27 April 2008

Present Perfect Simple


Hi Superstars,

This is the new Tense we are learning .
You need to study the rules carefully.

But not today. The sun is shining.

Out you go!
Enjoy Sunday afternoon !





Present Perfect Simple


Im Deutschen heißt diese Zeitform einfache Vergangenheit oder Perfekt.

Sie drückt aus, dass eine Handlung vor kurzem stattfand und noch Einfluss auf die Gegenwart hat.




Bildung:


have/has
+ Past Participle (3. Form des Verbs)

learn – learned – learned
do – did – done (Irregular Verb)

Positiv
: I / you / we / theyI have learned. He / she / it has learned.

Negativ
: I have not learned. He has not learned.

Frage: Have I learned? Has he learned?



Verwendung:


Für eine Handlung, die in der Vergangenheit begonnen hat und abgeschlossen ist und deren Ergebnis betont wird:

He has cleaned his bicycle.


Für eine Handlung, die in der Vergangenheit begonnen hat und in die Gegenwart andauert:

The film has not started yet.


Für eine eben abgeschlossene Handlung:

Mum has cooked dinner.


Für eine Handlung, die in der Vergangenheit abgeschlossen wurde und deren Folgen in die Gegenwart reichen.
It has rained. The streets are wet. (Es regnet nicht mehr, aber die Straßen sind noch nass)


Für eine Handlung, die bis zum Zeitpunkt des Sprechens nie, einmal oder mehrmals stattgefunden hat.

I have never been to England.




Signalwörter:

already
- schon

ever - je, jemals
just
- gerade, eben

never
- nie

not yet
- noch nicht

so far, till now, up to now
- bis jetzt

since
- seit (Zeitpunkt)

for - seit (Zeitspanne)

25 April 2008

Irregular Verbs



Study these Irregular Verbs carefully.
Have a nice weekend !


Present

Past

Past Participle

be was, were been
become became become
begin began begun
blow blew blown
break broke broken
bring brought brought
build built built
burst burst burst
buy bought bought
catch caught caught
choose chose chosen
come came come
cut cut cut
deal dealt dealt
do did done
drink drank drunk
drive drove driven
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
feed fed fed
feel felt felt
fight fought fought
find found found
fly flew flown
forbid forbade forbidden
forget forgot forgotten
forgive forgave forgiven
freeze froze frozen
get got gotten
give gave given
go went gone
grow grew grown
have had had
hear heard heard
hide hid hidden
hold held held
hurt hurt hurt
keep kept kept
know knew known
lay laid laid
lead led led
leave left left
let let let
lie lay lain
lose lost lost
make made made
meet met met
pay paid paid
quit quit quit
read read read
ride rode ridden
ring rang rung
rise rose risen
run ran run
say said said
see saw seen
seek sought sought
sell sold sold
send sent sent
shake shook shaken
shine shone shone
sing sang sung
sit sat sat
sleep slept slept
speak spoke spoken
spend spent spent
spring sprang sprung
stand stood stood
steal stole stolen
swim swam swum
swing swung swung
take took taken
teach taught taught
tear tore torn
tell told told
think thought thought
throw threw thrown
understand understood understood
wake woke (waked) woken (waked)
wear wore worn
win won won
write wrote written

22 April 2008

As a magician . . .


… I’d change myself into Superman.
Then I would help people all over the world.
In America, in Australia and in Austria.
I would fly from one big city to another big city and from one small town to another small town. I would see the world and I would also meet many new people. I would be strong and powerful and I would also be rich. As Superman I would also be super at school. Samuel

… I’d change my self into superman. And then I would help people all over the world. I would fly from East Africa to South America and help the poor. I would change all dry places into green oases. I would be so powerful and strong, that I would change war into peace. Everybody around the world would have enough to eat and nobody would be hungry. I would make all people happy. And for myself I would get a white rabbit out of a cylinder. – All by magic! Anna

…I'd change myself into a superstar.
I would be pretty and all people would love me.
At concerts, all young girls and boys would shout yeah!
I would be rich and have all good things.
My hobbies would be singing, playing the guitar and dancing.
I would eat ice-cream and apples.
I would live in a villa with a big swimming pool in the garden.
Every day I would have a party with a lot of people.
It would be funny.
I would sleep in the garden in tents with my friends and tell ghost stories to each other.
That would be really exciting. Teresa


As a magician, I'd change mysself into Superman. Then I would help people all over the world when they are in dangerous situations. I would fly from one big city to the next one until I am in New York. I would be the strongest and most powerful man in the world. My friends would be Supermen too and I would fly around the earth with them. We would have lots of fun and all people would be happy if they saw us. Albert

