Berlin Abitur English LK case studies
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Das Berliner Abitur im Fach Englisch als Leistungskurs (LK) ist die zentrale schriftliche Abiturprüfung im Land Berlin für Schülerinnen und Schüler der gymnasialen Oberstufe, die Englisch als eines ihrer beiden Leistungsfächer gewählt haben. Der Leistungskurs richtet sich an Lernende mit deutlich erhöhtem Anspruchsniveau: erwartet werden sichere rezeptive und produktive Sprachkompetenz, vertiefte Textanalyse, argumentatives Schreiben und die Fähigkeit, zwischen Sprachen und Kulturen zu vermitteln. The Berlin Abitur English LK case studies are 5 cases and about 2,688 words.
1The Concession in the Second Play
In the Berlin English LK mock, Listening Part 2 is a 4:20 radio interview about a car-free pilot in a mid-sized German city. The audio is played twice with a 90-second pause; candidates then have eight minutes to transfer answers, each capped at eight words.
551 words, about 3 min2The Concession Before the Rebuttal
In a 90-minute LK reading paper, students analyse a 700-word comment piece headlined 'The real cost of your screen time is not your willpower'. The author writes: 'Critics on the left are right that detox retreats are a privilege - a week offline in a cottage is not a policy.
517 words, about 3 min3Honorary Offices and Army Leaders
You are the LK candidate in a Sprachmittlung task. The German source is a 280-word article from a Brandenburg local paper about the village of Neuendorf's volunteer fire brigade.
523 words, about 3 min4Summary Plus Device-Spotting Is Not a Commentary
In a 120-minute LK practice exam, students write a 900-word commentary on an op-ed excerpt arguing that schools should ban smartphones entirely. The task requires a clear thesis, analysis of the author's line of argument with two or three textual references, and a reasoned counterargument.
542 words, about 3 min5The Counterexample in the Q&A
Aylin faces the 20-minute Präsentationsprüfung: ten minutes' presentation plus ten minutes' Q&A. She proposes 'The American Dream in hip-hop', with a presentation plan covering Kendrick Lamar's biography, Jay-Z's business empire, and a 2019 song.
555 words, about 3 min