RPaper One (with solutions)

1  The Carinthian bus company wants to stop its service between Himmelberg and Feldkirchen. A bus company manager, Mr Lamprecht, is at a meeting in the village. Report what is said.

“Lots of people use the buses.”  Mrs Krumpl said that

lots of people used the buses. 

“How can we get to town?” Mr Fischer asked

how they could get to town.

“Most people in the village have a car.” Mr Lamprecht replied that

most people in the village had a car.

“You must be quiet and listen, everyone!” The chairman told everyone

to be quiet and listen.

“What’s going to happen to the school bus?” Mrs Greiler asked

what was going to happen to the school bus.

“It will continue to run.” Mr Lamprecht answered that

it would continue to run.

“The village needs a bus service.” Mr Rumpl said that

the village needed a bus service. 

“Can you start your own service?” Mr Lamprecht wondered

if the people could start their own service.

“Can everyone please protest to the government.” Mr Hafner asked everyone

to protest to the government.

On an extra sheet of paper …

2 ... explain in idiomatically and grammatically correct sentences the following computer words password, chat room, spam mail, palm top and in addition explain the difference between MP3 and jpeg.

You need a password to access your computer or an account on the Internet.

The chat room is the place in the virtual world where people can communicate in real time.

Spam mail is unwanted e-mail.

A palm top is a small computer that fits in your hand.

MP3 is a sound file which you can download from the Internet while jpeg is a common type of graphics file.

An MP3 file stores audio data, while jpeg is one of the formats of a graphics file.

3 ... write a paragraph of at least ten - idiomatically and grammatically correct - sentences about  your computer literacy, how much time you spend on the computer, what you use the computer for, why the Internet is convenient, what you don’t like about it, and how important the computer is in your life.

I'd describe myself as quite computer-literate. I think I'm not too bad at handling the computer.I spend about two hours a day on the computer. I use it more as a games platform than anything else. I spend a lot of time surfing the Net. The computer usually helps me with my homework. I hardly ever do my homework on the computer. I like everything about computers. I think people won't be able to live without computers in the future. I could just as well live without the computer. What I don't like about the Internet is that people can send you virus-infected e-mails.