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SA 4a 4b

They don´t know BUT: TEPCO doesn´t know
to live sustainably (ADVERB) – to live in a sustainable way (ADJECTIVE)
What can we do about all these problems?
it increases very stronglythis problem – these problems
that problem – those problems
this means that, we have to…. (das bedeutet, dass…)

- this is a bad situation
- the situation is getting worse/is deteriorating
- it is the worst situation you could imagine

PUNCTUATION:Well, …
Secondly, …
So, …
Generally,
Generally speaking, there is …
However, …
Consequently, …
On the one hand,…
One final remark, there is …
BUT: NO COMMA before THAT!!!!
to lose money (verlieren) – my tooth is loose (lose!)Don´t use these words – they are often not very idiomatic:
thing – BE MORE SPECIFIC!!!!Part
Capitalisation:European, to speak English, German, Germanic, Celtic, Celts, they speak Spanish, she lives in Spain, Indo-European languages, she speaks English very well,
ten euros !!!!!!!, ten Pounds, ten Dollars,

But to study Linguistics sounds really boring!
Linguistics describes ….

Questions:Do we take care? Are you here often?
Did/ do you know that…
They meet in a pub.
They can talk to each other!
We both speak English!


Kein ie am Schluss eines Wortes:
industry, economy, factory – factories! BUT: movie!!!

to be aggressive, positive, negative, …
to work on a better life for all the people in the worldThe energy which is produced in an atomic power station is relatively cheap.
The government always tells us that…

to go away – für immer fort gehento go out – ausgehen, fortgehento disappear – verschwinden
crisis (SINGULAR) – crises (PLURAL)to do sth. about the problem /it
to sit - to take a seat – to sit on a benchto be different – the difference isThere are a lot of steps we can take to solve the problem!
Fish is exposed to high radioactivity/radiation.New atomic power stations are being built/ are built at the moment.to build an atomic power plant…In my opinion there are…The boss of a big company : Chef : chef: Küchenchef!!!!
There are two men! They are not happy with their lives (Singular: life!!!)Have you ever been to London?To deliver a speech – to speak about sth.
They can work more specifically.
This is a good source to produce energy.Furthermore, there is no evidence that there… (Hinweis)

figures….Zahlen
facts and figures,
data – Daten – personal data (persönliche Daten)to plan – it is planned – planning (bei a,e,I,o,u, Verdoppelung: nn!)
Will – werden
WANT – wollen!!!

to rely on eco-friendly energy/ I rely on you!!!
rely on: verlassen auf

people who
things which
that for both!!!!
to produce energy – to waste energy to – win a game – to lose a game
he is a good boy – he does his job wellMore than 15000 people have died since….
We live on a world of unfairness.
Many people (viele Leute) – much money (viel Geld)There are only (a) few things we can do, to protect our vulnerable planet.
We have to help each other.
At this time – at the time of the Middle Ages, ….
Another !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!to speak English perfectly – to speak perfect English – you are very good at EnglishRegister: Because IN DIALOGUES: ´couse!!!!
safe – sicher: to save: sparen
to lead a safe life – to save money

Stress

Bitte immer gleiche Zeit bleiben!!!!

3. Pers. S
He has/ it has

you are students – pupils are smaller
anti-social
There are many types of stress.
type – types
to do sports
to have stress
to suffer from stress
to be under stress
to watch a video
English lesson
he has to beat the school deadlines
this thing – these things
he pushes people away
negative –positive
the whole day
if you have too much to do
you get really stressed (out)
to cope with stress
to snap at people
at school (British English)
teens /teenagers who
things which
get (bekommen) – become (werden)then = dann/ than = als
you can´t think clearly
there = dort/ their = ihrto enjoy nature
to live your life (das Leben)
you study for school – you learn skiing
you do something about stress
you don´t feel good (Ausnahme “Short Card”…feel, taste,.look,…)
anotheryou feel tired
an angry monster

you feel stress

to feel stressed
you are under stress
in times of stress
you cannot cope under stress
you are stressed (out)
a stressful situation

4a/ 4b Atomic Power

Dear Guardion sounds stupid!!!
Liebe KRONENZEITUNG ????
Better: like Engei wrote:

To „The Guardian“

To whom it may concern

Dear Reader,
…..

Please folks take care!!!!
People, tourists, etc….who!!!!!
Things…..which!!!!!For/ since…SIGNALWÖRTER = Present Perfect Tensee.g. my ancestors have been living there for centuries
Why do you want to build…
´cause…. informal HERE better: because
I am oppose something
Nuclear rays!!!! Strahlen! x-rays
Do we really need atomic power stations?
the soil is contaminated…
to produce green energy
my personal concerns (Bedenken)
They think atomic power is a green kind of energy.
Strong winds, the wind is blowing very strong(ly)
In the whole world
to plan an atomic power station: not: plane (Flugzeug)
remember the Chernobyl disaster
my personal opinion on something
babies are born with genetic defects
I always work carefully
To die from cancer/ to die of cancer/ boredom (Langeweile = English lesson) :)
Do we need atomic power
To spend money on projects which are ….
They can´t leave – there is a leaf on the tree (Blatt) :)
This plant can be built ...
There are a lot of other ways to produce electricity
To produce energy – but to win a match
I have to give you some advice!!!!!
To produce energy in a more eco-friendly wayTo run out of natural resources
Better: The government wants (+ s)

