von Nelly Thomas, veröffentlicht in Englisch
Dear Reader,
Today we are going to do three different things with the one-minute news clip on the BBC website. First, sort the new items into the following categories:
| ...by beating Uruguay on Saturday | To win against Uruguay on Saturday |
| ...carrying aid for Gaza | To bring help to Gaza |
| ...pouring into the Gulf of Mexico | To spill into the Gulf of Mexico |
| ...making a fresh attempt | To try again |
| ...heading for Egypt | Egypt is the destination |
| ...for hosting the tournament | To be the host of the Soccer World Cup |
| ...reach the climax | To come to the high point |
| ...a fractured underwater pipe | A pipe with a crack and leaks |
| ...the vessel would not change course | The ship would not change direction |
| ...after diplomatic intervention | After diplomacy was initiated |
Here are the answers:
World Cup | ...by beating Uruguay on Saturday | To win against Uruguay on Saturday |
Aid for Gaza | ...carrying aid for Gaza | To bring help to Gaza |
BP Oil Spill | ...pouring into the Gulf of Mexico | To spill into the Gulf of Mexico |
BP Oil Spill | ...making a fresh attempt | To try again |
Aid for Gaza | ...heading for Egypt | Egypt is the destination |
World Cup | ...for hosting the tournament | To be the host of the Soccer World Cup |
World Cup | ...reach the climax | To come to the high point |
BP Oil Spill | ...a fractured underwater pipe | A pipe with a crack and leaks |
Aid for Gaza | ...the vessel would not change course | The ship would not change direction |
Aid for Gaza | ...after diplomatic intervention | After diplomacy was initiated |
Next, do you notice that the speaker uses expressions with the –ing often instead of building clauses (Nebensätze). This is a very popular and good stylistic technique used in English and sounds less clumsy.
Last, I would like to point out that expressions, such as
are typical for an English native-speaker to say and would be said differently if I were translating directly from German to English. As such, they are excellent to learn and to use when you speak or write English.
Kind regards,
Nelly Thomas
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