Hello Wolfgang,
Thank you very much indeed for inviting me to this forum and the English test website. I have already done a few tests and it is really educating and entertaining at the same time. I’m sure I will spend a lot more time on these websites. And I have a hunch Dorte might be here soon, too, as she was breathing down my neck all the while I surfed here…
I’m looking forward to reading many more of your posts.
Take care
Marco
PS: Marco likes CHOCOLATE milk 
Hello Marco,
Welcome to our forum! It’s great you have joined us too. It take it you are related to Wolfgang? He’s done an excellent job inviting you to come aboard. Since your English is impeccable it would be excellent if you could share a secret with us: How did you learn English and what do you do for a living?
Many thanks and talk to you soon,
Torsten[YSaerTTEW443543]
TOEIC short conversations: Two co-workers brief each other on recent sales.[YSaerTTEW443543]
Nordhausen, 01.02.2010
Talk about the world! As soon as possible - ASAP
The mouse is missing.
Break manager is Manuel.
tax evation - Steuergerechtigkeit (Wolfgang)
tax evasion - Steuerhinterziehung
tax oases, tax paradise - Steueroase
hypocritical - heuchlerisch
globalised world
a social and ecological component
today everything is subsidised (Mathias)
rule (Regel mit Ausnahme) exception - Ausnahme
law (Gesetz ohne Ausnahme)
diligent – fleißig
fine – Bußgeld
punishment – Bestrafung
valid – invalid
compulsory
Fragen und Floskeln
What do you mean by this?
Please repeat this!
Please could you repeat this!
Please could you speak a little bit louder!
How do you pronounce … ? the pronounciation
Verbformen
He manages a very interesting project.
He is managing …
Not Regular verbs Regular verbs
To do / did / done work / worked / worked
Do you agree with M position? lock / locked / locked
I agree.
I don’t agree.
To be / was / been
To have / had / had
Steigerungsformen einsilbiger Wörter
Positive – Comparative - Superlative
Loud – louder – the loudest
Speedy – speedier – the speediest
Big – bigger – the biggest
Steigerungsformen mehrsilbiger Wörter
Interesting - more … – most … (positiv)
Famous - less … - the least … (negativ)
Different
Wortbildung
normal – normaly (Adjektiv – Adverb)
to lock – the lock (Verb - Substantiv)
to act – the actor (Verb - Person)
introducing und interviewing of Brian
Ire, 24, Dublin, Ingenier Fertigungstechnik,
Irland, Geografie, Politk,
introducing the users
a little overview of irish hisory
written by Michael
new vocabulary:
digitalization - Digitalisierung
break manager - Pausenmanager
to manage the breaks - die Pausen organisieren/managen
tax evasion - Steuerflucht/Steuerhinterziehung
to use our time as rational as possible - die Zeit so rationell wie möglich nutzen
as soon as possible (ASAP) - so bald als möglich
hypocritical - heuchlerisch
in order to - umzu … damit … zu dem Zweck …
tax oasis - Steuroasen
tax heavens - Steuerhimmel
tax paradise - Steuerparadies
finance - finanzieren
globalised - globalisiert
social costs - Sozialkosten
social infrastructure - soziale Infrastruktur
socially based market economy - soziale Marktwirtschaft
supply and demand - Angebot und Nachfrage
endangered - gefährdet
we need a strong social and ecological component - wir brauchen eine starke soziale und ökologische Komponente
everything is subsidized - alles ist unterstützt/subventioniert
you agree with / to - zustimmen
lock - abschließen oder das Schloss
locking - das Schließen
what do you mean by this ? - Was meinst Du damit ?
Please could you repeat this ? - Könntest Du das bitte wiederholen?
Speak a bit louder !
loud - louder - loudest
speedy - speedier - speediest
exception - Ausnahme --> except - außer
expensive - more expensive - most expensive
How do you pronounce “liabilities” ?
What does expensive mean in German ?
pronounciation - Aussprache
famous - berühmt
than the other - als die andere
less interesting - weniger interessant
the most expensive - die teuerste
the least interesting - das am wenigstens interessante …
normally a car is more expensive than a bike.
diligent - fleißig
fine - Strafe
a fine is a punishment for breaking the rules
punish - bestrafen
valid - gültig
invalid - ungültig
finiancial crisis - Finanzkrise
county - Bezirk
market share - Marktanteil
monarchy - Monarchie
monks - Mönche
negotiate - verhandeln
negotiator - Verhandler
Hello Michael, Wolfgang and the entire Nordhausen crew! Thank you very much for your great work, I can see that you had a splendid day with lots of new ideas, expressions and topics. Now that Brian has arrived you can use the opportunity to listen to an authentic Irish accent and to learn a lot about Ireland and Irish culture.