They are happy about their good lives,A huge area was contaminatedThis will cost millions of Euros,
disposal site –Müllplatz, Deponie
if the water comes in contact with,
gets contact with/to
a new atomic power station is being built (wird gerade gebaut)
risky – riskant

1a "Waiting for Godot"

Summaries of a play: Present Tense – stick to the same tense!

to live your life!!!!!

in these years
they don´t speak to each other
one man – two men
it was three years after the Second World War
life was not very good
nobody wants to live at this time
a person who doesn’t exist - a car which
he wanted to say to the people who lived after the Second World War that they should…
play….Theaterstück – theatre (the building)
in the right way
NO comma before that!!!!!
You do what you want
a person…more people…a people (ein Volk)
in the whole play Godot never comes/appears.
there also comes a man who….
at this time…
a happy ending, a sad ending
He wanted to write such a boring play
life (das Leben) –to live- cats have seven lives
every day there also comes a man who tells them…
life has no sense
opinion … Meinung
meaning…Bedeutung
to walk along a street (entlang)
If I was Vladimir I easily could …
It is not going to be better...
People should be sad about things which happened
Nobody wants to watch the play
I will do that
Will….werden
Want… wollen
Nobody knows who Godot really is
In my opinion…. meiner Meinung nach
In the play there always happens the same
Millions of people where killed by Hitler´s army
life situation/ living situation … Lebenssituation
we have to do something about this bad situation GEGEN=ABOUT
I would do it … ich würde es machen
I would like to do it … ich würde es gerne machen
the author/ writer wants to tell us that…
in the end … schlußendlich
in France, in Germany, German tourists,
this is typical of the theatre of the absurd/ of an absurd play
one thing – he thinks
happy ending! There is no happy ending!
Nobody knows who Godot is.
to work the whole day – there is a hole in the wall – there is a owl (Eule) on the tree
They are/ would be able to look for a job
to have a better life
to think about something
Witch – Hexe!!!
The car which ….
He was born in Dublin in 1906.
In this play there happens really nothing but after all it has much to tell.
It is interesting – I am interested in something…
There are two men who are waiting…
For example …
There will be no happy ending
You can study very well – to do things well - he is a good boy
“Waiting for Godot” is a boring play and no one really likes it very much.
free time
They don´t search for him
They are beaten every night
People – humans (formal, scientific)
I don´t understand how this play could have become so famous.

Introduce yourself 1s

one child – two children
give me some information about your life
I was born on the 20th of April in 1993
My father works he/she/it + S
my familiy has = he/she/it + has ….they have – it hasthings vs. sings … those things – she sings beautifully
funny –komisch/blöd …. We had a lot of fun
by is not bei!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In the future I want to work in the field of agriculture (im Bereich)I come from Liezen.
to have much work to do
one calf – two calves
bad – worse – worstbefore
he is a sweet girl/boy
chicken farm
we have approx. 30 000 chicken (approximately)
then – dann/ than – als …bigger thanfavourite
that´swe haven´t got a farm – we don´t have a farmwhich
holiday –in my holidays
we have 5 sheepI´m interested in skiing -skiing is interestingThe whole time (ganze Zeit) – there is a hole in the wall (Loch)
Raumberg, Vienna,...
under the bridge – during the week
local – here / BUT: do go to a pub, inn or restaurant

1a Task: Introduce yourself

to visit your grandma BUT: you attend school/ go to school, to go to the cinema,
to take lessons on horse riding
to be good at playing the piano,
NO comma before that!!!
1 cattle – 30 cattle neighbouring village - Nachbarort It is fun – es ist lustig/es macht Spaß But: it is funny (komisch, blöd) to learn skiing, to learn for life BUT: to study for a test
in my town there live about 15000 people
to help my father with the farm work
listen to music, listen to the radio,
to have blond hair!! gym/ gymnasium = Turnsaal those friends of mine Upper Austria, West Styria
to drive (selber fahren) your car BUT: to go by bus! marks: Schulnoten BUT: notes: Noten (Musik) by in NOT: bei!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Help somebody with doing something we meet in a café…sich treffen! hobby - hobbies (b, p,k,t,...) BUT: boy - boys (a,e,I,o,u) my favourite subject at school is mathematics (maths)
to work at a chemist’s/ pharmacy (in einer Apotheke arbeiten)
I come from Austria
she is the youngest of us
to choose BUT: it was the right choice/decision
one calf – two calves, this is quite ok – the street is quiet (ruhig)!!!!
to take the “Matura”, to do an exam, to take an exam,
to have much fun, party – parties – to have much fun at parties (by is NOT: bei) Sturm Graz is the best team in the world / on earth
before in June, in September, on Wednesday, in winter, in summer,
aunt: Tante BUT: ant: Ameise to play a musical instrument quite well
to have a lot of work (=plural) BUT: works of art (Kunstwerke) I have been playing tennis since 6 years (seit) …………………………...for 6 years (6 Jahre lang) one sheep – two sheep one fish – two fish get – bekommen/ become – werden

to be good at football/ playing tennis
at 14, at the age of 14, she is 14 years old, she is a 14 year old girl
people (Leute) BUT: peoples (Völker) this thing – these things