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fate / destiny = Schicksal

to refuse = ablehnen, verweigern

to face sth. = sich etwas stellen

hand fan = Fächer

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1. holiday report

Theo told us about his holidays in the south of France.

2. buffet

We looked at the buffet and said in English which food there was.

3. special days

We tried to remember which special days we talked about in this semester:

Darwin, independence of Cyprus, first colour film, Churchill speech about iron curtain, first woman as priest in Church of England, first Bob Dylan album, investiture of Prince of Wales, Charlie Chaplin was born, St. George's Day, inauguration of Washington, decision about the Euro, Walt Disney, Matthias Rust on the Red Sqare, Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon, and Battle of Waterloo.

4. What happened on ...

... 25 June 1991?

Slovenia and Croatia declared their. independence.

You learned that on 25 June 1991, Slovenia and Croatia officially declared independence from Yugoslavia. This marked the beginning of major political changes and conflicts in the Balkans and led to the breakup of Yugoslavia. Countries that emerged from the former Yugoslavia were Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Kosovo.

5. group work

You worked in groups and changed places after each task.

- You read the lyrics of the song "Waterloo" by ABBA and talked about its content. (text in WORKSHEET COLUMN)

- You described your summer object.

- You listened to the song "Waterloo" without the lyrics, and then again with the text.

- Finally, you worked with new vocabulary from the last lesson.

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bring somethine to eat or drink for the last lesson before the summer holidays (if you want to)

bring a summer item

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bribe = Bestechnungsgeld

dishonest = unehrlich

maintenance = Wartung, Unterhalt

mould / mouldy = Schimmel / schimmelig

retreat = Rückzug

to weaken = schwächen

to regain = wiedererlangen

remote = abgelegen

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1. football

Everyone had a piece of paper with a short question about football and the world championships. You worked in groups of three, and you asked and answered the questions in the groups. (QUESTIONS IN WORKSHEET COLUMN)

2. What happened on ...

... 18 June 1815?

The Battle of Waterloo took place on 18 June 1815. Napoleon led the French army.

He fought against: British-led forces under the Duke of Wellington and the Prussian army under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher.

Heavy rain before the battle made the ground muddy.

This slowed Napoleon's army.

Later in the day, the Prussian army arrived and helped defeat the French army.

Napoleon's army was forced to retreat.

After the battle, Napoleon was defeated and sent into exile on Saint Helena. He died on 5 May 1821. He was born on 15 August 1769 in Ajaccio, Corsica.

I read a short text about the Battle of Waterloo.

3. new words

I read short descriptions for the new words. Together with a partner, you wrote down the correct words. Afterwards, we checked the answers and completed another round. (descriptions in WORKSHEET COLUMN)

4. group work

You read the homework.

You completed the exercises in the book on page 135.

You read the text about Waterloo and Napoleon. (text in WORKSHEET COLUMN)

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preposistions worksheet (you find it in the worksheet column)

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gherkins = eingelegte Gurken

barrel = Fass, Tonne

pickled = eingelegt

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1. holiday talk

Theo and Doris told us about their holidays.

2. problems on holidays

We talked about problems you can have while travelling, e.g. bad hotel room, bad weather, loud music from a club, illness, lost suitcase, lost child's soft toy ...

3. new words

You played Taboo with your neighbour. First, I asked you to translate German words into English, and I wrote the English words on the board. Then one of the partners chose a word and described it, while the other partner guessed. You took turns describing and guessing the words.

4. What happened on ...

...11 June 1509?

On 11 June 1509, Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon in Greenwich, England. The wedding took place shortly after Henry became king at the age of 17. Catherine was 23 years old and was originally married to Henry’s older brother, Arthur.

Arthur died only a few months after their wedding.

To marry Catherine, Henry needed permission from the Pope because the church did not allow a man to marry his brother’s widow.

At first, Henry and Catherine were a popular royal couple and were happily married for many years.

Catherine and Henry had several children, also boys, but only one survived: their daughter Mary (later Queen Mary I).

