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Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Wohnung (Home).

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A Level

  1. I have been living here for three years.
  2. My friend would like to have a house with a garden.
  3. Can you open the windows?
  4. Did you lock the door?
  5. The house has three bedrooms.
  6. They are talking to the estate agent.
  7. The heating bill was very high.
  8. She lives on the top floor of a housing block.
  9. The bathroom is upstairs.
  10. He is in the kitchen.

B Level

  1. I think I will put the new rug in the living room.
  2. The rent for apartments in large cities like Munich and Frankfurt is very high.
  3. We had to buy a new kitchen when we moved into the new flat.
  4. We have a great view from our balcony onto the sea.
  5. Home is where the heart is.
  6. Most of the rooms were damaged in the flood.
  7. The garage has enough room for two cars.
  8. Do you see that house on the corner? That’s the house that they should have bought.
  9. Now that our children are older, they need separate bedrooms, so we have been looking into buying a new house.
  10. She enjoyed sitting out on the porch in the afternoon, watching the Sun set under the sea while sipping from a glass of wine.
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C Level

  1. In theory, there is nothing wrong with drying your laundry in the basement. However, it is important to make sure that the basement is properly ventilated, otherwise, your clothes can smell musty and mold might start to grow on the walls. So make sure that the humidity in the basement is not too high.
  2. Finding one or more flatmates is a popular way of cutting the cost for many young tenants. The figures show that two people aged in their 20s sharing a two-bedroom flat in Manchester could pay just over 20% of their income on rent.
  3. For many years after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, and the reunification of Germany, Berlin had a reputation for cheap rents. A supply of large Soviet-style housing blocks in what was East Berlin helped. But those days are well and truly over. Last year a study for real estate IT firm Immowelt found monthly rents in Berlin had more than doubled in a decade.

Feel free to do as many or few as you wish!

‼️ Please write your answers in a Google doc and post the link to it in #writing with at least suggestion permissions on the doc. Please wrap the link in < > so others are not spoiled.

🏓 To get regular notifications of new sentences, join the translation group by pressing the "Translation" button in #850404908946423828.

The previous sentences can be found here: https://cutt.ly/XtAhE2N (not yet completely updated)
The answers for the previous months can be found: https://cutt.ly/0tAhZw8 (not all answers yet available)

🐴 If you have any feedback or would like to contribute to the translation group, let us know in #community-discussion

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Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Universität (University).

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A Level

  1. What are you studying at university?
  2. She is very nervous about the exam tomorrow.
  3. We walked around the campus on our first day.
  4. Most students take notes during a lecture.
  5. She is graduating tonight.
  6. The lectures are really interesting.
  7. Are you going to uni tomorrow?
  8. He is studying for his PhD.
  9. What course did you apply to?
  10. In many European countries, it is possible to study without tuition fees.

B Level

  1. Make sure you enroll before the deadline!
  2. Unfortunately, she failed her exam and will have to sit it again next month.
  3. He has only attended two lectures this semester, he is definitely going to fail.
  4. The exams consist of a written and an oral section.
  5. She matriculated at the university and will begin to take classes in autumn.
  6. Our professor is never there during his office hours and never answers his emails.
  7. He chose history as his major and French as his minor.
  8. A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further their education.
  9. Oxford university was founded before the Aztec empire.
  10. If universities in England really need to have tuition fees of £9,250, how can they offer taught postgraduate courses for as little as £5,100?
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C Level

  1. In addition to the restriction on the number of university students in Germany as a whole, some universities have their own additional restrictions for particular subjects.
  2. In modern usage the word ‘university’ has come to mean “An institution of higher education offering tuition in mainly non-vocational subjects and typically having the power to confer degrees”.
  3. An undergraduate or bachelors degree is a widely recognised higher-education qualification, while a postgraduate or masters degree is a course of study undertaken after an undergraduate degree has been attained. Usually, a postgraduate degree is studied in order to develop specialist knowledge and expertise in a chosen subject.

Feel free to do as many or few as you wish!

‼️ Please write your answers in a Google doc and post the link to it in #writing with at least suggestion permissions on the doc. Please wrap the link in < > so others are not spoiled.

🏓 To get regular notifications of new sentences, join the translation group by pressing the "Translation" button in #850404908946423828.

The previous sentences can be found here: https://cutt.ly/XtAhE2N (not yet completely updated)
The answers for the previous months can be found: https://cutt.ly/0tAhZw8 (not all answers yet available)

🐴 If you have any feedback or would like to contribute to the translation group, let us know in #community-discussion

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:loudspeaker: Aoi issued a ping for Writing

We are introducing a new writing task: The 5 Words Writing Challenge!
It's quite simple: you should write a text consisting of at least 5 sentences and using all 5 of the words of a prompt at least once.

FAQ:
Q: How long does my text have to be?
A: Preferably not too short, but there are no strict limits, so you can make it as short or as long as you'd like. Just don't forget that you should write at least 5 sentences!

Q: Do I necessarily have to write a text? Are other forms of writing such as poems allowed?
A: Feel free to write whatever you wish! Think of the writing task as an inspiration. You can show off your creativity and write a long text with a narrative or simply write 5 basic sentences as practice.

Q: Does my text have to be cohesive and make sense?
A: It's strongly encouraged that you write a coherent text, but it's not strictly necessary. For example, if you are a beginner and can't write texts yet you could write 5 separate sentences using each word.

Q: Do I have to use the words exactly as they are given?
A: No, the prompts contain the base forms of the words, feel free to use other grammatical forms as needed to fit in your sentences.

Q: Can I pick both prompts or a prompt that doesn't correspond to my level?
**A:**The difficulty of the prompts doesn't refer to the expected level of the text, but to the difficulty of the words themselves. Feel free to pick whichever/however many prompts you'd like.

Q: Do I have to use the words in order?
A: No, feel free to use them in whatever order you want.

dim loom
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Here are the prompts for this week:
Beginner: Ast, schläfrig, essen, Schutz, falten

Advanced: Rille, öde, schlendern, begraben, Funke

Submitting your work 📝
Post your text in #writing to be reviewed and corrected. If you are not sure how the channel works, check out #writing-info.

Receiving notifications for writing tasks 🏓
Subscribe to the Writing role in #850404908946423828 if you want to be notified for future writing tasks.

Feedback, questions or suggestions 🗨️
If you have any feedback, questions or an idea for a study task, feel free to bring them up in #community-discussion.

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Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Kunst (Art).

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A Level

  1. Do you like drawing?
  2. What will you be painting tomorrow?
  3. I want to buy some new brushes and paint on the weekend.
  4. Do you like modern art?
  5. She sketched the animals on the hill.
  6. The paintings of Leonardo da Vinci are well known.
  7. I have a sketchbook full of drawings of animals.
  8. The Museum of Art in Basel is the oldest public museum of art in the world.
  9. She is a graphic artist.
  10. It takes a lot time to create an animation.

B Level

  1. The artist got the opportunity to exhibit her artwork at a famous gallery.
  2. Several very expensive paintings were stolen last night from a museum.
  3. Are you sure that you’ve bought the original and it’s not a forgery?
  4. The crowd cheered as youths dragged down a monument of the overthrown regime.
  5. He sculpted the statue of a woman out of a large block of ice.
  6. A mural is a large painting or artwork, which is generally designed for and created on the wall or ceiling of a public building or church.
  7. Artistic works have existed for almost as long as humankind.
  8. He sketched the head with a pencil, and then inked the outline. Once he was done, he erased the pencil marks.
  9. One of Banksy's most known artworks, Girl With Balloon, is shredded in its frame after a winning bid of more than £1 million is accepted at auction.
  10. Artistic freedom, the right to imagine, create, and distribute artwork free of governmental censorship, is restricted in large parts of the world.
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C Level

  1. Painting slavery with a broad brush in literature, film and even political debate has kept us from knowing the real horror and heroism of the institution.
  2. Although street art may be ubiquitous around the world, the popularity of its artistic expression is relatively recent. Street art has undergone a major transformation in public opinion to become socially accepted and respected in some public places.
  3. Since ancient times, much of the finest art has represented a deliberate display of wealth or power, often achieved by using massive scale and expensive materials. Much art has been commissioned by political rulers or religious establishments, with more modest versions only available to the most wealthy in society.

Feel free to do as many or few as you wish!

‼️ Please write your answers in a Google doc and post the link to it in #writing with at least suggestion permissions on the doc. Please wrap the link in < > so others are not spoiled.

🏓 To get regular notifications of new sentences, join the translation group by pressing the "Translation" button in #850404908946423828.

The previous sentences can be found here: https://cutt.ly/XtAhE2N (not yet completely updated)
The answers for the previous months can be found: https://cutt.ly/0tAhZw8 (not all answers yet available)

🐴 If you have any feedback or would like to contribute to the translation group, let us know in #community-discussion

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:loudspeaker: Aoi issued a ping for Writing

Week 2 of the 5 Words Writing Challenge!
The task is simple: you should write a text consisting of at least 5 sentences and using all 5 of the words of a prompt at least once.

FAQ:
Q: How long does my text have to be?
A: Preferably not too short, but there are no strict limits, so you can make it as short or as long as you'd like. Just don't forget that you should write at least 5 sentences!

Q: Do I necessarily have to write a text? Are other forms of writing such as poems allowed?
A: Feel free to write whatever you wish! Think of the writing task as an inspiration. You can show off your creativity and write a long text with a narrative or simply write 5 basic sentences as practice.

Q: Does my text have to be cohesive and make sense?
A: It's strongly encouraged that you write a coherent text, but it's not strictly necessary. For example, if you are a beginner and can't write texts yet you could write 5 separate sentences using each word.

Q: Do I have to use the words exactly as they are given?
A: No, the prompts contain the base forms of the words, feel free to use other grammatical forms as needed to fit in your sentences.

Q: Can I pick both prompts or a prompt that doesn't correspond to my level?
**A:**The difficulty of the prompts doesn't refer to the expected level of the text, but to the difficulty of the words themselves. Feel free to pick whichever/however many prompts you'd like.

Q: Do I have to use the words in order?
A: No, feel free to use them in whatever order you want.

dim loom
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Here are the prompts for this week:
Beginner: Kuh, reisen, niedlich, Marmelade, schicken

Advanced: Seele, täuschen, süchtig, leuchten, herausfinden

Submitting your work 📝
Post your text in #writing to be reviewed and corrected. If you are not sure how the channel works, check out #writing-info.

Receiving notifications for writing tasks 🏓
Subscribe to the Writing role in #850404908946423828 if you want to be notified for future writing tasks.

Feedback, questions or suggestions 🗨️
If you have any feedback, questions or an idea for a study task, feel free to bring them up in #community-discussion.

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Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Vögel (Birds).

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A Level

  1. The seagull stole my sandwich!
  2. My favourite bird is the golden eagle.
  3. The Emperor penguin is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species.
  4. Most birds build their nests in trees or on cliffsides.
  5. The bird flapped its wings.
  6. Pelicans have very large beaks.
  7. The bee hummingbird is the smallest living bird.
  8. The birdsong of the woodlark is very peaceful.
  9. Swans can be very aggressive.
  10. I wish I could fly like a bird.

B Level

  1. The big swan walked forward and spread its wings.
  2. Birds are building a nest in the tree in our garden.
  3. The wings of the barn owl make no sound when they are beaten.
  4. Birds of a feather flock together.
  5. The migrating birds' flight took them to Africa.
  6. Owls primarily hunt at night.
  7. A falcon was soaring over the plain, looking for prey.
  8. The trope that pirates kept parrots as pets is almost certainly grounded in reality.
  9. Many people enjoy feeding bread to ducks and geese at their local ponds, but this can do them more harm than good.
  10. Cuckoos don't bother building their own nests; they just lay eggs that perfectly mimic those of other birds and take over their nests.
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C Level

  1. Pigeons, like many other birds, bob their heads while walking. It is believed that this is done to help them with depth perception.
  2. The longest beak in relation to body length is that of the sword-billed hummingbird of the Andes. At 4 inches, the beak is longer than the bird’s body (excluding the tail).
  3. Birds of prey, or raptors, include species of bird that primarily hunt and feed on vertebrates that are large relative to the hunter. Additionally, they have keen eyesight for detecting food at a distance or during flight, strong feet equipped with talons for grasping or killing prey, and powerful, curved beaks for tearing flesh.

Feel free to do as many or few as you wish!

‼️ Please write your answers in a Google doc and post the link to it in #writing with at least suggestion permissions on the doc. Please wrap the link in < > so others are not spoiled.

🏓 To get regular notifications of new sentences, join the translation group by pressing the "Translation" button in #850404908946423828.

The previous sentences can be found here: https://cutt.ly/XtAhE2N (not yet completely updated)
The answers for the previous months can be found: https://cutt.ly/0tAhZw8 (not all answers yet available)

🐴 If you have any feedback or would like to contribute to the translation group, let us know in #community-discussion

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Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Bau (Construction).

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A Level

  1. We want to build a house.
  2. Is the cement ready?
  3. Drill a hole here.
  4. Do we have enough bricks left?
  5. The builders have arrived.
  6. Pass me the screwdriver please.
  7. You are not allowed on the construction site.
  8. We are missing a nail.
  9. We will have to hire a carpenter.
  10. My parents want to renovate their kitchen.

B Level

  1. Traffic was diverted due to roadworks.
  2. The bridge is still under construction, and will likely not be finished in time.
  3. A crane is used for lifting things to very high places, such as tall buildings.
  4. Builders began erecting scaffolding around the church’s spire.
  5. Everyone must have a hard hat on before they may enter the building site.
  6. We used the wrong screw. You will need to pull that one out.
  7. Excavators are used to dig deep holes, such as for the foundation of a new building, or to move rubble.
  8. Loosen the nut with the spanner behind you please.
  9. Check with the (spirit) level if the table is stable.
  10. Construction is one of the most dangerous occupations in the world, incurring more occupational fatalities than any other sector in both the United States and in the European Union.
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C Level

  1. Skirting is a material that is used to cover up the join between the floor and a wall in the interior of a building.
  2. Small-scale production of concrete-like materials was pioneered by the Nabatean traders who occupied and controlled a series of oases and developed a small empire in the regions of southern Syria and northern Jordan from the 4th century BC.
  3. The first known construction cranes were invented by the Ancient Greeks and were powered by men or beasts of burden, such as donkeys. These cranes were used for the construction of tall buildings. Larger cranes were later developed, employing the use of human treadwheels, permitting the lifting of heavier weights.

Feel free to do as many or few as you wish!

‼️ Please write your answers in a Google doc and post the link to it in #writing with at least suggestion permissions on the doc. Please wrap the link in < > so others are not spoiled.

🏓 To get regular notifications of new sentences, join the translation group by pressing the "Translation" button in #850404908946423828.
🐴 If you have any feedback or would like to contribute to the translation group, let us know in #community-discussion

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:loudspeaker: Pferd issued a ping for Translation

A bit late, but here the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Luftfahrt (Aviation).

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A Level

  1. I hope my flight isn’t delayed.
  2. Our plane leaves at around midday.
  3. The plane will land soon.
  4. The airport has two terminals.
  5. She is scared of flying.
  6. What’s your seat number?
  7. Her plane is taking off now.
  8. He is waiting for her in the departure area.
  9. Do you see the helicopter?
  10. We need to get our luggage.

B Level

  1. Frequent flyers are passengers who often fly with the same airline.
  2. Pegasus is a private airline which also offers a number of flights from Turkey to Germany.
  3. The wings of an airplane are attached to the fuselage.
  4. The pilots could barely see the lights on the runway due to the thick fog.
  5. It says on our boarding pass which gate we need to go to.
  6. Most nations have an air force to defend the skies of their country.
  7. Please keep your seatbelt on until the aircraft has come to a complete stop.
  8. The plane was able to safely land in the river after suffering two engine failures.
  9. The Tenerife airport disaster, which occurred on March 27, 1977, remains the accident with the highest number of airliner passenger fatalities.
  10. Fighter aircraft are used to establish and maintain air superiority during a war.
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C Level

  1. Otto Lilienthal was the first person to make well-documented, repeated, successful flights with gliders, therefore making the idea of "heavier than air" a reality.
  2. A 3-year-old, who refused to use his safety belt, caused a flight to be delayed after his father could not get him locked in his seat belt on board an Alaska Airlines plane. The pilot returned to the gate on Saturday and asked the father and child to get off the plane.
  3. In the event of a crash, you should not inflate your life vest until you are outside of the plane. This is because it may make it difficult to exit out of the doors or you may drown if the plane begins filling up with water.

Feel free to do as many or few as you wish!

‼️ Please write your answers in a Google doc and post the link to it in #writing with at least suggestion permissions on the doc. Please wrap the link in < > so others are not spoiled.

🏓 To get regular notifications of new sentences, join the translation group by pressing the "Translation" button in #850404908946423828.
🐴 If you have any feedback or would like to contribute to the translation group, let us know in #community-discussion

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:loudspeaker: FlickzY.☯真相 issued a ping for Writing

Dear GLaD learners,
we are introducing a new writing task: "mixed text types" which will be posted on an almost weekly basis, and is currently aimed mostly at beginners. In the future, we might hold writing tasks for levels B & C. Have fun and success writing! 😉

**This week's task: Picture story

  • Recommended levels: A1 - A2
  • Read the message below!
  • Download the PDF and read the instructions!**
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Short FAQ - "Mixed Text Types"

How can I submit my work? 📄
Post your text in #writing to be reviewed and corrected. If you are not sure how the channel works, check out #writing-info

How do I get corrections? 📝
I will correct texts submitted within one week of posting the task, for that make sure to ping me ( @scarlet arch ). If you miss that deadline, we can't guarantee that your text will be corrected. Only one text per person will be corrected.

How can I receive notifications for writing tasks? 🏓
Subscribe to the Writing role in #850404908946423828 if you want to be notified for future writing tasks.

__Where do I post feedback, questions or suggestions? 🗨️ __
If you have any feedback, questions or an idea for a study task, feel free to bring them up in #community-discussion

📎 Bildgeschichte.pdf
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:loudspeaker: FlickzY.☯真相 issued a ping for Writing

A wild "mixed text task" appeared!
This week's task: informelle E-Mail

**- Recommended level: A1-B1

  • Read the message below for more information!
  • Download the PDF!**
scarlet arch
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**Short FAQ **

How can I submit my work? 📄
Post your text in #writing to be reviewed and corrected. If you are not sure how the channel works, check out #writing-info

How do I get corrections? 📝
I will correct texts submitted within one week of posting the task, for that make sure to ping me ( @scarlet arch ). If you miss that deadline, we can't guarantee that your text will be corrected. Only one text per person will be corrected.

How can I receive notifications for writing tasks? 🏓
Subscribe to the Writing role in ** id:customize -> Writing Exercises** if you want to be notified for future writing tasks.

__Where do I post feedback, questions or suggestions? 🗨️ __
If you have any feedback, questions or an idea for a study task, feel free to bring them up in #community-discussion

📎 informelle_E-Mail.pdf
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Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Botanik (Botany).

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A Level

  1. Oaks have very thick trunks.
  2. They used a chainsaw to fell the tree.
  3. Flowers bloom in spring.
  4. Don’t touch the cactus!
  5. What does the fruit taste like?
  6. He planted the seed carefully.
  7. She hates vegetables!
  8. The house has a huge garden.
  9. What is the largest rainforest in the world?
  10. Pandas eat almost exclusively bamboo.

