year 11 online

chapter 28

2008-07-06T10:04:00.002-07:00

-September

-Mannjit has to decide if he leaves his family or not

-he decides to go home to Leicester

Vocab

load- last

cosmopolitan-Weltbürger

plate- Platte, Teller

disown- verstoßen

be mapped out- geplant sein

lawyer-Rechtsanwalt

haze- Dunst

cheat- Betrug

reception- Aufnahme

junction- Verbindung

aisle- Gang

By Angelina F.

chapter 28

2008-07-06T10:04:00.001-07:00

-September

-Mannjit has to decide if he leaves his family or not

-he decides to go home to Leicester

Vocab

load- last

cosmopolitan-Weltbürger

plate- Platte, Teller

disown- verstoßen

be mapped out- geplant sein

lawyer-Rechtsanwalt

haze- Dunst

cheat- Betrug

reception- Aufnahme

junction- Verbindung

aisle- Gang

Chapter 29 - October

2008-06-29T05:50:00.000-07:00

caracters:

Manny
Ady
Addys brother Steve
Ranjit
Harry
Lisa

summary:

Manny sits with Ady in Steves house, they talk about Mannys situation (job, future, marriage, his proposition)
Manny is angry with his family
The family thinks that Manny is accepting his fate
Manny tells his proposition to avoid his marriage: he wants to do a runner about a week before the day of the wedding
Manny wants to get in touch with Lisa
Ranjit and Harry threat Manny that if he doesn´t get married and damage their family Harry is gonna damage Manny

Manjit goes with Ady to a bar
he sees many girls but his mind is on Lisa
goes and sits on the car-park wall -> Lisa tapps him on his shoulder -> Manny is thrilled

Vocabulary:

hunky- dory: zufriedenstellend
spliff: ein Joint
nagging: Gekeife, Nörgelei
reputation, izzat: Ansehen, Ehre, Ruf
bulb: Glühbirne
to brainwash: Gehirnwäsche durchführen
wicked: geil
thrilled: sich riesig freuen

by Sarah

Chapter 30 - November

2008-06-28T07:30:00.000-07:00

persons:

Manny
Lisa and her family
The girl's family
Manny's family
Ady

summary:

Manny visits Lisa, and she tries to understand Mannys situation
Manny will breaks out but not know
Two weeks before wedding, the girl's family came and trink tea and eat samosas
The family of Manny trie to be perfect
Manny become money from his father, he should buys a shirt and a tie for his wedding
The old-man tells to Manny that he wants the best for him
Manny can counts on Ady, because he helps him in each situation

vocabs:

samosa - dreieckige, fritierte Teigtasche, pikant gewürtzt und gefüllt mit Gemüse oder Fleisch
tie - Schlips/Fliege

by Christine Bürk

2008-06-25T13:53:00.000-07:00

Chapter 26

summary

persons:

Uncle Jag, Manjit, Jasbir, Inderjit,Mohan, Bahadur

content:

Manjit stays in Adumpur
Uncle Jag and Manjit cook a traditioncal indish dish
Manjit has to wake up very early in the morning and he is suffering
But they get the possibility to go somewhere else
Manjit feels free and liberated then
they meet Mohan, who is waiting for them in front of the house with a men that looks like him
The person is called Bahahadur ( the nephew of Mohan) . He drives them to Delphi
Manjiot wonders about how they had managed to get out of the house without being seen.

Vocabulary:

to dawn- anbrechen
to gesture- gestikulieren
to growl- brummen/knurren
captivity- Gefangenschaft
emptied- entleert
nephew- der Neffe
pedestrian- Fußgänger

Chapter 25 (p.200-210)

2008-06-25T06:14:00.000-07:00

summary:
When Mohan arrives with the package, Manny presents him his camera.
Jag gives Manny grey sacks for his things he wants to take back.
At the last evening in Adumpur, Manny is excited.
Inderjit wants to know for what are all the sacks for. Manny tells him the truth. Both fall in laugh and so Inderjit don´t believes it.
Manny doesn`t understand the plan of Jag and he adepts that he is the best friend for Mohan.

vocabulary:
track - a rough path or road
decoy - a thing that is used to trick sb.
to warp - to become twisted out of its natural shape because it has become too hot
hyped - hochgespielt
hammock - a type of bed made from a net and used to hang between two trees
doubt - feeling of beeing uncertain about sth. or not believe sth.
tempted to do sth. - in Versuchung etw. zu tun
penalty schoot-out - Elfmeterschießen
onions - round vegetable with many layers inside, have a strong smell
gossip - Altweibergeschwätz
pothole - a deep hole that is formed in tracks, especially by the action of water
to be knackered - fix und fertig sein

by Sandra

Chapter 24

2008-06-25T05:52:00.000-07:00

Chapter 24 plays in August / September.
Manny got his passport back after Inderjit told him where it was, so he could leave Adumpur theoretically. Mohad says that he is going to miss "Manny-Ji", whereupon Manny forces him to stop call him "-Ji" because he's not better than Mohad just because he was born in a different caste.
At the end of the chapter uncle Jag begs Manny to pick up a package from Mohand and than get his things together that Manny wants to take to England. At this point, Manny realizes, that they are really going to leave India.

