Abitur NRW Englisch 2025 · LK · Portrait (HV)

Task 1: Pacific Review [6 BE]

Preparation time: 45 seconds

You will hear six news items about island states in the Pacific Ocean.

Choose from the list (A-G) which description best applies to which news item (1-6). For each news item, there is only one correct answer. There is one more description than you need.

Descriptions

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News item:

Task 2: Deep Ocean

Preparation time: 1:30 minutes

You will listen to an interview with the scientist Diva Amon.

While listening, tick (✓) the correct answer (a, b, or c). There is only one correct answer.

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Task 3: Amy Sherald's Art

Preparation time: 1:30 minutes

You will hear an interview with African American painter Amy Sherald.

While listening, answer the questions. You need not write complete sentences.

1

What event was taking place at the National Portrait Gallery?

2

What is Amy Sherald’s signature style of portraying African Americans?

3

Why was Michelle Obama intrigued by Amy Sherald’s art?

4

How did Amy Sherald finance her passion for painting?

5

How did the invention of the camera change the representation of African Americans?

6

What makes Michelle Obama an interesting person for Amy Sherald?

7

To what does Amy Sherald relate Michelle Obama’s fashionable dress?

8

How does Amy Sherald characterize working with Michelle Obama?

9

What is the relevance of the event to Amy Sherald’s career?

10

How does Amy Sherald react to the host’s last question?

Now think of the text as a whole. Tick (✓) the correct answer (a, b, or c). There is only one correct answer.

11. The interview mostly focuses on the