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February 22, 2015
How German am I?
A few days ago I read this brilliant blog post How German Are You? In it Christiane Hayes tells about her 25 years in the UK and how many German things she misses and what she prefers in England. She also puts a link to a test to find out how German you are.
Reading her blog post made me wonder “How German am I?”
Technically speaking, I’m not German at all as I became a British citizen in 1984, which means I have been British longer than I have been German. And yet,I still see myself as Germ...
February 18, 2015
Deutsch am Donnerstag – a reading comprehension about Malmesbury
Welcome to part 7 of my reading comprehension exercises based on my book Wiltshire von A bis Z. Today you’ll find out out a little bit about Malmesbury.
Malmesbury ist die älteste Gemeinde Englands und ist bekannt für die aus dem 12. Jahrhundert stammende Abtei. Ein Teil der Abtei wurde durch Feuer zerstört, aber was erhalten ist, wird auch heute noch als Kirche benutzt.
Unter http://malmesburyabbey.info/ können Sie erfahren, welche Gottesdienste oder Konzerte zum Zeitpunkt Ihres Besuches st...
February 15, 2015
Learn German with your camera
Students sometimes ask me how they can do additional practice when learning new topics or German grammar. One way is by using pictures. For example, I visited Warwick Castle a few weeks ago and took lots of photos. Pictures like those could be used by any German learner.
For example, a beginner could just label them with basic key words:
Later, they could be used for grammar revision, for example prepositions:
Or sentences could be formed with different tenses:
The list is endless.
So, nex...
February 11, 2015
Deutsch am Donnerstag – a reading comprehension about the Kennet and Avon Canal
Welcome to part 6 of my reading comprehension exercises based on my book Wiltshire von A bis Z. Today you’ll find out out a little bit aboutthe Kennet and Avon Canal.
Der Kennet and Avon Canal ist ein 140km langer Kanal, der die Flüsse Avon und Kennet verbindet und somit eine Schifffahrtsverbindung von Bristol nach London bietet.
Man kann wunderbar am Kanal entlang spazieren gehen, wie z.B. in Bradford-on-Avon,wo der Kanal in einem Aquädukt über den Avon Fluss fließt. Man kann sich auch für...
