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New Headway Pre-Intermediate Wortschatz: chronologisch
Diese Wortschatzliste ist pro Unit chronologisch geordnet. Alles wird sobersetzt, wie es in Text- und bungszusammenhang erscheint.
Wortschatz: chronologisch
Unit 1
TWO STUDENTSsingle adj /"sINgl/ unverheiratet, ledig Alan isnt married; hes single.last v /lA;st/ dauern Do you think their relationship will last?hard (= dicult) adj /hA;d/ schwierig We thought English was dicult but
Japanese is reallyhard!medicine n /"medsn/ Medizin Can you go to the chemists and buy some
medicine?course n /kO;s/ Kurs Im doing a courseto learn French.can v, n /k&n, k@n, k&n/ v = knnen; n = Dose, Bchse Paulcan speak a
little French. A can o cola costs 65 cents.oreign adj /"fQr@n/ auslndisch Bill can speak twooreign languages: German
and Russian.graduate v /"gr&djUeIt/ sein Studium abschlieen When Igraduaterom
university, Im going to travelling.retired adj /rI"taI@d/ im Ruhestand Most people stop work and are retiredby
the age o 60.
leave v /li;v/ weggehen, lassen, verlassen I arrive at work at 8 am and I leaveat 5.30.wonderul adj /"wVnd@fl/ wunderbar We had a wonderulholiday. It was
great.essay n /"eseI/ Ausatz Pete wrote a brilliantessay. He got 90%.poor adj /pU@(r)/ arm Rich countries should helppoorcountries more.
PRACTICEagony aunt n /"&g@ni %A;nt/ Kummerkastentante Beth is a radio agony
aunt; she talks to people about their problems.inormation n /%Inf@"meISn/ Inormation You can nd more inormation on
the website.twin n /twIn/ Zwilling Gary is Marks twin but they are completely dierent
rom each other.
LISTENING AND SPEAKINGproblem n /"prQbl@m/ Problem When I have aproblem, I usually ask my
parents or advice.
kid (child) n /kId/ Kind When I was a kid, I hated veget ables.downtown n /"daUntaUn/ Stadtzentrum We never go downtown in Los
Angeles. Its too dangerous.store n /stO;(r)/ Gescht, Laden, Warenhaus Theyre building a big
department storenear my home.share v /Se@(r)/ teilen Isharea fat with two students.grow up v /%gr@U "Vp/ auwachsen Children whogrow up in this area have a
lot o problems.advice n /@d"vaIs/ Rat When I have a problem, my sister usually gives me good
advice.
READING AND SPEAKINGstar sign n /"stA; %saIn/ Sternzeichen He was born in September so his star
sign is Virgo.blind date n /%blaInd "deIt/ Blind Date, Verabredung mit einem/einer
Unbekannten Tim met his wie, Linda, ater he went on a blind date.conerence n /"kQnf@r@ns/ Konerenz This year, the companys annual
conerenceis in Rome and 1,000 people are going.environmental adj /In%vaIr@n"mentl/ Umwelt- Global warming is a seriousenvironmentalproblem.
sometimes adv /"sVmtaImz/ manchmal She never eats meat butsometimesshe has sh.
diving n /"daIvIN/ Tauchen Divingo the Great Barrier Ree can be dangerous.surng n /"s3;fIN/ Suren The waves are enormous at that beach so its great or
surng.go clubbing v /%g@U "klVbIN/ in die Disco gehen Alison doesntgo clubbing,
she hates dancing.outgoing adj /%aUt"g@UIN/ kontaktreudig Invite Claire to the party. Shes
really sociable andoutgoing.unny adj /"fVni/ lustig The lm is a comedy, its reallyunny.
date n /deIt/ Frau/Mann, mit der/dem man verabredet ist He took me to agreat restaurant on our rstdate.
couple n /"kVpl/ Paar Peter and Jill are a very happy couple. Theyve beenmarried or 10 years
lawyer n /"lO;j@(r)/ Anwalt, Anwltin Kate is a lawyer. She spends a lot o tiin court.
club n /klVb/ Club Martin is a member o the ootballclub.exchange v /Iks"tSeIndZ/ austauschen, wechseln Can Iexchangethese
pounds or euros, please?art gallery n /"A;t %g&l@ri/ Kunstgalerie There are some antastic paintings
thatart gallery.designer n /dI"zaIn@(r)/ Designer Holly is a designer. Shes very interested
ashion.last adj /lA;st/ letzte(r,s) Which runner was lastin that race?relationship n /rI"leISnSIp/ Beziehung They met last year and now theyre
having a serious relationship.good-looking adj /%gUd "lUkIN/ gut aussehend Pete is verygood looking.
