Der Englisch "Üben" - Thread

I too think this thread is a good idea... I'm learning English for 4 years now (I'm in my fifth year) and I love this language... even if I can't really explain why ;)
I began to read SW books in English, I started with JJK and now I'm reading the NJO. Even if it's difficult, for me it's great fun...
Unfortunately I've never been in England or America, but I plan to go there sometime.

To the Spanish-English-Discussion:
My opinion is that Spanish really is easy to learn (I started to learn it this year) ... French for example is much more difficult. I don't know if English is more difficult than French or not... I never had problems with English (with French I have much more).
 
I think so too.
I never hab problems with English, and i never learned words.
I easily understood almost everything.
Then i hab to chose if I want to do French MuM or Nut.
the Teachers said that if you are good in english and German that it would be no problem for you to learn french.
but they where wrong. I got a 4 although i learned words and listend when the teacher explained things.:mad:
techers are bad:angry they want us to write bad marks;)
JOKE!!:p
 
Yeah! And - by the way - I won't call French a language. It's more like a disease.

I have never read any SW book in English. As I started to read them, I was to young to read the original versions and later on I didn't want to change the language because the spines are written in a differnet way in English resp. German books. This would look pretty silly on my cupboard.
So, my first English novel was 'The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy' by Douglas Adams. Does anybody know this book?
What was your first English novel?

mtfbwy,
Yado
 
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What was your first English novel?
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The Testament by John Grisham was my first one. Later on, I read "The Brethren" by Grisham, then I started with the New Jedi Order (I finished "Destiny's Way" three days ago). I also read "The Lord of the Rings" - fantastic! Yesterday, I ordered the "Hitchhiker's Guide" and I'm really looking forward to read it!
 
Üben :( All of you speak english very well. What kind of training do you need?

seht ihr da!! ich weiß nicht mal was "wenn ich da an mich denke" heißt *heul*

Also wenn ihr schlecht in english sein wollt, dann weiß ich nicht was ich sein soll.
 
Original geschrieben von Callista Ming
Üben :( All of you speak english very well. What kind of training do you need?
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Once upon a time as I was a young child I learned English at school (for 11 years, because my English lessons started at grammar school). But now I'm at the university for another 8 years and all I do is reading scientific books and watching some English movies at a local cinema. Sometimes I was in England / in the US on vacation, but that's not really where you can learn much.
Perhaps I should talk more often to my sister in law, who is a native speaker.

And refering to this background my English skills are rather bad. There shouldn't be a big difference to a native speaker, but learning foreign languages was allways difficult for me.

mtfbwy,
Yado

PS: I also read "The Lord of the Rings" but because I didn't have time for doing so, I stopped in the middle of the 2nd book. But sometimes I will continue...
 
I have the english books from Lord of the rings five months, but before I read that, I must finished JJK from SW. And then come the starfight of Adumur (wie auchimmer). But I know my english is better also for the years.
 
I don't have any english books.
And I don't need or want some.
Why should I read english books.
English is a well language, but I don't like it so much that i would read english books - I like to read, but, please, only german books.
 
Original geschrieben von imperial Soldier
And I don't need or want some.
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You're 16, I take it? We'll see how you think about that in a year or so ;)...

Why should I read english books.
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Well, apart from the obvious reason - it'll improve your English -, English is a very interesting language, and some very interesting authors have used it. You won't be able to not read English books, anyway (because most of today's literature really is written in English), so why not start now?
 
well nice fuckin thread. i've been learning english for 7 years in school and i think english is even easier than german. but the school english regardless which school, blows.. its easier and better to learn in the world wide web. go chat with some peeps from around the world.. i promise.. you will learn better and more understandable english than you will ever learn in school. well i also like insults in english.. i know a lot of these, its fun to talk and using them.
 
So, my first English novel was 'The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy' by Douglas Adams. Does anybody know this book?
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I've just read it in German and it is fantastic! Luckily I had the three sequels at hand so I could simply go on reading. I think that the English original must be overwhelming, because the translation is already grand.
My first English novel was (don't make me tell you a lie ;) ) "Harry Potter and the goblet of fire", because I wasn't patient enough to wait for the translation. After that followed NJO 3, 4 and 5, same reason. I'm just counting the novels, other English books or booklets are not mentioned.
Also wenn ihr schlecht in english sein wollt, dann weiß ich nicht was ich sein soll.
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I never said something like this. It may sound arrogant, but today our teacher returned the class tests to us (we wrote it one week ago) and I'm one of the five persons who reached 15 points. :)
so why not start now?
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Ignorance. He will learn some day.
well i also like insults in english.. i know a lot of these, its fun to talk and using them.
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Might be, I prefer having a good conversation. It's useful to know what the insults mean, but I think it's enough to use one vulgar word:
Fuck
can express everything. :D
 
Today i had a chat with my english - teacher :D

I asked him about the answer from Arthious, you know. (It was about "Answer in full sentences!". At the university Arthious has to learn in half sentences.. because full sentences are not natural in a dialog).

He said that really often some teacher are making mistakes. And one of these mistakes is, to teach "Answer in full sentences!". Thats only asked in written english, but never in orals. (I love this word :D)

Okay, what did i want to say? Oh yes... when a teacher wants you to do that, then: "... habe ich als Lehrer verhindert dass die Schüler Englisch lernen." My teacher.

Okay... looking forward to chat with you

Walter
 
Theres an joke from a man.. called Mittermeier :D

When i think about languages, i often ask me what other people think about a second foreign language like french or spanish. How many are learning a second language? What do you think about it?

Walter
 
@tear: Oh good, that you tell us something about this. My teacher asked me how I am, and I answered "good". The she said, "No no, you must answere in full sentences". I thought, why nobody says, "I feel me good". I think, all the english teachers (the old ones) aren't competent, they are so "altmodisch". An other problem with my english teacher is, that she can't speak enough german. So, she can't explain us some grammar things.

Oh man, I think I feel, that I am waked up at 5 o' clock in the morning, for going to school.
 
I think its 'umgekehrt'. The old ones are better than the young.
I know both, and the young ones are the "answer in full sentences" fritzen...

Viele Grüße

Walter
 
oh, english, I can't speak it very well. and I also can't understand it. I read this thread, and I understood much of this conversation, but if i want to read an english novel, I can't. So please say if there are mistakes here. I think i must start with an easier book, so I'm going to buy me the JJK in english, but this has to wait until christmas ;)
 
so please say if.. - please tell me if.. :)
i must start.. - i have to start/begin..
but this has to wait until - but this will have to wait until :)
 
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I think its 'umgekehrt'. The old ones are better than the young.
I know both, and the young ones are the "answer in full sentences" fritzen...

Viele Grüße

Walter
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Young teachers can be very good, too. We don't have any English teacher at our school who is older than fifty (rough estimation ;) ), but some years ago there was one and he teached in my class. Nobody learned anything at all, but it was really funny, because he didn't give extra homework to those who weren't listening. English was boring because we didn't do English. The teacher has retired four years ago and I don't miss him.
No English teacher has ever told me or anyone in my class to answer questions in the lessons in full sentences. I heard this for the first time when I attended German lessons in an eleventh class in Sachsen. Could it be a regional matter?
 
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