Kommunikation – Sprechen

 

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Einfache Statements machen

• How do you do?

How do you do?
(“how do you do” is just a greeting, meaning “hello” and the answer is the same)

• How are you today?

Mögliche Antworten:

• Excellent, thank you.
• I am fine, thank you.
• So-so, thank you.
• Not so well, I am afraid.
• I feel awful.
• Where are you from?

I am from …. (the city, region, country you come from).

• How old are you?

I am …(the number of your years)

• Where do you live?

I live in … (your address)

• What would you like? (frequently asked in restaurants, bars, shops)

I would like a/an … (plus a noun)
I would like to … (plus a verb)

 

Fragen und Antworten zu bekannten Themen

• Do you like …?

Yes, I do / No, I don’t.

• How is your mother/father/ wife/husband…?

He/she is fine/excellent/so-so/not too bad, thank you.

• What would you like to do?

I would like to go shopping.
I would like to sleep. I would like to have a nap.
I would like to eat/drink something.

• What are you good at?

I can paint and draw.
I can repair sinks.
I can build a house.
I can fix/repair your car.

• What is your profession?

I am a plumber/carpenter/shop assistant/engineer/lawyer.

 

Grammatik – Present Tense Continous

 Wie wird die Zeit gebildet:
Am/are/is + present participle
positiv: I am watching a film now.
negativ: I am not drinking beer now.
Frage:: Is she sleeping now?
Gebrauch der Zeit:

• Für Handlungen die gerade jetzt passieren

E.g. He is eating a cheesecake now.

• Längere Handlungen, die noch andauern

E.g.  I am learning today for the English test.

• Handlungen, die in ganz naher Zukunft stattfinden werden

E.g. We are meeting the president tonight.

• Für irritierende Handlungen mit “always” oder “constantly”

E.g. She is always smoking when she sees me.

•  Beschreib dich und deine Familie

For allem im Berufsleben, ist es wichtig, sich selbst beschreiben zu können. Denken Sie dabei an Vorstellungsgespräche.
Die Frage dazu kann sein:
Can you describe yourself in two or three phrases?
Stellen Sie sich vor, Sie stehen vor einem Spiegel und müssen sich selbst beschreiben:
I am tall/short. I am 25 years old and I live in my beautiful, old town. I am thin, my hair is black and I have green eyes. I am thin and pretty.
I am hardworking, intelligent and I love working in teams.
Wenn Sie Ihre Famile beschreiben, können Sie die Namen, das Alter, Berufe, Aspekte des Aussehens, Hobbies und Interessen erwähnen.

Let’s see two examples:
She is my cousin.                           She is my sister.
Her name is Helen.                        Her name is Mary.
She is twenty-six.                          She is thirty.
She is a teacher.                            She is a waitress.
She has long hair.                      She has short hair.
Her hair is dark.                           Her hair is blonde.
She likes cooking.                        She likes skating.
                                    

 

Sagen, was man mag und nicht mag

Vorlieben und Abneigungen werden wie folgt ausgedrückt:
Sport
I like/I don’t like playing …(the name of the sport – football, basketball, tennis, badminton etc)
Politik
I like/I don’t like …(politicians, a specific name, parties, ideologies)
Mahlzeiten
I like/I don’t like … (soup, beef, pork, chicken, milk, tea etc)
Folgende Kombinationen sind möglich:
I like coffee but I don’t like coffee and milk.

Beschreiben von Hobbies und Interessen

Hier kommt eine Liste von Hobbies. Diese sind die für ein erfülltes Leben wichtig.
Wenn wir jung sind, mögen wir gerne:

• Collect stamps
• Collect badges
• Take up different sports
• Watching cartoons

Erwachsene haben moistens andere Hobbies:

• Gardening
• Exploring exotic countries
• Cooking
• Rice sculpture
• Body painting

Interessen können sich wie folgt ausdrücken:

• Cosmetics
• Body building
• Fashion
• Jewels
• Natural remedies

Wenn wir Hobbies und Interessen beschreiben, müssen wir das Hobby und unser Interessen erklären.
E.g. I am interested in fashion because my sister is a photomodel and she was the cover of a fashion magazine.
E.g. My hobby is gardening because I love flowers and trees very much. I always enjoyed taking care of them.

Eine kurze Beschreibung eines Ereignisses liefern

Über einen Arbeitstag sprechen:
Today, I had a lot of work to do at the office. My boss sent me to the bank with some documents and I had to wait for an hour to deliver them. When I came back, I had to write several e-mails to our suppliers to order new products. It was a busy and tiresome day.

Grammatik: Modalverben
May, can, and must sind die wichtigsten Modalverben.
MAY wird verwendet, um:

• Um Erlaubnis zu fragen

E.g. May I open the door?

• Eine Möglichkeit in der Zukunft zu beschreiben

E.g. Tom may become a very important politician.
CAN wird verwendet, um:

• Können auszudrücken

E.g. He can ride a bike.

• Unvermögen auszudrücken

E.g. He cannot drive a bus

• Um Erlaubnis zu fragen

E.g. Can I tell him the truth?

• Eine Bitte auszudrücken

E.g. Can you help me with my luggage?
MUST wird verwendet, um:

• Eine Notwendigkeit auszudrücken

E.g. You must go to Spain.

• Ein Verbot auszudrücken

E.g. You mustn’t give him the book.

 

Übung.

• Describe a house (how many rooms, the name of the rooms, what furniture is in each room etc) – Beschreiben Sie ein Haus (wie viele Zimmer, Namen der Zimmer, Möbel)
• Describe a person (general appearance, size, weight, height, colour of eyes, hair, what clothes he/she wears, what kind of person he/she is) – Beschreiben Sie eine Person (Aussehen, Kleidung, Persönlichkeit)
• Fill in the blanks with either present tense simple or present tense continuous:

He …………………………….to the radio now. (listen)
She often …………………….…..in the garden (work)
This week I …………………………….. a composition. (write)
Every spring, the wind ……………………..very hard in this region (blow)

• Think of a dialogue between you and your future mother-in-law, who wants to know more about you. Überlegen Sie sich einen Dialog zwischen Ihnen und Ihrer zukünftigen Schwiegermutter, die mehr über Sie wissen möchte.
• For easy English conversations go to:

http://www.agendaweb.org/listening/real-english-conversations.html