This year I have often seen cyclists breaking the rules. Meanwhile, getting a fine by riding a bicycle is not that uncommon. Let’s look at the cycle rules in Germany, road signs and fines in this topic.
Description of a person’s appearance in German. 3. How to avoid repetition in essay
German language, with its very fixed order, requires special attention to repeating of the beginning of a sentence. Here we will look, how to avoid repetition in essay in German. Also, in any essay in any language, it is very important not to repeat verbs. In describing appearance, the verb “to have” is too active. Therefore, let’s explore alternative verbs and constructions.
Past tense in German. Perfect and preterite
The past tense in German is covered almost entirely by only two tenses – Perfekt and Präteritum. It’s a master skill if you master the Plusquamperfekt, but in reality, 100 percent of the time you can avoid it. In this topic, we will look at
how the perfect and the preterite differ from each other,
when they use haben or sein in the perfect,
and at the end we will give tables of irregular verbs by group.
Around Stuttgart
What to see around Stuttgart – all posts. Stuttgart and surroundingWhat to see in StuttgartStuttgart zoo Wilhelma. AnimalsStuttgart zoo Wilhelma. FlowersPlaces to visit near Stuttgart. MapEsslingen Old town and mapLudwigsburg palace and gardens Swabian AlbSwabian Alb mapFrom Ulm to Ellwangen. Albtrauf and Bavarian SwabiaBad Urach Waterfall Northern Black ForestNorth Black Forest. What to see mapBad … Read more
Freiberufler in Germany: how to fill in Anlage S and Fragebogen zur steuerlichen Erfassung
In the topic “Part-time work in Germany” it was told about different forms of work, including “free” professions, that is, Freiberufler in Germany. People with free professions can work both full-time and nebenberuflich (that is, no more than a third of a full-time job), be employees or self-employed.
Now let’s learn how to inform the Finanzamt about the “free” activity and how to fill in Anlage S and Fragebogen zur steuerlichen Erfassung.
Middle Rhine: from lake Constance to Koblenz
Topics on the German part of the Rhine from Basel to Koblenz: old towns, castles, imperial cathedrals. From lake Constance to BaselStein am RheinRhine FallsAround Basel (planned)Basel (planned)Southern and High Black Forest map (planned) From Basel to MainzAttractions of Black Forest (Schwarzwald). 1. From Altensteig to GengenbachBlack Forest what to see. 2. From Gengenbach to … Read more
Books for 3-4 grade (in German library)
What to take your child to the library (in German in our case) is a hot topic for parents. It is good if the child reads actively, but if you have a boy or, as in my case, a boy, a boy and one more boy, then the task of not only teaching reading, but getting reading has a new level.
Secondary schools in Schleswig Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein has a simple educational structure. The land is a pioneer in the development of the concept of inclusion and “common schools for all” in Germany. There are either such schools or gymnasiums, and most of the schools are full-time schools.
Describe appearance of a person in German. Body and clothing
We continue to describe appearance of a person in German. In the first part, it was about the head, but the appearance is most often not exhausted by it. We turn to the length and width and other characteristics of the body and clothing.
Describing people’s appearance in German (Personenbeschreibung)
Describing people’s appearance in German is difficult types of essay. You should, firstly, know the appropriate words, and secondly, correlate these words with the appearance of a person. At best, people are able to name eye color, hair color, hair length, and eye/mouth size. It is no less difficult in this type of essay to preserve a variety of sentence structures. It is clear that without training it will be a continuous “he has …”
The first part is about the basic principles of describing people’s appearance in German. An example of possible assessment by the teacher and adjectives for different parts of the head are given.