Henry wanted a male heir to become the next king.

When the Pope refused to cancel the marriage, Henry broke away from the Roman Catholic Church and created the Church of England.

Henry had six wives.

5. homework

We checked the homework together.

6. group work

you made your own sentences using OF/FROM/BY

you read the conversation that we listened to last week, page 246

you checked ex. 5 a and b on page 36 and did ex. 5 d and e

we shortly talked about using the will-future for spontaneous decisions

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finish the prepositions exercise (in the worksheet column)

book, page 36, ex. 5a/b

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snails = Schnecken

knight = Ritter

to remember = sich erinnern

to remind someone of something = jemanden an etwas erinnern

remote control = Fernbedienung

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1. warm up
We looked for things related to planes (holidays, airlines, airport, bad for environment ...), Moscow (capital of Russia, Red Square, beautiful underground stations ...), and the Cold War (iron curtain, Berlin Wall, East and West, atomic weapons, 1947-1991 ...)

2. What happened on ...

... 28 May 1987?
On 28 May 1987 Matthias Rust, a 19-year-old pilot from West Germany landed a small plane near the Red Square in Moscow after flying through Soviet airspace during the Cold War. It was a shocking event. The Soviet Union had one of the strongest air defence systems in the world. Rust flew thousands of kilometres without being stopped. It showed serious weaknesses in the Soviet military system.

Rust was arrested in the USSR and sentenced to prison. He was released after about 14 months and returned to West Germany.

He said his goal was to “build a bridge for peace” between East and West.

We talked about this event.

3. new words

You translated funny German nonsense sentences into English.

(LOOK AT WORKSHEET COLUMN)

4. prepositions
You learned the difference between of / from / by (=von)

from →

shows origin, source, starting point (e.g., I am from Germany / The apple is from the tree.)

of →

shows possession, belonging or connection (e.g., the roof of the house, the capital of France)

by →

Passive sentence:

Das Haus wurde von meinem Vater gebaut. = The house was built by my father.

originator, author, painter:

Die Bücher von Stephen King sind gruselig. = The books by Stephen King are scary.

(LOOK AT WORKSHEET COLUMN)

5. book

We listened to an audio text about the people on the cruise and talked about it.

6. group work

You read your homework.

You read the prepositions worksheet and did the exercise.

You find two new worksheets in the worksheet column.

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Find the words for the gaps and translate b1

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answer the questions below the Walt Disney text (in blue)

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Middle Ages = Mittelalter

rude, impolite = unhöflich

to slice = schneiden

dwarfs = Zwerge

legacy = Vermächtnis, Hinterlassenschaft

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1. holiday talk

Hildegard told us about her holidays in South Tyrol and Lake Garda.

2. warm up

What do you remember about the Euro? We collected the facts you remembered from the last lesson.

European Union countries using the Euro include Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, and Slovenia.

3. new words

You practiced new vocabulary with a translation and gap-fill exercise.

WORKSHEET IN THE WORKSHEET COLUMN

4. What happened on ...

... 21 May 1923?

On 21 May 1923, Walt Disney and his brother Roy started The Walt Disney Company.

We talked about Disney characters and films, for example:

Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Frozen, The Lion King and others ...

We looked at a photo I sent in the Whatsapp group, and you described it.

I read a text about Walt Disney.

TEXT IN WORKSHEET COLUMN

5. group work

You worked in groups and completed different activities:

reading homework

reading the text about Walt Disney and answering questions

THERE ARE TWO NEW WORKSHEETS IN THE WORKSHEET COLUMN.

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answer the questions below the "Euro" test

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crusade = Kreuzzug

roofer = Dachdecker

currency = Währung

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1. small talk

Carina and Norbert told us about their holidays, and we listened to other interesting stories.

2. countries / nationalities
You said the neighbouring countries of Germany and other European countries, and their nationalities.

