Small Talk - Seite 6

Jack · Ehrenmoderator Anmeldungsdatum: 09.04.2006 Beiträge: 549

Note that it's "drunken" only before a noun, like "drunken people". In other cases it's "drunk" ("let's get drunk" / "I'm drunk"). smile

Leah · Anmeldungsdatum: 03.09.2008 Beiträge: 38

Hello to everybody

i have a question, is there anybody who has already the topic ´´The UNITED KINGDOm´´ at school, because we will have this topic and i don´t know what it could be. because i want to learn before we start with it?
I am at the 12 th grade..
i would be glad with any answer you give me..
thank you

Joefish · Anmeldungsdatum: 20.02.2007 Beiträge: 54 Wohnort: Würzburg

@Jack:

Yeah right.. Sorry.
But if I'm writing it's hard for me to look for mistakes in grammar 'cause if I did that I would spend over an hour..
So I'm sorry for that. I'll try to getting better but I can't promise anything ^^

@Leah:

I think that I dealed with that topic in the 9th grade but that's long time ago..
But if you have some questions I'll try to answer them.
Have you already searched on the Internet for information?

Leah · Anmeldungsdatum: 03.09.2008 Beiträge: 38

@Joefish

First of all thank you for trying to help me.
So I have searched for topics which is typical to talk about this country like USA and the american dream but i didn´t find anything.
you have already this topic in your 9 th grade so you can help me maybe. It will be very nice if you tell me what you have done at that time.which topics was the headlines. because in the internet i just find out that they have many problems with the `´kolonien´´ and ´´ die wurden unterdrückt ´´ etc..
It would be a pleasure to me if you can help me...please

Jack · Ehrenmoderator Anmeldungsdatum: 09.04.2006 Beiträge: 549

@Joefish: You needn't be sorry, I just thought I'd tell you guys 'cause this forum is a place to improve your English. And as you know, nobody's perfect anyway smile

chocolate4ever · Anmeldungsdatum: 09.04.2008 Beiträge: 180

Oh hey Leah. I also had that topic. I think it was in the 5th grade.
And this year we were talking about emigration an imigration to the United Kingdom.

Herbststurm · Anmeldungsdatum: 05.09.2008 Beiträge: 19 Wohnort: Freiburg i. Brsg.

Today will be a productice day, I hope so... Schläfer

chocolate4ever · Anmeldungsdatum: 09.04.2008 Beiträge: 180

Leah · Anmeldungsdatum: 03.09.2008 Beiträge: 38

@chocolate4ever

hi..in which class are you, if i can ask you ?
so..have you some resources for me..it would be great..!!
And i will deliver a presentation soon about any topic which is about traditions and change and of course about UK..

would you suggest me some topics or something like that..

thank you bye

chocolate4ever · Anmeldungsdatum: 09.04.2008 Beiträge: 180

hey Leah
I'm in class 10.
haha the only resources I've got are my English books.
The name of them are English G Book ehm....I think 6 for 'Gymnasium Bayern'.
Well I don't know a lot about tradition I can only tell you the topics of this year.
Welcome to Britain-The Empire Windrush
Minotities in England

there's also a text of a woman:
This is my England by Andrea Levy, oublished in The Guardian, 19 Feb. 2000

well that's all. I don't think I can really help you a lot but if I find something I will tell you.

Leah · Anmeldungsdatum: 03.09.2008 Beiträge: 38

Hi chocolate4ever

thank you for this that´s very sweet of you..
ok i´ll look at this book if i find it at the library ok..

thanx again

chocolate4ever · Anmeldungsdatum: 09.04.2008 Beiträge: 180

Hey Leah!

You're welcome!

Leah · Anmeldungsdatum: 03.09.2008 Beiträge: 38

Hey chocolate4ever

sooo you are in the 10tg grade, aren´t you?
So i have to admit that your english is very good, because i think i couldn´t talk like as i was in the 10th grade,,
so gratualtions..
i luv dis language..so i write it in slang wit ma friends..this language is i think the best and then i like turkish..but i can´t talk..lol
in my opinion german is a difficult language.sooo what do you think about it ???

Bye

chocolate4ever · Anmeldungsdatum: 09.04.2008 Beiträge: 180

Hey Leah!

thanks. I think my english is that good 'cause I've been to the USA for a month ( I know that's not very long) and I'm speaking english with my cousins.