Hes got green eyes and dark hair.good un adj /%gUd "fVn/ lustig The party was good un; we really enjoyed theatre n /"TI@t@(r)/ Theater Is the new play at the Royal theatreany good?comortable adj /"kVmft@bl/ bequem I you work eight hours at a compute
you need a comortablechair.vegetarian adj /%vedZ@"te@ri@n/ vegetarisch Maria is a strictvegetarian. S
doesnt eat meat, sh or eggs.kind n, adj /kaInd/ n = Art, Sorte; adj = reundlich, nett Whatkindo appwould you like? Luke is a kindand riendly person.
bar n /bA;(r)/ Bar, Lokal The drinks in this barare very expensive!snowboard v /"sn@UbO;d/ snowboarden In winter, you can usually ski and
snowboardat this resort.casual adj /"k&ZU@l/ lssig, zwanglos Kevin never wears a suit; he preers
casualclothes, like jeans.adventure n /@d"ventS@(r)/ Abenteuer Their saari holiday in Kenya was a
greatadventure.successul adj /s@k"sesfl/ erolgreich Kim is a verysuccessulbusinesswom
She has her own company.brave adj /breIv/ mutig, taper Im rightened o horror lms. Im not verybramidnight n /"mIdnaIt/ Mitternacht She has to be home by 12 pm. She cant
stay out atermidnight.
VOCABULARY AND PRONUNCIATIONseparate adj /"sepr@t/ getrennt The restaurant has separateareas or smok
and non smokers.actory n /"f&kt@ri/ Fabrik Ted works in aactorywhich makes cars.meaning n /"mi;nIN/ Bedeutung We dont understand the meaningo this
word.mean v, adj /mi;n/ v = bedeuten, meinen; adj = gemein What does this
sentence mean? Carl hates spending money; hes verymean.ring v, n /rIN/ v = anruen; n = Ring Give me your phone number and Illri
you later. Sues got a beautiul, gold weddingring.everyday adj /"evrideI/ alltglich Hereverydayroutine is quite boring.object n /"QbdZIkt/ Gegenstand Last night, a strange objectwas seen fying
over the city.chewing gum n /"tSu;IN %gVm/ Kaugummi You cant eatchewing gum or
take drinks into class.diary n /"daI@ri/ (Termin)kalender I need to check that date in mydiary.hairbrush n /"he@brVS/ Haarbrste Ive lost myhairbrush my hairs a memouse mat n /"maUs %m&t/ Mausmatte I must buy a newmouse mator
computer.
pencil sharpener n /"pensl %SA;pn@(r)/ Bleistitspitzer My pencil hasbroken. Can I borrow yourpencil sharpener?
rubber n /"rVb@(r)/ Radiergummi Can I borrow yourrubber? Ive made amistake.
ruler n /"ru;l@(r)/ Lineal You need to use a ruleri you want to make that linstraight.
scissors n /"sIs@z/ Schere These scissors are terrible! I cant cut anything witthem!
sunglasses n /"sVnglA;sIz/ Sonnenbrille Its a good idea to wear sunglassethe light is very strong.
tissues n /"tISu;z/ Papiertaschentcher My nose is running; do you have antissues?
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competition n /%kQmp@"tISn/ Wettbewerb, Wettkamp Our team won thcompetition by one point.
hurt v /h3;t/ verletzen She ell over andhurther back so she had to go to hospprovince n /"prQvIns/ Provinz Is the largestprovincein Spain Andalucia o
Catalua?lucky adj /"lVki/ glcklich I was luckyto pass the exam; I didnt study very h
PRACTICEoccupation n /%Qkj@"peISn/ Beru Whats youroccupation? Im a designuniorm n /"ju;nIfO;m/ Uniorm Do you have to wear school uniorm, or c
you wear what you want?
