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1. Speak you English?!?

2. English Word Order
positive, negative, question
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Kyra S. Huismann, B.A
Language Coach, Intercultural Trainer
www.kyracom.de

3. Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
Some word statistics
• 470 000 words in English
(Webster’s & Oxford English Dictionary)
• Native English speaker active vocabulary:20 000
(Susie Dent, lexicographer)
• Basic English 850 words
(Charles Kay Ogden)
• A 6-year old English child knows 1 500 words
(wikipedia)
• 3 000 words cover 95% of common text
(lingholic, Samuel Gendreau)

4. Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
Most frequently used words in English
Place Noun Verb Adjective Preposition
1 time be good to
2 person have new of
3 year do first in
4 way say last for
5 day get long on
6 thing make great with
7 man go little at
8 world know own by
9 life take other from
10 hand see old up
Source: Oxford English Corpus

5. Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
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Terminology

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Terminology
who or what
performs action
what is the
action
who or what
the action
happens to

7. Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
Terminology
Person & Zeit

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Terminology
=auxiliary
Hilfswort für Fragen, Negative & Zeiten
Person & Zeit Übergang auf aux

9. Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
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Terminology
Present Past Future
do did will
does had
have could
can
would

10. Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
Terminology

11. Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
Terminology

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Example Sentences

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Our example sentences

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Statements - Aussagen

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Word Order Statements
Person & Zeit

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Negatives - Verneinungen

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Word Order Negatives
Person & Zeit

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Questions - Fragen

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Word Order Questions
Person & Zeit

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Exercise - Übungen

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German to English
What goes in the gap – Was kommt in die Lücke?

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0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
German to English

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0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
German to English

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0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
German to English

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0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
German to English

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0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
Word Order Summary

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0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
Answers - Antworten

28. Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
Word Order Questions & Answers
“Nachplapper”-Prinzip

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0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
Word Order Questions & Answers
“Nachplapper”-Prinzip
What is the answer – Die Antwort?

30. Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
Word Order Questions & Answers
“Nachplapper”-Prinzip

31. Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
Word Order Questions & Answers
“Nachplapper”-Prinzip

32. Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
Word Order Questions & Answers
“Nachplapper”-Prinzip

33. Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
Word Order Questions & Answers
“Nachplapper”-Prinzip

34. Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
Word Order Questions & Answers
“Nachplapper”-Prinzip

35. Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
Word Order Questions & Answers
“Nachplapper”-Prinzip

36. Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
Word Order Questions & Answers
“Nachplapper”-Prinzip

37. Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
Word Order Questions & Answers
“Nachplapper”-Prinzip

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39. Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
Question Tags – Aussagen mit Hinterfragung

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0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
Oder?! Question Tags

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0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
Oder?! Question Tags
Statement
Question Tag oder?

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0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
Oder?! Question Tags
Statement

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0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
What goes in the gap – Was kommt in die Lücke?
Oder?! Question Tags

44. Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
Oder?! Question Tags
“Nachplapper”-Prinzip

45. Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
Oder?! Question Tags
“Nachplapper”-Prinzip

46. Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
Oder?! Question Tags
What goes in the gap – Was kommt in die Lücke?

47. Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
Oder?! Question Tags

48. Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
Statement
Question Tag
Oder?! Question Tags

49. Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
Oder?! Question Tags
“Nachplapper”-Prinzip

50. Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
Oder?! Question Tags
“Nachplapper”-Prinzip

51. Kyra S. Huismann Haarenstr. 9 26122 Oldenburg
0441 / 99 84 45 01 s.huismann@gmx.de
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