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Ägyptisch-Deutsche Hotelfachschule

- Paul Rahn - El Gouna

‫ الجونة‬- ‫المدرسة المصرية اللمانية الفندقية باول ران‬

Techniques - Learning Vocabulary


Techniques in the classroom
Analysing texts
Conversation
Complex sentences (Conjunctions)
False friends
Feelings
Nursery Rhymes
Parts of Speech
Phrases in class
Summary Writing - Tips
True friends - part 1
True friends - part 2
Writing letters
Working with texts

Conversation

How to offer/refuse
Would you like a Coke? - Yes, I'd love to.
Yes, please.
No, thank you.
Understanding
I didn't quite get that.
Can you repeat that, please?
I didn't understand you.
How to ask/argue
Are you saying that ...?
Can you explain that?
Sorry to interrupt you, ...
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I actually wanted to say that ...


Well, ...
I don't think so.
I'm sure that ...
There's nothing more to say.
Obviously I don't need to say that ...
General
Besides ...
It doesn't matter.
Don't mention it.
I must apologize for being so late.

Complex sentences

I like football, but I don't like handball.


What other sports do you practise besides football?
I don't like coffee. - Neither do I.
I like football, especially when my team wins.
I was tired, so (that's why) I went to bed.
I like either tea or milk.
Of course I like volleyball.
Do you know if/whether Peter lives in Glasgow?
I like football although I'm often on the road.
In fact, I think that my team will win.
We're losing the match. Nevertheless we're watching it.
I go to discos in order to meet friends.
I like volleyball and tennis.
Perhaps you'll like football, too.
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- Paul Rahn - El Gouna

‫ الجونة‬- ‫المدرسة المصرية اللمانية الفندقية باول ران‬

I like football because it's interesting.


Considering he's played football for only two years, he does it
well.
I'll come to your party, unless it rains.
I don't know how to play Squash.
However the teacher explained it, I didn't understand a word of
it.
First of all I'd like to say that, ...
I like sports, for example football.

False friends (English and German)


Here you find words which can be confusing for German speaking people. In the
first column you find the German word, in the second the correct English
translation, in the third the "false friend". In the last column you find the correct
German translation of this word.
Have a look at True friends as well. There you'll find words which are the same
in German and in English.

English German correct English


false friend
word translation translation
-- -- Barkeeper bartender
-- -- Hometrainer exercise bikes (AE)
-- -- Showmaster host
wirklich,
actual aktuell topical, current
tatsächlich
durchschnittlich, suitable,
adequate adäquat
annehmber appropriate
alley Gasse, Gang Allee avenue
ambulance Krankenwagen Ambulanz BE: A & E (accident
and emergency
department)

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- Paul Rahn - El Gouna

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AE: ER (emergency
room)
ankle Fußknöchel Enkel grandchild
announcem
Ansage, Durchsage Annonce advertisment
ent
auseinander,
apart apart fancy
einzeln
art Kunst Art way, sort, kind
backside Hinterteil Rückseite back
data projector
Beamer BMW (Automarke) Beamer
computer projector
trillion (AE)
billion Milliarde Billion billion (BE) = true
friend
biro Kugelschreiber Büro office
board Tafel Bord shelf
body Körper Body bodysuit
Box
box Schachtel (Lautsprech (loud)speaker
er)
good, well-
brave mutig brav
behaved, honest
brief kurz Brief letter
briefcase Aktentasche Brieftasche wallet
Schreibtisch,
bureau Büro office
Kommode (AE)
café kleines Restaurant Kaffee coffee
Gehilfe des
Souffleurs
callboy Callboy male prostitute
(Theater) oder:
Hotelboy
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‫ الجونة‬- ‫المدرسة المصرية اللمانية الفندقية باول ران‬

