Ruth Kletzander (Hrsg.), Andrew Williams (Hrsg.)
English for Fun
Niveau B1–C1 (GER) – Weltliteratur; Originalversion; Englisch lernen – 14519
Lieferbar in 1–3 Werktagen
Produktbeschreibung
- 182 Seiten - 14 Illustrationen
- ISBN: 978-3-15-014519-7
- Produktart: Taschenbuch
- Abmessung: 148 mm x 96 mm
- Reihe: Reclams Universal-Bibliothek
- Erschienen: 16.02.2024
- Illustriert von: Rosalie Kletzander
- Herausgegeben von: Ruth Kletzander, Andrew Williams
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Ruth Kletzander leitet am Internationalen Institut SDI in München den Sprachbereich Englisch.
Andrew Williams leitet am Internationalen Institut SDI in München den Sprachbereich Englisch.
Foreword: English Can Be Fun!
That Sounds Funny …
Funny-Sounding Words – Elephant’s at the Rubbity: Rhyming Slang – «Hasta luego cocodrilo” – Tongue Twisters – Wishy-Washy, Arty-Farty – Smash, Bang, Crash, Plop! – Cows Moo, Do You? – What Snew with You?
Questionable Quotes
Famous Last Words – Bushisms – More Crazy Things People Have Said – Headlines – Bumper Stickers – Silly Signage – Classified Ads – Church Bulletin Typos – Accident Reports – Company Condoms – Pearls of Wisdom – Murphy’s Law
Translations and Other Misunderstandings
Helpful Information for English-Speaking Tourists … – F---Ing Kinky – Marketing Troubles
Colourful Language
Colours – Colour Your World with Idioms – Drunk As a Skunk? No. Sick As a Dog! – Welches Tier gehört zu dir? – Animal Idioms – Collective Nouns – Tidbits – Common Yiddish Words – Let’s Play Ball – Colourful Comparisons … Aussie Style – Just as an aside …
Let’s Get Silly
Books That Were Never Written – Kids’ Riddles + Jokes – Slightly More Sophisticated …
Being Indirect
Euphemisms – Be Careful What You Say
Word Play
Anagrams – Spoonerisms – That’s a Pun, Son … – «Can you give me the … ahh, ummm, the …?” – Playful Punctuation – Persuasive Punctuation – A Proverb for Every Occasion …
A Poem
The English Language
Rules for Writers – Conjugating Very Irregular Verbs – Ghoti and Chips? – I Am So Gruntled! – Word Pairs – X Marks the Spot – Proposals for English Language Reform – Making Simple Things Complicated – How to Say Nothing at All, yet Sound Competent – What Academic Writing Really Means …
The Great Generational Detector Communication Questionnaire
Games
For Further Fun
Editorische Notiz