These are the neighbouring countries:

Denmark – Danish

Poland – Polish

Czech Republic – Czech

Austria – Austrian

Switzerland – Swiss

France – French

Luxembourg – Luxembourgish

Belgium – Belgian

Netherlands – Dutch

other European countries:

Croatia - Croatian

Finland - Finnish

Great Britain - British

Norway - Norwegian

Lithuania - Lithuanian

Portugal - Portugese

etc. ...

3. new words
With your neighbour, you made sentences using a country name or nationality and one of the new words.

4. What happened on ...

... May 7, 1998?
On May 7, 1998, European leaders met in Brussels at the EU headquarters and made an important decision about creating the Euro. They decided which countries met the conditions and would adopt the Euro.
We talked about the first countries to introduce the Euro, and which countries joint later. We remembered its introduction in 2001.

5. group work

You read your homework.

You read a text about the Euro and answered questions.

THE TEXT IS IN THE WORKSHEET COLUMN.

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hallway = Flur, Korridor, Gang

noticeboard = Anschlagtafel, schwarzes Brett

counselling centre = Beratungsstelle

cucumber = Salatgurke

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use the new words and make sentences:

2 x with the preposition IN

2 x with ON

2 x with AT

(6 sentences in total - with 5 new words, so use one word twice)

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1. warm-up
You worked with a partner and collected as many fixed expressions as possible using

1) in

2) on

3) at

until I said stop.

2. What happened on ...

... 30 April 1789?
George Washington, the first President of the United States was inaugurated in New York City.

Short info:

He was born in 1732 in Virginia on a farm.

He worked as a surveyor when he was young.

He became a soldier and leader in the War of Independence.

He helped the American colonies become independent from Britain.

He became the first U.S. president in 1789.

He served two terms and retired in 1797.

He owned enslaved people, but later he believed slavery was wrong. In his will, he arranged for them to be freed after his death.

He did not live in the White House, this was built between 1792 and 1800.

I sent you two photos and you described them.

3. new words – odd one out
You practiced new words by finding out which word did not fit in a group. You worked with the neighbour on the other side.

YOU FIND THE WORKSHEET IN THE WORKSHEET COLUMN

4. group work
You worked on different tasks:

Checking homework

Making full sentences with IN-ON-AT (LOOK AT WORKSHEET COLUMN)

book, p. 36 'do you remember'

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armour = Rüstung

revise = wiederholen, überarbeiten

diligent = fleißig

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complete the worksheet in-on-at exercises (LOOK AT WORKSHEET COLUMN)

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1. warm up
you started by thinking about things that are:

green (grass, trees, flowers, apples, hope ...)

golden (ring, necklace, glasses, teeth ...)

things you have on your terrace (chairs, table, flowers, decoration, pots ...)

2. What happens on ...

... 23 April every year?
It is St. George’s Day in England.

You learned that:

- it is celebrated on April 23 because it is believed to be the day Saint George died in 303

- he was probably born in a place which is now in Turkey

- Saint George was a Christian soldier in the Roman army and died for his Christian faith

- he became the patron saint of England because he stands for courage and belief

- he is known for the legend of killing a dragon (symbol of good vs evil)

- his symbol is a red cross on white backgound (the flag of England)

- in the middle ages, St. George’s day was very important

- it became less popular after England and Scotland united

- there are small parades, and local traditions in some towns

- he is the patron of the scout movement, so the scouts orgnaise parades

- overall, the day is not widely celebrated today

I sent two pictures to you by whatsapp and you described them.

3. new words
I gave you THREE German words and you made ONE sentence with your neighbour. Then we compared your sentences in class.

4. prepositions: in – on – at
I told you how to use in, on, and at correctly, especially for time and place.

I gave you a sheet with rules and examples and a sheet with fixed expressions.

(LOOK AT THE WORKSHEET COLUMN)

5. group work
You worked in groups and did three different tasks:

- you read your homework

- you read the examples and the expressions on the sheets I had given to you

- you made sentences with some of the fixed expressions

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write down the recipe of a dish that you like or that your partner, children, friends .... like / why do you or somebody else like this dish

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primrose = Primel

moustache = Schnurrbart

weed = Unkraut

yummy = lecker, köstlilch

flower bed = Blumenbeet

soil = Erde (e.g. for plants and flowers)

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1. spring words
You worked in groups of two or three and tried to find three spring words for each letter in the word spring. The fastest group with three words for every letter won the game.