Please remember to ask such questions as ‘How do you spell this’ to practice the alphabet and ‘What does it mean’ to learn new vocabulary. Also, please continue working with the Business Basics book and completing the tests on our site. I’m here in Havelberg with 6 officers of the German Federal Army. Most of them have served in Afghanistan, the Kosovo and Lebanon where they had to use their English to communicate with local people and other NATO forces. One of them is a Russian born German who grew up almost bilingually (Russian and German) and he also speaks very good English.
They group is going to take the TOEIC test next Friday so we need to use every minute to achieve the best results. Talk to you soon. Torsten
PS: Wolfgang, you were absolutely right. Havelberg is a beautiful place. From our window I have a great view onto the river Havel and we can see the river port.[YSaerTTEW443543]
TOEIC short conversations: Personal assistant updates her boss on his current agenda.[YSaerTTEW443543]
Hi, everybody in the Nordhausen class.
It was a pleasure to meet everyone today.
I am looking forward to working with you all over the next weeks and getting to know you all a little better!
Kind Regards
Brian
Hi Brian,
Welcome to Nordhausen and to the forum ;-). Thank you very much for your great level of flexibility and your fantastic work. Have a good start with your evening group and speak to you soon.
Regards,
Torsten[YSaerTTEW443543]
TOEIC short conversations: A business man phones to say he will be late for a presentation.[YSaerTTEW443543]
Hello Torsten,
thank you very much for your mail. I’m very pleased, that you can enjoy the beautiful view onto the Havel river and I think Havelberg is a wonderful small town. I visited Havelberg in summertime four yours years ago. I don’t know Havelberg in the winter months, when the houses and the whole countryside is snow-covered. I hope you have enough time to visit the Havelberg cathedral. Certainly you can’t compare this small cathedral with the others ones in Colonia, Aachen and Speyer for example. But it was very important in the history of this region and was the main church of the Havelberg biocese. If you have more time please visit Bad Wilsnack, a small town near Havelberg (20 … 25 km ??). In Bad Wilsnack there is a well-known church too. In medieval times it was a destination, where pilgrims have adored a relic, therefore nowadays the church is named “Wunderblutkirche”. In Bad Wilsnack you can find the headquarters of the KMG-group (in german: Krankenhaus-Management-Gruppe). You can find more information in the website www.kmg-kliniken.ag Maybe this company could become a new customer of english-test ? … 
So, that’s all for today. I have to prepare and execute some tasks for my wife … :-((
Please excuse my English, but I extremly seldom write mails or letters in English …
Best regards
Wolfgang
P.S. Has Marco already written how and where he did learn English and what is his profession?
Hi Wolfgang, what kind of errands did you run for your wife yesterday? Thanks a lot for the information on the Krankenhaus Management Group – yes, they might start using english-test.net soon. By the way, the Havelberg cathedral is amazing, small but absolutely unique.
As for Marco, I take it he is not the Marco who is in our group? So, now we have two Marcos here on the forum? I look forward to your new report.
Best regards,
Torsten[YSaerTTEW443543]
TOEIC short conversations: Confirming an order on the phone.[YSaerTTEW443543]
Protokoll Dienstag 2.02.2010 (created by Manuel)
Vokabeln richtig aussprechen (Buchseite 21, 15a)
Sätze verstehen und aussprechen (Buchseite 21, 15b)
Schreiben eines Briefs richtiges Anschreiben, Bewerbung(Buchseite 18, A2)
Wörter gebrauchen um einen Text zu bilden (Buchseite 21 H1 und 2)
Selber lernen auf der Webseite www.english-test.net
Üben ablesen der Uhrzeit, Datumsangaben
In Gruppen Fragen stellen und diese gegenseitig beantworten
Neue Wörter: Curriculum Vitae=Lebenslauf
Attached=befestigt, fest
Application=Anwendung,
chalk=Kreide
grateful=dankbar
appointment=Anstellung, Treffen
Suitcase-Koffer
Direction=Richtung
–
Hello Wolfgang and Manuel,
Thank you very much for you latest summary. It seems you have been making excellent progress. How are you coping with the snow storm in Nordhausen? I look forward to your next update. Best regards, Torsten[YSaerTTEW443543]
TOEIC short conversations: Two friends meeting at the subway talking about transport options.[YSaerTTEW443543]
Dear Wolfgang, dear Torsten, dear Nordhausen course,
Thank you for your kind reply to my first post here, Torsten. The intention was mainly to express my gratitude for Wolfgang’s introduction and my admiration for this website.