B Level

  1. Could you water the flowers in the garden while I am away?
  2. The children were frolicking through the field.
  3. Most trees, bushes and shrubs lose their leaves in autumn.
  4. The birds were singing on the highest branches of the tree.
  5. Very little vegetation grows in a desert.
  6. They hired a gardener to remove all the weeds.
  7. I got lost in thought while walking through the woods.
  8. She got hit on the head by a falling nut.
  9. If you plant a seed in the spring, you may have a pleasant surprise in the autumn.
  10. Six thousand years ago, much of Europe was covered by wild forests, coniferous forests at altitude and in the north, and beech forests in the hills and flatlands.
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C Level

  1. Increasing forest cover allows the trees to absorb more carbon dioxide, one of the greenhouse gases responsible for global warming.
  2. Research has shown that beneath every forest and wood there is a complex underground web of roots, fungi and bacteria helping to connect trees and plants to one another. This subterranean social network, nearly 500 million years old, has become known as the "wood wide web".
  3. Trees provide homes to people and wildlife. Their long branches offer shade from the heat of the sun, and some even grow splendid fruits! Trees also keep us alive by taking in carbon dioxide and transforming it into oxygen for us to breathe. Amazingly, trees can transform 48 pounds of carbon monoxide in only one year.

Feel free to do as many or few as you wish!

‼️ Please write your answers in a Google doc and post the link to it in #writing with at least suggestion permissions on the doc. Please wrap the link in < > so others are not spoiled.

🏓 To get regular notifications of new sentences, join the translation group by pressing the "Translation" button in #get-roles.
🐴 If you have any feedback or would like to contribute to the translation group, let us know in #community-discussion

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:loudspeaker: FlickzY.☯真相 issued a ping for Writing

A wild "mixed text task" appeared!
This week's task: formelle E-Mail

**- Recommended level: B1-B2

  • Read the message below for more information!
  • Download the PDF!**

Happy Easter to Everyone🐰 🥚 ❤️

scarlet arch
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Short FAQ - formelle E-Mail

How can I submit my work? 📄
Post your text in #writing to be reviewed and corrected. If you are not sure how the channel works, check out #writing-info

How do I get corrections? 📝
I will correct texts submitted within one week of posting the task, for that make sure to ping me ( @scarlet arch ). If you miss that deadline, we can't guarantee that your text will be corrected. Only one text per person will be corrected.

How can I receive notifications for writing tasks? 🏓
Subscribe to the Writing role in ** id:customize -> Writing Exercises** if you want to be notified for future writing tasks.

__Where do I post feedback, questions or suggestions? 🗨️ __
If you have any feedback, questions or an idea for a study task, feel free to bring them up in #community-discussion

📎 formelle_E-Mail.pdf
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:loudspeaker: FlickzY.☯真相 issued a ping for Writing

A wild "mixed text task" appeared!
This week's task: Diskussionsbeitrag

**- Recommended level: B1-B2

  • Read the message below for more information!
  • Download the PDF!**
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**Short FAQ - Diskussionsbeitrag **

How can I submit my work? 📄
Post your text in #writing to be reviewed and corrected. If you are not sure how the channel works, check out #writing-info

How do I get corrections? 📝
I will correct texts submitted within one week of posting the task, for that make sure to ping me ( @scarlet arch ). If you miss that deadline, we can't guarantee that your text will be corrected. Only one text per person will be corrected.

How can I receive notifications for writing tasks? 🏓
Subscribe to the Writing role in ** id:customize -> Writing Exercises** if you want to be notified for future writing tasks.

__Where do I post feedback, questions or suggestions? 🗨️ __
If you have any feedback, questions or an idea for a study task, feel free to bring them up in #community-discussion

📎 Diskussionsbeitrag.pdf
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:loudspeaker: FlickzY.☯真相 issued a ping for Writing

A wild "mixed text task" appeared!
This week's task: Bildgeschichte

**- Recommended level: A1-A2

  • Read the message below for more information!
  • Download the PDF!**
scarlet arch
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Short FAQ - Bildgeschichte

How can I submit my work? 📄
Post your text in #writing to be reviewed and corrected. If you are not sure how the channel works, check out #writing-info

How do I get corrections? 📝
I will correct texts submitted within one week of posting the task, for that make sure to ping me ( @scarlet arch ). If you miss that deadline, we can't guarantee that your text will be corrected. Only one text per person will be corrected.

How can I receive notifications for writing tasks? 🏓
Subscribe to the Writing role in ** id:customize -> Writing Exercises** if you want to be notified for future writing tasks.

__Where do I post feedback, questions or suggestions? 🗨️ __
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📎 Bildgeschichte_uber_einem_Fisch.pdf
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Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Familie (Family).

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A Level

  1. Most of my family lives in Cologne.
  2. How old is your mother?
  3. We are visiting my cousins in Germany next week.
  4. Where is your brother?
  5. He spent a lot of time with his grandparents as a kid.
  6. My auntie lives in Japan.
  7. My sister was born yesterday!
  8. She has five siblings.
  9. I bought my niece a birthday present.
  10. Her grandchild turns 5 today.

B Level

  1. I have four siblings: two younger sisters, one older brother, and an older sister.
  2. Her relationship with her father is very strained due to his alcoholism.
  3. We don’t have kids yet but we would like to have some one day.
  4. Her stepmother does not treat her as well as her own child.
  5. My better half is currently on a business trip and I am feeling lonely.
  6. I fell out with my auntie due to a heated argument.
  7. My cousin is visiting today to discuss a trip with my Mum.
  8. My great-grandmother emigrated from Italy.
  9. I don’t get along well with my stepsister.
  10. Have you informed your relatives of the changes?
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C Level

  1. In some cultures, the mother's preference of family size influences that of the children through early adulthood. A parent's number of children strongly correlates with the number of children that their children will eventually have.
  2. In cultures of honor maintaining the family honor is often perceived as more important than either individual freedom, or individual achievement. In extreme cases, engaging in acts that are deemed to tarnish the honor of the family results in honor killings.
  3. The UK is one of the worst places in Europe for paid parental leave and affordable quality childcare, the UN's children's charity has said. Researchers for Unicef ranked 31 countries on their length of maternity and paternity leave and the proportions of pre-school children above and below the age of three in childcare. The only European countries below the UK were Cyprus, Greece and Switzerland.

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Writing Prompt (Feburary)
Short (Monthly)
Describe somewhere of natural beauty, such as a forest or a mountain range, that you visited and wish to see again.

Word length: 50+

Medium (Monthly)
The day of commercialised love is this month, also known as Valentine’s Day. Explain in excruciating detail how much you love Pferd, when you first fell in love Pferd, and what you will do, in vain, to try get Pferd’s attention.

Word length: 200+

Long (January-March)

You are one of the first arrivals on a newly colonised planet that is devoid of intelligent life. Unfortunately, you are the victim of an accident just a few days after arrival and die.

However, you awake a few moments after dying in an endless void of whiteness. You notice that a figure is looking over you, and their face seems vaguely familiar. They help you up and introduce themselves as the god of the planet you just arrived on. They confirm that you have indeed died, and there is no way to return to life.

The god lets you process this for a few moments, and then tells you that they have a task for you. As you are the first living being with such a high-level soul to die on this planet, they need to you become a shepherd for the next souls that come. In other words, the Grim Reaper.

Word length: 500+

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Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Säugetiere (Mammals).

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A Level

  1. Give paw!
  2. The dog happily wagged its tail.
  3. I am bleeding because your cat scratched me with its claws.
  4. The blue whale is the largest known animal to have ever existed.
  5. A lone, mysterious cow stood at the top of the hill.
  6. There are over 4,200 species of mammals.
  7. The sheep dog herded the sheep into a pen.
  8. Many people are afraid of mice.
  9. The rabbit bolted away as soon as it saw the fox.
  10. Marsupials are special types of mammals that carry their young in a pouch.

B Level

  1. The cheetah is the fastest animal on land; it can accelerate to nearly 100 km/h in under three seconds.
  2. Domesticated mammals provide power for transport and agriculture, as well as food (meat and dairy products), fur, and leather.
  3. Outdoor and nature enthusiasts may use these routes by bike, rollerblade, on horseback or on foot.
  4. Nearly all mammals give birth to live young. The exceptions to this rule are monotremes, such as the echidna and the platypus, which lay eggs instead.
  5. Gorillas are considered highly intelligent. A few individuals in captivity, such as Koko, have been taught a subset of sign language.
  6. Bats are the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight.
  7. When swimming underwater, elephants have been observed using their trunk as a snorkel.
  8. Living mammal species can be identified by the presence of sweat glands, including those that are specialized to produce milk to nourish their young.
  9. In the past, pandas were thought to be rare and noble creatures – the Empress Dowager Bo was buried with a panda skull in her vault.
  10. Rhinoceros are killed by some humans for their horns, which are bought and sold on the black market, and used by some cultures for ornaments or traditional medicine.
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C Level

  1. Most bear species are omnivores, but individual diets can range from almost exclusively herbivorous to almost exclusively carnivorous, depending on what food sources are available locally and seasonally.
  2. Generally, dolphins sleep with only one brain hemisphere in slow-wave sleep at a time, thus maintaining enough consciousness to breathe and to watch for possible predators and other threats.
  3. Although for the most part avoiding each other, tigers are not always territorial and relationships between individuals can be complex. An adult of either sex will sometimes share its kill with others, even those who may not be related to them.

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Writing Prompt (March)
Short (Monthly)
What’s one of your favourite games and why do you like it so much?

Word length: 50+

Medium (Monthly)
What was a moment in your childhood that had a formative effect on your personality or general outlook on life?

Word length: 200+

Long (January-March)

You are one of the first arrivals on a newly colonised planet that is devoid of intelligent life. Unfortunately, you are the victim of an accident just a few days after arrival and die.

However, you awake a few moments after dying in an endless void of whiteness. You notice that a figure is looking over you, and their face seems vaguely familiar. They help you up and introduce themselves as the god of the planet you just arrived on. They confirm that you have indeed died, and there is no way to return to life.

The god lets you process this for a few moments, and then tells you that they have a task for you. As you are the first living being with such a high-level soul to die on this planet, they need to you become a shepherd for the next souls that come. In other words, the Grim Reaper.

Word length: 500+

How to get Corrections
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Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Videospiele (Video games).

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A Level

  1. They started playing video games from an early age.
  2. I can hear music – the boss must be nearby.
  3. What difficulty did you set it to?
  4. She will have to wait for the summer sale before she can buy any new games.
  5. The monsters in this area are too strong!
  6. I met my wife for the first time while playing games in an arcade.
  7. Do you have a spare controller for your console?
  8. He prefers to play single player games.
  9. I need more experience to reach the next level.
  10. This server is too laggy!
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B Level

  1. The annual gamescom in Cologne in August is the world's leading expo for video games in attendance.
  2. The stigma around games means that telling someone you're a hardcore gamer is more likely to harm your chances of getting a job.
  3. Some studies have claimed video games can negatively affect health and mental state for some players.
  4. The commercial success of Pong led numerous other companies to develop Pong clones and their own systems, spawning the video game industry.
  5. An Apple employee who died after his Tesla car hit a concrete barrier was playing a video game at the time of the crash, investigators believe.
  6. In 2010, researchers at Leiden University showed that playing first-person shooter video games is associated with superior mental flexibility.
  7. Data seem to suggest that spending more time gaming is stopping teens from drinking, smoking and having sex.
  8. Although 100-hour weeks are certainly not normal in games development, having to put in multiple extra shifts during deadline periods is not uncommon.
  9. A griefer is a player in a multiplayer video game who deliberately irritates and harasses other players within the game.
  10. The best-selling video game to date is Minecraft, a sandbox video game originally released for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux in 2011. The game has been ported to a wide range of platforms, selling over 180 million copies, including paid mobile downloads.
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C Level

  1. Some researchers believe that continual exposure to challenges may lead players to develop greater persistence over time after a study was shown that frequent players spent more time on puzzles in task that did not involve video games.
  2. Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing was unanimously panned by critics. The game's criticism was largely directed at its "blatantly unfinished" state: lack of collision detection and frequent violation of the laws of physics, frequent and major software bugs, poor visuals, and severe lack of functionality.
  3. Although most modern games incorporate a single-player element either as the core or as one of several game modes, single-player gaming is currently viewed by the video game industry as peripheral to the future of gaming, with Electronic Arts vice president Frank Gibeau stating in 2012 that he had not approved one game to be developed as a single-player experience.

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Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Musik (Music).

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A Level

  1. My little sister is obsessed with a Japanese boy band.
  2. Her mother sings hymns in a choir.
  3. Can she play bass?
  4. I can hear you singing in the shower!
  5. The piano is a well-known musical instrument.
  6. I prefer classical music.
  7. Could you turn up the volume please?
  8. My cousin likes pop music, but I like alternative rock.
  9. Sorry, I don’t have enough money to go to the concert with you.
  10. Do you know the lyrics?

B Level

  1. I just can’t seem to get the tune out of my head.
  2. A carol is a song or hymn written to celebrate Christmas.
  3. Have you bought their new album? The first song is so catchy!
  4. The ancient Egyptians credited one of their gods, Thoth, with the invention of music, which Osiris in turn used as part of his effort to civilize the world.
  5. It’s unbelievable. He must be at least 80 but he’s as fit as a fiddle!
  6. When composers introduce styles of music that break with convention, there can be a strong resistance from academic music experts and popular culture.
  7. In elementary schools, children often learn to play instruments such as the recorder, sing in small choirs, and learn about the history of Western art music and traditional music.
  8. The oldest object that some scholars refer to as a musical instrument, a simple flute, dates back as far as 67,000 years.
  9. Playing by ear is the ability of a performing musician to reproduce a piece of music they have heard, without having seen it notated in any form of sheet music.
  10. That name does ring a bell, but I am not sure that was the musician I was thinking about.
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C Level

  1. One of the two main functions of bird song is mate attraction. Scientists hypothesize that bird song evolved through sexual selection, and experiments suggest that the quality of bird song may be a good indicator of fitness.
  2. In many cultures, music is an important part of people's way of life, as it plays a key role in religious rituals, rite of passage ceremonies (e.g., graduation and marriage), social activities. (e.g., dancing) and cultural activities ranging from amateur karaoke singing to playing in an amateur funk band or singing in a community choir.
  3. Albert Einstein had a lifelong love of music (particularly the works of Bach and Mozart), once stating that life without playing music would be inconceivable to him. In some interviews Einstein even attributed much of his scientific intuition to music, with his son Hans recounting that "whenever he felt that he had come to the end of the road or into a difficult situation in his work, he would take refuge in music, and that would usually resolve all his difficulties."

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Writing Prompt (April)
Short (Monthly)
What are some of your favourite German words or idioms? What do they mean, and how did you discover them?

Word length: 50+

Medium (Monthly)
Write an email to a deity of your choice demanding a refund of your membership to the year 2020.

Word length: 200+

Long (April-June)

All your life, you have been very clumsy and extremely accident-prone. Not a month goes by where you don't have some weird near-fatal accident. For example, last month you got struck by lightning - despite it being a clear day! The scientists are still trying to explain that one.

Fortunately, you are also apparently the luckiest person in the world, because you keep seem to surviving unscathed. No matter what happens, something else equally unusual or miraculous occurs that saves your life.

Well, it turns out you have the most undesirable soul EVER and no deity wants you in their heavenly abode. They keep trying to pawn you off onto other deities by arranging "accidents" (they're not allowed to directly kill you; some sort of celestial "rule"), but the other deities always saves you.

You have recently discovered this fact, and ever since you seem to get an accident daily. It's making your life difficult, and you want it to finally stop. The only way to do that is to take find out what exactly is wrong with your soul

Word length: 1000+

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How to get Corrections
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Pronunciation Challenges (April)
Tongue Twisters

  • Furcht vor Fruchtfleisch führt zu Flucht vor Fruchtfleisch.
  • Katzen quatschen und klatschen, während sie mit den Tatzen patschen und platschen.

Long Text

Aus Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen

Es dauerte eine Weile, bis einer von ihnen ein Wort sagte. Neville sah tatsächlich so aus, als ob er nie mehr den Mund aufmachen würde.
»Was denken die sich eigentlich, wenn sie so ein Ding hier in der Schule eingesperrt halten?«, sagte Ron schließlich. »Wenn es einen Hund gibt, der mal Auslauf braucht, dann der da unten.«
Hermine hatte inzwischen wieder Atem geschöpft und auch ihre schlechte Laune zurückgewonnen.
»Ihr benutzt wohl eure Augen nicht, keiner von euch?«, fauchte sie. »Habt ihr nicht gesehen, worauf er stand?«
»Auf dem Boden?«, war der Beitrag Harrys zu dieser Frage. »Ich habe nicht auf seine Pfoten geschaut, ich war zu beschäftigt mit den Köpfen.«
»Nein, nicht auf dem Boden. Er stand auf einer Falltür. Offensichtlich bewacht er etwas.« Sie stand auf und sah sie entrüstet an.
»Ich hoffe, ihr seid zufrieden mit euch. Wir hätten alle sterben können – oder noch schlimmer, von der Schule verwiesen werden. Und jetzt, wenn es euch nichts ausmacht, gehe ich zu Bett.«

Poem

Steffen Jacobs (~1968) - Begegnung

Zwischen uns ist was. Das bringts:
Zwei Körper aufs schärfste verzahnt.
Gleich als ich dich sah, habe ich es geahnt:
Zwischen uns ist was. Da wird noch was draus.

Zwischen uns war was. Das wars:
Wir haben uns kaum in die Augen geschaut.
Nur unter den Nägeln ein Abrieb von Haut
Zwischen uns war was. Das war dann wohl nichts.

War da noch etwas? Ach was.
Wer redet mir hier ins Gewissen?
Ich weiß nichts von dir und will auch nichts wissen.
Da wär was gewesen? Das wüsste ich aber.

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The Task
Pick a text and record yourself reading! Then post it in #beginner-german and a member of the community will help you improve!

How to get Corrections
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Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Archäologie (Archaeology).

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A Level

  1. That belongs in a museum!
  2. Did you see the latest exhibit?
  3. Artifacts are important sources of information for archaeologists.
  4. Where is the excavation site?
  5. Be careful when digging!
  6. They are conducting an aerial survey.
  7. They are sifting through the soil to find bones.
  8. The most important piece of equipment for an archaeologist is the trowel.
  9. Her team unearthed an old monument to a forgotten god.
  10. Famous archaeologists are often connected to their most famous find or theory.

B Level

  1. Archaeology has been used by nation-states to create particular visions of the past.
  2. They had to halt construction because they found some ancient ruins.
  3. A modern archaeological project often begins with a survey.
  4. One of the first sites to undergo archaeological excavation was Stonehenge and other megalithic monuments in England.
  5. Archaeology is the study of the ancient and recent human past through material remains.
  6. They found an astonishingly well-preserved medieval brooch with a metal detector.
  7. Archaeologists trying to protect artifacts may be placed in danger by looters or locals trying to protect the artifacts from archaeologists who are viewed as looters by the locals.
  8. Modern excavation techniques require that the precise locations of objects and features, known as their provenance or provenience, be recorded.
  9. Context in archaeology refers to the relationship that artifacts have to each other and to their surroundings.
  10. A great deal of knowledge can be gained from looking at an artefact under a microscope or testing it, such as with radiocarbon dating techniques.
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C Level

  1. Archaeologists have both ethical and legal obligations to preserve all the data they collect for the benefit of future generations. This includes not just the artifacts recovered, but also the associated information and records. This includes soil samples, field notes, maps, photographs, drawings, and related historical documents
  2. Over 99% of the development of humanity has occurred within prehistoric cultures, who did not make use of writing, thereby no written records exist for study purposes. Without such written sources, the only way to understand prehistoric societies is through archaeology.
  3. Archaeologists around the world use drones to speed up survey work and protect sites from squatters, builders and miners. In Peru, small drones helped researchers produce three-dimensional models of Peruvian sites instead of the usual flat maps – and in days and weeks instead of months and years.

Feel free to do as many or few as you wish!

‼️ Please write your answers in a Google doc and post the link to it in #writing with at least suggestion permissions on the doc. Please wrap the link in < > so others are not spoiled.

🏓 To get regular notifications of new sentences, join the translation group by copy-and-pasting this in #botchannel: >sub translation.