Well you see how I spek english smile

My favorite languages are english and vietnamese. And I am from Viet-Nam^^

Well I guess German is hard to learn. And I don't really think that it's a very beautiful language. But even though I like it.
The sound of this language sounds hard for other peeps^^

greets

Leah · Anmeldungsdatum: 03.09.2008 Beiträge: 38

Hey wonderful girl (chocolate4ever)

how are you, i haven´t heard from you a long time.
So taht´s good that you can speak english because you can improve me..heh? what do you think about it..lol
Rock

Woow anytime i wanna go to USA too. I love this language and the states. soo you are a lucky girl.
So what kind of movies do you like, or series ?
Foe example my favorite series is KING OF QUEENS, i love leah remini and kevin james..but unfurtunately it ends. And movies mhmmm i have many faves. e.g. a classic one is Titanic,Hitch-Date doctor, Romeo must die, every movie of brad pitt etc..now i will watch the new movie from kevin james-mall cop and from jim carey- der ja sager-..

PS: can you explain me please the difference between it´s and its, thank you
have a nice day
TC

chocolate4ever · Anmeldungsdatum: 09.04.2008 Beiträge: 180

hehe. well I know I'm wonderfull ;-)
hm I don't no whether I can improve you but I can try!

well I haven't been here for a long time because I had a really bad report card. So I'm only at the computer at the weekend.

Well my fave series are Dr. House, I love him, CSI:Miami, Numb3rs and Criminal Minds. My parents hate me watching them haha. they say it's not god for me 'cause it's making me crazy xD

my favorite movies are Electra, Equilibrium-Killer of Emotion, Charlie's Angels, So Close, Wanted etc.
well, to cut the matter short, I love action movies^^

well the difference between "its" and "it's":

"its" is a pssesive pronoun and meens "seiner, seines, seine" or also "ihr ihre, ihren, ihrer, ihres, ihrem".

"it's" is the short form for " it is".

greets TB

Leah · Anmeldungsdatum: 03.09.2008 Beiträge: 38

@chocolate4ever

hey sweety,
well, your parents´s behaviour is normal, i can understand her as well as you, because i am like you and i think every person in our age is so.
so take it easy..lol Big Laugh

Mhmmm so i have understand it now, it´s and its, so would you say for example, ,,this its sister´´ instead of to say ,,this is her sister´´.
if ma example is wrong would you please give me an example please..
oki darling soo what´re your hobbies...

bye greetings TC

chocolate4ever · Anmeldungsdatum: 09.04.2008 Beiträge: 180

haha Leah,

I just watch the series. whatever they are sayin' xD

Well I guess your sentence is right. But it sounds really strange^^
so actually I wouldn't say it.

Jack · Ehrenmoderator Anmeldungsdatum: 09.04.2006 Beiträge: 549

Well your sentence with "its" is definitely missing a verb, so it isn't grammatically correct (that's why it sounds strange, too). If you want to know how to use "its", have a look at the following examples:

The man (he) and his dog are walking down the street.

The woman (she) and her daughter are buying some toys.

The car (it) looks good, but its motor is broken.

So what chocolate4ever told you about the German meaning of the word is basically right, but you can only use it with nouns that can be replaced with "it".

Leah · Anmeldungsdatum: 03.09.2008 Beiträge: 38

Owww ok...now i have understand it..thank you..very very much..
Rock

chocolate4ever · Anmeldungsdatum: 09.04.2008 Beiträge: 180

damn it! I want to have summer! sunshine!

Leah · Anmeldungsdatum: 03.09.2008 Beiträge: 38

@chocolate4ever

Yes i wanna summer and holidays too...well i think it's ''just'' in 5 month-- Augenzwinkern

bye

Leah · Anmeldungsdatum: 03.09.2008 Beiträge: 38

Hey guys-...

I just wanna know how do you think about the crime in UK...
because i have read TIMES and there was this article..i just write an paragrap of it...
,, An epidemic of violnce, crime abnd durnkennnes has made britain scared of izs young. What´s causing the crises??

---here is my opinion then i would like to hear your opinion...

