I'm going on holiday soon--I'm taking my first trip to the Baltic Sea. I am excited to have a few free days and bike, go to restaurants and relax. To get ready, I'm listening to this song:
Madonna - Holiday
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"Holiday"
(Holiday-Urlaub, Ferien, Feiertag)
Holiday Celebrate (celebrate-feiern)
Holiday Celebrate
[chorus]
If we took a holiday (took-nähmen)
Took some time to celebrate
Just one day out of life
It would be, it would be so nice (it would be-es wäre)
Everybody spread the word (spread the word-sag's weiter)
We're gonna have a celebration (we're gonna-we're going to-wir werden)
All across the world
In every nation
It's time for the good times
Forget about the bad times, oh yeah
One day to come together
To release the pressure (release the pressure-Dampf ablassen)
We need a holiday
[chorus]
You can turn this world around
And bring back all of those happy days
Put your troubles down
It's time to celebrate
Let love shine
And we will find
A way to come together
And make things better
We need a holiday
[chorus]
Holiday Celebrate
Holiday Celebrate
[chorus]
Holiday Celebrate
Holiday Celebrate
Holiday, Celebration
Come together in every nation
Now answer these questions and send your answers to us (tutor@virtualingua.de)
1. What does Madonna want to do on her holiday?
2. What do you like to do on your holidays?
3. Where did you go on your last holiday? What did you do?
Talk to you later,
Your Virtualingua Team
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Friday, August 12, 2011
Quidditch in school?
What sports did you play when you went to school? Would you like to learn to play quidditch like Harry Potter? Kids at a school in Texas are doing just that. They even want to make quidditch an official school sport. Read more here: http://www.spoton.de/news/us-canada/school-tries-to-make-quidditch-official
What sports do you like to play? What sports did you play when you were younger? Would you like to learn to play quidditch? Write us your answers (tutor@virtualingua.de). You can do this as a tutored exercise if you're already a student with us or test our tutoring for free if you're not a Virtualingua student yet!
What sports do you like to play? What sports did you play when you were younger? Would you like to learn to play quidditch? Write us your answers (tutor@virtualingua.de). You can do this as a tutored exercise if you're already a student with us or test our tutoring for free if you're not a Virtualingua student yet!
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
English Phone Calls
Telephoning in English isn't easy. The only thing that really helps is a lot of practice. We can help!
Watch this video on Focus Online entitled "Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof". Then answer the questions below and write a phone conversation. Send us your answers and your phone call to tutor@virtualingua.de. You can do this as a tutored exercise for your Virtualingua course or if you're not a student with us, test our tutoring for free!
Questions about "Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof":
1. What does the man say that's impolite (unhöflich) when he doesn't understand?
2. What polite (höflich) phrases can you say when you don't understand on the phone?
Now write a phone call. The caller (Anrufer) should talk and talk and talk, and the receiver (Empfänger) should tell the caller that he or she doesn't understand with polite phrases from the video.
Talk to you later!
Watch this video on Focus Online entitled "Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof". Then answer the questions below and write a phone conversation. Send us your answers and your phone call to tutor@virtualingua.de. You can do this as a tutored exercise for your Virtualingua course or if you're not a student with us, test our tutoring for free!
Questions about "Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof":
1. What does the man say that's impolite (unhöflich) when he doesn't understand?
2. What polite (höflich) phrases can you say when you don't understand on the phone?
Now write a phone call. The caller (Anrufer) should talk and talk and talk, and the receiver (Empfänger) should tell the caller that he or she doesn't understand with polite phrases from the video.
Talk to you later!
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Some news from Australia
Below is a link to an article from Spot on magazine. It's about a boy who is the youngest person ever to have a sex change. Read the article, and answer the questions below.