Characters:

Manny
Inderjit
Uncle Jag
Mohan
Onkar
Sukhit
Jasbir
Manpreet
Aunt Harpal
Jaswant

Vocabulary:

sodding : Scheiß-
to clank : klirren
to glare : strahlen
curiosity : Neugier

by Philip

2008-06-24T12:49:00.000-07:00

Dear class,
Mr. Aqeel, a Pakistani living in Freiburg, will visit our class on Monday so we will cancel the test for the day.
See you soon,
Ms Sauer

Chapter 20 (p.156-163)

2008-06-24T09:24:00.000-07:00

summary:

mum, dad, Uncle Piara, Harry and Baljit leave for Jullundur
Manny and Inderjit are alone at home → they can do what they want
they drink beer, smoke cigarettes
* Manny loves the way Adumpur sounds at night
Manny tells Inderjit about England (bus rides, city life)
Inderjit fells asleep

Next day:
Manny notices that Harry has taken his suitcase with him
trip to Anandpu (famous for gurudwaras) starts at 10.00 am in a mini-van (smells musty)
* Manny hopes, that Inderjit is able to show him what makes India special

characters in the van:
- driver
- Inderjit and Jasbir
- Uncle Gurvinder and his wife
- Harpal (Inderjit's oldest brother)
- Rana, his wife Sukbir and their two kids, Ranjit and Harjit
- Manny

* Manny feels strange when they pass a valley that is protected against inundations by a dam
* when they ascend the mountain, Manny becomes nervous because of the height
they explore the beautiful countryside of Anandpur
- amazing temples and gurudwaras
Manny takes a lot of pictures
At the end of the trip Manny is exhausted
Manny is frightened when he hears that they will travel back in the darkness

vocabulary:
smugly - eingebildet
firefly - Glühwürmchen
sparrow - Spatz
cockroach - Küchenschabe

by Ines

Chapter 22

2008-06-22T08:03:00.000-07:00

summary:

This chapter ist about Manjit's youngest uncle "Jag". Jag is called the black sheep, because he is different to the rest of the family - like Manjit.
He went away from home and travelled around the world, but nobody knows, what he really is working for. Besides Jag is well educated and he speaks English without an accent.
When his father died, Jag didn't come to visit him.
Jag wants to defend Manjit. The family wants to force Manjit to become a real Punjabi. But Jag has a different opinion to the Indina's tradition. He is not as proud as the other Indians and he doesn't like to be treated respectfully because of his age.

characters:

Jag
Inderjit
Uncle Piara
Jasbir
old man
Ranjit
Manjit (Manny)

vocabularies:

to intrigue: faszinieren, neugierig machen

hardly ever: fast nie; (wohl) kaum

a bloke: ein Kerl

a poof: ein Schwuler

to be gay: schwul sein

to outweigh: überwiegen

to puke: kotzen, auskotzen
the puke: die Kotze

*a disgrace: Schande

*regardless of: ohne Rücksicht auf

by Larissa

Chapter 19

2008-06-22T07:36:00.000-07:00

-Manjit, Ranjit, Jas and Gurpal did last-minute shopping, because Ranjit, Jas and Gurpal went home earlier

-last day was bad for Manjit, because he felt homesick and wanted to do things like in Leicester

- he wanted his old life back

-after six weeks: he had enough of all the dust, the heat and the insects

-he spent the days with his cousins Inderjit and Jasbir

-his dad laughed loud about Manjit´s wish to go home-because he thought, that India is Manjit´s real home

-in the 9th week: a letter from the agent told that their passports and tickets were stolen: they were stuck there

-Manjit was depressed

-his father thought that it was God´s will

-discuss of Manjit and Harry who was base

-Inderjit told Manjit how he was bullied from is older brothers with violence

-Inderjit stole a whole box of condoms from Lally and poked little holes through the foil because of revenge

Persons:

Manjit, Ranjit, Jas, Gurpal, Inderjit, jasbit, Uncle Piara, Harry, dad

Vocabs:

*(to) envy s.o.- jmd. beneiden

well Brunnen

(to) be stuck festsitzen

(to) cheer aufmuntern

*patient- geduldig

*alleyway- Gässchen

by Katrin

Chapter 17

2008-06-21T07:27:00.000-07:00

In this chapter Manny arrives at the village, where his uncle and hin cousins live. When he drive by taxi through this village he feels very sad, and he describes how the village looks like. He has imagined the village in an other way. In this chapter he also gets know his uncle, Piara, and his cousins Inderjit and Jasbir.

