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AbiturEnglischTextaufgabeA: The Death of Vishnu (Manil Suri)TextaufgabeB: Tony Blair’s Lord Mayor’s Banquet Speech

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Abiturprüfung 2008 Englisch, Leistungskurs

Aufgabenstellung: 1. Describe the preparations for the marriage and the young couple’s behaviour and

feelings. (Comprehension) (16 Punkte) 2. Analyse the way in which Manil Suri portrays the arranged marriage. In doing so,

consider setting, mode of presentation, point of view and characterization. (Analysis) (24 Punkte) 3. Choose one of the following tasks: 3.1 Against the background of the current debate on a “clash of cultures”, compare the

type of marriage described in this text with the different ways of finding a partner in the film Bend it Like Beckham, and comment on the future of marriage traditions in a multicultural society. (Evaluation: comment) (20 Punkte)

3.2 Fill the gap in line 33 with Vinod’s thoughts at this moment. Make sure that your

addition helps the reader to understand Vinod’s views of the events and fits in with Vinod’s character and the narrative style of the text.

(Evaluation: re-creation of text) (20 Punkte) Materialgrundlage:

• Ausgangstext: literarischer Text (Romanauszug) Fundstelle des Textes: Manil Suri, The Death of Vishnu (London: Bloomsbury, 2001),

pp. 199 – 202

Wortzahl: 751 Zugelassene Hilfsmittel: • Ein- und zweisprachiges Wörterbuch



Text: Extract from Manil Suri’s novel “The Death of Vishnu” (2001)

Vinod Taneja, a widower, lives in an apartment block in Mumbai, India. The following ex-tract describes how he and his wife met and prepared for their wedding night. On the day Vinod passed his Bachelor of Commerce exam, his father announced they had found a suitable match for him. Would he have any objection to marrying Sheetal, the niece of his uncle’s wife, who had been at Paplu’s birthday party last week?

Vinod remembered seeing her there. He hadn’t paid her any attention, nor had he tried to talk to her, although he was sure he had said hello once at a previous family function. She 5 was not the most beautiful woman he had laid eyes on, but on the other hand, he couldn’t remember any obvious physical defects either. Thinking about it overnight, he could come up with no particular reason to either reject or endorse the match. The wedding was negoti-ated that very week.

A few days later, he found himself at the house of his future in-laws. Sheetal’s mother 10 brought out the sets of jewelry that were to be given with the bride and laid them out for his family’s inspection. His mother put on her reading glasses, and lifting the pieces from their red velvet boxes, started examining them one by one. Vinod watched the proceedings for a while, and then, with nothing to do, picked up a necklace himself, and held it up against his palm. 15

He was trying to follow a point of light as it skittered from stone to stone when his eyes met Sheetal’s. He was startled by the disdain in them, a disdain so keen he had to look away. He put the necklace down immediately, then tried to catch Sheetal’s eye again. But she did not look up, keeping her face properly lowered through the rest of the meeting.

He saw her next a few weeks after that, at their engagement. He wanted to talk to Sheetal 20 then, but their eyes did not meet once during the entire ceremony. Even when he offered her the laddoo, Sheetal did not raise her head, but waited for him to bring it to her mouth, so she could take a delicate bite.

The period between the engagement and wedding passed by in a haze. Vinod spent the days at his new job in the bank, and his evenings as before, gathering with friends at the café 25 near Churchgate. There were many jokes about his impending union, but somehow he managed not to think about how his life was going to change. The wedding always seemed to be at least a few days away, and Vinod occupied his hours without letting himself worry about it.

