English Walks

English Walks Englischkonversation beim Gehen mit Native Speaker "brush up your English" Schulenglisch ist ausreichend und ein Einstieg ist jederzeit möglich.

Die English Walks sind eine Englischkonversationsgruppe beim Wandern im Raum Mödling (Prießnitztal, Eichkogel). Wir wandern 90 Minuten und plaudern dabei auf Englisch über Themen, die wir gemeinsam vorschlagen (Urlaub, Wochenende, Garten, Kultur, die Pflanzen entlang des Weges...). Fehlende Vokabeln werden "eingesagt" und ich schreibe mit und schicke dann die Vokabelliste dieses Spaziergangs an alle TeilnehmerInnen. Manchmal singen wir auch (manche hören auch nur zu) - der Liedtext wird vorbereitet, schwierige Phrasen und Wörter werden erklärt. Die English Walks finden Montag und Dienstag vormittags sowie Donnerstag nachmittags statt. Mehr dazu (Termine, Treffpunkte, Kosten) bei "Veranstaltungen" (runterscrollen bei Android bzw. am PC unter der Rubrik "Mehr" --> "Veranstaltungen"/"Events"), Anmeldung fürs Schnuppern bitte per E-Mail an kim.meyercech@gmail.com

Diskussionsrunde zu aktuellen Themen (alle 14 Tage am Freitag Abend):
Wir erarbeiten gemeinsam einen englischen Artikel zu einem aktuellen Thema (Vokabel, Phrasen, Aussprache) und diskutieren darüber. Wie bei den English Walks schreibe ich mit und schicke Ihnen dann Ihre Vokabelliste zu. Voraussichtlich alle 14 Tage an einem Dienstag Vormittag. Englische Redewendungen, Witze, Rezepte..... finden Sie auf meiner Facebookseite: https://www.facebook.com/englischtrainerinKimMeyerCech/

Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Kim Meyer-Cech was born in Toronto, Canada and grew up bilingual (English and German); she holds lectorates at the BOKU – Universität für Bodenkultur and TU - Technical University in Vienna; works as a business English teacher and a Yoga instructor; studied landscape ecology

You can't disturb him; he doesn't even notice you
26/03/2026

You can't disturb him; he doesn't even notice you

We meet every two weeks in Gumpoldskirchen in a small group that enjoys with “challenging” topics, in English of cours...
21/03/2026

We meet every two weeks in Gumpoldskirchen in a small group that enjoys with “challenging” topics, in English of course.
The number of participants varies depending on who has time.
We discuss topics related to the core messages of well-known stories, such as fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, the Ramayana and the Epic of Gilgamesh. This time, building on that, we discussed the comparable structure and similarities of heroic stories.

Things that came up in the discussion:
• Stories about a hero’s journey are all recycled material. For example “The Hunger Games” is heavily inspired by Greek mythology, specifically the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur.
• liking heroes that you can relate to
• Superheroes are a different category as they have superpowers from the beginning already and don’t live through the stages of the hero’s journey.
• It is only a hero if their actions are for somebody else or for the greater good.
• people becoming too passive and expecting the hero to solve everything versus the hero leading a rebellion
• We can be heroes inwardly.
www.englischtrainerin.at 0664/631 7777

Listen for your call to adventure! We can be a hero, too, even if it is just inwardly!We spoke and heard a lot about the...
21/03/2026

Listen for your call to adventure! We can be a hero, too, even if it is just inwardly!
We spoke and heard a lot about the "Hero's journey" (die Heldenreise) in the English Walks as well as in the English Discussion Group. Here are some things that came up in our discussions:
• Stories about a hero’s journey are all recycled material. For example “The Hunger Games” is heavily inspired by Greek mythology, specifically the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur.
• liking heroes that you can relate to
• It is only a hero if their actions are for somebody else or for the greater good.
And here's a picture of one of our discussions on the hero's journey.
Come and join us if you like talking about interesting topics and would like to improve your English fluency!