(S = sun, season, spring / P = plant, positive, plum tree flowers / R = rabbit, raincoat, roses / I = ice-cream, etc. ...)

2. What happened on ...

...16 April 1889?
You learned that Charlie Chaplin was born on this day. We talked about his films and why he was funny. He mostly made silent films and was famous for his special clothing and the way he walked. You also watched a short clip from "The Tramp" (I sent it into the Whatsapp group). We talked about the film "the Dictator", in which he made fun of Hitler. He died on 25 December 1977 after having a stroke in his sleep.

3. new words – giving presents
Everyone got a German word on a piece of paper. You walked around the room, found a partner, and “gave” your word as a present. Your partner translated it. Then you changed partners and continued the activity.

In a second step you found sentences for these words.

4. group work

- You read your homework (questions and answers).

- You did ex. 3a on page 23.

- We listened to audio text 23 (ex. 35, p. 35) and you did ex. 3b.

- Then you described the dishes in the photos (3d), talked about the different kinds of food and decided if you liked to try these dishes.

- In the end you described your favourite dish to the others.

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choose 2 questions from the worksheet with the Easter and spring questions (in the column on the right) and answer each in 3-4 sentences

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resurrection = Auferstehung

Maundy Thursday = Gründonnerstag

to cope with something = mit etwas fertig werden, umgehen, zurechtkommen

outdated = veraltet, altmodisch

hare = Hase (wild)

rabbit = Kaninchen

pickled = eingelegt

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1. What happened on ...

...26 March 1969?

The Investiture ceremony of the Prince of Wales took place at Caernarfon Castle. Charles III, then Prince Charles, was given the title Prince of Wales by Queen Elizabeth II.

This was an important royal event with symbolic objects like a coronet, sword, ring, and robe. The ceremony was watched by millions of people on television. It also had political meaning because it was meant to strengthen the relationship between the monarchy and Wales, although some people protested against it.

2. Easter: Holy Week

You worked with the days of Holy Week and their meanings. Each of you received a paper with either a day, a religious description, or a secular description.

You walked around the room and looked for your partners to match the correct parts. Finally, we read the days and meanings in the right order.

SEE WORKSHEET COLUMN

3. Group work

- You read and shared your homework, exercises from the book.

- You worked with new vocabulary by discussing statements and deciding whether you agreed or disagreed.

- You also talked about Easter and spring with the questions I gave you.

SEE WORKSHEET COLUMN

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book, page 34, ex. 2e (answer the questions and introduce Jonathan, Paula and JD (e.g. This is Jonathan. / He is Irish. / He lives ...)

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pear = Birne

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1. What happened on ...

... 19th March 1962?
You learned about an important moment in music history. On 19 March 1962, Bob Dylan released his first album. At that time, he was a young folk musician, but later he became one of the most influential songwriters and even won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016.

We talked about Bob Dylan.

2. two truths and one lie
First, you made examples in class by taking turns and saying something true and something false about yourself. Then you wrote two true sentences and one false sentence on a card. After that, you walked around the classroom, read your sentences to different partners, and tried to guess each other’s lies.

3. new words
You practiced new vocabulary by describing words to your neighbour without saying them, like in a taboo game.

4. group work
- You shared your homework.

- You did ex. 2c and d on page 34.

- Some of you talked about the occasions when you drink a cocktail, and the advantages and disadvantages of cruises

- We listed to audio text number 22 twice and talked about the conversation. You'll find this audio text in the whatsapp group.

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write down the recipe of your favourite cocktail

find 5 facts about the Caribbean

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here's to a good vacation = auf einen schönen Urlaub!

mouth-watering = köstlich, lecker

to pass away = sterben

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1. warm up

You worked with your neighbour and one of you said the alphabet silently in their head, the other one said 'stop'. Then, you tried to find words for the letter about holidays, adjectives and about cinema, movies and film stars.

