Fachschaft Englisch

Lehrbücher

Learning English Green Line New Bayern (Klett): Englisch als 1. Fremdsprache
Learning English Green Line New E 2 (Klett): Englisch als 2. Fremdsprache
The New Summit (Schöningh): Gymnasiale Oberstufe (G8) Bayern

Aus der Fachschaft Englisch

Mündliche Schulaufgaben / Großer Leistungsnachweis in mündlicher Form
Im Schuljahr 2009/2010 wird in zwei Jahrgangsstufen eine Schulaufgabe im Fach Englisch als mündliche Prüfung gehalten. Die Note zählt wie eine schriftliche Schulaufgabe. Die mündlichen Prüfungen finden dieses Jahr im 2. und 7. statt. Hierbei handelt es sich um Partnerprüfungen (6.Kl.) bzw. um Prüfungen in Kleingruppen (11. Kl.) zu Themenbereichen aus dem Lehrplan ,die im Unterricht behandelt wurden.
Für das aktuelle Schuljahr gilt:
6. Klasse bei Englisch als erster Fremdsprache (E1)
7. Klasse bei Englisch als zweiter Fremdsprache (E2)
11. Klasse, neue Oberstufe im 2. Halbjahr (11/2)

Interessantes aus dem Unterricht

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Kurzgeschichten mit 50 Wörtern: Mini Sagas

In 1982 Brian Aldiss, internationally known as a science fiction writer, was writing his trilogy Helliconia and he found this to be rather exhausting. He needed something to allow him to relax. “The vision of something short – to be written in a minute, or five (…) was inviting”. This was the “invention” of the mini saga. Aldiss convinced others to follow his lead and soon there were mini saga competitions throughout the U.K.
Even the BBC offered a platform to writers of mini sagas. Such famous people as Salman Rushdie, HRH Princess Margaret and others are known to have contributed to these competitions as well.
The mini saga is a full-fledged short “short story” including an exposition, a main part and an ending with a twist. It must consist of exactly 50 words (no more, no less) and a title which may have up to 15 words maximum.
Enjoy the mini saga samples created in the “11f English class”. (Theresa Hogrefe)

A mini saga . . . hmm, what could that be? Our teacher told us to write one, but how will I do that? There’s only one thing I know: I have to write it in about 50 words, not one more or less. Anything I will write can be correct. So I …
Julian R.

Shortest short story
I have to write a mini saga for homework with 50 words, exactly 50, but I do not know how to. There are 27 words left and I have to find a title for my short story. That is the shortest story I have ever written. Run out of words.
Julia

I’m writing a short story.
A very short story – it’s about 50 words long.
But … the problem is: I have no idea what to write about.
In any case, I can’t write with such a “……………”pencil.
It is too small to write with it!
Now I’m out of …

Words are made out of letters. Letters are made from the alphabet. The alphabet is learned by small kids in secondary school. School is filled with teachers who want me to write a mini saga. My mini saga is really dumb. I hope you can forget it as soon as possible.
Elena

Henry likes playing lotto. One day he finally won $200. But the bill disappeared and Henry accused everybody he knows. Because of this he disputed with his woman and killed her by mistake. The first thing he saw after many years in prison was the $200 bill under his coverlet.
Greta

Short Story Try I

He sat down on the chair next to her, he smelled her beautiful perfume, he liked her brown curled hair, he liked her shaved legs. He wants to speak to her, but he is too bashful. Ten minutes later he asked her for her name and she answered: I’m Gregor……

(a coincidence with people who have the same name may be quite unintentional – the editor)

The very first date
“Hey!”
“Hey! How are you?”
“Great, thanks”
“Wanna go?”
“Okay”
“I think we should go to the restaurant and eat something”
“Hmmm, why not?”
Ten minutes later.
“Now, I’ll start with tomatoe soup”
“Water, please”
“Oh, I’d live to get chicken”
“Potatoes”
“Uhmm, why are you here?”
“No idea!”
“Asshole!”

“Tell me, what’s the matter?!”
“You ask what the matter is? Look, I can’t write short stories!”
“Oh, but that doesn’t matter, write something about me!”
“I can’t write stories, so I can’t write anything about you!”
“It doesn’t matter, write about something else!”
“I haven’t enough words, DOES MATTER!”
Alexandra

Jane took all of her courage to accost this handsome man whom she has written the last three months every week one letter, without getting any answer. This effort to contact this breathtaking southerner stayed also without success. Suddenly a voice behind her whispered: “He’s illiterate and only speaks Portuguese”.
Kerstin

Dear diary,
this will be one of the last entries. The virus has spread through my body and I’ve only little time to live. Before I have to die I want to say some last words. I don’t regret anything I’ve done in my life. My last wish is to …..
Sabrina