caution Vorsicht Kaution bail, depostit


chef Küchenchef Chef boss
crisps (BE)
chips (BE) Pommes Chips*
chips (AE)
city Großstadt City centre, center (AE)
clever
clever klug (gerissen/ crafty
schlau)
college Hochschule Kollege colleague
durchschnittliche sehr gute
competent kompetent
Leistungen zeigen Leistungen zeigen
concept Begriff, Idee Konzept draft
Belang, Anliegen, (corporate) group
concern Konzern
Angelegenheit affiliated group
concurrenc Einverständnis,
Konkurrenz competition
e Mitwirkung
Beichte, denomination,
confession Konfession
Geständnis religion
consequent daraus folgend konsequent consistent
corn Getreide, Mais (AE) Korn grain
craft Handwerk Kraft strength
critic Kritiker Kritik criticism
curious neugierig kurios strange
Termine,
Daten
dates Verabredungen; data
(Computer)
Datteln
delicate empfindlich delikat delicious; exquisite
wahnsinnig
demented dementiert denied, refuted
(demenzkrank)
direction Richtung Direktion management
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- Paul Rahn - El Gouna

‫ الجونة‬- ‫المدرسة المصرية اللمانية الفندقية باول ران‬

dome Kuppel Dom cathedral


eagle Adler Igel hedgehog
verlobt; besetzt
engaged engagiert committed
(Telefon, WC)
to be all the same,
equal gleich egal
identical
eventually schließlich eventuell possible
immergrüne
evergreen Evergreen oldie
Pflanze
fabric Stoff Fabrik factory
Mißerfolg,
failure Fehler mistake
Versagen
familiar umgangssprachlich familiär family
famous berühmt famos splendid
Vorstellung, Fantasie
fantasy imagination
Einbildung (Kreativität)
fast schnell fast almost
Krankheit (z.B.
fever Fieber temperature
Gelbfieber)
Fleisch (als Teil des
flesh meat Fleisch (zum Essen)
Körpers)
floor Fußboden Flur hall
for 10
seit 10 Jahren seit 1996 since 1996
years
formula Formel Formular form
Bruchteil, parliamentary
fraction Fraktion
Bruchzahl party, group
genial angenehm, froh genial brilliant
gift Geschenk Gift poison
girdle Hüfthalter Gürtel belt
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Ägyptisch-Deutsche Hotelfachschule

- Paul Rahn - El Gouna

‫ الجونة‬- ‫المدرسة المصرية اللمانية الفندقية باول ران‬

glance Blick Glanz glory, shine


(Erd)boden, reason
ground Grund
gemahlen grounds (Motiv)
guesthouse Pension Gasthaus restaurant, pub
guilty schuldig gültig valid
gymnasium grammar school,
Turnhalle Gymnasium
(gym) high school (AE)
mobile (BE)
griffbereit,
mobile phone (BE)
handy brauchbar, Handy
cellphone (AE)
praktisch, nützlich
cellular phone (AE)
geschehen,
happen Happen snack
ereignen
weiterführende
high-school Bildungseinrichtun Hochschule college, university
g (Sekundarstufe)
trousers (BE)
hose Schlauch Hose
pants (AE)
housemast Heimleiter
Hausmeister caretaker, janitor
er (Internat)
Hausaufgab
housework Hausarbeit homework
en
human menschlich human humane
isoliert (z.B. isoliert (z.B.
isolate insulate
einzeln) Fenster)
legal
justice Gerechtigkeit Justiz
authorities
warehouse,
lager (Lager)bier Lager
storehouse, depot
lake See Lake brine
lecture Vortrag Lektüre reading

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Ägyptisch-Deutsche Hotelfachschule

