Last week something funny happened. There was a press conference about Jürgen Klopp, the manager of Borussia Dortmund, who was about to announce that he was leaving the club. That’s not the funny bit! Ben Bloom, the Telegraph sports commentator had the task to comment live as the conference was broadcast. You can read the whole … Read more
Are you looking for more German things to read? Something nice and easy? Something challenging? Something you can read together with your child(ren)? I may have found an interesting website for you: Amira It was created as a reading aid for German primary school children and has stories at three different levels which you can read … Read more
If you are a regular reader you know that I’m always looking for extra activities that you, the German learner, can do in addition to your normal German lesson. I have found sites with videos, music, games, smartphone apps, to name a few. If you want to find online ideas, check out the ‘Free online … Read more
I came across BookBox this weekend. Although they seem to have been around for a while, it was the first time that I saw one of their videos. Based in India, they make short videos of children’s stories in various languages, including German. Each story has subtitles, so you can read along with it, or … Read more
I’ve been using Linguee for quite a few years now and also have been recommending it to my students as I find it a great online dictionary for my computer and smartphone. So I was very excited when I received the following press release from them: Linguee.com: The World’s Fastest Dictionary Linguee.com: The World’s … Read more
Are you looking for different ways of learning German because it gets boring reading and re-reading your text book? Do you like playing games? Then you may like to try out games for languages, a site with lots of quick games to practise your German (other languages are also available). You can subscribe to … Read more
Here we are again, it’s the first of December – time for an Advent Calendar! Did you buy one for yourself? With chocolate? I have ☺ But how about an Advent calendar for learning German? I found a few which are designed for German learners: Der literarische Adventskalender Hueber Adventskalender here you can even win useful prizes, as … Read more
Pinterest is wonderful for finding resources which can help you learn German. If you already know how it works, ignore this first part of the blog post and scroll down to the list of people worth following. But if you don’t know what it is, let me explain: Pinterest is like an online pin board. You … Read more
I love my Kindle! I love the convenience of carrying lots of books around with me in one small gadget. But I do miss one thing: bookmarks – Lesezeichen! These are just some of the bookmarks I have, some were freebies, some I bought and others were presents.Why am I telling you this? To tell … Read more
Isn’t this a wonderful picture of a head? It can be found in Calne, Wiltshire, UK. It looks like somebody has lost his head – jemand hat seinen Kopf verloren. Other idioms are: seinen Kopf durchsetzen – to get one’s own way den Kopf einziehen – to duck one’s head den Kopf hängen lassen … Read more
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