2b 2. Schularbeit

- at 16 NOT: with!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- at the age of 16
- in the evening
- in our village there is a big party
- too many teenagers
- in other counties
- these attacks/ things
- he is a revolutionary president
- we can’t do anything about it - dagegen
- Russia, the Russians
- to be drunk, a drunk teenager, drunk teenagers – they are drunk
- but on the moon there is no air/ wind
- the perfect age – the Peter is older than Thomas
- many people – much money
- if you come home drunk, your mum is…
- a ripe fruit – mature person (Matura – Reifeprüfung)
- it was planned
- everybody knows
- the KKK is a racist organisation
- at this time
- at school – in der Schule!!!
- one theory – more theories!
- Europe, Austria, America… the Americans

Literature


- at the age of / at this age
- at this time/ period


- The meaning of life … der Sinn des Lebens
- they are very dissatisfied with their lives
- it’s another kind of literature
- in the Middle Ages the people believed very strongly in God
- before !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- a lot of reforms took place … es gab viele Reformen
- living conditions … Lebensbedingungen
- living standard / standard of living … Lebensstandard
- in those days wonderful works of art were created, e.g. great poetry
- I have a lot of homework! I do my homework
- to be afraid of something ...vor etwas Angst haben (e.g. tigers)
- to be afraid about ... um etwas Angst haben (e.g. tigers)
- the Renaissance was the rebirth of antiquity … die Wiedergeburt der Antike
... of Classical Antiquity

Raumberg




- agricultural school
- it is = it´s But: Every dog has its day (seinen Tag)
-Bitte bei den Wörtern genau nachschauen:
eg. Adjudication = Gerichtsurteil!!!!
- to mean something seriously … etwas ernst meinen
- during the week But: under the bridge
- Bitte mit WORD schreiben – einige Fehler werden gleich ausgebessert!
- they work togehter well (wia?)- near (to) : NOT: in the near!!!!! That’s not possible in English!
- better say students – pupils are smaller!
- good climate (outside, in the Ennstal) But: a good atmosphere at school
- free time, leisure time, spare time (Freizeit)
- so many people want to come
- you visit your grandmother but you attend/ go to school
- graduate, diploma holder … (Absolvent) ... Raumberg graduate
- the boss (chef in a restaurant kitchen) chef de la cuisine
- another reason is…
- actually (tatsächlich) ... the slogan we have at the moment
- convince somebody of doing something ( jemanden überzeugen)
- lab or laboratory But: labour means ARBEIT Labour Party/GB
- things which – a witch (HEXE) – a wish (ein Wunsch)
- practical training (Praxis)- The LFZ is very good in the field of agriculture
- for instance (zum Beispiel) … instant (sofort)

Atomic weapons



You can say "Gesundheit" AE or "Bless you" ... say: "blescha"
- give away – verraten, preisgeben, etwas weggeben – to give away a secret
- another problem is the dumping of nuclear waste
- to conduct war – Krieg führen
- America
- strategy
- many countries in the world But: on earth
- the Second World War

-If!!!!!!!
If you eat a lot you will be/grow strong.
If you ate a lot you would be/grow strong.
If you had eaten a lot you would have been/grown strong.

- to remember Hiroshima
- to remember to do something
- this reminds me of something … das erinnert mich an…
- please remind me of doing sth... bitte erinnere mich etwas zu tun
- I can remember the situation quite well...

- a safe future (sicher) – to save (sparen) money
- life- to live !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- the USA wants – the United States of America want
- to control everything
- Everybody knows what happened at/in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!- We all are living in a world of violence, racism and war.
- People will die again and it will be an ongoing cycle which never ends.
Better: vicious circle (Teufelskreis) – das richtige Wort suchen!
- In this speech he also said seriously that he wants to have a world without atomic weapons
- advice – no plural – to advise
- on the one hand … but on the other hand
- lose – verlieren … loose lose, nicht befestigt – a loose tooth!/teeth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

- Of course, Obama is a respectful and winsome man.
- to feel/ to have sympathy for someone – Mitleid, Mitgefühl ,
to have the deepest sympathy (Beileid)
- sympathetic - mitfühlen
- winsome = charming = nice ,… er ist sympathisch!

- it follows that…daraus folgt But: consequences (die Folgen)
- it’s … it is But: its. Every do has its day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!- However, blblblblblb.......Naturally, blablabla….
- a bottle bursts (brechen) –But: War/ a disease breaks out! The 0utbreak!.. Ausbruch

