1 Checkpoint

1. Löse alle Aufgaben.

2. Überprüfe deine Lösungen online. Gib dazu den Ó -Code (nach Ziel 5) auf www.klett.de ein.
3. Gib dir selbst Punkte. Wenn du weniger als die Hälfte der Punkte hast, male das Kästchen
rot aus und übe auf den Step by step-Seiten (z. B. bei Unit 1 auf S. 14–15).

Ziel 1: Ich kann Informationen über New York verstehen. 1 À gd2j9s

1 New York City is the largest city in the USA. It has about
8.5 million inhabitants. New York has five boroughs: The Bronx,
Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and Staten Island. The city is
famous for its tall skyscrapers. There are a lot of famous tourist
5 sights which visitors from around the world come to see, for
example One World Trade Center, the Empire State Building or
Times Square. New York is the financial center of the world but
it is also an important place for culture like modern art, theater
and music. The most famous symbol of New York is the Statue of
10 Liberty. It celebrates the independence of the USA.

Complete the sentences.

1. New York City has about 8.5 million     inhabitants.
2. The city has five boroughs     : The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and Staten Island.
3. The city is also famous for its tall skyscrapers     .
4. New York is also an important place for culture like modern art, theater and music     .
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Ziel 2: Ich kann interessante Orte einer Stadt präsentieren. 1 À 3gd86c 1 À 5z7u2r

Look at the information and write a short text about the Empire State Building. (Lösungsvorschlag)
was built in … It is in … The building is … high
Inside there are … You have … There are …

The Empire State Building was built in 1931. It is 

Empire State Building
in Manhattan. The building is 443 metres tall. 
built: in 1931
where: Manhattan Inside there are shops and offices. You have a 
height: 443 metres tall
great view of Manhattan from the top of the 
inside: shops and offices
great view of Manhattan building. About 3.5 million visitors go to the 
from the top of the building
Empire State Building every year. 
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Ziel 3: Ich kann einen Artikel über eine Person schreiben. 1 À dc2z9j 1 À e2c97v

Interviewer: Hi Dolores! You’re an immigrant from Mexico. Tell us more about that.
Dolores: Hi! Yes, I was born in Mexico in 1999. I immigrated to the US with my parents and my
two brothers in 2007. We left Mexico because we were very poor. My dad got a job at
his cousin’s company in New York, so we moved to the USA.
Interviewer: Did you like your new life in the USA?
Dolores: No, at first I felt very lonely. I didn’t have any friends and my English wasn’t very
good. Then I started to help at an animal shelter after school. I met Allyson there. She
is my best friend now. She helped me a lot.

Read the interview and write an article about Dolores. (Lösungsvorschlag)

Dolores was born in Mexico in 1999. She immigrated to the USA with her parents and 
two brothers in 2007. Her family left Mexico because they were very poor. Her dad got
a job at his cousin’s company in New York. At first Dolores felt lonely. She didn’t have 
any friends, and her English wasn’t very good. But then she helped at an animal shelter 
after school. She met Allyson there. Allyson is now her best friend. She helped Dolores 
a lot.
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Ziel 4: Ich kann einen Text über die Geschichte der Einwanderung verstehen. 1 À ds2n5w

Read the text on pages 22–23 again. Tick the right box.
right wrong

1. Ellis Island was the most important gateway for immigrants.

2. The families always made the journey together.
3. The conditions on the ships were very hard.
4. At the end of the trip, doctors came on board to check the immigrants.
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p. 15/4 5. Nobody had to go back home.

Ziel 5: Ich kann Informationen über Einbürgerung weitergeben.

Lies dir den Flyer durch und beantworte die Fragen auf Deutsch.
1. Für wen ist der Flyer?
Would you like to be a US citizen? für Leute, die US Bürger werden

Do you need help with the forms? möchten

Do you need help with your English? 2. Wobei bekommt man Hilfe?
Do you want to prepare for the US history
and government test? beim Ausfüllen der Formulare, wenn
r website!
Call us or visit ou man sein Englisch verbessern will und
wenn man sich auf den Test vorbereiten
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