Englisches Tagebuch

Today I was looking for a new possibility for physical exercises to build up my muscle power, stabilize my gait, and put me in a state where I can walk long distances without tiring or exhaustion. My hairdresser told me … Lies weiter

I explained to you in my last entry my difficulties understanding casual English. That means my pronunciation isn’t the best, and I told you that my grandkids were able to understand everything, while I was only able to understand half … Lies weiter

It has been a long pause since my last diary entry. There are some reasons for it. I have been spending a lot of time on pronunciation exercises with Rachel. Rachel is an excellent teacher, but I am a little … Lies weiter

I want to talk a little about monolingual dictionaries. The background of this discussion is, of course, the method of the book Fluent Forever. That’s on the one hand, on the other hand, it’s my behavior looking in a monolingual … Lies weiter

This story was constructed to use a lot of vocabularies I found in my book. It’s one of my method to learn and memorize them.

When I observed a poofer snatch another poofer, I felt the obligation to find a … Lies weiter

The best time writing about the day seems to be the time before the day really starts. Fantasizing about the future, finding yourself in a pretty nice future can be a fantastic experience if it will be contrasted with the … Lies weiter

The best time to write about the day is the time before the day has started already. You can fantasise about what could happen in the future, and you can find yourself in a pretty nice future, in contrast to … Lies weiter

My dear Gerd, let me talk about your cruel grammar exercises. Anyway, I think they are quite useless, but I would give you some small hints to handle them. You handled them as a mathematical exercise, not as a language … Lies weiter

Having been walking through the Britzer Garden yesterday, I listened to a podcast from Keith O’Hara about the importance of grammar knowledge for becoming fluent in English. That’s right, and I looked for it, I listened to it, and he … Lies weiter

Yesterday, I watched a video from one of the impressive YouTube English teachers, who taught us how to praise the food we’re offered during a visit. One of the most important parts of it was learning how important it is … Lies weiter

Dear Thiago,
since the beginning of May, I’m taking part in your pronunciation course. I never found such a patient and thorough teaching of connecting speech and of pronunciation. Many Thanks and congratulation for these marvelous presentations.
Now, I’m at … Lies weiter

Obviously that was the consequence of yesterday but not only with resp tho my physical fitness also my English was tired. Too much is too much. Pauses are necessary, don’t forget.

Almost the whole day I was alone and used it for walking a long way, the longest distance up to now 5,3 km and at the same time I was exercising English pronunciation with Thiago. I finished the walk after … Lies weiter

Definitely, I’ve made a big jump in English understanding in (since?) the last few days. And again, I’m stopping, not knowing if “since the last day” is correct. I think ChatGPT will clarify it for me.

At the moment, I … Lies weiter

We spoke about the basis on which you criticize my pronunciation: whether it’s based on the phonetic flow of words or just on your transcription.
You told me it’s only based on the transcription, but that seems like a contradiction.… Lies weiter

Sometime, I will be able to write an essay about the different methods for learning foreign languages. Honestly, I like doing it. Today, I encountered again a new method, only new for me, of course. I found a video, naturally … Lies weiter

Let’s talk about listening, exactly about intensive listening and extensive listening. With some differences, these forms of listening have similarities with conscious and unconscious learning. The last ones are more general concepts. The first ones are special techniques for practicing … Lies weiter

I am in a dire need to find out how big  my active vocabulary treasure is and how much it differs it from my passive vocabulary. Is there any method to determine these sizes? In any case, there is no … Lies weiter

How to use podcasts for learning English, especially at an advanced level?

First, look for interesting podcasts. You have to be curious about the podcast; otherwise, you’ll lose your motivation and diligence to follow it.

