Mittwoch, 14. April 2010
My comment about the presentation "Tourism"!
I liked the presentation about tourism. I think the content was really good because the speakers explained every point of the overview in detail. I also liked the song of the musical "Mary Poppins" and the podcast about the sights in London. I think it was a good idea to explain tourism with the example London. Well done!
Mittwoch, 3. Februar 2010
Marc Janko - most effective striker
I read an article the other day in the online-version of Austriantimes.at and it talks about Red Bull star Marc Janko.
I thought you might be interestet because Marc Janko is one of the best strikers in Austria.
Basically what it says is that Marc Janko was the most effective striker in the world last season. He scored 39 goales in 34 matches. The International Federation of Football & History (IFFHS) said that no player in the 60 strongest leagues in the world has scored more goals than Janko. He was honoured at a gala held in London on February 1st.
I think Marc Janko has deserved this honouring because he played a very good season. It is also a good promotion for Austrians football league and maybe he can change to a famous football club in future.
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Vocabulary:
striker (Stürmer) = Marc Janko earns his money as a striker.
score (treffen) = He scored 39 goales last season.
honour (ehren) = Marc Janko was honoured at a gala held in London.
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Mittwoch, 23. Dezember 2009
Christmas Traditions
I have read an article at share-christmas.com and it talks about Christmas traditions.
I thought you might be interested because it's very interesting to know about Christmas traditions of other countries.
Basically I have chosen 3 countries: America, China and Spain.
The Americans put on the top of their Chrismtas tree an angel. They celebrate Christmas on the 25th of December. The Americans call father christmas, Santa Claus.
People in China decorate their homes with colourful paper lanterns. Compared to America Christmas day isn't a holyday. The children must go to school and the adults go to work. The Christmas trees are decorated also with paper lanterns.
The people in Spain sing and dance on the streets after Christmas mat on Christmas eve. A very famous song is "Feliz Navidad". This song is known in a lot of countries. The Spains have their christmas dinner after midnight.
What surprised me most was the fact that in Spain people dance and sing on the streets. I didn't know that but I think it's a very nice tradition. What shocked me most was the fact that in China people must go to work or to school. I think Christmas day should be also a holiday in China.
I thought you might be interested because it's very interesting to know about Christmas traditions of other countries.
Basically I have chosen 3 countries: America, China and Spain.
The Americans put on the top of their Chrismtas tree an angel. They celebrate Christmas on the 25th of December. The Americans call father christmas, Santa Claus.
People in China decorate their homes with colourful paper lanterns. Compared to America Christmas day isn't a holyday. The children must go to school and the adults go to work. The Christmas trees are decorated also with paper lanterns.
The people in Spain sing and dance on the streets after Christmas mat on Christmas eve. A very famous song is "Feliz Navidad". This song is known in a lot of countries. The Spains have their christmas dinner after midnight.
What surprised me most was the fact that in Spain people dance and sing on the streets. I didn't know that but I think it's a very nice tradition. What shocked me most was the fact that in China people must go to work or to school. I think Christmas day should be also a holiday in China.
Donnerstag, 29. Oktober 2009
Some sentences about Paul and Flora (page 10/1)
Paul (USA)
Paul was very nervous before he came to Austria. He asked himself if his German had been good enough to comunicate fluently? After one year in Austria he can say that it was great. He met lots of nice people and took good memories back to the USA. There was only one thing he couldn't believe: the alcohol law. He told that a lot of people drink alcohol and they do that also on public places.
Flora (Ireland)
Flora was looking forward to see Austria. She met friendly people. Flora said that the more she learned about the Austrian way of life, the more she learned about the Ireland culture. She added that there is a big difference between Austria and Ireland. For example in Ireland it isn't allowed to smoke on public places. Flora enjoyed her stay in Austria.
Paul was very nervous before he came to Austria. He asked himself if his German had been good enough to comunicate fluently? After one year in Austria he can say that it was great. He met lots of nice people and took good memories back to the USA. There was only one thing he couldn't believe: the alcohol law. He told that a lot of people drink alcohol and they do that also on public places.
Flora (Ireland)
Flora was looking forward to see Austria. She met friendly people. Flora said that the more she learned about the Austrian way of life, the more she learned about the Ireland culture. She added that there is a big difference between Austria and Ireland. For example in Ireland it isn't allowed to smoke on public places. Flora enjoyed her stay in Austria.
Montag, 21. September 2009
Press Review - Traffic volume down in Vienna
I read an article the other day in "Austrian-Times.at" and it talks about Vienna's traffic volume.
I thought you might be interested because it is a very important theme nowadays.
Basically what it says is that the traffic volume in Vienna went down. In contrast to the year 2004 the traffic decreased in the roads of Austria's capitle city. It went down about 930 kilometres to seven billion kilometres in 2008. The Austrian Traffic Club (VÖC) said that every car had covered about 12,666 kilometres last year - a decrease of 1,100 kilometres compared to 2004.
What surprised me most was the fact that the traffic in this city decreased. I thought that it got more. This fact is real good because polution is a big problem in our time. If people use public transport it is very good for the environment.
As for me, it is important that the traffic volume is decreased. I hope that it will get down in other cities too.I thought you might be interested because it is a very important theme nowadays.
Basically what it says is that the traffic volume in Vienna went down. In contrast to the year 2004 the traffic decreased in the roads of Austria's capitle city. It went down about 930 kilometres to seven billion kilometres in 2008. The Austrian Traffic Club (VÖC) said that every car had covered about 12,666 kilometres last year - a decrease of 1,100 kilometres compared to 2004.
What surprised me most was the fact that the traffic in this city decreased. I thought that it got more. This fact is real good because polution is a big problem in our time. If people use public transport it is very good for the environment.
Vocabulary:
traffic volume (Verkehrsmenge) = The traffic volume goes down.
cover (zurücklegen) = You must cover 100 kilometres to get to Vienna.
environment (Umwelt) = Less traffic volume is good for the environment.
http://www.austriantimes.at/news/General_News/2009-09-17/16462/Traffic_volumes_down_in_Vienna_#
Dienstag, 16. Juni 2009
Press Review British Airways
I have just read an article in the today’s online version of Austrian Times and it talks about British airways.
I thought you might be interested because it’s a very important theme at the moment.
Basically what it says is that the British Airways open a new route to Austria. There were only the routes to Vienna and Salzburg but now there will be also a route to Innsbruck. There will run five more flights between Gatwick and Innsbruck a week.
I think that’s a good idea to have one more route. The connection between the two countries is better and people can fly easier because they have more opportunities.
I thought you might be interested because it’s a very important theme at the moment.
Basically what it says is that the British Airways open a new route to Austria. There were only the routes to Vienna and Salzburg but now there will be also a route to Innsbruck. There will run five more flights between Gatwick and Innsbruck a week.
I think that’s a good idea to have one more route. The connection between the two countries is better and people can fly easier because they have more opportunities.
Dienstag, 9. Juni 2009
Press Review European Election
I have just read an article in the today's online version of Austrian Times and it talks about the european election.I thought you might be interested because it's an important theme these days.
Basically what it says is that the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) was the loser in the election. They won just 29,3 per cent and lost about 10 per cent. The winner of the election was the People's Party. They won the election with 29,7 per cent. An other winner was the list Hans-Peter Martin with 17,9 per cent.
The frustration at the Social Democratic Party was big.
What me surprised most was the fact that the list HPM won a lot of votes. I wasn't voting but I am satiesfied with the result of the election.
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