28/02/2026

Wie schon der Name andeutet, English Walks ist englisch sprechend in einer Minigruppe (3-5) spazieren und sich dabei prima unterhalten. "Walk" im Raum Mödling/Guntramsdorf auf breiten eher flachen Waldwegen. Bei Regen, Sturm, Eiseskälte findet der "Walk" "sitzend" indoors in Gumpoldskirchen statt.
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Information: Fr. Dr. Kim Meyer-Cech {native speaker}
kim.meyercech@gmail.com - 0664/631 77 77
www.englischtrainerin.at/english-walks/
https://www.facebook.com/englishwalks.at/
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In 2025, we often created short "handouts", which were read and discussed.
The intention is to provide new topics and inspire new thoughts - and also to enhance the vocabulary.
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These topics were indeed diverse ... from Aronia, Blackout, Cacao ... to Wizard: Adventures-close-to-home ° Apple ° Aronia ° Asparagus ° Barquettes ° Blackberry ° Blackout ° Broccoli ° Bunny_foo-Hare ° Cacao ° Cheddar ° Chives ° Cranberry ° Dirndl ° Fruit-juice-hot ° Hansl-Gretl ° Honeybees&forest-honey ° Hummus ° Humour ° Jeera-Cumin ° Lemon-jam ° Maize-Tortilla-Polenta ° Maracuja ° Melon ° Mulberry ° Oats ° One_Thousand_and_One_Nights ° Pectin-vs-gelatin ° Pétanque-boules-boccia ° Physalis ° Pistachio ° Plastic ° Plum ° Potato-chips ° Pumpernickl ° Pumpkin ° Punch-spices ° Quince ° Red Currant ° Role-of-Pectin-in-Jam-Making ° Russian-Bread ° Squirrel-planting-forest ° Striezel ° TEA-Gunpowder-Hemp-Hibiskus-RoseHip-Iced-Yogi ° Tonic-Water ° Toronto ° Unverschwendet ° Wizard-of-OZ

Spring ist in the air! Look at these beautiful snowdrops ( Schneeglöckchen)! 🤩
23/02/2026

Spring ist in the air! Look at these beautiful snowdrops ( Schneeglöckchen)! 🤩

Sneak a peek (einen Blick erhaschen) into our English Walks: A group of friendly people - enjoying each other's companye...
16/02/2026

Sneak a peek (einen Blick erhaschen) into our English Walks:
A group of friendly people -
enjoying each other's company
exchanging experiences
reading about a special topic in a handout - here: pomegranate (Granatapfel)
And after the walk you will receive the vocabulary list via e-mail;
Come and join us next time!

TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM: You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull. Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows....
30/01/2026

TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM:
You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull. Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows. You sell them and retire on the income.
AN AMERICAN CORPORATION:
You have two cows. You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows. You are surprised when the cow drops dead.
THE ENRON CORPORATION:
You have two cows. You sell three of them to your publicly listed company, using letters of credit opened by your brother-in-law at the bank, then execute a debt/equity swap with an associated general offer so that you get all four cows back, with a tax exemption for five cows. The milk rights of the six cows are transferred via an intermediary to a Cayman Island company secretly owned by the majority shareholder who sells, the rights to all seven cows back to your listed company. The annual report says the company owns eight cows, with an option on one more. Sell one cow to buy a new president of the United States, leaving you with nine cows. No balance sheet provided with the release. The public buys your bull.
A FRENCH CORPORATION:
You have two cows. You go on strike because you want three cows.
A JAPANESE CORPORATION:
You have two cows. You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. You then create clever cow cartoon images called Cowkimon and market them World-Wide.
A GERMAN CORPORATION:
You have two cows. You reengineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a month, and milk themselves.
A BRITISH CORPORATION:
You have two cows. Both are mad.
AN ITALIAN CORPORATION:
You have two cows, but you don't know where they are.
You break for lunch.
A RUSSIAN CORPORATION:
You have two cows. You count them and learn you have five cows. You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. You count them again and learn you have 12 cows. You stop counting cows and open another bottle of vodka.
A SWISS CORPORATION:
You have 5000 cows, none of which belong to you. You charge others for storing them.
A HINDU CORPORATION:
You have two cows. You worship them.
A CHINESE CORPORATION:
You have two cows. You have 300 people milking them. You claim full employment, high bovine productivity, and arrest the newsman who reported the numbers.
AN ISRAELI CORPORATION:
So, there are these two Jewish cows, right? They open a milk factory, an ice cream store, and then sell the movie rights. They send their calves to Harvard to become doctors. So, who needs people?
AN ARKANSAS CORPORATION:
You have two cows. That one on the left is kinda cute...

Here is an offer for you that is *perfect on cold and rainy days: the English Discussion Group* We meet indoors at my ho...
19/01/2026

Here is an offer for you that is *perfect on cold and rainy days: the English Discussion Group*


We meet indoors at my house in Gumpoldskirchen (Fridays at 5 p.m.) and *discuss interesting topics such as gardening, humour, fashion, how to live in the moment, adventures close to home and repair cafés.* You can also wish for a topic that you find interesting.