As I am an English teacher at a Dresden grammar school I will not participate in your online course actively. Nonetheless I want to say that I do admire the approach the course takes to guiding its students to an active usage of the language. Wolfgang has fervently described the procedures to me. The course obviously has succeeded in making him think in English (more than he sometimes likes ;)) which I consider the basis for any productive learning. So, please accept my honest congratulations.
I have already pointed the students from my proficiency course to this website and I hope - not entirely unselfishly - they will take up the offer.
I am going to stick around which is easy thanks to the email update service. And I will keep on learning English along with you and these sites…
All the best to the course and teachers, see you soon, Wolfgang
Marco, Dresden
Dear colleagues in the Nordhausen learning group,
it was a great pleasure for me to work with you.
I wish you good successes in improving your English and an excellent cooperation and a successful cross cultural communication with Brian.
All the best for you.
Best regards
Uli from Leipzig.
Hi Marco,
Good to know that you are directing students to our website. Tell me more about your work at the Dresden grammar school as I would be interested in methodology and so on.
Best wishes,
Alan
Wednesday, 3.2.2010
Business Basics, page 25, exercises
After the breakfast break
Page 28
D Vocabulary – countable or uncountable words
Hi Wolfgang and Marco, thank you very much for keeping me in the loop and for spreading the word about english-test.net. Marco, a special thanks to you for blogging about english-test.net – yes, we’ll improve our site’s structure and design to make it easier to navigate. If you like, you can tell me more about your students and your school projects. How many hours do you teach a week and what text books and materials do you use?
Best regards,
Torsten[YSaerTTEW443543]
TOEIC short conversations: Two friends talking about the current price of their stock portfolio.[YSaerTTEW443543]
Hi Everyone.
This is a very busy forum! I am just checking if Nordhausen has training cover for the month of March? If not I could do a couple of weeks.
Best regards
Richard
Journal, Thursday 04-02-2010
English-test.net
Test 61 “Unit Some, any, few, little”
Speaking
Work with partner
Conversation between a receptionist and a guest
Business Basic
Unit 3 / 3.1 Reading – Letter from “Glick and Warburg”
Find expressions to describe position or give directions.
Answer: come out of, walk up, turn left, take the right, on the left, go straight on, cross, it is on
Vocabulary
Preposition of place
in front of, behind, above, below
on, under, near, next to
on the left, between, on the right, opposite
first-second-third-fourth-fifth-sixth floor
Business Basic
Listing Lesson 21
Listen and answer the question.
Writing
Brian gave us a map on the blackboard. We wrote a formal or informal letter with direction from train station to ADAC office.
Pronunciation
Short i and long i.
sit – seat, this – these …
Business Basic
Reading “Ten tips for tired travellers”
English-test.net
Test 62 “Prepositions Test“
Journal, Friday 05-02-2010
Read, write Mails , go jogging , go swimming , go exploring , hiking , cleaning, family, cooking
2.Business Basic
Unit 3.2 Going out
Telephone language
-Conversation between two people in team´s ( Michael,Alfred, Marco, Henry),(Alexandra,Wolfgang)
Uwe is learning English by DIY ( English-test.net)
Listening a Text
-four exciting things to do with your clients on a trip to the Loire Valley
english-group-NDH 08.02.2010 Marco (MarDor)
english-test.net
Test 51 (in a restaurant)
vocabulary S 40 C 1
uncountable and countable nouns in a restaurant
exemples
uncountable: some butter, some bred, some foot, some wine …
countable: a glas, a plate, knife, spoon, fork…
Questions with the words above
Listening S 40 D 1
listen and fill the gaps
S 41
play a game in groups
S 42 Past simple of be
Listening, Speaking and Pronunciation
new Words:
Host - Gastgeber,Wirt
Receipt - Beleg
Trial Period - Probezeit
recommend - empfehlen
suggest - vorschlagen
idiom: “if it’s not too much trouble…”
Listening S 43 D 30
Speaking S 44 E
Diskussion about building new Groups to the purpose to learn better
Reading S 44 F
Listening S 45 G
english-test.net
Test 63 (past Participle Sentences)