20 February 2013

Sentence Starters and Connectives


Hi Folks,

These phrases help you to improve your writing skills.
Copy and paste them, print them out and stick them in your "My Texts in English"

although
nevertheless

of course
after all
clearly
still
maybe // perhaps // probably
it is true ... yet
obwohl, obgleich, wenn auch
nichtsdestoweniger, dessen
ungeachtet, dennoch
natürlich, selbstverständlich
nach alledem, also doch
klar, deutlich
und dennoch, trotzdem
vielleicht, möglicherweise
es ist wahr ... doch


therefore
as a result
consequently
accordingly
so
otherwise
in order to
this is the reason why
deswegen, aus diesem Grund
als Ergebnis, folglich
folglich, infolgedessen
demgemäß, entsprechend
so, daher, folglich
sonst, andernfalls
um zu
hier liegt der Grund für ...


but

however
though
yet

by the way
(un)fortunately
in general // generally
usually
normally

probably

aber, sondern, jedoch

jedoch, indes, aber
obwohl, jedoch, trotzdem
aber, doch

übrigens, nebenbei gesagt
(un)glücklicherweise
Im Allgemeinen, gewöhnlich
üblicherweise, normalerweise
normalerweise, meistens, gewöhnlich
wahrscheinlich, vermutlich


certainly

indeed
above all
surely
most important
as a matter of fact

no doubt // undoubtedly
apparently // evidently
obviously

sicher, gewiss, zweifellos

in der Tat, tatsächlich
vor allem, vor allen Dingen
sicher, gewiss, bestimmt
äußerst wichtig
in Wirklichkeit, um die
Wahrheit zu sagen
zweifellos, wahrscheinlich
augenscheinlich, offenbar
offensichtlich, offenbar


now

in addition

in this case
by no means
furthermore
in fact
for that reason
for that purpose

jetzt, nun

noch dazu, außerdem

in diesem Fall
auf keinen Fall
ferner, überdies, außerdem
tatsächlich, in der Tat
aus dem Grund / Anlass
zu diesem Zweck


1 May 2012

School of Ghosts

 I'm so sorry. I have accidently deleted the two videos from my computer. So I do hope it works here.

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Sketch 1


Sketch 2

24 February 2012

Irregular Plural


Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Exercise 6
Exercise 7
Singular or Plural in sentences
A Crossword Puzzle

Walk like an Egyptian - The Bangles




All the old paintings on the tombs
They do the sand dance don't you know
If they move too quick (oh whey oh)
They're falling down like a domino

All the bazaar men by the Nile
They got the money on a bet
Gold crocodiles (oh whey oh)
They snap their teeth on your cigarette

Foreign types with the hookah pipes say
Ay oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh
Walk like an Egyptian

Blonde waitresses take their trays
They spin around and they cross the floor
They've got the moves (oh whey oh)
You drop your drink then they bring you more

All the school kids so sick of books
They like the punk and the metal band
When the buzzer rings (oh whey oh)
They're walking like an Egyptian

All the kids in the marketplace say
Ay oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh
Walk like an Egyptian

Slide your feet up the street bend your back
Shift your arm then you pull it back
Life is hard you know (oh whey oh)
So strike a pose on a Cadillac

If you want to find all the cops
They're hanging out in the donut shop
They sing and dance (oh whey oh)
Spin the clubs cruise down the block

All the Japanese with their yen
The party boys call the Kremlin
And the Chinese know (oh whey oh)
They walk the line like Egyptian

All the cops in the donut shop say
Ay oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh
Walk like an Egyptian
Walk like an Egyptian


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1 February 2012

Food - Matching exercises


Matching Exercise 1 : Click on the correct picture.
Matching Exercise 2: Click here.


Let's revise Vegetable. Click here.

Let's revise Meat and Fish. Click here.
Let's revise Fruit. Click here.

What's the English word for...?
Click here.