:@doro: I'm in grade 10 now, and English is my third foreign language. So we have to learn it quicker than the other students who just have to learn two foreign languages. Until our "Abitur" we have to know the English language as well as they do. But moreover, I've got a great English teacher and the lessons are really, really interesting and useful. And because I'm that interested in my favourite music, I try to translate as mamy lyrics as possible by myself and I've started to read more Englisch than German books.
...Matchbox20 is a good band! I don't know many songs but a few and they've been quite OK.
@nimloth: Hello! I'm really sorry for your bad English teacher. I can't imagine how terrible your lessons are but you seem very dissapointed and I know that I would lose my mind if I had such a guy in front of me like you seem to have. :?
I like The lord of the rings too and at the moment I'm thinking about reading it in English...(I'm not that sure yet)
concerning "TROY": Well, I don't think there was too much blood and fighting-scenes and stuff. The real war in Troy lasted nearly 10 years, now imagine a movie about ten f*ckin' years of war! I think the scenes in which the acters fight aren't too much violent. The director seems to have found the right way to show such a fight.
I saw the movie together with my class and after watching it we talked about the characters and the real "Ilias". And I agree with you: somewhere it's a typical Hollywood-story, but nevertheless it's worth watching it...( at least for Brad's butt!
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It's a good thought to teach yourself more English, you will need it for your Abitur. 