- Paul Rahn - El Gouna

‫ الجونة‬- ‫المدرسة المصرية اللمانية الفندقية باول ران‬

lemon Zitrone Limone lime


list Liste List trick
loan Kredit, Darlehen Lohn wages
lyrics Liedtext Lyrik poetry
Filialleiter, chief executive
manager Manager
Verwalter officer (CEO)
Mappe
map Landkarte folder
(Hefter)
mark Note (Zensur) Marke brand
spezielle
marmalade Marmelade (aus Marmelade jam
Zitrusfrüchten)
massive riesig massiv solid
meaning Bedeutung Meinung opinion
menu Speisekarte Menü set meal
mess Unordnung Messe fair; mass
mice Mäuse Mais corn (AE), maize
dung (Stall)
mist leichter Nebel Mist
rubbish (Quatsch)
mundane alltäglich, profan mondän fashionable, chic
murder Mord Mörder murderer
musical
Spieldose Musikbox juke-box
box
Note
note Notiz mark
(Zensur)
Schild, Beachtung,
notice Notiz note
Benachrichtigung
novel Roman Novelle novella
old-timer Veteran Oldtimer old car, vintage car
(BE), veteran car
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(before 1916)
ordinary gewöhnlich ordinär vulgar
Packung,
packet Paket parcel
Schachtel
lächerlich, albern, emotional,
pathetic pathetisch
jämmerlich dramatic, emotive
Schirmherr,
patron Patrone cartridge
Stammkunde
personal persönlich Personal personnel, staff
petroleum Erdöl Petroleum paraffin, kerosene
photograph Foto, Bild Fotograf photographer
physician Arzt Physiker physicist
pregnant schwanger prägnant concise
principal hauptsächlich prinzipiell fundamental
untersuchen,
probe erforschen, Sonde Probe rehearsal, sample
(Medizin)
procurer Zuhälter Prokurist attorney
programme Programm
Sendung channel
(TV) (TV)
prospect Aussicht Prospekt brochure, leaflet
Versorgung,
provision Provision commission
Vorkehrung
public Öffentlichkeit Publikum audience
rabbit Hase Rabatt discount
Maß, Menge,
rate Rate instalment
Rendite
receipt Quittung Rezept
prescription
recipe Kochrezept (Arzt)
rent mieten Rente pension
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‫ الجونة‬- ‫المدرسة المصرية اللمانية الفندقية باول ران‬

rentable mietbar rentabel profitable


rock Stein, Fels Rock skirt
roman römisch Roman novel
self- selbstbewus
verlegen self-confident
conscious st
sensible vernünftig sensibel sensitive
serious ernst seriös respectable
Silikon
Silizium
(Polymerverbindun
silicon (chemisches silicone
g, Dichtungsmasse,
Element, Hableiter)
Implantatmaterial)
sin Sünde Sinn sense
Unterkleid/Unterro
slip Slip panties
ck
tuxedo, dinner
smoking Rauchen Smoking
jacket
snake Schlange Schnecke snail, slug
spices Gewürze Speisen dishes
spot Fleck, Punkt Spott ridicule, mockery
stadium Stadion Stadium stage
still (immer) noch still quiet
Stock
floor
stock Vorrat, Bestand (Etage)
Stock (Holz) stick
stool Hocker Stuhl chair
Strom
(Energie) electricity
stream Bach, Flüsschen
Strom river
(Fluss)
strong stark streng strict
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Ägyptisch-Deutsche Hotelfachschule

- Paul Rahn - El Gouna

‫ الجونة‬- ‫المدرسة المصرية اللمانية الفندقية باول ران‬

study Arbeitszimmer Studium studies


stuff Zeug, Sachen Stoff material
suit Anzug Suite suite
sympatheti mitfühlend, nice, pleasant,
sympathisch
c verständnisvoll likable
tablet Tablette Tablett tray
theme Motto Thema subject, topic
to become werden bekommen to get
jemanden die (sich) to make a fool of
to blame
Schuld geben blamieren oneself
konserviere
to conserve einsparen to preserve
n
regulieren,
kontrollieren to check, to
to control beherrschen,
(überprüfen) monitor
steuern
erfinden, to manufacture,
to fabricate fabrizieren
ausdenken to produce
jemanden
to irritate irritieren to confuse
verärgern
to mince etwas hacken Minze mint
umringen,
to mob mobben to bully
umlagern
etwas zufällig
to overhear überhören not to hear
mitbekommen
to oversee beaufsichtigen übersehen to overlook
to overtake überhohlen übernehmen to take over
to overtake überholen übernehmen to take over
to prove beweisen prüfen to check
to see; sea sehen; Meer See lake
to send verschicken senden (TV) to broadcast
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übrig haben, jmd.


