30 November 2016

Bring a Word a Day






to except - ausschließen
necessary . notwendig
conservation - Umweltschutz
self-confidence - Selbstbewusstsein
wealth - Reichtum
to deliberate - beraten
mysterious - geheimnisvoll
accidentally - zufällig
to dissent - widersprechen
timetable - Stundenplan
sledge - Schlitten
priceless - unbezahlbar
fictional - erfunden

24 November 2016

Dangerous animals





Click here to do the quiz
Now read the text or listen to it to learn about the five most dangerous animals in Australia. 
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27 April 2016

Pimp my text



Useful words words to spice up your texts


actually - tatsächlich
certainly- sicherlich
sure - sicherlich
definitely - bestimmt, sicher(lich)
recently - kürzlich, vor kurzem
probably - wahrscheinlich
unfortunately - unglücklicherweise
fabulous - fabelhaft
disgusting - ekelhaft
jealous - eifersüchtig
successful - erfolgreich
disappointed - enttäuscht
badly hurt - schwer verletzt
absolutely awesome - absolut toll







26 April 2016

Possessive Case - Grammar and Exercises


That's the way to express that someone owns something.
(So drückst du aus, dass jemanden etwas gehört.)
With persons and animals (bei Personen und Tieren):

Singular: 's
This is Tom's bike. (T0ms Fahrrad)
This is Kathy's mother. (Kathys Mutter)
Plural: s'These are the boys' bikes. (die Fahrräder der Buben)
This is the girls' mum. (die Mutter der Mädchen)

With things (bei Dingen)
of

The colour of the table is black.

 
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4

Possessive Case - Saxon Genitive





Folks,
Here are some exercises for you.
Don't forget the rules - look in your Grammar books.

Exercise 1 
Exercise 2
Exercise 3


25 January 2016

At the restaurant





Exercise 1: Read the dialogue "Ordering Food in a Restaurant" and then do the exercise below.
Exercise 2: Listening Comprehension: Ordering Lunch and Dinner
Exercise 3: Another dialogue
Exercise 4: In this exercise you have to choose the correct word.

11 January 2016

have to - don't have to


    




Have to is used with  I, you, we, they (in affirmative sentences)

Has to is used with he, she, it (in affirmative sentences)

Don’t have to is used with I, you, we, they (in negative sentences)
Doesn’t have to is used with he, she, it (in negative sentences)
For questions we use “do / does + subject + have to"
We use “had to” to express obligation in the past


Exercise 1 
Exercise 2
Exercise 3

David Bowie







David Robert Jones (born January 8, 1947), better known as David Bowie, is a British musicaln, actor and Artist  who had a strong influence on rock and roll from the 1960's to the present. He is commonly known (allgemein bekannt) as the greatest chameleon of music history, constantly (ständig) changing his musical style to suit (anpassen) the times, while always holding on to his own ideas and creativity.
He died on January 10, 2016 from cancer.



Bring a word a day



velocity- Geschwindigkeit
wound - Wunde
mousetrap _Mausefalle
guardian angel - Schutzengel
unfortunately - unglücklicherweise
review- Bewertung, Besprechung
farewell - leb wohl
earphones - Kopfhörer
turkey  Truthahn
peregrine falcon - Wanderfalke
hazelnut - Haseluss
comfortable - bequem
snowplow - Schneepflug
globe - Globus
soap dispenser - Seifenspender

19 May 2015

Bring a word a day II




lighthouse - Leuchtturm
kiss of life - Mund-zu-Mund-Beatmung
set 1 - erste Leistungsgruppe
occupation - Beruf
dream - Traum
fairy - Fee
immediately - sofort
suddenly - plötzlich
nursery school - Kindergarten
starfish - Seestern
certificate - Urkunde
mammal - Säugetier
rainbow - Regenbogen
hairbrush - Haarbürste
squirrel - Eichhörnchen
to knock - klopfen
village - Dorf

15 March 2015

Susan Vega - Tom's diner (Practising Present Progressive)

 

I am sitting
in the morning
at the diner

on the corner

I am waiting
at the counter
For the man
To pour the coffee

And he fills it
Only halfway
And before
I even argue

He is looking
out the window

at somebody
coming in

"It is always
Nice to see you"
Says the man
Behind the counter

To the woman
Who has come in
She is shaking
her umbrella

And I look
The other way
As they are kissing
their hellos

I'm pretending
not to see them

Instead
I pour the milk

I open
Up the paper
There's a story
Of an actor

Who had died
While he was drinking
It was no one
I had heard of

And I'm turning
to the horoscope

And looking
For the funnies

When I'm feeling
someone watching me

And so
I raise my head

There's a woman
on the outside
looking inside

Does she see me?

No she does not
Really see me
Cause she sees
Her own reflection

And I'm trying
not to notice

That she's hitching
up
her skirt

And while she's
straightening her stockings

Her hair
Has gotten wet

Oh, this rain
It will continue
Through the morning
As I'm listening

to the bells

Of the cathedral
I am thinking
of your voice
...

And of the midnight picnic
Once upon a time
Before the rain began...

I finish up my coffee
It's time to catch the train

Acting out: Shopping Dialogues

12 March 2015

Present Tense Progressive/Continuous




Exercise 1 - Write sentences

Exercise 2 - Multiple choice exercises

Exercise 3 - Form sentences

Exercise 4 - Questions and short answers

Exercise 5 - Questions

Exercise 6 - Negative sentences

1 March 2015

5 February 2015

Song: Cool Kids - Echosmith

Question Words



WHAT - was What is your name?
WHEN - wann, als When does he come?
WHERE - wo, wohin Where do you live?
WHY - warum Why are you late?
WHO - wer Who is that girl?
WHOSE - wessen Whose pen is it?
WHICH - welche(r)(s) Which book do you like best?
HOW - wie How are you?
HOW MUCH - wieviel How much is the dress?
HOW MANY - wieviel How many rackets do you have?


Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3

3 February 2015

What frogs are like



Frogs  can


shed their skin
kill animals / people
stick on trees
camouflage
hide from predators
live in water
glide
lay thousands of eggs
protect their eyes when jumping
be poisonous
live out of water
jump high
live a long time
breathe through skin
catch insects with their tongues


Frogs have

webbed feet
sticky feet
big eyes
long legs
good hearing
gliders
large heads
legs that help them jump
see-through eye-lids
suckers on their feet
mucus on their tongues
poison on their skin
powerful legs
moist skin


Frogs are

different sizes
poisonous sometimes
fascinating
different colours
moist
fast
bumpy
amphibians
see-through
good at camouflaging
smooth