English Language Teaching interesting words/ homework

English Language Teaching interesting words/ Homework   Some tasks may appear to be ‘Giant’, almost impossible to overcome. However, it depends on who you have got on your side. Is the Giant just too big or is he just too big not to miss?   NOTE:...

Gone to the Dogs!

Gone to the Dogs! This typical English slang phrase means to become ruined. idiomatic phrase informal.: to become ruined: to change to a much worse condition. Sample Sentence: “Our favourite restaurant has gone to the dogs lately. No wonder some establishment...

As dead as a Dodo!

As dead as a Dodo! phrase of dodo informal This bird, the Dodo, is completely dead or extinct for several hundred years. Another meaning is – no longer effective, valid, or interesting. “The advertising campaign was as dead as a dodo.” NOTE: Business...

Amusing stories from my lessons in the past 20 years.

Amusing stories from my lessons in the past 20 years. “This guy certainly has got balls!!!!” Translate the Text: Übersetzen: Susann, Andreas, Nadine, Heike, Reiner, Simone. DINING OUT: Möchtest du italienisch oder griechisch essen? Ich möchte später...

Some new additions

Some new additions    NOTE: This is a play on words – e.g. “To fit in”. *********************************************************** Business English Word of the Week: Geschäftsenglisch Wort der Woche: Apprentice – Lehrling. (AZUBI)   Law English...

WORDS; IDIOMS; PHRASES ETC. OF THE DAY

WORDS; IDIOMS; PHRASES ETC. OF THE DAY “Bonkers” is a colloquial way of saying that someone is mad/crazy verrückt/fetzig/ wahnsinnig.   NOTE: MAD is an Acronym = Mutually Assured Destruction.   Translate the Text: Übersetzen: Susann, Andreas,...