The article:
http://www.spoton.de/news/australia-new-zealand/boy-becomes-youngest-ever-to-have-sex-change
The questions:
Schicken Sie uns Ihre Antworten an tutor@virtualingua.de! Sie erhalten eine Email zurück mit Ihren korrigierten Antworten und Tipps zum Englisch. Wenn Sie bei uns schon lernen, ist diese Aufgabe eine fakultative Tutoraufgabe, sonst können Sie unser Tutoring einmal kostenlos testen!
The article:
http://www.spoton.de/news/australia-new-zealand/boy-becomes-youngest-ever-to-have-sex-change
The questions:
1. How old is the boy?
2. Where does (s)he live?
3. What’s his name?
4. What will the medication do?
5. How long has he been living as a girl?
6. What could happen in puberty?
7. Why will he have to go to court at age 16?
8. Do you know anyone in a situation like this?
Schicken Sie uns Ihre Antworten an tutor@virtualingua.de! Sie erhalten eine Email zurück mit Ihren korrigierten Antworten und Tipps zum Englisch. Wenn Sie bei uns schon lernen, ist diese Aufgabe eine fakultative Tutoraufgabe, sonst können Sie unser Tutoring einmal kostenlos testen!
Friday, May 20, 2011
Do you live in a yellow submarine?
Probably not, but who knows? Do you know this song? Listen to it and read along, then answer the questions!
The Beatles - Yellow Submarine - Yellow Submarine (2009 Stereo Remaster)
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The Beatles - Yellow Submarine
In the town where I was born (1)
Lived a man who sailed to sea (2)
And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines
So we sailed up to the sun
Till we found the sea of green
And we lived beneath the waves
In a yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
And our friends are all aboard
Many more of them live next door
And the band begins to play
We all live in a yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
As we live a life of ease
Everyone of us has all we need
Sky of blue and sea of green
In our yellow submarine.
We all live in a yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
Grammar: (1) "where I was born" is a defining relative clause. What does it define?
(2) "who sailed the sea" is also a defining relative clause. What does it define?
We can also use "which" or "that" in defining relative
clauses. What do they define here:
A book is something which you read.
A ticket is a paper that you need to go into the cinema.
Write who, which, that, or where in these sentences.
a. The yellow submarine is the boat _______ we live in.
b. We're the people ______ live in the yellow submarine.
c. The land of submarines is _______ the man lived.
Where do you live? What is it like? Write a short text about your house or apartment/flat and send it to us for correction at tutor@virtualingua.de! If you're a student with us, you can do this as a part of the tutoring that's included in your course, if you're not a student with us, test us for free!
The Beatles - Yellow Submarine - Yellow Submarine (2009 Stereo Remaster)
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The Beatles - Yellow Submarine
In the town where I was born (1)
Lived a man who sailed to sea (2)
And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines
So we sailed up to the sun
Till we found the sea of green
And we lived beneath the waves
In a yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
And our friends are all aboard
Many more of them live next door
And the band begins to play
We all live in a yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
As we live a life of ease
Everyone of us has all we need
Sky of blue and sea of green
In our yellow submarine.
We all live in a yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine,
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
Grammar: (1) "where I was born" is a defining relative clause. What does it define?
(2) "who sailed the sea" is also a defining relative clause. What does it define?
We can also use "which" or "that" in defining relative
clauses. What do they define here:
A book is something which you read.
A ticket is a paper that you need to go into the cinema.
Write who, which, that, or where in these sentences.
a. The yellow submarine is the boat _______ we live in.
b. We're the people ______ live in the yellow submarine.
c. The land of submarines is _______ the man lived.
Where do you live? What is it like? Write a short text about your house or apartment/flat and send it to us for correction at tutor@virtualingua.de! If you're a student with us, you can do this as a part of the tutoring that's included in your course, if you're not a student with us, test us for free!
Sunday, May 1, 2011
May Day!
Visit the site below and read about the holiday May Day and how it is celebrated in England.
http://www.ukbankholidaydates.co.uk/may_day_holiday.html
Answer these questions about May Day and email them to your tutor (tutor@virtualingua.de) for correction!