The previous sentences can be found here: https://cutt.ly/XtAhE2N (not yet completely updated)
The answers for the previous months can be found: https://cutt.ly/0tAhZw8 (not all answers yet available)

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Writing Prompt (May)
Short (Monthly)
Explain to us what got you started on learning German and what you hope to achieve.

Word length: 50+

Medium (Monthly)
Due to the outlandish and frankly disgusting behaviour that you showed last night you have been banned from Pferd’s bar. You really like the food and atmosphere there, so you attempt to make amends by writing a letter of apology to Pferd explaining the reason for your actions and how you will ensure that they never happen again.

Word length: 200+

Long (April-June)

All your life, you have been very clumsy and extremely accident-prone. Not a month goes by where you don't have some weird near-fatal accident. For example, last month you got struck by lightning - despite it being a clear day! The scientists are still trying to explain that one.

Fortunately, you are also apparently the luckiest person in the world, because you keep seem to surviving unscatched. No matter what happens, something else equally unusual or miraculous occurs that save your life.

Well, it turns out you have the most undesirable soul EVER and no deity wants you in their heavenly abode. They keep trying to pawn you off onto other deities by arranging "accidents" (they're not allowed to directly kill you; some sort of celestial "rule"), but the other deity always saves you.

You have recently discovered this fact, and ever since you seem to get an accident daily. It's making your life difficult, and you want to finally stop. The only way to do that is to take find out what exactly is wrong with your soul

Word length: 1000+

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How to get Corrections
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The previous writing prompts can be found here: https://cutt.ly/9tDQ88E

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Pronunciation Challenges (May)

Tongue Twisters

  • Fischers Fritz isst frische Fische, frische Fische isst Fischers Fritz.
  • Ob er über Oberammergau, oder aber über Unterammergau, oder ob er überhaupt noch kommt, ist ungewiss!

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Aus Kurz Gesagt Video: Emergenz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb4YoMjcYM4

Eine Ameise alleine ist ziemlich dumm. Sie hat weder viel Grips noch einen eigenen Willen oder Plan. Und doch sind viele Ameisen zusammengenommen ziemlich clever. Eine Ameisenkolonie kann komplexe Strukturen errichten. Manche Kolonien bauen sogar Pilze an oder halten Vieh. Sie können Kriege führen oder sich verteidigen. Wie ist das möglich? Wie kann ein Haufen dummer Individuen zusammen so klug sein? Dieses Phänomen heißt Emergenz und es ist eines der faszinierendsten und mysteriösesten Besonderheiten des Universums.

Poem
Johan Wolfgang von Goethe (1813) - Gefunden

Ich ging im Walde
So für mich hin,
Und nichts zu suchen,
Das war mein Sinn.

Im Schatten sah ich
Ein Blümchen stehn,
Wie Sterne leuchtend,
Wie Äuglein schön.

Ich wollt es brechen,
Da sagt es fein:
Soll ich zum Welken
Gebrochen sein?

Ich grub's mit allen
Den Würzlein aus.
Zum Garten trug ich's
Am hübschen Haus

Und pflanzt es wieder
Am stillen Ort;
Nun zweigt es immer
Und blüht so fort.

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Pronunciation Challenges (June)
Tongue Twisters

  • Im dichten Fichtendickicht sind dicke Fichten wichtig.
  • Wenn meine Braut Blaukraut klaut, dann ist sie eine Blaukrautklaubraut.

Long Text
Auszug aus Momo – Michael Ende
In alten, alten Zeiten, als die Menschen noch in ganz anderen Sprachen redeten, gab es in den warmen Ländern schon große und prächtige Städte. Da erhoben sich die Paläste der Könige und Kaiser, da gab es breite Straßen, enge Gassen und winkelige Gäßchen, da standen herrliche Tempel mit goldenen und marmornen Götterstatuen, da gab es bunte Märkte, wo Waren aus aller Herren Länder feilgeboten wurden, und weite schöne Plätze, wo die Leute sich versammelten, um Neuigkeiten zu besprechen und Reden zu halten oder anzuhören. Und vor allem gab es dort große Theater.

Poem
Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) - Dämmernd liegt der Sommerabend

Dämmernd liegt der Sommerabend
Über Wald und grünen Wiesen;
Goldner Mond im blauen Himmel
Strahlt herunter, duftig labend.

An dem Bache zirpt die Grille,
Und es regt sich in dem Wasser,
Und der Wandrer hört ein Plätschern
Und ein Atmen in der Stille.

Dorten, an dem Bach alleine,
Badet sich die schöne Elfe;
Arm und Nacken, weiß und lieblich,
Schimmern in dem Mondenscheine.

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Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Kochen (Cooking).

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A Level

  1. It smells good in the kitchen because I’m baking a cake.
  2. Is the water boiling?
  3. Cut the carrots into small pieces.
  4. She will fry some bacon and eggs for breakfast.
  5. The vegetables are not ready yet.
  6. My mum always tastes the soup before she serves it.
  7. Have you already peeled the potatoes?
  8. We don‘t have enough plates!
  9. What are you cooking for dinner?
  10. He needs to pour the milk into the pot.

B Level

  1. Who is going to carve the Thanksgiving turkey?
  2. Keep stirring the sauce please.
  3. After you have beaten the eggs, mix in the flour gradually.
  4. I think we should tenderise the steak before cooking it.
  5. If the weather continues to stay good, we can have a barbecue in the garden.
  6. Remove the food from the metal container before you microwave it.
  7. We should eat something beforehand because my brother's making dinner, and he can't even boil an egg.
  8. Flattery won't work with Pferd; the only way of currying favour with him is through hard work.
  9. Preparing food with heat or fire is an activity unique to humans. It may have started around 2 million years ago, though archaeological evidence for it reaches no more than 1 million years ago.
  10. Studies following the elderly over 10 years show that adults who cook their own meals have significantly lower mortality, even when controlling for confounding variables.
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C Level

  1. Cooking can prevent many foodborne illnesses that would otherwise occur if the food is eaten raw. When heat is used in the preparation of food, it can kill or inactivate harmful organisms, such as bacteria and viruses, as well as various parasites such as tapeworms.
  2. With the advent of the printing press in the 16th and 17th centuries, numerous books were written on how to manage households and prepare food. In Holland and England competition grew between the noble families as to who could prepare the most lavish banquet. By the 1660s, cookery had progressed to an art form and good cooks were in demand. Many of them published their own books detailing their recipes in competition with their rivals.
  3. Scotland, with its temperate climate and abundance of indigenous game species, has provided a cornucopia of food for its inhabitants for millennia. The wealth of seafood available on and off the coasts provided the earliest settlers with their sustenance. Agriculture was introduced, with primitive oats quickly becoming the staple.

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Writing Prompt (June)
Short (Monthly)
What is something interesting you learnt recently about the world that you would like to share?

Word length: 50+

Medium (Monthly)
It's the start of summer and it's getting hot again. Too hot. As the local celebrity wizard/witch, Pferd has hired you to perform a ritual to banish the Sun behind the clouds for the next couple of months. As you really need the cash, you agree and meet Pferd at the highest hill with your assistants.

Things go, however, terribly wrong. Tell us what happened and what you have now been cursed with.

Word length: 200+

Long (April-June)

All your life, you have been very clumsy and extremely accident-prone. Not a month goes by where you don't have some weird near-fatal accident. For example, last month you got struck by lightning - despite it being a clear day! The scientists are still trying to explain that one.

Fortunately, you are also apparently the luckiest person in the world, because you keep seem to surive unscatched. No matter what happens, something else equally unusual or miraculous occurs that saves your life.

Well, it turns out you have the most undesirable soul EVER and no deity wants you in their heavenly abode. They keep trying to pawn you off onto other deities by arranging "accidents" (they're not allowed to directly kill you; some sort of celestial "rule"), but the other deity always saves you.

You have recently discovered this fact, and ever since you seem to get an accident daily. It's making your life difficult, and you want it to finally stop. The only way to do that is to take find out what exactly is wrong with your soul.

Word length: 1000+

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Beginner German Sessions - Lesson 1 Homework
The following is a small set of homework exercises designed to follow up on our lesson held last Saturday. It's designed for absolute beginners. In future, I plan to include similar homework exercises for each week (assuming I have time for it).
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Lesson 1 Homework 1

Homework Sheet 1.1 Exercise 1 Füllen Sie die Lücken mit dem passenden Artikel aus. Schreiben Sie die Übersetzung darunter. Fill in the blanks with the matching article. Write the translation underneath. Tip: You can use a dictionary to find out the information. Choose one you...

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Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Geschichte (History).

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A Level

  1. History was my favourite subject at school.
  2. The Industrial Revolution changed the world.
  3. She knows a lot about Egyptian mythology.
  4. The Middle Ages, or Medieval Times, in Europe was a long period of history from 500 AD to 1500 AD.
  5. He fell asleep while watching a documentary about the Songhai Empire.
  6. What’s her family history?
  7. The Battle of the Somme saw the first usage of tanks.
  8. The Roman Empire covered much of Europe, north Africa, and the Middle East.
  9. World War II was the deadliest war in all of human history with around 70 million people killed.
  10. She likes to visit museums.
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B Level

  1. Ancient Rome played an essential part in the legacy of world history and the development of Western civilization.
  2. The French Revolution was a period of time in France when the people overthrew the monarchy and took control of the government.
  3. Military history concerns warfare, strategies, battles, weapons, and the psychology of combat.
  4. Mesopotamia is generally credited as being the first place where civilized society truly began to take shape.
  5. The Inca Empire was conquered by the Spanish and conquistador Francisco Pizarro in 1533. The empire was already severely weakened by civil war and diseases such as smallpox when Pizarro arrived.
  6. In several countries history textbooks are used as tools to foster nationalism and patriotism, and give students the official narrative about national enemies.
  7. The first workable prototype of the Internet came in the late 1960s with the creation of ARPANET, or the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network.
  8. The Great Pyramid of Giza is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World to still remain relatively intact.
  9. During the Victorian era, Britain expanded its territory throughout the world and became the largest, richest and most powerful empire in world history.
  10. The first Olympic Games were held in the southern city of Olympia in 700 B.C. to honour Zeus, the king of the gods.
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C Level

  1. The Cuban Missile Crisis is generally regarded as the moment in which the Cold War came closest to turning into a nuclear conflict and is also the first documented instance of mutual assured destruction being discussed as a determining factor in a major international arms agreement.
  2. Herodotus, an ancient Greek historian, is widely considered to have been the first writer to have treated historical subjects using a method of systematic investigation—specifically, by collecting his materials and then critically arranging them into a historiographic narrative.
  3. During the American Revolution, the newly proclaimed United States competed with the British for the allegiance of Native American nations east of the Mississippi River. Most Native Americans who joined the struggle sided with the British, based both on their trading relationships and hopes that colonial defeat would result in a halt to further colonial expansion onto Native American land.

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Writing Prompt (July)
Short (Monthly)
If you could have any superpower, what would it be and how would you use it?

Word length: 50+

Medium (Monthly)
While learning German or another foreign language, what have you personally found to be the most effective method of practising and learning the language when first starting? How do you think it differs from learning as a beginner compared to an advanced learner? Should you concentrate more on grammar at the beginning or rather later?

Give your opinion to the questions, and language learning in general.

Word length: 200+

Long (July-September)

Aliens have known about humanity for a long time. When the first discovered our planet, they found our civilisation primitive and unrefined. So they decided to sit back and watch, waiting for the right moment to make contact.

However, our civilisation is vastly different than theirs and they are immensely curious about our culture and what we have invented. So a scouting team secretly lands on the planet and mingles with the locals. They are all very much amazed by things we consider quite unremarkable and boring, such as fast food and soap dramas.

Describe their experiences.

Word length: 1000+

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Beginner German Sessions - Lesson 2 Homework
Here is the homework for Lesson 2. As with the lessons themselves, it's designed for absolute beginners.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1txO84g0WouYEfAyoQiUms3sO9Q4EBwJsFpc-KSCbfLk

All previous material relevant to the lessons can be found here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/14MPdMqPTH9XVocvy__Hw7cMz5jSXZux-

You're not expected to hand this homework in to anyone. It is intended for self-study only. If you need help with this worksheet, please make use of our usual learning channels such as #questions and #beginner-german.

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Lesson 2 Homework 1

Homework Sheet 2.1 Exercise 1 Fill in the table below with the correct definite articles. Masculine Neuter Feminine Plural Nominative die Accusative Exercise 2 Füllen Sie die Lücken mit dem passenden Akkusativ-Artikel aus. Below are the same vocabulary words from last...

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Listening comprehension - Text, Questions and Answers

As promised, I'll post the Text and the Questions + Answers here for anyone who either missed the session or wanted to read the text for themselves as well.

Q:
1.) Name 2 things he enjoyed in his private life
2.) How many children did he have?
3.) Name at least 3 things he did to improve his kingdom.
4.) What happened in the year 800?
5.) What did he call himself after the year 800?
6.) Against whom did he regularly wage war?
7.) What did he do to earn the nickname "Sachsenschlächter"?
8.) When was he crowned as king?
9.) Despite him trying, name one activity he was unable to learn.
10.) What was an important pillar during his reign?
11.) When did he die?
12.) What happened to his empire after his death?
13.) What is this text about?

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König Karl führte bis ins hohe Alter fast ständig Kriege. Besonders erbittert war die Auseinandersetzung mit dem letzten heidnischen Germanenstamm, den Sachsen. Mehr als 20-mal zog Karl mit seinen gefürchteten Reitern gegen die Nachbarn zu Felde. Die Tötung von angeblich 4500 sächsischen Adligen im Jahr 782 in Verden an der Aller trug ihm den Beinamen "Sachsenschlächter" ein. Erst nach mehr als 30 Jahren Krieg fügten sich die Sachsen Karls Machtanspruch und ließen sich taufen.

Karl sorgte in seinem Reich dafür, dass für mehr Ackerland Wald gerodet wurde, und ließ seine Bauern nach einem verbesserten Verfahren säen und ernten. Er ließ Straßen und Brücken bauen, weil die meisten der alten römischen Bauwerke längst verfallen waren. Die Klöster wies er an, Schulen zu gründen, damit seine Untertanen lesen und schreiben lernten. Karl selbst konnte jedoch weder das eine noch das andere - auch wenn er sich darum bemüht hatte. Wenn er nicht gerade auf Kriegszügen war, reiste er unablässig durch sein Reich, setzte Grafen als Statthalter ein, sorgte für Recht und Ordnung und hielt Gericht ab. Um seine Macht in den Reichsteilen zu sichern, setzte Karl seine Söhne in Franken, Italien und Aquitanien als Könige ein.
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Karl muss nach allem, was wir wissen, ein lebensfroher Mann gewesen sein. Er liebte die Jagd, gutes Essen und schöne Frauen. Er war viermal verheiratet und hatte nach fränkischem Brauch mehrere Nebenfrauen. Er war Vater von 18 Kindern, wobei ihm die Töchter offenbar besonders am Herzen lagen; keine von ihnen durfte heiraten. Karls legitime Söhne bereiteten ihm dagegen weniger Freude. Drei von ihnen starben noch vor dem Vater, und Thronfolger Ludwig überzeugte durch frömmelnden Eifer - nicht aber durch politisches Geschick. Nach Karls Tod wurde das Fränkische Reich in drei Teilreiche aufgeteilt: das Ostfrankenreich, das Westfrankenreich und das Gebiet dazwischen von der Nordsee bis Italien. Damit entstanden in etwa schon die Grenzen, die bis heute Deutschland und Frankreich voneinander trennen.```
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SOLUTIONS:
1.) ||Loved to hunt/good food and beautiful women||
2.) ||18 children||
3.) ||Cleared forests for more farmland/improved procedure for sowing and harvesting/built streets and bridges/let monasteries establish schools/used counts as city governors/upheld law and order by holding court||
4.) ||Charles was crowned Emperor||
5.) ||Augustus Imperator Renovatio Imperii Romani/Kaiser des erneuerten Römischen Reiches/emperor of the renewed roman empire||
6.) ||The pagan Saxons||
7.) ||He killed 4500 saxon nobles||
8.) ||In the year 768||
9.) ||Reading/writing||
10.) ||The church||
11.) ||In the year 814||
12.) ||Split in 3 parts||
13.) ||The text is about the life of Charles the Great.||

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Beginner German Sessions - Lesson 3 Homework
Here is the homework for Lesson 3. As with the lessons themselves, it's designed for absolute beginners.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19AbSRB1MSQAb3sjtgFiUiI77YmjyVaHDjCfgZvcKkGo

All previous material relevant to the lessons can be found here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/14MPdMqPTH9XVocvy__Hw7cMz5jSXZux-

You're not expected to hand this homework in to anyone. It is intended for self-study only. If you need help with this worksheet, please make use of our usual learning channels such as #questions and #beginner-german.

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Special Note: This week I included audio files for listening comprehension practice. This is my first time creating audio files for listening comprehension, so if you try them out, I'd love to hear your feedback either in #community-discussion or a DM. The audio quality is not perfect, but I feel that this helps to practice listening in a realistic context. However, if there are any issues that make it difficult to use the audio for learning purposes, please let me know.

These audio files were made with the help of @bronze pine , @lucid pond and @dusky roost .

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Lesson 3 Homework 1

Homework Sheet 3.1 Exercise 1 Füllen Sie die folgende Tabelle aus. Fügen Sie mindestens 5 Tiere Ihrer Wahl hinzu. Fill in the following table. Add at least 5 animals of your choice. Haustier-Wortschatz Exercise 2 Bearbeiten Sie die folgenden Aufgaben. Complete everything exce...

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Pronunciation Challenges (July)
Tongue Twisters

  • Der Cottbuser Postkutscher putzt den Cottbuser Postkutschkasten.

  • Zehn Ziegen zogen zehn Zentner Zucker zum Zoo, zum Zoo zogen zehn Ziegen zehn Zentner Zucker.

Long Text
Auszug aus Geschichten von Paddington – Michael Bond

Paddingtons Augen glänzten, als er den Kuchen sah. „Vielen, vielen Dank“, sagte er und starrte bekümmert auf die Teetasse. Für einen kleinen Bären ist es nämlich sehr schwer, aus einer Tasse zu trinken. Mr Brown überlegte.

„Vielleicht ist es besser, wenn ich dir den Tee in die Untertasse gieße. Das ist zwar nicht fein, aber anders kannst du ja nicht trinken.“

Der kleine Bär nahm seinen Hut ab und legte ihn ordentlich auf den Tisch. Mr Brown goss vorsichtig den heißen Tee in die Unterteetasse. Paddington betrachtete sehnsüchtig die Kuchenstücke. Eines war mit einer rosaroten Creme gefüllt.
„Iss nur“, sagte Mr Brown.

Auszug aus Dark – ep1. Staffel 1

[Wissenschaftler] Wir vertrauen darauf, dass die Zeit linear verläuft. Dass die auf ewig gleichförmig voranschreitet. Bis in die Unendlichkeit. Aber die Unterscheidung von Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft ist nichts als eine Illusion. Gestern, heute, morgen folgen nicht aufeinander. Sie sind in einem ewigen Kreis miteinander verbunden. Alles ist miteinander verbunden.