to spare sparen to save
verschonen
ausgeben (Geld)
to spend spenden to donate
verbringen (Zeit)
ziellos
to wander wandern to walk
umherstreifen
sich
to wonder sich fragen to be surprised
wundern
Unternehme entrepreneur,
undertaker Leichenbestatter
r employer
vest Unterhemd Weste waistcoat, cardigan
embankment,
wall Mauer, Wand Wall
rampart
wand Zauberstab Wand wall
warehouse Lagerhaus Warenhaus department store
Wellness spa
hotel health farm
wellness Wohlbefinden
Wellness pampering
holiday weekend
when wann wenn if
where wo wer who
while während weil because, as
who wer wo where
weit
wide breit far
(entfernt)
I will ich werde ich will I want (I would like)

* The German "Chips" are crisps in British English, in American English the
German word for "Chips" is a true friend. Here are "Kartoffelchips" potato
chips.

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Ägyptisch-Deutsche Hotelfachschule

- Paul Rahn - El Gouna

‫ الجونة‬- ‫المدرسة المصرية اللمانية الفندقية باول ران‬

How you feel - How people can be


positive

Blissful
Brave
Careful
cautious
clever
concentrating
confident
curious
ecstatic
excited
fair
fantastic
friendly
glad
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‫ الجونة‬- ‫المدرسة المصرية اللمانية الفندقية باول ران‬

good
great
happy
honest
innocent
interesting
joyful
to be in love, lovestruck
meditative
nice
optimistic
pleasant
to be pleased
to be proud of
quiet
satisfied
sensible
serious
surprised
wonderful

negative

Angry

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‫ الجونة‬- ‫المدرسة المصرية اللمانية الفندقية باول ران‬

aggressive
Agonized
Arrogant
Awful
Bad
Bored
Confused
Crazy
disappointed
disbelieving
Disgusted
Enraged
Exhausted
Frightened
Frustrated
Grieving
Guilty
Helpless
Horrified
Hangover
Hurt
Hysterical
indifferent
Idiotic
to be jealous of sb
Lonely
Lovesick

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‫ الجونة‬- ‫المدرسة المصرية اللمانية الفندقية باول ران‬

Mad
mischievous
Miserable
Nasty
Nervous
Puzzled
Sad
Shocked
Sheepish
Silly
Smug
Sorry
Strange
suspicious
Stupid
Terrible
Upset

Nursery Rhymes

In winter I get up at night


and dress by yellow candle light.
In summer quite the other way
I have to go to bed by day.

What do people say


On a rainy day?
Rain, rain go away,
come again another day.
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‫ الجونة‬- ‫المدرسة المصرية اللمانية الفندقية باول ران‬

Rain on the green grass,


and rain on the tree,
rain on the house-top,
but not on me.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper


A peck of pickled pepper Peter Piper picked
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper
Where’s the peck of pickled pepper Peter Piper
picked?

The south wind


brings wet weather,
the north wind
wet and cold together.
The west wind
always brings us rain,
the east wind
blows it back again.

Down, down, yellow and brown,


the leaves fall down,
all over the town.

Father, mother, sister, brother,


hand in hand with one another.

Jack and Jill went up the hill


to fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down and broke his crown.
And Jill came tubling after.

One, two, three, four, five,


Once I caught a fish alive.
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
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‫ الجونة‬- ‫المدرسة المصرية اللمانية الفندقية باول ران‬

then I let it go again.


Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite?
The little finger on the right.

Three swiss witches watch


three swiss swatch watches.

Which swiss witch watches


which swiss swatch watch?

A rabbit ran around a rock


Around a rock a rabbit ran.

'One-One-One' was a racehorse,


'One-One' was one too.
'One-One-One' won one race,
'One-One' won one too.