So in my mind the next generation will be worse..if teh y don´t change something. e.g. the goverment has to conrol people more.
it can´t be that a 11 year old kid have a gun in his hand..that is very irresponslble.
And if they don´t change something everybody haven´t the gust to go out while the people who are in crime devide and seperate themselves more from the social life...
Now it´s your turn..
BYE

chocolate4ever · Anmeldungsdatum: 09.04.2008 Beiträge: 180

So as nobody has anything to say to Leah's comment I 'll start with something different.

I'm sure you all heared about the Beer festival in Munich. which ended just 3 days ago.
do you think all this stuff about it on tv was exaggerated or were all these warnings well founded?

greets chocolate

MI · Administrator Anmeldungsdatum: 22.01.2005 Beiträge: 1140 Wohnort: München

Well, let's say that at least for London, Leah's comment really is correct. The toll of brutal attacks among London's youth has risen alarmingly during the last years as far as I know (and it is not just one TIMES article that addressed this matter). I believe the reasons to be quite complex, but a great part will probably be a lack of occupation and future perspective. Paired with a world of alianation and hopelesness, this leads to vicious circle of decreasing self-esteem and increasing readiness to commit crimes.

Just a short comment about my view on this topic.

Greetings
MI

simply · Anmeldungsdatum: 28.04.2010 Beiträge: 1

Hi,
this seems to be a very nice site to improve one's English. smile

Therefore it's a real pity that no one's around here anymore.

In fact, my English is rather miserable, so I'm looking urgently for something to counteract this.^^
So, how do/did you learn the language?

best greetings

chocolate4ever · Anmeldungsdatum: 09.04.2008 Beiträge: 180

i know it's been 7 months now but i learned english through reading books and traveling a lot. and watching the movies in english helps too smile

Pablo · Anmeldungsdatum: 23.11.2010 Beiträge: 192

Hello MI

I learn every day english and I hope that my english is anytime so good as yours. I am going to England this summer for three weeks. I will improve my english and see the land and the people. I am going to live in a British Family where I can see the real British life. The city calls Bournemouth and is a nice rural touristplace with beach at the seaside.

I am going to an English school there and i want to doing a journey to Cambridge, Oxford and London when I am in Bournemouth.

Iam very excited and and happy about this travelidea.

Maybe I can send you a letter from Bournemouth (:

Regards, Your friend

Pablo

Also ich schreibe das alles frei raus ohne nachzuschauen oder sowas, ist mein englisch okay für nen anfänger? lerne gerade mal seit 5 Monaten etwa englisch.

MI · Administrator Anmeldungsdatum: 22.01.2005 Beiträge: 1140 Wohnort: München

Pablo · Anmeldungsdatum: 23.11.2010 Beiträge: 192

Thank you for the correction MI

Can you tell me something about your travel to England, please?
It is anything speciallious that I must eat or anything that i must see? I am going to do journeys to London, Cambridge and Oxford and I will see and do as much as it has.

Wink

MI · Administrator Anmeldungsdatum: 22.01.2005 Beiträge: 1140 Wohnort: München

Pablo · Anmeldungsdatum: 23.11.2010 Beiträge: 192

okay that sounds nice. Do you think after 3 weeks study and live in England, my english will be better?

MI · Administrator Anmeldungsdatum: 22.01.2005 Beiträge: 1140 Wohnort: München

Pablo · Anmeldungsdatum: 23.11.2010 Beiträge: 192

Thank you. I hope so. In which cities where you ever been in UK?

MI · Administrator Anmeldungsdatum: 22.01.2005 Beiträge: 1140 Wohnort: München

Pablo · Anmeldungsdatum: 23.11.2010 Beiträge: 192

Hi, okay. At this time I will prefer ''Have you ever been''.

Your tavelstoryies about England sounds nice. What was the most marvellous thing oder day that you remember in your travel in England?

MI · Administrator Anmeldungsdatum: 22.01.2005 Beiträge: 1140 Wohnort: München

Pablo · Anmeldungsdatum: 23.11.2010 Beiträge: 192

Do you mean soccer or American football? And in what kind of school were you in England?

MI · Administrator Anmeldungsdatum: 22.01.2005 Beiträge: 1140 Wohnort: München

Since I was in England, by "football" I mean the only real kind of football, which in North-America and Oceania is called soccer Augenzwinkern

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I attended an all-boys catholic comprehensive school (well, it was called "all-boys", but the sixth-form was mixed). Nothing special, no boarding school, since they usually are much more expensive.

Greetings
MI