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“Poem“
NENA (1984) - irgendwie, irgendwo, irgendwann

Im Sturz durch Raum und Zeit
Richtung Unendlichkeit
Fliegen Motten in das Licht
Genau wie du und ich

Irgendwie fängt irgendwann
Irgendwo die Zukunft an
Ich warte nicht mehr lang
Liebe wird aus Mut gemacht
Denk nicht lange nach
Wir fahren auf Feuerrädern
Richtung Zukunft durch die Nacht

Gib mir die Hand
Ich bau dir ein Schloss aus Sand
Irgendwie irgendwo irgendwann

Die Zeit ist reif für ein bisschen Zärtlichkeit
Irgendwie irgendwo irgendwann

Im Sturz durch Zeit und Raum
Erwacht aus einem Traum
Nur ein kurzer Augenblick
Dann kehrt die Nacht zurück

Irgendwie fängt irgendwann
Irgendwo die Zukunft an
Ich warte nicht mehr lang
Liebe wird aus Mut gemacht
Denk nicht lange nach
Wir fahren auf Feuerrädern
Richtung Zukunft durch die Nacht

Gib mir die Hand
Ich bau dir ein Schloss aus Sand
Irgendwie irgendwo irgendwann
Die Zeit ist reif für ein bisschen Zärtlichkeit
Irgendwie irgendwo irgendwann

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Wie versprochen sind hier der Text, die Fragen und die Antworten zur letzten Hörverständnisübung!
FRAGEN:
1.) Wieso wurde er aus der Haft entlassen?
2.) Über wen handelt der folgende Text?
3.) Was tat er, um sich ein eigenes Vermögen zu verdienen?
4.) Über welches Thema sprach er mit dem damaligen Bundeskanzler?
5.) Was geschah mit ihm unmittelbar nach dem Fall der Mauer?
6.) Wobei half er nach seiner Befreiung 1945?
7.) Wie nannte er die Berliner Mauer auch?
8.) Welchem Prinzip folgte seine Regierung ab 1971?
9.) Welche berufliche Ausbildung besaß er, als er 18 Jahre alt war?
10.) Was dachte er über die DDR kurz vor seinem Tod?
11.) Nenne 2 Maßnahmen, die er während seiner Zeit als Staatsoberhaupt durchführen ließ.
12.) Welche Änderungen führte er nach dem Besuch des sowjetischen Generalsekretärs durch?

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Mit 18 Jahren trat der gelernte Dachdecker der saarländischen KPD bei. 1935 verhaftete ihn die Gestapo. Nach seiner Befreiung aus dem Zuchthaus durch die Rote Armee 1945 engagierte er sich beim politschen Wiederaufbau in der Sowjetischen Besatzungszone. 1955 wurde er Vorsitzender der "Freien Deutschen Jugend"(FDJ), der Jugendorganisation der sozialistischen Einheitspartei (SED).

Honecker machte Karriere, weil er sich als treuer Gefolgsmann des ersten Staats- und Parteichefs der DDR, Walter Ulbricht (1893 - 1973), zeigte. 1961 leitete er die Planung und Durchführung des Baus der Berliner Mauer, die er als "antifaschistischen Schutzwall" rechtfertigte. Tatsächlich wurde die Sperranlage gebaut, weil die DDR die Massenflucht ihrer Bürger unterbinden wollte. Den Tod von Flüchtlingen nahm Honecker in Kauf. In einem von ihm abgezeichneten Befehl heißt es: "Gegen Verräter ist die Schusswaffe anzuwenden".```
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1971 trat Ulbricht als erster Sekretär zurück und verlor allen politischen Einfluss an seinen "Kronprinzen". Fünf Jahre später übernahm Honecker neben dem Amt des SED-Chefs mit dem Vorsitz im Staatsrat außerdem die Funktion eines Staatsoberhauptes. Seine Regierung folgte dem bewährten Prinzip von "Zuckerbrot und Peitsche". Sozialen Lockerungen und der Ankurbelung der Konsumindustrie stand die rücksichtslose Verfolgung von Regimegegnern gegenüber. Honecker erlaubte der Stasi, missliebige Republikflüchtlinge im Ausland zu töten. Er trug auch die menschenverachtende Praxis mit, Kinder von Regimegegnern ihren Eltern zu entreißen und von linientreuen Familien zwangsadoptieren zu lassen. Honecker bemühte sich um eine Art distanter Volkstümlichkeit. Doch hinter der leutseligen Fassade steckte ein Kleinbürger, der durch illegale Kunstverkäufe ein eigenes Vermögen neben dem "volkseigenen Vermögen" anzuhäufen versuchte.

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Gorbatschows Reformwerk bezeichnete Honecker als "unbrauchbar". Beim Besuch des sowjetischen Generalsekretärs zur 40-Jahr-Feier der DDR im Oktober 1989 traten die Meinungsverschiedenheiten offen zu Tage. Der Russe mahnte: "Wer zu spät kommt, den bestraft das Leben." Honecker blieb starr bei seiner Linie, und am Ende fegte die Geschichte beide hinweg: den Reformer Gorbatschow und den Betonkopf Honecker. Nach dem Fall der Mauer 1989 wurde Honecker aus der SED ausgeschlossen un ein Ermittlungsverfahren, unter anderem wegen der Todesschüsse an der innerdeutschen Grenze, gegen ihn eingeleitet. Honecker flüchtete in die Sowjetunion; nach deren Auflösung wurde er an die Bundesrepublik ausgeliefert, aber infolge krankheitsbedingter Verhandlungsunfähigkeit aus der Haft entlassen. Er reiste nach Chile, wo er 1994 starb. Bis zu seinem Tod verstand Honecker seinen Sturz nicht. Immerhin räumte er ein, die DDR sei "ein Experiment gewesen, das gescheitert ist".

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ANTWORTEN:
1.) ||1945: Von sowjetischen Truppen befreit;Nach Auslieferung an die BRD: Er war krankheitsbedingt verhandlungsunfähig||
2.) ||Das Leben von Erich Honecker||
3.) ||illegale Kunstverkäufe||
4.) ||Reiseerleichterungen an der innderdeutschen Grenze||
5.) ||Ausschluss aus der SED und ein Ermittlungsverfahren wurde gegen ihn eingeleitet -> Er flüchtet in die Sowjetunion||
6.) ||Beim politischen Wiederaufbau in der sowjetischen Besatzungszone||
7.) ||antifaschistischen Schutzwall||
8.) ||Prinzip vom "Zuckerbrot und Peitsche"||
9.) ||Dachdecker||
10.) ||Sei ein Experiment gewesen, das gescheitert sei.||
11.) ||Soziale Lockerungen/Ankurbelung der Konsumindustrie/Ermordung von Republiksflüchtlingen im Ausland durch die Stasi/Zwangsadoption von Kindern||
12.) ||Keine, er blieb starr bei seiner Linie||

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Beginner German Sessions - Lesson 4 Homework
Here is the homework for Lesson 4. As with the lessons themselves, it's designed for beginners. This week includes exercises about conjunctions and separable verbs, as well as some vocabulary.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JKndv2qcCRtZDocgxu9oSw1fokRO2zAr70f7uOcZ1e8

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Lesson 4 Homework 1

Homework Sheet 4.1 Exercise 1 Füllen Sie die folgende Tabelle aus. Fill out the following table with the corresponding translations. The following table includes only adverbs of time. Deutsch Englisch Deutsch Englisch heute manchmal gestern oft morgen selten jeden ...

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Wie immer, hier sind sowohl der Text, als auch die Fragen und Antworten aus der heutigen Übung.

Fragen:
1.) Als was bezeichnete Luther 1522 den Widerstand gegen die Obrigkeit?
2.) Weshalb scheiterte Karls Erlass?
3.) Welcher Erlass Karls V. war der entschiedende Förderer der Reformation? Was besagte dieser?
4.) Nenne 4 Gebiete, die sich zum reformierten Glauben bekannten.
5.) Als was wurde Thomas Müntzer in der DDR gefeiert?
6.) Welche zwei Bestreben führten gemeinsam zur Teilung der Christenheit?
7.) Wo kämpften Ulrich Zwingli und Johannes Calvin für die Reformation?
8.) Welches geschichtliche Ereignis thematisiert dieser Text?
9.) Nenne 2 der 4 Säulen der Reformation.
10.) Was besagte der Augsburger Religionsfrieden?

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Schon die Bezeichnung "Reformation" zeigt, dass es den Kirchenkritikern des beginnenden 16. Jahrhunderts nicht um eine Spaltung der Christenheit ging. Reformieren bedeutet "neu aufstellen" oder einfach erneuern. Für die Reformatoren stand die Bibel über den kirchlichen Glaubenssätzen. Erst als sich Machtinteressen und Glaubensstreit vermischten, kam es zur Teilung.

Während Luthers erzwungenem Exil auf der Wartburg mischten sich auch revolutionäre Töne in die Reformationsbewegung. In Wittenberg drohten Unruhen gegen die Obrigkeit. Der Theologe Thomas Müntzer predigte den Aufstand: "Es sind die Herren, die nur fressen und saufen und danach trachten, wie sie sich ernähren und viele Pfründe kriegen." 450 Jahre später, in der DDR, wurde Müntzer dafür als "Vorkämpfer des Proletariats" geehrt. Doch die Parolen gegen die alte Ordnung waren keineswegs im Sinne Martin Luthers. Als er 1522 wieder die Mönchskutte überstreifte und nach Wittenberg eilte, rief er die Bürger sofort zur Vernunft. Jeder Aufruhr gegen die Obrigkeit sei "Teufelswerk", schmetterte er von der Kanzel. Damit stellte er die Weichen für ein Miteinander von Thron und Altar, das über Jahrhunderte den Kurs der deutschen Protestanten bestimmen sollte.
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Es bildeten sich vier Grundgedanken der Reformation heraus: 1. Allein die Heilige Schrift soll Grundlage des Glaubens sein, nicht kirchliche Beschlüsse. 2. Nur Christus hat Autorität über die Glaubenden, kein Stellvertreter auf Erden. 3. Ausschließlich durch die Gnade Gottes kann der Mensch gerettet werden, nicht durch eigenes Handeln. 4. Allein der Glaube kann den Menschen rechtfertigen, nicht seine guten Werke. Allerdings darf man sich die Reformation nicht als einige und geschlossene Erneuerungsbewegung vorstellen. Der Streit über die Auslegung der Sakramente lieferte schon damals Stoff für abendfüllende Debatten.

In der Schweiz kämpften die Reformatoren Ulrich Zwingli (1484-1531) und Johannes Calvin (1509-1564) für eine bessere Kirche. Zwingli starb 1531 bei einer militärischen Auseinandersetzung zwischen den katholischen und den protestantischen Kantonen auf dem Schlachtfeld. Johannes Calvin kritisierte die Macht der Kirche noch radikaler als Luther. Nur wenige Jahrzehnte nach Luthers 95 Thesen bekannten sich große Teile Europas zum "reformierten" Glauben: neben Gebieten in Nord- und Ostdeutschland auch Dänemark, Schweden, Böhmen, Ungarn, Teile der Schweiz und die Niederlande.```
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Karl V. war, ohne es zu wollen, vermutlich der entscheidende Förderer der Reformation. Nach dem "Wormser Edikt" von 1521, mit dem er Martin Luther in die Reichsacht stellte, fehlte es dem Kaiser an Durchsetzungskraft, das Edikt auch zu vollstrecken. Das lag nicht an fehlendem Willen, sondern an den außenpolitischen Problemen des Habsburgers. Er befand sich in ständiger Fehde mit dem König von Frankreich, dem Papst in Rom und dem türkischen Sultan, dessen Truppen zeitweilig sogar vor Wien standen. Einen bewaffneten Konflikt im Inneren des Reichs konnte sich Karl V. nicht leisten, und die Fürsten nutzten seine Schwäche zum Ausbau der eigenen Position. 1555, nach dem ersten erbitterten Krieg zwischen Katholiken und Protestanten, einigte man sich im Augsburger Religionsfrieden auf einen Kompromiss: Jeder Fürst durfte fortan in seinem Territorium die Frage der Konfession handhaben, wie es ihm beliebte.
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Antworten:
1.) ||Aufruhr gegen die Obrigkeit sei "Teufelswerk"||
2.) ||Außenpolitische Probleme: Er befand sich in ständiger Fehde mit dem König von Frankreich, dem Papst und dem türkischen Sultan.||
3.) ||"Wormser Edikt" -> Stellte Martin Luther in Reichsacht.||
4.) ||Nord-/Ostdeutschland, Dänemark, Schweden, Böhmen, Ungarn, Teile der Schweiz, die Niederlande||
5.) ||"Vorkämpfer des Proletariats"||
6.) ||Machtinteressen und Glaubensstreit.||
7.) ||Die Schweiz||
8.) ||Die Reformation||
9.) ||1.Bibel ist Grundlage des Glaubens, nicht Kirche/2.Nur Christus hat Autorität, nicht Papst/3. Gnade Gottes rettet Menschen, nicht eigenes Handeln/4. Nur Glaube rechtfertigt, nicht gute Werke||
10.) ||Jeder Fürst entscheidet selbst über Konfession.||

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Beginner German Sessions - Lesson 5 Homework
Here is the homework for Lesson 5. As with the lessons themselves, it's designed for beginners. This week includes exercises about accusative and dative case. Note, however, that we have not covered prepositions yet.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l89M2-jwXp2PphaVawVsx2yw6MiPn_O-HgIIalulgS8

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Lesson 5 Homework 1

Homework Sheet 5.1 Exercise 1 Füllen Sie die folgende Tabelle aus. Fill in the table below with the correct definite articles. Masculine Neuter Feminine Plural Nominative die Accusative Dative Füllen Sie die folgende Tabelle aus. Fill in the table below with...

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Hallihallo Leute! Hier der Text plus die Fragen und Antworten zur heutigen Übung:

Fragen:
1.) Wozu führte die große Begeisterung für den Freiheitskampf gegen Napoleon?
2.) Welcher Feldzug leitete Napoleons Untergang 1812 ein?
3.) Was besagte Friedrich Wilhelms Aufruf an sein Volk?
4.) Was war die höchste Priorität der damaligen Fürsten beim Wiener Kongress?
5.) Nenne 3 Gebiete, die nach dem Wiener Kongress an Preußen gingen.
6.) Was regelte der Wiener Kongress?
7.) Was geschah mit Napoleon nach der Völkerschlacht?
8.) Wie sah die gesuchte Deutsche Einheit nach dem Wiener Kongress aus? Wie nannte man diese?
9.) Welche Nationen nahmen an der Entscheidungsschlacht bei Leipzig teil und wie nannte man diese Schlacht deswegen?
10.) Welches geschichtliche Ereignis thematisiert dieser Text?

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1812 begann der Stern Napoleons ebenso schnell zu sinken, wie er aufgestiegen war. Beim Versuch, auch das große Russland zu erobern, hatte sich der Kaiser der Franzosen übernommen. Seine Armee wurde vernichtend geschlagen. Auch fast 100 000 Deutsche, die auf französischer Seite kämpfen mussten, kehrten nicht mehr zurück. Ihre Fürsten hatten sich verpflichtet, Napoleon Truppenkontingente zu stellen. Bonaparte selbst konnte sich nur mit knapper Not in die Heimat retten. In Deutschland führten der Russland-Feldzug und der Unmut über die Besatzung 1813 zum Aufstand gegen Napoleon.
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Der preußische König Friedrich Wilhelm III. erließ einen Aufruf "An mein Volk", in dem er zum Kampf für "ehrenvollen Frieden oder ruhmreichen Untergang" aufforderte. Gemeinsam mit seinem General Graf Yorck von Wartenburg, der eigenmächtig einen Vertrag mit den Russen geschlossen hatte, stellte sich Friedrich Wilhelm III. gegen die napoleonische Fremdherrschaft. Die Begeisterung für den Freiheitskampf war so groß, dass sich viele Bürger und Handwerker freiwillig meldeten. Zum ersten Mal zogen Truppen aus ganz Deutschland vereint in den Krieg. Der gemeinsame Gegner sorgte für eine bis dahin unbekannte nationale Einheit.

Die Entscheidungsschlacht fand im Oktober 1813 bei Leipzig statt. Weil außer Deutschen und Österreichern auch Schweden und Russen gegen die Franzosen kämpften, sprach man von der "Völkerschlacht" bei Leipzig. Sie dauerte vier Tage und kostete mehr als 120 000 Männern das Leben. Napoleon konnte zwar wieder entkommen, aber seine Herrschaft in Deutschland brach zusammen. Bis zum Ende des Jahres war Deutschland befreit. Im Sommer 1814 zogen die Sieger sogar in Paris ein und verbannten den geschlagenen Franzosenkaiser auf die Insel Elba.
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Die Hoffnung der Freiheitskämpfer auf eine dauerhafte Einheit der Deutschen erfüllte sich nicht. Nach dem Sieg über Napoleon versammelten sich von 1814 bis 1815 die europäischen Staatsmänner unter der Führung des österreichischen Staatskanzlers Fürst Metternich (1773 - 1859). Der "Wiener Kongress" regelte die politische und territoriale Neuordnung Europas. Ziel der Fürsten war die Wiederherstellung (Restauration) der alten Ordnung, wie sie vor der napoleonischen Herrschaft bestanden hatte. An der Grenze zu Frankreich sollte eine Reihe starker Staaten gebildet werden, welche das Gleichgewicht der Mächte in Europa auf Dauer sichern sollten. In der Wiener Kongressakte von 1815 wurden die neuen Grenzen festgeschrieben. So erhielt zum Beispiel Preußen einen Teil Sachsens, die Rheinlande, Westfalen, Vorpommern, Danzig, Thorn und Posen. Zur Sicherung der neuen Ordnung schlossen sich die Herrscher Russlands, Österreichs und Preußens zu einer "Heiligen Allianz" zusammen.

Auch in der "Deutschen Frage" versuchte der Wiener Kongress, die Uhr zurückzudrehen und den Drang nach Einheit und Freiheit zu unterdrücken. Anstelle eines einheitlichen Deutschen Reiches verständigte man sich auf einen losen Zusammenschluss des Königreichs Preußen und des Kaiserreichs Österreich - jeweils nur mit Teilen ihrer Staatsgebiete- sowie der 37 souveränen deutschen Königreiche, Kleinstaaten und freie Städte. Dieser "Deutsche Bund" trat an die Stelle des alten Heiligen Römischen Reiches Deutscher Nationen, das 1806 erloschen war.
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Antworten:
1.) ||Viele Bürger und Handwerker meldeten sich freiwillig.||
2.) ||Der fehlgeschlagene Russland-Feldzug.||
3.) ||Es war ein Aufruf zum Kampf für ehrenvollen Frieden oder ruhmreichen Untergang.||
4.) ||Restauration(Wiederherstellung) der alten Ordnung vor Napoleons Herrschaft.||
5.) ||Einen Teil Sachsens, die Rheinlande, Westfalen, Vorpommern, Danzig, Thorn und Posen.||
6.) ||Politische und territoriale Neuordnung Europas.||
7.) ||Entkam nach Frankreich, wurde dort aber 1814 auf die Insel Elba verbannt.||
8.) ||Kein einheitlisches Deutsches Reich, stattdessen loser Zusammenschluss Teiler Preußens und Osterreichs sowie der 37 Kleinstaaten etc. Genannt wurde dieser Zusammenschluss "Deutscher Bund".||
9.) ||Neben Deutschen und Österreichern auch Schweden und Russen, Schlacht wurde deshalb "Völkerschlacht" gennant.||
10.) ||Den Kampf gegen Napoleon und die Neuordnung Europas nach dessen Fall.||

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Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Fische (Fish).

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A Level

  1. She has a big tank full of exotic fish.
  2. You can catch salmon with a fishing rod.
  3. Only a few species of shark are dangerous to humans.
  4. Many freshwater fish are in danger of extinction.
  5. Fish breathe using their gills.
  6. The fins of a fish help it to move and control its movement.
  7. Most species of fish swim in large groups called “schools”.
  8. We shouldn't eat highly intelligent animals like octopuses.
  9. A fishing vessel is a boat or ship used to catch fish in the sea, or on a lake or river.
  10. Male seahorses get pregnant instead of female ones.