Second, listen without any distractions. … Lies weiter

A short, informal notice of the day. Again, we had a stroll of our standard distance of 3 km. I cannot claim it was comfortable for me, it was without stopping and relaxing. In short, it was not great, but … Lies weiter

• Just back from a stroll, I like writing down the weird but positive experience from it. I  started with problems in the hip, pausing every 100 meters about to relax my hip muscles, but at the end, after 1.5 km,

Sometimes talk shows on TV can be surprising, especially if you come across a new format. In this case, it was a talk show hosted by Thaddeus, called “Lang und Breit.” It lasts one hour and is indeed quite thorough, … Lies weiter

Dealing with technical hobbies like building up flashcard sets – more or less automatically – prevents me from intensifying English learning. This is the danger; this is my impression. Late in the evening, I realized I hadn’t written down a … Lies weiter

Suddenly, I decided to abate my accidently learning vocables and grammar rules and to augment my vocabulary deliberately as even to strengthen my grammar knowledge.

I’m using the flashcard APP Quizlet now and am playing cards obsessively.

Today a total … Lies weiter

My stroll wasn’t satisfying today. It was strenuous. Possibly my cold, along with the interruption of my additional training (ergo-bike, gymnastics), caused this weakness. About every 100m, I had to stop briefly due to pain in my hip — surely … Lies weiter

Yesterday was a break day. What does it mean? Simply stopping every activity related to English: no reading, no listening, no writing, no speaking. Ulrike came up with this. She meant that all learning processes should be interrupted to allow … Lies weiter

Cold, cough, sniffles, hoarseness that’s all what I can report from today. It’s not true. I studied 21 verbs which should be a good basis for speaking and comprehension fluently. Here are two texts with first 2 groups of each … Lies weiter

I want to talk a bit about my day and about my cooking today. At noon, I headed to my hair appointment and had another nice talk with my lovely hairdresser Vanessa. She nudged me not to delay my birthday … Lies weiter

At the moment, I’m facing the danger of catching a cold as Ulrike already has gotten one. Did I infecte myself? Maybe? I hope my resilience is strong enough to fight  it off quickly. All this is  totally ridiculous just … Lies weiter

Basically, it’s not so simple to find the right expressions for reporting from two different online English talks. One of them was not bad—a young man from Pakistan who spoke relatively good English. Unfortunately, the internet connection wasn’t the best … Lies weiter

I’m worried about my English. I have the impression it declines. I have problems not only with comprehension, but also with speaking. I’m searching for words, can’t find the right phrases. It’s like I’m stumbling when I speak. I have … Lies weiter

Cooking is  fun, cooking together can be a greater joy or a greater stress. Today it was fine cooking cooperatively with Ulrike. She steamed pak choi in a frying pan with oil, salt, pepper, soja sauce, onions. It’s a pity … Lies weiter

I’m not sure if I should figure that my English is getting worse. The meeting was not satisfying, from my point of view, it was miserable. When I spoke I had the impression I’m stumbling through the language with a … Lies weiter

At the end of the way, I’ve found a good solution for my parking problem. Some days ago, I lost my place in one of the deep garages in our  residential area. I quickly found  a place, but the position … Lies weiter

Indeed, it is my intention to write an German article about the mysterious Mr Witkoff. Mr Witkoff is the envoy of President Trump for the Near East and is now  responsibil for negotiating with Vladimir Putin about peace, about ceasefire … Lies weiter

This text was created by ChatGPT.

Pollution is one of the most serious environmental challenges facing our world today. It affects the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land we live on. There are several major types … Lies weiter

.Just back from visiting Schaefer’s, not knowing what the hell to tell you. Therefore, basically, I have to look forward to tomorrow to expect more exciting and new inspiration. Certainly, the political discussions with Sch. went to the basis—the … Lies weiter

Instead of a new article a mail which I wrote today.

Really, Peter, you’ve used Windows 7 up to yesterday. But I don’t want to pull your legs. I hope you are happy with your new notepad, and it gives … Lies weiter

Well, let’s start with a kind of text creation that uses a lot of such words. I mean, you know them, but you don’t really use them. It’s like lifting very heavy weights for a second-language speaker because, in your … Lies weiter

To write down a short article containing fundamentally political issues expressed in a highly idiomatic style is not a piece of cake. Looking for suitable idioms which can be connected with scrutinizing(that can be used to scrutinize) political subjects can … Lies weiter