I'd change myself into an angel. Then I would fly in the sky. I also would help other people. Maybe I want to meet other people from all over the world. Then I would speak with them. If I met other people, I would learn all language. I would like to fly to Spain. Spain is more beautiful than Austria. As a magician I would also change myself into an animal. A rabbit. Then I would jump high over the world. This would be funny and wonderful. Julia

…I’d change myself into a super snail, a very fast super snail. I would buy a small car and drive round the world. In every town in the world I would have lots of friends.I would help them when they make a mistake. In the mountains I would have lots of friends, too. They would be monsters, but not terrible ones. No, very nice monsters. At the age of seventeen I go back home to my family. Then they would be very happy. And I would happy too! Stefanie

…I’d change myself inot a pop star. Then I would have a beautiful, big villa with a swimming pool and a whirlpool. I would have a lot of friends and they would play in my band with me. We would give a lot of concerts and we would have a lot of fans. My band and I would give a lot of autographs and hold meetings. Then I could help people all over the world. I would be rich and would have a beautiful life. Andrea

…. I’d change myself into a bird. I would like to be a green and red bird with orange eyes. Then I could fly around the world and I would always be happy because I could stay everywhere. I could stay in Australia, America, Asia, Africa and in Europe. But could also change myself into a flower because then I would smell nice and look pretty. I would be a yellow and red flower. I would stay in my mother’s garden. Then my mother would pick me and put me in a vase. Alexandra

..I’d change myself into Superman. I would be very rich and spend my holidays in Hawaii and on other islands. I could fly to the moon and see the earth from above. I would live in New York in a skyscraper. Together with my friends I would have a rock band. We would be stars in the whole world. Every weekend we would be on tour in big cities to play in concerts. With my money I would help the poor. The children in Africa would get water, food and clothes and the would all be happy. Bernhard

… I’d change myself into Superboy. Then I would be the champion of the world and help all people. I would also be rich and clever at school. I would give a lot of money to other people, especially to the poor. I would be a super genie in Physics, Maths and in all other subjects. I would be strong and helpful. I would have lots of friends. That´s just a dream. But I like dreaming. Armin

I’d change myself into a sportswoman. Then I would be the star in a film. I would swim a competition on television. I would be a superstar and have a lot of medals. I’d be the best cyclist. Then I would play a tennis match and win it. I’d like to be famous and win lots of gold medals. Then everybody would love me. Daniela

... I´d change myself into a space jumper. Then I would jump from all skycrapers in the world. I would also jump from mountains. The highlight would be to jump from Mount Everest. After that I would take my snowboardand go down the deep snow. Later I would surf on the highest waves in Hawaii. I would also take my Tornado Catamaran and sail around the world. I would be the best sports champion. Niki

… I´d change myself into a president. Then I would help kids all over the world. I would fly from one country to another and help poor kids in the slums and give them a shelter and food. I would build schools for street kids because that is important for their future. I would be rich and build lots of beautiful green parks where all the children could play and have fun. I hope I could change lots of things as a president. Philipp

... I'd change myself into a rich woman. Then I could buy a villa. I could also buy a car. I could buy a swimming pool, I could help the poor. I could help the animals. I could buy the whole world and forests would grow everywhere. Then I would turn myself into a supergirl to help all people that need help. I might even turn into an animal to see how the animals live Actually, I could transform myself into anything that would make fun. Mihriban

… I would change myself into a big, proud lion. Then I would live in the jungle. I would be the king of the animals. In the jungle there would be lots of other diffrent animals.A monkey, a bird, a snail and many others. They would be my friends and I would play a lot with them. I would love to live in the jungle. It would very noisy because of the animals. It would be wonderful in the jungle. And if I did not want to be a lion anymore, I would change myself into another animal or a person. Chiara

... I would change myself into a famous and rich man. I certainly would be a great sports man. I would engage myself in pollution control. I would stop cultivation from genetic manipulated food and support GM-free food. As a very rich man I would prevent the clearing of the rainforest. And I would stop the wiping out of plants and animals. Of course I also would reduce the cars on the streets. I would spend my money on poor people. I would take care that they have enough to eat and to drink. Then I would build houses, schools and hospitals. Michael

...I'd change myself into a filmstar. I would be famous and everybody would know me. I would be on the front pages of magazines. Reporters would pay a lot of money to interview me. I would see the world and star in films in a lot of places. And maybe I would go to Hollywood. I would meet many new people and have a lot of fans and friends. I also would be very rich and live in a wonderful villa near Hollywood.. And there I would live and have a lot at great parties. Anna M.