B Level

  1. Lobsters live up to an estimated 45 to 50 years in the wild, although determining age is difficult.
  2. Jellyfish stings can be painful to humans and, from certain species, they can even be deadly.
  3. Most early permanent settlements relied on fish as their main source of food.
  4. Marlins are considered as one of the fastest fish on the planet.
  5. Some flatfish use camouflage to hide themselves on the ocean floor.
  6. Despite its size, the whale shark does not pose any danger to humans. Whale sharks are docile fish and sometimes allow swimmers to catch a ride.
  7. Commercial fishing has done a lot of damage by overfishing and by trawling with huge nets that can catch everything, including fish too small to sell and other sea creatures like dolphins.
  8. Consumption of fish on a regular basis can help in the prevention of various types of cancers and cardio-vascular diseases.
  9. Don’t beat yourself up too much about getting rejected, there are plenty more fish in the sea after all!
  10. The tiger shark has a reputation for eating almost anything, from small fish and sea turtles to even dogs and license plates.
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C Level

  1. The skin of most fishes is covered with protective scales, which can also provide effective camouflage through the use of reflection and colouration, as well as possible hydrodynamic advantages.
  2. According to a study published last year in the online journal PLoS One, a manta ray is worth up to $1 million over the course of its long lifetime, thanks to tourists willing to pay generously for a chance to swim with the curious creatures that glide gracefully through the water by flapping their wide wings, almost as if flying.
  3. The mudskipper has the ability to both survive and thrive in and out of water. When leaving the water and moving into a more dry environment on land they are still able to breathe using water that is trapped inside their rather large gill chambers. They are also able to absorb oxygen from the lining of their mouth and throat allowing them to stay out of water for long periods of time.

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Hallihallo Leute! Hier der Text plus die Fragen und Antworten zur heutigen Übung:

Fragen:
1.) Wie lange waren die Regelungen Karls IV. in Gebrauch?
2.) Welchen Einfluss hatte das Dokument Karls auf die Macht der Kirche im HRR(Heiligen Römischen Reich)?
3.) Welche drei Privilegien besaßen die damaligen Kurfürsten?
4.) Was veranlasste Karl IV. das Dokument zu erlassen?
5.) Wo sollten die sogenannten Kurfürsten sich zu Wahlen treffen?
6.) Wie heißt das Dokument, dass die Regeln für die Wahl eines Königs beinhaltet?
7.) Wieviele Kurfürsten gab es nach dem 17. Jahrhundert?
8.) Was geschah mit den Kurfürsten, sollten sie nach 30 Tagen keinen Nachfolger benennen?
9.) Welches Thema behandelt der folgende Text?
10.) Obwohl es im Heiligen Römischen Reich keine festen Gesetze gab, über was waren sich die damaligen Menschen einig?

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Im Jahr 1356 wollte Kaiser Karl IV. den Ablauf der Wahl und Krönung des Königs für die Zukunft verbindlich klären. Die Bevölkerung war zu der Zeit zermürbt von den ewigen inneren Auseinandersetzungen. Acht Jahre zuvor hatte die erste große Pestwelle Millionen von Opfern gefordert. Die Stimmung war also günstig für einen Neuanfang. Auf den Reichstagen in Nürnberg und Metz gelang es Karl, zusammen mit den Fürsten des Reiches feste Spielregeln für künftige Wahlen festzusetzen. Nach dem Tod eines Königs sollten fortan sieben Wahlmänner in Frankfurt am Main zusammenkommen. Diese sogenannten Kurfürsten (von "küren") sollten innerhalb von 30 Tagen "ohne jede geheime Absprache, Belohnung oder Entgelt" einen Nachfolger wählen. In dem Fall, dass die Fürsten nach Ablauf der 30 Tage keinen neuen König benennen konnten, sollten sie so lange nur Brot und Wasser bekommen, bis sie sich auf einen Nachfolger geeinigt hatten. In einer festlichen Urkunde wurden die neuen Regeln in 31 Kapiteln aufgeschrieben. Die Urkunde wurde mit einem kaiserlichen Siegel in einer Kapsel aus Goldblech versehen. Siegel dieser Art nennt man "Bulle", daher erhielt das Dokument den Namen "Goldene Bulle". Es trägt eindeutig die Handschrift von Karl IV. und wurde sieben Mal hergestellt.```
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Die neue Regelung bewährte sich, sodass man bis zum Ende des Heiligen Römischen Reiches 1806 an ihr festhielt. Doch sie war teuer erkauft: Die zunächst 7 Kurfürsten ließen sich im Gegenzug Privilegien festschreiben, die sie zu souveränen Herrschern ihrer Territorien machten. In der Goldenen Bulle werden sieben Kurfüsten benannt: die Erzbischöfe von Köln, Main und Trier, der Pfalzgraf bei Rhein, der Herzog von Sachsen, der Markgraf von Brandenburg und der König von Böhmen. Im 17. Jahrhundert kamen mit den Herzögen von Bayern und Hannover noch zwei weitere Kurfürsten dazu. Die Kurfürsten durften eigene Münzen prägen, Zölle erheben und Recht sprechen. Die Goldene Bulle sicherte ihre Macht und führte außerdem dazu, dass nur noch Kandidaten aus dem Kreis der Kurfürsten zu Königen des Heiligen Römischen Reiches gewählt wurden.

Die Stärkung der Kurfürsten ging einher mit einer Schwächung des päpstlichen Einflusses im Reich. Die traditionelle päpstliche Salbung jedes neuen Kaisers wurde in der Goldenen Bulle nicht mehr erwähnt. Vorbei waren damit die Zeiten, in denen die römisch-deutschen Könige nach Rom zogen, um mit Zugeständnissen an den Papst die Erhebung zum Kaiser zu erkaufen. Das ursprünglich nur vom Papst verliehene Kaisertum verschmolz mit dem Amt des gewählten Königs. Bald durfte sich jeder neue Herrscher des Reiches gleich nach seiner Wahl "Kaiser" nennen.
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Antworten:
1.) ||Bis zum Ende des Heiligen Römischen Reiches 1806.||
2.) ||Schwächung des päpstlichen Einflusses.||
3.) ||Eigene Münzen prägen, Zölle erheben und Recht sprechen.||
4.) ||Generell: Unsichere Zeiten, in denen es entweder keinen Herrscher gab oder mehrere gleichzeitig um die Macht kämpften.||
5.) ||Frankfurt am Main.||
6.) ||Die Goldene Bulle.||
7.) ||Insgesamt 9 Kurfürsten.||
8.) ||Sie erhielten nur noch Wasser und Brot, bis sie einen Nachfolger gewählt haben.||
9.) ||Generell: Der Ablauf zur Krönung im Heiligen Römischen Reich, wie er in der Goldenen Bulle beschrieben wird.||
10.) ||Niemand stellt den Fortbestand des Reiches infrage.||

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The writing prompts for this month are here!

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Writing Prompt (August)
Short (Monthly)
What’s one of your favourite games? What is it about and why do you enjoy it?

Word length: 50+

Medium (Monthly)
You wake up one day with a horrible headache and no recollection of the night before. You slowly get out of bed in a drowsy stupor and stumble into the living room, where you notice a large horse watching television. The horse turns to you and grins.

“Wow, finally awake, huh! Last night was crazy!”

That definitely came out of the horse’s month. Just what happened last night?

Word length: 200+

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Long (July-September)

Aliens have known about humanity for a long time. When the first discovered our planet, they found our civilisation primitive and unrefined. So they decided to sit back and watch, waiting for the right moment to make contact.

However, our civilisation is vastly different than theirs and they are immensely curious about our culture and what we have invented. So a scouting team secretly lands on the planet and mingles with the locals. They are all very much amazed by things we consider quite unremarkable and boring, such as fast food and soap dramas.

Describe their experiences.

Word length: 1000+

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Servus Leute! Hier der Text plus die Fragen und Antworten zum heutigen Hörverstehen:

Fragen:
1.) Welche Ansicht hatte die Kirche gegenüber Frauen?
2.) Nenne 3 Aufgaben, die eine Frau damals ausführen musste.
3.) Was bedeutet die germanische Tradition "Munt" und wie wirkte sie sich auf damalige Frauen aus?
4.) Erkläre kurz, was "Beginen" waren. Wie reagierte die Kirche auf diese?
5.) Was beschreibt der folgende Text?
6.) Nenne 2 Aktivitäten, die nur Männer ausführen durften.
7.) Welche Möglichkeit hatten adlige Frauen, um sich einer Ehe zu entziehen?
8.) Wieviele Kinder hatte damals eine Frau im Durchschnitt?

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Text:

Im Mittelalter wurden die meisten Frauen schon jung verheiratet: Das übliche Alter der Mädchen bei der Eheschließung lag bei 13 bis 15 Jahren, das der jungen Männer bei 18 Jahren. Im Durchschnitt gingen sechs bis acht Kinder aus einer solchen Verbindung hervor. Der größte Teil der Frauen im Mittelalter waren Bäuerinnen. Sie kümmerten sich um die Erziehung der Kinder, die Zubereitung von Mahlzeiten, die Erhaltung von Haus und Hof, die Fütterung der Tiere und die Herstellung der Kleidung. Die tägliche harte Arbeit und die Anstrengungen der vielen Schwangerschaften führten dazu, dass die Frauen oft jung starben.

Im Rechtsverständnis des Mittelalters spielte der Begriff "Munt" eine wichtige Rolle. Er stammte aus der germanischen Tradition und bedeutet "Schutz" oder "Gewalt". Frauen blieben Zeit ihres Lebens in der "Munt" eines Mannes, zuerst des Vaters und später des Ehemanns. Da sie angeblich nicht in der Lage waren, sich im Streit oder Kampf zu schützen, konnten Frauen nicht selbst mündig sein. Die Folge war, dass nur Männer Verträge schließen, über das Vermögen der Familie verfügen oder vor Gericht klagen durften. Von der heute gesetzlich festgeschriebenen Gleichberechtigung von Mann und Frau war man in der Gesellschaft des Mittelalters also noch weit entfernt.```
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Die rechtliche Benachteiligung der Frauen galt auch für weibliche Adlige. Die Damen in den Burgen und Palästen mussten zwar nicht so hart arbeiten wie das gemeine Volk, doch auch ihre Meinung zählte nichts. Bei der Auswahl des Ehepartners spielte die Liebe keine Rolle. Königskinder wurden vermählt, um politische Bündnisse zu schmieden und die Beziehungen zu anderen Mächten zu verbessern. Dutzende Töchter aus königlichen Familien wurden so in fremde Reiche verheiratet und oft beherrschten sie nicht einmal die Sprache ihrer neuen Heimat. Gingen die Allianzen dann in die Brüche, konnte das auch das Ende der Ehe bedeuten. Mittelalterliche Ehemänner hatten das Recht, ihre Frauen zu verstoßen, wenn diese untreu waren oder der Nachwuchs ausblieb.

Im 12. Jahrhundert gründeten unverheiratete Frauen und Witwen Gemeinschaften, denen Frauen jedes Standes beitreten konnten. Die sogenannten Beginen wohnten in klosterähnlichen Höfen - legten jedoch anders als Nonnen kein Gelübde ab - und engagierten sich sozial. Durch das von manchen Frauen mitgebrachte Vermögen oder ihrer Tätigkeiten als Handwerkerinnen oder Hebammen waren sie finanziell unabhängig. Die Beginen wurden von der Kirche oft verfolgt und als Hexen verurteilt.
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Die Stellung und der Alltag der Frauen im Mittelalter wurden von den Ansichten der Kirche geprägt. Den Geistlichen des Mittelalters galten Frauen als besonders anfällig für die Sünde. Mit strengen Vorschriften wollten sie das angeblich "zügellose Wesen des Weibes" in den Griff bekommen. Deshalb konnten Vergehen wie Ehebruch und Abtreibung schwer bestraft werden. Allerdings wies zum Beispiel der Bischof Burchard von Worms (965 - 1025) seine Pfarrer an, bei der Beichte genau nachzufragen, ob Frauen eine Schwangerschaft "aus Armut" abbrachen oder "um die Sünde zu verbergen". Im ersten Fall verdienten sie Milde, im zweiten nicht. Adelige Frauen, die sich den Zwängen einer Ehe entziehen wollten, konnten ein keusches Leben hinter Klostermauern führen. Armen Frauen war diese Möglichkeit verwehrt - denn zum Eintritt ins Kloster musste eine Mitgift gezahlt werden.```
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Antworten:
1.) ||Frauen seien anfälliger für die Sünde und besitzen ein zügelloses Wesen.||
2.) ||Erziehung der Kinder, Zubereitung von Mahlzeiten, Erhaltung von Haus und Hof, Fütterung der Tiere, Herstellung von Kleidung||
3.) ||Munt bedeutet "Schutz" bzw. "Gewalt", Frauen waren nicht alleine mündig und waren deshalb Männern untergeordnet.||
4.) ||Beginen waren finanizell unabhängige Gemeinschaften aus unverheirateten Frauen und Witwen. Die Kirche verfolgte sie oft als Hexen.||
5.) ||Das Leben der Frauen im Mittelalter.||
6.) ||Nur Männer durften Verträge schließen, über das Familienvermögen entscheiden, vor Gericht klagen und Ehen auflösen.||
7.) ||Sie konnten einem Kloster beitreten.||
8.) ||6 bis 8 Kinder.||

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Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Internet (Internet).

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A Level

  1. Could you restart the router?
  2. The website won‘t load.
  3. She wants to upload a file.
  4. He lost connection to the server.
  5. Give me a link to the page please.
  6. My firewall blocks most viruses.
  7. What’s the Wifi password?
  8. I met my boyfriend on the internet.
  9. Everyone should have an antivirus program installed.
  10. I don’t have enough disc space to download that game right now.

B Level

  1. She releases articles about cooking on her blog every week.
  2. The proxy server is refusing connections.
  3. The Ethernet port doesn’t seem to be working.
  4. Malware is malicious software distributed via the Internet.
  5. Users must be informed of and consent to the usage of cookies before they can start tracking the user.
  6. A flame war is when an online discussion degenerates into a series of personal attacks against the debators, rather than discussion of their positions.
  7. Many people use messengers, emails or social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter, to stay in touch with friends worldwide.
  8. The internet got its start in the United States more than 50 years ago as a government weapon in the Cold War. For years, scientists and researchers used it to communicate and share data with one another.
  9. While most democratic countries have moderate Internet censorship, other countries go as far as to limit the access of information such as news and suppress discussion among citizens.
  10. Research has shown that for a small number of vulnerable individuals, excessive internet use may lead to a variety of detrimental mental health consequences, including anxiety, depression, stress and addiction.
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C Level

  1. In the internet era, consumers seem increasingly resigned to giving up fundamental aspects of their privacy for convenience in using their phones and computers, and have grudgingly accepted that being monitored by corporations and even governments is just a fact of modern life.
  2. The dot-com bubble was a stock market bubble caused by excessive speculation in Internet-related companies in the late 1990s, a period of massive growth in the use and adoption of the Internet.
  3. Most of the technical security concerns around the Internet of Things are similar to those of conventional servers, workstations, and smartphones, such as weak authentication, forgetting to change default credentials, unencrypted messages sent between devices, SQL injections, and poor handling of security updates.

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Beginner German Sessions - Lesson 10 Homework
@heady flame has created a small practice sheet for people to practice future and past tenses. As with the lessons themselves, it's designed for beginners.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10ZTqFUw-TBrLBeFdzpYuvAIk96iRW9zYxGpuQ2-QuOc

Important note: Currently I'm not creating my own homework sheets as I'm busy with uni work, but I'll make homework sheets for all the sessions I've missed once I have more time. However, if anyone feels like creating sheets for any of the past lessons, feel free to make them, get them double-checked by a native speaker, and I'll add them into the folders for that lesson.

All previous material relevant to the lessons can be found here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/14MPdMqPTH9XVocvy__Hw7cMz5jSXZux-

You're not expected to hand this homework in to anyone. It is intended for self-study only. If you need help with this worksheet, please make use of our usual learning channels such as #questions and #beginner-german.

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Lektion 10 Hausaufgaben Section 1: Write the sentences in Futur Ich räume meine Kleidung weg. _______________________________ Du schenkst dem Mädchen einen Würfel. _______________________________ Der Junge ist fünfzehn Jahre alt. _______________________________ Wir lernen D...

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Writing Prompt (September)
Short (Monthly)
Describe what was happening in your earliest memory.

Word length: 50+

Medium (Monthly)
You are a dragon whose job it is to protect a cursed princess. However, you hate the job: it’s terribly boring, the princess hardly makes for good conversation, and the nearby food is tasteless. Whenever a knight comes to save the princess, you try your best to play along and let them win, but you keep accidentally killing them.

Tell us how the knights met their unfortunate fates.

Word length: 200+

Long (July-September)

Aliens have known about humanity for a long time. When the first discovered our planet, they found our civilisation primitive and unrefined. So they decided to sit back and watch, waiting for the right moment to make contact.

However, our civilisation is vastly different than theirs and they are immensely curious about our culture and what we have invented. So a scouting team secretly lands on the planet and mingles with the locals. They are all very much amazed by things we consider quite unremarkable and boring, such as fast food and soap dramas.

Describe their experiences.

Word length: 1000+

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Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Verbrechen (Crime).

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A Level

  1. You’re under arrest!
  2. She was convicted of manslaughter.
  3. He got a small fine for speeding.
  4. They were very young when they were murdered.
  5. The crime was all over the news.
  6. You are trespassing.
  7. Do you think he is a drug dealer?
  8. My sister’s camera was stolen.
  9. A woman was kidnapped last week.
  10. Several shops were broken into last night.

B Level

  1. Smoking in public transportation is banned in Germany.
  2. He robbed three banks before he was caught.
  3. Stop right there, criminal scum!
  4. He had a string of convictions going back twenty years.
  5. I am keeping an eye out for shoplifters.
  6. Punishment should be the last resort. Criminals should be rehabilitated instead.
  7. The brothers carried out an illegal trade in rare and endangered animals.
  8. She was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.
  9. Some people claim that the death penalty is the strongest deterrent against crime.
  10. You must assassinate the horse before it vandalises another tree!
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C Level

  1. Most western countries do not recognise polygamous marriages, and consider bigamy a crime. Several countries also prohibit people from living a polygamous lifestyle. This is the case in some states of the United States where the criminalization of a polygamous lifestyle originated as anti-Mormon laws, although they are rarely enforced.
  2. High treason, as defined in Section 81 of the German criminal code is defined as a violent attempt against the existence or the constitutional order of the Federal Republic of Germany, carrying a penalty of life imprisonment or a fixed term of at least ten years. In less serious cases, the penalty is 1–10 years in prison.
  3. In some cases where the system of law is not well-implemented, bribes may be a way for companies to continue their businesses. In the case, for example, custom officials may harass a certain firm or production plant, officially stating they are checking for irregularities, halting production or stalling other normal activities of a firm. The disruption may cause losses to the firm that exceed the amount of money to pay off the official. Bribing the officials is a common way to deal with this issue in countries where there exists no firm system of reporting these semi-illegal activities.
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Writing Prompt (October)
Short (Monthly)
Tell us about a spooky encounter (real or imagined) you have experienced.

Word length: 50+

Medium (Monthly)
Despite your best efforts, you cannot seem to permanently die. You have been shot, stabbed, electrocuted, crushed, sliced, eaten by sharks, suffocated, blown up, and literally bored to death. No matter what you do, after every attempt, you experience a brief period of darkness and then wake up in your bed with no signs of injury.

But, one day, after 10,000 years, you finally figure out how to kill yourself successfully. What did you do?

Word length: 200+

Long (October-December)

This week has been horrible. On Monday you woke up to an announcement from some godly voice that you are a side character in someone else’s main story. You didn’t believe it at first, of course. Clearly you were still dreaming.

However, the godly voice persisted. On Tuesday, it started telling you in excruciating detail about a future event on Wednesday and Thursday. First, you would bump into an old friend you have not seen for years – the main character, the godly voice said. Then, the next day, you would see the old friend again in a completely different place, and they would tell you something very unexpected.

