Vocabulary
für etwas verantwortlich sein
to be responsible for
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Best regards / Kind regards / Sincerely
Put in the indefinite article in front of the following nouns and explain the grammatical rule behind your decision:
___ European, ___ hour, ___ university, ___ student, ___ uncle
a European, an hour, a university, a student, an uncle
We use a before a consonant sound like a student
We use an before a vowel sound like an uncle
Some words begin with a vowel letter in writing but have a consonant sound, then we use a like a university
What's the capital of the UK?
London
What is a topic sentence?
A topic sentence is a sentence that introduces a paragraph by presenting the one topic that will be the focus of that paragraph.
sich die Haare kämmen
to comb one's hair
Wie lange lernst du schon English?
(For) How long have you been studying English?
Explain the difference between while and during and form one sample sentence with each of the words.
while + verb
during + noun
Who wrote Romeo & Juliet?
Shakespeare
What’s the plural of the following nouns: mouse, advice, fish, woman, leaf
mice, pieces of advice (no plural form of advice), fish, women, leaves
im Verkehr stecken bleiben / im Stau stehen
to get stuck in traffic
Ich freue mich von Ihnen zu hören.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Explain the difference between for and since and put in the correct word:
___ I left school
___ six years
___ a few years
___ a long time
___ my birthday
since I left school
for six years
for a few years
for a long time
since my birthday
How many stars are there on the American flag?
50
Name and explain three differences between formal and informal language!
personal pronouns, active/passive, slang words, contractions, phrasal verbs, complete/incomplete sentences, abbreviation, Latinate verbs etc.
Überstunden machen
work extra hours
Die Ausstellung ist sehr beliebt, viele Leute haben sie bisher schon besucht.
The exhibition is very popular, many people have visited it so far / many people have already visited it.
Form the past tense + past participle of the following words (and write them down correctly): teach, ride, fly, sell, shake
teach - taught - taught
ride - rode - ridden
fly - flew - flown
sell - sold - sold
shake - shook - shaken
What’s the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
What are the corresponding adjectives of the following nouns: ambition, prediction, science, attention, decision
ambitious, predictable, scientific, attentive, decisive
einen Praktikanten einstellen
to hire an intern
Matt hat sich dieses Semester in Mathe wirklich angestrengt.
Matt has really made an effort with his Maths this term.
Form the passive voice of the following two sentences:
- Someone had to take care of the garden.
- The police was investigating the cause of the accident.
- They are going to arrest me.
The garden had to be taken care of by someone.
The cause of the accident was being investigated by the police.
I am going to be arrested by them.
The Queen of England is called ...
Elizabeth II
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A map.