„Learning Englisch“ bedeutet ja oft nicht nur, seine Sprachkenntnisse zu verbessern, sondern auch, die vorhandenen Kenntnisse zu pflegen.

Dazu bieten sich einige Möglichkeiten an:

1. geeignete Texte lesen, die einen interessieren und die in Länge und Schwierigkeitsgrad dem eigenen Können entsprechen (z.B. mit Jane Austen Penguin Readers)

2. Filme ansehen, die englische Untertitel haben, damit man das gesprochene Wort mitlesen kann. Wichtig dabei ist, sich zu vergegenwärtigen, dass man vorrangig etwas für seine Sprachkenntnisse tut, und nicht um „einen Film mit Genuss zu sehen“. (Das englische Jugendmagazin Spot on empfiehlt hier z.B. „Whale Rider“.

3. die Sprache aktiv verwenden, durch Postings in englischsprachigen Foren und Blogs, oder: hier im Board in englischsprachigen Threads, in denen themenspezifische Fragen – oder auch Anderes – gepostet werden können .

So könnte man z. B. die Idee aus diesem Thread aufgreifen, und Fragen und Antworten in Englisch formulieren. Hier. In diesem Thread.

Let’s start! The last question there was:

How old was Emma, when her mother died?

Good idea!



I don't think, that we learn the exact age from the narrator, but Emma was probably five years old, when her mother died.
We are told that Miss Taylor entered the Woodhouses' household quickly after Mrs Woodhouse's death, and that Miss Taylor has been staying with the family for about sixteen years at the beginning of the novel. So Emma must have been five years old, when Miss Taylor became her governess.

Next question: How old was Georgiana Darcy, when Mr Wickham tried to elope with her?
(Too easy, isn't it?)

I think she was fifteen years old at the time of the Ramsgate affair.


How old was Anne Elliot at the time of her first engagement to Frederick Wentworth?

Oh, you are all very interested in women's ages .

Anne was nineteen when she first got engaged to Wentworth.

Which room at Sotherton disappointed Fanny?

Fanny was disappointed by the chapel at Sotherton.

Next: How many miles does Mr Darcy think to be "an easy distance" to travel?

I like this thread for I really need to practice my English

Fifty miles are a very easy distance in his opinion.

How many brothers and sisters does Cathreine Morland have?

She has nine brothers and sisters. Overall, the Morlands have ten children.

Next question: How many apple trees grow in Mr Knightley's orchard?

Adminedit Ich habe mir erlaubt, den Thread-Titel ein wenig abzuändern, damit man sich (noch) genauer vorstellen kann, worum's hier geht... // Grüße, Alethea

(I'm rather ashamed that I had to look this one up.)

Miss Bates believes there are two of them.

Easy one: On which day of the week is the ball at Netherfield?

Don't be. I had to look up the answer to your question, too!



It takes place on a Tuesday.

Next question: In which street do the Crofts have their lodgings during their visit to Bath at the end of "Persuasion"?

The Crofts had their lodgings in Gay-street.

Next:

How many people did the Crofts know in Bath?