FCE

Ready for

Roy Norris

German Companion

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Welcome to the Ready for FCE

Companion

CONTENTS
Wordlist
U n it 1

What information does the Ready for FCE Companion give you?

U n it 2

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key words and phrases from each unit of the Ready for FCE Coursebook and Workbook
the pronunciation of the key words and phrases
the translations of the key words and phrases
sample sentences showing the words and phrases in context
a phrasal verb list, together with the pronunciation and meaning of the verbs
a lexical phrase list, together with the pronunciation, translation and a sample sentence for
each phrase

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Abbreviations used

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Pronunciation symbols

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Ph ras al ver b l i s t

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L exic al p h r a s e l i s t

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/U/
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/u/

adjective

(adv)

adverb

big
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far
green
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hot
look
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here
two
/e/
make
egg
/U/
tour
the
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boy
learn
/U/
no
four
/e/
air
fat
/a/
my
come
/aU/
sound
happy
casual

(n)

noun

(v)

verb

/p/
/b/
/t/
/d/
/t/
/d/
/k/
/g/
/f/
/v/
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pen
ball
tea
dog
chat
jump
cat
girl
fair
van
think
this

/s/
/z/
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/m/
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/h/
/l/
/r/
/w/
/j/

snake
rose
shop
television
man
not
song
house
lamp
run
win
yet

Wordlist
Unit 1
Items of clothing

Kleidungsstcke

belt (n)

/belt/

Grtel

I always wear a leather belt with my jeans.

blazer (n)

/blez/

Blazer

He used to wear a blazer to school.

blouse (n)

/blaUz/

Bluse

That blouse is horrible!

boots (n)

/buts/

Stiefel

Boots are essential in deep snow.

bow tie (n)

/bU ta/

Fliege

Waiters often wear bow ties.

(baseball) cap (n)

/besbl kp/

(Baseball-) Mtze

Dad looks silly in a baseball cap.

cardigan (n)

/kdgn/

Strickjacke

My cardigan shrank in the wash!

dinner jacket (n)

/dn dkt/

Smoking

He was wearing a dinner jacket at the Oscars.

dress (n)

/dres/

Kleid

I would wear an expensive dress to a wedding.

dressing gown (n)

/dres gaUn/

Bademantel

I had breakfast in my dressing gown.

dungarees (n)

/dgrz/

Latzhosen

Dungarees were fashionable in the late 70s.

fancy dress (party) (n)

/fns dres/

Kostmfest

It would attract attention at a fancy dress party!

hat (n)

/ht/

Hut

My hat blew off in the wind.

helmet (n)

/helmt/

Helm

His helmet was knocked off in the demonstration.

high-heeled shoes (n)

/ha hld uz/

hochhackige Schuhe

She rarely wears high-heeled shoes.

(sports) jacket (n)

/(spts) dkt/

(Sport-) Jacke

Ill take my (sports) jacket.

jeans (n)

/dnz/

Jeans

I can rarely find jeans that fit me.

Pullover

Youd better pack a jumper.

jumper/pullover/sweater (n) /dmp, pUlUv,

swet/
overcoat (n)

/UvkUt/

Mantel

That overcoat is rather shabby.

raincoat (n)

/renkUt/

Regenmantel

Ive just bought a new raincoat.

scarf (n)

/skf/

Schal, Halstuch

She always wears a long scarf.

shirt (n)

/t/

Hemd

Put on a clean shirt, please.

shoes (n)

/uz/

Schuhe

Shes got hundreds of shoes!

shorts (n)

/ts/

Shorts, kurze Hosen

He always wears shorts on the beach.

skirt (n)

/skt/

Rock, Jupe

I hated my school uniform skirt.

slippers (n)

/slpz/

Hausschuhe

My grandads dog brings his slippers.

socks (n)

/sks/

Socken

Take three pairs of socks.

suit (n)

/sut/

Anzug

He had to buy a suit for the interview.

sweatshirt (n)

/swett/

Sweatshirt

We had sweatshirts printed for the team.

swimming costume (n)

/swm kstjum/

Badeanzug

I bought a new swimming costume at the airport.

swimming trunks (n)

/swm trks/

Badehose

He cant get into his swimming trunks.

top (n)

/tp/

Oberteil

This top used to belong to Cher.

T-shirt (n)

/t t/

T-Shirt

My first ever purchase was a white T-shirt.

tie (n)

/ta/

Krawatte

He doesnt have to wear a tie.

tights (n)

/tats/

Strumpfhose

Ive got a hole in my tights.

tracksuit (n)

/trksut/

Trainingsanzug

He goes jogging in his tracksuit.

trainers (n)

/trenz/

Turnschuhe

I think trainers are too expensive.

trousers (n)

/traUzz/

Hosen

Girls arent allowed to wear trousers at my school.

waistcoat (n)

/westkUt/

Weste, Gilet

He looks great in that waistcoat.

Jewellery

Schmuck

bracelet (n)

/breslt/

Armband

That bracelet is too tight for my wrist.

brooch (n)

/brUt/

Brosche

My Mum got that brooch from my grandmother.

earrings (n)

/rz/

Ohrringe

Those earrings really dont suit her.

necklace (n)

/nekls/

Halskette

I love the necklace in the jewellers window.

pendant (n)

/pendnt/

Anhnger

He never takes that pendant off!

ring (n)

/r/

Ring

We bought each other a ring.

Adjectives: The pattern of clothes

Adjektive: Muster auf Kleiderstoffen

checked (adj)

/tekt/

kariert

Those checked trousers are awful.

flowery (adj)

/flaUr/

mit Blumenmuster, geblmt

I wouldnt wear flowery tops.

patterned (adj)

/ptnd/

gemustert

We had to wear a patterned dress in the summer.

plain (adj)

/plen/

schlicht, oder: einfarbig

He only likes plain ties.

spotted (adj)

/sptd/

getpfelt

I think spotted clothes are fun.

striped (adj)

/strapt/

gestreift

She doesnt look good in striped clothes.

Other adjectives for clothes

Andere Adjektive fr Kleide

baggy (adj)

/bg/

casual (adj)

/kul/ leger

weit geschnitten
casual clothes:

She prefers baggy trousers.

Nowadays people wear casual clothes to parties.

Freizeitkleidung
colourful (adj)

/klfl/

farbig, farbenfroh

He likes colourful waistcoats.

designer (adj)

/dzan/

Designer-

Designer clothes are far too expensive.

formal (adj)

/fml/ elegant, zu einem formellen

I dont have many formal clothes.

Anlass passend
long-sleeved (adj)

/l slvd/

langrmlig

He preferred shirts that were long-sleeved.

loose-fitting (adj)

/lus ft/

weit geschnitten

When its hot I like clothes that are loose-fitting.

pleated (adj)

/pltd/

pleated skirt: Faltenrock

Our skirts at school were pleated.

second-hand (adj)

/seknd hnd/

Secondhand- My baby brothers clothes are second-hand they were mine!

shabby (adj)

/b/

schbig

Those are really shabby old clothes.

short-sleeved (adj)

/t slvd/

kurzrmlig

I chose a shirt that was short-sleeved.

smart (adj)

/smt/

schick

My little brother looks smart in his uniform.

tasteful (adj)

/testfl/

geschmackvoll

I think plain clothes are more tasteful.

tight-fitting (adj)

/tat ft/

enganliegend

Those trousers are far too tight-fitting.

trendy (adj)

/trend/

modern

My friends all have really trendy clothes.

(un)fashionable (adj)

/nfnbl/

(un)modisch

She hates not having fashionable things.

waterproof (adj)

/wtpruf/

wasserdicht

You need waterproof trousers for hiking.

worn out (adj)

/wn aUt/

abgetragen

My boots are worn out after all that walking.

Materials for clothes

Kleidermaterialien

cotton (n)

/ktn/

Baumwolle

Its best to wear cotton when its hot.

denim (n)

/denm/

Jeans-

I had Mel Gibsons denim shirt.

leather (n)

/le/

Leder

If I wear a belt, its got to be leather.

nylon (n)

/naln/

Nylon

Nylon is man-made.

silk (n)

/slk/

Seide

I love the feel of silk.

suede (n)

/swed/

Wildleder-/Veloursleder

Suede boots arent very practical in the rain.

woollen (adj)

/wUln/

Woll-, aus Wolle

I ruined my favourite woollen jumper in the washing machine.

Verbs for clothing

Verben fr Kleider

dress up as sbdy/sthg

/dres p z (sbdy/sthg)/ sich verkleiden als

We dressed up as Roman soldiers.

jemand/etwas
fit

/ft/

passen (in Bezug auf

His new raincoat didnt fit very well.

die Gre)

get (un)dressed

/get (n)drest/

sich an- und ausziehen Models have to get dressed and undressed very quickly.

go with

/gU w/

zusammenpassen

This blue top goes with those grey trousers.

match

/mt/

zusammenpassen

Red and blue just dont match.

put on

/pUt n/

anziehen

I dont know what to put on.

suit

/sut/ jemandem stehen, zu

That really suits you.

jemandem passen
take off

/tek f/

wear

/we/ tragen (auch fr: Schmuck,

ausziehen

Those boots are muddy take them off!

He cant decide what to wear.

Brille, Kontaktlinsen, Uhr)

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Unit 2
Musical instruments

Musikinstrumente

accordion (n)

/kdn/

Akkordeon

cello (n)

/telU/

Cello My brother still has the same cello that he had years ago.

clarinet (n)

/klrnet/

Klarinette

Lots of people learnt the clarinet at my school.

double bass (n)

/dbl bes/

Kontrabass

The double bass is too big to fit in most cars.

You dont often hear the sound of the accordion these days.

drum(s) (n)

/drmz)/

Schlagzeug

I wish my neighbour didnt play the drums.

flute (n)

/flut/

Querflte

The flute is one of the higher instruments.

guitar (n)

/gt/

Gitarre

That guitar sounds awful!

keyboards (n)

/kbdz/

Keyboard

Keyboards are getting more and more sophisticated.

organ (n)

/gn/

Orgel

You have to use your feet when you play the organ.

electric piano

/lektrk pnU/

elektronisches Klavier He uses an electric piano in the studio because its smaller.

grand piano (n)

/grnd pnU/

Flgel

There was an elegant grand piano in the hall.

saxophone (n)

/sksfUn/

Saxophon

She used to play the saxophone at a jazz club.

tambourine (n)

/tmbrn/

Tamburin

Whose idea was it to give that little girl a tambourine?

trombone (n)

/trmbUn/

Posaune

My father used to play the trombone in the army.

trumpet (n)

/trmpt/

Trompete

Everyone knows what a trumpet sounds like.

violin (n)

/valn/

Geige

Theres nothing worse than a violin played badly.

wind instrument (n)

/wnd nstrmnt/

Blasinstrument You have to breathe properly in order to play a wind instrument.

stringed instrument (n)

/strd nstrmnt/

Saiteninstrument Some people think its more difficult to play a stringed instrument.

Music: People
backing vocalist (n)

Musik: Leute
/bk vUklst/

Backgroundsnger/-in

Youre rarely famous as a backing vocalist.

(rock) band

/(rk) bnd/

(Rock-) Band He used to go and see rock bands play concerts all the time.

concert audience (n)

/knst dns/

Konzertpublikum The concert audience were clapping after the band had left.

DJ/disc jockey (n)

/d de, dsk dk/

DJ/Disc Jockey

(lead) guitarist (n)

/(ld) gtrst/

session musician (n)

/sen mjuzn/ Sessionmusiker/-in

DJs often use several turntables at the same time.

(Lead-) Gitarrist/-in Unfortunately the lead guitarist was extremely untalented.

Some artists prefer the variety of being session musicians.

(= Musiker/-in, der/die fr
Aufnahmen in einem
Tonstudio angestellt wird)
folk singer (n)

/fUk s/ Snger/-in von Volksliedern

rap star (n)

/rp st/

Judging by her clothes, I think shes a folk singer.

oder Folksongs

Playing and performing

Rap Star

I dream of becoming a rap star.

Spielen und auffhren

album (n)

/lbm/

Album

Have you heard their new album?

be in tune (v)

/b n tjun/

richtig gestimmt sein

Their instruments werent in tune.

concert (n)

/knst/

Konzert

Do you often go to concerts?

(rock) festival (n)

/(rk) festvl/

(Rock-) Festival

We went to a brilliant rock festival last summer.

gig (n)

/gg/

Gig/Auftritt

The first gig my brother did with his band was at school.

give a concert

/gv knst/

ein Konzert geben

They gave a concert in the school dining room.

eine Platte in der Hitparade

She hasnt had a record in the charts yet.

have a record in the charts /hv rekd n

tts/

haben

live (adj)

/lav/

mime (v)

/mam/ ein Lied als Playback singen:

live

My favourite CD is a live recording of one of their concerts.

I hate it when they mime to their songs on TV.

Mundbewegungen machen
ohne zu singen
on stage

/n sted/

auf der Bhne

Shes shy in real life but very different on stage.

on the radio

/n redU/

im Radio

I heard his new song on the radio.

on tour

/n tU/

auf Tournee

They say its very tiring being on tour for so long.

perform (v)

/pfm/

performen

That band perform well in front of an audience.

performance (n)

/pfmns/

Performance, Darbietung It was a much better performance than we had expected.

play a record

/ple rekd/

eine Platte spielen The DJs going to play a record for my best friends birthday.

play a track

/ple trk/

ein Stck spielen

He plays a track several times so that he can learn the guitar part.

play a tune

/ple tjun/

eine Melodie spielen

I cant play a tune on any musical instrument.

/s ( s)/

ein Lied singen

Folk singers often sing their songs sitting down.

aerobics (n)

/erUbks/

Aerobic machen

She does aerobics twice a week.

athletics (n)

/letks/

Leichtathletik betreiben

He did athletics before he hurt his knee.

gymnastics (n)

/dmnstks/

Kunstturnen

I wanted to do gymnastics when I saw the Olympics on TV.

cycling (n)

/sakl/

Rad fahren gehen

We dont go cycling as much as we used to.

diving (n)

/dav/

Tauchen gehen

I hit my head when I went diving.

horse-riding (n)

/hs rad/

reiten

She used to go horse-riding when she was very little.

jogging (n)

/dg/

Joggen gehen I dont like going jogging if there are too many cars on the road.

running (n)

/rn/

Laufen gehen

sailing (n)

/sel/

Segeln gehen I hope the weathers good because we want to go sailing.

skiing (n)

/sk/

Skifahren gehen

They always go skiing at this time of year.

snowboarding (n)

/snUbd/

Snowboarden

Have you ever been snow boarding?

sing (a song)

Sports

Sport

do ...

go ...

Hes decided to go running even though its raining.

(wind)surfing (n)

/(wnd)sf/

(Wind-)Surfen gehen

Hes going windsurfing at the weekend.

swimming (n)

/swm/

Schwimmen gehen

She always goes swimming at lunchtime.

badminton (n)

/bdmntn/

Badminton/Federball spielen

You can play badminton at the sports centre on Mondays.

baseball (n)

/besbl/

Baseball spielen Schools in Britain dont usually teach students to play baseball.

basketball (n)

/bsktbl/

Basketball spielen

Now that weve got a net, we play basketball at home.

football (n)

/fUtbl/

Fuball spielen

My brother spends all his free time playing football.

golf (n)

/glf/

Golf spielen

He used to play golf but its too far to walk these days.

play ...

handball (n)

/hndbl/

Handball spielen

Ive never played handball.

hockey (n)

/hk/

(Eis-)Hockey spielen

Shes excellent at playing hockey.

rugby (n)

/rgb/

Rugby spielen

Why dont more girls play rugby?

tennis (n)

/tens/

Tennis spielen

Playing tennis is more interesting than watching it.

volleyball (n)

/vlbl/

Volleyball spielen

Have you seen them playing volleyball on the beach?

Athlet/-in, Sportler/-in

Did you always want to be a professional athlete?

Sports: People
athlete (n)

Sport: Leute
/lt/

(baseball) player (n)

/(besbl) ple/

(Baseball-)Spieler/-in

He was a very famous baseball player.

cyclist (n)

/saklst/

Radfahrer/-in

One of the cyclists fell during the long race.

diver (n)

/dav/

Taucher/-in

I think divers must be very brave.

golfer (n)

/glf/

Golfer/-in, Golfspieler/-in

Why do golfers wear those funny trousers?

gymnast (n)

/dmnst/

Kunstturner/-in

Gymnasts seem to get younger and younger every year.

jogger (n)

/dg/

Jogger/-in I saw quite a few joggers when I went out early this morning.

runner (n)

/rn/

Lufer/-in

Those runners are in training for a marathon.

skier (n)

/sk/

Skifahrer/-in

Ive only been once so Im not an experienced skier.

snowboarder (n)

/snUbd/

Snowboarder/-in

Snowboarders do the most amazing stunts.

swimmer (n)

/swm/

Schwimmer/-in One of the British swimmers went to my brothers school.

(wind)surfer (n)

/(wnd)sf/

(Wind-)Surfer/-in

This beach is really popular with windsurfers.

competitor (n)

/kmpett/

Mitstreiter/-in

There were many more competitors this year.

opponent (n)

/pUnnt/

Gegner/-in

They didnt realise that their opponents were so good.

participant (n)

/ptspnt/

Teilnehmer/-in

All participants should report to the Information Desk.

referee (n)

/refr/

Schiedsrichter/-in

The fans were very annoyed with the referee.

runner-up (n)

/rnr p/ Gewinner/-in des zweiten

Shes never won it, but shes been the runner-up three times.

Platzes
spectator (n)

/spektet/

Zuschauer/-in

The spectators watched anxiously as he lay on the ground.

supporter (n)

/spt/

Fan

It really helps to have supporters watching you play.

team (n)

/tm/

Team, Mannschaft

This years team is one of the best theyve ever had.

umpire (n)

/mpa/

Schiedsrichter

The umpire ended the match.

winner (n)

/wn/

Gewinner/-in

The winner is given a silver cup.

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Sports( Places

Sport: Oertlichkeiten
/(bsktbl) kt/

(basketball) court (n)

/(letks) stedm/

(athletics) stadium (n)

(Basketball-) Spielfeld

We havent got a basketball court at school.

