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describe the elements that you think are important and give your opinion

Present Perfect

Present Progressive

1. When was the cartoon published? Where was the cartoon published? What is the topic? Which situation is illustrated? Who is the target group?

2. The message of the cartoonist.

3. You evaluate the cartoon: Is the cartoon convincing? What effect does the cartoon have?

4. You need to pay extra attention to speech bubbles, labels and captions.

   Also keep in mind that you always need to describe systematically.

• Appearance:
  beautiful, girl
• Behavior:
  had to live with her wicked stepmother and stepsisters, was treated very badly, was controlled by her stepmother, she had to sew and do their hair
• Personality:
  very obeying
• Thoughts/Feelings:
  very sad, overjoyed

Feelings

Clearly stating your overall message.

1. This study illustrates, demonstrates, presents...
2. Many, ample, numerous people consider ...
3. He must, needs to, ought to find better proof.
4. One issue has been established, determined, proven.
5. The author discussed issues such as, as for instance, obesity and diets.

1. Unfortunately, numerous people are unemployed nowadays.
2. One should not perpetually trust the statistics in this report.
3. He strongly believes that we ought to pay students to study.
4. Several years ago African-Americans were granted their rights.

Example:

The new coronavirus is one of the number one topics on the news, as it has been found in more than 15 countries. It originated in Wuhan, but has even reached countries like Germany or the US. However, nobody talks about another virus that comes back every year and has already killed more than eight thousand people in 2020: the flu.

Many precautions have been taken to keep the coronavirus from spreading, such as health screenings at airports and flight cancellations to China. Nevertheless, people who have to travel by plane can't take those kinds of precautions, but have to try to avoid everyone who is sneezing.

1. Wir arbeiten schon seit 4 Stunden. Lass uns Schluss für heute machen.
2. Hör auf um den heißen Brei herumzureden und sag es endlich.
3. Das ist nicht kompliziert.
4. Reiß dich zusammen.

EN: Get your act together.

DE: Krieg es auf die Reihe oder lass es.

it shows an opinion

1. Salutation; Reference to the article (mentioning of title and main topic); Quotations (newspaper, magazine)
2. You write one sentence stating your opinion.
3. With an appeal, a solution or a future prospect

you can praise, criticize and state your opinion

Example:

1. Lilli really wants to travel in a camper whereas Lisa prefers to sleep in hotels.
2. On the one hand, Meredith enjoys playing tennis. On the other hand, she doesn't have much free time.
3. Jordan went to Costa Rica because he likes surfing.
4. She has to pass the exam as she is determined to go to college.

furthermore

8 transitional words

resume

1. informal because of "say sorry"
2. formal because of "represents"
3. informal because of "found out"
4. formal because of "regarding"

The text "..." by ... deals with ...

To sum (to sum up), the book provides several units presenting key aspects of linguistics. Stated brief (briefly), each unit has succeeded in telling (explaining) all linguistic fields that students need to study. The overalls (overall) aim of the book is to make (help) students not only to understand linguistics, but also to practice linguistics in an academic environment.

social proof

1. Logical reasoning: presenting facts
2. Social proof: presenting true stories
3. Appeal to authority: presenting statistics
4. Answering opposition: presenting counterarguments to objections
5. Repetition: repeat the same message using different words
6. Emotive language: evoke feelings

Establish between 3 and 5 reasons for your argument

1. Greeting:
   Dear Mr./Miss/Mrs.;
   Dear Recruitment Manager
2. Body
   In response to your letter;
   It is my pleasure to inform you that
3. Closing
   Sincerely;
   Best regards

sent from my iPhone

Greeting, Introduction, Details, Closing, Future Action

Moreover (Dazu kommt,...)
Nevertheless/Nonetheless (Trotzdem)

In addition/Additionally (Zusätzlich)

Furthermore (Außerdem)

Considering the(that)... (In Anbetracht dessen....)
Thus,... (Dadurch, dass...)

Therefore, (Deshalb)

Consequently,... (Folglich)

Hence (Daher)
The reason for that... (Der Grund dafür ist....)

After (Nachdem)

Once (Sobald)

Since there is/has been...(Da, weil)

• Unrhymed poetry
• Three lines totalling 17 syllables ("On" in Japanese standing for counting phonetic sounds) 
• Structured in a 5-7-5 pattern: five syllables in the first line, seven in the second and five in the last
• Philosophy: Should be read in one breath; the focus is on a brief, beautiful and (in)significant moment, featuring an image and often describing nature.
• Simple yet sensory language
• The third line is followed by a short break which enhances the emotions and energy of the poem

In the following, I share two famous haikus as an example for you to better understand the structure: 

“Lighting One Candle” by Yosa Buson

The light of a candle

Is transferred to another candle—

Spring twilight

“Over the Wintry” by Natsume Sōseki 

Over the wintry 

Forest, winds howl in rage

With no leaves to blow.

Many English and American writers have adapted the  "Haiku"- structure, like the famous American poet Ezra Pound whose short poem "In A Station of the Metro" is considered to be the first haiku written in English:

The apparition of these faces in the crowd:
Petals on a wet, black bough.

1. Name and contact details
2. Work experience
3. Education history
4. Skills (Languages, Certificates etc.)
5. Interests and hobbies

No photograph

an examination of a literary or scientific topic

1. Introduction:
   1. Pique reader's interest
   2. Justify your topic
   3. Thesis statement
2. Body
   1. First point + support + example
   2. Second point + support + example
   3. Third point + support + example
3. Conclusion
   1. Restate importance of your topic
   2. Summarize findings
   3. Strong final statement

1. In my opinion
2. I fully agree
3. I don't agree with you.
4. What do you think?
5. What are your ideas?
6. I'm sorry to interrupt, but
7. On the one hand, on the other hand
8. They state that
9. I would like to discuss 
10. As a matter of fact

1. She told him to back off because she didn’t want to talk to him.

2. He had to hurry up as he was late for his interview.

3. Why don’t we invite our parents over for lunch?

4. They’ve been looking for her earring all morning.

5. He made up the story about him being a hero in order to impress her.

6. My sister passed out because she didn’t drink enough water.

7. Can you do me a favor and read over my essay?

8. He absolutely loved showing off his new car.

9. If you don’t do what I want, I will call our parents and tell on you.

10. Zip up your jacket or you will freeze.

1. I totally agree with you.

2. Many bombs blew up in the second world war.

3. She needs to calm down or she will get a panic attack.

4. I get along with my father-in-law.

5. I left the decision up to her.

1. The supermarket opened up the tech floor, yesterday.

2. Pick up your daughter from school today, please!

3. The dogs were so happy when dad pulled into the driveway.

4. He ran off a few days ago because he wants to live independently.