Check whether you can translate the following sentences correctly. LEARN the bold words: Common Mistakes I
If necessary revise How to Interpret a Cartoon. Then study the following cartoon and interpret it. Finally compare your answer with my model interpretation.
… when you answer Questions on the text. The following 25 time-tested methods of irritating your teacher and persuading him to deduct (abziehen) points and lower your grade will surely work for you, too.
If at first you don’t succeed … don’t be surprised:
… is a “social anxiety poem”:
Problemorientierter oder offener Unterricht – die ganze moderne Pädagogik stiftet wenig Nutzen. Am besten ist noch immer moderner Frontalunterricht, fanden Forscher heraus.
Weiterlesen … (FAZ, Tipp von Max Müller)
Watch a scene from Michael Moore’s documentary “Bowling for Columbine”. The title of the film refers to the worst high school shooting in US history. Study what happened at Columbine High School. In the following scene he opens a bank account just to get a free gun:
Zwischen körperlicher Fitness und Gehirngröße in mittleren Lebensjahren besteht ein Zusammenhang, ergab eine US-Studie. Demnach kommt es langfristig zu einer Schrumpfung der Gehirnmasse von bis zu 20 Prozent, wenn Betroffene lange Zeit inaktiv waren.
Watch the following speech by President Obama. Take notes about the measures he announces and prepare a short talk. How effective are these measures in your opinion?
Watch the following video. What is Jefferies’ point? Take notes and prepare a short talk.