It was only when he saw his garments being tied to Sheetal’s that the enormity and irre-30 versibility of the situation hit him. He was getting married, and he did not know why, or to whom. He looked up at the guests and relatives all around and heard them whispering and saw them smiling at him. […]



And then he was entering their wedding-night room and closing the door, the sounds of giggling were left outside, and the bride was sitting on the petal-strewn bed. He had seen 35 this scene so many times before – Raj Kapoor and Nargis, Guru Dutt and Waheeda Reh-man, Dilip Kumar and Madhubala, the heroine always in embroidered silk, the groom in impeccable white, and when the hero pulled back the heroine’s ghunghat, she kept her eyes closed. He reached out to lift the cloth, and his hand wavered. What if Sheetal’s eyes were staring at his, defiant, with the look of that first day? But his wife must have seen the same 40 films he had, because when he looked under the cloth, her eyes were closed, the dots painted in ceremonial white forming a serene arch over her eyebrows. For a second, he wondered if he should break into song as they did in the movies. Instead, he lifted her head slowly, and asked her to open her eyes.

In that first clear look into the eyes of the person with whom he was supposed to spend the 45 rest of his life, he was relieved to find not defiance but curiosity, not disdain but unfamiliar-ity, not love but not dislike, either. […]

They sat there next to each other, the layers of clothing and ornaments they were wearing too intimidating to allow conversation, let alone intimacy. More daunting was the fact that they had met only twice since the engagement, that too under the supervision of a caucus of 50 chaperons. The silence pressed around them, as oppressive as the heat and the humidity in the air. Anmerkungen:

1 Bachelor of Commerce the basic college/university degree in the field of economics 5 function here: social event 22 laddoo ball-shaped Indian sweet 26 Churchgate business area in Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay, the biggest city in India)

with a lot of offices and banks 30 garments being tied in a Hindu wedding ceremony first the scarves of the bride and the bride-

groom are tied together as a symbol of their union and then the couple walks seven times around a fire and takes the seven wedding promises

36 Raj Kapoor etc. popular Indian film actors and actresses 38 ghunghat (Hindi) cloth worn by a bride to hide her face

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Abiturprüfung 2008

Englisch, Leistungskurs

Aufgabenstellung:

1. Outline Tony Blair’s view of globalisation, the global challenges of our time and

necessary political answers. (Comprehension) (16 Punkte)

2. Explain how the Prime Minister uses argumentative structure, language and rhetorical

devices to convince the audience of his view on globalisation.

(Analysis) (24 Punkte)

3. Choose one of the following tasks:

3.1 In lines 49 – 52 Tony Blair states: “In a modern world there is no security or prosperity

at home unless we deal with the global challenges of conflict, terrorism, climate

change and poverty. Self interest and mutual interest are inextricably linked. National

interests can best be advanced through collective action.” Comment on this statement

and its implications for the richest countries and for yourself.

(Evaluation: comment) (20 Punkte)

3.2 After Tony Blair’s speech, a political representative of India who is a guest of honour

at the dinner is invited by the host, the Lord Mayor of London, to give a speech in

response to the Prime Minister’s speech. Write the speech.

(Evaluation: re-creation of text) (20 Punkte)

Materialgrundlage:

• Ausgangstext: Sach- und Gebrauchstext (politische Rede) Fundstelle des Textes: Tony Blair’s Lord Mayor’s Banquet Speech, November 14, 2005

Internet: http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page8524.asp (September 21, 2007)

Wortzahl: 764

Zugelassene Hilfsmittel:

• Ein- und zweisprachiges Wörterbuch


Name: _______________________


Text:

Tony Blair’s Lord Mayor’s Banquet Speech

During a traditional dinner at the Guildhall in London on November 14, 2005, British

Prime Minister Tony Blair made a major world affairs speech.

Thirty years ago a political leader who said that the way to advance the national interest

was through the spread, worldwide, of the values of democracy, justice and liberty, would

have been called an idealist.

Today such a person is a realist. We describe the modern world as interdependent. We

acknowledge the force of globalisation. But we fail to follow through the logic of these 5

realities in global politics.

Nations are deeply connected at every level. Of course, economically, but also now through communication, travel and technology.

Yesterday, by chance, I watched part of the MTV Music Awards. Well, it was certainly the

most relaxed part of the week I just had. I recommend it to any person who wants to under-10

stand modern politics. Why? There was no politics discussed. But the fusion of sounds,

rhythms and musical influences from vastly different cultures was an allegory for today’s

world and the context in which politics exists. This is a world integrating at a fast rate, with

enormous economic, cultural and political consequences.