VOCABULARY AND SPEAKINGclear up v /%klI@r "Vp/ aurumen It took me 4 hours to clear up the mess y
made!mess n /mes/ Durcheinander Can you tidy your room; its a real mess!make-up n /"meIk Vp/ Make-up Susana never wears make-up. She preers
look natural.text v /tekst/ eine SMS senden Dont ring Nigel. I you texthim, its cheapeat least adv /@t "li;st/ mindestens Jim has got 4 sisters andat least20 cousbring v /brIN/ bringen Would you like us to bringany drinks to the party?poster n /"p@Ust@(r)/ Poster She loves ootball; shes got a hugepostero
Ronaldinho on her wall.
READING AND SPEAKINGliestyle n /"laIfstaIl/ Lebensstil We travel a lot so we have a very transatla
liestyle.miss v /mIs/ verpassen Dont be late tomorrow, you might miss the meetinghave something in common (= to share interests or experiences)
/%h&v %sVmTIN In "kQm@n/ etwas gemeinsam haben Theyhave
something in common, they both like travelling and sport.preer v /prI"f3;(r)/ vorziehen Ipreergoing to the cinema to watching a D
at home.abroad adv /@"brO;d/ im/ins Ausland This job involves travellingabroadto
dierent countries.communication n /k@%mju;nI"keISn/ Kommunikation There is no
communication in this oce; nobody speaks to each other.technology n /tek"nQl@dZi/ Technologie John isnt interested in modern
technology; he hasnt even got a mobile phone!almost adv /"O;lm@Ust/ ast I bought the dress, but I almostchanged my mEuropean adj /%jU@r@"pi;@n/ europisch TheEuropean Union has recently
expanded to include more countries.armhouse n /"fA;mhaUs/ Bauernhaus Last holiday, we stayed in a
armhousebecause my children love animals.fat adj /fl&t/ ach There arent any mountains in this part o the country. T
land is veryfat.strange adj /streIndZ/ merkwrdig The plot o the book was verystrange;
couldnt understand it.landscape n /"l&ndskeIp/ Landschat I preer these landscapepaintings t
portraits.test v /test/ testen We shouldtestthe theory beore we say it works.distance n /"dIst@ns/ Enternung Whats the distancebetween Rome and
Florence?disadvantage n /%dIs@d"vA;ntIdZ/ Nachteil One disadvantageo living h
is that there is no public transport.exhausting adj /Ig"zO;stIN/ sehr anstrengend Hes always very tired becau
his job is exhausting.glamorous adj /"gl&m@r@s/ glamours James Bond has a glamorous lies
money, women and ast cars!social lie n /"s@USl %laIf/ Sozialleben She doesnt have a social lie; she ne
has time to go out.practise v /"pr&ktIs/ ben I you want to play well, you shouldpractiseth
piano every day.bedtime n /"bedtaIm/ Schlaenszeit Atbedtime, the children like someone
read them a story.rent v /rent/ mieten We pay 550 euros renta month or this fat.celeb (celebrity) n /s@"leb (s@"lebr@ti)/ Promi (Prominenter) Paris Hilt
the worst kind oceleb amous because o her money.lonely adj /"l@Unli/ einsam She doesnt know anyone here yet so she eels qu
lonely.nail (= on the hand) n /neIl/ (Finger)nagel I broke a nailopening a tin o
soup.awul adj /"O;fl/ schlimm I eelawul! Ive got a terrible headache!manicure n /"m&nIkjU@(r)/ Manikre I went or a manicurebecause my
were long.divide v /dI"vaId/ teilen I you divide8 by 2 you get 4.
wallet n /"wQlIt/ Brietasche Mywallethas just been stolen so Ive got nomoney or credit cards.
