The responsible body in terms of the data protection laws, in particular the EU Data Protection Basic Regulation (DSGVO), is -Sabine Greve

Your data subject rights

-You can exercise the following rights at any time by contacting our data protection officer:
-information about your data stored with us and how it is processed,
-correcting incorrect personal data,
-deletion of your data stored with us,
-restriction of data processing, provided that we are not yet allowed to delete your data due to legal obligations,
-objection to our processing of your data and
-data transferability, if you have consented to data processing or have concluded a contract with us.

If you have given us your consent, you can revoke it at any time with effect for the future.
You can contact the responsible supervisory authority at any time with a complaint. Your competent supervisory authority depends on the state of your residence, your work or the suspected violation. A list of the supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with their addresses can be found at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html

Purposes of data processing by the responsible authority and third parties

Your personal data is only processed for the purposes stated in this privacy policy. Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those mentioned. We will only pass on your personal data to third parties if:
-you have given your explicit consent,
-the processing is necessary for the execution of a contract with you,-the processing is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation,
-the processing is necessary to protect legitimate interests and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding interest in the non-disclosure of your data.

Registration on our website

When registering to use our personalized services, some personal data is collected, such as name, address, contact and communication data such as telephone number and e-mail address. If you are registered with us, you can access content and services that we only offer registered users. Registered users also have the option of changing or deleting the data provided during registration at any time if necessary. We will, of course, also provide you with information about the personal data we have stored about you at any time. We will also be pleased to correct or delete this data at your request, provided that there are no legal obligations to retain it. To contact us regarding this context, please use the contact data given at the end of this data protection declaration.

SSL Encryption

To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption procedures (e.g. SSL) via HTTPS.

Comment function

-If users leave comments on our website, not only these statements, but the time of their issuing and the user name previously selected by the website visitor are also stored. This serves our security, as we can be prosecuted for illegal content on our website, even if it was issued by users.

Contact form

If you contact us by e-mail or contact form with questions of any kind, you give us your voluntary consent to contact you. For this purpose, a valid e-mail address is required. This serves to assign the inquiry and send the reply afterwards. Providing further data is optional. The information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing your inquiry and for possible follow-up questions. Personal data will be automatically deleted after the completion of your inquiry.

Use of Google Maps

This website uses Google Maps API to visually display geographic information. When using Google Maps, Google also collects, processes and uses data from visitors accessing the map functions. You can find more detailed information about Google’s data processing in the Google data protection information. There you can also change your personal data protection settings in the data protection centre. Detailed instructions on how to manage your own data in connection with Google products can be found here.

Embedded YouTube videos

On some of our websites, we embed Youtube videos. The operator of the corresponding plugins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit a page with a YouTube plugin, a connection is established to Youtube servers. This tells Youtube which pages you visit. If you are logged in to your YouTube account, your surfing behaviour is directly attributable to you. You can prevent this by logging out of your Youtube account first.

When a Youtube video is started, the provider uses cookies that collect information about user behaviour. If you have deactivated the storage of cookies for the Google Ad programme, you do not have to expect cookies when watching YouTube videos. However, Youtube stores non-personal usage information in other cookies also. If you want to prevent this, you must block the storage of cookies in the browser. -Further information on data protection at \”Youtube\” can be found in the provider\’s privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

Changes to our privacy policy

We reserve the right to adapt this data protection declaration so that it always meets the current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the data protection declaration, e.g. when introducing new services. The new data protection declaration then applies to your renewed visit.

Questions to the data protection officer

If you have any questions regarding data protection, please send us an e-mail or contact the person responsible for data protection in our organization directly:
it(at)hannoverhouse.de – Yvonne Heine

Information according to § 5 TMG:

Sabine Greve
Hannover House of Languages
Königsberger Str. 28
30826 Garbsen

Contact:

Telefon:	+49 (0)5131 451662
Telefax:	+49 (0)5131 451663
E-Mail:	s.greve(at)hannoverhouse.de

Liability for content

The contents of these pages were created with great care. For the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of the content, we can not guarantee. As a service provider we are responsible according to § 7 para.1 TMG for own contents on these pages under the general law. According to § § 8 to 10 TMG we as service providers are not obliged to monitor transmitted or stored foreign information or to investigate circumstances that indicate illegal activity. Obligations to remove or block access to information under the general laws remain unaffected. A liability is only possible from the date of knowledge of a specific infringement. Upon notification of such violations, we will remove the content immediately.

Liability for Links

Our site contains links to external websites over which we have no control. Therefore we can for these foreign contents also no guarantee. For the content of the linked sides always the respective offerer or operator of the site. The linked pages were checked at the time of linking for possible legal violations. Illegal contents were not recognizable. A permanent control of the linked pages is unreasonable without concrete evidence of a violation. Upon notification of violations, we will remove such links immediately.

Copyright

Copyright The site content and works provided on these pages at any time. The reproduction, modification, distribution or any kind of exploitation outside the limits of copyright require the written consent of the author or creator. Downloading or copying this page are only permitted for private, non-commercial use. Insofar as the content on this site is created by the operator, the property rights of third parties. Third party content is marked as such. Should you become aware of copyright infringement, we ask for a hint. Upon notification of violations, we will remove the content immediately.

