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Eingangskurs Grammar Exercises Sprachenzenrtum Universität Bayreuth Unit 1: Present Tenses A: Put in the present continuous form of the verb in brackets. 1. Please be quiet. I _______________ (try) to read my book. 2. I _______________ (not/use) the computer at the moment so you can use it. 3. Mary is ill so Sue _______________ (teach) her 1essons today. 4. Excuse me, I _______________ (look) for a hotel. Is there one near here? 5. _______________ (you/wait) for someone? 6. Jack, you are very

Shaw was born in 1856 in Dublin. He was originated from Yorkshire, so he was a typical Irishman. He was the son of a English businessman and his mother was a music teacher. | | Shaw`s family was very poor. Therefore he just got a low education. Because of the financial misery, Shaws Mother moved to London for earning some money. Shaw made his living from playing piano. | | These are reasons among others why shaw was a follower of the socialism. He was impressed by Isben and Marx. He made fun

(regarder)/ to look for (chercher)/ to look after (surveiller, veiller sur…) Il n'y a pas d'équivalence stricte entre l'anglais et le français : un verbe transitif direct en français peut-être transitif indirect en anglais et viceversa. C'est pourquoi ces constructions sont à apprendre par cœur. Ex. : to look for something (chercher quelque chose) ; to stare at somebody (fixer quelqu'un) ; to trust somebody (faire confiance à quelqu'un). 1 2. Comment se construit un complément d'objet second ? Certains

British novelist Graham Swift's Waterland (London, 1983; New York, 1984) is a complex tale set in eastern England's low-lying fens region. It is narrated by Tom Crick, a middle-aged history teacher. Tom is facing a personal crisis, since he is about to be laid off from his job and his wife has been admitted to a mental hospital. He is a man who is keenly interested in ideas about the nature and purpose of history. Faced with a class of bored and rebellious students, he scraps the traditional history

Nestlé Nespresso SA A PASSIONATE ENDEAVOUR IN PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE NESPRESSO – At a Glance A simple idea – continuously reinvented and perfected The Nespresso story began with a simple, but revolutionary idea: enable anyone to create a perfect cup of espresso coffee – with exquisite crema, tantalizing aroma and full-bodied taste – just like skilled baristas. Nestlé Nespresso S.A. took this idea and pioneered the concept of portioned premium coffee with the aim to offer the perfect cup of espresso

Franco–Prussian War from a decade earlier. Other writers contributed, including Émile Zola and J. K. Huysmans, but it was Maupassant's short story, often considered the best example of naturalism, that has reigned as the most famous. Maupassant is known for his insightful descriptions of characters and their actions and dialogues. His ability to capture a scene and recreate it in literary form has earned him a notable place in the history of naturalists. Maupassant's "Boule de Suif" is not only a sound reflection

depicted as a very quiet spinster, growing up in a small country town with her father as rector of a simple country church. Her novels are often considered to focus only on the lives of a few individuals in a few families living, for the most part, in rather confined and conservative country towns. The first published full-length biography of Jane Austen contributed greatly to the establishment of this view of her life and her novels. Her nephew, James Edward Austen-Leigh published A Memoir of Jane

Séquence proposée par Jeanne Evrard, professeur d’anglais Mise en œuvre au lycée Edouard Herriot à Voiron (Isère 38) Seconde Niveau de classe A2+ / B1 Activité langagière dominante : expression écrite Notion du programme Visions d’avenir : créations et adaptations Thématique L’innovation, le progrès technique Problématique Why do we invent new things? Are there limits to invention? Objectifs culturels: Quelques grandes inventions et inventeurs du monde anglo-saxon (Edison, Vint Cerf)

from Cold • Facing the Music • Disappearances: Selected Poems • Collected Poems Illustrated Books The Story of My Typewriter (with Sam Messer) • Auggie Wren's Christmas Story (with Isol) • City of Glass (adapted by Paul Karasik and David Mazzucchelli) Editor The Random House Book of Twentieth-Century French Poetry • I Thought My Father Was God and Other True Tales from NPR's National Story Project THE BROOKLYN FOLLIES THE BROOKLYN FOLLIES PAUL AUSTER Henry Holt and Company NEW

hundsness.com where appropriate. This adaptation retains Shakespeare’s original language. It has been shortened to under two hours, cutting scenes that are typically slow to modern audiences. Dated references are minimized so the story may be set anytime and anywhere. A Wedding Ceremony and Juliet's Funeral are created from cut-and-pasted lines, and some scenes are altered for dramatic impact (all from the original script, of course). To see all lines that were cut, see the unabridged version at