Exercise 29 Form 6b Solution Deadline: Thursday, 16 th June 2005 Task 1 17 Task 2 10 Task 3 14 Task 4 7 Task 5 9 Total 57 rwww.englisch.de.tc
Substitute forms 17 1The substitute form for can is to be able to. Example: I m able to speak English. (Ich kann Englisch sprechen.) The negation (Verneinung) of a sentence with to be able to works with a form of to be" (am/is/are/was/were) + to be able to + infinitive. Example: I m not able to speak Italian. (Ich kann nicht Italienisch sprechen.) She isn't able to speak Italian. (Sie kann nicht Italienisch sprechen.) They aren't able to speak Italian. (Sie können nicht Italienisch sprechen.) He wasn't able to speak Italian. (Er konnte nicht Italienisch sprechen.) We weren't able to speak Italian. (Wir konnten nicht Italienisch sprechen.) The substitute form for may is to be allowed to. Example: I m allowed to drink some coffee. (Ich darf Kaffee trinken.) The negation (Verneinung) of a sentence with to be allowed to works with a form of to be" (am/is/are/was/were) + to be allowed to + infinitive. Example: I m not allowed to drink any coffee. (Ich darf keinen Kaffee trinken.) She isn't allowed to drink any coffee. (Sie darf keinen Kaffee trinken.) They aren't allowed to drink any coffee. (Sie dürfen keinen Kaffee trinken.) He wasn't allowed to drink any coffee. (Er durfte keinen Kaffee trinken.) We weren't allowed to drink any coffee. (Wir durften keinen Kaffee trinken.) simple present: Robert was able to sit up. simple past: Robert wasn t able to sit up. Becky is allowed to visit Sarah. simple past: Becky isn t allowed to visit Sarah. Sarah and Robert were able to take a photo of Maxi. simple present: Sarah and Robert weren t able to take a photo of Maxi. The Leinerts are allowed to use the boat. The Leinerts aren t allowed to use the boat.
2 Creative Writing 10 When is your next birthday? How old will you be then? What will the day be like? Will you have a party? Who will you invite? What will you eat and drink? Will you get any presents? Tell me all about your next birthday! Don t forget to write your text in the future! You may (darfst) also write a text about your last birthday! Then the text has to be in the past! Write about 10 sentences! My birthday will be on the first of June. I will be twenty-five then. On my birthday I ll until ten o clock. Then I will have a nice day with my boyfriend. In the evening I m going to make a big party. I m going to invite all my friends. They will bring a lot of food and drinks to my party. Some of them will bring cake or salad. Maybe I ll even get some presents. It will be a very nice day!
3 Conjunctions 14 Conjunctions are words or little groups of words that link sentences. In German they are also (auch) called Bindewörter. Vorsicht: Die deutsche Konjunktion sobald beispielsweise, wird mit den drei englischen Wörtern as soon as übersetzt! Translate (übersetze) the following sentences: 1. She will go to bed after the movie is over. Sie wird zu Bett gehen, nachdem der Film vorbei ist. 2. They went on although it started to rain. Sie gingen weiter, obwohl es zu regnen begann. 3. Alice has to go home because it is very late. Alice muss nach Hause gehen, weil es sehr spät ist. 4. John bought a car so that he can drive to Wales. John kaufte ein Auto, so dass er nach Wales fahren kann. 5. They talked until it was midnight. Sie unterhielten sich, bis es Mitternacht war. 6. Mrs Max bakes a cake before her visitors arrive. Frau Max backt einen Kuchen, bevor ihre Besucher ankommen. 7. We will go to bed as soon as we come back home. Sie wird zu Bett gehen, sobald wir zurückkommen.
4 Possessive Pronouns 7 You already know the possessive determiners (besitzanzeigende Begleiter). They show that something belongs (gehört) to someone. Example: This book belongs to me. It s my book. possessive determiner If you don t want to repeat (wiederholen) a substantive you will use a possessive pronoun (besitzanzeigendes Fürwort). Example: Is this my book? - Oh yes, it must be mine. possessive determiner possessive pronoun Ist das mein Buch? - Oh ja, es muss meins sein. Every person (I/you/he/she/it/we/you/they) has got a possessive pronoun. Fill in the correct possessive pronouns! 1. John has lost his dog. This must be his (seiner). 2. Are these your mice? Or are yours (eure) white? 3. Is that my hamster? - No it s mine (meiner). 4. Is that your pencil? - No it s yours (deiner). 5. These are our postcards and those are ours (unsere), too. 6. These aren t their skateboards, but they can t find theirs (ihre). 7. She can t find her schoolbag. This must be hers (ihre).
5 Vocabulary 9 1. If you are ill you ll have to. You won t go to school and you ll lie in bed. 2. This is Sarah s book. It s. (= Es ist ihrs) 3. herunter; hinunter in English. 4. She works in a hospital and helps patients. 5. I don t feel. I feel sick! 6. When you feel pain in your head you ve got a. 7. It s in the middle of your leg. 8. You can hear with your. 9. Schulter in English.