… I'd change myself into a filmstar. Because I'd like to be rich. I'd also like to be famous. I would go to America and star in a film. When I'm be rich I could help other people and get many new friends. As a fimstar I could always stay in a super hotel with a swimmingpool. I could fly from one big city to another. As a filmstar I would have a lot of fund and I could be always happy. Sandra


... I would change myself into a lion. Then I would catch other animals, eat them. I would go into the desert. There I would find a deserted oasis. I would live there with my friends and their children. There would be water and fruit on high trees.The water would be in a big lake with an island in the middle. I would save children from the wild water.We would live like kings and have a lot of fun. It that was too boring, I would change myself back again. And if I’d like to be a lion, I’d change myself again. Monika


… I'd change myself into Superman. I would be strong. I would be fly from one country another one. I would help all children of the world. I would help the world. I would really like to change myself into Superman. Sebastian

20 April 2008

The walking man


This is a story of a long journey that ends where it began.


Read the text carefully:


Once there was a lonely man who started walking and walking, all over the world. He went to many countries, he got a lot of new friends, he walked for several years, until he one day forgot why he started walking in the first place, and then he walked home.

Now click here to reconstruct the text. You can also listen to the text by clicking on the first word.






Source: British Council

19 April 2008

Will - Future / Going-to-Future

Hi, Superstars,

Do you remember the Future Tenses?
You sure do.

Let's look at the rules again:


Beide Zeitformen finden in der Zukunft statt.

Die Will-Future wird für Vorhersagen, Vermutungen, Versprechen und für sponatane Entscheidungen verwendet.


Die Going-to-Future wird für Handlungen verwendet, die geplant sind.

Die Will-Future wird in der Schriftsprache (in Zeitungen) auch dann verwendet, wenn man in Unterhaltungen eher die Going-To-Future nehmen würde.



Will-Future:
Aussagesätze:
Hilfsverb will + Infinitiv des Verbs.
Es wird in allen Formen will + Infinitiv (auch bei he, she oder it) verwendet.
He will play football. Kurzform: He’ll play football.

Im Britischen Englisch wird für die erste Person (I/we) auch manchmal shall anstelle von will verwendet.

Verneinte Sätze:
He will not play football. Kurzform: He won’t play football/He’ll not play football.

Frage:
Will he play football?



Going-to-Future:
Aussagesätze:

Form von to be (am, are oder is) going to + Infinitiv des Verbs.
I am going to play fooball. Kurzform: He/she/it is going to play football.
We/you/they are going to play football.

Verneinung:
Bei der Verneinung wird not einfach hinter das Hilfsverb (am, are oder is) gesetzt.
I am not going to play football.
He/she/it is not going to play football.
We/you/they are not going to play football.

Fragen:
Am I going to play football?
Is he/she/it going to play football?
Are we/you/they going to play football?

That's easy-peasy, isn't it?



Now let's do some exercises:


Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4

17 April 2008

April weather


What's the weather like where you live?

Weather in April can be funny, don't you think?
Only a few days ago it was snowing and it felt more like winter than spring. But as long as you are wrapped up nice and warm in your hat, scarf and jumper, it does not matter how cold it is.

What clothes do you like to wear when you play outside?
Here you can read along to find out what people wear when it is cold, hot and rainy.


Sing along: The Weather Song

16 April 2008

Spring flowers


Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!" - Robin Williams

Look at the photos of spring flowers, study the words and do the exercise.





Source: englisch-hilfen.de

15 April 2008

Song - Old Mac Donald had a farm


Click here to sing the song and play the game
Speakers !





Vocabulary:

drag - ziehen

put them close together - Stelle sie eng zusammen

to come to life - lebendig werden

10 April 2008

Australia


We have just learned about Australia in Geography. Can you do this quiz?
  1. Australia is called the land ___________________.

  2. The first people to live in Australia were ___________________.

  3. Australia is about the size of the ___________________.

  4. The middle part of the country is called the ___________________.

  5. Australia has about ten times more ___________________ than people.

  6. A ranch is known as a ___________________ in Australia.

  7. A marsupial is an animal that carries its young in a _________________.

  8. The Great Barrier Reef has the world's largest deposit of ___________________.

  9. Australia was first used as a ___________________ colony by the English.

  10. The aborigines used the ___________________ as a weapon.

For the answers click here


Australians speak English just like you and me, but there are some words that Australians use that are very different.


We say:
Australians say:
countryside bush
chicken chook
friend mate
good day or hello g'day
sweater jumper
sweets lollies
farm station
ketchup tomato sauce
sheila girl, female
barbecue
barbie




6 April 2008

Blue


Hi Superstars,
Here are your blue texts. They are really brilliant.
Great work !!!