2. new words
You checked the new words, that were written on a worksheet, with your neighbour and made your own sentences with them.

3. what happened on ...

12 march 1994?
On this day the Church of England ordained women as priests for the first time. For many centuries only men were allowed to become priests. In a ceremony at Bristol Cathedral, 32 women were ordained. This was an important step toward equality between men and women. In 2014 the first woman became a bishop.
We also talked about the history of the church and about Henry VIII, who created the Church of England after separating from the Catholic Church.

We also talked about the Protestant and the Catholic Church in Germany and the role of the women.

4. group work
- you read your homework

- you answered these questions: what is your favourite cocktail / explain how you make it / when do you drink it
- you talked about the Caribbean: what do you know / have you been there / would you like to go there

- you talked about cruises: have you ever made a cruise / what was it like / would you like to do it / which holidays do you prefer
- you listened to an audio text and did ex.2 a and b on page 34, then you read the conversation on page 246 (you find the audio text in the whatsapp group)

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Do you prefer holidays on land or at sea

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be creative: look at the photo on page 33 and write a short story about the woman (6-8 sentences)

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cloud = Wolke

square = Viereck, Rechteck

branches = Äste

rays = Strahlen

at sea = auf dem Meer / auf See

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1. holiday talk

Carina told us about her skiing holidays.

2. picture dictation
One student received a black-and-white drawing and described it to his/her partner. The partner had to draw the picture without looking at it.
At the end, you compared the drawings and then changed roles. We repeated the activity several times to practise clear descriptions.

3. new words
We played Bingo using the new vocabulary from the last lessons.

4. what happened on 5 March 1946
On 5 March 1946, Winston Churchill gave a speech in Fulton, Missouri, United States. In this speech he talked about the Iron Curtain for the first time.

He said:
“From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.”

He meant that Europe was now divided into:

Western democratic countries

Eastern European countries controlled by the Soviet Union

Although World War II had just ended in 1945, this speech showed that a new conflict was beginning: the Cold War.

At the end, we talked about your own memories and experiences from this time.

4. group work

You read the homework.

You asked questions I gave you. (SEE WORKSHEET COLUMN)

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book, page 32: describe the 4 photos with 2-4 sentences each

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bilberries = Heidelbeeren (from small, low bushes)

blueberries = Blaubeeren (originally from America, larger bushes and lager berries than bilberries)

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1. holiday talk

Welcome back, Christine!

She told us about her winter stay in Fuerteventura.

2. warm up
I asked you yes/no questions. There was a yes-end in the room and a no-end. You went to the end wich was true for you. You could also stand in the middle (neither yes nor no).

Examples: Are you feeling good today? / Did you sleep well last night? / Did you have breakfast? ...

3. new words
I gave you a German word. You made a German sentence with that word and gave it to your neighbour who had to translate the sentence. You then checked the sentence with your neighbour. We did this twice.

4. what happened on ...
... the 26th February 1909
You guessed the event.

On 26th February 1909, the first colour film called Kinemacolor was shown to the public at the Palace Theatre in London.
They saw a programme of 21 short films showing people, scenes and everyday life, not a single long movie

Kinemacolor was a technical system that made black-and-white films appear in colour.

Before this, all films were black and white. Kinemacolor allowed people to see movies in colour for the first time.

We talked about this subject and remembered the time of black/white TV.

5. group work
- You read your homework.
- I read the text "Celebrities and their hobbies" (page 32) to you. You compared the answers you gave in your homework to the information from the text.
- I read the texts "The Land of Song" and "Match-making in Wales!" and again, you compared your homework to the new information.

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answer these questions:

Do you know the hobbies of any celebrities?

What do you know about Tom Hanks, Paris Hilton, Claudia Schiffer and Tom Jones? (choose 2 of them)

What do you know about Wales?