Parts of Speech
In the English language there are eight parts of speech. These are:

• Adjective
• Adverb
• Conjunction
• Interjection
• Noun
• Preposition
• Pronoun
• Verb

These eight categories can be expanded e.g. by Article and Numeral. In the
following tables we concentrate on the eight main categories.
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Parts of Speech Examples


Look! He is sitting on an old chair and is
Adjective
snoring loudly.
Look! He is sitting on an old chair and is
Adverb
snoring loudly.
Look! He is sitting on an old chair and is
Conjunction
snoring loudly.
Look! He is sitting on an old chair and is
Interjection
snoring loudly.
Look! He is sitting on an old chair and is
Noun
snoring loudly.
Look! He is sitting on an old chair and is
Preposition
snoring loudly.
Look! He is sitting on an old chair and is
Pronoun
snoring loudly.
Look! He is sitting on an old chair and is
Verb
snoring loudly.

Parts of Speech Explanation


describes a noun or a pronouns (how
Adjective
something or someone is)
describes a verb, an adjective or an adverb
Adverb
(how someone does something)
Conjunction joins words or phrases
Interjection expresses a feeling
Noun names a person or a thing
expresses a connection between persons or
Preposition
things
Pronoun can substitute a noun
Verb expresses an action or a state

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‫ الجونة‬- ‫المدرسة المصرية اللمانية الفندقية باول ران‬

* Find out the correct part of speech of the following


underlined words. Write the underlined words into the
correct column:

1. Steve can play the trumpet.


2. Do you like dogs?
3. They listen to music every day.
4. She is an old lady.
5. The group went climbing in the mountains.
6. This is a fast car.
7. He did well in the test.
8. My father drives carefully.
9. Has your father ever been to Australia?
10. The play was fantastic.

Noun Auxiliary Adjective Verb Adverb

Analysing texts
These sentences can be useful for analysing texts. You only need to substitute
the red words. Have a look at Feelings and Phrases for talks for further
information.

The text
The story is about two teenagers.
The action takes place in London.
The text is divided into 5 parts.
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The characters
The main characters are Peter and Mary.
I think Peter is brave because he rescues Mary.
In line 27 he says ...
In my opinion Mandy shouldn't have gone out alone.
The characters in the story change.
At first Peter is helpless. Later he becomes brave.
Summarizing the text
The main point is that Peter likes Mandy.
The difficult thing is that Mandy doesn't see this.
The turning point in the story is when Mandy falls off the tree.
On the one hand Mandy likes Peter, on the other hand she doesn't
like his friends.
That's why ...
My opinion
I think that the story is nice.
My point of view is that ...
My first impression was ...
I like/don't like the story/poem/song.
I thought that the story would end like that.
The ending of the story didn't surprise me.
I think that this only happens in films.
I must admit that ...
The message of the story is ...

Phrases in class

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Add more words.


Are the statements right or wrong?
Ask questions.
Can I go to the toilet?
Can I help?
Can I open the window, please?
Can I say it in (German ...)?
Check your answers.
Choose two questions.
Collect information about...
Colour the picture.
Compare your words with your partner.
Complete the sentences with words from
the text.
Complete the text.
Copy the chart.
Copy the table into your folder.
Correct the mistakes.
Correct the wrong sentences.
Divide the text into five parts.
Do you agree with ...
Draw a room.
Explain...
Fill in the right words.
Find a partner.
Find arguments.
Find the questions to the answers.

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The British Academy
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Ägyptisch-Deutsche Hotelfachschule

- Paul Rahn - El Gouna

‫ الجونة‬- ‫المدرسة المصرية اللمانية الفندقية باول ران‬

Finish the story.


Give good reasons for your opinions.
Guess...
How might the story go on?
Imagine...
Listen to the CD.
Look at the pictures.
Make notes.
Make sentences.
Make up more conversations with a
partner.
Match the sentence parts.
Match the sentences to the questions.
Move your counter.
Open your textbook at page 25.
(workbook, folder, diary)
Put in the right verbs.
Put the sentences in the right order.
Put the verbs in the right groups.
Read out loud.
Remember...
Sorry, I haven't got my homework.
Sorry?
Suppose...
Swap your folder with your partner.
Talk about pets.
Talk to your partner.
Tell your form.
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Mohamed Fou'ad
An English Instructor
The British Academy
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Ägyptisch-Deutsche Hotelfachschule

- Paul Rahn - El Gouna

‫ الجونة‬- ‫المدرسة المصرية اللمانية الفندقية باول ران‬

Throw the dice.