Persons:
Manny,
Uncle Piara,
Jasbir,
Inderjit,
Harry,
Jas.

Vocabs:
impatient - ungeduldig

to buzz- surren

*fade- abklingen, hier: untergehen

*dusk- Abenddämmerung (from..... 'til dawn)

*courtyard- Hof, Innenhof

puny-kümmerlich, mickrig

onion - Zwiebel

cardamom - der Kardamom

balti - auf eine bestimmte pakistanische Küche spezialisiertes Restaurant

butchering- Fleischer, Fleischerei...

by F.R.

2008-06-17T13:36:00.000-07:00

Chapter '18

-Manny introduces his family
-chills out with his cousins and they're doing drugs
-gets to know 'dark' side of India

vocab.:

*cubicle - Kabine
irrigation - Bewässerung
tube wells - Rohrbrunnen
scrape - kratzen
roti - indisches Fladenbrot
spliff - Cannabiszigarette (joint)

by Mr. Schindler

2008-06-17T10:29:00.000-07:00

Chapter5

In chapter 5 Manjits 9th school year begins.

Manjit finds out more details about Lisa, but they hadn’t really spoke to each other, just a few times in the holidays.

He is very interested in her, but too shy to ask her for a date.

He thinks that being turned down by her after asking her for a date would be really embarrassing.

But on the other hand, if she agrees and his family finds out about a girl, he would get into trouble.

Ady says that Manjit should speak to the girl because he thinks that she likes him a lot.

Also in chapter 5 the two friends visit Adys girlfriend Sarah and spend a nice time in her home.

On this day Manjit comes home very late and get trouble with his parents and also with his brother Harry.

He tries to destroy one of Manjits cassettes and they nearly start to fight, but than Ranjit comes and calms the situation.

by maRinschö

a swot	Streber
suntan	die Sonnenbräune
(*)aloof	distanziert, unnahbar
*crucial	entscheidend, ausschlaggebend
*to mimic	imitieren
*floorboard	Diele, Bodenbrett
haywire	Drunter und drüber gehen
*drag	schleppen

2008-06-17T08:56:00.000-07:00

Chatper 12

Story:

Manny goes with his 2 older brothers and his old man into a pub but instead of enjoing he very dislikes it because all the poeple there are just like his brothers. When he wants to leave Harry molests him and the 2 fellows are having a fight. After Ranjit teared the tow guys apart and after his leaving Manjit compares his life to the one of his girlfriend Lisa and recognizes that the two are living in different worlds.

Vocab.:

tatty - schmuddelig
wanker/tosser - Wichser
blindfold - Augenbinde
punches - Faustschläge
(to) bother - beschäftigen

Chapter 16

2008-06-15T12:26:00.000-07:00

Summary:
Manny decides to travel to India and there he's surprised how different India and England are. He's very surprised of the heat in India and of armed guards, too. His parents meet a couple who also want to go to Punjab. Manny is smoking a fag in the toilet and after that they eave the airport and the first thing Manny sees is that in India, a country of which his old man thinks it's the best in the world, are many beggars. He starts to realize that his life could be much worse as he sees little children living on the streets. After a 10 hours flight they have to continue their tour by driving about 8 hours bus and taxi. The streets are in a very bad shape and because it seems that in India are no driving rules, Manny is sure that he'll die, every time an other car or truck drives along.

Persons: -Manny + whole family
- couple from Manny's old man's neighbour village

Vocabs:
to ache - schmerzen / weh tun
boredom - Langeweile
to toddle - watscheln
toddler - kleines Kind
daze - betäuben / verwirren
beggar - Bettler(in)

Johnny "The Nightmare" Smith (Stefan)

Chapter 13

2008-06-15T03:15:00.000-07:00

Summary

Manny is invited to Lisa's house over night
Her parents want to talk to them- to both of them about something important
Manny had to lie to his older brother, so that he can go out over night

=>He told Ranjit, that he had an important football tribal and so he had to leave his home over night

At Lisa's house Amanda is talking to Manny about Sex, because they are both sixteen now; Ben is talking to Lisa about the same
Amanda is very happy, that her daughter had such a understanding boyfriend.

Characters

Manny
Lisa
Amanda & Ben Jenkins (her parents)
(Ady)

Vocabulary

cheek = die Backe
squeezed= gedrückt/gequetscht
weird= eigenartig/merkwürdig
Subliminal= das Unterbewusste
droning= das Gedröhn

by Luisa Schemel

Chapter 13

2008-06-15T03:14:00.001-07:00

Chapter 11

2008-06-13T15:06:00.000-07:00

Summary

Manny skips school to see Ady, who's no more in school
Mr. Sandhu and Lisa worry about Manny, because they notice his slipping school-activity
After a short time in which Manny made an effort to go to school, the night before his birthday changes the situation
Ady convinces Manny to go out with him
Manny takes money out of the family cash
Contrary to expectations his dad isn't in his room waiting for him to return

=> In this chapter we can see, how Mannys effort suffers under his depressing situation. He wants to fight against it, maybe because of Lisa, but his attempt fails.