(Leichtathletik-) Stadion I think the money should be spent on a new athletics stadium.

(football) pitch (n)

/(fUtbl) pt/

(Fuball-) Platz They couldnt use the football pitch because it snowed.

golf course (n)

/glf ks/

Golfplatz

The hotel is surrounded by a beautiful golf course.

gym (n)

/dm/

Fitnessclub

It costs a lot of money to join a gym.

ice-skating rink (n)

/as sket rk/

Eislaufhalle

Lets meet at the ice-skating rink at half past six.

motor-racing circuit (n)

/mUt res skt/

Rennfahrbahn There were long traffic queues near the motor-racing circuit.

ski slope (n)

/sk slUp/

Skipiste

swimming pool (n)

/swm pul/

Schwimmbad We used to spend every Saturday morning at the swimming pool.

Sports: Events

Have you ever tried an artificial ski slope?

Sport: Anlsse

play in (v)

/ple n/

in ... spielen

I watched him play in a match on Saturday.

take part in (v)

/tek pt n/

mitmachen

Shes always wanted to take part in an important race.

compete in (v)

/kmpt n/ teilnehmen an einem

They competed in last years event but they didnt win.

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Wettstreit/Wettbewerb
an athletics meeting (n)
a (surfing) competition (n)

/n letks mt/

/ (sf) kmptn/

Leichtathletikturnier

Weve got tickets for an athletics meeting at Gateshead.

Surfwettbewerb

The beach is good enough for a surfing competition.

a (football) match (n)

/ (fUtbl) mt/

Fuballmatch

He never misses a football match on television.

a sporting event (n)

/ spt vent/

Sportereignis

A sporting event can be really spoilt by the weather.

Golfturnier

There was a golf tournament going on near the hotel.

die Landesmeisterschaften

She competed in the national championship last year.

die Weltmeisterschaften

They should use the same stadium for the world championship.

a (golf) tournament (n)

/ (glf) tUnmnt/

the national championship (n) / nnl tmpnp/

the world championship (n)

/ wld tmpnp/

Sports: Equipment and special clothes

(baseball) bat (n)
(rugby) boots (n)
(skiing) goggles (n)

/(besbl) bt/

/(rgb) buts/

/(sk) gglz/

Sport: Ausrstung und spezielle Kleider

(Baseball-) Schlger

Unfortunately, some people use baseball bats as weapons.

(Rugby-) Schuhe

I need a new pair of rugby boots.

(Ski-) Brille You have to wear skiing goggles.

golf clubs (n)

/(glf) klbz/

Golfschlger

hockey stick (n)

/hk stk/

(Eis-)Hockeyschlger She had an old hockey stick that used to belong to her mum.

/n pdz/

Knieschoner

knee pads (n)

We found my grandads old golf clubs in the attic.

I dont want to wear knee pads they look stupid!

(badminton) racket (n)

/(bdmntn) rkt/

(Badminton-/Federball-) Schlger That badminton racket was really expensive.

safety helmet (n)

/seft helmt/

Schutzhelm

Safety helmets must be worn.

shin pads (n)

/n pdz/

Schienbeinschoner

I dont need shin pads for my sport.

running shoes (n)

/rn uz/

Laufschuhe

Hes saving up for a new pair of running shoes.

shuttlecock (n)

/tlkk/

Federball

At first she couldnt get used to how light a shuttlecock was.

skateboard (n)

/sketbd/

Skateboard

My brother buys a new skateboard every year.

ski poles (n)

/sk pUlz/

Skistcke

Wed forgotten our ski poles but we were able to hire some.

skis (n)

/skz/

Skier

Its funny taking skis through Customs at the airport.

snowboard (n)

/snUbd/

Snowboard

Do snowboards come in different sizes?

surfboard (n)

/sfbd/

Surfboard

The first time he stood up on a surfboard, he loved it.

sweatband (n)

/swetbnd/

Stirnband More and more tennis players are wearing sweatbands this year.

Sports: Verbs

Sport: Verben

beat (an opponent) (v)

/bt (n pUnnt)/

eine/-n Gegner/-in schlagen

They beat their opponents by three goals to one.

break a record (v)

/brek rekd/

einen Rekord brechen

Hes broken a record at every event this year.

do (a sport) (v)

/du ( spt)/

(einen Sport) machen/treiben

I do gymnastics, but Im not very good.

draw a game (v)

/dr gem/

unentschieden spielen

They drew a game last week as well.

go in for (a sport) (v)

/gU n f ( spt)/ sich fr (einen Sport)

hold a record (v)

/hUld rekd/

einen Rekord halten

lose a game (v)

/luz gem/

ein Spiel verlieren If they lose another game, they cant win the competition.

She goes in for skiing but he cant stand it.

interessieren
He holds a record for windsurfing.

play (a sport) (v)

/ple spt)/

(Sportart) spielen

We used to play hockey at school.

practise a shot (v)

/prkts t/

einen Schlag ben

Golfers practise lots of different shots.

take up a new sport (v)

/tek p nju spt/ mit einer neuen Sportart

Why dont you take up a new sport?

beginnen
win (a medal) (v)

/wn ( medl)/

(eine Medaille) gewinnen TV presenters are depressed if our athletes dont win medals.

Unit 3
Appliances, devices and gadgets
Haushaltsgerte (appliances), Gerte verschiedenster Art (devices) und
Gerte, die oftmals zwar witzig aber nicht wirklich notwendig sind (gadgets)
Appliances

Haushaltsgerte

coffee maker (n)

/kf mek/

Kaffeemaschine

I could live without a coffee maker.

cooker (n)

/kUk/

Herd

She sold them her old cooker.

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dishwasher (n)

/dw/

Splmaschine

Well have to buy a new dishwasher.

food mixer (n)

/fud mks/

Mixer

I dont know how I managed without a food mixer.

freezer (n)

/frz/

Tiefkhltruhe/-fach

Whos switched off the freezer?

fridge/refrigerator (n)

/frd, rfrdret/

Khlschrank

We moved our fridge further away from the cooker.

hairdryer (n)

/hedra/

Fhn

She doesnt often use a hairdryer.

juice squeezer (n)

/dus skwz/

Saftpresse

Why did you buy that juice squeezer?

liquidizer (n)

/lkwdaz/ Mixgert (oft auch

A liquidizer is very useful for preparing baby food.

Blender genannt; z.B. fr

Milchshakes verwendet)
microwave oven (n)

/makrwev vn/

Mikrowellenherd

My grandma refuses to use a microwave oven.

toaster (n)

/tUst/

Toaster

We were given three toasters on our wedding day!

vacuum cleaner (n)

/vkjum kln/

Staubsauger

Could you get the vacuum cleaner out, please?

washing machine (n)

/w mn/

Waschmaschine

The washing machine has broken down again.

Devices

Gerte (verschiedenster Art)

calculator (n)

/klkjlet/

Taschenrechner

Calculators are not allowed in this exam.

remote control (n)

/rmUt kntrUl/

Fernbedienung

He can never find the remote control.

Gadgets

Gerte (die oftmals zwar witzig aber nicht wirklich notwendig sind)

electric carving knife (n)

/lektrk kv naf/

elektrisches Tranchiermesser

electric pencil sharpener (n)

/lektrk pensl pn/

elektrischer Bleistiftspitzer The electric pencil sharpener consumed a pencil very quickly.

electric toothbrush (n)

/lektrk tubr/

elektrische Zahnbrste

Other inventions and equipment

My father was given an electric carving knife.

Im scared of electric toothbrushes.

Andere Erfindungen und Zubehr/Ausrstung

cable TV (n)

/kebl t v/

Kabelfernsehen

Have you got cable TV in your area?

satellite TV (n)

/stlat t v/

Satellitenfernsehen

Satellite TV has really changed what we can see.

clothes steamer (n)

/klUz stm/

Dampfbgelgert

Why would anyone need a clothes steamer?

compass (n)

/kmps/

Kompass

You should take a compass if you go hiking.

computer (n)

/kmpjut/

Computer

Can computers ever replace teachers?

discman (n)

/dskmn/

Discman You can often hear someones discman when youre on a bus.

walkman (n)

/wkmn/

Walkman

My dad had a walkman when he was a teenager.

DVD player (n)

/d v d ple/

DVD-Player

DVD players arent as expensive now.

headphones (n)

/hedfUnz/

Kopfhrer

Could I borrow your headphones?

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laptop (computer) (n)

/lptp (kmpjut)/

Laptop

You cant use your laptop during take-off.

mobile phone (n)

/mUbal fUn/

Mobiltelefon, Handy

Mobile phones must be switched off during the exam.

music centre/system (n)

/mjuzk sent/

Stereoanlage

My parents music centre is really old-fashioned.

palm top (n)

/pm tp/

Palmtop

Id love to get a palm top for my birthday.

radar (n)

/red/

Radar

The police can catch motorists by radar now.

space blanket (n)

/spes blkt/ Rettungsdecke, (Alu)isoliermatte When are you going to use that space blanket?

video recorder (n)

/vdU rkd/

Videorecorder

My video recorder has broken.

word processor (n)

/wd prUses/

Textverarbeitungssystem

She only uses her computer as a word processor.

Adjectives for devices

Adjektive fr Gerte

clever (adj)

/klev/

ausgeklgelt

disposable (adj)

/dspUzbl/

Wegwerf- Its bad for the environment that so many gadgets are disposable.

essential (adj)

/senl/

essentiell, sehr wichtig

Satellite TV is essential if you want to see all the big matches.

handy (adj)

/hnd/

praktisch

I find the calculator on my computer very handy.

ingenious (adj)

/ndns/

raffiniert

I think palm tops are ingenious but I cant afford one.

labour-saving (adj)

/leb sev/

zeitsparend

Many labour-saving devices were invented in the USA.

portable (adj)

/ptbl/

tragbar

The laptop was the first really portable computer.

simple (adj)

/smpl/

einfach The wheel was a simple idea but it changed how we live.

useful (adj)

/jusfl/

ntzlich

Word processors have proved to be extremely useful.

useless (adj)

/jusls/

nutzlos, unbrauchbar

An electric gadget is useless in the desert.

unusual (adj)

/njuUl/

ungewhnlich

A space blanket would be an unusual present.

Equipment and machines: Verbs

I think its the cleverest invention of recent years.

Zubehr/Ausrstung und Maschinen: Verben

click on (an icon) (v)

/klk n (n akn)/

anklicken (ein Icon)

To send your message, click on the Send button.

dial a number (v)

/dal nmb/

eine Nummer whlen

Your computer automatically dials a number to connect you.

log on to the Internet (v)

/lg n t ntnet/

sich ins Internet einloggen I couldnt log on to the Internet at all yesterday.

plug in (v)

/plg n/

einstecken

unplug (v)

/nplg/

ausstecken Its best to unplug everything if you cant solve the problem.

print out (v)

/prnt aUt/

ausdrucken

I always print out important emails.

save on disc (v)

/sev n dsk/

auf Diskette sichern

He never saves on disc and one day hell regret it.

surf the Net (v)

/sf net/

im Internet surfen We surf the Net most evenings looking for new songs to download.

switch on (v)

/swt n/

anschalten

Switch on the light, please.

switch off (v)

/swt f/

ausschalten

My car wont start because I didnt switch off the lights.

Of course you have to plug in your computer first!

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Unit 4
Types of film

Filmarten/-genres

action film (n)

/kn flm/

Actionfilm

animated film (n)

/nmetd flm/

Zeichentrickfilm The technical quality of animated films these days is amazing.

cartoon (n)

/ktun/

Cartoon, Zeichentrickfilm

I cant bear those channels that only show cartoons.

comedy (n)

/kmd/

Komdie

We only go to the cinema to see comedies.

historical drama (n)

/hstrkl drm/

Kostmfilm

The costumes always look the same in historical dramas.

horror film (n)

/hr flm/

Horrorfilm

My sisters terrified of horror films.

remake (n)

/rmek/ Remake (Neufassung eines

romance (n)

/rUmns/

Liebesfilm

Theyre starring in another romance together.

science fiction film (n)

/sans fkn flm/

Science Fiction Film

Science fiction films often have big budgets.

thriller (n)

/rl/

Thriller, Kriminalfilm

I think thrillers are better as books than films.

western (n)

/westn/

Western

A lot of westerns were made in the 1950s.

Mel Gibson is great in action films.

Im not interested in seeing another remake.

bereits existierenden Films)

People and elements of a film

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Menschen und Elemente eines Film

acting (n)

/kt/

die Schauspielerei

The acting in that new film is awful.

action scenes (n)

/kn snz/

Actionszenen

The action scenes must have taken hours to film.

actor (n)

/kt/

Schauspieler

My brother wanted to be an actor when he was little.

actress (n)

/ktrs/

Schauspielerin

She won the award for Best Actress.

animation (n)

/nmen/

Animation

You can study animation at university now.

cast (n)

/kst/

Darsteller/-innen

The cast were excellent.

director (n)

/drekt, darekt/

Regisseur/-in The director comes under strong criticism in this magazine.

film/movie star (n)

/flm, muv st/

Filmstar

main character (n)

/men krkt/

Hauptrolle, zentrale Figur The main character in the film travels through time.

make-up artist (n)

/mek p tst/

Visagist/-in

photography (n)

/ftgrf/

hier: Aufnahmen There was some very good photography taken on a desert island.

plot (n)

/plt/

Handlung

The plot was non-existent.

producer (n)

/prdjus/

Produzent/-in

The producer suggested cutting some of the scenes.

screenplay (n)

/skrnple/

Drehbuch

The screenplay was very similar to the book.

I dont think film stars can lead normal lives.

Make-up artists have a lot of work with science fiction films.

script (n)

/skrpt/

Skript

Several stars read the script but they didnt like it.

soundtrack (n)

/saUndtrk/

Filmmusik

I bought the CD of the soundtrack.

special effects (n)

/spel fekts/

Spezialeffekte

Do you think they spend too much money on special effects?

Stuntman/Stuntwoman

I read a very interesting article about stuntmen and women.

stuntman/-woman (n) /stntmn,

stntwUmn/
supporting role (n)

/spt rUl/

Films: Other vocabulary

Nebenrolle

Hes always in a supporting role.

Filme: Andere Wrter

box office hit (n)

/bks fs ht/

ein Kassenschlager

It was an immediate box office hit.

dubbed (adj)

/dbd/

synchronisiert

Films in Spain are usually dubbed.

subtitled (adj)

/sbtatld/

mit Untertiteln I prefer subtitled films because you can hear the original language.

film critic (n)

/flm krtk/

Filmkritiker/-in

My uncle is a film critic for one of the daily newspapers.

(good/bad) review (n)

/(gUd, bd) rvju/

(gute/schlechte) Kritik

I wonder whether it will get a good or a bad review.

give a good/bad

/gv gUd, bd

gut/schlecht spielen

She gave a good performance, but the plot was poor.

performance (v)

pfmns/

go to an audition (v)

/gU tu n dn/

have a part in a film (v)

/hv pt n flm/ eine Rolle in einem Film

vorsprechen (fr eine Rolle)

I went to an audition when I was little.

He once had a part in a film but he prefers writing music now.

haben

Unit 5
Jobs

Berufe

accountant (n)

/kaUntnt/

Buchhalter/-in An accountant looks after the financial matters of a company.

architect (n)

/ktekt/

Architekt/-in

The architect designed this building beautifully.

baker (n)

/bek/

Bcker/-in

I love the cakes from the bakers in the High Street.

butcher (n)

/bUt/

Metzger

My grandfather used to be a butcher.

chef (n)

/ef/

Kchenchef/-in, Koch/Kchin

Hes a chef in a top hotel.

childminder (n)

/taldmand/

Tagesmutter

I want to be a childminder.

civil servant (n)

/svl svnt/

Staatsbeamte/-r

Civil servants are paid by the government.

Firmendirektor/-in

People complained about the company directors salary.

company director (n) /kmpn drekt,

darekt/
cook (n)

/kUk/

Koch/Kchin

The cooks at our school were very friendly.

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dustman (n)

/dstmn/

Mllmann

Its traditional to give the dustman a tip at Christmas.

electrician (n)

/lektrn/

Elektriker/-in

Can you recommend a reliable electrician?

engineer (n)

/endn/

Ingenieur/-in There are more female engineers these days than twenty years ago.

firefighter (n)

/fafat/

Feuerwehrmann/-frau

flight attendant (n)

/flat tendnt/ Flugbegleiter/-in

Languages are useful if youre a flight attendant.

gardener (n)

/gdn/

Grtner/-in

The gardener was mowing the lawn when it started to rain.

hairdresser (n)

/hedres/

Friseur/Friseuse, Coiffeur/Coiffeuse I need to go to the hairdresser.

journalist (n)

/dnlst/

Journalist/-in

Famous people are sometimes suspicious of journalists.

judge (n)

/dd/

Richter/-in

The judge ordered them to stop arguing.

lawyer (n)

/l/

Rechtsanwalt/-anwltin

Well have to pay for a good lawyer.

librarian (n)

/labrern/

Bibliothekar/-in

The librarian told them to be quiet.

nanny (n)

/nn/

Kindermdchen

He was brought up by a nanny.

nurse (n)

/ns/ Krankenschwester,

Firefighters can spend a long time clearing up after a fire.

Nurses should be paid more.

Krankenpfleger/Pflegefachperson
photographer (n)

/ftgrf/

Fotograf/-in

There were lots of photographers at the event.

plumber (n)

/plm/

Klempner/Spengler

You can earn quite a lot of money as a plumber.

police officer (n)

/pls fs/

Polizist/-in

He wanted to train as a police officer.

politician (n)

/pltn/

Politiker/-in

I would hate to be a politician.

receptionist (n)

/rsepnst/

Empfangsperson

The receptionist had noticed something strange about him.

scientist (n)

/santst/

Wissenschaftler/-in

Scientists are working on a new drug to cure cancer.

secretary (n)

/sekrtr/

Sekretr/-in

My mum is a secretary.

shop assistant (n)

/p sstnt/

Verkufer/-in

Ive got a Saturday job as a shop assistant.

surgeon (n)

/sdn/

Chirurg/-in

She qualified as a surgeon last year.

teacher (n)

/tt/

Lehrer/-in

Have you got the same teacher as last year?

vet (n)

/vet/

Tierrztin/-arzt

We took the dog to the vet.

waiter

/wet/

Kellner

Im going to tell the waiter that this food is cold.

waitress

/wetrs/

Kellnerin

The waitress forgot to bring the drinks.

