Pets - People love pets.

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Picture - Rodney's Elephant, Philip - by Nigel A JAMES

Pets

Pets are every child's dream. Children love them. The most popular pets in England are dogs. In England, dogs are man's best friend. In Switzerland everyone keeps tropical fish, And, cats and rabbits are at the top of the list in France! 

Dogs sleep in kennels, rabbits live in hutches, and tropical fish are happy in aquariums.

But, some people have very unusual pets. Rodney, who lives in London has an elephant called Philip.  No-one has ever seen Philip because Philip sleeps all day long under Rodney's bed! Have you got a pet under your bed?

Vocabulary

all day long – den ganzen Tag

dream – Traum

France – Frankreich

hutch - Stall

kennel – Hundezwinger

no-one – niemand

pet – Haustier

prefer – bevorzugen

popular – beliebt

rabbit – Kaninchen

sleep – (to sleep/slept/slept) - schlafen

Switzerland – die Schweiz

tropical fish – Tropische Fisch

under – unter

unusual – ungewöhnlich

Questions

Why do people like dogs?

Why do girls prefer cats?

What is your favourite pet?

What is the number one pet in Switzerland?

Where do Rodney and Philip live?

What does Philip do all day long?

What is the most popular pet in China?

Why are hamsters the best pets of all?

The Isle of Mull - A beautiful Scottish Island

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Lexmatica – The Isle of Mull

Picture - The Isle of Mull -by Nigel A. JAMES

The Isle of Mull is a small Scottish island that lies off the west coast of Scotland. The Isle of Mull is famous for the animals and birds that live there. These include otters, ponies, deer, and many different kinds of sea birds. Nowadays, nobody lives on the island. The Isle of Rum is wild and beautiful and is perfect for hiking The Isle of Rum is a great place to visit

Vocabulary

animal – Tier

beautiful – schön

deer – Hirsch/Reh

hiking – Wandern

kinds – Arten

lies – (lie(s)/lay/lain) – liegt

live – (live(s)/lived/lived) – lebt

nobody – niemanden

nowadays – heutzutage

otter - Otter

Scotland - Schottland

Scottish – schottisch

visit – besuchen

Questions

Where is the Isle of Rum?

What is the Isle of Rum famous for?

Is the Isle of Rum an English island?

Do ponies live on the Isle of Rum?

Do many people live on the Isle of Rum?

Why is the Isle of Rum a great place to visit?

Samuel Pepys

Samuel Pepys

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Picture - The Great Fire of London - by Nigel A JAMES

Samuel Pepys lived more than 300 years ago and was famous for his diary. In it, Samuel Pepys wrote about London, his home, his friends, himself, and about very important events.

The great plague and the fire of London were two of the things he recorded in his diary.

Samuel Pepys was born in 1633, and as a young man, he experienced the civil war in England.

Samuel Pepys died in 1703.

Vocabulary

civil war – Bürgerkrieg

diary - Tagebuch

events – Ereignisse

experienced – (experience/experienced/experience) - erleben

famous - berühmt

important - wichtig

plague - Pest

recorded – (record/recorded/recorded) aufgezeichnet

Questions

When did Samuel Pepys live?

What was Samuel Pepys famous for?

What did Samuel Pepys write about in his diary?

Can you name 2 important events that Samuel Pepys recorded in his diary?

When was Samuel Pepys born?

What did Samuel Pepys experience as a young man?

When did Samuel Pepys die?

Sally is Lost! Can you help her?

Picture - Modern Viennese Public transport - by Nigel A. James

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Sally is Lost

Sally is on holiday in Vienna and she has a ticket for the opera. But, where is the opera? Sally is lost.

“Excuse me, please?”

“Certainly”

“Can you tell me the way to the opera, please?”

“Of course – the opera is easy to find – just go straight ahead until you reach the ring. On your way you will pass the Rochusmarkt on your right, the Hilton hotel on your left, and, after crossing the River Vienna, you will see Vienna's biggest park, the Stadtpark. Then you will be at the Ring”

“It sounds really easy – so far so good”

“Then, when you reach the ring, turn left and follow it round. The opera house will be on your right-hand side”

“How far?”

“about twenty minutes altogether”

“Thank you very much”

“By the way, where are you staying?”

“At the Hilton!”

“Oh – you walked the wrong way. Never mind, enjoy the opera. Auf wiedersehen”

“Goodbye”

go straight ahead -

reach -

on your right -

on your left -

after crossing the River Vienna -

so far so good -

turn left/turn right -

follow the (road) round -

how far?

About 20 minutes -

by the way -

where are you staying?

Never mind -

cross the road (at) -

I am standing on the Stephan's Platz. How can I reach the university, please?

Can you tell me the way to the Hotel Bristol, please? I am standing on the Graben.

Oh no. I am lost. Can you show me the way to the Intercontinental Hotel, please?

(I am at the Hotel Bristol)

Excuse me please, where is the Pizza Grado? I am at the Intercontinental Hotel.

I am standing on the ring at the bottom of Mariahilferstrasse. How far is the Westbahnhof, please?

Sprechen Sie English?

Excuse me, please. Can you recommend a good restaurant? How can I get there, please? (I am on the Modenapark.) And, how far is it, please?

Modern Viennese Public Transport!