I'll blow on that too (Team Gryffindor - Crack) - für mich

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Team: Gryffindor
Titel: I'll blow on that, too
Challenge: Crack-Tabelle: "Soll ich mal pusten?" (c'est pour moi)
Wörter: 314
Rating: PG-13
Kommentar: Wahrscheinlich weniger lustig, wenn man bedenkt, dass das so in etwa in manchen meiner Klassen tatsächlich so abgelaufen ist.


"Okay, so now that we know the vocabulary, we need to have a look at the actual grammar that we need in order to use .."

"Miss, can I go to the toilet?"

"..it. And no."

"But, Miss."

"You need to wait. So, if we look at this sentence.."

"Miss, I'm bursting."

"You can go when I'm done explaining, but pay attention now."

(pen flies across the room)

"Miss, can I get my pen?"

"Look at this sentence. Rita, sit down."

"I'm getting my pen."

"The sentence starts with our usual subject: 'Ich', but instead of the main verb, we have 'darf'."

"Miss, I need to go to reception."

"Thank you for interrupting."

"But I have a headache."

"Drink some water."

"I already did."

"Well reception isn't going to do anything else, because we're not allowed to, so sit tight and pay attention. In this sentence, 'darf' is a modal verb, a helper verb, and this means that the main verb is sent to the end. You've seen this before."

"Miss, I still have a headache."

"I wouldn't have expected to go away within two minutes. You need to be patient and drink more water."

"Miss, I don't get this."

"What you need to remember is when you see the verb 'darf' – to be allowed to – the main verb, like 'spielen' is sent to the end of the sentence."

"Why though?"

"Miss, I need a plaster."

"Are you bleeding out?"

"Yes, I have a paper cut."

"Let Kirsten blow on it, that'll help. And Jasmine, the best explanation is that this way there is emphasis on the allowed to do something before you hear what you are allowed to do."

"Miss, it still hurts."

"It's a paper cut."

"But it hurts."

"Do you want me to blow on it?"

"Yes?"

"Miss, my pen broke."

"Wait a second and I'll blow on your pen, too."