Privacy Policy

The use of our website is usually possible without providing personal information. Where you are on our sides personal data (such as name, address or e-mail address), this is as far as possible on a voluntary basis. These data are not without your express consent to third parties.
We point out that data transmission over the Internet (eg when communicating by e-mail) security gaps. A complete protection of data against unauthorized access by third parties is not possible.
\r\nThe use of the framework of the imprint obligation published contact data by third parties for sending unsolicited advertisements and information materials is hereby expressly excluded. The site operators reserve the right to take legal action in case of unsolicited promotional information, such as spam e-mails.

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You can expect a lot of information about HHoL and what we can do for you.

Hannover House of Languages

We are pleased that you have found your way to our website.
You can expect a lot of information about HHoL and what we can do for you.

This page is more for the ‘lighter’ side of learning, but behind this is a very important rule when learning: you can learn easier and keep things in mind much longer when having fun. So have a look at our jokes, funny stories, idioms  and something very important in English speaking countries: the pun. A pun is a play with words and if you explore a little further you will find out how puns work. Let your creativity roll and make up your own puns. You are then invited to send them to us by e-mail and the interesting ones will end up on this very page!

A man was making his weekly check with the unemployment office.
“I think we have a job for you this week,” the manager said.
“There is an opening at the Eagle Laundry. Would you like to apply for it?”
“I need a job real bad,” the man said, “but I don’t think they would hire me. You see, I’ve never washed an eagle.”

An elementary school teacher sends this note to all parents on the first day of school.
“If you promise not to believe everything your child says happens at school, I will promise not to believe everything your child says happens at home.

Why couldn’t Cinderella be a good soccer player?

She lost her shoe, she ran away from the ball, and her coach was a pumpkin.

Teacher: Tell me a sentence that starts with an “I”.
Student: I is the…
Teacher: Stop! Never put ‘is’ after “I”. Always put ‘am’ after “I”.
Student: OK. I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.

Two factory workers are talking.
The woman says, “I can make the boss give me the day off.”
The man replies, “And how would you do that?”
The woman says, “Just wait and see.” She then hangs upside-down from the ceiling.
The boss comes in and says, “What are you doing?”
The woman replies, “I’m a light bulb.”
The boss then says, “You’ve been working so much that you’ve gone crazy. I think you need to take the day off.”
The man starts to follow her and the boss says, “Where are you going?”
The man says, “I’m going home, too. I can’t work in the dark.”

A guy says to his friend, “Guess how many coins I have in my pocket.”
The friends says, “If I guess right, will you give me one of them?”
The first guys says, “If you guess right, I’ll give you both of them!”

An Englishman went to Spain on a fishing trip. He hired a Spanish guide to help him find the best fishing spots. Since the Englishman was learning Spanish, he asked the guide to speak to him in Spanish and to correct any mistakes of usage. They were hiking on a mountain trail when a very large, purple and blue fly crossed their path. The Englishmen pointed at the insect with his fishing rod, and said, “Mira el mosca!” The guide, sensing a teaching opportunity, replied, “No, senor, ‘la mosca’… es feminina.”
The Englishman looked at him, then back at the fly, and then said, “Good heavens… you must have incredibly good eyesight.”

Two atoms are walking down the street and they run into each other. One says to the other, “Are you all right?” “No, I lost an electron!” “Are you sure?” “Yeah, I’m positive!”

A neutron goes into a bar and asks the bartender, “How much for a beer?” The bartender replies, “For you, no charge.”

Sign in a hair salon: Curl up and dye.
At a tire store: Time to re-tire.
“I’m a softball pitcher,” said Bob underhandedly.
“I’m going to kill Dracula,” said Bob painstakingly.
“Ships ahoy,” said Bob fleetingly.
“I’ll have to take the telegrapher’s test again,” said Bob remorsely.
Old reporters never die — They just meet their deadlines.
Old electricians never die — They just loose their spark.
Metronome — A city elf.
Stucco — What you get when you sit on gummo.
Khakis — What you use to start your automobile in Boston.
Psychologist: A person that pulls habits out of rats.
One frog to another: Time’s fun when your having flies.
Ecologists believe that a bird in the bush is worth two in the hand.
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Famous Marketing Screws-up

1. Clairol introduced the “Mist Stick”, a curling iron, into German only to find out that “mist” is slang for manure. Not too many people had use for the “manure stick.”
2. When Gerber started selling baby food in Africa, they used the same packaging as in the US, with the beautiful Caucasian baby on the label. Later they learned that in Africa, companies routinely put pictures on the label of what’s inside, since most people can’t read.
3. An American T-shirt maker in Miami printed shirts for the Spanish market which promoted the Pope’s visit. Instead of “I saw the Pope” (el papa), the shirts read “I saw the potato” (la papa).
4. Pepsi’s “Come alive with the Pepsi Generation” translated into “Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the grave,” in Chinese.
5. The Coca-Cola name in China was first read as “Ke-kou-ke-la,” meaning “Bite the wax tadpole” or “female horse stuffed with wax,” depending on the dialect. Coke then researched 40,000 characters to find a phonetic equivalent “ko-kou-ko-le”, translating into “happiness in the mouth.”
6. When Parker Pen marketed a ball-point pen in Mexico, its ads were supposed to have read, “it won’t leak in your pocket and embarrass you.” Instead, the company thought that the word “embarazar” (to impregnate) meant to embarrass, so the ad read: “It won’t leak in your pocket and make you pregnant.”