Career

Beruf, berufliche Laufbahn, Karriere

apply for a job (v)

/pla fr db/

sich fr eine Stelle bewerben

I would like to apply for a job as a Camp Helper.

get a job (v)

/get db/

eine Stelle bekommen

Hes hoping to get a job when he finishes his course.

go for an interview (v)

/gU fr n ntvju/ sich vorstellen, zu einem

Vorstellungsgesprch gehen

Shes buying a suit because shes going for an interview.

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look for a job (v)

/lUk fr db/

change career (v)

/tend kr/ eine neue Laufbahn

einen Job suchen

I was looking for a job in the newspaper.

Hes hoping to change career.

einschlagen
devote yourself to a

/dvUt jself tu

sich dem Beruf/seiner

kr/

career (v)

You need to devote yourself to a career in medicine.

beruflichen Laufbahn
widmen

give up your career (v)

/gv p j kr/ seine berufliche Laufbahn

Why are you going to give up your career?

aufgeben
start a career (v)

/stt kr/

in einen Beruf einsteigen

Shes planning to start a career in finance.

be dismissed (v)

/b dsmst/

entlassen werden

He was dismissed when the robbery was discovered.

be sacked (v)

/b skt/

gefeuert werden

She was sacked for arriving late every day.

be made redundant (v)

/b med rdndnt/ entlassen werden, die Stelle

Lots of car workers were made redundant last month.

verlieren
be out of work/a job (v) /b aUt v wk,
db/
resign from a job (v)

Earn

keine Arbeit haben

My dad is out of work at the moment.

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/rzan frm db/

eine Stelle (selber) kndigen

/n gUd lv/

sich einen guten Lebensunterhalt She earns a good living as a lawyer.

You should think carefully before resigning from a job.

verdienen

earn a good living (v)

verdienen
earn a high/low salary (v)

/n ha, lU slr/

viel/wenig verdienen

earn a lot of money (v)

/n lt v mn/

viel Geld verdienen He doesnt know what he wants to do except earn a lot of money.

earn a weekly wage (v)

/n wkl wed/

ein Wochengehalt bekommen

Work

Surgeons earn a high salary.

I earn a weekly wage at the supermarket.

arbeiten

work as a (nurse) (v)

/wk z (ns)/ als (Krankenschwester/-pfleger) My aunt works as a nurse at the city hospital.
arbeiten

work flexitime (v)

/wk flekstam/

gleitende Arbeitszeit haben

The company didnt allow them to work flexitime.

work for yourself (v)

/wk f jself/

als Selbstndige/-r arbeiten

Its great working for yourself.

work hard (v)

/wk hd/

sehr viel/hart arbeiten

You need to work hard.

work long hours (v)

/wk l aUz/

einen langen Arbeitstag haben

She was working long hours but she enjoyed it.

work ones way up to

/wk wnz we p

sich an die Spitze

He worked his way up to the top in three years.

t tp/

the top (v)

hinaufarbeiten

work overtime (v)

/wk Uvtam/

berstunden machen

Do you get paid more per hour if you work overtime?

work part-/full-time (v)

/wk pt, fUl tam/

Teilzeit/Vollzeit arbeiten

You can work part-time or full-time in this job.

work shifts (v)

/wk fts/

Schichtarbeit verrichten

My dad sometimes used to get home late when he worked shifts.

Work: Skills

(Teil-)Fertigkeiten/Fhigkeiten

artistic skills (n)

/tstk sklz/

knstlerische Fhigkeiten

Artistic skills are useful in advertising.

computer skills (n)

/kmpjut sklz/

Computerfertigkeiten

He went on a course to improve his computer skills.

language skills (n)

/lgwd sklz/

sprachliche Fhigkeiten

You need language skills to be a pilot.

organizational skills (n)

/gnazenl sklz/ organisatorische Fhigkeiten,

The previous secretary had no organizational skills at all!

Organisationsgeschick
(have good) telephone skills (v) /telfUn sklz/

Adjectives for jobs

das Telefonieren gut beherrschen Were looking for bright people with good telephone skills.

Adjektive fr Berufe

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badly-paid (adj)

/bdl ped/

schlecht bezahlt

The job was badly-paid and I hated it.

challenging (adj)

/tlnd/

anspruchsvoll, herausfordernd

Shes looking for a more challenging role.

monotonous (adj)

/mntns/

monoton

Doing the same thing every day is monotonous.

responsible (adj)

/rspnsbl/

verantwortlich

He was responsible for a large factory.

satisfying (adj)

/stsfa/

befriedigend

Its satisfying being a driving instructor when your students pass.

stressful (adj)

/stresfl/

stressig, anstrengend

Its stressful having to sit in traffic on the way to work.

tiring (adj)

/tar/

ermdend

Working for that long every day is tiring.

unpleasant (adj)

/npleznt/

unangenehm

Some aspects of the job are unpleasant.

well-paid (adj)

/wel ped/

gut bezahlt

They promised that I would be well-paid.

Work: Other vocabulary

Arbeit: Andere Ausdrcke

form a new company (v)

/fm nju kmpn/

go into business (v)

/gU nt bzns/ sich geschftlich bettigen,

eine neue Firma grnden He formed a new company which specializes in multimedia.
After being a concert pianist, he went into business.

ein Geschft aufziehen

join a company (v)

/dn kmpn/

einer Firma beitreten

She joined a company after leaving university.

run a business (v)

/rn bzns/

eine Firma leiten

Now that I run a business, I am in control of my life.

set up a company (v)

/set p kmpn/

eine Firma grnden If you know what youre doing, you can set up a company.

colleague (n)

/klg/

Arbeitskollege/-in

new recruit (n)

/nju rkrut/

neue/-r Mitarbeiter/-in

New recruits are not required to have any experience.

temporary job (n)

/temprr db/

befristete Stelle

Its only a temporary job at the moment.

be on/take sick leave (v)

/b n, tek sk lv/ krankgeschrieben sein/sich

May I introduce my colleague?

I was on sick leave when it was announced.

krankschreiben lassen
be ones own boss (v)

/b wnz Un bs/ sein eigener Herr sein

My dad recommends being your own boss.

be promoted (v)

/b prmUtd/

befrdert werden

She was promoted after two months.

be/go on strike (v)

/b, gU n strak/

streiken/in den Streik treten

The firefighters were on strike for many months.

be self-employed (v)

/b self mpld/

beruflich selbstndig sein

Shes been self-employed since last year.

get paid (v)

/get ped/

bezahlt werden, sein Gehalt

How often do you get paid?

bekommen

retire (v)

/rta/

in den Ruhestand treten

take time off (work) (v)

/tek tam f wk/

sich frei nehmen, Urlaub nehmen Many young people take time off work to travel.

My mum can retire when shes sixty.

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Unit 6
Adjectives for personality

Adjektive, welche die Persnlichkeit beschreiben

adventurous (adj)

/dventrs/

abenteuerlustig They always go there theyre not adventurous.

affectionate (adj)

/feknt/

liebevoll, zrtlich

I wish my boyfriend was more affectionate.

ambitious (adj)

/mbs/

ehrgeizig

She was ambitious about her future.

bad-tempered (adj)

/bd tempd/

schlecht gelaunt, missmutig

Unfortunately hes very bad-tempered today.

bossy (adj)

/bs/

rechthaberisch, herrisch

She was so bossy that I couldnt work for her any more.

brave (adj)

/brev/

mutig

He was very brave when the dog bit him.

caring (adj)

/ker/

frsorglich

The nurses were very caring when my grandma was ill.

cheerful (adj)

/tfl/

frhlich

Shes such a cheerful child, always so happy.

clever (adj)

/klev/

gescheit

He tries hard, but hes not very clever.

clumsy (adj)

/klmz/

ungeschickt

Try not to be so clumsy all the time!

confident (adj)

/knfdnt/

selbstsicher

Shes confident, even with people shes never met.

creative (adj)

/kretv/

kreativ

I think you need to be more creative for that job.

decisive (adj)

/dsasv/

entschlossen

dull (adj)

/dl/

langweilig I dont want to have dinner with those dull neighbours again.

easy-going (adj)

/z gU/

locker, lssig

Shes very easy-going once you know her.

energetic (adj)

/endetk/

energiegeladen

Youre too energetic first thing on a Monday morning!

enthusiastic (adj)

/njuzstk/

enthusiastisch, begeistert

He was very enthusiastic about the plans.

fair (adj)

/fe/

fair, gerecht

It was a fair decision.

fussy (adj)

/fs/

pingelig

My cousins very fussy about the clothes she wears.

generous (adj)

/denrs/

grozgig

It was very generous of you to donate to our charity.

hard-working (adj)

/hd wk/

fleiig

If youre hard-working, youll enjoy the job.

honest (adj)

/nst/

ehrlich

She was very honest and told him about the other boy.

intelligent (adj)

/nteldnt/

intelligent

There are some very intelligent students in my class.

Hes very decisive at work but not at home.

kind (adj)

/kand/

nett

He was very kind and helped me with my computer.

lazy (adj)

/lez/

faul

Theres no time to be lazy.

lively (adj)

/lavl/

lebhaft

Shes very lively at parties.

loyal (adj)

/ll/

loyal

Experts say that dogs are more loyal than people.

mature (adj)

/mtU/

reif

Hes very mature for his age.

mean (adj)

/mn/

geizig

He wont pay for it hes too mean.

moody (adj)

/mud/

launisch

Dont be so moody!

nervous (adj)

/nvs/

nervs

Im always nervous before an exam.

outgoing (adj)

/aUtgU/

kontaktfreudig Its more difficult to make friends if youre not very outgoing.

patient (adj)

/pent/

geduldig

Im nearly ready please be patient!

polite (adj)

/plat/

hflich

Her children were always so polite.

practical (adj)

/prktkl/ vernnftig, realistisch,

Please try to be practical about this.

praktisch veranlagt
reliable (adj)

/rlabl/

zuverlssig

We must find someone reliable.

reserved (adj)

/rzvd/

reserviert

He was very reserved at first, but he started chatting later on.

responsible (adj)

/rspnsbl/

verantwortungsbewusst

People say that teenagers cant be responsible, but they can.

rude (adj)

/rud/

unfreundlich

It was very rude of you not to speak to them.

selfish (adj)

/self/

egoistisch

Shes so selfish: she only ever thinks about herself.

sensible (adj)

/sensbl/

vernnftig

Hes allowed out late because we know that hes sensible.

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sensitive (adj)

/senstv/

sensibel, empfindlich

You shouldnt be so sensitive hes only a boy!

shy (adj)

/a/

schchtern

He was too shy to ask her to go out with him.

sincere (adj)

/sns/

aufrichtig

She was very sincere when she apologised.

sociable (adj)

/sUbl/

gesellig

The other families on holiday were very sociable with us.

stubborn (adj)

/stbn/

stur

You are so stubborn at times!

sympathetic (adj)

/smpetk/

mitfhlend

She was very sympathetic when I was ill before the exam.

tolerant (adj)

/tlrent/

tolerant

We should be more tolerant of other people.

Adjectives for hair

Adjektive fr Haare

curly (adj)

/kl/

kraus, lockig

I hated having curly hair when I was little.

dyed (adj)

/dad/

gefrbt

Is that hair dyed or natural?

flowing (adj)

/flU/

flieend

I wish I had long flowing hair.

shoulder-length (adj)

/Uld le/

schulterlang

She looks much nicer with shoulder-length hair.

spiky (adj)

/spak/

hochstehend Her spiky green hair looked like grass.

straight (adj)

/stret/

glatt

His hair has always been straight.

thinning (adj)

/n/

schtter, sich lichtend

He always used to cover his thinning hair with a hat.

untidy (adj)

/ntad/

unordentlich

My hair gets so untidy in the wind.

wavy (adj)

/wev/

gewellt

She had thick wavy hair.

be bald (v)

/b bld/

ein Glatze haben

Hes completely bald now.

balding (adj)

/bld/ langsam eine Glatze

My dads hair was balding when he was only 19.

bekommend
have a beard/moustache (v)

Adjectives for eyes

/hv bd, mst/

einen Bart/Schnauzer haben

Hes never had a beard.

Adjektive fr Augen

almond-shaped (adj)

/mnd ept/

mandelfrmig

His eyes are always described as almond-shaped.

hazel (adj)

/hezl/

haselnussbraun

Hazel eyes are pale brown.

piercing (adj)

/ps/

durchdringend

He looked at me with those piercing blue eyes.

sparkling (adj)

/spkl/

leuchtend

Her sparkling eyes attracted a lot of attention.

Adjectives for faces

expressive (adj)

Adjektive fr Gesichter
/kspresv/

ausdrucksstark

That child has a very expressive face.

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freckled (adj)

/frekld/

mit Sommersprossen

His face was freckled when he was a boy.

round (adj)

/raUnd/

rund

There was a wide smile on his round face.

tanned (adj)

/tnd/

gebrunt

My face was tanned after I had been skiing.

thin (adj)

/n/

dnn

Her face looks very thin with that haircut.

wrinkled (adj)

/rkld/

runzlig, voll Falten

His face was wrinkled with age.

Adjectives for complexion

Adjektive fr Teint und Beschaffenheit der Gesichtshaut

dark (adj)

/dk/

dunkel

He had a dark complexion.

healthy (adj)

/hel/

gesund

Fresh air gives you a healthy look.

pale (adj)

/pel/

blass

She looked so pale that I thought she was ill.

smooth (adj)

/smu/

glatt

We guarantee a smooth complexion with this cream.

spotty (adj)

/spt/

pickelig

He hated having a spotty face.

Adjectives for build

Adjektive fr die Statur

fat (adj)

/ft/

dick

I used to be fat.

overweight (adj)

/Uvwet/

bergewichtig

Youre a little overweight but you dont need to worry.

plump (adj)

/plmp/

mollig

She was a plump little girl.

skinny (adj)

/skn/

mager

He looked at his skinny body in the mirror.

slim (adj)

/slm/

schlank

I want to be slim in time for my wedding.

thin (adj)

/n/

dnn

He was so thin when I last saw him.

stocky (adj)

/stk/

untersetzt, stmmig

Hes stocky and not very tall.

well-built (adj)

/wel blt/

gut gebaut

Rugby players are usually well-built.

bakers (n)

/bekz/

Bckerei

Theres nothing as nice as fresh bread from the bakers.

bookshop (n)

/bUkp/

Bcherladen

Mum and Dad spend a long time in bookshops.

butchers (n)

/bUtz/

Metzgerei

We wanted to find a good butchers.

chemists (n)

/kemsts/

Apotheke

The chemists on the corner is open until midnight.

clothes shop (n)

/klUz p/

Bekleidungsgeschft, Kleiderladen He hates having to go into clothes shops with her.

department store (n)

/dptmnt st/

Kaufhaus, Warenhaus

Unit 7
Shops

Lden

Theres a new department store in the centre of town.

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florists (n)

/flrsts/

Florist

I couldnt stop sneezing when I worked in a florists.

gift shop (n)

/gft p/

Geschenkeladen

The old streets were full of little gift shops.

greengrocers (n)

/grngrUsz/

Gemsehndler

We prefer to get our fruit and vegetables at the greengrocers.

grocers (n)

/grUsz/

Lebensmittelgeschft

Some of the most famous shops started as a small grocers.

hardware shop (n)

/hdwe p/ Haushalts- und

We were amazed to find an old-fashioned hardware shop.

Eisenwarengeschft
jewellers (n)

/dUlz/

Juwelier I stood and looked at the necklace in the jewellers window.

local corner shop (n)

/lUkl kn p/

Tante-Emma-Laden, Dorfldeli

What are the advantages of local corner shops?

newsagent (n)

/njuzednt/

Kiosk, Zeitschriftenladen

He always buys a photography magazine from the newsagent.

super/hypermarket (n)

/sup, hapmkt/

Supermarkt

Supermarkets are planned to make us spend longer there.

In a supermarket

In einem Supermarkt

aisle (n)

/al/

Gang

Its usually in this aisle but they must have moved it.

cashier (n)

/k/

Kassierer/-in

I can understand why the cashiers sometimes look bored.

cash register/till (n)

/k redst, tl/

Kasse

They play music so that we cant hear the cash registers.

counter (n)

/kaUnt/

Theke

Please go and queue at the fish counter.

checkout (n)

/tekaUt/

Kasse/Ausgangsbereich They shouldnt put sweets and chocolate at the checkout.

end of aisle area (n)

/end v al er/

Bereich am Ende eines Ganges

There are often better sales from end of aisle areas.

receipt (n)

/rst/

Quittung

I hurriedly put my receipt in my purse.

shelf/shelves (n)

/elf, elvz/

Regal

Most of the shelves are empty today.

shopping basket (n)

/p bskt/

Einkaufskorb

Please leave your shopping baskets here.

shopping trolley (n)

/p trl/

Einkaufswagen

Well need a shopping trolley we need a lot today.

Goods on sale

Waren, die es in einem Geschft zu kaufen gibt

alcoholic drinks (n)

/lkhlk drks/

alkoholische Getrnke

You have to be over 18 in Britain to buy alcoholic drinks.

bakery (n)

/bekr/

Bckerei, Backwarenabteilung

The smell of the bakery creates a pleasant atmosphere.

confectionery (n)

/knfeknr/

Confiserie

Confectionery means sweets and chocolates.

convenience food (n)

/knvnns fud/

Fertiggerichte

A lot of convenience food is consumed nowadays.

dairy products (n)

/der prdkts/

Milchprodukte

Keep dairy products at the correct temperature.

foodstuffs (n)

/fudstfs/

Nahrungsmittel

This supermarket sells foodstuffs from all over the world.

freezer goods (n)

/frz gUdz/

Tiefkhlprodukte

I know a cheaper supermarket for freezer goods.

fresh fruit/vegetables (n)

/fre frut, vedtblz/

frische Frchte / frisches Gemse Fresh fruit and vegetables remind us of a market.