Characters

Manny
Ady
(Lisa, Mr. Sandhu)

Vocabulary

to skip sth = etw. schwänzen
to dump = umkippen
attempt = Anlauf
wallet = Brieftasche
to fret = ärgern/aufregen

by Sophie

Chapter 9

2008-06-09T09:26:00.000-07:00

Summary

Mr. Sandhu wants to see Manjit during the lunch break
first M. think he`s going to get suspended

-> then: think what will be, if his family had died in an accident
-> likes this imagination but at least ashamed of himself

Sandhu tells him, that his performance is dropping

-> asks him, if M. feels this way too
-> tells him his notes and that he`s in the below average now
-> wants to find the reason

M. just wants to escape of the arranged marriage
Sandhu asks about other problems with students

-> not the reason (say M.)
-> wants to find the reason as hard as he could
-> asks about M. `s realtionship with Lisa and what his parents think about it

When:

in early June, a week and a half from summer holidays

Characters:

Manjit
Mr. Sandhu (very strict teacher)

Vocabs:

*distraction - Ablenkung
deputy head - Stellvertreter
sweeper - Straßenkehrer
a scrap - eine Streiterei
*mug - große Tasse
*to be tempted to do sth. - versucht sein, etw. zu tun
to be tripping - auf einem Trip sein (bezügl. Drogen)
*to dread - sich fürchten-synonym: angry,scary
to flick - mit den Fingern schnalzen

by Natascha Seitz

Chapter Eight (p.63-68)

2008-06-03T12:39:00.000-07:00

Summary:

-Manny's father is used to strict discipline and hard work
-He got upset because of the shoplifting -> everyone has to suffer from his anger
-He expects Manny to marry the daughter of his friend
-Manny doesn't has the opportunity to say no, though he doesn't want to marry a girl that he never met before
-His parents accuse him of ruining the familys' name

->Manny recognizes that he is supposed to marry the indian girl; he is disappointed about being the reason for his parents' grief -> he feels guilty

Characters:

-Manny
-His parents
-(Harry)

Vocabulary:

*sober - nüchtern
to tend - pflegen
*grief - feeling of sadness
*shoplifting - Ladendiebstahl
gear - (colloquial) clothes
to jumble sth. - to confuse sth.
*upbringing - Erziehung
*blackmail - Erpressung

by Alööööx

Chapter 6 (p.52-56)

2008-06-03T11:26:00.000-07:00

Summary
- Manny is having his 10th date with Lisa
He commits her his familial situation
They talk about their parents:
Lisa’s parents: mum is teacher, dad is lectures at uni
Manny’s parents: mum has no intrests in Manny, good Punjabi wife; dad reacts like a racist
towards Ady, they want to arrange a marriage for him
- Two weeks later discussion with Ekbal, cousin:
-> Manny is in trouble, his arranged marriage is going to be certain
=> his conclusion: breaking rules to be as unacceptable as possible as a husband

Characters:
- Lisa is perfect, listens to him very carefully and holds his hand, makes Manny feeling lucky
- Ekbal warns Manny, offers him help
- Manny
- His parents
- Ady and Sarah
- Ekbal’s parents

Vocabulary:
*plain sailing – easy
*To be annoying – making you feel slightly angry
*flood – a very large amount of water that covers an area which is usually dry
*to deserve – to have earned sth. by good or bad actions or behaviour
*to get s.th.sorted out – to sucessfully deal with a problem or difficult situation
*wary - someone who is wary is careful because they think something might be dangerous or harmful

posted by Laura

Chapter Seven - pages 59-62

2008-06-03T08:13:00.000-07:00

Summary:

--> Manny is in trouble

- he was in town with Ady and he had stolen a CD he ever wanted to have but the case was empty. .

- now the police kept him in an interview room and he had to wait for Ranjit.

- At home then Harry had beaten him and called him names and was using words he had never dare to say in front of the old man.

Striking facts:

--> Manny don’t want to marry with seventeen

- he is mad at the old man

Characters:

-Manny

-Ranjit

-Harry

-Jas

-Baljit

-policewoman

Where:

-policestation

-at home

Vocabulary:

*press charges against sb. – jem anzeigen

*to pretend – so tun als ob

Chapter four- pages 38-43

2008-06-02T12:43:00.000-07:00

Summary

Manny is in love with the girl with the ringlets and he really looks forward to see her again. After a football game Manny goes with Ady in town, where Ady steals pens in a stationery shop. Shoplifting is like a hobby for the friends and Manny describes how it works: They steal things and sell it for the half price in school. The money they get therefore is shared.
Later, Ady and Manny go into a shop centre which is called the Shires. There they meet Sarah and Ringlets and invite them for a drink.