And it all happens as a result of what people themselves are doing. Occasionally we debate 15

globalisation as if it were something imposed by governments or business on unwilling peo-

ple. Wrong. It is the individual decisions of millions of people that is creating and driving

globalisation. Globalisation isn’t something done to us. It is something we are, consciously or

unconsciously, doing to and for ourselves.

[…] 20

… out of this great pumping up of global integration comes the need for stronger and more

effective global, multilateral action. There is a real danger that the institutions of global

politics lag seriously behind the challenges they are called upon to resolve.

These challenges are pressing. The most obvious is global terrorism. Barely a week goes by without another country being added to the grieving list of victims. Jordan, Egypt, Indone-25

sia, India and of course here in London. Recently, in Australia, it appears an attack was

foiled. We have disrupted two groups planning attacks here in the UK since 7 July alone.

What is obvious now to all is that this is a global movement and requires global action in

response, of which the successful completion of a democratic process in Afghanistan and

Iraq is a major component. So is the push for peace between Israel and Palestine. In all of 30

these conflicts, the only successful solution is based on democratic consent; and success

would have a tremendous persuasive effect far beyond the frontiers of the countries con-

cerned.


Name: _______________________


Similarly, with the challenge of climate change, the world has to act together. After Glen-

eagles we began the G8 + 5 talks with the first meeting in London on November 1. The 35

commitment period under the Kyoto protocol ends in 2012. We urgently need a framework,

with the necessary targets, sensitively and intelligently applied over the right timeframe,

that takes us beyond 2012.

It can only happen if the US, China and India join with Europe, Japan and others to create

such a framework. Failure will mean not only increasing the damage to the environment but 40

in a world of greater competition for carbon fuel, real pressure on energy supply and energy

prices. Yet such an agreement cannot materialize without the major nations of the world

agreeing an approach that is fair and balanced, sharing the most advanced science and tech-

nology to tackle carbon emissions. In other words, a just settlement as well as an effective

one. 45

And we surely know already that if we leave millions of the world’s poorest out of the on-

ward march of global prosperity, we do not merely indicate moral indifference, but commit

a foolish betrayal of our own long-term interest. […]

In a modern world there is no security or prosperity at home unless we deal with the global

challenges of conflict, terrorism, climate change and poverty. Self interest and mutual inter-50

est are inextricably linked. National interests can best be advanced through collective ac-

tion.

Calculate not just the human misery of the poor themselves. Calculate our loss: the aid, the lost opportunity to trade, the short-term consequences of the multiple conflicts; the long-

term consequences on the attitude to the wealthy world of injustice and abject deprivation 55

amongst the poor. We will reap what we sow; live with what we do not act to change.

Here, in the City of London, which makes its living above all by being the meeting point of

many nations, and which through trade creates much of the wealth on which this British

nation depends, is a good place for this call to action. So let us act.

Anmerkungen:

12 allegory here: typical example

34/35 Gleneagles a hotel in Scotland; here: the G8-summit in July, 2005, where the heads of government of

Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States met to dis-

cuss international problems

35 G8 + 5 talks the meeting of the eight politicians with the political leaders of Brazil, China, India,

Mexico and South Africa 36 commitment period a period of time for which plans and promises have been made

36 the Kyoto protocol an international agreement from February 16, 2005 to reduce greenhouse gas

