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Historically, German holds the Guinness record for the most written translations into and from a language
Unlike some other inflected languages, German's nouns inflect. Each noun belongs to one of three genders, and can be rendered into four cases (nominative, accusative, genitive and dative), singular or plural
Nouns and most words which function as nouns in German are written starting with a capital letter
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Die Olympischen Spiele
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Die Idee der olympischen Spiele stammt ursprünglich aus dem antiken Griechenland. Erst im Jahr 1896 fanden sie wieder statt.
Die Idee dazu kam von dem Franzosen Pierre Baron de Coubertin (1863 - 1937). Seitdem finden die Olympischen Spiele, die Spiele der Neuzeit genannt werden, wieder alle vier Jahre statt. Nur während der beiden Weltkriegen gab es keine Spiele. Seit 1924 gibt es auch die Olympischen Winterspiele, allerdings an einem anderen Ort.
Die Olympischen Spiele sind ein vom IOC organisierter internationaler sportlicher Wettbewerb. Symbolisiert werden sie durch die Olympischen Ringe, ein Kreis für jeden Kontinent.
Coubertin wollte, da er Franzose war, dass die ersten Olympischen Spiele im Jahr 1900 in Paris stattfinden. Das Komitee entschied sich aber dafür, Athen zum ersten Austragungsort zu erklären, da in Griechenland die Olympischen Spiele der Antike stattfanden.
Nach den Olympischen Spielen werden in den jeweiligen Austragungsorten seit 1960 (Sommer) bzw. 1976 (Winter) auch die Paralympics ausgetragen. Das ist der wichtigste internationale Wettbewerb für Sportler mit einer Behinderung.
German Courses in Crawley
You and your group can be trained by our native speaker qualified German teachers, and can meet at your place of work or home at a time convenient to you. Tutorials can take place any day of the week, including weekends, and can be scheduled for the morning, afternoon or evening. If your home or office is not suitable for you, you can attend the course at the teacher's offices. You will be provided with all relevant course materials.
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These German courses are intended for people who really need to learn German to help make that difference in their work. For beginners, it will be useful to learn greetings and basic business etiquette, at higher levels reading and then writing become more important. Typical students include those involved in import/export, international negotiations and acquisitions, jobseekers in multinational companies where an additional language is required, and those working with international colleagues, academia and government. Even on our most basic course for Beginners, students should expect to end the course with basic Telephone German and e-mail German skills for communications as well as Survival German required for short visits to a country.
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These courses in German are wider-ranging in their nature, and are driven towards students who have a variety of differing needs. All beginner students will expect to study enough survival German to get them through a short visit to the country, those staying on with the course can progress differently, depending on their individual requests and requirements. Whether you are buying property in a foreign country, married to a foreign national, planning a round-the-world trip, interested in German history and culture, or if you simply want to attain a particular level of German, this is the choice for you.
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2 or more people can benefit studying German together as these German courses are also offered to groups (Two-to-One German Course or Small Group In-Company German Course). Every student must have the same degree of knowledge of the language, the same business or language needs and the ability to study at the same time and place as everybody else. The booking has to be made for all students at the same time. Listen & Learn do not advocate group sessions of more than 6-8 people, though Taster German Courses can be experienced by up to 12 people.
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Crawley
A town in West Sussex with a population of just under 100,000, Crawley is an historic unparished borough. The town grew beyond expectations with the advent of the railway in the mid 19th century, its position between London and on the turnpike to the holiday resort of Brighton bringing it untold development. Recent development owes much to the nearby London Gatwick Airport - the busiest single-runway airport in the world. Crawley also offers modern shopping facilities and leisure centres, as well as historic churches and libraries.
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