It was six in the morning. Sandy got up and got dressed. She wore her blue jeans, her blue shoes, a blue T-shirt and a blue coat because her favourite colour was blue. At school her friends said, “Wow, what a great colour!” And Sally answered, “Yes, thank you. Blue is my favourite colour. All the children liked the colour. From that day on June 6th was called The-Blue-Colour-Day and since then all people have been wearing blue clothes. Andrea


In Australia there lived a bird. His name was Blue because he was a blue bird.
All the other birds were red and green. So nobody liked Blue. One day he flew away.
In Papua Neuguinea there were lots of birds and they were all friendly. One day a
flock of birds came and said that the colour blue was great. All the birds in Papua Neuguinea liked Blue. Alexandra


Once upon a time I had an interesting dream. There was only the colour blue. The grass was blue, the streets were blue, the houses were blue, even the people were blue. Everything blue! In the zoo there were blue animals. But one thing was not blue. It was the water. That was really strange! I couldn't understand it. Suddenly I woke up. It was midnight. I got up, went into the kitchen and had a snack. Then I went to bed again and soon got fast asleep. When I woke up in the morning, everything was as usual. I was really happy! Michael

One day Franzi cycled around a blue lake on his blue bike. Then Albert came and threw the blue ball on Franzi´s head. Franzi fell down with his blue bike and landed in the blue lake. The blue bike sank to he ground of the blue lake. Franzi wanted to have his blue bike back and asked Albert for help. Albert and Franzi pulled out the blue bike. Franzi was very happy, went home and Albert played with his blue ball. Armin


Yesterday I met a nice blue boy. I talked to him. He said that he lived on a blue cloud. The boy said to me," Come with me. I will show you my my cloud. "Yes", I said happily. I was really nervous. Suddenly the boy was unusually quiet. Two hours later we came to the blue cloud. The blue cloud was beautiful. There were lots of people. When we arrived, they said to the blue boy, "Hello Blue, you are the best man and your colours are so beautiful." Suddenly I woke up. It had only been a dream. Sandra


Once upon a time there lived a tuna swarm in the blue Atlantic Ocean.
It was a very dangerous area. There were many hungry sharks and other dangerous fish. The boss of the tuna swarm was a big and tall fish.
He was the strongest of the swarm. But one day a shark came. The big shark ate the boss of the swarm. All others in the swarm were very sad and swam farther south. They were sad for many months. But one day the smallest tuna said, "We need a new boss. Let's find one." So they had a swimming race and the smallest tuna won. He was the boss now. Niki

In the jungle there live lots of animals.
And all the tigers, lions, snakes, spiders, monkeys and crocodiles are blue.
But one little bird is red.
He can never play with the other baby animals, because they are all blue and they don't like red animals.
Suddenly the little red bird has an idea. He takes some blue colour, mixes it with water and takes a swim in it.
When he comes out of it, he is blue. He goes to the other blue animals and plays with them. The little blue monkey has an idea
"We can go swimming", he said.
'The bird jumps into the water.
Now the bird is red again.
When the other animals jump into the water, they suddenly all get red.
They had only been painted blue.
Now all are happy and play together happily. Teresa



My friend´s name is Blue. He has got blue eyes and his hair is blue. His clothes and shoes are blue. All his things are blue. His father´s name is Yellow. His things are yellow. Blue has a sister. Her name is Pink. Her things are yellow, blue, pink and red. She is the one of the family whose things are colourful. One day she found lot of pink things in the cellar. Her grandmother had left them there. But there was not enough space in her room. So she took the blue, red and yellow things and put them in a big basket. Then she carried the basket up to the attic. Now she had enough room for her new pink things. Monika



Last summer on my birthday I got a small blue dog. The dog was very nice and I had lot of fun with the dog. Some days later my family and I went to Italy. We arrived around noon. Later in the afternoon we went to the city. After some time I saw a dogshop. I went in with my blue dog. There were lots of beautiful things for dogs. I bought my dog a red ball. My blue dog had lot of fun with his red ball. Philipp




One day I was on my way home from school. Suddenly I saw a small blue dog on the street. I took it with me and went home. At home I gave him food and water. He was very hungry. I called him Snoopy. I was very happy because I had a very nice pet. Some days later I had to take Snoopy to an animal shelter because he had got dark blue. I knew Snoopy was ill. I was so sad. Bernhard