emission worldwide

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Aufgabe 1 1. The marriage is an arranged marriage. Vinod and Sheetal hardly know each other. They do not prepare for their marriage; they are just a rather passive part of the preparations. It is their parents that actively prepare for the wedding. Preparations include examining the sets of jewels that are given with the bride and the engagement party. Vinod is rather indifferent to the proceedings around him and does not really feel a part of them. (Vinod watched the proceedings … with nothing to do … l.13/14). The only thing that affects him emotionally is when he meets Sheetal’s eye and realizes that there is disdain in them. This surprises and worries him. There is no real contact between them during the engagement ceremony; they don’t even look at each other. Vinod only realizes the importance of what is going on immediately before the wedding. When Vinod and Sheetal are alone in their wedding-night room, Vinod is reminded of the many films he has seen depicting that situation and wonders if they will act in the same way as the actors in those movies. They somehow manage to make eye contact at least, but feel too intimidated to talk or to get intimate. 2. Manil Suri portrays everything from the perspective of a third-person narrator. She concentrates on the way Vinod sees and experiences what is going on. The reader learns about Vinod’s thoughts and feelings concerning his marriage to Sheetal. When his father tells him that they have found a wife for him, Vinod hardly shows any reaction. He accepts the decision, finding no reason “to either reject or endorse the match” (l.8). He makes no great effort to get to know his future wife better. He does not really face the situation: “The wedding always seemed to be at least a few days away” (l.27/28). It is only on the day of the wedding that he realizes the importance of what is going on. The scene in the wedding-night room is again told from Vinod’s perspective. The reader can only assume what Sheetal’s feelings are. Vinod sees “disdain” in her eyes when they make eye contact for the first time. When they are alone in the wedding-night room and Vinod asks her to open her eyes, Vinod sees “curiosity” and “unfamiliarity”, but no dislike in her eyes.


3.1 In the excerpt from „The Death of Vishnu“, we are faced with the type of marriage traditional to that culture. It is an arranged marriage where the parents make the match. In Vinod’s case, he is merely asked whether he would have any objections to marrying Sheetal – that’s all. The concept of arranged marriage is an old one and it is still practiced in many parts of the world, i.e. the Middle East and South Asia. The main factors behind arranged marriages tend to be social or economic. The interests of the individual is considered less important than the interests of the family or the community. The immigrant family in “Bend it like Beckham” has given up the tradition of arranged marriage, but is still critical of finding a partner outside the immigrant community. Pinky advises Jess to give up her relationship with Joe, arguing that everyone would stare at her because she married “the English bloke”. But Pinky chooses her own husband; the family has nothing to do with it, although they agree with her choice. In a multicultural society, marriage traditions are likely to change. While there will certainly be arranged marriages in the future, it is unlikely that the majority of immigrants from counties with a tradition of arranged marriages will stick to that tradition. With being born and brought up in a country like Britain, the norms and values of that country will exert an increasingly greater influence on people with an immigrant background. The concept of arranged marriage is foreign to prevailing values, having long ago been replaced by the concept of love. 3.2 Vinod suddenly realized that his marriage to Sheetal was real. It was no longer a thing of the future, it was now. He wondered why it had taken him so long to see the importance of it. He would be married today and he would probably spend the rest of his life with a woman he hardly knew. His father had asked him if he had any objections to marrying Sheetal. He had thought about Sheetal that day and had found nothing to speak either against or for her. He was there when the jewellery was examined and sought eye contact with Sheetal – but nothing happened. It was the same at the engagement ceremony. Should he have objected to the marriage? Should he have tried to get to know Sheetal better? Vinod was lost. But there might be hope. Maybe it was not a bad idea to have a partner in life to care for and to be cared for. There would be somebody waiting for him when he came home from the bank. He could still spend some time with his friends, but there would also be Sheetal. They would get to know each other better, they would talk and spend nights together. Maybe getting married was a good idea after all and would have a positive effect on his life. Vinod suddenly became rather agitated, looking forward to the wedding ceremony and the days and weeks ahead.

Aufgabe 2 1. Tony Blair sees the modern world as „interdependent“ (l.4). The economy, but also communication, travel and technology contribute to the fact that all nations are “deeply connected at every level” (l.7). This is what globalisation is about. To him, globalisation is not something which is imposed on people but a result of what people themselves are doing all the time. Blair sees a number of global challenges “the institutions of global politics” (l.21/22) must face. The most important challenge is global terrorism. To fight global terrorism, global action based on democratic consent is needed. Blair mentions the democratic process in Afghanistan and Iraq and the push for peace between Israel and Palestine in this context. Another global challenge is climate change. Here Blair points out the need for a common “framework” (l.36), which all important nations, like the USA, China, India and Europe, must agree upon. Finally, Tony Blair points out that there cannot be security and prosperity in the