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frozen food (n)

/frUzn fud/

tiefgefrorene Lebensmittel

I need to get some frozen food too.

household goods (n)

/haUshUld gUdz/

Haushaltsprodukte

People often buy household goods that they dont really need.

own-brand products (n)

/Un brnd prdkts/

Eigenmarkenprodukte

Do you every buy own-brand products?

pre-packed meat (n)

/pr pkt mt/

abgepacktes Fleisch

Pre-packed meat is not as good as meat from the butchers.

soft drinks (n)

/sft drks/

nicht alkoholische Getrnke

Why arent soft drinks and water in the same aisle?

tinned food (n)

/tnd fud/

Nahrungsmittel in Dosen

They took tinned food on the expedition.

toiletries (n)

/tltrz/

Toilettenartikel

Does she buy toiletries at the supermarket?

well-known brands (n)

/wel nUn brndz/

bekannte Marken

My cat will only eat well-known brands.

Shopping: Other vocabulary

Einkaufen: Andere Wrter

ask for a refund (v)

/sk fr rfnd/

das Geld zurckverlangen

If you arent happy, please bring it back and ask for a refund.

bargain (n)

/bgn/

Schnppchen

This skirt was a real bargain at only 9.99.

be faulty (v)

/b flt/

fehlerhaft sein

They have to replace it if its faulty.

be good value for

/b gUd vlju f mn/

ein gutes Preis-

I bought it because it was good value for money.

Leistungsverhltnis

money (v)

haben
be nearing its
sell-by date (v)

/b nr ts sel ba
det/

nahe dem Ablaufdatum sein

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Be careful that meat is nearing its sell-by date.

be on offer (v)

/b n f/

im Sonderangebot sein

I only got the cheese because it was on offer.

be on order (v)

/b n d/

bestellt sein

The trousers in my size are on order.

be past its sell-by date (v)

/b pst ts sel ba det/ das Ablaufdatum

Excuse me, this milk is past its sell-by date.

berschritten haben
buy sthg in the sales (v)
buy sthg on impulse (v)
charge sbdy (10) (v)

/ba (sthg) n selz/

/ba (sthg) n mpls/

/td (sbdy) ten
paUndz/

discount (n)
(money-back) guarantee (n)

/dskaUnt/

/mn bk) grnt/

etwas im Ausverkauf kaufen

I bought it in the January sales.

einen Spontankauf ttigen Some people cant stop themselves buying something on impulse.
jemandem (10 Pfund)
verrechnen

It says 5.60 but youve charged me 10.

Rabatt

We can give you a discount on a new item.

(Geld-zurck-) Garantie

Full money-back guarantee offered.

have sthg in stock (v)

/hv (sthg) n stk/

etwas am Lager haben

Im sorry, we dont have that in stock.

make a purchase (v)

/mek pts/

einen Kauf ttigen

Once Ive made a purchase, Im happy with it.

postage and packing (n)

/pUstd n pk/

Porto und Verpackung

They charge so much for postage and packing!

same-day/next-day

/sem de, nekst de

Lieferung am gleichen/nchsten Do you want to pay extra for same-day delivery?

delivery (n)

dlvr/

Tag

special offer (n)

/spel f/

Sonderangebot

This steak was a special offer.

/spl aUt n (sthg)/ sich etwas gnnen

They splashed out on a bottle of champagne.

apartment block (n)

/ptmnt blk/

Wohnblock

We live in that modern apartment block near the town hall.

building site (n)

/bld sat/

Baustelle

Your bedroom looks like a building site tidy up!

housing estate (n)

/haUz stet/

Wohnsiedlung

They didnt plan enough parks for the new housing estates.

industrial site (n)

/ndstrl sat/

Industriegebiet

He works at the industrial site beyond the station.

in the city centre

/n st sent/

im Stadtzentrum

I dont do my shopping in the city centre any more.

office block (n)

/fs blk/

Brogebude

The main square is getting full of office blocks.

on the outskirts

/n aUtskts/

am Stadtrand, in den

Theres a very good school on the outskirts of town.

splash out on sthg (v)

Places

Orte

pedestrian
(area/precinct) (adj)

Randgebieten

/pdestrn er,

Fugnger- (Zone)

pdestrn prskt/

Its much better now that theyve made it a pedestrian area.

residential (estate) (adj)

/rezdenl stet/

Wohn- (Siedlung)

Its a quiet, residential estate.

shopping centre/mall (n)

/p sent, ml/

Shoppingcenter

The shopping centre is very crowded on Saturdays.

Adjectives for towns and villages

bustling (adj)

Adjektive fr kleinere Stdte und Drfer

/bsl/ geschftig, belebt,

It used to be a bustling village with lots of character.

voller Leben
depressing (adj)

/dpres/

deprimierend

We found it quite depressing.

dull (adj)

/dl/

langweilig

The children thought the countryside was dull at first.

lively (adj)

/lavl/

lebendig

It was described as a lively town, but we found it boring.

picturesque (adj)

/pktresk/

idyllisch, malerisch

He lived in a picturesque fishing village on the coast.

pleasant (adj)

/pleznt/

angenehm

The house had pleasant views of the countryside.

prosperous (adj)

/prsprs/

wohlhabend

It had been a more prosperous town years ago.

quaint (adj)

/kwent/

malerisch, urig

If they call it quaint, they mean it has few facilities.

run-down (adj)

/rn daUn/

heruntergekommen

This place looks really run-down.

shabby (adj)

/b/

schbig

Parts of the city are quite shabby.

Adjectives for buildings

Adjektive fr Gebude

ancient (adj)

/ennt/

uralt

attractive (adj)

/trktv/

attraktiv Shes moved to an attractive house in the outskirts of town.

We saw some ancient ruins when we were on holiday.

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beautiful (adj)

/bjutfl/

wunderschn

Its a beautiful cottage, but its too small for us.

derelict (adj)

/derlkt/

heruntergekommen

Theyre asking too much money for that derelict place.

deserted (adj)

/dztd/

verlassen

The deserted farmhouse stood on top of a hill.

historic (adj)

/hstrk/

historisch bedeutsam

Are there many historic buildings in your town?

huge (adj)

/hjud/

riesig

You must have paid a lot for this huge flat.

imposing (adj)

/mpUz/

imposant

We stayed at the imposing hotel in the square.

impressive (adj)

/mpresv/

beeindruckend

The new shopping centre is very impressive.

magnificent (adj)

/mgnfsnt/

groartig

You can see the magnificent church from miles away.

tall (adj)

/tl/

hoch

That building is too tall it spoils the view.

ugly (adj)

/gl/

hsslich

That modern office block is really ugly.

Unit 8
Travel

Reisen

to go on a/an...

auf ein/-e/-n ... gehen, ein/-e/-n ... machen

cruise (n)

/kruz/

Kreuzfahrt

She didnt enjoy the Mediterranean cruise at all.

excursion (n)

/kskn/

Exkursion

The excursions organised by the resort were very expensive.

flight (n)

/flat/

Flug

Have a nice flight.

journey (n)

/dn/

Reise

The journey took much longer than we had expected.

package holiday (n)

/pkd hlde/

Pauschalreise

Package holidays are usually very cheap.

(business) trip (n)

/(bzns) trp/

(Geschfts-) Reise

Do you often go on business trips?

tour (n)

/tU/

Rundfahrt

The coach tour of the city was very interesting.

voyage (n)

/vd/

(See-) Reise

Six months later, he returned from his voyage.

be good/great fun (v)

/b gUd, gret fn/

Spass machen, toll sein

The holiday was great fun.

enjoy oneself (v)

/nd wnself/

sich amsieren

The children thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

go camping (v)

/gU kmp/

Zelten gehen

We went camping in the mountains.

go sightseeing (v)

/gU sats/ Sehenswrdigkeiten

pack ones suitcase (v)

/pk wnz sutkes/

den Koffer packen

He never allows enough time to pack his suitcase.

relax (v)

/rlks/

sich entspannen

Alternatively, you could just relax in a heated swimming pool.

I prefer to go sight-seeing than lie around on the beach.

anschauen

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stay on a campsite (v)

/ste n kmpsat/ auf einem Zeltplatz

They stayed on a campsite near a river.

campieren
brochure (n)
good view (n)

/brU/

Broschre, Prospekt

Its not like the photo in the brochure.

/gUd vju/

schne Aussicht

There were good views of the surrounding countryside.

(holiday/ski) resort (n)

/(hlde, sk) rzt/

Ferienanlage/Skigebiet

They stayed at the same resort as last year.

souvenir (n)

/suvn/

Souvenir

We didnt bring back any souvenirs from our holiday.

Unit 9
Ghosts

Geister

give a piercing scream (v)

/gv ps skrm/ einen durchdringenden

Convinced it was a ghost, she gave a piercing scream.

Schrei ausstoen
haunt a building (v)

/hnt bld/

in einem Gebude spuken They say ghosts haunt a building where someone was killed.

haunted house (n)

/hntd haUs/

ein Haus, in dem es spukt

You might need a haunted house in your ghost story.

moaning sounds (n)

/mUn saUndz/

sthnende Klnge

I think the moaning sounds are just cassette recordings.

spirit (n)

/sprt/

Geist

The boat was haunted by the spirit of the dead captain.

vanish (into thin air) (v)

/vn (nt n e)/

sich (in Luft) auflsen

It laughed and then vanished into thin air.

walk through walls (v)

/wk ru wlz/

durch Wnde gehen

Films often show ghosts walking through walls.

Strange phenomena: Adjectives

Seltsame Phnomene: Adjektive

be afraid (adj)

/b fred/

Angst haben

Im afraid of that old castle on the hill.

bizarre (adj)

/bz/

bizarr, seltsam

The events in the house that night were bizarre.

chilling (adj)

/tl/

gruselig The closer your ghost resembles a person, the more chilling it is.

frightened (adj)

/fratnd/

verngstigt

frightening (adj)

/fratn/

bengstigend You need normal events too for it to be a frightening story.

mysterious (adj)

/mstrs/

geheimnisvoll, mysteris

There was a mysterious atmosphere.

peculiar (adj)

/pkjul/

besonders, seltsam

They noticed a peculiar smell in the building.

She was frightened of the noises.

scared stiff of sthg (adj)

/sked stf v (sthg)/ Todesngste ausstehen

scary (adj)

/sker/

unheimlich, angsteinflssend

I dont think vampire films are scary.

spooky (adj)

/spuk/

gespenstisch

This house is really spooky.

strange (adj)

/strend/

seltsam

He spoke in a strange voice.

He was scared stiff of the huge dog in the doorway.

wegen etw.

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be terrified (adj)

/b terfad/

terrifying (adj)

/terfa/ furchterregend,

schreckliche Angst haben

You want people to be terrified when they read it.

The end of the film was terrifying.

grauenerregend, entsetzlich
unnerving (adj)

/nnv/

zermrbend

Footsteps are unnerving when you cant see anyone.

weird (adj)

/wd/

seltsam

No one can explain the weird events.

Festivals and celebrations

Feste/Festspiele und Feiern

/bnfa/

Freudenfeuer

Theres always a big bonfire in the park.

custom (n)

/kstm/

Brauch

The custom has never really become popular here.

fancy dress party (n)

/fns dres pt/

Kostmparty

I went to a fancy dress party as a witch.

firework display (n)

/fawk dsple/

Feuerwerk

Unfortunately the firework display was disappointing.

legend (n)

/lednd/

Legende

Festivals can be linked to real events or legends.

parade (n)

/pred/

Umzug

Anyone can take part in the big street parade.

tradition (n)

/trdn/

Tradition

Every country has its own traditions.

commemorate sthg (v)

/kmemret (sthg)/

gedenken

Every 5th November we commemorate the Gunpowder Plot.

bonfire (n)

dress up as sthg/sbdy (v)

/dres p z (sthg/sbdy)/ sich als etwas/jemand

He dressed up as a ghost for the party.

verkleiden
set off fireworks (v)

/set f fawks/

Feuerwerk ablassen

My dogs scared when people set off fireworks.

Unit 10
Crimes and criminals

Verbrechen und Verbrecher

arson (n)

/sn/

Brandstiftung

He committed arson.

arsonist (n)

/snst/

Brandstifter

An arsonist deliberately sets fire to a building.

assassination (n)

/ssnen/ Mord, Attentat,

It was an attempted assassination.

Auftragsmord
assassin (n)

/ssn/ Mrder, Attentter,

blackmail (n)

/blkmel/

Erpressung

The plot in that new film involves blackmail.

blackmailer (n)

/blkmel/

Erpresser

This blackmailer always used the phone.

No one could identify the assassin.

Auftragsmrder

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burglary (n)

/bglr/

Einbruch

Most burglaries take only a few minutes.

burglar (n)

/bgl/

Einbrecher

Deter burglars with an alarm.

drug trafficking (n)

/drg trfk/

Drogenhandel

Drug trafficking is already a serious problem.

drug trafficker (n)

/drg trfk/

Drogendealer

Drug traffickers can expect a tough sentence.

espionage (n)

/espn/

Spionage

He loves reading books about espionage.

spy (n)

/spa/

Spion These spies arent working for the government.

hijack(ing) (n)

/hadk/

Flugzeugentfhrung

There has been another hijacking.

hijacker (n)

/hadk/

Flugzeugentfhrer

All the hijackers have been caught.

kidnap(ping) (n)

/kdnp/

Entfhrung

The kidnapping of the little girl caused great alarm.

kidnapper (n)

/kdnp/

Entfhrer

The kidnappers treated her well, but she was still terrified.

mugging (n)

/mg/

Raubberfall

After the mugging, my grandpa was too scared to go out.

mugger (n)

/mg/

Straenruber

Some muggers are very violent.

murder (n)

/md/

Mord

They have been investigating a murder that took place years ago.

murderer (n)

/mdr/

Mrder

I think murderers should be kept in prison.

pickpocketing (n)

/pkpkt/

Taschendiebstahl

Pickpocketing is more common in big crowds.

pickpocket (n)

/pkpkt/

Taschendieb

The pickpocket took my wallet.

robbery (n)

/rbr/

Raub

The robbery took place at lunchtime.

robber (n)

/rb/

Ruber

The robbers escaped in a red car.

shoplifting (n)

/plft/

Ladendiebstahl

Supermarkets lose a lot of money through shoplifting.

Shoplifters will be prosecuted.

shoplifter (n)

/plft/

Ladendieb

smuggling (n)

/smgl/

Schmuggel Tight controls at airport have made smuggling more difficult.

smuggler (n)

/smgl/

Schmuggler

Smugglers used this beach two hundred years ago.

theft (n)

/eft/

Diebstahl

Have you reported the theft?

thief (n)

/f/

Dieb

The thief took my purse out of my handbag.

vandalism (n)

/vndlzm/

Vandalismus

The head teacher was shocked by the vandalism at the school.

vandal (n)

/vndl/

Vandale

The vandal had spread paint on the walls.

jem. eines Verbrechens

The police accused him of the robbery.

Crime: Verbs

Verbrechen: Verben

accuse sbdy of a crime (v)

/kjuz (sbdy) v
kram/

acquit sbdy of a crime (v) /kwt (sbdy) v

kram/

beschuldigen
jem. von einem Verbrechen
freisprechen

They acquitted her of murder.

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arrest sbdy for a crime (v) /rest (sbdy) fr

jem. fr ein Verbrechen

kram/
burgle a house/office (v)

/bgl haUs, fs/

/dt (sbdy) frm

deter sbdy from

festnehmen
in ein Haus/Bro einbrechen

They burgled a house in our street.

jem. davon abhalten,

More police could deter people from committing a crime.

kmt kram/

committing a crime (v)

find sbdy (not) guilty of

/fand (sbdy) (nt)

ein Verbrechen zu begehen

jem. als (nicht) schuldig eines

glt v kram/

a crime (v)
give sbdy a prison

/gv (sbdy)

order sbdy to do

/d (sbdy) t du

jem. zu einer Gefngnisstrafe

The judge gave her a prison sentence.

verurteilen
(durch gerichtliche Anweisung)

kmjunt svs/

community service (v)

They were found not guilty of robbery.

Verbrechens befinden

przn sentns/

sentence (v)

Has anyone been arrested for that burglary?

She ordered him to do community service.

gemeinntzige Arbeit
anordnen

order sbdy to pay a

/d (sbdy) t pe
fan/

fine (v)
rob a person/bank

/rb psn, bk v/

(of 2,000) (v)

sentence sbdy to two
years in prison (v)
sentence sbdy to
life imprisonment (v)
sentence sbdy to death (v)
steal (sthg from sbdy

He had been ordered to pay a fine, but he didnt pay it.

einer Person/Bank (2000 Pfund)

They robbed a bank of 500,000.

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stehlen

/sentns (sbdy) t
tu jz n przn/

/sentns (sbdy) t

laf mprznmnt/

/sentns (sbdy) t de/

/stl (sthg) frm

(sbdy), ples)/

/ a place) (v)

jem. eine Geldbue auferlegen

jem. zu zwei Jahren Gefngnis

He sentenced him to two years in prison.

verurteilen
jem. zu lebenslanger

We felt they should be sentenced to life imprisonment.

Haft verurteilen
jem. zum Tode verurteilen

In some American states, they sentence people to death.