Answer each question with 2-3 sentences.

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to require = benötigen, verlangen

fizzy = sprudelnd, spritzig

suet = Tierfett, Talg

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1. Shrove Tuesday

I told you about this special day in the UK, which is also called 'Pancake Day'.

In England, the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday is called Pancake Day. On this day, a lot of pancakes are eaten, and pancake races take place. The streets are crowded with people running in races. I sent you photos in the WhatsApp group.

In the past, it was the last chance to have a good meal before 40 days of fasting and also an opportunity to use up food that couldn’t be eaten during Lent, for example eggs, fat, and milk.

2. either/or questions
I asked you 'either/or questions' and everybody asked his/her neighbour, so the question went around the class.

Example: Winter sunrise or winter sunset? / Give up coffee or give up chocolate for Lent?

3. new words
I gave you a worksheet with definitions and words. You matched the definitions with the correct words. You worked with your neighbour, and in the end we checked the answers together.

4. what happened on ...
... the 19th February 1959

First, you guessed the country that was promised independence on that day.

Solution: The UK granted independence to Cyprus (the agreements were signed in London).

We talked about Cyprus and collected facts about the country.

5. group work
1) You read the text about Tom's trip to the UK. (SEE WORKSHEET COLUMN)

2) You read your homework.
2) You matched photos of the UK to the different regions in the UK (based on the text).

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answer these questions about the UK story (from your memory);

Which part of the UK would you like to visit first?
Which sight would you be interested in?
What food would you like to try / what would you not try?
- make 2-3 sentences for each question

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sparkling wine = Sekt

unnecessary = überflüssig, unnötig

offer = Angebot

steep = steil

relatives = Verwandte

house-trained = stubenrein

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1. organisation
As we had a new student – welcome, Carina – I told her the necessary information about the course.

2. warm-up activity
You wrote down ten things as quickly as possible and said “stop” when you had ten things on your list. You wrote down things that are white, things about “Altweiber” (Women’s Carnival Day), and things about the Winter Olympic Games.

3. new words
I gave you a German word, you translated it, and then taking turns you made an oral "word map" with your neighbour. For example, for “conductor” you found words like instruments, orchestra, violin, music ...

4. What happened on ...

... 12th February 1809? Charles Darwin was born.

By asking questions you guessed the person before I told you (e.g. Is ist a man? / Is he from England? / Was he a scientist? ...)

Then we collected important facts about his life.

he was born on 12 February 1809 in Shrewsbury, England

he was a scientist and he studied plants and animals

his theory was called the theory of evolution by natural selection

he studied animals on the Galápagos Islands

he died on 19 April 1882 in England

5. UK story
You listened to the UK story again. You paid attention to the additional details that I had added.

I'll hand out the story next week.

6. introduction
As we had a new student in the group, we introduced ourselves. Everybody said a few things about his or her neighbour, and then Carina told us a little bit about herself.

7. homework
At the end of the lesson you read your homework with your neighbour.

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write one sentence with each new word

write down 5 things / places / foods you remember from the story = 5 short sentences (exercise for those who were not there today: write down 5 facts you know about the UK)

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fountain = Brunnen

to do without = verzichten auf

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WELCOME BACK AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

We had special guest today, Margret visited us and enriched the lesson.😊

1. talk about winter break
Elisabeth and Arnd told us about their holiday trips. Doris told us about her surgery and rehab.

Then we shared other experiences from the break.

Taking turns you said one thing that you ate in the last weeks, that you ususally don't eat, e.g. vegetarian sausages, hot dogs, hamburgers, avocados, sushi, dried goose meat etc.

In small groups, you talked about special places you went to and things that made you laugh.

2. new words
You practiced vocabulary by matching English and German words in small groups. You made sentences with the words.

SEE WORKSHEET COLUMN

3. UK story

I read you a story about Tom's trip to the UK, and you listened.

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Theo entered the room carrying a steaming pot of tea

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Bedient euch! / Bediene dich! = Help yourselves / yourself.

item = Ding, Gegenstand

Er hat den Vogel abgeschossen! = He hit the jackpot.

