The Tram from Vienna to Oslo and Back!

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Photo - The D Tram to Oslo

There is a tram that goes from Vienna to Oslo. It's the D Tram. It departs from St. Stephen's Cathedral at 7 every evening and arrives in Oslo at 8 the next morning.

This is a very special tram. Many people travel on it. There is dinner at 8 and at 9 is a film. Of course, everyone has a comfortable bed.

Breakfast is fried egg and fish (a typical Norwegian breakfast). It is served and cooked by a friendly Norwegian from Oslo. Her name is Olga. But, of course, the tram has a driver. His name is Fritz and he comes from Vienna.

Vocabulary

arrives – kommt an

breakfast – Frühstück

centre of town – Stadt Zentrum

comfortable – bequem

depart – fährt ab

evening – Abend

fried egg – Spiegel Ei

goes -(go/went/gone) – fährt

Norwegian – Norwegisch

of course – natürlich

St. Stephen's Cathedral – Stephans Dom

tram – Straßenbahn

travel – (travel/travelled/travelled) - reisen

Vienna – Wien

Questions

Where is St. Stephen's Cathedral?

From where does the tram depart?

Who cooks breakfast?

What is served for breakfast?

Who is the driver?

When does the tram leave Vienna?

When does it arrive in Oslo?

Why would you like to go on this tram?

And, now the text once again!

A Fast Winning Car

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Photo -  Marianne's and Erwin's winning car.

A Fast Winning Car!

Marianne and her husband Erwin have got an old timer. It's a yellow Porsche. They bought it ten years ago. Each year they take part in many rallies. Marianne is the driver and Erwin the navigator.

Erwin and Marianne have won many cups and trophies. They have had much success. Marianne and Erwin love speed. For them their Porsche is perfect!

Vocabulary

ago – vorher

bought - buy/bought/bought - kaufte

cup – Pokal

driver – Fahrer

take part – take part/took part/taken part – teilnehmen

many – viele

much - viel

navigator – Navigator

speed – Geschwindigkeit

success – Erfolg

trophy – Trophäe

won – win/won/won – gewonnen

Questions

Which colour is Marianne’s car?

When did Marianne and Erwin buy their car?

Is their car a Ford?

Who is the driver and who is the navigator?

Why do you like speed?

Why do people love racing?

How many cups and trophies have you won?

For what?

Karli Freund

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Photo - Karli Freund by Nigel A  JAMES

Karli Freund

Karli Freund is a carpenter, He works with wood. Karli Freund needs many different tools for his work.

He needs saws, chisels, planes, drills, hammers, screwdrivers, and a lathe. Karli Freund also uses lots of sandpaper and glue.

Karli Freund makes window frames, door frames and furniture in his workshop.

And, Karli loves his weekends as well. He has a very nice little wooden house in the Vienna Woods, which, by-the-way, he built himself!

Karli Freund is a carpenter. He loves his job very much.

Vocabulary

built – gebaut (build/built/built)

by-the-way - übrigens

carpenter – Tischler

chisel – Meißel

different – verschieden

door frames – Türrahmen

drill – Bohrer

furniture – Möbel

glue - Klebstoff

lathe - Drehbank / Dressel (Öst.)

need – brauchen (need/needed/needed)

plane - Hobel

sandpaper – Schleifpapier

saw - Säge

screwdriver – Schraubenzieher

tools – Werkzeug

window frames – Fensterrahmen

wooden - hölzern

workshop - Werkstatt

Questions

1 – What tools does Karli Freund need for his job?

2 - Why does Karli Freund make in his workshop?

3 – What does Karli Freund do at weekends?

4 – Where is Karli Freund's little wooden house?

5 – Who built Karli Freund's little wooden house?

6 – Who chose the furniture?

7 - Why is wood beautiful?

Cornwall

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Picture - A Village in Cornwall - by Nigel A JAMES

Lexmatica – Cornwall

Cornwall is England's most southerly county. It is famous for very many things. Amongst them are tin mines, Dartmoor ponies, smugglers, and novels by Daphne du Maurier.

Of course, Cornwall has other things, too. It has very beautiful countryside, an unbelievable coastline, many very big houses, and lots of beautiful villages.

But, Cornwall's greatest advantage is its weather. Its climate is mild and it has much less rain than the rest of Great Britain.

So, in other words, Cornwall with its long sandy beaches and its fantastic scenery is the perfect place for a magical family holiday!

Vocabulary

Advantage – Vorteil

amongst – unter

coast line -Küste

county – Grafschaft

in other words – in anderen Wörter (anders gesagt)

much less – viel weniger (lots/less/the least of all)

novel – Roman

scenery – Landschaft

southerly – südlichste

tin mine – Blechmine

unbelievable - unglaublich

village – Dorf

Questions

What interests you most about Cornwall?

Why is village life better than town life?

Why do many people like fishing?

What is the biggest difference between your country and England?

Name three or four wild animals which live in Cornwall!

What is Cornwall's biggest advantage?

Why is Cornwall the perfect place for a super family holiday?