Angelika Davey's Blog, page 23
April 11, 2021
An A to Z of German towns
From March 2020 to March 2021 Steven and I had (almost) fortnightly episodes of ‘Ask Angelika’ with an A to Z of German towns. In preparation for the show I found some well and lesser known towns and then some useful, interesting and sometimes silly facts about the towns. Steven read those sentences in German […]
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April 4, 2021
Erschrecken, aufschrecken, abschrecken – should these verbs scare me?
If you check your dictionary for the German noun Schrecken, you’ll see that ‘der Schrecken’ means dread, horror, scare, fright etc… And if you have scared somebody in German (I mean, if you want to talk about it in German, the action would be the same as anywhere else ☺) you can use the phrase […]
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March 27, 2021
Improve your German in April 2021
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 […]
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March 21, 2021
Childhood memories: das Sandmännchen
When I was 4 years old my parents bought their first TV set, black and white with 2 channels. It obviously was a long time ago but I still have two vivid memories. The first memory was about ‘das Sandmännchen’. After I had something to eat in the evenings I was allowed to watch two […]
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March 14, 2021
What is the difference between completing a puzzle and learning German?
There are actually a lot of similarities between completing a puzzle and learning German. As a toddler you start with a very basic puzzle. In the beginning you find this really hard. But once you’ve worked it out it’s easy peasy. As a beginning German learner, you’ll find speaking in German really hard. But once […]
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March 7, 2021
How to take a virtual trip around Berlin
Today’s blog post is very short as you won’t want to stay here long (I allow it for once ☺) Today’s blog post is for those who’d love to go to Germany but can’t. Let me tell you about Virtual Vacation. This website has virtual walking, driving and flying tours for lots of cities, including […]
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February 28, 2021
Improve your German in March 2021
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 […]
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February 21, 2021
Learn German vocabulary by topic: eine Dachreparatur – a roof repair
Let’s learn some German vocabulary based on a topic. And this month’s topic is a roof repair.You’ll get the vocab plus three different ways to practise/ remember the words: with an infographic, slides and a video. The words/ sentences das Gerüst/ Baugerüst – scaffolding die Leiter – ladder Die alten Dachziegeln kommen runter. – The […]
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February 14, 2021
When is cheating not cheating?
Every so often I give my students information sheets that they can use to help with their German work. Then, a while later, I see them make mistakes and I remind them to use the sheet. And sometimes the reply is:”I don’t want to cheat!” I always find that puzzling. Why is using an info […]
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February 7, 2021
Practise your listening with DEUTSCH-TO-GO.DE
If you are looking for resources to improve your German reading or writing, you’ll find lots of websites, many of them free. The website I like to introduce you to today is purely for listening and it’s lovely – and free. The activities are for listening, but the site is in German, so you can […]
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