And sure enough, that is exactly what happened. The godly voice had predicted all of it perfectly. It told you to act, to take control of your fate. Don’t let yourself be the side character in someone else’s story.

Describe your struggle.

Word length: 1000+

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Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Hygiene (Hygiene).

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A Level

  1. Clean your room right now!
  2. We regularly wash our towels.
  3. I need to buy some shampoo.
  4. Please tidy up your mess.
  5. She always brushes her teeth after waking up.
  6. I always take a shower after work.
  7. My girlfriend wants me to shave off my beard.
  8. You should iron your clothes before your interview.
  9. The girls are brushing their hair.
  10. All the toilet paper was sold out.

B Level

  1. Make sure to wash your hands thoroughly with soap before you start cooking.
  2. Hygiene refers to conditions and practices that help to maintain health and prevent the spread of diseases.
  3. Disinfectants are frequently used in hospitals, dental surgeries, kitchens, and bathrooms to kill infectious organisms.
  4. Cook foods for the appropriate length of the time and at the appropriate time to kill pathogens.
  5. It is important that oral hygiene be carried out on a regular basis to enable prevention of dental disease and bad breath.
  6. Research shows that, if widely practised, hand washing with soap could reduce diarrhoea by almost fifty percent and respiratory infections by nearly twenty-five percent.
  7. About 30 restaurants were closed down last year due to unsanitary conditions.
  8. Regular bathing was a hallmark of Roman civilization. Elaborate baths were constructed in urban areas to serve the public, who typically demanded the infrastructure to maintain personal cleanliness.
  9. Personal hygiene is improved and maintained more accurately and easily with the use of both toilet paper and a bidet as compared to the use of toilet paper alone.
  10. Keeping your finger and toenails trimmed and in good shape will prevent problems such as hang nails and infected nail beds.
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C Level

  1. The WHO (World Health Organization) recommends hand washing with ash if soap is not available in critical situations, e.g. schools without access to soap and other difficult situations like post-emergencies where use of (clean) sand is recommended, too. Use of ash is common in rural areas of developing countries and has in experiments been shown at least as effective as soap for removing pathogens.
  2. Excessive cleaning of the ear canals can result in infection or irritation. The ear canals require less care than other parts of the body because they are sensitive and mostly self-cleaning; that is, there is a slow and orderly migration of the skin lining of the ear canal from the eardrum to the outer opening of the ear.
  3. A little dirt never hurt. But in today's super-clean world, vaccinations, anti-bacterial soaps, and airtight doors and windows are keeping dirt and disease-causing germs at bay. While staying germ-free can prevent the spread of disease and infections, leading a cleanlier lifestyle may be responsible for an increase in allergies among children.

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Writing Prompt (November)
Short (Monthly)
Who is one of your favourite villains in any form of media? Why do you like this villain?

Word length: 50+

Medium (Monthly)
A virus has turned most people into zombies and you were able to narrowly escape the hordes and reach the safe zone.

How did you do that exactly?

Word length: 200+

Long (October-December)

This week has been horrible. On Monday you woke up to announcement by some godly voice that you are a side character in someone else’s main story. You didn’t believe it at first, of course. Clearly you were still dreaming.

However, the godly voice persisted. On Tuesday, it started telling you in excruciating detail about a future event on Wednesday and Thursday. First, you would bump into an old friend you have not seen for years – the main character, the godly voice said. Then, the next day, you saw the old friend again in a completely different place, and they started telling you something very unexpected.

And the godly voice had predicted all of it perfectly. The godly voice told you to act, to take control of your fate. Don’t let yourself be the side character in someone else’s story.

Describe your struggle.

Word length: 1000+

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Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Reptiles (Reptilien).

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A Level

  1. Most snakes are harmless to humans.
  2. There are a lot of lizards in the garden.
  3. That crocodile has huge teeth!
  4. Turtles are said to be very slow animals.
  5. Dinosaurs have been extinct for a very long time.
  6. Reptiles are covered in scales and usually lay eggs.
  7. Alligators and crocodiles spend most of their time in water, but they can make short trips on land.
  8. Reptiles are generally considered less intelligent than mammals and birds.
  9. Many species of reptile can live for more than 20 years in zoos. Certain turtles have lived for more than 100 years.
  10. She keeps anacondas as pets.
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B Level

  1. Reptiles tend to avoid confrontation through camouflage.
  2. Rattlesnakes shake their tail rattle when they feel threatened.
  3. A reptile’s scales protect it from abrasions as it scurries across the ground, climbs trees, or briefly dives beneath the surface of the water.
  4. Snake charming is slowly becoming extinct in India after it was banned in 1972 as a part of a wildlife protection act.
  5. Komodo dragons will eat almost anything they find, including already dead animals, deer, water buffalo, pigs, smaller Komodo dragons, and occasionally humans.
  6. Studies suggest that some meat-eating dinosaurs may have been warm-blooded due to the very active and vigorous lifestyles that they led.
  7. A chameleon is capable of changing the colour of its skin and has a long tongue which it uses to swiftly capture prey located some distance away.
  8. Although many turtles spend large amounts of their lives underwater, all turtles and tortoises breathe air and must surface at regular intervals to refill their lungs.
  9. At the first sign of danger, most snakes and lizards crawl away into the undergrowth, and turtles and crocodiles will plunge into water and sink out of sight.
  10. Most sea snakes are completely aquatic and have adapted to sea environments in many ways, the most characteristic of which is a paddle-like tail that has improved their swimming ability.
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C Level

  1. The black mamba is the most feared snake in Africa because of its size, aggression, venom toxicity and speed of onset of symptoms following envenomation, and is classified as a snake of medical importance by the World Health Organization.
  2. Because they are cold-blooded, or ectothermic, reptiles must bask in the sun to increase their internal body temperature, which in turn, allows for a higher level of activity (as a rule, warm lizards run faster than cool lizards). When they overheat, reptiles shelter in the shade to cool down, and at night many species are virtually immobile.
  3. While crocodiles can and do generate tears, the tears are not linked to emotion. The fluid from their tear ducts functions to clean and lubricate the eye, and is most prominent and visible when crocodiles have been on dry land for a while. In the case of American crocodiles and saltwater crocodiles, the tears help rid of the excess salt that they take in with their food.

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Writing Prompt (December)
Short (Monthly)
What was one of the best gifts you have ever received or given?

Word length: 50+

Medium (Monthly)
Write a letter to a deity of your choice threatening and then imploring them to ensure that the year 2021 will turn out a lot better.

Word length: 200+

Long (October-December)

This week has been horrible. On Monday you woke up to announcement by some godly voice that you are a side character in someone else’s main story. You didn’t believe it at first, of course. Clearly you were still dreaming.

However, the godly voice persisted. On Tuesday, it started telling you in excruciating detail about a future event on Wednesday and Thursday. First, you would bump into an old friend you have not seen for years – the main character, the godly voice said. Then, the next day, you saw the old friend again in a completely different place, and they started telling you something very unexpected.

And the godly voice had predicted all of it perfectly. The godly voice told you to act, to take control of your fate. Don’t let yourself be the side character in someone else’s story.

Describe your struggle.

Word length: 1000+

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How to get Corrections
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Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Öffentlicher Verkehr (Public Transport).

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A Level

  1. The train is delayed.
  2. His plane will arrive 15 minutes early.
  3. Excuse me, I have reserved that seat.
  4. Which bus goes to the main train station?
  5. I don’t like taking taxis because they are too expensive.
  6. There’s been a serious accident on the motorway involving a coach.
  7. I nearly missed my flight this morning.
  8. We have to get off at the next stop.
  9. What airline are you flying with?
  10. The only way to reach the island is by taking the ferry.

B Level

  1. There is a large map at the entrance of every subway station in order to help tourists.
  2. A lot of passengers got seasick on the ferry today due to the stormy sea.
  3. Her bus got stuck in a traffic jam for an hour when she was going to work this morning.
  4. The introduction of bus lanes in cities can significantly assist in the reduction of air pollution.
  5. We had a rough landing due to the strong winds.
  6. Most of the passengers were seasick during the storm.
  7. The plane has been cleared to take off from runway 3.
  8. If he had taken the earlier bus, we wouldn’t have missed our train!
  9. Electric car drivers will be allowed to travel in bus lanes as part of plans to boost usage of low-emission vehicles in England.
  10. The Hindenburg was a large German commercial passenger-carrying rigid airship that used to fly transatlantic flights before it was destroyed by fire 14 months after coming into service.
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C Level

  1. The very high average age of public buses used in Rome has resulted in a significant number of buses catching fire, often while being driven around the Italian capital. Thankfully no one has died, although some people have been injured.
  2. Tickets are not often checked on local trains so some people try their luck by riding the train without buying a ticket. They usually get away with it too, but they can get a hefty fine if they are caught.
  3. A cable car over the River Thames in London was opened to the public on 28 June 2012. Many criticised it as a white elephant due to its extravagant costs and its impractical nature. Although a good attraction for tourists, locals would have much preferred a pedestrian/cyclist bridge.

Feel free to do as many or few as you wish!

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The previous sentences can be found here: https://cutt.ly/XtAhE2N (not yet completely updated)
The answers for the previous months can be found: https://cutt.ly/0tAhZw8 (not all answers yet available)

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:loudspeaker: Pferd issued a ping for Writing

The writing prompts for this month are here!

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Writing Prompt (January)
Short (Monthly)
What resolutions do you have for this year? Or, if you don't have any, what resolutions have you had in the past?

Word length: 50+

Medium (Monthly)
What is a short piece of advice you would give to younger self?

Word length: 200+

Long (January-March)

You have just completed your move to a new house and have a few days to kill before the start of your new job. While walking around and exploring the neighbourhood, you discover a small park with a stream running through it. A bench faces the stream. You decide to take a break, and sit on the bench.

Some ducks in the stream notice your arrival. They waddle up to you, likely hoping for some bread crumbs, you imagine. You show them your empty hands, but that doesn’t deter them. Instead, they stop in unison at your feet and stare up at you expectedly.

“What do you want?” you ask, half-amused.

“Your orders, Your Majesty.”

Describe your new reign as the duck king/queen.

Word length: 1000+

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Hey everyone! We’ve decided to hold a little competition on the server for Valentine’s Day. Everyone is welcome to join in, even Native Speakers.

The task: Write any piece of writing about any theme related to Valentine’s Day! Feel free to use your imagination, or take an abstract approach. Or just write a simple romantic poem or letter! It can be any form of writing, including fiction, non-fiction, or anything in between, as long as it follows the rules below. There are no word limits, but try to keep it short!

The rules: The text must be written in German, and it must follow the server rules!

How to enter: Create a Google Doc containing your writing. Post it in #writing for corrections (make sure to ping me to let me know it exists), or send it to my DMs directly! You have until Feb 14th to submit something, and you’re always welcome to change or withdraw your entry at any time - just let me know. Please note that the texts will be posted publicly (see below), so don’t send me anything you don’t want other people to see.

The prize: On Valentine’s Day, I’ll post all the submitted texts in a summary here, and a bonus (optional) study task that you won’t know about until the day! The winner(s) will get a special mention and perhaps some other surprises (depending on how the competition goes). Good luck!

By the way, don’t worry if you’re a complete beginner. We won’t be judging you based on your German abilities and we’ll consider everyone’s individual skill level while making the decision. The goal is simply to have fun and practice our German together. ❤️

And, as always, if you have any thoughts or concerns, feel free to share them in #community-discussion!

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:loudspeaker: Pferd issued a ping for Translation

Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Wetter (Weather).

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A Level

  1. It’s very sunny today.
  2. It was snowing yesterday.
  3. What’s the weather like?
  4. It will be cloudy tomorrow.
  5. My dog hides when she hears thunder.
  6. The wind is really cold!
  7. Take an umbrella, it will rain later.
  8. She could feel the warm sunshine on her hands.
  9. Every snowflake is unique.
  10. The tornado destroyed every building in the town.

B Level

  1. The football game was cancelled on account of the heavy rain.
  2. What will the weather be like tomorrow? Have you looked at the forecast?
  3. It is so foggy outside that I can barely see a few feet in front of me.
  4. There was not a cloud in the sky this morning, but now it’s raining cats and dogs!
  5. The continuous torrential rain this week has led to flooding across the entire region.
  6. He should have known to drive carefully on black ice!
  7. The kids jumped in the puddles on the way home from school.
  8. The airplane couldn’t land because of the blizzard.
  9. Don’t spend your money all at once; put some of it away for a rainy day.
  10. Chinese authorities have issued air pollution warnings across the north, northwest and east of the country, with heavy smog expected to shroud 79 cities this weekend.
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C Level

  1. I heard a loud crash last night when I was sleeping and when I looked outside I saw a great big oak lying across the street. The wind must have been incredibly strong to uproot that massive tree.
  2. The majority of lightning that occurs in a thunderstorm goes from cloud to cloud rather striking the ground. Although not particularly dangerous, it is important to monitor this type of lightning as it can be a useful indicator of other dangerous forms of weather such as tornadoes.
  3. The Iran Blizzard of February 1972 was the deadliest blizzard in history. A week-long period of low temperatures and severe winter storms, lasting February 3–9, 1972, resulted in the deaths of approximately 4,000 people. Storms dumped more than 10 feet (3.0 m) of snow across rural areas in northwestern, central and southern Iran.

Feel free to do as many or few as you wish!

‼️ Please write your answers in a Google doc and post the link to it in #writing with at least suggestion permissions on the doc. Please wrap the link in < > so others are not spoiled.

🏓 To get regular notifications of new sentences, join the translation group by copy-and-pasting this in #botchannel: >sub translation.

The previous sentences can be found here: https://cutt.ly/XtAhE2N (not yet completely updated)
The answers for the previous months can be found: https://cutt.ly/0tAhZw8 (not all answers yet available)

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group announce activities Hello hello! It's been a while but as I mentioned in #lessons , I'm working on reviving the listening tasks we once had. This time however, you will be able to access the files yourself, so no need to wait for a session to begin (though if live sessions are still wanted, we could try those as well!) Please note, this is currently in testing phase ™️ , so feedback is welcome and much needed! Please use the following link to access the files: https://k00.fr/lesson1

Don't hesitate to share your feedback in #community-discussion and hopefully, this sort of thing is helpful!

Lesson01

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Egal ^ Für alle, die es interessiert

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Note: I'd add the solutions on Monday so everyone had some time to do the listening, if you can't wait for that, let me know in #community-discussion and I'll try and make them available to you 👍

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:loudspeaker: Pferd issued a ping for Translation

Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Einzelhandel (Retail).

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A Level

  1. Damaged products cannot be returned.
  2. How much does this cost?
  3. The cashier voided the purchase and returned my money.
  4. You’re welcome to try on the trousers upstairs in the fitting room.
  5. When does this store close?
  6. What’s your shoe size?
  7. On Thursdays, the shops are allowed to stay open until 20:30.
  8. Can I pay with card?
  9. I’m sorry, we don’t have that in stock anymore.
  10. Would you like the receipt?

B Level

  1. Customers who buy in large quantities receive a discount.
  2. I refuse to pay such an exorbitant price for a kettle, even if it is made out of pure gold!
  3. Without the receipt you will be unable to exchange your item.
  4. I ordered a book last month but it somehow got lost in shipping so the seller is going to send me a new one free of charge.
  5. The new console was sold out in all stores across the city only a few hours after they opened.
  6. You could have earned 30 points with this purchase with the PAYBACK card!
  7. A discount store is a type of retail store that offers merchandise at a lower price than many of its competitors.
  8. There has been a customer waiting to get helped for the past ten minutes, and he’s getting rather upset, can you go help him?
  9. When you’ve found something you like, you’re welcome to try it on in the changing rooms upstairs.
  10. I like this winter coat, but it’s overpriced. I saw the same coat somewhere else and it was 50% off.
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C Level

  1. There were quite a number of customers this morning complaining about the „disgraceful” attitude of one of our employees after she told them to piss off and wait their turn during a big rush.
  2. Since March 2009, the title of the world's largest retail store goes to Shinsegae Centum City Department Store, located in Busan, South Korea. With 3.163 million square feet in one retail location, the Shinsegae destination flagship store in Centum City beat out the Herald Square Macy's Department Store in New York City for the title of "world's largest" by more than a million square feet.
  3. Scan It is a handheld device that allows Giant shoppers to do the work of a cashier. You roll through the aisles and point it at the bar codes of your Oreos and extra-virgin olive oil. When you’re all done, you punch a button on the device and it displays a bar code of its own, which you scan at the self-serve checkout — in a special, exclusive Scan It lane, no less.

Feel free to do as many or few as you wish!

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The previous sentences can be found here: https://cutt.ly/XtAhE2N (not yet completely updated)
The answers for the previous months can be found: https://cutt.ly/0tAhZw8 (not all answers yet available)

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:loudspeaker: SweetLittleMUV issued a ping for Activities

I just added the solutions to the listening exercises for everyone who did them over the weekend to the link above(for your convenience: https://k00.fr/lesson1). If you participated, I'd appreciate if you could give some feedback about it so I know whether or not it was helpful at all and if I should continue 👍

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:loudspeaker: SweetLittleMUV issued a ping for Activities

Hello dear GLaDers! It's time for the continuation of the listening comprehension exercises! This week, me and @odd zenith will give you a closer look at how violins are made! As always, here's the link to the lesson material: https://k00.fr/lesson2
The solutions will probably go live around Monday again, if you can't wait for them, well let me know in #community-discussion . If you have problems/feedback/whatever, use the aforementioned channel as well 👌 Have fun!

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:loudspeaker: BlueBottletop issued a ping for Pronunciation

Hello everyone! After a quick chat about tongue twisters i thought it might be fun to see if people want to try the pronunciation tasks again, here is one of the older ones as a test of its popularity.

Please leave your feedback in #community-discussion

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Pronunciation Challenges (June 2020)
Tongue Twisters

  • Im dichten Fichtendickicht sind dicke Fichten wichtig.
  • Wenn meine Braut Blaukraut klaut, dann ist sie eine Blaukrautklaubraut.

Long Text
Auszug aus Momo – Michael Ende
In alten, alten Zeiten, als die Menschen noch in ganz anderen Sprachen redeten, gab es in den warmen Ländern schon große und prächtige Städte. Da erhoben sich die Paläste der Könige und Kaiser, da gab es breite Straßen, enge Gassen und winkelige Gäßchen, da standen herrliche Tempel mit goldenen und marmornen Götterstatuen, da gab es bunte Märkte, wo Waren aus aller Herren Länder feilgeboten wurden, und weite schöne Plätze, wo die Leute sich versammelten, um Neuigkeiten zu besprechen und Reden zu halten oder anzuhören. Und vor allem gab es dort große Theater.

Poem
Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) - Dämmernd liegt der Sommerabend

Dämmernd liegt der Sommerabend
Über Wald und grünen Wiesen;
Goldner Mond im blauen Himmel
Strahlt herunter, duftig labend.

An dem Bache zirpt die Grille,
Und es regt sich in dem Wasser,
Und der Wandrer hört ein Plätschern
Und ein Atmen in der Stille.

Dorten, an dem Bach alleine,
Badet sich die schöne Elfe;
Arm und Nacken, weiß und lieblich,
Schimmern in dem Mondenscheine.

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The Task
Pick a text and record yourself reading! Then post it in #pronunciation and a member of the community will help you improve!

How to get Corrections
You may do as much or as little as you like! If the tasks seem intimidating, try reading out just a few sentences. Over time, the sentences will stop being so scary.

When you have a recording ready, post it in the #pronunciation channel and someone will get back to you and offer you feedback. This can take a little time, so please be patient! You can use https://vocaroo.com/ if on desktop or simply use your phone to make a recording and upload the file in #pronunciation.

More Info
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The previous pronunciation exercises and English translations can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GZI8j4oSbHhjr2vXaAlqJE1l3pDCCmC7XlSC2PiO3Gs/edit?usp=sharing

🦉 If you have any feedback or would like to contribute to the pronunciation group, let us know in #community-discussion

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:loudspeaker: Pferd issued a ping for Translation

Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Telefonieren (Phoning).