Vocabulary

*the/to revenge= you do something to let someone suffer, because he had let you suffer
(to) punch= to box
*stationery shop- a shop where you buy paper, pens, etc.
(to) cutch - to hold something very tight
haul-Beutezug
*(to) spot- you see someone in a crowd

by Bianca Blechner

Übersetzungstext "Das britische Dilemma"

2008-05-27T09:42:00.000-07:00

Aber sie sind mehr denn je gespalten (hin-und hergerissen) zwischen zwei gegensätzlichen (!!)Vorstellungen (Vision ist evtl zu pathetisch, ginge aber hier). Auf der einen Seite sehen sie das "Europa der Nationen", das durch engere Handels- und Sicherheitsvereinbarungen stärker zusammen gehalten wird, aber den größten (AN-)Teil seiner Dynamik aus dem Nationalstaat bezieht, der im wesentlichen/ursprünglich eine europäische Erfindung und die Quelle von Englands früherem Stolz war.
Dieser Nationalismus wird einen neuen Auftrieb durch die Osteuropäer erhalten/erreichen, die- als (KEIN Artikel!) natürliche Reaktion auf ihre Befreiung von der sowjetischen Herrschaft, versuchen werden, ihre nationale Identität mit Nachdruck zu behaupten.
Die andere Vorstellung von Europa ist beispielhaft sichtbar an der (oder: wird verkörpert durch die) europäischen Gemeinschaft.
Weniger die Angst vor einer sowjetischen Expansion (umstellen!!) als vielmehr die feste Absicht/der Entschluss das Wiederaufleben von gehässigem Nationalismus zu verhindern, führte nach dem 2.Weltkrieg zur Gründung der Gemeinschaft.
Diese Vorstellung von Europa, als eine wesentlich engere Gruppe von Völkern, die die gleichen wirtschaftlichen und sicherheitspolitischen Regeln verfolgt/teilt, hat nun plötzlich durch die Öffnung des Ostens eine Herausforderung/steht vor einer Herausforderung, die einige sehr schwierige/komische/Seltsame Fragen aufwirft.

Chapter 3 - (un)arranged marriage

2008-05-26T10:12:00.000-07:00

Summary
- Manny goes mad because of his marriage at seventeen
--> becomes angry and takes revenge on his brother Harry
- spends a lot of time outside with Ady
- sees Lisa for the first time, falls in love with her

Striking facts
- loves Leceister (and England) very much because for him it's like a melting pot of nations
- critizices his family's opinion on races
- changes his mind about having a girlfriend

Characters
- Manny
- Ady
- Sarah
- Lisa

Where?
- Manny's and Harry's room
- Shopping centre in Leicester

When?
- a Friday morning
- the summerbreak between year 8 and 9

Vocabulary
shrub - (syn.) bush
*backwards - rückwärts;if you put on a piece of clothing back to front, you make a mistake and put the back where the front should be
dumbbell - a stupid person
*(to) head for - (to) move in a particular direction
(to) loaf (infl) - to spend your time not doing anything, especially when you should be working
(to) gawp (infl) - to stare at sb/sth in a stupid or rude way

Posted by: Stefanie Eckmann

(UN)ARRANGED MARRIAGE - Chapter 2

2008-05-26T03:36:00.000-07:00

summary
-Manny is in 8th class
-his cousin Ekbal is allowed to live as he wants to
-doesn't know how to go on living
-trouble with Harry because he sais Harry was a rasist
-doesn't want to go to Harry's wedding
-father tells him that he would get married to a known
Indish girl at the age of 17

vocabulary
*custom = tradition
*extended = umfassend,ausufernd
*mercilessly (adv) -> to show no kindness or pity
squealer -> so. who does a long high cry/sound
*odour = smell (noun)
to despair -> to stop having any hope
duvet = Daunendecke
*urge (noun) -> a strong desire to do sth.
*exaggeration = Übertreibung
cereal = Getreide;Müsli
brick = Ziegelstein

by Jasmin Lasch

(un)arranged marriage- bali rai

2008-05-25T13:41:00.000-07:00

Chapter 1 (p.13-20)

summary:
we find out that the story is about a PUNJABI family
It is set in England (Leicester?)
the characters are introduced.
Striking facts: * Manny gets hit by his father
* appears to be aggressive
*sees his family traditions in a very critical way

the characters:
Manjit (manny)--> is the protagonist
he introduces his family

Ranjit- his older brother- is married and his wife moved in after their marriage
Manny has 2 sisters: Balbir and Dalbir, who don' life with the family anymore

the father: has a drinking problem,hits his son, is a worker
the mother: doesn't help him with his homework
--> both are introduced as "odd"