EVERYDAY ENGLISHExcuse me! /Iks"kju;z %mi;/ Entschuldigung! Excuse me! Can you tell me
the time?Have a good weekend /%h&v @ %gUd %wi;k"end/ Schnes
Wochenende! Ill see you on Monday. Yes. Have good weekend.Cheers! /tSI@z/ Prost! Lets have a glass o champagne to celebrate. Cheers!See you later /%si; %ju; "leIt@(r)/ Bis spter Bye!See you later.No problem /%n@U "prQbl@m/ Kein Problem Can you lend me 50 euros
until tomorrow? Sure.No problem.
Never mind /"nev@ %maInd/ Macht nichts Im sorry I cant come to thecinema. Never mind. We can go next week.It doesnt matter /It %dVznt "m&t@(r)/ Es macht nichts Im sorry I cant
come to dinner. Dont worry. It doesnt matter.Dont mention it /%d@Unt "menSn %It/ Gern geschehen Thanks or all your
help. Thats ne.Dont mention it.Pleased to meet you /%pli;zd t@ "mi;t %ju;/ Freut mich, Sie kennenzulernen
Let me introduce you to Mr Collins. Hello. Pleased to meet you.
WRITINGdiscover v /dI"skVv@(r)/ entdecken When did Flemingdiscoverpenicillin?
Unit 2
TWO DIFFERENT LIVESroutine n /ru;"ti;n/ Routine, Tagesablau Pauline doesnt have a regular
routine. She does something dierent every day.
always adv /"O;lweIz/ immer We always leave at 6.30 so we can catch the train.oten adv /"Qfn, "Qft@n/ ot She doesntoten do any exercise; she hasnt got time.sometimes adv /"sVmtaImz/ manchmal Theysometimes eat out at the
weekend but not very oten.usually adv /"ju;ZU@li/ normalerweise Iusuallyhave cereal or breakast but
today Im having toast.never adv /"nev@(r)/ nie We nevergo to the beach in summer because we hate
the hot weather.actory n /"f&kt@ri/ Fabrik Thisactoryproduces 12,000 new components a
week.dormitory n /"dO;m@tri/ Schlasaal At that school, about 30 children slept in
one dormitory.hundred n /"hVndr@d/ Hundert I cant believe Elsie is a hundred. She doesnt
look that old!employ v /Im"plOI/ beschtigen We onlyemploythe top people in this company.situated pp /"sItSUeItId/ gelegen The hotel is situatedright by the sea and is
easy to nd.
coast n /k@Ust/ Kste He lives by the sea, on the South coast.national park n /%n&Sn@l "pA;k/ Nationalpark Yosemite is a amous
national parkin Caliornia.wonderul adj /"wVnd@fl/ wunderbar We denitely recommend that
restaurant; the ood is wonderul.view o n /"vju; @v/ Aussicht au There is a lovelyview othe sea rom the top
o the mountaindo overtime v /%du; "@Uv@taIm/ berstunden machen Its normal to do
overtimeand work extra hours in this company.tiring adj /"taI@rIN/ ermdend The journey was very tiring; it took us hours to
get here.monthly adv /"mVnTli/ monatlich Dave goes to the doctor every our weeks or
a monthlycheck-up.wage n /weIdZ/ Lohn Nick works hard and he gets a weekly wageo about 250
euros.send v /send/ schicken Can you sendus a copy o the document by email?useul adj /"ju;sfl/ ntzlich This map isnt veryuseul. It doesnt tell us where
all the main attractions are.guest n /gest/ Gast He doesnt live there. Hes staying as aguestat their house.keep (us) busy v /%ki;p (@s) "bIzI/ beschtigen We have to clean the kitchen
so that shouldkeep us busy.private adj /"praIv@t/ privat You cant open that letter; its markedprivate.skills n pl /skIlz/ Fhigkeiten You need good organisationalskills to do this job.essential adj /I"senSl/ notwendig Its essentialto wear good walking boots
when you go to the mountains.boss n /bQs/ Che Thats myboss. Hes not a very good manager.racing n /"reIsIN/ Rennen Formula 1 racingis becoming more and more popular.at the moment (= now) /@t D@ "m@Um@nt/ im Moment, zurzeit At the
momentIm studying or my nal exams.