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A Level

  1. To whom am I speaking?
  2. You can call me whenever you want.
  3. She didn’t answer, so I sent her a text.
  4. Your phone is ringing.
  5. Did she return your call?
  6. They talked on the phone the whole night.
  7. She left a message on his answering machine.
  8. He just hung up on me!
  9. I will transfer the call.
  10. Can you call me on the landline?

B Level

  1. I never hang up the phone without saying goodbye.
  2. No sooner had I put the phone down than it rang again.
  3. One moment, I will transfer you through to our financial department, please stay on the line.
  4. We are not supposed to make personal calls at work.
  5. I kept getting cold calls, so I got rid of my current number and bought a new SIM card.
  6. I always forget the area code of my mum‘s phone number when I have to call her from abroad.
  7. Most people in the UK still have a landline phone, but with mobile phone communication now much cheaper how long will this last?
  8. Sorry, she’s not at her desk right now, can I take a message?
  9. The police listened in on the call.
  10. I think the line's dead. There's no dial tone when you pick up the phone.
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C Level

  1. A European Union (EU) law to abolish roaming charges for people using mobile phones abroad comes into force today. The new rules mean that citizens travelling within the EU will be able to call, text and browse the internet on mobile devices at the same price they pay at home.
  2. Osian called his mobile provider soon after a pickpocket made off with his handset on a Saturday night in early August, but Vodafone has insisted it has no record of his cancelling call, and is now holding him liable for all the calls made before its fraud department cut the phone off.
  3. An unusual example of a phone bill caused by theft was when a biological group in Poland put a GPS tracker on a white stork and released it. During autumn migration over the Blue Nile valley in eastern Sudan, someone got hold of the stork's GPS tracker and found in it a SIM card, which they put in their own mobile phone. They then racked up 20 hours of calls, running up a bill of over 10,000 Polish zlotys (US$2,700) for the biological group, before the SIM card was cut off.

Feel free to do as many or few as you wish!

‼️ Please write your answers in a Google doc and post the link to it in #writing with at least suggestion permissions on the doc. Please wrap the link in < > so others are not spoiled.

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The previous sentences can be found here: https://cutt.ly/XtAhE2N (not yet completely updated)
The answers for the previous months can be found: https://cutt.ly/0tAhZw8 (not all answers yet available)

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:loudspeaker: BlueBottletop issued a ping for Pronunciation

Hello everyone! heres a band new set of texts in German for you to practice your pronunciation!

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Aussprache-Übungen
Tongue Twisters

  • Hans hört hinterm Holzhaus Hubert Hansen heiser husten.
  • ein Stachelschwein, das muss ein Schwein mit Stacheln sein, doch hat es keine Stachelein, so ist es auch kein Stachelschwein

Long Text
Auszug aus Die unendliche Geschichte - Michael Ende

Diese Inschrift stand auf der Glastür eines kleinen Ladens, aber so sah sie natürlich nur aus, wenn man vom Inneren des dämmerigen Raumes durch die Scheibe auf die Straße hinausblickte. Draußen war ein grauer kalter Novembermorgen, und es regnete in Strömen. Die Tropfen liefen am Glas herunter und über die geschnörkelten Buchstaben. Alles, was man durch die Scheibe sehen konnte, war eine regenfleckige Mauer auf der anderen Straßenseite. Plötzlich wurde die Tür so heftig aufgerissen, daß eine kleine Traube von Messingglöckchen, die über ihr hing, aufgeregt zu bimmeln begann und sich eine ganze Weile nicht wieder beruhigen konnte. Der Urheber dieses Tumults war ein kleiner, dicker Junge von vielleicht zehn oder elf Jahren. Das dunkelbraune Haar hing ihm naß ins Gesicht, sein Mantel war vom Regen durchweicht und tropfte, an einem Riemen über der Schulter trug er eine Schulmappe. Er war ein wenig blaß und außer Atem, aber ganz im Gegensatz zu der Eile, die er eben noch gehabt hatte, stand er nun wie angewurzelt in der offenen Tür.

Poem
Herbstgefühl von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Fetter grüne, du Laub, Am Rebengeländer Hier mein Fenster herauf! Gedrängter quellet, Zwillingsbeeren, and reifet Schneller und glänzend voller! Euch brütet der Mutter Sonne Scheideblick, euch umsäuselt Des holden Himmels Fruchtende Fülle; Euch kühlet des Mondes Freundlicher Zauberhauch, Und euch betauen, ach! Aus diesen Augen Der ewig belebenden Liebe Vollschwellende Tränen.

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The Task
Pick a text and record yourself reading! Then post it in #pronunciation and a member of the community will help you improve!

How to get Corrections
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When you have a recording ready, post it in the #pronunciation channel and someone will get back to you and offer you feedback. This can take a little time, so please be patient! You can use https://vocaroo.com/ if on desktop or simply use your phone to make a recording and upload the file in #pronunciation.

More Info
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The previous pronunciation exercises and English translations can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GZI8j4oSbHhjr2vXaAlqJE1l3pDCCmC7XlSC2PiO3Gs/edit?usp=sharing

🦉 If you have any feedback or would like to contribute to the pronunciation group, let us know in #community-discussion

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:loudspeaker: Pferd issued a ping for Grammar

Here are the first grammar tasks! Every month, you will be presented with short tasks that will test your knowledge in a particular grammar topic. This month's topic is Passiv - Modus und Temp (Passive Voice - Mood and Tense).

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What to do
Convert the following active sentences into passive sentences. Translate from English to German if necessary.

Präsens

  1. Der Mann isst den Apfel.
  2. Die Ärztin operiert das Kind.
  3. Die Frau trinkt den Apfelsaft.
  4. Der Krankenwagen bringt den Mann ins Krankenhaus.
  5. The girl is writing a letter.

Perfekt

  1. Der Computer hat die Datei heruntergeladen.
  2. Ich habe den Satz übersetzt.
  3. Hast du gestern den Kindern geholfen?
  4. Sie haben die Ringe gestohlen.
  5. I have already bought the suit.

Präteritum

  1. Die Polizei verhaftete den Mann.
  2. Ich kochte eine Haifischsuppe.
  3. Wir sprachen über das Thema.
  4. Er nahm ihr den schweren Koffer ab.
  5. She tamed the wild horse after a lot of effort.

Plusquamperfekt

  1. Der Täter hatte schon die Halskette gestohlen.
  2. Der Suchtrupps hatte den ganzen Sumpf durchkämmt.
  3. Klaus hatte eine Sandburg gebaut.
  4. Wir hatten ein neues Konzept erstellt.
  5. He had refused her generous offer.

Futur I

  1. Sie wird vorsichtig die Zutaten vorbereiten.
  2. Sie werden die Reifen des Autos wechseln.
  3. Jemand wird uns hören!
  4. Er wird dir alles sagen.
  5. I will clean the living room thoroughly.

Futur II

  1. Werden Sie das gemacht haben, bevor wir Sie abholen?
  2. Er wird das Schwert geschmiedet haben.
  3. In 100.000 Jahren werden neuartige Lebewesen den Planeten Erde erobert haben.
  4. Morgen werden wir endlich die Arbeit geschafft haben.
  5. He will have already cancelled the process.
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Konjunktiv II (Futur I)

  1. Er würde dich sehen.
  2. Ihr würdet den Apfelsaft trinken.
  3. Wir würden die Möhren schneiden.
  4. Sie würde das Formular ausfüllen.
  5. I would quickly bandage his leg.

Konjunktiv II (Plusquamperfekt)

  1. Ich hätte das Haus verkauft.
  2. Er hätte gemeinsam mit seiner Schwester an einem Wörterbuch gearbeitet.
  3. Du hättest einen Brief geschrieben.
  4. Ihr hättet eine Konstruktion gezeichnet.
  5. I would have already stolen the jewels if you had kept to the schedule!

Feel free to do as many or few as you wish! These tasks are intended for A2-B2 level.

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:loudspeaker: Pferd issued a ping for Translation

Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Körperteile (Body Parts).

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A Level

  1. I have a tattoo on my left arm.
  2. She kicked the ball with her right foot.
  3. The dog is scratching its ear.
  4. He cut his finger and it won’t stop bleeding.
  5. The heart pumps blood through the body.
  6. The builder stroked his moustache.
  7. My throat is really dry, I need a drink of water.
  8. What’s the colour of her hair?
  9. She broke her neck because she sneezed too hard.
  10. The boy’s elbow was very itchy.

B Level

  1. The boy gently touched his brother on the forehead to wake him up.
  2. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
  3. I’ve got blisters on my big toe after walking for ten hours.
  4. He gave her a kiss on the cheek and wished her goodnight.
  5. Some people believe that a person’s fate can be discerned from the lines on their palm.
  6. Goosebumps and chattering teeth are visible and audible signs of someone trembling from cold.
  7. He was reluctant to shave off his beard but his girlfriend‘ s insistence persuaded him to do so.
  8. I usually exercise every evening to relieve back pain, but I sprained my ankle yesterday so it hurts too much to do the stretches.
  9. When my brother was a young boy, he saw one of his friends write with his left hand. He had up to that point written entirely with his right, but found it cool, so decided to start writing with his left hand.
  10. While most muscle twitching is the result of minor conditions and certain lifestyle habits, some muscle spasms can be triggered by more serious causes.
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C Level

  1. When my brother was a young boy, he saw one of his friends writing with his left hand. He had up to that point written with his right hand, but found it cool, so decided to start writing with his left hand.
  2. Perspiration, also known as sweating, is the production of fluids secreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals. In humans, sweating is primarily a means of thermoregulation. Evaporation of sweat from the skin surface has a cooling effect due to evaporate cooling. Hence, in hot weather, or when the individual‘ s muscles heat up due to exertion, more sweat is produced.
  3. When your body temperature rises because of an infection, it's called a fever. One purpose of a fever is thought to be to raise the body's temperature enough to kill off certain bacteria and viruses sensitive to temperature changes.

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Here are the tasks for the month! This month's topic is Nebensätze - Relativsatz (Dependent Clause - Relative Clauses).

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What to do
Convert the second sentence into a relative clause and connect it with the first sentence. Translate from English to German if necessary.
For example:

Das ist der Mann. Du solltest mit ihm sprechen.
Das ist der Mann, mit dem du sprechen solltest.

Nominativ

  1. Sie ist die Ärztin. Sie hat dich operiert.
  2. Ich warte auf einen Freund. Er ist neu in der Stadt.
  3. Anja geht in meine Klasse. Sie trägt eine Brille.
  4. Das ist die Suppe. Sie ist ziemlich lecker.
  5. You can talk to the manager about it. He is responsible for that project.

Akkusativ

  1. Das Pferd ist sehr lustig. Ich kenne es seit ewig.
  2. Ah, hier ist der alte, große Baum. Mein Opa hat den Baum vor langer Zeit gepflanzt.
  3. Ich brauche einen neuen Wagen. Ich muss ihn mir leisten können.
  4. Christoph spricht mit einer jungen Frau. Er findet sie sehr attraktiv.
  5. Those are the new guests. I like them a lot.

Dativ

  1. Sie ist meine Katze. Du musst vor ihr keine Angst haben.
  2. Mit den Aufgaben verbringe ich viel Zeit.
  3. Österreich ist ein Land. In dem kann man gut Ski fahren.
  4. Das ist der Kerl. Ich schulde ihm 20.000€.
  5. The patient is over here. We cannot help him anymore.

Genitiv

  1. Lindas Lächeln ist bezaubernd.
  2. Ich habe einen Hund. Seine Augen sind blau.
  3. Da drüben ist die Frau. Ich vergesse immer ihren Namen.
  4. Das ist der Kerl. Ich habe viel von seinem Erfolg gehört.
  5. He is my favourite author. I would like to read all of his books.

Relativadverb

  1. Das ist genau die Stelle. Hier geschah das Verbrechen.
  2. Er hatte viele Fehler im Test. Darüber hat er sich sehr geärgert.
  3. Plötzlich begann es zu schneien. Damit hat keiner gerechnet.
  4. Sie haben vieles gesagt. Nicht alles war mir neu.
  5. He passed his exam. That surprises me quite a bit.
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Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Weltraum (Space).

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A Level

  1. The Sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
  2. The Earth orbits the Sun every 365.25 days.
  3. One day on Venus is longer than one year.
  4. Sunsets on Mars would appear blue to humans.
  5. Jupiter is the largest planet in our Solar System.
  6. Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.
  7. Nothing, not even light, can escape a black hole.
  8. The Sun’s mass makes up 99.86% of the Solar System.
  9. There are trillions upon trillions of stars in the universe.
  10. There are eight planets in the Solar System which, in order from the Sun, are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

B Level

  1. The dots of light in the night sky that do not twinkle are most likely planets.
  2. Sound does not propagate through the void of space.
  3. Rosetta was the first spacecraft to orbit a comet and to drop a lander onto its surface.
  4. Stars are born in huge, cold clouds of gas and dust, known as “nebulas”.
  5. Meteor showers occur when the Earth passes through the debris of a passing comet.
  6. The name of the dwarf planet Pluto, the god of the underworld, was proposed by a young schoolgirl who was interested in classical mythology.
  7. The size of the whole universe is unknown, and it might be infinite in extent.
  8. The Milky Way is estimated to contain 100–400 billion stars and at least that number of planets.
  9. Mars is known as the Red Planet because of iron oxide (like rust) in its soil. The planet's distinctive reddish hue is visible from Earth even without the aid of a telescope.
  10. The oldest stars in the Milky Way are nearly as old as the Universe itself and thus probably formed shortly after the Dark Ages of the Big Bang.
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C Level

  1. The constellation called the “Big Dipper” is useful for finding the North Star, Polaris. The two outermost stars on the Big Dipper’s bowl trace a line towards Polaris, which itself is the tip of the handle of the constellation “Little Dipper”.
  2. The number of stars you see in the night sky depends on several variables, including your location’s light pollution and your own vision. In large, light-polluted cities, only a few dozen of the brightest stars may be visible – though that doesn't mean there's nothing to observe from a city. But in a clear, dark sky, a couple thousand stars become visible to the unaided eye.
  3. Space telescopes can be used to observe astronomical objects at wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum that cannot penetrate the Earth's atmosphere, and are thus impossible to observe using ground-based telescopes. The Earth's atmosphere is opaque to ultraviolet radiation, X-rays, and gamma rays and is partially opaque to infrared radiation so observations in these portions of the electromagnetic spectrum are best carried out from a location above the atmosphere of our planet.

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Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Zahnmedizin (Dentistry).

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A Level

  1. I rinse my teeth daily with mouthwash.
  2. My tooth hurts.
  3. The canines of predators are particularly long and sharp.
  4. I brush my teeth every day with an electric toothbrush.
  5. His tongue is very long.
  6. You should visit your dentist at least twice a year.
  7. Toothache can be very painful.
  8. Her breath smells horrible!
  9. My teeth are very sensitive.
  10. My sister got visited by the tooth fairy last night.

B Level

  1. The old man put his false teeth in before his visitors arrived.
  2. Enamel protects teeth from cavities.
  3. I need a filling in one of my molars.
  4. I luckily did not have to wear braces as a child. I thought they were really uncool.
  5. My dentist always tells me that I should floss more often but I just keep forgetting.
  6. Your incisors are the first thing someone sees when you smile, so they need to look particularly good.
  7. The dentist had already removed the plaque that had built up on my teeth when he discovered something else.
  8. The last baby tooth usually falls out at about 12 years of age.
  9. My last wisdom tooth was taken out last week.
  10. The dentist said I have a bad inflammation of the gums, and that I need a filling.
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C Level

  1. You can prevent the risk of losing your adult teeth by taking care of your teeth with regular brushing, flossing, refraining from smoking, and keeping current with your dental checkups and having professional cleanings as often as recommended.
  2. Providing people with false teeth can put them out of pain, prevent infection, and restore their sense of pride. And while dentistry in general can be expensive, a set of dentures is relatively affordable, and can last for a decade or longer.
  3. Shark teeth are embedded in the gums rather than directly affixed to the jaw, and are constantly replaced throughout life. Multiple rows of replacement teeth grow in a groove on the inside of the jaw and steadily move forward like a conveyor belt.

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Here are the tasks for the month! This month's topic is Wortstellung - Verbstellung (Word order - Verb placement).

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What to do
Re-arrange the words of the jumbled sentence into a grammatically valid German sentence. All verbs are given in their infinitive form, so make sure to conjugate them appropriately. Translate from English to German if necessary.

For example:

sehr lustig das Pferd sein

Das Pferd ist sehr lustig.

Hauptsatz

  1. sein empfindlich meine Zähne
  2. aus dem Westen der Wind kommen
  3. Blut pumpen durch den Körper das Herz
  4. sich brechen beim Niesen Genick Frau
  5. to ring phone your

Fragesatz

  1. vor dem Kino der Bus halten?
  2. lesen welches Buch du?
  3. ihr den Stern können sehen?
  4. stark wie sein er werden?
  5. to close this store when?

Nebensatz

  1. klein sein er als, weinen oft er haben
  2. sprechen Christoph mit einer Frau, er die finden sehr attraktiv.
  3. werden mit Wasser besptizt das arme Mädchen, als absichtlich duch die Pfütze am Bordstein das Auto fahren.
  4. müssen du die Kupplung betätigen, um zu wechseln den Gang.
  5. My dog to hide, to hear thunder when she

Befehlsatz

  1. ans Telefon doch mal (du) gehen!
  2. Sofort Sie anfangen!
  3. endlich (du) zulegen einen Zahn!
  4. an die Arbeit dich (du) machen!
  5. the dog to take already for a walk!

Hauptsatz mit Modalverb

  1. sollen es morgen bleiben sonnig und trocken
  2. bezahlen an der Kasse man müssen
  3. werden ihr ich sie müssen geben
  4. man sehen den schwarzen Rauch meilenweit können
  5. the call can to transfer she

Nebensatz mit Modalverb

  1. nach Hause sie müssen rennen nachdem, keine Lust mehr sie haben
  2. sie ich morgen besuchen können, wenn dürfen nehmen ich das Auto
  3. Noch nicht klar sein es, ob morgen können kommen werden sie
  4. das das Haus sein, das sie sollen haben verkaufen
  5. I to be to go out not allowed last night, I enough money to have because
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Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Fitness (Fitness).

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A Level

  1. My back and butt ached so bad the next morning.
  2. I go regularly to the gym.
  3. She is running on the treadmill.
  4. I try to work out twice a week.
  5. My muscles are sore after training so long.
  6. He is lifting weights.
  7. They’re doing exercises to improve their stamina.
  8. Junk food is bad for your health.
  9. That dude is ripped!
  10. I think I pulled a muscle.

B Level

  1. She’s as fit as a fiddle!
  2. She goes jogging in the park every morning with her dog.
  3. You should stretch before and after exercising.
  4. He spends an hour at the gym every other morning to strengthen his abs.
  5. Regular exercise will help you maintain your beautiful figure.
  6. Push-ups are an excellent way to build strength without a machine.
  7. Exercising a little each day is good for your physical health as well as your mental health.
  8. Once he started regularly walking, and then eventually running in the park, he lost a lot of weight and felt more confident about his body.
  9. This workout is ideal for maintaining core strength.
  10. Training should be varied to prevent boredom occurring and injuries developing.
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C Level

  1. An isometric exercise is a form of exercise involving the static contraction of a muscle without any visible movement in the angle of the joint.
  2. Studies have shown that physical activity can improve mental health and well-being. This improvement is due to an increase in blood flow to the brain allowing for the release of hormones as well as a decrease in stress hormones in the body like cortisol and adrenaline while also stimulating the human body's mood boosters and natural painkillers.
  3. The technical definition of aerobic exercise is “any form of exercise or activity that uses the aerobic metabolism — meaning oxygen is heavily involved in the cellular reactions that provide the body with the energy necessary to perform activity,” explains Michael Jonesco, DO, an assistant professor of internal and sports medicine at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. “You’re making the body more efficient at delivering oxygen to rest of body.”