Ady- is Manny's best buddy

vocabulary:
*to provoke-= to challenge
*exertion (n)- the state of physical exhaustion - Erschöpfung
*embarrassing- peinlich
*to tease- ärgern, pisacken
*reply (n)=answer
*to be engaged to- mit jemandem verlobt/liiert sein
business agreement- geschäftliche Vereinbarung
*unless= if not - bevor
*to bother s.o.= to care for s.o./s.th.
*daring to say- es wagen etwas zu sagen
*to be influenced by= von etwas beeinflusst sein
*to move in- einziehen
*to pretend- vorgeben, vortäuschen
*privacy- Privatsphäre
*to pass ou= if you drink a lot of alcohol, you'll pass out

blogged by Ms Sauer

Group South England: Vocabulary

2008-04-11T08:03:00.000-07:00

Sussex - region in South England
South Downs - the hill country in South England
Hill country - hilly landscape
The Lanes - quarter of Brighton with narrow roads
resort - a place where a lot of people go for holidays
narrow - small
angled - with corners
seaside - coast
holidaymaker - tourist
Pier - feature of seaside town; originally: boat landing stage, English tradition; today: amusement arcade
amusement arcade - entertainment park
candy floss - Zuckerwatte
airshow - Flugschau
jet - Düsenflugzeug

Timeline-project

2008-04-07T06:54:00.000-07:00

Dear students,
let me express my delight about our session today. From my perspective you worked very industrious and motivated. I hope you got a good overview about the EU today.
Feel free to post a feedback about today's session under this post.

here's the task:

A timeline of the EU
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3583801.stm)

Which were the major steps towards the Europe of today?

Create your own timeline of the EU with the help of the BBC homepage. Choose a graphic representation that suits you best.
The following steps and their significance in EU history should be part of your timeline:
1948, ECSC, EEC, Treaty of Rome, EMS, Maastricht Treaty, Schengen pact, Amsterdam Treaty, the Euro, new EU constitution

Have a nice day,

Ms Sauer

Group Wales: Vocabulary

2008-04-03T09:15:00.000-07:00

Culture [food and festivals]
liver - Leber
herbs - Kräuter
suet - Rindertalg
savoury - schmackhaft
leek - Lauch

Culture [music and arts]
to affect - beeinflussen, prägen
ascendancies - Einflüsse
impressionism - impressionistisch

Travel itinerary [sights, city]
ancient - ehemalig
fortification - Festung
marvellous - wunderbar
to prosper - florieren
dissolution - Auflösung
stronghold - Festung

Travel itinerary [sights, landscape]
unspoiled - unberührt
inspiring - begeisternd
rugged - rau
sanctuary - Schutzgebiet
cottage - Landhaus
quarry - Steinbruch
quay - Anleger
range - ausdehnen
yew tree - Eibe

link for Reflexive pronouns and explanation!!!

2008-03-02T04:04:00.000-08:00

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/reflex.htm

Enjoy

K. Sauer

vocab list

2007-12-07T10:52:00.000-08:00

ALTS
tasty
look at someone pleasantly
hospitality
hesitating
skull
premises
gigglegrocersupper-time
cautiously
to be tired

TTTH
wisely
gradually
caution
cautiously
terror
manner
triumph

a puddle
bat
prey/victim/sacrifice
mentally ill
culprit/perpetrator/doer
different types of bullying
feature
bassoon- dt Fagott

crazy-language sheet
to overlook etc (what we talked about in detail)

After Twenty Years

impressive
barely
chilly
club
throroughfare
guardian
to speak up
reassuring
appointment
straight
keen
scar
oddly
set
destiny
to part
drizzle
to grasp
fate
egotism
submerged
simultaneously
to gaze
to release
to snap
patrolman
to tremble

Give a Boy a Gun

2007-11-30T10:45:00.000-08:00

words? complaints? comments?
Anything considering the theatre play can be left here.

c u

COMPETITION!!!

2007-11-14T11:29:00.000-08:00

Wer möchte bei einem Wettbewerb mitmachen?
Ihr könnt in einer Fremdsprache eurer Wahl schreiben!

