Monthly Archives: December 2011

In films, New Year???s Eve usually symbolizes a fresh start or some kind of change in life. This year, they even made a whole film about it. For the fun of it, I collected a few New Year scenes from different series and films.Gilmore Girls (Season 5… Continue reading →

New Year is approaching in big steps, so I did some research on the way the New Year is celebrated in the English-speaking world. Generally, I suppose it is pretty much the same in most places, with parties and countdowns and so on. Even so, tradi… Continue reading →

Match the picture with the correct word and explanation. Key:1h=, 2i??, 3d#, 4c+, 5a*, 6b~, 7f”, 8e??, 9g-; Source:http://www.learn-english-today.com/vocabulary/christmas_vocab.htm Continue reading →

Christmas is past ??? but with a beautifully decorated tree standing in the living room, the smell of cinnamon all over the house and a stomach full of Christmas cookies, the Chrismas mood is still lingering. Most importantly, even though Christmas … Continue reading →

My personal favourites: Harry Potter by Joanne K. Rowling Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer And these are only my favourite fa… Continue reading →

The Feeling of Being AddictedAs soon as you have touched the book and read the first few pages, you???re lost, caught in a vicious circle which you will neither want to nor be able to escape. Feverish reading and forgetting basic needs like eating, … Continue reading →

I first came across the film when I was on school exchange in Great Britain. One evening, when my host family and I were discussing which movie to watch, they were gobsmacked to find out I had never heard of St. Trinian???s ??? a film they apparently … Continue reading →

When it comes to watching English movies, German speakers are spoiled. Since the German-speaking area is quite big, almost all films are translated. However, this isn???t only advantageous, since the synchronised versions bring about many drawbacks … Continue reading →