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1. Christmas traditions

We started by talking about Christmas traditions in Germany, the UK, and other countries.
I read some traditions aloud, and you guessed which country they were from.

SEE WORKSHEET COLUMN

2. buffet

You helped yourselves with the food and we enjoyed the buffet together.

3. new words
You made a Christmas story using the new vocabulary from last week with your neighbour.

4. false friends – last week + this week

I gave you a worksheet about:

volunteer - trainee / engaged - committed (from last week).
the new false friends for this week:

gift / present = geschenk

poison = gift

You worked with another partner. One of you read the sentences that I had given you, and the neighbour had to say the correct word.

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5. homework

You read your homework together with another partner.

6. presents

You were standing around the table with the presents.
I read a Christmas story that included your names several times.
Whenever you heard your name:

first time: you took a present

next time: you put it back

next time: you picked it up again

STORY IN WORKSHEET COLUMN.

At the end, we opened the presents together.

See you again on 5th February 2026!

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exercises on page 130

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I wished the ground would swallow me up. = Ich wäre am liebsten im Boden versunken.

embrace = umarmen

precious = kostbar, wertvoll

wizard = Zauberer

engaged = verlobt, beschäftigt, besetzt

committed = engagiert, verpflichtet

town hall = Rathaus

volunteer = Ehrenamtler(in)

to get to know somebody = jmd. kennelernen

(dress/final) rehearsal = (General) Probe

farewell party = Abschiedsfeier

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1. warm-up
We did a winter/Christmas challenge. You said the alphabet in your heads, your neighbour said "stop", and then a winter or Christmas sentence beginning with that letter.

2. new words
We played "Stand Up If You Know the Word". I read definitions for the words, you stood up if you knew the word, and I chose someone to say it.

examples:

embarrassing – making you feel shy or uncomfortable

railing – a low fence you can hold for safety, often on stairs or balconies

to injure – to hurt a part of your body

breathable – lets air pass through, so it keeps you comfortable

quite – more than a little, but not very

etc.

3. false friend from last week
You worked with a partner. One of you read sentences that I had given you, and the neighbour had to say whether the correct word was fantasy or imagination/creativity. It was an oral exercise.

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4. false friend of the day
You learned the difference between:

engaged vs. engagiert
engaged = married-like promise: “verlobt”, beschäftigt, besetzt (e.g. telephone)
engagiert = active, committed

volunteer vs. Volontär
volunteer = someone who works for free to help: Ehrenamtler
Volontär = (un)paid trainee usually in media

You made sentences.

5. group work

- you read your homework
- page 31 c/d – you planned a programme for the guests

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book, page 30 read the email and do ex. b

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embarrassing = peinlich

railing = Brüstung

to injure = verletzen

breathable = atmungsaktiv

quite = ziemlich

upset = verärgert, enttäuscht

novel = Roman

imagination, creativity = Fantasie

sore muscles = Muskelkater

sore = schmerzhaft, wund

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1. holiday talk

Theo told us about his holidays in Lisboa.

2. warm up
You found advantages and disadvantages of being granny au pair.

3. new words

You practised new vocabulary with the “find someone who…” activity. You walked around the classroom, talked to each other, and tried to find one classmate for each statement on your worksheet.

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4. false friends review

You reviewed the false friends from last week and a few weeks ago (fabric, factory, sensible, sensitive)

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5. new false friends

fantasy vs. Fantasie

English: “fantasy”

Main meaning: A specific genre → stories with magic, dragons, mythical creatures, imaginary worlds.
(German equivalent: Fantasy-Roman as a genre name, borrowed from English.)

Secondary meaning:
A private wish or imagination, often unrealistic.
(German: Hirngespinst, Fantasterei, Wunschvorstellung.)

Examples (English “fantasy”):

I love reading fantasy novels.
→ (Genre) Ich lese gern Fantasy-Romane.

