Let’s see what the children should know in Deutsch in German primary school, what books can be used for additional work, what written fonts there are. In this topic, grades 1 and 2.
Leben in Deutschland test. 9. Traditional holidays. Religion
There are a little questions about traditions and religion in Germany in the Leben in Deutschland test.
German tax return Elster. Anlage Sonderausgaben
“Special expenses” (Sonderausgaben) used to be in the Mantelbogen of the German tax declaration. Now they have been taken out in a separate application Anlage Sonderausgaben. Lines are in a different order now.
Application content: chirch tax, donations, expenses for first education, maintenance of other persons.
German synonyms. Schwer or schwierig
Schwer or schwierig – they are two very similar words, which nevertheless coincide in only one sense.
Leben in Deutschland test. 8. Family, education
There are a few more simple topics in Leben in Deutschland test (Einbürgerungstest), such as family and education.
They are already among us: processionary caterpillars, wasps, ticks in Germany
Nature means not only pleasure, but sometimes a threat to health. This topic is about wasps, vole and mice, processionary caterpillars, vibrios and blue-green algae ticks in Germany.
Basic German grammar tables and translation exercises in Anki. 1
Basic German – let’s go from the necessary to the more complex.
The very beginning, without which one cannot speak, – personal pronouns and present tense verb forms.
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Home office tax deduction in german tax return
Wolf, goats and cabbage – an old task in a new way. How do you combine a fully online high school kid, a part-time elementary school child, a dad in a home office who needs complete silence and not run around rooms, and an 11-month-old baby running around – in three rooms?
Fortunately, the hard work for solution of this difficult logistics challenge will be rewarded. The government allowed to write off days in bedlam home office at 5 euros per day.
More details about how to deduct home office expenses from taxes.
Anki cloze – type answer
Cloze is a special note’s type. You can skip a word or some words or whole sentence. Programm show you a sentence with skipped places and you think, which words have to match.
In my cards I could not only remember, but also type words. It is great exercise for translation from native to foreign language.
How to sort waste in Germany – what waste is going where
For residents and visitors, the authorities of many cities have made flyers in various languages with information, how to sort waste in Germany. You can find them on the town hall website. These flyers are not always detailed. I tried to collect all variants.