Marriage is not a word but a sentence.

• Anonymous

A successful lawsuit is one worn by a policeman.

• Robert Frost

Do you realize if it weren’t for Edison we’d be watching TV by candlelight?

• Al Boliska

Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist should have his head examined.

• Samuel Goldwyn

Be careful about reading health books you might die from a misprint.

• Mark Twain

Time wounds all heels.

• Anonymous

A hair in the head is worth two in the brush.

• Oliver Herford

A gentleman is someone who is never unintentionally rude.

• Oscar Wilde

The two most beautiful words in the English language are: “check enclosed.”

• Dorothy Parker

Usually, the food that you get in art museums is institutional revenge for the art that you get in restaurants.

• Ralph Collier

Headaches are all in your mind.

• Anonymous

Have you ever noticed what golf spells backwards?

• Al Boliska

The trees in Siberia are miles apart that’s why the dogs are so fast.
Bob Hope
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Spoonerisms
The Reverend William Spooner was a clergyman at New College Oxford from 1903 to 1924. He was not an exceptional scholar and also didn’t boast a thrilling personality but he is still remembered today for his habit of metaphasis, a phenomenon later known globally as ‘spoonerism’. He mixed the sounds at the beginning of words. So instead of having the usual meal of ‘fish and chips’ accompanied by a ‘pot of tea’, Mr Spooner would go for a portion of ‘chish and fips’ and a nice ‘tot of pea’.
Talking to his students, Reverend Spooner issued the following sentences:

‘You have hissed my mystery lectures.’
‘You have tasted a whole worm.’
Can you ‘descramble’ those metaphasical sentences and find out what the good old Reverend really wanted to say? (see below for the solution)
The truth is that people were writing Spoonerisms before the Reverend Spooner was even born. A book from 1622 describes how a man in an inn wanted to say: ‘I must go and buy a dagger,’ but instead said, ‘I must go and dye a beggar.’ A character in an 1854 novel took out a tobacco pouch and invited his friend to ‘poke a smipe’.
‘You have missed my history lectures.’You have wasted a whole term.’

See if you can find the mistakes in the following sentences:
Horror mistakes
Did you ever read a book from Agatha Christie? (2)
I have played football yesterday.
“Are you free on Friday?” “No, sorry, I will work.”
If I would win the lottery, I would give up my job.
What for a dog have you?
Most times I’m very patient.
The children have a good behavior.
We had much funny at the party.
We drove by ski last weekend.
I always try to avoid to be late.
I bought a jeans.
We are looking forward to see you at the conference.
I have a little bit headache.
We can drive to Bonn with the train.
I have looked football two times on television in the last time.
Where can I cook water?
“Are you ready to order, sir?” “Yes – can I become a steak?”
Please give me five dollars.
What means “success”?
Have you got something against a headache?
She’s very interesting in computers.
I have lived in Hannover since years.
“Where are you from?” “I am coming from Celle.”
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When a career move means improving one’s communication skills, Hannover House of Languages is the right partner. Assessment, evaluation, advice and encouragement are all aspects of our counseling program. To achieve this end, we apply various methods for finding the right career path for a world of individuals. Depend on Hannover House of Languages to help you find your “place in the sun”.

Spend two, three or more weeks with HHoL’s partner institutes and you will advance in your language skills “in leaps and bounds.” You will have great instructors, and a chance to meet and get to know the people of the community. Our contact schools offer true language “immersion” courses for adults with intermediate or advanced skills. Through a proven “live and learn” system of teaching, many HHoL clients have greatly benefited from such exposure. Satisfaction is guaranteed.
Example: Our most intensive ‘total immersion’ course with tailor-made one-to-one lessons in south England guarantees ‘English only’, meaning no contact to the German language for the length of your stay. To enhance your progress even more, dinners at the teacher’s private homes and social evenings together with the directors of the language school are also part of the programme. Please get in touch with us for more information.

With HHoL, a week of Intensive Learning is NOT a “crash course” where the student feels like a wreck when it’s over. Quite to the contrary, HHoL specializes in well-balanced didactical methods which result in high learner confidence and proficiency. The typical course last one week, although two and three week intensive courses are also possible. Intensive Learning is similar to One-to-One lessons in content and structure. Specific learning goals, like negotiations in another country, can easily be worked into the program. During an intensive course the learner will be exposed to a variety of linguistic skills including:

• Social language, greetings, meals, introductions etc.
• Correct Speech, false friends, grammar, expressions etc.
• Presentations, Power-Point, making sales, holding seminars etc.
• Skills training, writing, listening, speaking etc.