Sapientia

  English Tenses Detective Chief Inspector Alan Smith and his assistant Detective Sergeant Paul Jones have solved many cases together. Now they are sitting at a local pub and they are drinking a cola together. They do that every day. They usually talk about the events of the day. Last week for instance they talked very much about the Domino Case which they were dealing* with then. Now they have been talking about the Monopoly case for some time. “ I'm sure we will catch that guy very soon.” Jones says. “I agree with you,” Smith says. “That guy will be in jail by the end of the week.” Suddenly the vivid conversation is being interrupted . “ Help!” a woman is shouting . “My handbag is being stolen !” (“Somebody is stealing my handbag!”...

  Present Perfect Present Perfect Progressive I have waited for ten minutes. Now the train has arrived. I have been waiting for ten minutes. The train hasn't arrived yet. I have read that book for two weeks. Now I have finished reading it! I have been reading that book for two weeks. There are still nine chapters to go. They have built a new house. Look. It's very beautiful. They have been building a new house since last April. They haven't finished yet. Paul has studied law. He is a lawyer. Peter has been studying law for some time now. But he hasn't taken his exams yet. The astronauts have flown through space. They have reached Mars now. The astronauts have been flying through space. They are still far from Mars. The ca...

The story “The Rabbits who caused all the Trouble” is a text from James Thurber's book “Fables of our Time” which was written in 1939. Basically the story is about the conflict of two groups, the rabbits on the one side and the wolves on the other side. The wolves appear to be more powerful. They are very fond of their way of living and consider it as the only one. They despise the way the rabbits live and want them to change. When several natural disasters occur, the wolves blame the rabbits for them. Finally the wolves lock the rabbits up. When the other animals are concerned about the fate of the rabbits a few week later, the wolves announce that the rabbits have been eaten by the wolves. As for the interpretation of the story: the wolves are a powerful people who want to force their way of life on other peoples. This corresponds with the role of the wolves in nature, for they are strong and kill and eat other animals. However, wolves are not eager to force their way of livin...