Key Competencies Kit
for Facing Lifelong Learning
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Wenn man um etwas bittet, benutzt man “please”
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Please, may I take the notebook?
May I please go out for ten minutes?
Could I please have some chocolate?
“Please” wird auch benutzt, um Zufriedenheit auszudrücken:
I am pleased with my new car.
My new job gives me a lot of pleasure.
Can I offer you a glass of water?
Yes, please.
“Thank you” benutzt man als “Danke”-
Weitere Formen dafür sind:
Wenn jemand um etwas bittet, ist es höflich, eine Antwort zu geben. Dadurch drückt man Respekt vor anderen aus.
Die Antwort kann einfach sein:
Yes/no/maybe/perhaps
Oder ein bisschen komplexer, indem man Bedingungen oder Gründe dazufügt.
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Please, may I borrow this book?
Yes, but only for one week because everybody needs it.
Please, may I use this pen?
No, because it doesn’t work.
Can I please go to the mountains?
Yes, you can but make sure you take warm clothes.
Wenn man mit “No” antwortet, muss man bereit sein zu sagen, warum nicht.
Wenn man mit “Thank you” antwortet, oder die andere Person “Thank you” sagt, muss man mit einer Antwort kommen.
Thank you.
Um nach dem Weg zu fragen, sollte man mit “Excuse me” beginnen
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Excuse me, is this the right road to the railway station?
Yes, it is.
oder
No, you are going the wrong direction.
Andere Richtungen:
Andere Möglichkeiten, nach Entfernungen / Weg zu fragen:
How far is it to Madrid?
How long would it take to Paris?
How long would it take to London by car/by train/by plane/by motorbike/by bike?
Antwortmöglichkeiten:
It takes you twenty minutes/two hours/three days/one month
Oder
It’s a ten-minute walk
It’s a four-hour drive
Um etwas zu bitten, ist eine alltägliche Handlung – vergessen Sie nicht, immer mit “please” zu beginnen.
Please, may/can I use your
Please, can you show me how to:
Do you have any…:
Please, can I borrow your/please, can you lend me your:
Would you please help me:
Das Verb “to be” (sein) ist eines der wichtigsten Verben in der englischen Sprache.
Positiv
I am
You are
He/she/it is (he and she for persons, it for anything else)
We are
You are
They are
Negativ
I am not
You are not
He/she/it is not
We are not
You are not
They are not
Frage
Am I?
Are you?
Is he/she/it?
Are we?
Are you?
Are they?
Präsens (Present Tense Simple)
Verb plus e/es (in the third person singular)
Positiv
I go to work. We go to the city hall.
You go to school. You go downtown.
He/she/it goes outside. They go to the restaurant.
Negativ
I don’t go to work. We don’t go to the city hall.
You don’t go to school. You don’t go downtown.
He/she/it doesn’t go outside. They don’t go to the restaurant.
Frage
Do I go to work? Do we go to the city hall?
Do you go to school? Do you go downtown?
Does he/she/it go outside? Do they go to the restaurant?
Anwendung des Präsens (Present Tense Simple)
I send messages every morning.
I usually eat ice-cream after lunch.
I always speak with my friends on Sunday.
France is in Europe.
Water boils at 100o C.
Cats like mice.
The plane leaves tomorrow in the morning.
The meeting starts at nine o’clock this evening.