Conspiracies




Conspiracy theories

… but on the moon there is no wind
…in Austria there are also some conspiracy theories
…you go through a dark wood BUT: throw –threw –thrown (werfen)
…more than one man shot at him
…then they took the chance and attacked Afghanistan
…they can find something bad about you
…to come to the public … (öffentlich werden)
…to fly to the moon
…Mr. Kalss decided to bother us with this task (behelligen)
…to catch – caught – caught ---- to be caught…a theory – those theories --- a conspiracy theory – conspiracy theories
…but there are a lot of other conspiracy theories for example about 9/11
…the question arise why they did nothing about it – why they didn’t do anything about it
…there are so many theories
…on the internet
…very strange, isn´t it! Not: or?
…Rudolf Hess went Not: moved (umziehen)
…America just needed a reason to start a war in Afghanistan and Iraq
…in France, Great Britain, in Europe,…
…I will tell you my opinion about/on this topic
…to watch this video
…the most famous topic
…last week I met (with) my friends NOT: me
…the president had known that the plane would crash into the building GONZ VABEI/Vorher
…the pope is also said to be a member of Opus Dei
…black people have been discriminated against…I think aliens don’t exist in our universe but maybe in another one
…Why did they have to die?
…I believe that because I don’t think that… - to believe in God – to have a strong belief…we all know that after the Japanese air strike on the American dock the USA started to fight…
…they didn’t do anything about the Nazis
…everybody should have a personal opinion – a opinion on one’s own Not: own opinion!
…when the attack happened George Bush was in a grade/elementary school and left the class 15 minutes later
…JFK went by car NOT: drove
…only one video was published
…they didn’t want to have a black vice president
…nobody could make such a perfect circle in such a short time
…my opinion is that – in my opinion/view…this is a too sad and harmless word for this day
…the British authorities had her embalmed
…the government had known about the attack
…at the funeral, everyone wanted to say “Good Bye” – a lot of people will never forget him/her
…nobody knows it
…Why did she die so early?
…when I go out at night
…there are so many rumours
…now I will tell you about the moon landing / landing on the moon
…but the film was made on Area 51
…Henri Paul lost control of the car
….Opus Dei says if you are a sinner, you should be punished
…because after 9/11 we are being watched by the state
…no comma before that!!!!!!!!
…there are a lot of/ there are lots of conspiracy theories
…everybody has to choose on one’s one if it is true or false
…the bullet changed directions
…in the Iraq there is a lot of oil
…there is a connection between these two events/incidents
…on TV there is …
…they didn’t have enough time




Feedback Alcohol




…Here in Austria we have/there is…
…learn to deal with, cope with alcohol … (damit umgehen lernen)
…at our age we can take care about ourselves… Or: to look/take care after oneself
…to have a good view about… (eine Meinung haben)
…to have a good/ marvellous view on the village …(eine perfekte Sicht haben)
…in my view … (meiner Meinung nach), my view about this topic is…
...there are a few people (einige, wenige!)
…you should write an appropriate ending of your text
…children at 13 or 14/ at the age of…
…also the introduction was very good – you did your job very well (WIA?)
…I think the text is very good
…a strikter age limit would be suitable…
…a great beginning and a very good ending –
a happy ending- Attention: FALSE FRIEND!
…there are some little mistakes (not liddle – as the Americans say!!!)
…I should also tell you… (sollte)


A S A (sometimes) P O(Wos) A(Wia, Wo, Won)
I always go swimming (wo?) with my friends (Wia)/ to the lake(Wo)/ when the weather is fine (Won)

…so they are drunk (they drink) more often than other teenagers in other countries
…I think in Raumberg there are ….
Wörtlich: in Raumberg dort gibt es – klingt komisch – ist aber so!
…it is a pity that those kids get alcohol so easily
…youth today says that life is…– the young people say …
…the biggest reason is…
...to prevent young people from doing something (vor etwas bewahren)
...you have written,
...look at ... means something different! :) to look after....take care about sth!

Nice mistakes!



…there were explosions during the buildings were crashing down…
…this is another question to be widely discussed in the future
…Why did she die?
…the strange happenings had political reasons
…in reality politics is a big fake BUT: foreign/ agricultural policy
…to show that this had been planned (Past Perfect Tense: gonz vorbei: vor der PAST TENSE)
…there are many pictures on the internet showing/which show that….
…at this time
…theory – theories
…but on the mood there is no wind
…to inform yourself about it – to inform somebody about something
…I didn’t know what the night would bring
…the government is responsible for these tragic happenings
…there are many conspiracy theories in the world/
...it gives you the feeling of being weak… es gibt dir das Gefühl...
…they are still sleeping
…a couple/love (SAY LAV!!!) / BUT: a pair of shoes
…there was a lot of asbestos in the building
…she was going to deliver a baby (bekommen)
Normally: to deliver a letter, pizza,…!
…to prove sth. ( beweisen) – the proof of sth. (der Beweis)
…the descendants (Nachkommen) of Jesus are still alive, some people think
…ancestors (Vorfahren)
…The Last Supper (das letzte Abendmahl)
…Oh God let us pray to thee! (old form of the Gemanic word DU! – Shakespearean language!

Attention:
…Now I will tell you (about) sth. …ICH WERDE!!!
…Now I want to tell you (about) sth. …ICH WILL!!!
…Now I would like to tell you (about) sth …ICH WÜRDE GERNE!!!

…it happened in 1968
…these theories are mostly very strange

…Why did he do that! PAST
…Why does he do that? PRESENT
…Why has he done that? (Auswirkung/ Schoas)
…Why have they done it/that? (Auswirkung/ Schoas)
…Why had he done it? (Gonz Vabei)
…Why will he do it?

…persons – very formal – better: there were many people in the pub!
…the renovation would have been too expensive (wäre zu teuer gewesen!)
…I had my appendix operated on (ich bin am Blinddarm operiert worden)
…operating theatre … (Operationssaal)

to have somehing done... etwas machen lassen
…I will have my hair cut … 3. Form! (ich werde meine Haare schneiden lassen)
…I´m having my car repaired …(mein Auto ist gerade in der Werkstatt)

…she wanted to take her life because … she wanted to commit suicide
…let us now talk about… something totally different
…and now to something totally different (quote: Monty Python :)