I like to swim in the sea because the water is blue. Blue is my favourite colour. I also like blue dresses. Yesterday at school, all the children in my class had blue clothes. That was so cool. It was really funny to look at the other children and to see only blue. Melanie



Today is March 31st, and form 2E is doing basketball exercises with their teacher Mr. DoubleU. Franzi likes basketball and he is very good at it, but he hates the colour blue. Sometimes the teacher gives him a blue ball. Franzi says,"Could I have another ball, please?" Then the teacher gives him another ball. But March 31st was a bad day for Franzi. His best friend Armin had a blue ball, they were in a blue hall and some boys had blue T-shirts. They started to throw their balls. Mr. DoubleU wanted to see who had thrown the ball farthest. Franzi was very happy, he threw the ball farther than all the other boys. He went to get his ball back, but suddenly a blue ball came from behind and crashed in his face. Now Franzi had a blue eye too. Poor Franzi! Albert



It was a beautiful summer day in the morning. A noise came from a big forest. It sounded like a baby’s crying. All the trees were green but one of the trees was blue. So he started to cry. After some time a little girl with a blue dress came to the tree. She saw him crying. "Why you crying?", she asked him. The blue tree said," I am crying because I am blue and not green!". "But blue is a beautiful colour. Look, I have got a blue dress." “Yes, but I have to be green”, the tree said sadly. The girl said," I will go home and get some green paint. Then I will paint you green. Is that okay?". "Yes, thank you, that is wonderful!” the blue tree said and stopped crying. He even smiled. Ten minutes later the girl came back. She painted the green tree. Now the tree is happy. He and the girl are good friends now. Chiara


In Australia there lived a bird. His name was Blue because he was a blue bird.
All the other birds were red and green. So nobody liked Blue. One day he flew away.
In Papua Neuguinea there were lots of birds and they all were so friendly. One day a
flock of birds came and said that the colour blue was great. All the birds in Papua Neuguinea liked Blue. Alexandra


In a little village there lived many people. One of the people loved blue. His name was Jack. Jack's favourite TV programme was called Blue. In this programme, all things were blue. He found the blue clouds wonderful. But one day the TV programme was gone. Jack was very angry. The next day Jack was relieved. There had only been an electric blackout. Jack was happy that eveything was okay again. Julia




One day I was in the park. Suddenly I saw an alien. It was blue from tip to toe. The Alien told me about his blue planet. Everything was blue. Awful! The forest was blue, the streets and the flowers were blue. The blue alien's name was also "Blue". Blue said to me," The Earth is called ‘The Blue Planet’ But it isn't blue! That’s strange!" Then he went back to his planet because he did not like the earth. Suddenly I woke up. I was in my bed. It had only been a dream and that the Alien was gone. Anna M.




It was 10 p.m. Sally was very tired. She said good night to her mum and her dad. Then she went to bed. Suddenly she heard a noise. Sally saw a little blue thing. The little blue thing said, "Come with me Sally. I live in a wonderful town. Come Sally, come !" Sally got up, got dressed and followed the little blue thing. She was terribly upset. Sally was standing between a big blue lake and a blue tree. She saw that the grass was also blue. The cats were blue, the dogs were blue, the houses were blue and the people were blue too. Everything in town was blue! Suddenly Sally heard her mother shout, "Sally, get up. You are late for school!" It had only been a dream. And then she saw that one of her fingers was blue. Stefanie



Yesterday I had a really crazy dream. I was in a big city. But it wasn’t a normal city, all things were blue. The houses, all people, the streets, the sun, the forest. Everything was blue. I was terribly scared. Suddenly I was at a little river. When I went down to the river, out of the blue I fell into the water. That was a big, big problem because I could not swim. Some minutes later I woke up. I was in my bed. I thought it was a dream, but it had been no dream, my bed was wet with water from the river. I really felt confused. Franzi



My friend’s name is Blue. He loves blue and has blue clothes. His room is blue, his pencilcase is blue and all his pencil are blue. One morning he found a blue parcel on the doorstep. Blue smiled and was happy. In the parcel there was a blue dog. The dog’s name was Bluey. Bluey was a happy dog and Blue was happy too. He showed the dog to his friends Yellow, Red and Green. Yellow loved the colour yellow. She had a yellow cat. Red loved the colour red and had a red mouse. Green loved green and had a green rabbit. Blue’s friends were happy that he had also a pet. Daniela



It was a wonderful summer day, and the big cloud took me high up. We both flew over the world and all people we saw were really small. When we flew over the USA we saw lots of sky scrapers in the big cities. I knew that my mum would soon wake me up. But I liked my journey and forgot about the time. Anna F.


And finally we have got a blue Music Video.