Usually a little video or text is sent out for those of you who would like to prepare in advance (but you don’t have to do that) and then we discuss in little groups of 3 to 6 people in a very casual and friendly atmosphere. Like with the English Walks, a vocabulary list will be sent to you after the discussion.


Curious? We look forward to meeting you at one of our discussions – please let me know if you would like receive the discussion group-newsletter, then you will get the invitations and all the relevant info.

As a bystander, I overheard people discussing and the resulting problem of maintaining the energy supply.That was new ...
12/01/2026

As a bystander, I overheard people discussing and the resulting problem of maintaining the energy supply.
That was new to me. So, I looked it up:
“Dunkelflaute” is usually translated into English as “dark doldrums{Flaute}” or “dark lull{Pause}”; meteorologically, it is also referred to as “anticyclonic gloom{Düsterkeit}” or, indeed, “dunkelflaute.”

A "dunkelflaute" is a weather condition in which there is hardly any sunshine (darkness{Dunkel}) and little wind (wind lull), which greatly reduces or completely halts electricity production from wind and solar power plants. These phases typically occur in winter, often last several days, and pose a challenge for energy supply, as electricity demand is seasonally high at this time. The term is composed of “dark” and “lull” and describes a critical situation for the energy transition, for which solutions such as storage technologies or conventional power plants are needed.

Im ORF-Morgenjournal fanden wir den Beitrag unten. Und was sagten wir?𝐖𝐎𝐖 𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐎Genau das ist ein Loblied für ...° F...
07/01/2026

Im ORF-Morgenjournal fanden wir den Beitrag unten. Und was sagten wir?
𝐖𝐎𝐖 𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐎
Genau das ist ein Loblied für ...
° Fit bleiben, Spazieren, Englisch sprechen, neugierig plaudern,
sich bei Gleichgesinnten entspannt und gelöst fühlen.
Und wer nicht eh schon kennt, sollte sich mal in unserer Site informieren
oder in der Familie Mama,Papa,Oma,Opa sanft darauf hinweisen.

BY THE WAY: I always thought that doing Sudoku or math problems was the best way to stay mentally fit, especially in old age. A recent study published in the journal Nature Aging provides strong evidence that multilingualism protects the brain and can slow down the aging process. The researchers studied over 86,000 adults aged 50 to 90 from various European countries. The result: people who regularly speak several languages have a significantly lower risk of rapid brain decline. This protection becomes even stronger with each additional language spoken. Scientists call this “cognitive reserve.” So, people who constantly challenge their brains—for example, by switching quickly between languages—build up additional mental resources. In old age, these reserves act as a strong buffer that can delay the onset of diseases such as dementia. The message is therefore that learning languages or actively using them is a simple and effective way to promote our mental fitness into old age.
Source: https://science.orf.at/stories/3232849/ {in german}
dort auch ein Link zu:
Bildung erhöht geistige Fitness im Alter
Neugierige Menschen altern gesünder
Gesund altern: Wie man 117 Jahre alt wird
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Informations : Fr. Dr Kim Meyer-Cech {native speaker}
kim.meyercech@gmail.com - 0664/631 77 77
https://www.englischtrainerin.at/english-walks/

English Walks: Hiking in the Föhrenberge/Mödling area (indoors in case of bad weather{Gumpoldskirchen} ), speaking only ...
06/01/2026

English Walks: Hiking in the Föhrenberge/Mödling area (indoors in case of bad weather{Gumpoldskirchen} ), speaking only English, exchanging ideas, discussing. A maximum of 5 people can take part in a hike. (register the day before). To ensure that the conversation isn't limited to the weather, vacations, and (grand)children, there is also a short handout that introduces a new topic **) new(!) vocabulary, new perspectives.The organizer and the participants—many of whom are “regulars,” while some come “occasionally” — participaete actively ... we have the feeling of a family atmosphere.

**) Three consecutive topics, for example, were, as already mentioned:
° Hansel and Gretel – the “story”
° The Great Famine that drove Europe mad {from 1315: the background for events such as Hansel and Gretel}
° Hansel and Gretel – the opera- ---

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Gumpoldskirchen
Gumpoldskirchen
2352

Öffnungszeiten

Montag 09:30 - 10:30
Dienstag 09:00 - 10:30

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+436646317777

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