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This Unit deals with the Simple Past, the Simple Past Passive and the if-clauses Type II. Simple Past Active Jonathan played tennis. The boys played squash. Jonathan didn't play chess. The boys didn't play badminton. Did Jonathan play volleyball? Did the boys play cards? I/you/he/she/it/we/they played I/you/he/she/it/we/they didn't play Did I/you/he/she/it/we/they play ? the verb "to be" in the Simple Past I was you were he was she was it was we were you were they were Modals can - was/were able to/could may - was/were allowed to wanted needed The simple past refers to: 1. something that happened at a specific point in the past 2. something that used to happen regularly or on schedule in the past 3. signal words: last week, last year, in 1992, then, back then, in the past, x years ago Last year Mr Porter spent his holiday in an English village. He went to the pub every day and playe...

This exercise deals with the Simple Present . Since that would be a bit boring or too easy for more advanced students, we will refer to the Simple Present Passive and the if-clauses Type One   as well. Simple Present Active Jonathan plays tennis. The boys play squash. Jonathan doesn't play chess. The boys don't play badminton. Does Jonathan play volleyball? Do the boys play cards? I/you/we/they play he/she/it plays I/you/we/they don't play he/she/it doesn't play Do I/you/we/they play? Does he/she/it play?   the verb "to be"in the Simple Present I am you are he is she is  it is we are you are they are   Modals I/you//he/she/it/we/they can/will/would/may I/you/we/they need/want he/she/it needs/wants   The Simple Present refers to: 1. everything that happens on a regular basis, e.g. daily or weekly 2. everything that happens on schedule, e.g. lessons at school, train departures and arrivals ...

There are three types of if-clauses. (Some people say there are actually four, I'll come to that later. The fourth type is referred to not as type number four, but rather as "Type Zero") If-clauses Type One If Mortimer Adams writes a book, he will earn money with it. With Mortimer actually being a writer, maybe professional, maybe even renown, there is a real possibility of him earning money with it. This constitutes an if-clause type one. Of course you can put it vice versa: Mortimer Adams will earn money with a book if he writes one.  One more example: If Peter wins that match he will be happy. Peter will be happy if he wins that match. Of course negation is also possible: If Peter doesn't win that match he will be sad. Let's have a look at the different possibilities, + (plus) denoting the positive claim and - (minus) denoting the negation: If they move to London they will meet new neigbours. (+/+) They will meet new neigbours if they move to Londo...

Gedichtinterpretation Klassen 7-9  Ein eigenes Gedicht? Warum nicht? Zwar lässt sich in acht Minuten kein High Level Werk verfassen, ein Elaborat mit ein paar Stilmitteln darin aber allemal. Und wenn es grottenschlecht ist? Auch das wäre ein brauchbares Interpretationsergebnis, falls begründet. :-) Genau deswegen habe ich nur acht Minuten Arbeit aufgebracht, daher braucht mich das nicht zu kümmern. Viel Spaß damit. Einundzwanzig Wunderschön schaurig steigt in der Ferne ein großer Pilz auf nur ein alpgeträumter Alptraum zum Glück Alsbald zeigen sich die Schrecken der Teilchenenergie. Störfall ausgeschlossen. Nicht. Doch? Endlager sicher. Doch. Nicht. Erderwärmung. Klimaziel. Alles nur ein Erwachsenenspiel. Nicht. Leider. Hinweis zu Stilmitteln: Metapher, Wortspiel, Oxymoron, Pleonasmus, Antithese, Chiasmus, Neologismus, Euphemismus

Simple Present, Simple Past, Present Progressive Mr Jones often calls his ex-wife on the phone. Mr Jones called his former mother-in-law yesterday. Mr Jones is calling the tax office at the moment. Jim often _______ table-tennis. (play) Jim _______ tennis yesterday. Jim _________ cards with his friends right now. Paul often ______ comic books. (read) Paul _______ a Batman comic yesterday. Paul _______ an Archie comic right now. Tommy often ______ dinner. (cook) Tommy _______ chicken soup yesterday. At the moment Tim ________ some eggs. Randy often ________ milk. (drink) Randy _______ a Coke yesterday. Randy ________ juice at the moment. The Coopers often ______ chicken sandwiches. (eat) The Coopers ______ turkey sandwiches yesterday. The Coopers _________ cheese sandwiches at the moment. Mr and Mrs Douglas often _______in the garden. (work) They _______ in their offices yesterday. They _________ at home right now. Tim often _________ chocolate bars. (b...

 Muster einer Inhaltsangabe "Der Krötenmann" in: Kehrer, Jürgen; "Wilsbergs Welt", Dortmund 2012 In dieser Geschichte wird der Münsteraner Privatdetektiv Georg Wilsberg von einem Mann namens Wagner engagiert, der Wilsberg mitteilt, dass es in dem vorliegenden Fall um Kröten gehe. Er bestellt den Detektiv in den Stadtteil Gievenbeck und bittet ihn, einige Jugendliche davon abzuhalten, Kröten zu verletzen oder gar zu töten, denn die Tiere liegen Wagner sehr am Herzen und er ist sehr fleißig damit beschäftigt, in Eimern eingesammelte Kröten während der Krötenwanderung sicher über die Straße zu bringen. Wilsberg tut, wie ihm geheißen, er weist die Jugendlichen zurecht. Wagner hat jedoch noch eine andere Mitteilung für den entsetzten Detektiv: offenkundig hat er seine Frau getötet, deren Leiche in einem Teich liegt. Nachdem Wagner sich plötzlich von dannen gemacht hat, wendet sich Wilsberg an die Polizei, die mit einem beachtlichen Aufgebot anrückt. Jedoch findet si...

Alliteration Gleicher Buchstabe am Wortanfang Ganz große Giganten glitten gleich goldenen Geistern glorreich herbei. Hyperbel Übertreibung Der Präsident wird gleich eintreffen. Es kann sich nur noch um Stunden handeln . Klimax Steigerung das Saarland, Deutschland und Europa Parallelismus gleich aufgebaute Sätze Der Hund bellt, die Katze miaut, der Hahn kräht. Ironie versteckter Spott Die Note Ungenügend in dieser Mathematikarbeit zu schreiben ist ja eine ganz tolle Leistung , Gratulation. Symbol (abstrakter Begriff wird durch  konkretes Bild dargestellt)  Karl der Große zwang den Sachsen das Kreuz auf . 1940: Europa unter dem Hakenkreuz Metapher Bildhafter Ausdruck aus einem anderen Zusammenhang Also, diese Zähne. Dein Hund hat eine ganz nette Artillerie in seinem Maul. Der Junge verschlingt ein Buch nach dem Anderen. Jahrelang hat er die Probleme in sich hineingefressen . Wahlkampf Personifikation Sie wollte keine Beziehung. Doch da...