Okay, now I will write my dumb, terrible, unintelligent, nonsense homework … oh, my God, it really doesn’t have sense … no sense!
It is only dumb and unintelligent and I don’t want to waste my time writing a dumb and unintelligent homework! Okay, now I will concentrate and write it … Done!
Sylvia

In fear of one’s life
She had the feeling of being lost as the dangerous, frightening monster came towards her. It had driven her into a corner, she was looking for a way to escape . . . no chance. Nobody would hear her terrified screams . . .
“Get down from the chair!” her husband said. “I caught the rat!”
Lisa

Sprachkurs in England

Die Fahrt nach England findet dieses Jahr vom 4. bis 11. Juli statt.
Die Sprachenschule ist in Broadstairs, einem Ort an der Kanalküste im Südosten Englands, nur eine halbe Autostunde von Dover entfernt. Broadstairs ist eine attraktive, malerische Kleinstadt, an die sich lange Sandstrände anschließen.
Das Programm dieser Woche enthält neben dem Schulbesuch mit Intensivkurs Englisch auch zwei interessante Ausflüge nach Canterbury und London, jeweils unter der fachkundigen Führung der Sprachlehrer aus der Kent School of English.
Die Auslandsfahrt wird von Herrn Ellerich und Frau Sigl begleitet.

Pionierfahrt 2009

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New books in our library

Buchtipps: diese Bücher stehen in unserer Schulbibliothek

T.C. Boyle, Drop City (2003)
A group of hippies set up a commune in backwoods Alaska. There they discover that nature is a lot crueller than they imagined.

T.C. Boyle, The Inner Circle (2004)
“The inner circle is a novel by T.C. Boyle first published in 2004 about the development of sexology in the United States and about Alfred Kinsey’s rise to fame during the late 1940s and early 1950s as seen through the eyes of one of his loyal assistants.” (from: Wikipedia)

Fay Weldon, Down Among the Women (1971)
The novel portrays the lives of Wanda, her daughter Scarlett and her four female friends who find themselves trapped in oppressive situations caused by the patriarchal structure of British society in the 1950s.

Terry Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters (1988)
“Wyrd Sisters features threewitches:Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, matriarch of a large tribe of Oggs, who owns the most evil cat in the world, (Greebo); andMagrat Garlick, the junior witch, who firmly believes in occult jewellery, covens and bubbling cauldrons, much to the annoyance of Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg.
King Verence I of Lancreis murdered by his cousin, Duke Felmet, and the King's crown and a baby are given by an escaping servant to the three witches. The witches hand the crown and the child to a troupe of travelling actors, acknowledging that destiny will eventually take its course and Tomjon will grow up to defeat Duke Felmet.
However, the kingdom is angry and doesn't want to wait 15 years so the witches move it forward in time. Meanwhile, the duke has decided to get a play written and performed that is favourable to him so he sends the jester to Ankh-Morpork to recruit the same travelling (now stationary) company that Tomjon is in. The only problem is that Tomjon does not want to be king. (from: Wikipedia)
The novel is set in the colourful fantasy world of Discworld

Miriam Toews, A Complicated Kindness (2004)
Nomi Nickel, a sixteen-year-old girl, grows up in a Mennonite community in Canada and has to find her identity in an ultra-conservative and restrictive society.

Ian Rankin, Fleshmarket Close (2004)
Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus books are set in Edinburgh.
“An illegal immigrant is found murdered in an Edinburgh housing scheme: a racist attack, or something else entirely? Rebus is drawn into the case, but has other problems: his old police station has closed for business, and his masters would rather he retire than stick around. But Rebus is that most stubborn of creatures. As he investigates, he must visit an asylum seekers' detention centre, deal with the sleazy Edinburgh underworld, and maybe even fall in love...” (from. www.ianrakin.net)

Books suitable for year 6 and up

Wolf W. Roth, Lost in the USA

Frank is not very good at English and he gets bad marks all the time. This is why his parents send him to the USA during the Easter holidays to spend some time with his Aunt Trudy and to improve his English. But Frank never arrives in Oklahoma ...

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Peter Viney, Sunnyvista City

“Sunnyvista is a city in the future, a place where all you have to do is sunbathe, watch TV and play sports. Nobody knows why they are in Sunnyvista or what is happening outside the city, but everybody is happy – everybody except Dan. One day Dan decides to find out more...”

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Michael Windsor, Night Attack

“Indian immigrant family Khan’s dream of owning their own little shop turns into a nightmare when racism appears on the dark streets of London. The Khan family wish only to live in peace, they do not want to have to fight. But when they find themselves standing with their backs to the wall they realise that action has to be taken and that they have to seek help where ever it is to be found.”

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Patricia Reilly, The In-Crowd

“It’s Cameron’s first day at a new school and he hates it. The in-crowd laugh at him and he doesn’t have any friends. But then Cameron helps to win a school football match, and everything changes. Will Cameron make the right choices?”

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