4. Your first sentence should refer to the question/task. It is often a good idea to use keywords from the question. e.g. ... reasons ...

1. Read all the questions: What do the tasks ask you to do? --> Describe/Sum Up/Outline/Explain/Analys/Discuss etc.

2. Read the text and highlight the passage(s) that the question refers to.

3. Write a structured and coherent (zusammenhängend) text for each question. Use linking words!!!

5. Use your own words as far as is appropriate (angemessen). Don't just copy from the text but try to paraphrase!

6. Give evidence from the text by giving the line number(s): (l.14) or (ll.9-13). Note: Fullstop after round brackets!!! You may want to use direct quotes (wörtliche Zitate), in which case you also need to indicate the line number(s). Use direct quotes sparingly and don't forget to explain them!

7. Stick to the question and do not repeat yourself. Do not give extra information that you have not found in the text.

8. Layout: Begin a new paragraph if a question has several parts.

First/Second/Third ... Finally, ...

Moreover, / Furthermore, ...

Besides, ...

In addition, ...

... as well as ...

... because ...

Since/As ..., ...

The reason why ... is that ...

... in order to ...

..., for example / such as ...

In fact, ...

For this reason, / Therefore, ...

That is why ...

Consequently, ... / As a result, ...

Thus, ...

On the one hand, ... - On the other hand, ...

But ... However, ... Yet, ...

Nevertheless ... / In spite of this, ...

A thinks that ..., whereas B wants to ...

Compared to A, ...

To sum up, ...

In conclusion, ...

In other words, ...

We all want to be special, to stand out; there's nothing wrong with this. The irony is that every human being is special to start with, because we're unique to start with. But we then go through some sort of boot camp from the age of zero to about 18 where we learn everything we can about how not to be unique.

I'm not good at interacting with people and am terrified to get onstage, so I just go up there, freak out and, most of the time, pack up and go home immediately after.

I'm not really in the excuse business.

Musicians have always had a better understanding of love than the rest of us. Over the years they have told us that love: is like a rock, is here to stay, is all you need, will find a way, will keep us together, will tear us apart, sucks.

The U.N. was there to protect other Rwandese.

People are looking for software development that actually does something useful... People are looking for partners who deliver when promised, and at a reasonable and transparent price. I believe that the days of being able to value price software are numbered.

The only reason black lives matter to the Left is to secure election majorities at election time. That is the only reason that black lives matter.

If you think about a Thanksgiving dinner, it's really like making a large chicken.

By predestination we mean the eternal decree of God, by which He determined with Himself whatever He wished to happen with regard to every man.

Any protester knows that the only way activism works is to get the people on your side.

Comedy is drama. I think that if your characters are feeling something that is very real, then they have to respond in a way that feels real to them, and some situations, the only response you could possibly have is to respond in a way that's so extreme that people are going to laugh.

Writing is a marvelous adventure and very labor-intensive: those words run away and try to escape. They are very difficult to capture.

Economic engineering is about the design and analysis of frameworks for achieving specific economic objectives.

We must tell girls their voices are important.

I won't eat anything green.

Locomotion can be uncomfortable in VR, but a number of developers have figured out how to do some subtle locomotion.

Kubrick's films have life - they just never die.

I could be anywhere in the country, and people will ask, 'Are you from Jersey?' I'm proud of that. We're a weird breed.