more developed countries without dealing with the problem of poverty in the poorer parts of the world. This can best be achieved if nations work together. 2. The Prime Minister starts his speech by contrasting different attitudes towards a globalised world thirty years ago and today. He then continues with a definition of what globalisation is, including a personal remark about how he experiences globalisation. The main part of his speech is devoted to naming the most important challenges of globalisation and giving an outlook on how these challenges might be faced. He concludes his speech by pointing out that in an interdependent world “national interests can best be advanced through collective action” (l.51/52). Blair’s language is plain and fairly easy to understand, avoiding too many technical terms. His sentences a relatively short and simple, often stating a clear point. The following sentences are a good example (l.24-25): “These challenges are pressing. The most obvious is global terrorism.” This part of the speech also shows how Blair “builds up” his argument: He names the problem, gives a few examples and draws his conclusions. Some of the rhetorical devices Blair uses are:

Repetition (l.4/5) We … We … Contrast (l.5) We … We … But … Emphasis (l.17) Wrong. (l.43) Calculate not … Metaphor (l.56) We will reap what we sow Flashback (l.1) Thirty years ago …

3.1 It is quite obvious that there can be „no security or prosperity at home“ without dealing with the “global challenges of conflict, terrorism, climate change and poverty”. With the progress of globalisation, the nature of terrorism has changed profoundly. While terrorism used to be a national or regional phenomenon in the second part of the last century – e.g. the IRA in Northern Ireland or the RAF in Germany –, it has become an international threat in the new century. Terrorists no longer concentrate on one country, but on many. The terrorist attacks of 9/11 and the attacks in London and Madrid clearly show that international terrorism has taken on a new quality. While groups like the IRA and the RAF certainly had some international contacts, they nevertheless concentrated their terrorist attacks on the countries they operated in; they also had concrete political aims and abandoned terrorism when they had reached at least some of their aims or realized that they had no chance. Modern terrorist organisations like Al-Qaeda, however, operate all over the world and fight the consequences of globalisation, namely the dominance of non-Islamic values and the economic dominance of the Western world. Fighting modern terrorist organisations alone – i.e. on a purely national level – is futile. It is only through the combined effort of many countries that the world stands a chance of at least curtailing terrorism. Many people believe that that the only chance to fight terrorism effectively lies in doing away with the underlying causes of modern terrorism, i.e. the disparities and inequities brought about by globalisation. Climate change – another global challenge – shows a similar pattern. We are all affected by and contribute to it, yet we cannot act against it alone. It is only through combined and concerted international efforts that we stand a chance of dealing with the problem of climate change in the long run.


3.2 Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank the Prime Minister for sharing his thoughts on globalisation with us tonight. While I agree with the Prime Minister’s analysis of the global challenges we face, I do not always agree with the solutions he proposes. There is no doubt that we must face and fight international terrorism together. However, fighting wars in Afghanistan and Iraq falls rather short of reaching our common aim of bringing international terrorism to an end. Modern international terrorism and the process of globalisation are interlinked. Many see the terrorism we see today as a reaction to the unregulated and unhindered process of globalisation, resulting in both more wealth in some parts of the world and more poverty in others. If globalisation remains completely unregulated, if we leave everything up to the markets and the corporations, the causes of international terrorism will still exist. And doing away with the causes – the feeling of deprivation, of being left behind, of being second-class as a result of the inequalities brought about by globalisation – will probably be the only solution in the long run. As far as climate change is concerned, the Prime Minister suggests a “fair and balanced” approach to tackle carbon emissions. I agree with that, but I see a possible conflict here. We must not forget that it is the industrialized nations which have been responsible for the majority of carbon emissions over the past decades. In my opinion, it is only fair that the industrialized nations should show the strongest efforts to reduce carbon emissions. They should also help emerging countries like India and China with their most modern technology in their efforts to reduce carbon emissions.


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