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perhaps adv /p@"h&ps/ vielleicht Could we meet on Friday orperhapsSaturday is better?
ghost n /g@Ust/ Geist Julie says shes seen aghostbut I dont believe in theparanormal.
haunt v /hO;nt/ spuken, heimsuchenThe ghost came back to hauntthem orrest o their lives.
amazed adj /@"meIzd/ erstaunt Helen was amazedwhen she passed the testrst time.
reporters n pl /rI"pO;t@z/ Reporter The newspaperreporters got all the acwrong in that story.
lock v /lQk/ abschlieen Dont orget to lockthe door beore you leave.
PRACTICEconnection n /k2@"nekSn/ Verbindung My internet connection is terrible. Igoing to change my phone com pany.
mend v /mend/ reparieren My computer has broken but Dave says he canmendit or me.
eel ill v /%fi;l "Il/ sich schlecht hlen I youeel ill, you should call the docnow.
laugh v /lA;f/ lachen Why did you laugh; it wasnt unny at all?lose v /lu;z/ verlieren I you dont want to loseyour keys, leave them with
reception.passport n /"pA;spO;t/ Pass Kate orgot herpassportso she couldnt get on t
plane.hungry adj /"hVNgri/ hungrig I orgot to have breakast this morning so now
Im hungry.printer n /"prInt@(r)/ Drucker Would you recommend an Epson or HPprin
with this computer?joke n /dZ@Uk/ Witz He said it was only ajokebut she didnt nd it unny.
noise n/nOIz/
Lrm I cant hear anything youre saying because there is so munoise.
PARTNERS IN CRIMEcrime n /kraIm/ Verbrechen They were ound guilty o the crimeand went
prison.ll v /fIl/ llen Pleasellin this orm with your personal details.hide v /haId/ verstecken I you hidein that room, Im sure no- one will nd
you.steal v /sti;l/ stehlen Did the robbers steala lot o money rom the bank?destroy v /dI"strOI/ zerstren I we destroythe evidence, no-one will know w
are responsible.throw v /Tr@U/ weren You should separate your rubbish beore you throwit
away.thie n /Ti;f/ Dieb(in) The thiegot into the building and stole all the money.prison n /"prIzn/ Gengnis The bank robbers were sent toprison or 12 yealorry n /"lQri/ Lastwagen I need to hire a lorryto take all my urniture to the
new fat.
supper n /"sVp@(r)/ Abendessen In England a lot o people have supperat 6pm.
security guard n /sI"kjU@r@ti %gA;d/ Sicherheitsbeamte(r) We need toemploy a security guardto protect the building.
aloud adv /@"laUd/ laut Peter read the sentence aloudso everyone could hearhim.
museum n /mju;"zi;@m/ Museum I you go to London you must visit theNatural ScienceMuseum.
apartment n /@"pA;tm@nt/ Wohnung Shes buying a luxuryapartmenton 5th foor.
copy n /"kQpi/ Kopie Can you make a copyo the original document?angry (with sb) adj /"&Ngri (wID ...)/ wtend (au jdn) Im so angry wi
him; he never remembers my birthday.canal n /k@"n&l/ Kanal Can you do a boat trip on the canal?worth adj /w3;T/ wert I cant believe you spent 100 on those shoes; theyre
worth it!
PRACTICEpick up (the phone) v /%pIk Vp (D@ "f@Un)/ (den Hrer) abnehmen Canyoupick up the phone? Its been ringing or ages!
ortunately adv /"fO;tS@n@tli/ glcklicherweise They nearly had an accidenbutortunatelythey stopped in time.
unortunately adv /Vn"fO;tS@n@tli/ leider Susie wanted to go to the party bunortunatelyshe had to study or her exams.
run out o v /%rVn "aUt @v/ kein/keine/keinen mehr haben Weve run omilk so Ill go to the shops and get some.
teenager n /"ti;neIdZ@(r)/ Teenager My son was lovely until he was 13, buthes a horrible teenager.
spending spree n /"spendIN %spri;/ Kauorgie Last weekend I went on aspending spree. I bought too much.
