in the same format: rewrite the passage with the given word.
Originalpassage: „Sie merkten jetzt, dass Grapefruitduft aktiv macht." Vorgegebenes Wort (unverändert verwenden): „aktivierende".
Model answer:
Why? The rewriting builds in “aktivierende” correctly as an adjective (“die aktivierende Wirkung”), preserves the sense (grapefruit scent activates) and is grammatically clean – exactly what Part 1 expects.
Im Kurzreferat steht: „Am Anfang waren Lehrer und Eltern sehr skeptisch." Du sollst die Passage mit dem vorgegebenen Wort „Skepsis" umformen.
Which rewriting is correct?
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The given word must stay unchanged. Adapt the rest of the sentence to the word.
The rewriting must not change the content. Check whether the statement stays the same.
A rewriting often requires case, verb or sentence-structure adjustments. Check the grammar.
Sometimes the whole sentence must be rebuilt. Don’t leave anything half-done.
Rewrite marked passages of a short referat, building in a given word unchanged, with all necessary grammatical transformations.
No. The given word must stay unchanged. You rewrite the rest of the sentence so that it fits.
No. The rewriting must express the same content as the original passage.
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