letter writing
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Ich schreibe Ihnen bezüglich unseres telefonischen Gesprächs vom 07.07.2020.
I am writing to you in reference to our telephone conversation of July 7, 2020.
What does SVOPT in context with sentence structure stand for ?
it is the word order
subject - person or thing doing the activity
verb - the activity
object - person or thing s.th. happens to
place and time
What can "since" stand for in German?
since + time unit + Present Perfect => seit
We have lived here since November. Wir wohnen hier seit November.
since + subordinate sentence / another word for because => da, weil
Since we don´t like him, we will not vote for him. Da wir ihn nicht mögen, wählen wir ihn nicht.
Name at least 4 different types of houses
detached house-Einfamilienhaus, semi-detached house/duplex-Doppelhaushälfte, bungalow-Bungalow, highrise-Hochhaus, block of flats-Mietshaus, terraced house-Reihenhaus, skyscraper-Wolkenkratzer, cottage-Landhaus, flat/apartment- Mietwohnung, farmhouse-Bauernhaus, half-timbered house-Fachwerkhaus, houses with landmark status / protected houses-Häuser unter Denkmalschutz
Nebenkosten
Wasser & Heizung
Betriebskosten
Aufzug, Gärtner, Schornsteinfeger, Versicherungen & Instandhaltung
utility costs
water & heating
overheads
lift BE/elevator AE & gardner & chimney sweep & insurance & maintenance
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Wir bedanken uns im Voraus dafür, dass Sie uns die Kopien der Verträge bis Ende des Monats zusenden.
We would like to thank you in advance for sending us the contract copies by the end of the month.
What are the two alternatives to SVOPT ?
P SVOT
T SVOP
when you need to highlight place or time
What do you need to form a Present Continuous sentence ?
form of "BE" + ing-form of the verb
We ARE LEAVING now.
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eine Wohnung mieten Miete zahlen
im Parterre /im ersten Stock BE im Parterre im ersten Stock AE
to rent a flat to pay rent
on the ground floor / on the first floor BE on the first floor / on the second floor AE
Zimmer in der Wohnung:
Küche Bad mit Dusche oder Badewanne Schlafzimmer Arbeitszimmer Wohnzimmer Diele Abstellraum Haushaltsraum
Rooms in the house: a kitchen, a bath with a shower or a bath tub, a bedroom, a study, a living room, a hallway, a storage room, a laundry room
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In der Anlage finden Sie alle Teilnehmerlisten für das geplante Seminar.Please find enclosed all participant lists for the scheduled seminar.
If you want to form a sentence with "Es gibt...", what do you do ?
I use "There is..." with SINGULAR and "There are.. " with PLURAl context."
Which two categories are there for the use of the Present Continuous ?
something is happening now,just, right now, at the moment and you can see / hear it
something is happening currently, presently, at present, this year, this month, this afternoon and you are in the middle of it
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Mieter / Vermieter / Vermieterin
tenant / landlord / landlady
Keller
Dachboden
Dach
Terrasse
Balkon
Gemüse-/Blumenbeet
gärtnern
a basement AE / a cellar BE, an attic, a roof, a terrace, a balcony, a vegetable bed /a flower bed, to do gardening
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Können Sie uns mitteilen, was für Voraussetzungen wir für den Lehrgang erfüllen müssen?
Can you please let us know which requirements we have to meet for this course?
Where do I put adverbs of frequency (Häufigkeitsadverben) such as "often, never, sometimes, regularly, seldom, rarely, never, usually, occasionally, typically etc.) in the sentence structure ?
I place them IN FRONT OF THE FULL VERB.
I OFTEN need new jogging shoes.
My wife and I have SOMETIMES spent our holidays at expensive hotels.
Dave will RARELY eat out because he does not have any money.
What tense do I use for stating facts ?
Simple Present
The sun rises in the east.
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im Wohngebiet
im Industriegebiet
im Stadtgebiet
auf dem Land
in a residential area
in an industrial area
in an urban area
in the countryside/ in a rural area
Hintertür Garage Garagenzufahrt Einbauküche moderne Elektrogeräte Backofen Herd Kühlschrank
a back door, a garage, a driveway, a fitted kitchen/ a built-in kitchen, modern electrical appliances, an oven, a stove, a fridge / a refrigerator
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Des Weiteren brauchen wir Informationen zum Transport vom Bahnhof zur Liegenschaft.Furthermore,/Moreover, / In addition to that / Additionally, we request the information about the transport from the train station to the barracks/military facility.
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selten = seldom
In unserer alten Einheit haben wir selten den ganzen Bericht durchgelesen (read), sondern quergelesen (scan).
In our old unit we SELDOM read the entire report but scanned it. (Simple Past => OLD unit - OVER)
Which tense do I use to speak about something which started and finished in the past but has consequences for the present ?
Present Perfect
I have stopped smoking so now I can breathe easier.
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Kaution zahlen Schönheitsreparaturen machen Schnee schippen den Flur putzen
to put down a safety deposit to make aesthetic repairs to shovel snow to clean the hallway
Waschmaschine, Staubsauger, Bügelseisen
Teppiche staubsaugen, bügeln, staubwischen
Treppe, Rolltreppe
a washing machine, a vacuum AE /a hoover BE, an iron
to vacuum AE / to hoover BE the carpets, to iron s.th., to dust
stairs/a staircase, an escalator