“Servus, Klasse 6 E!”

Hey folks!

As you know from my introduction site I was a teacher in Germany. In my last school year before we moved to California I had a great class in 5th grade. When Oliver and me were in Germany a few weeks ago, I also visited them on their last school day before Christmas holidays started. It was so nice to see them again, that I had the idea to dedicate an article on my blog to these boys and girls. So here we are!

Dear Class 6E, I hope you are doing well. And I hope you constantly learn your English vocabulary, so that you can read my blog! Your current English teacher wanted to show it to you in one of your school lessons and I think we can make that a funny experience 😉 Let’s look how good your English is so far!

Exercise 1: Fill in the missing words! Use the pink expressions below.

A. On October 31st we carved _________  and had a __________ dinner with some friends.

B. On the fourth Thursday in November it’s tradition in the U.S. to celebrate __________ and to eat a _________ with family and friends.

C. __________ time in California is a great experience because of the wonderful light __________ you can see on many houses.

D. In ___________ we visited the “Walk of fame”.

Christmas – Hollywood – Halloween – Thanksgiving – decorations – pumpkins – turkey

Exercise 2: How well do you know California? Decide which of the underlined words is the right answer.

A. The state of California is located at the East Coast / West Coast of the United States.

B. It is also called the Silver State / Golden State.

C. The capital of California is Sacramento / San Francisco.

D. San Francisco / Los Angeles is the largest city of California.

Exercise 3: Sightseeing in California – awesome! Which of the following sights can you really visit there? Pick the six right ones out!

Yosemite National Park – Statue of Liberty – Golden Gate Bridge – Niagara Falls – Death Valley National Park – Grand Canyon – Alcatraz Island – Redwood National Park – Empire State Building – Hollywood Sign – The White House

Exercise 4: How do you say…? Here are some expressions, that are very useful in daily talk to show your feelings. Add the right translation to each of them.

 That’s awesome! – Are you kidding me? – Whatever! – Oh my gosh!

Was auch immer! – Das ist fantastisch! – Meine Güte! – Wollt ihr mich veräppeln?

Exercise 5: On the photos below you can see some animals that are typical for the Californian fauna. Add the right name to each picture!

squirrel – skunk – raccoon – crow – grizzly – sea gull – goose

http://www.public-domain-image.com (public domain image)

 

Hey guys, I hope you had fun and also learned something about California! I would be happy if you guys write a comment to this or one of the other articles on my blog. Hope to hear from you soon!

Take care! Bye!