Posted 14 Sep 2011

Applications are invited for the following positions:

►        Upper School College Counselor effective 1 August 2012

Applications should be in writing and directed to Rhiannon Wood with copy to Paul Fochtman and Rita De La Cruz within seven working days of this notice.

Posted 7 September 2011:

CASTING YOUNG TOMMY

The English Theatre Frankfurt is looking for talented boys to play the role of YOUNG TOMMY in our upcoming production, The Who’s Tommy.  In our adaption of the classic musical, Tommy appears as an adult, a young boy (aged 12-14) and a child (aged 7).

We are looking for six performers between 6 and 9 years and six performers between 10 and 15 years. The “young Tommys” have no speaking role and do not need to sing or dance, but should have some stage experience and a desire to act.

For further information about The Who’s Tommy, please visit our website at www.english-theatre.de

Auditions will be held on 17th September 2011 at the English Theatre and. 

Please send your application exclusively via e-mail to casting@english-theatre.de

You will then receive an invitation for the auditions; the auditions will take about 20 minutes.

The application should include a picture of your son as well as your address and contact information. We would appreciate also receiving a short description of your son’s stage experience (for example, in school theatre productions).

Rehearsals will take place from 1 to 11 November in Frankfurt, with performances running from 12 November 2011 to 12 February 2012. Each actor will perform only once each week.

During the autumn school holidays (17 to 23 November), two young actors accompanied by one parent each will take part in the production’s London rehearsals, with travel and accommodation costs paid for by the English Theatre.

Our son Thomas auditioned for the role of young Wolfgang in “Cabaret”  and played this role for over four months (2005/2006) . It was a good experience, for all of us.

Read 31 July 2011

Applications are invited for the following position:

►        ICT Support Services Technician effective immediately, tariff group 5

Applications should be in writing and directed to the IT Director, Gareth Brewster with a copy to Rita De La Cruz within seven working days of this notice.

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I was asked  to compile a list of recommended English study books for the summer break for a student of mine. I might as well share it with everyone. This list is geared at the 11th/12th grade of the local Gymnasium ( high school), where English is taught as a foreign language, but it also applies to any high school student learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL). The recommended books on writing are an integral part in any library – including the one of a native speaker of English.

For idioms:

Dictionary of Idioms (Collins Cobuild)

For vocabulary:

The Vocabulary Builder: The Practically Painless Way to a Larger Vocabulary (Study Smart Series)

Vocabulary for TOEFL iBT

Writing skills:

100 Ways to Improve Your Writing (Mentor)

The Elements of Style

On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

Most of these books are on my shelf – or my husband’s, for that matter.

Learning English words and phrases can be easy, but when in conversation with a Briton, watch out for some typical misconceptions.

This list of Anglo EU expressions from what Britons say, but what is actually meant up to what non-Britons conceive in the end, is a useful guide to better understanding. While this might not apply to everyone’s language use, it is a good reminder not to take things literally.

Credit for this list is also due to the original Anglo-Dutch guide
I always get my sin / druk 38: het bizarre Engels van Nederlanders by Maarten H. Rijkens.