Today is World Teacher Day! It’s been celebrated every 5th October since 1994. “According to UNESCO, World Teachers’ Day represents a significant token of the awareness, understanding and appreciation displayed for the vital contribution that teachers make to education and development.” (quote Wikipedia) So I thought, today is a good day to look at … Read more
A few weeks ago a student asked me what the difference is between the verbs reden, sprechen and sagen. If you look those words up in the dictionary you’ll find: reden – to talk, to speak, to say sprechen – to talk, to speak, to say sagen – to say, to speak Hmm, that’s useful, … Read more
Do you remember trying to say tongue twisters as a child? Did you try to say them as quick as possible and fell over laughing because you couldn’t? Do you remember that those saying didn’t really make much sense but they did make you practise the sounds certain letter combinations made? Well, now is … Read more
I took a picture of this pretty white pigeon the other day and it reminded me of a German lesson I held a few years ago. It was a listening exercise with a song about three white pigeons. On my way home I wondered whether the band who sung this song were still around. So … Read more
Have you experienced this? You’ve been learning German for a while and decide to go to Germany to try out your new knowledge. You arrive and proudly say something in German ……… ….. and they answer in English! If you are a beginner you may appreciate it, but if your German is actually quite good, … Read more
If you have Google maps installed on your phone you can use your satnav for practising your directions. First you need to change the language. On your phone, go to ‘Settings’, then ‘Language’ and change the language to ‘Deutsch’. Now Google thinks you are German ☺ Chose a car journey where you wouldn’t need satnav … Read more
I know this isn’t really a throne. It’s a chair in the meeting room which I hire for my Wednesday German class. The rest of the furniture are normal tables and chairs apart from this one chair, which, right from the start, had been dubbed the teacher’s throne. And that’s what it is: MY … Read more
Do you have small children who would benefit from learning some basic German? Would you like to learn some German together with your child? If you have an smartphone you may want to check out ‘Lernkarten – Lernspiele für Kinder, Deutsch’ (Although I bought it for my Android phone, the link doesn’t work anymore. My … Read more
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
You probably know some famous film quotes and maybe even like using them in conversation. But what about those quotes in German? Here are 10 of them. Do you know the original sentences? “Ich bin Spartacus!” “Ich seh dir in die Augen, Kleines!” “Na los doch, make my day!” “Ich komme wieder” “Guten Morgen … und … Read more
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