Use ...
What is the story about?
What lines from the text go with the
pictures?
What's this in English?
Write a story.
Write about Peter.
Write the sentences in the right order.

Summary writing

Remember to summarize the text you've read. Use the following


tips:
1 Shorten the text in such a way that all facts are in the summary.
) Leave out examples, evaluations and interpretations.
2 Skim the text. You should know what is the main content of it.
) Read the headline carefully. It is important.
3 Read the text again to understand more details. You must have understood the
) whole text.
4
Make notes (use keywords). Underline important words in the text.
)
5 Form sentences with the help of your keywords. These
) sentences should reflect the main content of the text.
6 Connect the sentences using suitable conjunctions. The first
) sentence should describe the main content of the text.
7 Use Simple Present or Simple Past. Write sentences in Reported
) speech.
8
Sometimes you have to change the persons.
)

Prepared by,
Mohamed Fou'ad
An English Instructor
The British Academy
fouadpeco@yahoo.com Hurghada fouadpecco@gmail.com
Ägyptisch-Deutsche Hotelfachschule

- Paul Rahn - El Gouna

‫ الجونة‬- ‫المدرسة المصرية اللمانية الفندقية باول ران‬

9
Check your summary. Watch out for spelling mistakes.
)

True friends (English and German)


group 1: identical words

English German
Alphabet Alphabet
Altar Altar
Anorak Anorak
arm Arm
baby Baby
ball Ball
ballet Ballett
band Band
bank Bank (building)
basketball Basketball
bitter Bitter
blind Blind
blond Blond
boss Boss
bring Bringen
bus Bus
butter Butter
chance Chance
code Code
computer Computer

Prepared by,
Mohamed Fou'ad
An English Instructor
The British Academy
fouadpeco@yahoo.com Hurghada fouadpecco@gmail.com
Ägyptisch-Deutsche Hotelfachschule

- Paul Rahn - El Gouna

‫ الجونة‬- ‫المدرسة المصرية اللمانية الفندقية باول ران‬

cousin Cousin
dessert Dessert
drama Drama
experiment Experiment
extra Extra
fair Fair
fan Fan
film Film
find Finden
finger Finger
firm Firma
fit Fit
frost Frost
function Funktion
gas Gas
gold Gold
golf Golf
hammer Hammer
hand Hand
hotel Hotel
hunger Hunger
ideal Ideal
illusion Illusion
instrument Instrument
jeans Jeans
kindergarten
Kindergarten
pre-school (AE)

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Mohamed Fou'ad
An English Instructor
The British Academy
fouadpeco@yahoo.com Hurghada fouadpecco@gmail.com
Ägyptisch-Deutsche Hotelfachschule

- Paul Rahn - El Gouna

‫ الجونة‬- ‫المدرسة المصرية اللمانية الفندقية باول ران‬

kitsch Kitsch
material Material
mental Mental
minus Minus
modern Modern
moment Moment
museum Museum
name Name
nation Nation
orange Orange
pack Packen
partner Partner
person Person
pilot Pilot
plus Plus
pony Pony
post Post
pudding Pudding
pullover Pullover
radio Radio
rest Rest
ring Ring
rose Rose
rucksack Rucksack
singer Singer
ski Ski
sofa Sofa

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Mohamed Fou'ad
An English Instructor
The British Academy
fouadpeco@yahoo.com Hurghada fouadpecco@gmail.com
Ägyptisch-Deutsche Hotelfachschule

- Paul Rahn - El Gouna

‫ الجونة‬- ‫المدرسة المصرية اللمانية الفندقية باول ران‬

spray Spray
stress Stress
talent Talent
taxi Taxi
team Team
test Test
text Text
tiger Tiger
toast Toast
toilet Toilette
trainer Trainer
uniform Uniform
vase Vase
video Video
volleyball Volleyball
waldsterben Waldsterben
warm Warm
wind Wind
winter Winter
wolf Wolf
zebra Zebra

group 2: nearly identical words

English German
accent Akzent
alcohol Alkohol
article Artikel

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Mohamed Fou'ad
An English Instructor
The British Academy
fouadpeco@yahoo.com Hurghada fouadpecco@gmail.com
Ägyptisch-Deutsche Hotelfachschule

