Abitur 2023: Englisch

B: Text comprehension and analysis

Complete the following tasks using your own words as far as is appropriate. Quote correctly.

1. Outline how and why direct communication with strangers has changed.
2. Analyse the writer’s line of argumentation and its intended effects, as well as three different types of stylistic devices he uses to get his message across.

Choose one of the following topics and write a coherent text laying out your ideas.

1. People love being asked questions about themselves. Discuss.
2. “I’ve found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances.” (Brian Tracy, born 1944, CanadianAmerican motivational speaker and author) Comment on this statement.