Winning the lottery is just a fantasy.
→ Im Lotto zu gewinnen ist nur eine Fantasie/Wunschvorstellung.

German: “Fantasie”
The ability to imagine things; imagination, creativity.
(English: imagination or creativity).

Examples (German “Fantasie”):

Kinder haben viel Fantasie.
→ Children have a lot of imagination.

Für diese Aufgabe brauchst du viel Fantasie.
→ You need a lot of creativity for this task.

6. group work

- you read your homework

- you told the others about the persons you found for the questions 'find someone who'

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answer these questions: What is a twin town? Which twin towns do you know (2-3 examples)? Which activities do they do as ‘twins’?

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thigh = Oberschenkel

refugee = Flüchtling

to sew = nähen

to cheer = jubeln

cotton = Baumwolle

fabric = Stoff

factory = Fabrik

punishment = Bestrafung

bathtub = Badewanne

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1. small talk
We did some small talk about different subjects (surgeries, hunting ...)

2. false friends from last week and the first lesson
You read a short story and corrected the mistakes. You focused on the words written in bold (who / where / get / become).

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3. false friend of the day
You learned the difference between fabric and factory.
fabric = material or cloth (German: Stoff, Gewebe)
factory = a place where products are made (German: Fabrik, Werk)

You translated these sentences:
All unsere Kleidung wurde in einer Fabrik in China gemacht. = All our clothes were made in a factory in China.

Ich habe ein schönes Stück Stoff für mein Kleid gekauft. = I bought a beautiful piece of fabric for my dress.

Die alte Zigarettenfabrik war ein Museum. = The old cigarette factory was a museum.
Wir mussten zu Fabrik gehen, um zu sehen wir sie die Stühle machen. = We needed to go to the factory to see how they made the chairs.

Er arbeitet in einer Stoff-Fabrik. = He works in a fabric factory.

Then you made your own example sentences.

4. group work
- You read your homework.

- You discussed question c, and we found out the correct answer by listening to the corresponding audio text (audio in WhatsApp group).

- You read the conversation, page 245.

- I gave you discussion questions which each contained a new word. You discussed about these questions.

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book, page 29, ex. 12 a and b

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chancellor = Kanzler

remembrance = Erinnerung, Gedenken

fun facts = Wissenswertes

to demand = fordern

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1. 11th November
We started by writing the date on the board and collecting ideas around the topics: carnival, St. Martin’s Day, the end of World War I, Remembrance Day.

Then I gave you photos showing celebrations in the UK on this day and you described them with your neighbour, and I showed you real paper poppie flowers.

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Remembrance/Poppy Day:

This day (also called Armistice Day = Waffenstillstand) is celebrated in the UK and other countries on 11 November.
The poppy is the symbol of Remembrance Day because it grew on the battlefields after World War I. A soldier named John McCrae wrote the famous poem “In Flanders Fields”, which describes poppies growing on the battlefields and soldiers’ graves.

People wear poppies to remember those who died in war and to show respect and hope for peace.

In Germany, there is a different tradition: Volkstrauertag: since 1952, it has been held on the Sunday two weeks before the first Sunday of Advent. Germany does not celebrate the Armistice Day anniversary itself.

2. new words
Everyone received a German word and wrote a German sentence with it. You then gave your sentence to the neighbour on your right, who had to translate it into English. Afterwards, we repeated the activity with the neighbour on the left side.

3. false friend review
We reviewed last week’s false friends:

brave (tapfer, not brav)

sympathetic (mitfühlend, not sympathisch)

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4. false friends of the day

“Who” and “Where”
You practised using who (wer) and where (wo / wohin) with examples:

Who is that? → Wer ist das?

Who likes pizza? → Wer mag Pizza?

Where are you? → Wo bist du?

Where do you live? → Wo wohnst du?

Where are we going? → Wohin gehen wir?

5. group work
- you shared your homework (fun facts about King William)

- then you discussed the last subject in your book: working as a "granny au-pair": would you like to do that? / how does it work? ...

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