A few weeks ago I went to France for the Twinning weekend. Devizes is twinned with two towns, Waiblingen in Germany and Mayenne in France. Apart from a great fun weekend, it also means work for me as I translate when the German delegates speak at the conference. I don’t always remember or even know … Read more
………. what would they tell us? Two of my students kindly let me interview their gorgeous rabbit to find out 😀 Wie heißt du? Ich heiße Chester. Wie alt bist du? Ich bin fünf Monate alt. Wann hast du Geburtstag? Mein Geburtstag ist am 24. Januar. Hast du Haustiere, z.B. ein Kaninchen? Nein, ich HABE kein … Read more
EDIT 2025: X, as Twitter is now called, has changed, and sadly not for the better. Although I am still there, I have stopped posting and may even leave. So I don’t know whether there are any useful posts anymore. I often get asked by my students how they can extend their vocabulary. One way … Read more
Last week I read a wonderful blog post from Suzan St Maur, called ’50 ways to win at blogging'(sadly, her website has gone) I automatically thought : Everything she can do I can do better …. or at least just as well 😉 So here it is! If Paul Simon had had German lessons when … Read more
Once my students have acquired a basic knowledge of German they often ask me what other text (rather than just their textbooks) they could read. One answer is: German newspapers or magazines! Most newspapers nowadays have a website with lots of news and other topical information. Some have newsletters you can subscribe to and some … Read more
A while ago I wrote how listening to German radio stations can help with learning German, and then the blog post Learn German with Children’s TV Programmes for people who have started learning German. Today I’d like to give some suggestions for those who already understand enough to watch a bit more advanced TV. Watch TV … Read more
Do you know that feeling? You listen to a song on the radio. You find it absolutely terrible …. and yet, you can’t get the tune out of your head for the rest of the day!!! Yes? Well, this happened to me this morning. Somebody posted a video in a facebook group, I listened to … Read more
Once upon a time there was a speech, held by the then minister president for Bavaria, Edmund Stoiber. His speech made not a lot of sense to the Germans, which made it famous – sort of. There are many videos on Youtube about it but I found one where somebody made a pretty good … Read more
EDIT: Sadly, the Saturday School closed its doors due to lack of children. I will keep this post, though.EDIT 2025: There is an online Saturday School: the online DSS – worth checking out if you are looking for a Saturday school for your child. On the 19th January the German Saturday School Frome celebrated its … Read more
How is your German learning coming along? Good?! I’m glad to hear it! You are having your lessons, you’re enjoying them and would like some extra work, just not boring homework. I don’t blame you, homework is not always the most interesting thing to do (although sometimes it is). So, how about some German children’s … Read more
This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience. more information
The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this.