British English and American English
The following list contains 10 pairs - a British word and its American equivalent. Try to find the right American word for the British one:
flat, sidewalk, chips, liquor store, lorry, French fries, lift, courgette, freeway, toilet, apartment, pavement, off-license, truck, zucchini, highway, rest room, elevator
Intentions in the future
Put the following words into the sentences:
to do 'd would 's are 'm
1.) Peter going to study philosophy.
2.) What you want to do today?
3.) What you like for your birthday?
4.) Lukas wants visit us next week.
5.) I like to go for a long ride tomorrow
6.) Where you going on holiday?
7.) I going out for a snack.
Indirekte Rede/Reported speech
Bei der Übertragung der direkten Rede in die indirekte Rede, müssen zwei Regeln beachtet werden:
1.) Nur wenn der Einleitungssatz in der Vergangenheit steht, findet eine Zeitverschiebung im Hauptsatz statt.
Z.B. X said, Y explained, Z told us.
2.) In der Indirekten Rede müssen sowohl die Verbformen als auch die Pronomen und Orts- und Zeitangaben verändert werden.
Z.B. Lisa: "I will have a meeting with my co-workers tomorrow." Lisa said that she would have a meeting with her co-workers the next day.
Wichtige Regeln zum Gebrauch des Subjunctives
Present Subjunctive (“Infinitiv-Form” auch in der 3. Person!) folgt nach that (Signalwort!) bei Verben des Wünschens, Aufforderns, Verlangens:
E.g.: Her brother advised that she go and see a doctor.
Adjectives, comparatives, superlatives
Jedes Adjektiv weist eine positive, eine komparative und eine superlative Form auf. In der folgenden Übung betrachten wir die Steigerungsformen der Verben good und bad.
Ergänzen Sie die richtige Form der Adjektive.
1.) His French is (good) __________. It´s (good) __________ than his wife´s.
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