Those who have learnt German at an English secondary school may remember the BBC programme ‘Hallo aus Berlin’ – short videos from 1996 with some children from Berlin and, of course, the songs by Rita and Rolli. Who still remembers Rita and Rolli? When I taught at a secondary school we sometimes watched the videos and … Read more
This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I might get a few pence if you buy anything – at no extra cost to you. When Germans like a songs so much that they can’t get it out of their head they call it ‘Ohrwurm’ which means ‘earworm’.So when I was followed by somebody … Read more
Surely not, you may think! I’m not so sure, so let me explain: I love walking. For the last ten or so years I have been walking as much as possible. I try to do 10,000 steps a day (don’t always achieve that) and at weekends we go for long walks. Twice I have managed to … Read more
This question came to my mind this morning while I cleaned out the chicken house ( Don’t ask why THIS question, no idea!). So I decided to compare those two – Losing weight:Imagine, you decide to lose some weight because you either just feel you’d like to lose a few pounds or because your doctor … Read more
I came across this article the other day, where German bestseller writer Bastian Sick was asked to give 10 reasons for learning German. I liked his reasons so much that I reprint them here on my blog, but if you want to red the whole article you can find it here These are his ten reasons: … Read more
They are actually quite the same! EDIT 2017: Sadly, the video has disappeared from YouTube, but the comparison still stands! If you watch the video below of my daughter skydiving, you’ll see her very scared but also excited at the start. Then you’ll see her worried about jumping into the unknown and then the sheer … Read more
So, Tokio Hotel appeals to the teens, the Wise Guys are good for adult education, which leaves primary school children. Is there any good music to use with them?There are a lot of good traditional songs which are still great to sing nowadays. My favourites are ‘Mein Hut, der hat 3 Ecken’ or ‘Laurentia, liebe … Read more
EDIT 2017: Sadly, the Wise Guys have split up, but their website is still available (although won’t be updated) and their music is still around, just search for them on YouTube. Although yesterday I mentioned Tokio Hotel as a German band whose music results in lots of fans wanting to learn German, The Wise Guys … Read more
Today was the first day I ever heard some songs from Tokio Hotel! I always thought their music was just for teens but, from what I heard, the lyrics and the melodies were actually quite good. But what does this have to do with learning or teaching German? Tokio Hotel is a German band and … Read more
I went to London today to attend the annual Language Show and it was a great success again. It’s good to see what new resources are available and what the new trends are. It’s also lovely to pick up some freebies and meet people I otherwise only ‘meet’ online. One other reason for my visit is … Read more
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