(etwas von jemandem/aus

They stole a famous painting from the gallery.

einem Ort) stehlen

Unit 11
Weather

Wetter

rain (n)

/ren/

Regen

Surprisingly, its the rain I most enjoy.

fine (adj)

/fan/

leicht

As it was warm, they didnt mind the fine rain.

heavy (adj)

/hev/

stark

Heavy rain has caused flooding in the north-west.

torrential (adj)

/trenl/

sintflutartig

We woke to the sound of torrential rain.

 showers (n)

/aUz/

(Regen-) Schauer

There will be showers in the south.

light (adj)

/lat/

leicht

You can expect some light showers by midday.

scattered (adj)

/sktd/

vereinzelt

Scattered showers will spread from coastal areas.

snow (adj)

/snU/

Schnee

Snow showers are common up on the hills.

sky (n)

/ska/

Himmel

The sky looks bright this morning.

clear (adj)

/kl/

klar

The sky was clear at last.

overcast (adj)

/Uvkst/

bedeckt

I think its going to rain the skys looking very overcast.

stormy (adj)

/stm/

strmisch

The painting shows a very stormy sky.

sea (n)

/s/

das Meer/die See

I love living near the sea.

calm (adj)

/km/

ruhig

The sea was beautifully calm when we set out.

choppy (adj)

/tp/

big

The sea near these rocks can be a bit choppy.

rough (adj)

/rf/

rauh

Im not going sailing on a rough sea.

wind (n)

/wnd/

Wind

Plants in our garden have to be protected from the wind.

gale-force (adj)

/gel fs/

orkanartig

There were gale-force winds last night.

light (adj)

/lat/

leicht

The light wind was a relief in the heat of the day.

strong (adj)

/str/

stark

Strong winds brought several trees down.

clouds (n)

/klaUdz/

Wolken

Clouds were gathering over the mountains.

angry-looking (adj)

/gr lUk/

dster

He likes angry-looking clouds in his photos.

storm (adj)

/stm/

Sturm-

Storm clouds threatened to ruin the picnic.

thick (adj)

/k/

dicht

The sun was hidden by thick clouds.

storm (n)

/stm/

Sturm

She was never frightened by storms.

electric (adj)

/lektrk/

+ storm = Gewitter

There was a spectacular electric storm.

severe (adj)

/sv/

heftig

We predict a very severe storm in the next few days.

violent (adj)

/valnt/

gewaltig

They hadnt expected such a violent storm.

sunshine (n)

/snan/

Sonnenschein

Sunshine always makes me feel happy.

brilliant (adj)

/brlnt/

strahlend

The sunshine was so brilliant that I needed sunglasses.

glorious (adj)

/glrs/

wunderbar, strahlend There was glorious sunshine when we looked out of the tent.

warm (adj)

/wm/

warm

Weather: Other vocabulary

The lambs are enjoying the warm sunshine.

Wetter: Andere Wrter

be struck by lightning (v)

/b strk ba latn/

vom Blitz getroffen werden

Several trees were struck by lightning.

flash of lightning (n)

/fl v latn/

Blitz

Suddenly there was a flash of lightning.

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gentle breeze (n)

/dentl brz/

leichte Brise

We appreciated the gentle breeze.

gust of wind (n)

/gst v wnd/

Windsto

A gust of wind knocked him off his feet.

hailstones (n)

/helstUnz/

Hagelkrner

China experienced huge hailstones a few years ago.

raindrops (n)

/rendrps/

Regentropfen

Raindrops started falling down the window.

snowflakes (n)

/snUfleks/

Schneeflocken

Our dog loves catching snowflakes on his nose.

its pouring with rain

/ts pr w ren/

es giet in Strmen

Im not going out if its pouring with rain.

weather forecast (n)

/we fkst/

Wetterbericht

Her husband does the weather forecast on TV.

Natural disasters

Naturkatastrophen

avalanche (n)

/vln/

Lawine

One small rock can start an avalanche.

drought (n)

/draUt/

Drre, groe Trockenheit

The area is severely affected by drought.

earthquake (n)

/kwek/

Erdbeben

She was visiting friends when an earthquake struck.

earth tremor (n)

/ trem/

Erschtterung, Beben

There was a small earth tremor in the UK.

flood (n)

/fld/

Flut

Its the worst flood in the countrys history.

hurricane (n)

/hrkn/

Hurrikan

The island was in the direct path of the hurricane.

tidal wave (n)

/tadl wev/

Flutwelle

Thousands died in the tidal wave.

tornado (n)

/tnedU/

Tornado

We were watching how tornadoes wrecked Oklahoma.

The environment

Die Umwelt

bottle bank (n)

/btl bk/

Flaschensammelstelle, -container We always take our bottles to the bottle bank.

carbon monoxide (n)

/kbn mnksad/

Kohlenmonoxid

cigarette butts (n)

/sgret bts/

Zigarettenstummel

conservation area (n)

/knsven er/ Naturschutzgebiet oder:

The levels of carbon monoxide are increasing in big cities.

I hate seeing cigarette butts on the floor.
The old mine was declared a conservation area.

unter Denkmalschutz
stehendes Gebiet
dog mess (n)

/dg mes/

drop litter (v)

/drp lt/ Abfall hinterlassen/auf

Hundekot

The beach gets covered in dog mess.

People who drop litter should be given a fine.

den Boden werfen

dump waste (v)

/dmp west/

Abfall entsorgen

endangered species (n)

/ndendd spz/

gefhrdete (Pflanzen-/Tier-) Art

We must protect endangered species.

exhaust fumes (n)

/gzst fjumz/

Abgase

He wears a mask to protect himself from exhaust fumes.

face extinction (v)

/fes kstkn/

vor der Ausrottung stehen

Many animals face extinction in the next fifty years.

Its illegal to dump waste here.

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global warming (n)

/glUbl wm/

globale Erwrmung

Were seeing climate change because of global warming.

greenhouse effect (n)

/grnhaUs fekt/

Treibhauseffekt

The greenhouse effect is already affecting Antarctica.

natural habitat (n)

/ntrl hbtt/

natrlicher Lebensraum

Natural habitats are being destroyed.

nature reserve (n)

/net rzv/

Naturschutzgebiet

Some animals are now only found in nature reserves.

nuclear power station (n)

/njukl paU sten/

Atomkraftwerk

We live near a nuclear power station.

oil slick (n)

/l slk/

lteppich, lschlick

A huge oil slick is threatening hundreds of sea birds.

ozone layer (n)

/UzUn le/

Ozonschicht

Scientists have detected holes in the ozone layer.

(air) pollution (n)

/e plun/

(Luft-) Verschmutzung

Were here to discuss the problem of pollution.

preserve wildlife (v)

/przv waldlaf/

die Tierwelt erhalten

I think more money should be spent on preserving wildlife.

raise awareness (v)

/rez wens/

das Bewusstsein schaffen

This leaflet is to raise awareness about the issue.

recycled paper (n)

/rsakld pep/ wiederaufbereitetes Papier,

rising sea levels (n)

/raz s levlz/

toxic effluent (n)

/tksk eflunt/ giftige Abwsser

Our project looked at toxic effluent.

unleaded petrol (n)

/nledd petrl/

I would only use a car that uses unleaded petrol.

My parents always buy recycled paper.

Altpapier
steigende Meeresspiegel
bleifreies Benzin

She gave a lecture about rising sea levels.

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Unit 12
Ways of cooking food

Zubereitungsarten fr Nahrungsmittel

bake (v)

/bek/

backen

Bake in the middle of the oven for an hour and a half.

boil (v)

/bl/

sieden, abkochen

Always boil water if you dont know whether its safe.

fry (v)

/fra/

in der Pfanne braten

Frying food isnt the healthiest way of cooking.

grill (v)

/grl/

grillen

Its better to grill things.

heat (v)

/ht/

erhitzen

If Im in a hurry, I heat something quickly in the microwave.

poach (v)

/pUt/

pochieren

I dont like fried eggs I always poach mine.

roast (v)

/rUst/

braten (im Ofen)

Meat should be roasted at a high temperature.

saut (v)

/sUte/

kurz anbraten

Saut the onions for five minutes.

stew (v)

/stju/

schmoren

We always stew meat if its tough.

toast (v)

/tUst/

toasten

Toast the almonds under the grill without letting them burn.

Adjectives for food

Adjektive fr Nahrungsmittel

bitter (adj)

/bt/

bitter

This coffee is too bitter without sugar.

bland (adj)

/blnd/

fad

Hospital food is often bland.

creamy (adj)

/krm/

cremig

Expensive ice-cream is always very creamy.

crunchy (adj)

/krnt/

knusprig

This fresh celery is very crunchy.

greasy (adj)

/grs/

fettig

I cant stand greasy chips.

heavy (adj)

/hev/

schwer

He fell asleep after the heavy meal.

hot (adj)

/ht/

hei

Be careful the soups very hot.

rich (adj)

/rt/

schwer, reichhaltig

Id rather have fruit than a rich pudding.

salty (adj)

/slt/

salzig

You need to drink lots if your food is too salty.

savoury (adj)

/sevr/

pikant I was only allowed to take savoury snacks to school, not sweets.

sickly (adj)

/skl/

ekelhaft

That sauce is really sickly.

sour (adj)

/saU/

sauer

The sour taste comes from the lemon in it.

spicy (adj)

/spas/

scharf

People in Britain eat more spicy food these days.

stodgy (adj)

/std/

pappig, fad

The food in our school canteen was really stodgy.

sweet (adj)

/swt/

s I prefer strawberries to raspberries because theyre sweeter.

tasteless (adj)

/testls/

geschmacklos

If you boil vegetables for too long, theyre tasteless.

tasty (adj)

/test/

schmackhaft, lecker

That dessert was very tasty, thank you.

Illnesses and injuries

Krankheiten und Verletzungen

black eye (n)

/blk a/

blaues Auge

Thats a nasty black eye.

bruise (n)

/bruz/

blauer Fleck, Bluterguss

He had a big purple bruise on his leg.

bruise (v)

/bruz/

sich einen blauen Fleck holen

Did you bruise your arm?

chest pain (n)

/test pen/

Schmerzen im Brustkorb

Chest pains are very frightening.

cold (n)

/kUld/

Erkltung I always get at least one cold in the winter, sometimes more.

cough (n)

/kf/

Husten There was a very loud cough in the middle of the concert.

earache (n)

/rek/

Ohrenschmerzen

ear infection (n)

/r nfekn/

Ohrenentzndung Shes got a bad ear infection so she cant come swimming.

flu (n)

/flu/

Grippe

Flu can be very serious for older people.

headache (n)

/hedek/

Kopfschmerzen

I get headaches if I read without my glasses.

heart attack (n)

/ht tk/

Herzinfarkt

He had a heart attack two years ago.

Do you get earache when a planes landing?

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high/low blood pressure (n)

/ha, lU bld pre/

hoher/niedriger Blutdruck

nose bleed (n)

/nUz bld/

Nasenbluten If you get a nose bleed, pinch it with two fingers until it stops.

runny nose (n)

/rn nUz/

Schnupfnase

The little boy had a runny nose.

(have a) sore throat (n)

/(hv) s rUt/

With such high blood pressure you should eat less salt.

heiser sein

She has a sore throat she can hardly speak.

sprained (ankle) (adj)

/sprend (kl)/

verstaucht(er Knchel)

Its just a badly sprained ankle but you havent broken it.

stomach ache (n)

/stmk ek/

Bauchschmerzen Of course he has a stomach ache after eating all those cakes!

toothache (n)

/tuek/

Zahnschmerzen

Treatment

I woke up with dreadful toothache.

Behandlung

cure sbdy of an illness (v)

/kjU (sbdy) v n lns/ jem. von einer Krankheit

These days doctors can cure you of most illnesses.

heilen
give sbdy a prescription (v) /gv (sbdy)

jem. ein (rztliches) Rezept

prskrpn/

abgeben

She gave me a prescription.

give sbdy an injection (v)

/gv (sbdy) n ndekn/

jem. eine Spritze geben

The nurse needed to give him an injection.

have ones arm/leg in

/hv wnz

den Arm/das Bein im

You cant ride a bike when you have your arm in plaster.

m, leg n plst/

plaster (v)
have an operation on

/hv n pren n/

Gips haben
eine Operation an/am

(part of body) (v)

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He had an operation on his back.

(Krperteil) haben

painkiller (n)

/penkl/

Schmerzmittel

They gave her painkillers.

pill (n)

/pl/

Pille

There was a full bottle of pills on that shelf.

ein Pflaster auf etwas tun

You should put a plaster on your finger.

jemandem Antibiotika

They only put people on antibiotics if theres a good reason.

put a plaster on sthg (v)

/pUt plstr n (sthg)/

put sbdy on antibiotics (v) /pUt (sbdy) n

ntbatks/
take some medicine (v)

/tek sm medsn/

take sbdys temperature (v) /tek (sbdys)

temprt/

treat sbdy for an

/trt (sbdy) fr n

illness/injury (v)

lns, ndr/

wrap a bandage round

/rp bndd raUnd/

(part of body) (v)

verordnen
Tabletten schlucken

I feel better because Ive taken some medicine.

Fieber messen bei jemanden

Hes just going to take your temperature.

eine Krankheit/Verletzung

They treated the footballer for an injury on the pitch.

von jemandem behandeln

einen Verband um
(Krperteil) anlegen

My father wrapped a bandage round my sprained wrist.

Health: Other vocabulary

Gesundheit: Andere Wrter

fit (adj)

/ft/

fit

He was feeling fit so he went for a run.

healthy (adj)

/hel/

gesund

Do you eat healthy food?

bleed (v)

/bld/

bluten

catch a cold (v)

/kt kUld/ sich eine Erkltung holen,

It was bleeding heavily.

Youll catch a cold if you dont put a coat on.

sich erklten
feel sick (v)

/fl sk/

einem bel sein

I feel sick can we stop?

heal (v)

/hl/

heilen

It should heal by itself.

hurt (v)

/ht/

schmerzen

Where does it hurt?

injure (v)

/nd/

verletzen

She injured her foot in the accident.

wound (v)

/wund/

verwunden

Three soldiers were wounded in the attack.

unfit (adj)

/nft/

nicht fit

Youre very unfit you need to take more exercise.

unhealthy (adj)

/nhel/

ungesund

Thats a very unhealthy diet.

unwell (adj)

/nwel/

unwohl, krank

My grandmas been feeling a little unwell.

well (adj)

/wel/

gesund

I hope you get well soon.

bank account (n)

/bk kaUnt/

Bankkonto

She opened a new bank account.

current account (n)

/krnt kaUnt/

Girokonto

Ive had a current account since I was 18.

savings account (n)

/sevz kaUnt/

Sparkonto They give you a free mobile phone if you open a savings account.

cashpoint machine (n)

/kpnt mn/

Geldautomat, Bancomat

Wheres the nearest cashpoint machine, please?

cheque book (n)

/tek bUk/

Scheckbuch

I need a new cheque book.

coins (n)

/knz/

Mnzgeld, Mnzen

The machine only takes coins.

credit card (n)

/kredt kd/

Kreditkarte

My credit card has been stolen and the thief has used it already.

currency (n)

/krns/

Whrung

Do you change currency here?

mortgage (n)

/mgd/

Hypothek We had to take out a bigger mortgage to buy this house.

overdraft (n)

/Uvdrft/

Kontoberziehung

He was worried about his huge overdraft.

personal loan (n)

/psnl lUn/

Privatkredit

She needed a personal loan to pay for the new kitchen.

pocket money (n)

/pkt mn/

Taschengeld

How much pocket money do you get per week?

Unit 13
Money

Geld

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rate of exchange (n)

/ret v kstend/

Wechselkurs My bank usually offers a better rate of exchange than airports.

rate of inflation (n)

/ret v nflen/

Inflationsrate

rate of interest (n)

/ret v ntrst/

Zinssatz Im not going to borrow from the bank at that rate of interest!

stock market (n)

/stk mkt/

Brse

He made all his money on the Wall Street stock market.

Kredit beantragen

We applied for a loan to buy a new car.

Money: Verbs

It depends on the rate of inflation.

Geld: Verben

apply for a loan (v)

/pla fr lUn/

be (seriously) in debt (v)

/b (srsl) n det/

(ernsthaft) verschuldet sein

Many students are in debt when they leave university.

be overdrawn (v)

/b Uvdrn/

das Konto berzogen haben

Im going to be overdrawn at the end of this month.

etwas von jem.

She borrowed a laptop from her friend.

borrow sthg from sbdy (v) /brU (sthg) frm

buy sthg on credit (v)

(sbdy)/
/ba (sthg) n kredt/

cash in an investment (v)

/k n n nvestmnt/ sich eine Anlage in bar

ausleihen/borgen
etwas auf Kredit kaufen

We bought things on credit when we first got married.

Think carefully before you cash in an investment.

ausbezahlen lassen
close a bank account (v)

/klUz bk kaUnt/

ein Bankkonto schlieen

Its much easier to close a bank account than to open one.

deposit / put money into

/dpzt, pUt mn

Geld auf ein Konto einzahlen

You can deposit money into an account by cash if you want.

an account (v)
have change for (10) (v)

ntu n kaUnt/

/hv tend f/ Kleingeld fr (10 Pfund)

She couldnt help she didnt have change for 10 either.

haben
inherit money (v)
invest (money) in sthg (v)

/nhert mn/

/nvest (mn) n (sthg)/

Geld erben

I inherited money from my grandparents.

(Geld) in etwas investieren

He asked people to invest in the business.

lend sthg to sbdy (v)

/lend (sthg) t (sbdy)/

jemandem etwas ausleihen

Dad said he wont lend the car to us ever again.

open a bank account (v)

/Upn bk kaUnt/

ein Bankkonto erffnen

Heres the form you need to open a bank account with us.

/U mn t (sbdy)/

jem. Geld schulden

I owed money to lots of people and I couldnt pay them.

/rpe lUn/

ein Darlehen zurckzahlen

It can take longer than you think to repay a loan.

fr/auf etwas sparen

Hes saving up for a guitar.

owe money to sbdy (v)

repay a loan (v)
save up for sthg (v)
sell sthg for (100) (v)

/sev p f (sthg)/

/sel (sthg) f/ etwas fr (100 Pfund)

She sold the camera for 60 on the Internet.

verkaufen
spend money on sthg (v)

/spend mn n (sthg)/

Geld fr etwas ausgeben

We like to spend money on holidays.

take/withdraw money

/tek, wdr mn

Geld vom Konto abheben

Ill need to withdraw money out of my savings account first.

out of an account (v)

aUt v n kaUnt/

take out a loan (v)

/tek aUt lUn/

ein Darlehen aufnehmen

Banks encourage you to take out a loan.

pay (v)

/pe/

bezahlen

Whos going to pay, you or me?

