Nessie the Loch Ness Monster

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The  Loch Ness Monster

Nessie the Loch Ness Monster lives in Loch Ness. Nessie is Scottish.

Loch Ness lies in the centre of Scotland. It is near Inverness. Loch Ness is beautiful. It is  very deep, too. It is almost 3000 metres deep!

Not many people have seen Nessie. I have. I saw him last week. It was fantastic. He was 10 metres away from the shore. I will never forget this wonderful moment.

Vocabulary

almost – beinahe / fast

away – entfernt von . ..

beautiful – schön

deep – tief

lie – liegt (lie/lay/lain)

live(s) – lebt (live/lived/lived)

loch - Binnensee

mean(s) – bedeutet (mean /meant/meant)

Scottish – (adjective) – schottisch

shore – Küste / Seite / Rand

Questions

Why do you believe in Nessie?

What does Nessie look like?

Where is Loch Ness?

Is Loch Ness near Inverness?

How old do you think Nessie is?

What does Nessie eat?

When did you last see a monster?

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Arthur Miller

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Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller was one of America's greatest playwrights. He was born in New York in 1915.

Arthur Miller wrote his first play, The Villain, whilst studying at the University of Michigan. And then, after graduating, he started his careerer as a playwright. His most famous works were All My Sons, The Death of a Salesman and After the Fall.

Arthur Miller won many prizes for his work.

Arthur Miller was married three times. His first wife was Mary Slattery, his second Marilyn Monroe, and his third wife was Inge Morath.

Arthur Miller died at the age of 89 in 2005.

Vocabulary

died – starb

famous – berühmt

graduating – graduieren

married – heiratet

playwright – Dramatiker

whilst – während

wife - Ehefrau

Questions

Where was Arthur Miller born?

Where did Arthur Miller study?

Which play did Arthur Miller write at university?

Which three plays are Arthur Miller's most famous?

Who was Arthur Miller's second wife?

When did Arthur Miller die?

The Eiffel Tower

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The Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower is a very famous French tower. It is 324 meters high.

The Eiffel tower was designed by a very famous French architect whose name was Gustav Eiffel. The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889.

The Eiffel Tower stands in the middle of Paris. More than 8 million people visit it each year. All the Parisians love it.

Gustav Eiffel not only designed the Eiffel Tower, he designed many other famous buildings as well. One of them was the main railway station in Budapest.

Vocabulary

also – auch

as well - auch

building - Gebäude

built – gebaut (to build/built/built)

design – entwerfen (to design/designed/designed)

France – Frankreich

French (adjective) – französisch

high – hoch – (high/higher/the highest)

main railway station – Hauptbahnhof

not only – nicht nur

Parisian (adjective auch Nomen) – Pariser

whose - wessen

Questions

Who designed the Eiffel tower?

How high is the Eiffel tower?

Where is the Eiffel tower?

How many people visit the tower each year?

Who designed the main railway station in Budapest?

Why do you like Paris?

Why is French food the best food in the world?

What is your favourite city?

The Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower is a very famous French tower. It is 324 meters high.

The Eiffel tower was designed by a very famous French architect whose name was Gustav Eiffel. The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889.

The Eiffel Tower stands in the middle of Paris. More than 8 million people visit it each year. All the Parisians love it.

Gustav Eiffel not only designed the Eiffel Tower, he designed many other famous buildings as well. One of them was the main railway station in Budapest.

Vocabulary

also – auch

as well - auch

building - Gebäude

built – gebaut (to build/built/built)

design – entwerfen (to design/designed/designed)

France – Frankreich

French (adjective) – französisch

high – hoch – (high/higher/the highest)

main railway station – Hauptbahnhof

not only – nicht nur

Parisian (adjective auch Nomen) – Pariser

whose - wessen

Questions

Who designed the Eiffel tower?

How high is the Eiffel tower?

Where is the Eiffel tower?

How many people visit the tower each year?

Who designed the main railway station in Budapest?

Why do you like Paris?

Why is French food the best food in the world?

What is your favourite city?

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Lexispot - I Spy!

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Picture - The Elephants at the Bottom of My Garden - by Nigel A JAMES

I Spy With My Little Eye!

Hello – My name is Susan Spot.

And, my name is Robin Spot.

Robin, let's go into the garden and play.

Great idea, Susan. What shall we play?

I know, Robin. Let's play “I Spy” I'll go first.

I spy with my little eye something beginning with H.

Something beginning with H. That's easy, Susan. Hair? Hat? Hamburger? I know. House!

That's right, Robin. Now it's my turn again. I spy with my little eye something beginning with C.

Something beginning with C. That's not very easy, Susan. Car? Cow? Candle? Cucumber?

I know, cat.

Yes, well done. Now it's your turn . … . . . .

(SPOTS 001)