Personality Adjectives
Having a strong desire to succeed or achieve something; ehrgeizig
ambitious
(idiom) zum einen Ohr hinein, zum anderen hinaus
to go in one ear and out the other
A person or group responsible for planning and managing an event; Veranstalter
organiser (UK) / organizer (US)
Difference remind / remember
Remember means to have a memory in your mind or to recall something; e.g. I remember your name.
Remind means to help someone remember by telling or warning them; e.g. Please remind me to call her.
Difference SO / SUCH
so + adj.: It is so good.
such + adjective + noun: It is such a good restaurant.
Noticeably happy and positive; fröhlich / heiter
cheerful
(idiom) when you almost remember something but can’t quite say it; es liegt mir auf der Zunge
to be on the tip of one's tongue
The place where an event, concert, or meeting happens; Veranstaltungsort / Austragungsort
venue
The activity of risking money on an uncertain outcome; Glücksspiel
gambling
Give two example sentences, one with present perfect and one with present perfect continuous
Present perfect simple: I have written many emails.
Present perfect continuous: I have been writing emails all day.
Pleasant and easy to like; having qualities that make people feel positive towards someone; sympathisch / liebenswert
likable / likeable
(idiom) to forget something you were supposed to remember; entfallen / vergessen
to slip one's mind
The list of performers or acts scheduled to appear at an event; Programm / Besetzung / Aufstellung
line-up
The regular journey between home and work or school; pendeln / Arbeitsweg
(to) commute
Use very little / very few / plenty of in one sentence each
Very little: There’s very little water left in the bottle.
Very few: Very few students came to class today.
Plenty of: We have plenty of time to finish the project. There are plenty of options to choose from.
Often inclined to argue or disagree; streitlustig
argumentative
(idiom) to sound familiar, but you can’t fully remember the details; klingeln / bekannt vorkommen
to ring a bell
A person or group that performs in a show, or the piece that they perform; Darbietung / Nummer / Auftritt
act
(Of a doctor) to officially recommend or order a treatment or medicine; verschreiben
to prescribe
Talk about three important punctuation rules in English.
1. Comma before coordinating conjunctions in a compound sentence (FANBOYS)
2. Comma in a complex sentence when a dependent clause comes before an independent clause.
3. Words like therefore/however/nevertheless/moreover/etc. are not conjunctions and therefore cannot be used to connect two clauses (semi-colon/full stop + however + comma)
Showing care and consideration for others; attentive to people’s needs and feelings; rücksichtsvoll / aufmerksam
thoughtful
(idiom) to memorize something completely, so you can repeat it without looking at the text. etwas auswendig lernen
to learn something by heart
To be present at an event, meeting, or activity; teilnehmen / besuchen / anwesend sein
(idiom) To fail to appreciate something because it is always available; etwas als selbstverständlich ansehen.
to take something for granted
Differences between:
- remember to do / doing something
- stop to do / doing something
What form do we use after prepositions? (to infinitive or -ing form?)
- remember to do = Not forget to do something (future / responsibility); e.g. Please remember to lock the door.
- remember doing = Have a memory of a past action: e.g. I remember locking the door.
- After prepositions, we use the -ing form (gerund), not the to‑infinitive. e.g. I’m interested in learning English. She left without saying goodbye.