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Hallooooo guten Tag, Words this week: der Tiefstwert - lowest value der Wasserspiegel - water surface/level vertreut - scattered/dispersed das Talkum/ der Talkumpuder - talcum powder die Darbietung - performance  die Kostuemprobe - dress rehearsal  das Antihistamin - antihistamine  der Spargel - asparagus  Montag In my first class they were doing a quiz and worksheet about the USA. In the second class, they were comparing their cartoon analyses to the checklist and example the teacher provided. The cartoon was about the implications of playing violent video games on young children. After that, they had to prepare another cartoon analysis to write up at home. I spent a few hours working out my timetable from now until I leave. I also learned I have a week off week starting 7/5, so I will go home in that time. Dienstag I had to be in early. I got to the class and nobody was there, so I went back to the staffroom, where the teacher told me they weren't...

Moin moin, this week I did a lot of travelling, and mostly, sitting on trains. Words this week: jederzeit- anytime das Grapefruit- grapefruit (Not many, oops) Montag I wrote my blog, and did all my washing. I also had to do my shopping because I had 0 food in the house. I bought prawns, some more prawns that turned out to be crab meat upon closer inspection, and some small medallions that resembled fishcakes (they were indeed fishcakes and were absolutely scrumptious!). Dienstag I got up early and got on the bus to go to the train station. I was visiting Bremen. I got there about 10:45 (a whole 2 minutes early!). I met an internet friend who I'd known for about 5 years or so and he gave me a tour of Bremen, before buying me an ice cream (thanks, Maik!) and we sat by the river and talked about life. He then had to go to work, so I took a stroll along the river, stopping for reading breaks and eating my lunch. I then checked the train home- it was running half an hour lat...

Hallooooooo entschuldigung for no posts, but I was travelling to England last Sunday and back from England this Sunday! Words: in Betracht kommen - come into question der Vorbehalt - reservation/restriction/clause wirksam - effective Gruendonnerstag - Maundy Thursday (Literally "Green Thursday", but why????) zwicken - pinch sb/nip/tweek/hurt der Krapfen - doughnut der Pfannkuchen - pancake or jelly filled doughnut Montag 26/3 In my first class they got their tests back and had to correct them. Then they had to finish their skyscrapers and complete a puzzle sheet about states of America. In my next lesson they spoke to me about their TV habits and favourite movies. I also got a muffin because it was one students birthday and he bought muffins for us all. Good times. Teaching is great. Dienstag 27/3 I wasn't needed in the first lesson because they were writing a 4 hour long test. In the second lesson we went through the differe...

Hellooooooooo y'all. Words this week: Montag In my first lesson they started a new topic "New York". We got to listen to some Frank Sinatra and then the students had to fill in a sheet, identifying the boroughs of NY. Next, I had to sit with students 2 or 3 at a time and listen their interpretations of a cartoon about the Sandy Hook shooting. When I got home I sent some emails around about my dissertation, as I was unsure whether to do it as part of the German or English side of my degree (I've opted for English now), as my topic is "Denglish/Denglisch" (depending on who you ask). Dienstag Firstly, I wasn't needed. I'd come to work all early, bright eyed and bushy tailed, but I wasn't needed, so I did some Nachhilfe prep and printed out some Denglish adverts I'd seen, so I could spider diagram my ideas a bit better. Afterwards, I went to my lesson. In the lesson I had to go through and check everybody's work (while t...

Follow my blog via e-mail! 1. Go to home page and press the three stripes to open up the side bar. 2. Enter your e-mail address! Words this week: Montag On Monday, my first class had to fill in a gap fill by listening to a tape of the complete text. The text was a conversation between a hairdresser and their client. Then, the students had to pair up and go through the conversation themselves, as if they were in that situation. In my second lesson, four groups had four different cartoons about school shootings. They had to write their own interpretations of the cartoons and present them to the class. Dienstag In the first lesson, they were doing what they did last week.They had a mediation exercise, two reading exercises and flash cards to put vocab on to learn at home. They could also talk to me and discuss how to "Englishise" their essays. In the second lesson they were doing a lesson that I planned. I made an interactive presentation. The theme was ...

Pretty boring week this week sorry! Words this week: Montag Went to my lesson wherein they were learning about clothes and "make sb do something". Dienstag In my first class the students could either a) work with me on their essays b) do a reading practise c) do mediation practise or d) vocabulary work. In the next lesson we split the group into two halves and we did about when to use "at, on, in" (that's difficult, honestly what is the rule there?). Mittwoch In this lesson we did about senior problems. Then I did my washing and more shopping, made my bed. Donnerstag Went into work where we watched the end of Pursuit of Happyness and  students answered questions about it. Waited 40 minutes for my Nachhilfe student to show up and he didn't so that was fun preparing a lesson for someone who didn't even come. Freitag I had two parcels delivered but only one was at the pick up place so thanks for that DHL. Did my usual clean of t...

It snoweddddddddd so bloody much. And its the coldest I've ever experienced. It was -18 on Tuesday. Yeah try walking in that at 7am. Words this week (I am reading Murder on the Orient Express) ((wuschig came from my fave German show)): Montag I went to work (to the class I did the cover for, but this time only as assistant), we did some sheets about clothing. Then I came home, had some soup for lunch, and prepared to go back out. I had to go to a Wohngruppe on the other side of town (a Wohngruppe is like a foster home, a home for where kids whose parents can't look after them) because a mentor there had asked for Nachhilfe (afterschool tutoring) for one of the kids there. I went there, tried to suss out his level, did some simple past activities, then I went home. Its two buses, the first was absolutely rammed and freezing, the second got 5 metres up the road and had to stop for 20 minutes for some reason. It took me double the time it should've to get home (2 ...