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
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Chapter Seven - pages 59-62
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
Monday, June 2, 2008
Chapter four- pages 38-43
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
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
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Übersetzungstext "Das britische Dilemma"
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.
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.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Chapter 3 - (un)arranged marriage
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
- 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
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
-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
Sunday, May 25, 2008
(un)arranged marriage- bali rai
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
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
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