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a bill (n)

/ bl/

Rechnung

I need to pay a bill before next Thursday.

a fine (n)

/ fan/

Bue, Bugeld

She paid a fine rather than do community service.

by cheque

/ba tek/

mit Scheck

You can pay by cheque, no problem.

by credit card

/ba kredt kd/

mit Kreditkarte

Is it safe to pay by credit card on the Internet?

by direct debit

/ba drekt, darekt debt/ per Einzugsauftrag

Its cheaper to pay by direct debit.

in cash

/n k/

in bar

We prefer you to pay in cash.

tax (n)

/tks/

Steuern

Ill have to pay tax at the end of the year.

the rent (n)

/ rent/

die Miete

They didnt have enough money to pay the rent.

/pe (sbdy) f (sthg)/

(jem.) fr etwas bezahlen

She was happy to pay him for the work in the garden.

abstract painting (n)

/bstrkt pent/

abstrakte Malerei, abstraktes Bild I dont like abstract paintings.

art collector (n)

/t klekt/

Kunstsammler/-in

She had been a keen art collector for decades.

art/portrait gallery (n)

/t, ptret glr/

Kunst-/Portraitgallerie

His work is on show in the new portrait gallery.

artist (n)

/tst/

Knstler/-in

We studied famous artists at school.

exhibition (n)

/eksbn/

Ausstellung

Do you want to go to the modern art exhibition?

landscape (n)

/lndskep/

Landschaft

Landscapes are a very traditional form of art.

painter (n)

/pent/

Maler/-in

This is by one of the Dutch school of painters.

portrait (n)

/ptret/

Portrait

It was a remarkably good portrait for a child of his age.

priceless painting (n)

/prasls pent/

unbezahlbares Bild

Thieves have stolen a priceless painting from the gallery.

ballerina (n)

/blrn/

Ballerina

She had always wanted to be a ballerina.

ballet dancer (n)

/ble dns/

Balletttnzer/-in Billy Elliot was about a boy who wanted to be a ballet dancer.

choreographer (n)

/krgrf/

Choreograph/-in

The choreographer approached the ballet in a new way.

classical ballet (n)

/klskl ble/

klassisches Ballett

I learnt classical ballet when I was little.

modern ballet (n)

/mdn ble/

modernes Ballett

Have you ever seen modern ballet?

pay (sbdy) for sthg (v)

Unit 14
Art

Kunst

Ballet

Ballett

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Literature

Literatur
//

author (n)

Autor/-in The author was signing copies of her new book in the bookshop.

(auto)biography (n)

/(tU)bagrf/

(Auto)Biographie

Its a fascinating autobiography.

detective (adj)

/dtektv/

Detektiv-

He always takes detective stories on holiday.

historical (adj)

/hstrkl/

historisch

Do you read historical books?

romantic (adj)

/rUmntk/

romantisch

She cant stand romantic fiction.

novel (n)

/nvl/

Roman

At university I had to read three classical novels every week.

novelist (n)

/nvlst/

Romanschriftsteller/-in

It was won by a novelist that I hadnt heard of.

publisher (n)

/pbl/

Verlag

The publisher thought the book was very promising.

short story (n)

/t str/

Kurzgeschichte

There was a short story competition at our school.

writer (n)

/rat/

Schriftsteller/-in

I wonder if its lonely being a writer?

cellist (n)

/telst/

Cellist/-in

Pablo Casals was one of the worlds most famous cellists.

classical music (n)

/klskl mjuzk/

klassische Musik

My father only listens to classical music.

composer (n)

/kmpUz/

Komponist/-in

I dont like twentieth century composers very much.

concert hall (n)

/knst hl/

Konzertsaal

Hes raising money for a new concert hall.

conductor (n)

/kndkt/

Dirigent/-in

The conductor obviously loved his job.

musician (n)

/mjuzn/

Musiker/-in I read that some musicians take their instruments on holiday.

open-air concert (n)

/Upn e knst/

Open-Air Konzert

I sang in an open-air concert at the weekend.

orchestra (n)

/kstr/

Orchester

This piece is for a huge orchestra.

pianist (n)

/pnst/

Pianist/-in

We need a pianist for the end-of-term show.

violinist (n)

/valnst/

Geiger/-in

Violinists insure their hands for a lot of money.

opera house (n)

/pr haUs/

Opernhaus The Sydney opera house is one of the worlds great landmarks.

opera singer (n)

/pr s/

Opernsnger/-in

She was training to be an opera singer.

soprano (n)

/sprnU/

Sopran

I really liked the sopranos voice.

tenor (n)

/ten/

Tenor

Hes the best tenor in the choir.

Music

Opera

Sculpture

Musik

Oper

Bildhauerkunst

sculptor (n)

/sklpt/

Bildhauer/-in

The work of the Roman sculptors was magnificent.

stone (n)

/stUn/

Stein

It must be so difficult to work with stone.

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bronze (n)

/brnz/

Bronze

I think its made of bronze.

sculpture (n)

/sklpt/

Skulptur, Plastik

Its the finest sculpture in the museum.

statue (n)

/sttju/

Statue

Where are they going to put the new statue?

Act I Scene II (n)

/kt wn sn tu/

1.Akt 2.Szene

Please start reading from Act I Scene II.

actor (n)

/kt/

Schauspieler

Did you know that Hollywood actors sometimes go on strike?

actress (n)

/ktrs/

Schauspielerin

Shes my favourite actress in the whole film.

audience (n)

/dns/

Publikum

I was surprised that the audience wasnt bigger.

cast (n)

/kst/

Besetzung

There were several famous television stars in the cast.

director (n)

/drekt, darekt/

Regisseur/-in

Isnt he a famous director?

performance (n)

/pfmns/

Vorstellung

The performance finished early.

play (n)

/ple/

(Theater-)Stck

He didnt like the play very much.

playwright (n)

/plerat/ Dramatiker/-in,

Theatre

Theater

The playwright was in the audience on the first night.

Stckeschreiber
rehearsal (n)

/rhsl/

Probe

The rehearsal wasnt going very well.

stage (n)

/sted/

Bhne

They were preparing the stage when the lights went out.

Television

Fernsehen

cartoons (n)

/ktunz/

Trickfilme, Cartoons

Grow up and stop watching cartoons!

chat show (n)

/tt U/

Talkshow

There are sometimes some interesting guests on this chat show.

comedy (n)

/kmd/

Komdie

Did you see that new comedy last night?

current affairs (n)

/krnt fez/

aktuelle Nachrichten

He always watches current affairs.

detective series (n)

/dtektv srz/

Krimiserie

There are so many detective series on television at the moment.

documentary (n)

/dkjumentr/

Dokumentarfilm They watched a very interesting documentary about gorillas.

game show (n)

/gem U/

Gameshow

My uncle won 1,000 on a game show.

music (n)

/mjuzk/

Musik

She prefers channels with lots of music.

news broadcast (n)

/njuz brdkst/

Nachrichtensendung

Theres a news broadcast every two hours.

programme (n)

/prUgrm/

Sendung

What kind of programmes do you watch?

quiz show (n)

/kwz U/

Quizshow

You can learn useless information from a quiz show!

sitcom (n)

/stkm/

Sitcom

Theyre showing another American sitcom tonight.

soap opera (n)

/sUp pr/

Soap, Seifenoper

He was a child star in a soap opera.

sports (n)

/spts/

Sport

The satellite channels cover most sports.

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Animals
Birds

Tiere

Vgel

owl (n)

/aUl/

Eule

People say that owls are very wise.

peacock (n)

/pkk/

Pfau

Have you ever seen a peacock displaying its tail?

pigeon (n)

/pdn/

Taube

Pigeons were used to send messages.

sparrow (n)

/sprU/

Spatz

Theres a sparrow building a nest in our garden.

Farm animals

Tiere auf dem Bauernhof

cow (n)

/kaU/

Kuh

You see cows on the roads in India.

goat (n)

/gUt/

Ziege

Goats eat nearly anything they can find.

pig (n)

/pg/

Schwein

My grandfather used to keep pigs.

sheep (n)

/p/

Schaf

There are a lot of sheep on that farm.

/kd/

Kabeljau, Dorsch

Fishermen are worried about the numbers of cod.

shark (n)

/k/

Haifisch

Would you like to swim in a tank with sharks?

trout (n)

/traUt/

Forelle

He goes fishing for trout every weekend.

budgerigar (n)

/bdrg/

Wellensittich

My aunt had always had a budgerigar.

cat (n)

/kt/

Katze

Some people really hate cats.

dog (n)

/dg/

Hund

Weve thought about getting a dog.

goldfish (n)

/gUldf/

Goldfisch

Dont you think a goldfish is a boring pet?

hamster (n)

/hmst/

Hamster

I used to have a hamster when I was little.

parrot (n)

/prt/

Papagei

It must be fun having a parrot that can talk.

ant (n)

/nt/

Ameise

I lifted up the stone and saw hundreds of ants.

bee (n)

/b/

Biene

Youre a busy little bee today!

beetle (n)

/btl/

Kfer

My brother loved collecting tiny animals like beetles.

fly (n)

/fla/

Fliege

She wouldnt hurt a fly.

wasp (n)

/wsp/

Wespe

Dont run away its only a wasp!

Fish

Fische

cod (n)

Pets

Haustiere

Insects

Insekten

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Other animals

Andere Tiere

bat (n)

/bt/

Fledermaus

He was as blind as a bat.

bear (n)

/be/

Br

Have you seen bears catching fish?

fox (n)

/fks/

Fuchs

We think theres a fox in our garden at night.

frog (n)

/frg/

Frosch

His pond was very popular with frogs.

mouse (n)

/maUs/

Maus

They found a mouse in the kitchen.

rat (n)

/rt/

Ratte

Id be afraid to pick up a rat.

snake (n)

/snek/

Schlange

Could you spend a hour in a room full of snakes?

Parts of animals
Fish

Krperteile von Tieren

Fische

fin (n)

/fn/

Flosse

The most characteristic part of a shark is its fin.

gills (n)

/glz/

Kiemen

Fish breathe through their gills.

scales (n)

/skelz/

Schuppen

The scales feel quite rough.

tail (n)

/tel/

Schwanz

You dont eat the tail of a small fish.

Bird

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Vogel

beak (n)

/bk/

Schnabel

Birds sharpen their beaks on trees.

feathers (n)

/fez/

Federn

We found tiny feathers under the birds nest.

tail (n)

/tel/

Schwanz

They use their tails to balance.

wings (n)

/wz/

Flgel

It spread its wings and flew across the field.

claws (n)

/klz/

Krallen

Get those claws out of the sofa!

fur (n)

/f/

Pelz

Cats keep their fur very clean.

paws (n)

/pz/

Pfoten

I can feel her paws through the blanket.

tail (n)

/tel/

Schwanz

He caught his tail in the door.

whiskers (n)

/wskz/

Schnurrhaare

Cats use their whiskers to check whether a gap is big enough.

hooves (n)

/huvz/

Hufe

I could hear the sound of hooves coming down the lane.

mane (n)

/men/

Mhne

It had a beautiful flowing mane.

tail (n)

/tel/

Schwanz

She brushed his tail in time for the competition.

Cat

Katze

Horse

Pferd

Unit 15
Education: Schools

Ausbildung: Schulen

boarding school (n)

/bd skul/

Internat

He went to a boarding school when he was only 8.

comprehensive school (n)

/kmprhensv skul/

Gesamtschule

Did you go to a comprehensive school?

grammar school (n)

/grm skul/

Gymnasium

Many grammar schools were closed in the 1970s.

nursery school (n)

/nsr skul/ Kindergarten auch

There are many more nursery schools these days.

Kinderkrippe
primary school (n)

/pramr skul/

public school (n)

/pblk skul/ Privatschule (meist eine

Grund-, Volks-, Primarschule

My mum was a teacher at my primary school.

English public schools are actually private.

elitre Internatschule,
von staatlicher Einflussnahme
unabhngig)
secondary school (n)

/sekndr skul/

weiterfhrende Schule,

She started at secondary school last September.

Schule fr die Sekundarstufe

state school (n)

/stet skul/

staatliche Schule

We live near an excellent state school.

headteacher (n)

/hedtt/

Schulleiter/-in

The headteacher went to university with my dad.

pupil (n)

/pjupl/

Schler/-in

There are five new pupils in our class this term.

teacher (n)

/tt/

Lehrer/-in

Nobody liked the new music teacher.

Further education

Weiterfhrende Ausbildung

agricultural college (n)

/grkltrl kld/

Landwirtschaftsschule Many overseas students come to this agricultural college.

college of further

/kld v fr

Schule fr Weiterbildung

eduken/

education (n)
teacher training college (n)

/tt tren kld/

Shes going to teach at the college of further education.

Lehrer/-innenseminar

Did you enjoy teacher training college?

(open) university (n)

/(Upn) junvst/

(freie) Universitt

Hes studying with the open university.

graduate (n)

/grdut/

Hochschulabsolvent/-in

Graduates are finding it more difficult to get jobs.

lecturer (n)

/lektr/

Dozent/-in

Lecturers should be better paid.

postgraduate (n)

/pUstgrdut/

jemand, der seine Studien

Shes a postgraduate studying German literature.

nach dem ersten akademischen

Grad weiterfhrt, Postgraduierte/-r

professor (n)

/prfes/

Professor/-in

Theyve appointed a new professor of languages.

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student (n)

/stjudnt/

Student/-in

He was very lazy when he was a student.

undergraduate (n)

/ndgrdut/

(nicht graduierte/-r) Student/-in

The fees for undergraduates have increased.

Education: Subjects

Ausbildung: Fcher

art (n)

/t/

Kunst

Why were we forced to study art at school?

biology (n)

/bald/

Biologie

I think biology is a useful subject.

business studies (n)

/bzns stdz/

Betriebswirtschaftslehre My school didnt teach business studies when I was there.

chemistry (n)

/kemstr/

Chemie

design technology (n)

/dzan teknld/

Designtechnik, Designtechnologie Design technology is a more recent subject.

drama (n)

/drm/

Schauspielerei

He was very interested in drama at school.

economics (n)

/knmks/

Wirtschaft

I didnt start economics until I was at university.

games (n)

/gemz/

Spiele (im Sportunterricht)

We had games on a Friday afternoon.

geography (n)

/dgrf/

Geographie

She studied geography.

geology (n)

/dld/

Geologie

Geology is fascinating, but I prefer it as a hobby.

history (n)

/hstr/

Geschichte

History is taught in a more interesting way now.

home economics (n)

/hUm knmks/

Hauswirtschaftslehre

My mum says that home economics used to be called cookery.

humanities (n)

/hjumntz/

Geisteswissenschaften

I chose humanities because I didnt like biology or chemistry.

information technology (n)

/nfmen teknld/

Informatik There arent enough places on information technology courses.

law (n)

/l/

Rechtswissenschaft

literature (n)

/ltrt/

Literatur I didnt enjoy the modern literature that we had to study.

maths (n)

/ms/

Mathematik

Why do so many people hate maths?

modern languages (n)

/mdn lgwdz/

moderne Sprachen

Its better to begin modern languages at primary school.

music (n)

/mjuzk/

Musik

Music is interesting, but music theory can be boring.

philosophy (n)

/flsf/

Philosophie

British schools dont teach philosophy.

physical education (n)

/fzkl edjuken/

Sport/Turnen

Physical education is important to develop a healthy lifestyle.

physics (n)

/fzks/

Physik

He found physics more useful than chemistry.

religious education (n)

/rlds edjuken/

Religionslehre

Is religious education compulsory in your country?

science (n)

/sans/

Wissenschaft(liche Fcher)

They teach general science at primary school.

sociology (n)

/sUsld/

Soziologie

The college is running a new course in sociology.

She was very bad at chemistry.

Its difficult to get into university to study law.

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Qualifications
GCSEs (n)

Qualifikationen
/d s es z/

etwa der mittleren Reife/dem

Schweizer Sekundarschulabschluss

entsprechender Abschluss

A Levels (n)

/e levlz/ etwa dem Abitur/der Matura

My cousin is doing 10 GCSEs.

Some people say A Levels are easier now, but thats not fair!

entsprechender Schulabschluss
degree (n)

/dgr/ akademischer

She finished her degree last year.

Grad/Hochschulabschluss

BA

/b e/

Bachelor of Arts

He has a BA from Exeter University.

MA

/em e/

Master of Arts

An MA is the first qualification from a Scottish university.

MSc

/em es s/

Master of Science

Shes studying for her MSc.

PhD

/p et d/ Doktortitel

It can take several years to finish a PhD.

(ursprnglich: Doktor
der Philosophie)

Education: Verbs
revise for (an exam)

Ausbildung: Verben
/rvaz fr (n gzm)/

do/sit/take (an exam) /du, st, tek

resit (an exam)
pass (an exam)
fail (an exam)

(n gzm)/
/rst (n gzm)/
/ps (n gzm)/
/fel (n gzm)/

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sich auf (eine Prfung) vorbereiten Please be quiet Im revising for an exam.
(eine Prfung) machen,

Hes sitting his GCSEs this summer.

schreiben
(eine Prfung) wiederholen

I might have to resit maths in November.

(eine Prfung) bestehen

Youve passed well done!

durchfallen (bei einer Prfung)

I dont think any of you will fail.