- Paul Rahn - El Gouna

‫ الجونة‬- ‫المدرسة المصرية اللمانية الفندقية باول ران‬

assistant Assistent
automatic automatisch
banana Banane
bed Bett
to begin Beginnen
bible Bibel
beer Bier
Biology Biologie
blouse Bluse
bomb Bombe
brown Braun
buffet Büfett
bull Bulle
bush Busch
elephant Elefant
expert Experte
fall Fallen
figure Figur (Körper)
fish Fisch
function Funktion
garden Garten
Geography Geografie
glass Glas
grass Gras
grill Grillen
gymnastics Gymnastik
hen Henne

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Mohamed Fou'ad
An English Instructor
The British Academy
fouadpeco@yahoo.com Hurghada fouadpecco@gmail.com
Ägyptisch-Deutsche Hotelfachschule

- Paul Rahn - El Gouna

‫ الجونة‬- ‫المدرسة المصرية اللمانية الفندقية باول ران‬

horizon Horizont
horoscope Horoskop
hat Hut
insect Insekt
coffee Kaffee
calendar Kalender
candidate Kandidat
carrot Karotte
card Karte (allgemein)
carton Karton
cassette Kassette
cathedral Kathedrale
class Klasse
complex Komplex
continent Kontinent
control Kontrolle
concept Konzept
concert Konzert
corn Korn
corridor Korridor
costume Kostüm
cultural Kulturell
course Kurs
cellar Keller
club Klub
lip Lippe
manuscript Manuskript

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Mohamed Fou'ad
An English Instructor
The British Academy
fouadpeco@yahoo.com Hurghada fouadpecco@gmail.com
Ägyptisch-Deutsche Hotelfachschule

- Paul Rahn - El Gouna

‫ الجونة‬- ‫المدرسة المصرية اللمانية الفندقية باول ران‬

market Markt
march Marsch
Mathematics Mathematik
medicine Medizin
metal Metall
metre Meter
method Methode
milk Milch
music Musik
nerves Nerven
oil Öl
opera Oper
ocean Ozean
party Partei
patient Patient
Physics Physik
politics Politik
president Präsident
radical Radikal
rat Ratte
respect Respekt
reception Rezeption
salt Salz
singer Sänger
smuggler Schmuggler
shock Schock
second Sekunde

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Mohamed Fou'ad
An English Instructor
The British Academy
fouadpeco@yahoo.com Hurghada fouadpecco@gmail.com
Ägyptisch-Deutsche Hotelfachschule

- Paul Rahn - El Gouna

‫ الجونة‬- ‫المدرسة المصرية اللمانية الفندقية باول ران‬

silver Silber
socks Socken
summer Sommer
sport (nicht
Sport
Schulfach!)
style Stil
storm Sturm
strategy Strategie
systematically systematisch
tactics Taktik
temperature Temperatur
title Titel
tomato Tomate
tractor Traktor
underworld Unterwelt
worm Wurm
centre, center (AE) Zentrum

Example of an informal letter

2nd
May
Dear John(,)
Thanks for your last letter and the nice
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Mohamed Fou'ad
An English Instructor
The British Academy
fouadpeco@yahoo.com Hurghada fouadpecco@gmail.com
Ägyptisch-Deutsche Hotelfachschule

- Paul Rahn - El Gouna

‫ الجونة‬- ‫المدرسة المصرية اللمانية الفندقية باول ران‬

photos................
............................................................................................
.........................
Sorry, but I have to finish.
Hope to hear from you again.
Take care,
Peter

tips:
- the date: top right hand corner (day/month-BE - or month/day-AE)
- comma after name not necessary, but begin after that with a CAPITAL letter
- ending: Take care, Cheers, Yours, Love, then a comma and your name

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Mohamed Fou'ad
An English Instructor
The British Academy
fouadpeco@yahoo.com Hurghada fouadpecco@gmail.com

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