MFG
K. Sauer

EW Kreativ (Kurzgeschichtenwettbewerb)Du schreibst gerne Geschichten? Versuch es doch mal in deiner Lieblingsfremdsprache. An diesem Wettbewerb können Schülerinnen und Schüler ab Klasse 7 mit einer selbst verfassten Geschichte in einer Fremdsprache ihrer Wahl teilnehmen. Du fühlst dich angesprochen? Prima! Dann kannst du direkt los legen. Als erstes solltest du dich hier für den Kurzgeschichtenwettbewerb anmelden. Einsende- und Anmeldeschluss ist der 06. Dezember 2007. Bitte sende deine Kurzgeschichte bis zu diesem Termin an folgende E-Mail-Adresse: kurzgeschichten@bundeswettbewerb-fremdsprachen.de Angemeldet? Gut! Jetzt kannst du deiner Kreativität freien Lauf lassen. Schreibe uns eine Geschichte mit dem Titel „Das Geheimnis“. Welchem Geheimnis du auf der Spur bist ist ganz dir selbst überlassen.Hier noch einige Informationen zu deinem Beitrag:
Du erstellst deine Geschichte als Word-Dokument
Deine Geschichte sollte einen Umfang von 5000 Zeichen (ohne Leerzeichen)* nicht überschreiten
Du stellst ihr die folgenden Angaben voran:
Deinen Vornamen und Namen
Deine Postanschrift
Deine Schule
Deine Klassenstufe
Die gewählte Fremdsprache
Das Lernjahr für die gewählte Fremdsprache
Deine Muttersprache(n)
Du sendest ihn bis zum 6. Dezember 2007 als Dateianhang per Mail** ankurzgeschichten@bundeswettbewerb-fremdsprachen.de *Zur Erinnerung: Die Zeichenanzahl eines Word-Dokuments ermittelst du im Menü "Extras" unter "Wörter zählen".**Einsendungen in Papierform können wir nur in Ausnahmefällen und nur bei Sprachen entgegennehmen, die nicht das lateinische Alphabet verwenden.

Eine Bitte an die Lehrerinnen und Lehrer: Im vergangenen Jahr haben ganze Klassen an diesem Wettbewerb teilgenommen. Dieses Interesse an unserem Wettbewerb hat uns natürlich sehr gefreut. Falls auch in Ihren Klassen viele Schülerinnen und Schüler teilnehmen wollen, wären wir Ihnen für einen kleinen internen Wettbewerb dankbar. Bitten Sie doch Ihre Schülerinnen und Schüler, unter allen angefertigten Beiträgen maximal drei in einem internen Wettstreit auszuwählen. Diese 3 Arbeiten sollten dann an uns gemailt werden. *jaja*

Und so geht es weiter:Die besten Arbeiten werden durch eine Jury ermittelt. Es gibt Geldpreise und für einige die Chance, in der Schülerjury des Sprachenfests (im Juni 2008) in Erfurt mitzuwirken.
(from: http://www.bundeswettbewerb-fremdsprachen.de/main.php?id=500)

Loneliness

2007-10-29T02:39:00.000-07:00

I´m sitting here in the darkness
And I´m waiting for forgiveness
And I hope it will come soon.

My heart is full of emptiness
What I´ve done was crazyness
I wish I could re-do.

So I hope time will take your pain
Because life without you is a shame
I´m sorry for it all.

(Jasmin Hornung)

The end of your life

2007-10-27T09:32:00.000-07:00

You can't see it,
but you know it's all around.
You can feel its hunting presence;
it's the death.

You can't hear it,
just it's victims,
when they scream for life;
not heard by the death.

You try to run away,
but you can't hide.
It follows your track,
waiting to steal your soul.

Finally, it grabs your body,
pulling you into darkness.
And you should accept:
Your life is ending here.

Stefan Rixen

Tsunami

2007-10-26T10:30:00.000-07:00

It was a sunny day
in the winter vacation,
when there were lots of people on holidays
in Spain, Italy, Turkey and in South-East Asia.
It was sunny and warm there
and nobody had the feeling
that something terrible will happen
in Thailand, that year.

The sea was very warm
and everyone was on the beach.
Some people were laughing,
some swam in the blue water.
Others just lay in the sand
and enjoyed the warm sun.
The world was so peaceful.

Then there happened something exciting that day
and no one knew, that it would end terribly:
Suddenly, the sea went away
and you could see seashells, that were little,
but then, there were lots of screams
and when you looked to the sea,
there was a monster-wave rushing to the land and it seemed
that it reached the sky and we
were small and weak and too slow to run away.

The wave came nearer and nearer
and all people tried to escape
but then the wave was there; its height was 30 meter.
It carried away everything that got in its way
and people were praying and screaming for help –
but there didn’t come any…

...then everything was quiet.
The sun shined warm and the sky was blue.
People were desperate
and they asked themselves, if it could be true,
that they were alone now and all their friends were away,
or if they woke up –
and everything was okay.

moon

2007-10-21T11:53:00.000-07:00

please dry my tears and let me sleep
please save me from the shadows of loneliness
please protect me from this harsh distress that threats to wrap me into totally gloom
abscond with and take along all the memories

donate just one night in which you don’t force me to see my mistakes
donate just one night in which you don’t force me to remember my missed fortune
donate just one night in which I don’t have to believe my one lies
only to avoid drowning in tears
just one night in which I don’t have to hide from myself

Sophie Stengel

The torture

2007-10-21T06:28:00.000-07:00

She takes the knife and thinks
About if she really should do this.
All of a sudden, the knife scratches
Through the tender skin.

It is almost done
Just about 10 minutes left.
Her hands shake when she applies
The second cut.

Her stomach growls
Due to the big torture
She is set out to.
Just one more thing to do –

Put the sliced apple
Onto a plate and enjoy it!