Phrasal verb list

The Coursebook unit(s) in which the phrasal verb occurs is represented by the number(s) in brackets.
Verbs marked with an asterisk*
With these verbs the noun is usually used after the particle. The pronoun, however, must be used before the particle.
Phrasal verb

Meaning

blow sthg up (9)

/blU (sthg) p/

destroy sthg with an explosion

break down (4)

/brek daUn/

stop working

bring a child up (6)

/br tald p/

raise

call for sthg (12)

/kl f (sthg)/

demand, request

carry on with sthg (5)

/kr n w (sthg)/

continue doing

catch on (9)

/kt n/

become popular

cheer sbdy/yourself up (1/7)

/t (sbdy), jself p/

make sbdy/yourself feel happier

come across sthg (7/14)

/km krs (sthg)/

encounter/find by chance

come down with an illness (7)

/km daUn w n lns/

get an illness

come into money (13)

/km nt mn/

inherit

come round (7)

/km raUnd/

come to your house

come up (7)

/km p/

a) be mentioned or discussed

come up with an idea (7)
cut down on sthg (7)
cut sthg or sbdy off (14)
cut sthg out (15)
do away with sthg (15)
do sthg up (13/14)

/km p w n ad/
/kt daUn n (sthg)/

/kt (sthg/sbdy) f/
/kt (sthg) aUt/

/du we w (sthg)/

couldnt do without sthg (13)

think of and suggest an idea

reduce the amount you drink/eat etc
separate or isolate
stop doing/eating etc sthg
get rid of/destroy

/du (sthg) p/ a) fasten, button up clothes

could do with sthg (13)

b) arise or appear (in a class/an exam/a meeting)

/kUd du w (sthg)/

/kUdnt du waUt (sthg)/

b) repair, redecorate or modernize a building or room

need, would like
need sthg in order to survive or perform a job or task

dress up as sthg/sbdy (9)

/dres p z (sthg/sbdy)/

put on different clothes in order to disguise yourself

*eat up time/money (14)

/t p tam, mn/

use or consume in great quantities

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fall for a trick (10)

fall for sbdy (6)
fall out with sbdy (6)

/fl fr trk/
/fl f (sbdy)/

/fl aUt w (sbdy)/

be deceived by
fall in love with
argue with sbdy and stop being friendly with them

find sthg out (10)

/fand (sthg) aUt/

discover

fit a building out (8)

/ft bld aUt/

provide a building with everything that will be needed

get away (for the weekend) (1)

/get we f wkend/

go away for a period of time for a break/a holiday

get away from sbdy/a place (1)

get away with sthg (10)
get round sbdy (10)

/get we frm (sbdy/a place)/

/get we w (sthg)/
/get raUnd (sbdy)/

escape
not be punished for doing sthg
persuade sbdy to allow you to do sthg by charming them

get sbdy down (1)

/get (sbdy) daUn/

make unhappy/depress

get by (1/14)

/get ba/

manage to survive/live

get on with sbdy (6)

get on with sthg (14)
get over sthg (1)
get over sbdy (6)
get through sthg (14)
get up to sthg (6)

/get n w (sbdy)/

/get n w (sthg)/
/get Uv (sthg)/

/get Uv (sbdy)/

/get ru (sthg)/

/get p t (sthg)/

have a good relationship with

start or continue doing sthg (especially work)
recover from
recover after the end of a relationship with sbdy
manage to survive a difficult experience or period of time
do things you know you shouldnt

give sbdy away (9)

/gv (sbdy)) we/

show sbdys true nature or identity

give secrets away (9)

/gv skrts we/

reveal

give sthg back to sbdy (9)

/gv (sthg) bk t (sbdy)/

return sthg to sbdy

give homework in (9)

/gv hUmwk n/

hand to the teacher

give in (to sbdys requests) (9)

/gv n, gv n t (sbdys) rkwests/

agree to sthg you do not want to

*give off a smell (9)

/gv f smel/

produce and send into the air

*give out information (9)

/gv aUt nfmen/

announce or broadcast information

*give paper, books out (9)

/gv pep, bUks aUt/

distribute to a group of people

give sthg up (5/9/14)

/gv (sthg) p/

stop doing

go out with sbdy (6)

/gU aUt w (sbdy)/

have a romantic relationship with sbdy

grow up (6)

/grU p/

slowly become an adult

hand sthg out (4)

hang out with sbdy (10)

/hnd (sthg) aUt/

/h aUt w (sbdy)/

give sthg to everyone in a group

spend time with sbdy, doing nothing in particular

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head for (a place) (8)

hold sbdy back (5)
let sbdy down (6)
let sbdy off (10)

/hed f, f/

/hU (sbdy) bk/

/let (sbdy) daUn/

prevent sbdy from making progress

disappoint

/let (sbdy) f/ give sbdy a lighter punishment than they expected (or not

look after sbdy (1)

go towards

punish at all)

/lUk ft (sbdy)/

take care of

look for sthg (5)

/lUk f (sthg)/

try to find

look forward to sthg (1)

/lUk fwd tu, t/

feel happy about sthg that is going to happen

look into sthg (10)

look up to sbdy (6)

/lUk ntu, nt (sthg)/

/lUk p t (sbdy)/

investigate
admire and respect

make sthg out (9/13)

/mek (sthg) aUt/

see, hear or understand sbdy/sthg with difficulty

make out (13)

/mek aUt/

pretend, claim falsely that sthg is true

make up for sthg (8/9)

make sthg up (10/13)

/mek p f (sthg)/
/mek (sthg) p/

compensate for
invent

make (it) up (13)

/mek t) p/

become friends again

move on (5)

/muv n/

change to a different job, activity or place

move out (7)

/muv aUt/

stop living in a house or flat

own up to sthg (10)

/Un p t (sthg)/

admit to doing sthg

pass out (2)

/ps aUt/

lose consciousness

pick sbdy up (10)

/pk (sbdy) p/

meet/collect sbdy (eg at the station/from school)

pull up (4)

/pUl p/

slow down and stop

put money aside (11)

/pUt mn sad/

save money for a future occasion

*put forward a plan/

/pUt fwd pln,

suggest for consideration

proposal/an explanation (11)

put an event off (11)
put sbdy off (11)
put sbdy off doing sthg (11)

prpUzl, n eksplnen/
/pUt n vent f/
/pUt (sbdy) f/

/pUt (sbdy) f du (sthg)/

postpone
distract
discourage

/pUt (sbdy) f (sbdy) els/

cause to dislike

put clothes on (1/11)

/pUt klUz n/

place on your body

put the radio/TV on (11)

/pUt redU, tv n/

start sthg working

put weight on (11)

/pUt wet n/

increase

put sbdy off sbdy else (11)

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*put on an event/a show (9)

/pUt n n vent, U/

organize an event

put a cigarette out (11)

/pUt sgret aUt/

extinguish

put your hand up (11)

/pUt j hnd p/

lift into the air

put prices up (11)

/pUt prasz p/

increase

put posters up (11)

/pUt pUstz p/

fix to a wall or a board

put sbdy up for the night (11)

put up with sbdy/sthg (8)

/pUt (sbdy) p f nat/

/pUt p w (sbdy/sthg)/

accommodate
tolerate

run out of sthg (10)

/rn aUt v (sthg)/

use up (eg money, petrol, time)

set off (4/11)

/set f/

start a journey

set a company up (5/13)

/set p kmpn/

establish/start

show off (10)

/U f/

try to impress people by telling or showing them what you are

sign up for sthg (11/15)
splash out on sthg (7)
split up with sbdy (6)
take after sbdy (4)

take homework/books in (4)
take sbdy in (10)
take sbdy on (4)
take over from sbdy (4)
take sthg over (14)

capable of

/san p f (sthg)/

/spl aUt n (sthg)/

/splt p w (sbdy)
/tek ft (sbdy)/

/tek hUmwk, bUks n/
/tek (sbdy) n/

/tek (sbdy) n/

/te Uv frm (sbdy)/

/tek (sthg) Uv/

sign a document showing your intent(on to do sthg (eg a course)

buy sthg expensive
end a relationship with
resemble a member of your family in appearance, behaviour or
character
collect from students
trick or deceive sbdy
employ
replace, take responsibility from sbdy
take control of

take to sbdy/sthg (4)

/tek t (sbdy/sthg)/

start to like, especially after only a short time

*take up a challenge/an offer (14)

/tek p tlnd, n f/

accept

*take up a new sport/hobby (2/4)

/tek p nju spt, hb/

start doing

*take up time/space (4/14)

/tek p tam, spes/

use, fill or occupy

tell sbdy off (6)

/tel (sbdy) f/

speak angrily to sbdy who has done sthg wrong

throw sthg away (14)

/rU (sthg) we/

get rid of sthg you do not need any more

turn back (15)

/tn bk/

return towards the place you started from

turn sbdy/sthg down (15)

turn (sthg) into sthg (15)

/tn (sbdy/sthg) daUn/

/tn (sthg) nt (sthg)/

reject or refuse
(cause sthg to) become sthg different

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turn off (a road) (15)

turn sthg off (15)

/tn f rUd)/
/tn (sthg) f/

leave one road in order to continue on another

disconnect

turn sthg on (15)

/tn (sthg) n/

connect

turn out (15)

/tn aUt/

be discovered/become known

turn sthg out (15)

/tn (sthg) aUt/

disconnect

turn up (15)

/tn p/

arrive, usually unexpectedly, early or late

work sthg out (8)

work sthg out (12)

/wk (sthg) aUt/

/wk (sthg) aUt/

think about and plan

calculate

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Lexical phrase list

Come (Unit 7)
come as a big shock

/km z bg k/

ein groer Schock sein

The accident came as a big shock.

come as a dreadful shock

/km z dredfl k/

ein furchtbarer Schock sein

Her exam result will come as a dreadful shock.

come as a great shock

/km z gret k/

ein Riesenschock sein

His remark came as a great shock.

come as a nasty shock

/km z nst k/

ein bser Schock sein

The bill for this meal is going to come as a nasty shock.

come as a terrible shock

/km z terbl k/

ein furchtbarer Schock sein

Your decision has come as a terrible shock to everybody.

come as an enormous relief

/km z n nms rlf/ eine enorme Erleichterung sein

come as a great relief

/km z gret rlf/

come as a welcome relief

/km z welkm rlf/ eine willkommene

The phone call came as an enormous relief.

eine sehr groe Erleichterung sein Itll come as a great relief to her.
Even light rain comes as a welcome relief in the desert.

Erleichterung sein

come as no surprise

/km z nU spraz/

einen nicht berraschen

This will come as no surprise to you Im leaving.

come as a big surprise

/km z bg spraz/

eine groe berraschung sein

I dont want this to come as a big surprise.

come as a great surprise

/km z gret spraz/

eine Riesenberraschung sein

The secret holiday he had booked came as a great surprise.

eine vllige berraschung sein

Their visit came as a complete surprise.

come as a complete surprise /km z kmplt

spraz/
come as a pleasant surprise /km z pleznt

eine angenehme

spraz/

It came as a pleasant surprise that shed been promoted.

berraschung sein

come in handy

/km n hnd/

sich als ntzlich erweisen

Take this with you itll come in handy.

come into fashion

/km nt fn/

in Mode kommen

Flared trousers have come into fashion again.

come on

/km n/

sich einschalten lassen

The television wont come on!

come to an agreement

/km tu n grmnt/

sich einigen

We will have to come to an agreement soon.

come to a decision

/km tu dsn/

keinen Entschluss fassen

Theyve come to a decision.

come to an end

/km tu n end/

enden

Im sorry but this relationship has come to an end.

come to harm

/km t hm/

Schaden davontragen

Dont worry she wont come to harm.

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come to nothing

/km t n/ sich auflsen, nichts

All his efforts came to nothing as the boat sank.

daraus werden
come to power

/km t paU/

an die Macht kommen

When did the last Chinese emperor come to power?

come to the conclusion that /km t knklun t/ zum Schluss kommen, dass

Ive come to the conclusion that this is taking too long.

come to (20)

With the wine as well, that comes to 20.

/km t twent paUndz)/ (20 Pfund) machen, sich auf

(20 Pfund) belaufen

come to terms with sthg

/km t tmz w (sthg)/ sich mit etwas abfinden

Hes never come to terms with losing her.

come true

/km tru/

wahr werden

Do you think dreams come true?

do a course

/du ks/

einen Kurs absolvieren

She wants to give up her job and do a course instead.

do a deal

/du dl/

einen Handel eingehen

After much discussion, they did a deal.

do a degree

/du dgr/ einen Studien-/

Do (Unit 13)
Im going to do a degree in History.

Universittsabschluss machen
do a job

/du db/

einen Beruf ausben

Its hard when youve been doing a job for that long.

do an exercise

/du n ekssaz/

eine bung machen

If youre still having problems, do an exercise from the Workbook.

do business with sbdy

/du bzns w (sbdy)/ Geschfte machen mit

She refuses to do business with them.

jemandem
do damage

/du dmd/

Schaden anrichten

The storm did great damage to the houses along our street.

do nothing

/du n/

nichts tun

I have to help I cant just do nothing.

do some research

/du sm rst/ recherchieren,

Were going to do some research before we buy one.

Erkundigungen anstellen
do sbdy a favour

/du (sbdy) fev/

jemandem einen Gefallen tun

Could you do me a favour, please?

do the cooking

/du kUk/

kochen

Ill do the cooking if you want.

do the housework

/du haUswk/

den Haushalt machen/besorgen

I hate doing the housework, but it has to be done.

do the ironing

/du an/

bgeln

She usually does the ironing on Saturdays.

do the shopping

/du p/

den Einkauf erledigen

If you do the shopping in the evenings, the shops are less busy.

do the washing

/du w/

Kleider waschen

He can do the washing when the programme finishes.

do the washing up

/du w p/

den Abwasch machen/erledigen The worst part of a lovely meal is doing the washing up.

do your best

/du j best/

sein Bestes tun/geben

do your homework

/du j hUmwk/ sie Hausaufgaben

erledigen/machen

Do your best you cant do any more.

You must do your homework before you go out.

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Get (Unit 1)
get angry

/get gr/

wtend werden

You wont like me when I get angry.

get bored

/get bd/

sich langweilen

The children get bored when its raining.

get excited

/get ksatd/

ganz aufgeregt sein

My dog gets excited when visitors arrive.

get upset

/get pset/

sich beunruhigen

Dont get upset itll be OK.

get a cold

/get kUld/

sich erklten

I think Im getting a cold.

get a headache

/get hedek/

Kopfschmerzen bekommen

She started getting a headache nearly every day.

get the flu

/get flu/

Grippe bekommen

My grandma got the flu last winter.

get a job

/get db/ einen Job/eine Stelle

Its time you got a job.

bekommen

get a (good/bad)
mark in an exam
get a (good/bad)
mark for a piece of work

/get gUd, bd)

eine (gute/schlechte) Note

mk n n gzm/

/get gUd, bd)

You have to revise if you want to get a good mark in an exam.

in einer Prfung bekommen

eine (gute/schlechte) Note

mk fr ps v wk/

He hates getting a bad mark for a piece of work.

fr eine Arbeit bekommen

get back

/get bk/

zurckkommen

What time will you get back?

get (back) home

/get bk) hUm/

(wieder) nach Hause kommen

I enjoyed the holiday but its great to get back home.

get better

/get bet/

sich wieder besser fhlen

I hope you get better soon.

get older

/get Uld/

lter werden

Hes scared of getting older.

get worse

/get ws/

schlimmer werden

The problems getting worse.

get dressed

/get drest/

sich anziehen

Quick, get dressed or youll be late for school.

get engaged

/get ngedd/

sich verloben

My sister got engaged last year.

get married

/get mrd/

heiraten

Theyre getting married in the Caribbean.

get divorced

/get dvst/

sich scheiden lassen

Sadly, they got divorced a few years ago.

get going

/get gU/

sich auf den Weg machen

Wed better get going bye!

get help

/get help/

Hilfe holen

I cant reach him can you get help quickly?

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get in touch with sbdy

/get n tt w (sbdy)/ sich mit jemandem in

He got in touch with her after twenty years.

Verbindung setzen
get in (a car/taxi)

/get n/ in (ein Auto/ein Taxi)

They got in a car and drove off.

einsteigen
get out of (a car/taxi)

/get aUt v/ aus (einem Auto/einem Taxi)

Have you tried getting out of a taxi in a wedding dress?

aussteigen
get into trouble

/get nt trbl

rger bekommen, in

w pls)/

(with the police)

They were always getting into trouble with the police.

Schwierigkeiten geraten

(mit der Polizei)

get into the habit of

/get nt hbt v
du (sthg)/

doing sthg
get out of the habit of

/get aUt v hbt v

sich (etwas) angewhnen

nicht mehr tun, sich

du (sthg)/

doing sthg

Ive got into the habit of getting up early.

Shes got out of the habit of cooking good food.

abgewhnen

get on (a bus/train/plane)

/get n/ in (einen Bus/einen Zug/ein

Id love to see you get on a train and come over!

Flugzeug) einsteigen
get off (a bus/train/plane)

/get f/ aus (einem Bus/einem

Have you ever got off a train at the wrong station?

Zug/einem Flugzeug)
aussteigen

get paid

/get ped/

bezahlt werden

We get paid at the end of the month.

get ready (for work/

/get red/

sich (fr die Arbeit/die Schule/

It takes me a long time to get ready for work on Mondays.

school/Christmas)
get rid of (sthg/sbdy)
get sbdy down
get sthg (for Christmas/
your birthday)
get sthg from a shop

Weihnachten) fertig machen

/get rd v (sthg/sbdy)/
/get (sbdy) daUn/

/get (sthg) f krsms,

j bde/

(etwas/jemanden) loswerden

Please will you get rid of those muddy old shoes?

jemanden deprimieren

Her constant complaining really gets me down.

etwas (zu Weihnachten/zum

He got several DVDs for his birthday.

Geburtstag) bekommen

/get (sthg) frm p/ etwas in einem Geschft

I got this from a shop in High Street.

bekommen
get sbdy to help you

/get (sbdy) t help ju/ arrangier(n, dass jemand

einem hilft

Why dont you get somebody to help you?

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get started

/get sttd/ einen Anfang machen,

The CD ROM explains how to get started.

anfangen
get the (bus/train/plane)

/get (bs, tren, plen)/ (den Bus/den Zug/das

get the chance to do sthg

/get tns t du (sthg)/ die Mglichkeit haben,

The cars not working so hes getting the bus.

Flugzeug) nehmen
Ive got the chance to work for myself.

etwas zu tun
get the dinner ready
get time to do sthg

/get dn red/

/get tam t du (sthg)/

das Abe(dessen (fertig) machen He got the dinner ready for 8 oclock.
die Zeit finden, etwas zu tun

Do you get time to relax at the weekend?

get to (school/work/a place) /get t (skul, wk)/ (in der Schule/an der Arbeit/an What time do they have to get to school?
einem Ort) ankommen
get to sleep

/get t slp/

einschlafen

I couldnt get to sleep for ages last night.

