Steven Hanft, ein gebürtiger New Yorker mit Wohnsitz in Aachen, hält seit vielen Jahren Sprach- und Kommunkationskurse speziell für den naturwissenschaftlichen und medizinischen Sektor, unter anderem in Zusammenarbeit mit der Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker und als Dozent der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. Von 1999 bis 2010 war er als Lehrbeauftragter an der RWTH Aachen tätig. Hanft ist Gründer und Geschäftsführer der Firma CONUSBAT, die professionelle Dienstleistungen und Trainings für Kunden im Chemie-, Pharma- und Kosmetikbereich anbietet.
1;Cover;12;Title Page;53;Copyright;64;Contents;75;Preface;196;Acknowledgments;237;Chapter 1 English Grammar 101;257.1;1.1 Parts of Speech: Noun, Pronoun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb, and so on;257.1.1;1.1.1 Noun = Subject (Person, Place, Thing);267.1.2;1.1.2 Pronoun = Expresses a Distinction of a Person;267.1.3;1.1.3 Adjective = Words That Describe or Modify a Noun;267.1.4;1.1.4 Verb = Action Word;267.1.4.1;1.1.4.1 The Use of the Two Verbs; Can vs. May;267.1.5;1.1.5 Adverb = Words That Modify a Verb;277.1.5.1;1.1.5.1 Good (adj.) vs. Well (adv.);287.1.6;1.1.6 Gerund = Using -ing, an Action Word, a Verb Becomes a Noun;287.1.7;1.1.7 Prepositions Indicate a Relation Between Things;297.1.7.1;1.1.7.1 Between (zwischen) vs. Among (unter); two confusing prepositions;297.1.8;1.1.8 Conjunctions Connect Two Words, Phrases, or Clauses;297.1.9;1.1.9 Interjections: Words of Exclamation, Interjections or Expressions of an Emotion or Sentiment;307.2;1.2 Practical Usage of Adjectives and Their Comparative and Superlative Forms;307.2.1;1.2.1 Citius, Altius, Fortius! (Faster, Higher, Stronger!);307.2.1.1;1.2.1.1 One-Syllable Adjectives;307.2.1.2;1.2.1.2 Two-Syllable Adjectives;327.2.1.3;1.2.1.3 Adjectives with Three or More Syllables;337.2.1.4;1.2.1.4 Exceptions - Irregular Adjectives;337.2.2;1.2.2 QUIZ YOURSELF: Practical Usage of Adjectives and Their Comparative and Superlative Forms;347.2.2.1;1.2.2.1 Part I: Answer the Following Questions in the Space Provided;347.2.2.2;1.2.2.2 Part II: Quiz Based on Text Below - First Read the Paragraph Below and Then Write the Adjective in [Brackets] into its Correct Comparative or Superlative Form in the Spaces Below;357.3;1.3 Use of Questioning Words for the Inquisitive Lab Worker;357.3.1;1.3.1 What are the Questioning Words Used in Speech?;367.3.2;1.3.2 Questioning Words; Further Applications in Sentence Form - Practical Use of Questioning Words;378;Chapter 2 English Grammar 102;398.1;2.1 Capitalization Rules (Regeln f***ur Gro***- und Kleinschreibung);398.1.1;2.1.1 German vs. English Language Capitalization Rules;398.1.2;2.1.2 Basic Capitalization Rules with Exemplary Sentences;408.1.2.1;2.1.2.1 Gender Titles (Geschlechtsbezeichnungen);438.1.2.2;2.1.2.2 Professional Titles (Further Discussed in Section 5.1);438.1.2.3;2.1.2.3 First Word of the Salutation and Complimentary Closing to a Brief or Letter;438.1.2.4;2.1.2.4 Words Capitalized When They Stand before or after a Name or When Used as;18.1.2.5;2.1.2.5 QUIZ YOURSELF: Capitalization - Correct for Any Capitalization Mistake(s);448.2;2.2 Punctuation Marks and Punctuation Rules (Interpunktionszeichen und Interpunktionsregeln);448.2.1;2.2.1 Punctuation Marks;448.2.2;2.2.2 Punctuation Marks and Their Usage;458.2.3;2.2.3 QUIZ YOURSELF: Punctuation Marks in the Space Provided, Where Necessary, Make Corrections to the Sentence's Punctuation;488.3;2.3 Spelling Hints, Tips, and a Rule with Exceptions!;488.3.1;2.3.1 Two confusing words: Receipt and Recipe;488.3.2;2.3.2 German versus English: Words Spelled with "ie" or "ei" and Their Pronunciation;498.3.3;2.3.3 The Spelling Rule with Exceptions: Words in English with "ie" vs. "ei";508.3.4;2.3.4 European English;519;Chapter 3 Technical English Vocabulary;539.1;3.1 Grammar 101: Homonyms;539.1.1;3.1.1 Homonyms That are Spelled the Same, yet Many Times Have a Different Pronunciation, and Different Meanings;549.1.2;3.1.2 Homonyms with Similar Pronunciations, But Having a Different Meaning and Spelling;569.1.3;3.1.3 QUIZ YOURSELF: Homonyms;629.2;3.2 Prefixes and Suffixes;639.2.1;3.2.1 Useful Hints Toward Deciphering the Technical Word's Definition;639.2.1.1;3.2.1.1 Photosynthesis... A Wonderful Scientific Word to Start with This Topic, Prefixes-/Suffixes!;649.2.1.2;3.2.1.2 Prefixes and Suffixes;659.2.1.3;3.2.1.3 QUIZ YOURSELF;669.2.1.4;3.2.1.4 Scientific-/Technical Vocabulary List with Prefixes and Suffixes;679.2.1.5;3.2.1.5 QUIZ YOURSELF on Prefixes/Suffixes;71
Hanft, Steven L.
ISBN | 9783527690671 |
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Artikelnummer | 9783527690671 |
Medientyp | E-Book - PDF |
Copyrightjahr | 2015 |
Verlag | Wiley-VCH |
Umfang | 409 Seiten |
Sprache | Deutsch |
Kopierschutz | Adobe DRM |