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Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Auto (Car).

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A Level

  1. It is against the law to drive without your seatbelt on.
  2. You need to step on the clutch to change gears.
  3. The car turned right.
  4. We need to go to the next petrol station.
  5. Could you open the trunk/boot?
  6. Put your seatbelt on!
  7. The motor has overheated.
  8. He is bad at parking.
  9. The indicators aren’t working.
  10. She can only drive automatic.

B Level

  1. The driver flashed her headlights to say thank you.
  2. Traffic collisions are the largest cause of injury-related deaths worldwide.
  3. He had to brake hard to avoid hitting the girl who ran across the street.
  4. You can steer the direction the vehicle goes in by turning the steering wheel.
  5. We will need to change the winter tyres for the summer tyres soon.
  6. If you put the wrong fuel in the tank, you should immediately call for help.
  7. It took some time, but we were somehow able to fit all of the luggage into the trunk/boot.
  8. Some guy kept tailgating me and honking his horn because he thought I cut him off.
  9. She got a ticket for speeding.
  10. The airbag deployed automatically when she crashed into the tree.
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C Level

  1. Compared to other popular modes of passenger transportation, especially buses or trains, the car has a relatively high cost per passenger-distance traveled. Motorists in the United Kingdom spend, on average, roughly 1/3 of their average net income to operate a car, while motorists in Portugal spend approximately 1/2 of their net income. The typical motorist underestimates this fixed cost by a significant margin.
  2. As with all lithium-ion batteries, electric vehicle batteries may degrade over long periods of time, especially if they are frequently charged to 100%; however, this may take at least several years before being noticeable. A typical warranty is 8 years or 100 thousand miles, but they usually last much longer, perhaps 15 to 20 years in the car and then more years in another use.
  3. In developed and developing countries, roadway noise contributes a proportionately large share of the total societal noise pollution. In the U.S., it contributes more to environmental noise exposure than any other noise source.

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Hi everyone! Today I have a new study task for you (in particular, for beginners). A few people have asked recently about how to find simple listening exercises. There are plenty of advanced listening resources out there, but it can be harder to find something suitable for absolute beginners. Listening is a really tough skill to get started in, and it requires a lot of practice, so we want to help you out by offering some basic listening exercises. The exercises are created and edited by me but recorded by native speakers from our server.

The first exercise is relatively easy, using words most beginners will already know (although a couple of them might be more difficult). In future, we’ll try to vary the difficulty and style of speech a bit, but we’ll always try to make it suitable for beginners.

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In the audio provided, you’ll hear 10 words spoken by a native speaker. Your task is to identify the works by listening and trying to understand the sounds. Answers will be provided sometime later.

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Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Schlaf (Sleep).

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A Level

  1. I always sleep in on the weekend.
  2. The little girl is very tired.
  3. She is sleeping soundly.
  4. I like taking naps.
  5. He regularly has nightmares.
  6. The most common sleep disorder is insomnia.
  7. Are they sleeping together?
  8. I am going to sleep, goodnight!
  9. He will sleep over with a friend tonight.
  10. She cried herself to sleep.

B Level

  1. She overslept and missed her train to work. Now she has to wait 30 minutes for the next one.
  2. They always share a kiss before falling asleep.
  3. It is recommended to sleep between seven and nine hours every night.
  4. I had to stay up all night last night to finish the essay that‘s due today.
  5. He dreamt of his dog that died and woke up with tears in his eyes.
  6. They slept like babies after the long hike through the mountains.
  7. She’s not going to make a decision on our relationship today. She said she will sleep on it.
  8. Her mother told her to wake up her older brother. So she did what any good sibling would do, and jumped on his bed shouting „Wake up! Wake up!“.
  9. There was a rumour going around that she slept her way up to her position because she was unusually friendly with the CEO.
  10. Children need many hours of sleep per day in order to develop and function properly: up to 18 hours for newborn babies, with a declining rate as a child ages.
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C Level

  1. Kids tend to sleepwalk within an hour or two of falling asleep and may walk around for anywhere from a few seconds to 30 minutes. It's difficult to wake someone up while they're sleepwalking. When awakened, a person may feel groggy and disoriented for a few minutes.
  2. In general, animals sleep according to how much they eat – animals that eat food with a lower caloric density sleep less than others. This may explain why herbivores need to spend more time awake, to ensure they get enough food and energy. For example, grazing animals like giraffes and elephants sleep 30 minutes to just a few hours per day, respectively.
  3. One study that tracked the sleeping patterns of people over 13 years found that catching up on sleep by sleeping in on the weekend cancelled out the risk of early death. The caveat is that many of the benefits of catch-up sleep are only achieved after multiple nights or weeks of catching up on sleep. One study found that participants needed an average of four days to recover from just one hour of sleep debt, and another study found that teenagers didn't recover from sleep deprivation until two weeks into the school holidays.

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Hi everyone, here's the next beginner listening task! Once again, we have 10 beginner words for you. The task is to listen to the audio and try to figure out the words. This time we have a second exercise as well: for each word from the first audio, we have a sentence showing how the word could be used. This gives two benefits: 1. you can learn to identify the single word in the middle of a sentence, and 2. you can try to figure out the whole sentence, as a more challenging exercise!

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Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Einsatzkräfte (Emergency Services).

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A Level

  1. Call an ambulance!
  2. The police arrested the burglar.
  3. They quickly called the fire brigade when they noticed the fire in the warehouse.
  4. The firefighters swiftly put out the fire.
  5. Drivers should give way to emergency vehicles only if it is safe to do so.
  6. The policewoman called for back-up when she heard gunshots.
  7. The demonstrators threw stones at the riot police.
  8. They searched for the missing boat with a helicopter.
  9. What’s the phone number for the police?
  10. Firefighters and paramedics were on the scene within five minutes.

B Level

  1. A group of around 40 youths attacked firefighters after they set wheelie bins ablaze in a West Lothian park.
  2. The police blocked the road with their vehicles. No one was allowed through.
  3. She might have survived if the paramedics had gotten here quicker.
  4. Ambulances catch drivers’ attention by blaring their sirens and flashing their blue lights.
  5. They brought in dogs to sniff through the wreckage for any survivors of the earthquake.
  6. Police uniforms are often blue as this colour is easier to wash.
  7. Rescuers have battled heavy snow to stretcher an injured climber from a Highland mountain, amid warnings of avalanches in the area.
  8. A detective often talks to witnesses and collects physical evidence to solve a crime.
  9. Many visits to emergency departments of a hospital are unnecessary and can be handled elsewhere.
  10. Cave rescue is a highly specialized field of wilderness rescue in which injured, trapped or lost cave explorers are medically treated and extracted from various cave environments.
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C Level

  1. Often emergency vehicles are permitted by law to break conventional road rules in order to reach their destinations in the fastest possible time, such as driving through an intersection when the traffic light is red, or exceeding the speed limit.
  2. One of the major hazards associated with firefighting operations is the toxic environment created by combustible materials. The four major risks are smoke, oxygen deficiency, elevated temperatures, and poisonous atmospheres.
  3. A common measurement in benchmarking the efficacy of emergency services is response time, the amount of time that it takes for emergency responders to arrive at the scene of an incident after the emergency response system was activated.

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Are you looking for a challenge to really test your pronunciation skills, then buckle up here are some tasks for you to practice!

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Tongue Twisters

  • Immer, wenn die tütelige Teetante den Tee in die Kaffetüte getan hatte, tütete die patente Nichte der Teetante den Tee von der Kaffeetüte in die Teetüte um.

  • Bei dem alten Lappenschuppen, wo die Lappen Schoppen kippen und für ein paar Robbenhappen hübsche Lappenpuppen strippen, bis sich ganze Lappensippen mit den Rippen von den Robben um die hübschen Puppen kloppen, sollst du nie den Schlitten stoppen.

Here is a little video for inspiration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abc6mr_iicc
And a link to the other tongue twisters featured in this video: https://www.sprache-werner.info/Zungenbrecher.31505.html
Thanks to @digital iron for the links

Long Text
Auszug aus „Die Bücherdiebin“ – Markus Zusak

NEBEN DEN BAHNGLEISEN

Das erste Mal war es weiß. Gleißend.

Einige von euch werden wahrscheinlich denken, dass Weiß gar keine Farbe ist. Völliger Blödsinn. Das stimmt nicht. Weiß ist zweifellos eine Farbe, und ich glaube ehrlich gesagt nicht, dass ihr mit mir streiten wollt.

EIN WORT ZUR BESÄNFTIGUNG
Bitte bleibt ruhig, trotz dieser offenkundigen Drohung.
Ich tue nur so.
Ich bin nicht gewalttätig.
Ich bin nicht bösartig.
Ich bin das Ergebnis.

Ja, es war weiß.
Es war so, als ob der ganze Erdball in Schnee gekleidet wäre. Als ob er ihn angelegt hätte, so wie ihr einen Pullover anzieht. Neben der Bahnstrecke verliefen Fußspuren, eingesunken bis zum Schienbein. Die Bäume trugen Decken aus Eis.
Wie ihr euch vielleicht schon gedacht habt, war jemand gestorben.

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The Task
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Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Wasser (Water).

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A Level

  1. The river flows through the city.
  2. He is swimming in the lake.
  3. The water is boiling!
  4. Do you see the ocean?
  5. Are your socks wet?
  6. The stream is shallow.
  7. There is ice on the pond.
  8. The waterfall is beautiful!
  9. Is the water drinkable?
  10. It’s very humid in the jungle.

B Level

  1. The rubber ducky is floating on the water’s surface.
  2. The river starts in the mountains and ends in the sea.
  3. The surface of the Earth is dominated by water.
  4. Surfers come to this island to ride the big waves at the southern beach.
  5. He watched as the current carried away the autumn leaves.
  6. Their boat capsized on the lake, so they had to swim ashore.
  7. She forgot her coat and got soaked to the skin when she walked home through the storm.
  8. The poor girl at the bus stop was sprayed with water when the car deliberately drove through the puddle on the curb.
  9. We went for a stroll along the beach with our dog and watched the tide come in.
  10. Water freezes and becomes ice on very cold days, while on very hot days it evaporates and becomes steam.
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C Level

  1. Heavy rains combined with strong winds have caused flooding in several areas across Italy, with the problem particularly severe in Venice. Floodwaters submerged much of the city, forcing people to wade through knee-high water.
  2. On this day, ten years ago, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake struck beneath the Indian Ocean near Indonesia, generating a massive tsunami that claimed more than 230,000 lives in fourteen different countries, one of the deadliest natural disasters ever recorded.
  3. The gravitational force of the Moon and the Sun pulls the water in the oceans upwards making the oceans bulge, which creates high tide in the areas of Earth facing the Moon and on the opposite side. At the same time, in other parts of the planet, the ocean water drains away to fill these bulges, creating low tides.

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Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Feuer (Fire).

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A Level

  1. Wood catches on fire very easily.
  2. He burnt his arm.
  3. They warmed their hands at the campfire.
  4. They set the house on fire.
  5. She left the restaurant to light a cigarette.
  6. Put out the fire quickly!
  7. The firefighters are here!
  8. The ashes are still hot.
  9. Where is the smoke coming from?
  10. The fire burned brightly in the fireplace.

B Level

  1. The rebels decided it was time to fight fire with fire.
  2. The flares attracted the heat-seeking missiles.
  3. You can see the black smoke from miles away.
  4. Those who even venture to think about mass layoffs are playing with fire.
  5. The firefighters lost control of the fire and the family had to watch on helplessly as their house burnt down.
  6. The flickering flame of the candle was the only light in the bedroom.
  7. Tom blew into the embers, hoping to start the fire again.
  8. The heavy rain extinguished the remaining fires.
  9. Arson is a crime of willfully and maliciously setting fire to property.
  10. The bonfire was almost out, the few remaining logs only slightly smouldering. As he turned over a log with his stick, it glowed briefly red from the heat.
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C Level

  1. A lot of people have been saying that he cheated on the exam, and while I don't want to believe it, there's no smoke without fire.
  2. Several months before the Olympic Games, the Olympic flame is lit at Olympia, Greece. This ceremony starts the Olympic torch relay, which formally ends with the lighting of the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. The flame then continues to burn in the cauldron for the duration of the Games, until it is extinguished during the Olympic closing ceremony.
  3. While wildfires are an important part of many ecosystems, only 5% of all wildfires in Europe are caused by natural causes, usually lightning strikes. In mid-Europe, they only appear in a small area and have a minor impact. Large wildfires would be an extremely rare sight if it were not for humanity.

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Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Luft (Air).

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A Level

  1. I was sweating a lot because the air is so hot and humid.
  2. The light breeze was perfect for sailing.
  3. It’s very windy today!
  4. The hurricane destroyed everything.
  5. The wind is blowing very hard today.
  6. Let’s open the window and let some air in.
  7. A storm is coming.
  8. Where’s that draft coming from?
  9. There are over 1,000 windmills in the Netherlands.
  10. The tornado sirens are blaring.

B Level

  1. A wind turbine is a device that converts the wind's kinetic energy into electrical energy.
  2. Just as the small boy jumped to grab his kite, a small gust of wind blew it into a tree and out of his reach.
  3. Luckily the hurricane steered clear of the island.
  4. Gale-force winds sweeping in from the Atlantic are causing widespread disruption in Scotland.
  5. The wind chimes sang loudly in the strong gusts.
  6. Many birds glide on upwinds to conserve strength.
  7. Did you hear that several big trees were snapped in two last night by a squall?
  8. There was some rough turbulence when we flew over the mountains.
  9. Jet streams are fast flowing, relatively narrow air currents found in the atmosphere around 10 kilometers above the surface of the Earth.
  10. Windthrow is common in all forested parts of the world that experience storms or high wind speeds.
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C Level

  1. Prevailing winds are winds that blow predominantly from a single general direction over a particular point on the Earth's surface.
  2. One thing many people don’t know is that wind is actually a form of solar energy. Winds are created by a combination of uneven surfaces of the Earth, the Earth’s rotation on its axis, and imbalanced heating of the sun across our atmosphere.
  3. Two children have been killed and 20 other people injured after a bouncy castle was blown high into the sky in central China's Henan province. A small whirlwind known as a dust devil tore the inflatable from the ground at a fairground in Yucheng county.

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Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Erde (Earth).

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A Level

  1. The worm crawls through the ground.
  2. Lava usually moves very slowly.
  3. The ground became soft due to the heavy rainfall.
  4. That part of the forest is quite stony.
  5. His shoes are dirty.
  6. Water is a scarce resource in the desert.
  7. She fell into the mud.
  8. The landslide destroyed the town.
  9. The ground is shaking!
  10. We bought a bag of soil for the houseplants.

B Level

  1. He slogged across the muddy field.
  2. She sighed with relief when the plane’s wheels finally touched earth.
  3. The sinkhole in Guatemala City swallowed up a small factory.
  4. The horse's hooves left indentations in the mud.
  5. Tracking dunes from space helps town planners make decisions about where and how to build. In some places, trees or grasses are planted to slow the movement of dunes.
  6. Clay can be used to make pottery and construction materials, such as bricks and tiles.
  7. I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere.
  8. It has been five years since a major earthquake hit the New Zealand city of Christchurch, but thousands of residents are still waiting for their homes to be repaired or rebuilt.
  9. Eight individuals have been deported on grounds of national security.
  10. Her car’s wheels couldn’t gain traction in the muddy ground and she had to call a tow truck to pull her back onto the road.
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C Level

  1. Last year's earthquake crushed his house, his livelihood and very nearly his leg, he said, pointing to a plastered limb that refuses to heal.
  2. Moorlands are upland areas with acidic, low-nutrient and often water-logged soils. In their cold, windy and wet conditions colourful heather plants dominate, growing on the deep peaty layers.
  3. A diverse range of organic matter is the best way to improve soil fertility. Firstly, manure should be added for nitrogen, which is a critical component of fertile soil. Livestock manure (cow, goat, pig) is a good option. Try to get manure from healthy, free range animals, not from factory farmed animals.

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Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Biome (Biomes).

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A Level

  1. The ocean is vast.
  2. She took a nap on the beach.
  3. In summer we go swimming in the lake.
  4. I live near a swamp.
  5. Very few animals live in the desert.
  6. He is walking in the forest.
  7. Ducks live near the pond.
  8. I climbed a mountain.
  9. Do you work in a valley?
  10. I like to go the river.

B Level

  1. He could hear the wolves howling in the hills.
  2. Several small streams joined to form a river that flowed through the valley.
  3. We hiked along the beautiful mountain range.
  4. Lions live in the savanna, where they hunt gazelles and zebras.
  5. Heavy rain has turned the camping site into a bog.
  6. A grassland is a region where grass is the main type of vegetation.
  7. There may be many millions of species of plants, insects and microorganisms still undiscovered in tropical rainforests.
  8. Barren tundra lands are home to hardy flora and fauna and are one of the Earth's coldest, harshest biomes.
  9. The Arctic tundra sees little human activity due to the extreme temperatures and lack of trees.
  10. The Grand Mesa is a large mesa in western Colorado in the United States. It is the largest flat-topped mountain in the world.
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C Level

  1. The mountains run from the Arctic Island of Novaya Zemlya southwards, dividing the endless wastes of the Siberian taiga and the steppes from the Russian platform in the west.
  2. Sometimes called plains or prairie, grasslands are covered with almost entirely short to tall grasses with no trees. This land type gets just enough rain to help grasses, flowers, and herbs grow, but stays dry enough that fires are frequent and trees cannot survive. Here we find large mammals that often travel together in huge herds.
  3. Sometimes called rainforests of the sea, shallow coral reefs form some of Earth's most diverse ecosystems. They occupy less than 0.1% of the world's ocean area, about half the area of France, yet they provide a home for at least 25% of all marine species, including fish, mollusks, worms, crustaceans, echinoderms, sponges, tunicates and other cnidarians.

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Here are the sentences for the month! This month's theme is Essen (Food).

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A Level

  1. Her casserole tastes great.
  2. Could I have the menu please?
  3. Are you full?
  4. French meals usually have three courses.
  5. I eat carrots every day.
  6. What did you eat for breakfast?
  7. I bought some sausages.
  8. I am allergic to apples.
  9. What are you cooking for dinner?
  10. The soup is too hot!

B Level

  1. The priest blessed the food and began to eat.
  2. Do you have milk in your coffee?
  3. There was a great feast in the king's castle.
  4. We only use fresh ingredients for our meals.
  5. This food looks as good as it tastes!
  6. Grandma said we’re going to bake a chocolate cake tomorrow for Mum’s birthday.
  7. There is a huge variety of bread types available in Germany, broadly divided into the categories light and dark.
  8. She stopped eating meat and dairy, and became a vegan.
  9. Why do you sprinkle so much salt on everything?
  10. A large portion of domestic meat production comes from animals raised on factory farms.
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C Level

  1. I had to learn cooking from an early age as my parents often worked late and did not want me eating takeaways or microwaved meals every day.
  2. Most nutritionists now agree that a diet of Western-style processed food and fast food is one of the unhealthiest diets of all. This is because it's so high in saturated fats, trans fats, sugar and salt, all of which can be a danger to health.
  3. Omnivorous humans are highly adaptable and have adapted to obtain food in many different ecosystems. Historically, humans secured food through two main methods: hunting and gathering and agriculture. As agricultural technologies increased, humans settled into agriculture lifestyles with diets shaped by the agriculture opportunities in their geography.

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The previous sentences can be found here: https://cutt.ly/XtAhE2N (not yet completely updated)
The answers for the previous months can be found: https://cutt.ly/0tAhZw8 (not all answers yet available)

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