Københavns VUC
Adam Sheikh
Engelsk flex
68618
A.1. Actors usually hate themselves when they make mistakes in front of a live audience.
Actors er i flertal, og derfor skal themselves også være i flertal. Desuden kan man kun sige themselves, og ikke themself.
A.2. The old World War 2 vetaran was moved to tears when he shaked the President’s hand.
A.3. A friend from New York took me on a trip which took us all the way down to the coast.
A.4. The older guests treated Mr. Smith very nicely and offered him a seat at their table.
A.5. His hosts felt extremely embarrassed when he left because of an insulting remark from his dinner partner.
A.6. The chairman, whos behaviour at the meeting was horrible, was unwilling to apologize.
A.7. For developing countries, tourism is both an opportunity and a potential problem.
B.1. The house was painted by Peter’s son.
B.2. The Columbine High massacre was carried out by Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris.
B.3. Several victims were shot in the head by them.
C.1.
Uddrag 1: Bogen er i centrum og omtales som aktør i dette uddrag. Det ses bl.a. i sætningen ”It reads as utterly…”.
Uddrag 2: Bogen er stadig i centrum, men ikke længere aktør. Derimod omtales den som en passiv genstand.
Uddrag 3: I dette uddrag er det læseren, der fokuseres på. Forfatteren omtales gennem sætningen ”The trick , as her fans have realised…” og der er derfor lagt en distance til hende, da det er læseren, der er i fokus.
Uddrag 4: Her er forfatteren i centrum og omtales som aktiv. Uddraget starter med sætningen ”Waters takes us back…” som indikerer, at anmeldelsen har valgt en mindre distanceret stil end uddrag nr.