I have not managed to watch the new Paddington film yet, but watching the trailer the other day I thought: If you are a Paddington fan, why not practice your German with him? Here is the German trailer to the film: There is a great German website with lots of information about Paddington. EDIT 2020: … 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
Today’s topic for “Deutsch am Donnerstag” (German on Thursday) is Steine – stones der Stein – stone die Steine – stones Stein can also mean brick, jewel, block or rock but you would know from the rest of the sentences which one it is. If I said about a woman ‘Sie trägt schöne Steine’ and you looked … Read more
It was my birthday yesterday and I spent it on Brownsea Island. As I enjoyed my visit and took photos, I was wondering how those pictures could be used for learning German. This post is the answer 😉 So you’ve been meaning to learn German and have finally taken the plunge, booked a course, arrived … Read more
Last week I saw the following tweet on twitter, a question I see a lot in various online forums. So, what do you do if you want to learn a foreign language but don’t know which one? If you asked me, I would say ‘learn German’, but I am, of course, biased, just as any … Read more
The next two blog posts are guest posts, written by Gareth Evans, the Marketing guy over at FlashSticks; the fast and effective way to improve your foreign language vocabulary, instantly. And if you want to find out more about FlashSticks, they’re always up for a natter on Twitter too. Over to you, Gareth: My language learning … Read more
If this is your first time reading my blog you’re probably wondering about the strange title, but if you’ve read some of my posts before you know I do make those comparisons. So, let me tell you about my crochet experience: Many years ago, in the 70s, I used to do a lot of crocheting. … Read more
A few weeks ago I entered a competition for writing a story in 26 sentences in the order of the alphabet. I enjoyed it so much that I thought this would be a great idea for a German competition. So – Can you write a story in 26 sentences in German, starting the first one … Read more
This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I’ll get a few pence if you buy anything – at no extra cost to you. This is not a free resource but if you have a Kindle you might be interested in this book. It’s an interactive adventure book in German with some English help. … Read more
EDIT: The Post-it notes have sadly been discontinued. Maybe you can still find some secondhand. This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I’ll get a few pence if you buy anything – at no extra cost to you. Last weekend I went to the Language Show to attend some seminars, meet other language teachers … Read more
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