Kompetenzerweiterung III, Homework for Week 8

For homework, please have a look at this 5-minute and assess the performance and claims of the two debaters:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/video/2013/nov/05/is-superstition-irrational-video-debate
Please also prepare a yes or no response to the question "Is superstition irrational?"

And complete the following exercise on inversion: http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/4g84-inversion-error-exercise.php

Answers to the questions on the participle clauses sheet:
1. Camped outside the movie theatre, we waited for the midnight Harry Potter showing.
2. Having already learned Spanish in high school, John decided to study abroad in Barcelona.
3. Engaged in deep conversation, the couple failed to take note of the approaching car.
4. Having not yet been straightened, the room resembled a pigsty.
5. We had a great time at Luise's birthday, singing and dancing.

Denglish:
1. You must submit the forms forwarded by the director by Tuesday.
2. The children happily playing in the sandbox are mine.
3. The brother living in Manchester is my nearest and dearest.

Your optional essay for this week is to respond to a debate question of your choice (you might use the NY Times Room for Debate for assistance) within a topic domain you are thinking of doing one of your exam questions in. If submitting electronically, please make sure to do a spell and grammar check prior to submission. Essays with basic spelling and grammar errors -- i.e. those that have not been proofed beforehand -- will not be corrected. You can use this site for help but please set your word processor's spell and grammar check for English for future work (esp. term papers and Bachelor's theses): https://spellcheckplus.com/