Philip Kern

Outside

2007-10-21T05:32:00.000-07:00

Outside

Sometimes I look
outside my window
and what I see there
is beautiful.

There is water in the fountain,
shining brightly in the sun
There are plants,
green and wonderful.

There are birds,
picking at the plants to catch their food;
and there are young birds,
just learning to fly.

If you see this picture you think:
what a wonderful world.
but if you look over the hedge
you can see a main street full of cars and trucks,
and you think:
what a sad and foggy world

Fabian Rathke

Poem

2007-10-21T05:22:00.000-07:00

A night beyond the stars

Looking up to the moon
she wondered
if the sun would ever
shine again

The stars glistened tonight
while she sat down
by the riverside
and cried in deep tearfulness

Night was cold
and the warm wind
could not comfort her
for none could ever do

As she lost her lover
a great knight
known all over the kingdom
for braveness and strength

She looked up to the sky
and hoped to see his sign
in the clouds or
the glistening of the stars

But she could neither see
nor hear anything
except the sound of the river
and the wind in the leaves

She stood up again
her face a mask of tears
one last look to the stars
Then she ended her life

Stefanie Eckmann

Aubade Example

2007-10-16T10:33:00.000-07:00

Title: Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight

lyrics can be found on: http://www.lyrics007.com/Eagle%20Eye%20Cherry%20Lyrics/Save%20Tonight%20Lyrics.html

Aubade example: Save tonight/ Pirates of the Carribean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYzMXDI0PS0

tell me what you think :)

Dark Poetry

2007-10-08T09:43:00.003-07:00

Ballad

2007-10-08T09:43:00.001-07:00

- Ballads are poems that tell a story (= narrative poems)
- Early form of entertainment, the performers were called Balladiers
- Basic form is a jambic heptameter
- Arranged in sestets or six-line-stanzas
- 2nd, 4th and 6th lines are rhyming
- It's often sung
- Their simplicity made them survive and popular
- German poets are famous for their ballads, e.g.:
>>> J.W.v. Goethe: Erlkönig>>> F. Schiller: Der Handschuh

Example of pop-Ballad:
the Ballad of Lucy Jordan
lyrics: http://www.lyricsdrive.com/lyrics/faithfull-marianne/284954/ballad-of-lucy-jordan/
youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiC_DiqMRCE

Put more examples under comments!

Limerick

2007-10-08T09:42:00.003-07:00

The Limerick is build of nonsense verses, is light and humorous.
It is a five-line-stanza/ four-line-form.
The first and the fifth line end in the same word.
Scheme: aabba/aacca;
it has a structured form and is short but sweet
+should have a single anapestic stanza!
Example:
There was an Old Man of Berlin,
Whose form was uncommonly thin;
Till once, by mistake,
Was mixed up in a cake,
So they baked that Old Man of Berlin.

"Father" of the Limericks is Edward Lear. Limericks became a popularised form with his "Book of Nonsense" in 1846.

http://www1.freewebs.com/grahamlester/classics.htm%20 : limericks by famous people!

Further examples under comments!

Aubade

2007-10-08T09:42:00.001-07:00

-it's a poem or a song
-about:greeting the morning
-lovers are seperating at break off the day
often a dialog between lovers
-form: dramatic elements
-refrain: warning of the approaching dawn-time/sunrise
- Middle Age
-place: Europe

examples:

an aubade is embedded in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, starting with the famous lines:
Wilt thou be gone? it is not yet near day:
It was the nightingale, and not the lark,
That pierc'd the fearful hollow of thine ear

Performance Poetry

2007-10-08T09:41:00.003-07:00

- also called "Stand Up Poetry" or "Slam Poetry"
- created by Marc Smith
- during the 1930s became popular
- is written for performance and for print distribution (printing)
- mixture of words and objects
-> manipulated in space by the poet
- the objects became the most important
- like a mime/action by the artist
-commonly: mixture of a song and a poem--> performed!

Famous Performance Poetrists:
Levi Tafari (Melanin, Plasticfantastic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaMEQJTsyrE)
Patience Agbabi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHyWyTpBgsA)
Benjamin Zephaniah (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78tk20rLM44)
Want to know how they talk? They have interviews on youtube as well!

Examples under comments? Or performed?

Haiku

2007-10-08T09:41:00.001-07:00

--> Japanese small poem;
first proofs for Haikus were already found in the 13th century.
> structure : - 5-7-7 syllables per line or - 5-7-5 syllables per line

Two types of Haiku :
--> Mondo: Its written by two people ( asking question and answering )
--> Sedoka: Its written by a single author

put examples for Haikus under comments!

Poetry

2007-10-08T09:39:00.000-07:00

Here we go, everyone.
Put your overviews online, right next to the topic under "comments".
I'll insert them.

Have a nice day
K. Sauer