klaus-gymnasium

I. Nützliche Ausdrücke
Useful expressions.
Stellungnehmen
Gründe angeben
I feel (that)...I am convinced that...I personally believe that...It seems to me (that)...I firmly believe that...As I see...What I mean is...My (point of) view of the matter/problem is...My point of view is that...From my point of view...In my opinion/view...My view/feeling/opinion is that...To my mind...It you ask me...I’m certain, that...I claim, that...I feel strongly about...what I’m getting at...I’m willing to...I must concedeI (dis)approve ...I distinguish betweenI supposeIt evokes the feeling of...I like to emphasize/highlighte...First and foremostI like to point out, that...I dislike...Undoubtedly, ….In the formerIn the latterAt first glance
The (main/basic) reasons is that...The thing/point is...There are many points of view issues to consider here.. There are several questions to think about when discussing...The issues I want to mention/discuss here are...Another point to consider is this: ...A further problem to note is...Not only..., but... also...The reason why... is that...This leads inevitably to...The next item is...both... and.../as well... as...The cause is that...We have to regard, that/Regarding, that...Indeed
Weiterführung
besides....still....also....too...then....above all....what is more ...Moreover/Furthermore...In addition...Due to...Since,…

Liste
Ähnlichkeiten, Analogien
for one thing ... (and) for another (thing) to begin with to start with Secondly, ...; Thirdly, ...; Finally, ...; Last of all, ...First/First of all...in the first/second place..next..then..finally..last but not least..to conclude...last(ly)
equally..likewise..similarly...in the same way...resembling...

Einer Meinung zustimmen
Eine Meinung ablehnen
I agree. That is (quite) right/true.I couldn’t agree more.That is just how I see it.That is exactly my own view/opinion.
I do not agree.As a matter of fact, ...I cannot accept...Actually, ... In fact, I think (that)I doubt, that
Kontrast/Gegensatz
Beispiele
either...or...but...however..yet..nevertheless....in spite of/despite...instead of ...though...on the contrary......in contrast (to ...)by contrast.....on the one hand ...on the other (hand)...Whereas...
for example (e. g.)for instance....such as...that is to say.....Supposing (that)
namely...alternatively

Ergebnisse festhalten
Zusammenfassung und abschließende Bemerkung
As a result...As a consequence...Because of this...The effect of this is that...consequently....hence....thus....accordingly
To sum up...In short/in brief/in general...On the whole, ...All in all, ...In conclusion, then, it is clear that...To conclude, therefore, it seems that...Having considered all these issues...Having outlined the main arguments...Having taken all these factors into account...I come to the conclusion that...

II. Wortschatzliste für Comprehension and Comment
II.1 Aufzählen von Ideen, Fakten und Gründen
Enumerating ideas, facts and reasons.
Start
Entwicklung
Schluss
first of all...to begin with...to start with...in the first place....the first point I would like...first and foremost
secondly – thirdly – finally..then...in the second place...moreover...furthermore...besides..in addition to that...apart from that..another factor/problem is...the next point I want to mention is...the next point to be considered is...other factors to be taken in account are....we must also take into account tha..twe should also consider the fact that...another argument is
finally..eventually...in conclusion...last of all..the final point ist..here is only one point left

II.2 Bezugnahme zu den Argumenten des Autors
Referring to the author’s arguments in a text.
the author is of the opinion thatin his opinion/view/he bases his arguments on
the author...
claims..states...suggests..implies.. refers to...alludes to..deals with..discusses..puts forward the thesis that...presents/develops/defends the thesis that...expresses his point of view...holds the view that...agrees to/with.... approves (of), is in favour of
supports/sides with/sympathizes with /criticizes/blames sb. for/ reproaches sb with sb.....accuses sb. of having done sth....questions sb....raises objections to/opposes sb...objects by pointing out....argues that...comments on...assumes a critical attitude towards sb....argues for – against...points out that...bases his arguments on...supports/illustrates his arguments

II.3 Formulierung der eigenen Meinung
Expressing your own view.
with regard to an author’s opinion in a text
his argument does not hold good
he overlooks the fact that
the author’s proposals/arguments are convincing, but he fails to take into account that...
it is true that, but...
despite/in spite all this arguments
in my opinion/from my point of view
when discussing problems in a comment
to weigh the pros and cons
as far as I can see
as for/as to/with regard to
talking of
in contrast to/contrary to
as opposed to
the question of... -->
it should be pointed out that
I would like to point out that
it should be mentioned that
I’d like to emphasize the fact
consequently
the consequence would be
the consequence is whether
the result may be
it seems to me that
on the one hand
on the other hand
in fact
as a matter of fact
strictly speaking
we can draw the conclusion that
to sum up we may say
to sum up and make the point
as far as the question of... is concerned
it might be stated that

Nützliche Satzverknüpfungspartikel
Useful particle for sentence association.
Was?
Beispiele
Gedanken hinzufügen:
in addition, further, furthermore, also, besides, in the same way
Gedanken neu formulieren:
in other words, that means, that is, that is to say
Gedankengang abschließen:
in conclusion, in brief, in short, on the whole
Reihenfolge verdeutlichen:
first, second, next, finally, in the end
Gegenteil/Kontrast ausdrücken:
yet, however, on the other hand, on the contrary, in contrast, in spite of, despite, although, though, but,
Vergleich anstellen:
similarly, in the same way, likewise, both, likewise, equally, as well as, as.... as
Schlussfolgerung ausdrücken:
consequently, therefore, as a result, hence, accordingly, thus
Einräumung ausdrücken:
although, though, even if, after all, in any case
Bedingung ausdrücken:
if, unless, provided that, in case that
Begründung/Zweck anführen:
therefore, that is why, for this reason, because, because of, since, on account of, so that, due to
Bezugnahme ausdrücken:
concerning, regarding, related to, referring to
Beispiel anführen:
For example, for instance, in other words, such as
Ort beschreiben:
among, between, here, there, where, on the right/left, in the middle, in front of, behind, nearby, in the distance, in the foreground, in the background
zeitliche Verbindung knüpfen:
now, while, as soon as, before, after, as long as, initially, previously, recently, finally, eventually, meanwhile, at the same time, at the moment, in the end, at last, since, from now on, time and again, off and on, lately, in the past

Hilfreiche Ausdrücke und Wendungen
Useful expressions and phrases.
Einstieg:
Entwicklung:
Schluss:
Personally, I think/feel...
In my opinion...
I object to...
To my mind...
First of all.../furthermore...
To begin with.../Next....
One reason for this.../Another reason...
Likewise it must be mentioned....
And above all...
This can be seen .../So, for instance, ....
In a word....
To conclude...
As a result...
Consequently

Hinführen zum Thema:
Aufzählen von Gründen:
Ziehen einer Schlussfolgerung:
Most people would agree that
Many people seem to think
It has often been said
For the majority of people
As a general statement
Literally this statement means
In the first place
Apart from that
Above all
Finally
The logical result of this is
In consequence
This suggests
For that reason
That is why

Stilistische Aufwertung mit Adverben
Stylistic revaluation with adverbs.
Englisch
Deutsch
absolutely brilliant deeply hurt entirely different extremely cold extremely interesting highly unusual particularly difficult wonderfully creative severely limited
absolut genial tief verletzt völlig anders extrem kalt äußert interessant höchst ungewöhnlich besonders schwierig wunderbar kreativ streng limitiert