Give (Unit 9)
give a broad smile

/gv brd smal/

strahlend lcheln

She gave a broad smile when she saw them.

give a deep sigh

/gv dp sa/

einen tiefen Seufzer ausstoen

He gave a deep sigh but finally agreed.

give a lengthy speech

/gv le spt/

eine lange Rede halten

Im hoping hes not going to give a lengthy speech.

give a nervous laugh

/gv nvs lf/

nervs lachen

She gave a nervous laugh and left the room.

give a party

/gv pt/

eine Party geben

Were going to give a party in the summer.

give a piercing scream

/gv ps skrm/ einen durchdringenden

It gave a piercing scream and disappeared.

Schrei ausstoen
give an example

/gv n gzmpl/

ein Beispiel geben

Its more helpful if the book gives an example.

give an impressive

/gv n mpresv

eine beeindruckende

She gave an impressive performance on the piano.

performance
give an open-air concert
give sbdy a blank look

pfmns/

/gv n Upn e knst/

Darbietung zum Besten geben

ein Open-Air-Konzert geben

/gv (sbdy) blk lUk/ jemanden mit einem

They gave an open-air concert in the park.

Dont give me such a blank look all the time!

ausdruckslosen Blick ansehen

give sbdy a call
give sbdy a hand
give sbdy an idea
give sbdy an injection
(Unit 12)

/gv (sbdy) kl/

/gv (sbdy) hnd/

/gv (sbdy) n ad/

/gv (sbdy) n ndekn/

jemanden anrufen

If you hear from them, give me a call.

jemandem helfen

Could you give me a hand, please?

jemanden auf eine Idee bringen

That gives me an idea.

jemandem eine Spritze geben

Im just going to give you an injection.

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give sbdy a lift

/gv (sbdy) lft/ jemanden mit dem Auto

Well give you a lift on Saturday.

mitnehmen
give sbdy a nasty shock

/gv (sbdy) nst k/ jemandem einen bsen

The fall gave him a nasty shock.

Schreck einjagen
give sbdy a pleasant surprise /gv (sbdy) pleznt
spraz/

give sbdy a tender kiss

jemandem eine angenehme

The extra days holiday gave everyone a pleasant surprise.

berraschung bereiten

/gv (sbdy) tend ks/ jemandem einen zrtlichen

They gave each other a tender kiss.

Kuss geben
give sbdy expert advice

/gv (sbdy) ekspt dvas/ jemandem fachkundige

We can give you expert advice on this problem.

Beratung geben
give sbdy full details

/gv (sbdy) fUl dtelz/ jemandem die genauen

Shell give you full details next week.

Details bekannt geben

give sbdy great pleasure

/gv (sbdy) gret ple/ jemandem eine groe

It gives me great pleasure to announce our engagement.

Freude sein
give sbdy my best regards /gv (sbdy) ma best
rgdz/

give sbdy permission

/gv (sbdy) pmn t

du (sthg)/

to do sthg
give sbdy a prescription
(Unit 12)
give sbdy the
impression that

jemanden herzlich gren

Give him my best regards.

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lassen
jemandem die Erlaubnis

I gave them permission to stay out late.

erteilen, etwas zu tun

/gv (sbdy) prskrpn/ jemandem ein rztliches

He was given a prescription.

Rezept ausstellen

vermitteln, dass

/gv (sbdy) mpren t/ jemandem den Eindruck

I dont want to give you the impression that its boring.

Have (Unit 6)
have a dance/a bop

/hv dns, bp/

abtanzen

Its ages since weve had a bop at college.

have a go at doing sthg

/hv gU t du (sthg)/etwas ausprobieren

I wanted to have a go at skiing on holiday.

have a good time

/hv gUd tam/

We had a good time.

have a (headache/sore throat) /hv (hedek, s

rUt)/

Spa haben

(Kopfschmerzen/Halsschmerzen) The soprano has a sore throat so she cant sing tonight.
haben

have a laugh

/hv lf/

ber etwas lachen

They had a laugh about it afterwards.

have a look

/hv lUk/

nachschauen

I couldnt find it can you have a look?

have a relationship

/hv rlenp/

eine Beziehung haben

I think she had a relationship with her boss.

have a serious effect on

/hv srs fekt

n (sbdy/sthg)/

sbdy/sthg
have a negative effect

ernsthafte Auswirkungen

haben auf jemanden/etwas

/hv negtv

negative Auswirkungen haben

fekt n (sbdy/sthg)/

on sbdy/sthg

Drugs have a serious effect on people.

Being too strict has a negative effect on teenagers.

auf jemanden/etwas

have a strong influence

/hv str

have an important

jemanden/etwas erheblich

nfluns n (sbdy/sthg)/

Did anyone have an important influence on you?

beeinflussen

/hv gUd nfluns

einen guten Einfluss auf

n (sbdy/sthg)/

on sbdy/sthg

Her father had a strong influence on her.

auf jemanden/etwas

/hv n mptnt

influence on sbdy/sthg
have a good influence

einen starken Einfluss haben

nfluns n (sbdy/sthg)/

on sbdy/sthg

His new friend has had a good influence on him.

jemanden/etwas haben

have a wash

/hv w/

sich waschen

Hell need to have a wash before we go out.

have an insight into sthg

/hv n nsat nt (sthg)/

Einblick in etwas haben

She had an insight into the way things worked there.

have an operation on

/hv n pren n/

an einem Krperteil

I had an operation on my knee.

(part of your body)

have difficulty (in)
doing sthg

operiert werden

/hv dfklt n) du

Schwierigkeiten haben,

(sthg)/

We had difficulty in finding this place.

etwas zu tun

have fun

/hv fn/

Spa haben

I hope you have fun.

have ones arm/leg in

/hv wnz m, leg

den Arm/das Bein im

He cant do much because he has his arm in plaster.

plaster (Unit 12)

have problems doing sthg

have sthg in common

have sympathy for sbdy

n plst/

Gips haben

/hv prblmz du (sthg)/

/hv (sthg) n kmn/

/hv smp f (sbdy)/

Probleme beim ... haben/

Probleme dabei haben,

etwas zu tun

She had problems opening a bank account abroad.

etwas gemeinsam haben

We didnt really have anything in common.

Mitgefhl fr jemanden haben

I had sympathy for them but I couldnt help.

have the power to do sthg

/hv paU t du (sthg)/ die Fhigkeit haben, etwas

You have the power to change your life.

zu tun
have the energy to do sthg
have the strength to do sthg

/hv end t du (sthg)/

/hv stre t du (sthg)/

have the authority to do sthg /hv rt t

du (sthg)/

die Energie haben, etwas zu tun

I dont have the energy to stay up late any more.

die Kraft haben, etwas zu tun

He didnt have the strength to carry on.

die Befugnis haben, etwas zu tun

We have the authority to expel him from school.

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have (no) time to do sthg /hv nU) tam t du

(sthg)/

(keine) Zeit haben, etwas zu tun He had no time to change money before the plane left.

have a tooth taken out
have a tooth filled

/hv tu tekn aUt/

(/hv tu fld/

einen Zahn ziehen lassen

Ive got to have a tooth taken out.

einen Zahn plombieren lassen

Hes having a tooth filled on Tuesday.

have sthg repaired

/hv (sthg) rped/

etwas reparieren lassen

They had the car repaired last week.

have your (ear/nose) pierced /hv j (, nUz) pst/ sich das Ohr/die Nase piercen

He had his ear pierced on his 50th birthday.

lassen

have your hair cut

/hv j he kt/

sich die Haare schneiden lassen

You need to have your hair cut its too long for school.

have your hair done

/hv j he dn/

sich frisieren lassen

Im having my hair done on Friday.

have your hair dyed

/hv j he dad/

sich die Haare frben lassen

He had his hair dyed pink when he was a teenager.

have your head shaved

/hv j hed evd/

have your house broken into /hv j haUs brUkn

sich den Kopf rasieren lassen

She had to have her head shaved for the operation.

bei jemandem wird (ins Haus)

They had their house broken into on Sunday.

ntu/

eingebrochen

have your photo taken

/hv j fUtU tekn/

have your tonsils taken out

/hv j tnslz tekn aUt/ sich die Mandeln herausoperieren I had my tonsils taken out when I was little.

sich fotografieren lassen

She hates having her photo taken.

lassen

Its got/It has nothing to
do with you.

/ts gt n t du w ju/Das hat nichts mit dir zu tun.

Can I have it back please?

/kn a hv t bk plz/ Kann ich es bitte zurckhaben?

What has she got on?

/wt hz gt n/

(= What is she wearing?)

This issue has nothing to do with you.

I lent you that can I have it back please?

Was hat sie an? (= Was trgt sie?) I havent seen her yet what has she got on?

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Make (Unit 13)

make a cake

/mek kek/

einen Kuchen backen

I think Ill make a cake this afternoon.

make a complaint

/mek kmplent/

sich beschweren

Hes going to make a complaint.

make a cup of tea

/mek kp v t/

eine Tasse Tee machen

She went to make a cup of tea.

make a choice

/mek ts/

auswhlen/eine Wahl treffen

Weve got to make a choice between these two cars.

make a decision

/mek dsn/

eine Entscheidung treffen

Do you like making a decision about something important?

make a film

/mek flm/

einen Film machen

We made a film at university.

make a loss

/mek ls/

Verlust machen

The company made a loss last year.

make a mess

/mek mes/

Unordnung machen

The children have made a mess in the living room.

make a mistake

/mek mstek/

einen Fehler machen

Im sorry, Ive made a mistake.

make a noise

/mek nz/

ein Gerusch machen

The ghost made a noise when it appeared.

make a phone call

/mek fUn kl/

telefonieren

Im going to make a phone call.

make a plan

/mek pln/

einen Plan machen

Lets make a plan.

make a profit

/mek prft/

Profit machen

Shes hoping to make a profit this year.

make a promise

/mek prms/

ein Versprechen geben

If you make a promise, you mustnt break it.

make a speech

/mek spt/

eine Rede halten

Hes got to make a speech at the wedding.

make a will

/mek wl/

ein Testament machen

It helps your family if you make a will.

make an appointment

/mek n pntmnt/

einen Termin abmachen

Could I make an appointment, please?

make an arrangement

/mek n rendmnt/

eine Vereinbarung treffen

We made an arrangement to see him this morning.

make an effort

/mek n eft/

sich anstrengen

I told them to make an effort.

make an investment

/mek n nvestmnt/

Geld anlegen

Shes not going to make an investment with them again.

make friends with sbdy

make fun of sbdy

/mek frendz w (sbdy)/ sich anfreunden mit jemandem

/mek fn v (sbdy)/ sich ber jemanden lustig

Has he made friends with anyone at his new school?

Dont make fun of him its not nice.

machen
make money

/mek mn/

make some changes

/mek sm tendz/ einige Vernderungen

make sure

/mek U/

sicherstellen

Can you make sure youve locked the door?

make the beds

/mek bedz/

die Betten machen

Ill make the beds when Ive done the washing.

make up your mind

/mek p j mand/

sich entscheiden

Please can you make up your mind?

make yourself at home

/mek jself t hUm/ sich wie zu Hause fhlen,

Geld verdienen

Im not going to make money unless I work harder.

Well have to make some changes around here.

vornehmen

es sich bequem machen

Make yourselves at home Ill be back in a minute.

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Put (Unit 11)

cant/couldnt put my

/knt, kUdnt pUt ma

ich kann/konnte gar nicht

bUk daUn/

book down

He couldnt put his book down on holiday.

aufhren mit Lesen

put a lot of time into

/pUt lt v tam nt

( sthg), tam nt du
(sthg)/

(doing) sthg
put a lot of effort into

/pUt lt v eft nt

(sthg), eft nt du
(sthg)/

(doing) sthg

put a lot of hard work into /pUt lt v hd wk

Youve put a lot of time into the garden.

sich sehr bemhen

He had put a lot of effort into making lunch for them.

viel Arbeit in etwas stecken

I put a lot of hard work into doing this and its ruined!

nt (sthg), wk nt

(doing) sthg

du (sthg)/
put a lot of energy into

viel Zeit in etwas investieren

/pUt lt v end

viel Energie in etwas investieren She puts a lot of energy into organising the show.

nt (sthg), end

(doing) sthg

nt du (sthg)/

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put a plaster on a cut
(Unit 12)

/pUt plstr n kt/

ein Pflaster auf eine

Schnittwunde kleben

put (a record/CD/tape/video) on /pUt n/

(eine Platte/eine CD/eine

put ones feet up
put pressure on sbdy
(to do sthg)

side (Unit 13)

put sbdys arm in plaster
(Unit 12)

Im going to put a CD on.

Kassette/ein Video) einlegen

/pUt wnz ft p/

/pUt prer n (sbdy),

es sich bequem machen

Why dont you put your feet up?

jemanden unter Druck setzen

They put pressure on us to sell the house.

prer n (sbdy) t
du (sthg)/

put some money to one

Dont put a plaster on a cut unless its bleeding heavily.

/pUt sm mn t
wn sad/

/pUt (sbdys) m n

(etwas zu tun)

etwas Geld beiseite legen

Hes put some money to one side for a motorbike.

den Arm von jemandem

plst/

They put his arm in plaster at the hospital.

eingipsen

put sbdy at risk

/pUt (sbdy) t rsk/

jemanden in Gefahr bringen

Their driving puts everybody at risk.

put sbdys health at risk

/pUt (sbdys) hel t rsk/ die Gesundheit von jemandem

If you smoke, youre putting your health at risk.

aufs Spiel setzen

put sbdys life at risk

/pUt (sbdys) laf t rsk/ das Leben von Jemandem in

He put his life at risk to save them.

Gefahr bringen

put sbdy in a good mood

/pUt (sbdy) n gUd

mud/

put sbdy in touch with

/pUt (sbdy) n tt
w (sbdy) els/

sbdy else
put sbdy on a course of

/pUt (sbdy) n ks v
ntbatks/

antibiotics (Unit 12)

put sbdy up for the night

(doing) sthg

This song always puts me in a good mood.

versetzen
jemanden mit jemand

Ill put you in touch with somebody who can help.

anderem in Kontakt bringen

jemandem eine Behandlung

He put her on a course of antibiotics.

mit Antibiotika verordnen

/pUt (sbdy) p f nat/ jemanden ber Nacht bei

put the blame on sbdy for

jemanden in gute Stimmung

We can put you up for the night.

sich aufnehmen

/pUt blem n (sbdy)

f (du) (sthg)/

jemandem die Schuld

Dont put the blame on him for crashing the car!

fr etwas zuschieben
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Take (Unit 4)
take a joke

/tek dUk/

take a long time to do sthg /tek l tam t

du (sthg)/

Spa verstehen

He just cant take a joke.

lange dauern, bis etwas

It takes a long time to decorate a house.

getan ist

take a photo

/tek fUtU/

ein Foto machen

She was taking a photo when she dropped her camera.

take a risk

/tek rsk/

ein Risiko eingehen

Dont take a risk if you dont need to.

take care of

/tek ker v/

sich kmmern um

Well take care of her for you.

take courage

/tek krd/

Mut fassen

You can take courage from this.

take criticism

/tek krtszm/

Kritik vertragen

I can take criticism if it makes sense.

take interest in

/tek ntrst n/

sich interessieren fr

She always took interest in her grandchildren.

take it or leave it

/tek t lv t/

mach, was du willst

Take it or leave it, but its my best offer.

take my word for it

/tek ma wd fr t/ sich darauf verlassen,

Dont take his word for it go and see for yourself.

was jemand behauptet

take notice of

/tek nUts v/

beachten

Nobody really took notice of her.

take offence at

/tek fens t/

Anstoss nehmen an

Why did they take offence at that?

take one thing at a time

/tek wn t tam/

eines nach dem anderen tun

If you take one thing at a time, youll manage.

take part in sthg (Unit 2)

/tek pt n (sthg)/

mitmachen bei etwas

They took part in the protest.

take pity on

/tek pt n/

Mitleid haben mit

Take pity on me Ive only just started!

take place (Unit 2)

/tek ples/

stattfinden

The show takes place on Saturday.

take pride in

/tek prad n/

stolz sein auf

He takes pride in his work.

take sbdys advice

/tek (sbdys) dvas/ den Rat von jemandem

If youd taken my advice, you wouldnt have done that.

annehmen, auf jemanden hren

take sthg back to a shop

/tek (sthg) bk tu p/ etwas in ein Geschft

If you take something back to a shop, remember the receipt.

zurckbringen
take some medicine/a pill
(Unit 12)
take sthg seriously
take sbdys temperature
(Unit 12)
take sbdy to a restaurant

/tek sm medsn, pl/

Medikamente/eine

She has to take a pill three times every day.

Tablette schlucken

/tek sthg) srsl/

etwas ernst nehmen

He always takes everything seriously!

/tek (sbdys) temprt/

Fieber messen bei jemandem

The nurse took his temperature again.

/tek (sbdy) tu restrnt/ jemanden in ein Restaurant

We took my father to a restaurant.

ausfhren
take sbdy out for a meal

/tek (sbdy) aUt fr ml/ jemanden (auswrts) zum

Can I take you out for a meal?

Essen einladen
take sbdy to hospital

/tek (sbdy) t hsptl/

jemanden ins Krankenhaus

The ambulance was obviously taking someone to hospital.

bringen

take sbdy to school

/tek (sbdy) t skul/

jemanden zur Schule bringen

Ill take them to school if itll help.

take the blame for

/tek blem f/

die Schuld auf sich nehmen fr

She wouldnt take the blame for it when it wasnt her fault.

take the infinitive

/tek nfntv/

vom Infinitiv gefolgt werden

Does this take the infinitive?

take the gerund

/tek dernd/

vom Gerundium gefolgt werden Which of these verbs take the gerund?

take time off work

/tek tam f wk/

sich frei nehmen

Id like to take time off work next week.

take your time

/tek j tam/

sich Zeit lassen

Take your time and dont rush it.

I cant take it any more.

/a knt tek t en m/ Ich halte das nicht mehr aus.

Im not staying here I cant take it any more.

she/he wont take no

/, h wUnt tek

sie/er lsst sich nicht mit

You can try, but she wont take no for an answer.

nU fr n ns/

einem Nein abspeisen

for an answer

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