1. 28/03/2017
Speak you English?!?
KYRACOM Training Haarenstr. 9, Oldenburg Tel.: 0441 /

2. English Language Training
English Word Order
Kyra S. Huismann, B.A
Trainer

3. A 6-year old English child knows 1 500 words
Some word statistics
words in English
(Webster’s & Oxford English Dictionary)
Native English speaker active vocabulary: (Susie Dent, lexicographer)
Basic English 850 words
(Charles Kay Ogden)
A 6-year old English child knows words
(wikipedia)
3 000 words cover 95% of common text
(lingholic, Samuel Gendreau)

4. 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. Terminology

6. SUBJECT VERB OBJECT I know Tom. who or what performs action
Terminology
SUBJECT
VERB
OBJECT
who or what performs action
what is the action
who or what the action happens to I
know
Tom.

7. Terminology
VERB
Person & Zeit I
know
Tom.
She
knows
Tom. I
knew
Tom.

8. aux =auxiliary Hilfswort für Fragen, Negative & Zeiten
Terminology
aux
=auxiliary Hilfswort für Fragen, Negative & Zeiten
Person & Zeit Ubergang auf aux

9. I
know
Tom. I do
not
know
know
Tom.

10. She
knows
Tom.
She
does
not
know
know
Tom.

11. aux do did will does had have could can would Terminology Present Past
Future do
did
will
does
had
have
could
can
would

12. Example Sentences

13. Ich kenne Tom. Kennst du Tom? Ich kenne Tom nicht.
Our example sentences
Ich
kenne
Tom.
Kennst du
Tom?
Ich
kenne
Tom nicht.

14. Statements - Aussagen

15. S V O I know Tom. She knows Tom. I knew Tom. V Person & Zeit
Word Order Statements
Person & Zeit V S V O I
know
Tom.
She
knows
Tom. I
knew
Tom.

16. Questions - Fragen

17. S V O Aux Do you know Tom? Does she know Tom? Did you know Tom? Aux
Word Order Questions
Person & Zeit
Aux S V O
Aux Do
you
know
Tom?
Does
she
know
Tom?
Did
you
know
Tom?

18. Negatives - Verneinungen

19. S V O aux not I do n‘t know Tom. She does n‘t know Tom. I did n‘t know
Word Order Negatives
Person & Zeit
aux S V O
aux
not I do
n‘t
know
Tom.
She
does
n‘t
know
Tom. I
did
n‘t
know
Tom.

20. Exercise - Uebungen

21. German to English STATEMENT
Ich
kenne
Tom. I
know
Tom.
What goes in the gap – Was kommt in die Lücke?

22. German to English QUESTION
Kennst du
Tom? Do
you
know
Tom?

23. German to English QUESTION
Kennt
Susan
Tom?
Does
she
know
Tom?

24. German to English NEGATIVES
Ich
kenne
Tom nicht. I do
n‘t
know
Tom.

25. Answers - Antworten

26. Word Order Questions & Answers
you
know
Tom?
Yes, I
do.
No, I do
n‘t
Aux
“Nachplapper”-Prinzip

27. Word Order Questions & Answers
you
like
Tom?
Yes, I
do.
No, I do
n‘t
What is the answer – Die Antwort?
Aux
“Nachplapper”-Prinzip

28. Word Order Questions & Answers
Did
you
like
Tom?
Yes, I
did.
No, I
did
n‘t
Aux
“Nachplapper”-Prinzip

29. Word Order Questions & Answers
Can
you
sing?
Yes, I
can.
No, I
can
n‘t
Aux
“Nachplapper”-Prinzip

30. Word Order Questions & Answers
you
like
tea?
Yes, I
do.
No, I do
n‘t
Aux
“Nachplapper”-Prinzip

31. Word Order Questions & Answers
you
have
a car?
Yes, I
do.
No, I do
n‘t
Aux
“Nachplapper”-Prinzip

32. Still awake?
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33. Question Tags – Aussagen mit Hinterfragung

34. Oder?! Question Tags S V O Du
kennst
Tom, oder?

35. S V O You know Tom. You know Tom, do n‘t you? Oder?! Question Tags
Statement
You
know
Tom, do
n‘t you?
Question Tag

36. Oder?! Question Tags S V O
You
like
tea.
Statement

37. What goes in the gap – Was kommt in die Lücke?
Oder?! Question Tags
You
like
tea, do
n‘t you?
Question Tag
What goes in the gap – Was kommt in die Lücke?

38. What goes in the gap – Was kommt in die Lücke?
Oder?! Question Tags
You
have
a car, do
n‘t you?
Question Tag
What goes in the gap – Was kommt in die Lücke?

39. S V aux You . can sing You can sing, can ‘t you? Oder?! Question Tags
Statement
You
can
sing,
can
‘t you?
Question Tag

40. You can sing, can ‘t you? Aux Oder?! Question Tags
“Nachplapper”-Prinzip

41. You are Tom, aren ‘t you? Aux
Oder?! Question Tags
You
are
Tom,
aren
‘t you?
Aux
“Nachplapper”-Prinzip