1. When is May Day celebrated?
2. What things do people celebrate on May Day?
3. How do people celebrate on this holiday?
4. Does May Day or something like it exist in Germany? What do people do on this day in Germany?
http://www.ukbankholidaydates.co.uk/may_day_holiday.html
Answer these questions about May Day and email them to your tutor (tutor@virtualingua.de) for correction!
1. When is May Day celebrated?
2. What things do people celebrate on May Day?
3. How do people celebrate on this holiday?
4. Does May Day or something like it exist in Germany? What do people do on this day in Germany?
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Do you live in a house or a flat?
Now that it's finally spring, it's also time to do some spring cleaning...but before you do that, take some time to practice your English! Do you live in a house or a flat? Is it big or small? Do you live in the city or the country?
Visit this link and listen to Clare talking about her house: http://elllo.org/pages/clhome.htm The listening will open in the same window, then you can go back to take a quiz about the listening. After finishing this, please send us a description of your house or flat to tutor@virtualingua.de! We'll check it and send it back to you. If you're already a student with us, you can do this as a tutored exercise, if you're not a student with us yet, test our tutoring this way!
Some vocabulary to help you:
house das Haus
flat / apartment die Wohnung
room das Zimmer
big groß
small klein
city die Stadt
country das Land (in the country=auf dem Land)
kitchen die Küche
bathroom das Badezimmer
bedroom das Schlafzimmer
dining room das Esszimmer
basement / cellar der Keller
attic der Dachboden
Jetzt ist es endlich Frühling, Zeit für den Frühjahrsputz...aber bevor Sie damit anfangen, üben Sie Ihr Englisch mit uns! Wohnen Sie in einem Haus oder einer Wohnung? Ist es groß oder klein? Wohnen Sie in der Stadt oder auf dem Land?
Klicken Sie hier und hören Sie Clares Beschreibung von Ihrem Haus. Der Musikspieler wird im selbem Fenster aufgemacht, Sie können auf "Back" oder "Zurück" klicken, um zurück zu der ersten Seite zu gelangen. Dort können Sie ein Quiz über Clares Beschreibung machen. Danach schicken Sie uns bitte eine Beschreibung von Ihrem Haus oder Ihrer Wohnung an tutor@virtualingua.de! Wir korrigieren sie und schicken sie Ihnen zurück. Testen Sie unser Tutoring!
Visit this link and listen to Clare talking about her house: http://elllo.org/pages/clhome.htm The listening will open in the same window, then you can go back to take a quiz about the listening. After finishing this, please send us a description of your house or flat to tutor@virtualingua.de! We'll check it and send it back to you. If you're already a student with us, you can do this as a tutored exercise, if you're not a student with us yet, test our tutoring this way!
Some vocabulary to help you:
house das Haus
flat / apartment die Wohnung
room das Zimmer
big groß
small klein
city die Stadt
country das Land (in the country=auf dem Land)
kitchen die Küche
bathroom das Badezimmer
bedroom das Schlafzimmer
dining room das Esszimmer
basement / cellar der Keller
attic der Dachboden
Jetzt ist es endlich Frühling, Zeit für den Frühjahrsputz...aber bevor Sie damit anfangen, üben Sie Ihr Englisch mit uns! Wohnen Sie in einem Haus oder einer Wohnung? Ist es groß oder klein? Wohnen Sie in der Stadt oder auf dem Land?
Klicken Sie hier und hören Sie Clares Beschreibung von Ihrem Haus. Der Musikspieler wird im selbem Fenster aufgemacht, Sie können auf "Back" oder "Zurück" klicken, um zurück zu der ersten Seite zu gelangen. Dort können Sie ein Quiz über Clares Beschreibung machen. Danach schicken Sie uns bitte eine Beschreibung von Ihrem Haus oder Ihrer Wohnung an tutor@virtualingua.de! Wir korrigieren sie und schicken sie Ihnen zurück. Testen Sie unser Tutoring!
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