Angelika Davey's Blog, page 12
July 2, 2023
Famous authors – Franz Kafka
This is another blog post about a famous author who wrote in German but wasn’t German. Franz Kafka is one of the most important and influential writers of the 20th century. His works, which include novels, short stories, and essays, are characterised by their dark humor, absurdist themes, and exploration of the human condition. Kafka ... Read more
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June 26, 2023
Improve your German in July 2023
Welcome to another month of the German Action for Happiness Calendars. As before, you can if you wish also print out a PDF version. And if you want or need to, you can see it here in English, where you also find further foreign languages (often a little late). Use the following sentences as a ... Read more
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June 21, 2023
Six Tips To Get Started At The Gym We all know that exerc...
Six Tips To Get Started At The Gym We all know that exercise is great for your body, and joining a gym is a great way to get in shape, we also know that is good to have an extra help to see better result on our goal and it is by using some of ... Read more
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June 18, 2023
German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letters SCH
Following on from last month’s blog post about German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter S, here are some more, this time with the letters SCH. Eine Schwalbe macht noch keinen Sommer.One swallow doesn’t make a summer. Ein Scherzkeks seinTo be a joker Ich hab‘ die Schnauze voll.I’m fed up. Ein Schlaumeier sein.To be ... Read more
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June 11, 2023
Famous authors – Johanna Spyri
Today’s blog post is again about a famous author who wasn’t German but Swiss. Johanna Spyri, who was born on the 12th June 1827 and died on the 7th July 1901, was a Swiss author of novels, especially children’s stories. The most famous one was Heidi, and even if you haven’t read any of her ... Read more
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June 4, 2023
How to use the European Language Portfolio to improve your language skills
When I taught at secondary school, the students were working towards GCSE level and since self employment I have worked with many students who were preparing for their GCSE or A-Level exams. While teaching at evening classes at college we used ‘Language Ladder Stages’ and if you didn’t go to school in England, you probably ... Read more
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May 30, 2023
Improve your German in June 2023
Welcome to another month of the German Action for Happiness Calendars. As before, you can if you wish also print out a PDF version. And if you want or need to, you can see it here in English, where you also find further foreign languages. Use the following sentences as a German reading and translation exercise and ... Read more
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May 21, 2023
German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter S
Following on from last month’s blog post about German Idioms and Tongue Twisters with the letter R, here are those with the letter S Ein Spatz in der Hand ist besser als eine Taube auf dem Dach.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Spießrutenlauf machento run the gauntlet Sich auf die ... Read more
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May 14, 2023
Das Rezept – Is it a recipe or a prescription?
Do you know how to translate the German word ‘Rezept’? If you had to look it up in a dictionary, you’ll find two completely different translations: Das Rezept = the recipe This is probably the word you have heard before. Sometimes you see the word ‘das Kochrezept’, which makes it absolutely clear, that it’s a ... Read more
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May 7, 2023
Star signs in German
Imagine you’re having a conversation with a German and suddenly you get asked: “Was ist dein Sternzeichen?” (Or if they are using the formal you: Was ist Ihr Sternzeichen?) You know that ‘Stern’ is a star and can work out that ‘Sternzeichen’ are star signs. So you reply with Gemini, Libra or whatever your star ... Read more
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