pearl n /p3;l/ Perle I dont like diamonds so Id preer the ring with a pearl.contact lenses n pl /"kQnt&kt %lenzIz/ Kontaktlinsen I can see better now
Ive got these newcontact lenses.wear (your hair) up v /%we@ (jO; "he@r) "Vp/ (die Haare)
hochstecken Youll look better i you wear your hair up or the wedding.accent n /"&ks@nt/ Akzent Petrinas rom Bulgaria, she speaks with a strong
accent.act the part coll /%&kt D@ "pA;t/ sich entsprechend verhalten Jack isnt
really a policeman but he can certainlyact the part.sip v /sIp/ in kleinen Schlckchen trinken Dont drink so quickly!Sip your
wine.trendy adj /"trendi/ trendig, modisch Claire is always wearing the latest
ashions. Shes so trendy!rootop adj /"ru;ftQp/ Dach- Theres a great view rom the rootop o this
building.lot n /lQft/ Dachboden, Lot We need more space; lets put these boxes in the
lot.transatlantic adj /%tr&nz@t"l&ntIk/ transatlantisch They love travelling rom
the US to England.They have a verytransatlanticliestyle.
LISTENING AND SPEAKING24-hour adj /"twenti %fO;r %aU@(r)/ 24-Stunden- Living in a 24-hoursociety
can be very stressul.society n /s@"saI@ti/ Gesellschat Living in a consumersocietycauses a lot o
problems.hairdresser n /"he@dres@(r)/ Friseur(in) My hair is a mess so Im going to the
hairdressers.politician n /%pQl@"tISn/ Politiker(in) Our localpolitician just won the election.accident n /"&ksId@nt/ Unall Im sorry I broke those glasses; it was an
accident.worst adj /w3;st/ schlimmste(r,s) That was the worstconcert Ive been to. The
singer was awul!
EVERYDAY ENGLI SHconversation n /%kQnv@"seISn/ Unterhaltung That was a longconversation.
What were you talking about?interested adj /"Intr@stId/ interessiert Theyre interestedin Cubist art,
especially Picasso.voice n /vOIs/ Stimme She cant sing because shes lost hervoice.impossible adj /Im"pQs@bl/ unmglich Its impossibleto nish this work
today because we havent got time.Thats really kind o you /%D&ts %ri;@li "kaInd @v %ju;/ Das ist sehr nett
von Ihnen Ill carry that bag or you. Thanks.Thats really kind o you.just adv /dZVst/ einach, nur, gerade Can I call back soon, Ive justgot home.sale n /seIl/ Verkau That house is orsale, but it costs a lot o money.
WRITING
rst things rst! /%f3;st %TINz "f3;st/ eins nach dem anderen!, dasWichtigste zuerst! We have to see who can come beore we organise the party.First things rst!
divorced adj /dI"vO;st/ geschieden Ben and Sally were married but now theyredivorced.
twins n /twInz/ Zwillinge Are Yolanda and Marta twins? They look identical!a handul (dicult to manage) /@ "h&ndfUl/ anstrengend
Brians kids are a realhandul. They get out o control in minutes.surprise n /s@"praIz/ berraschung Dont tell anyone. We want it to be a
surprise.Guess what! /%ges "wQt/ Rate mal! Guess what! Im getting married!
Congratulations!
Unit 3
WHAT A MYSTERY!
mystery n /"mIstri/ Geheimnis, Rtsel We dont know what happened. Its amystery.gure n /"fIg@(r)/ Figur, Gestalt I could see agurein the distance but I
couldnt decide i it was a man or woman.let out v /%let "aUt/ herauslassen Please keep the dog in the house; dont let
him outinto the garden.unlock v /%Vn"lQk/ auschlieen Can you unlockthe door because I cant get
in?careully adv /"ke@f@li/ vorsichtig, sorgltig Read the instructions careully
beore you use the machine.sta n /stA;f/ Mitarbeiter The stain this company work very hard.cage n /keIdZ/ Kfg I hate zoos because I dont like seeing animals in a cage.
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credit card n /"kredIt %kA;d/ Kreditkarte Hardly anyone pays by chequeanymore; they use a credit card.
big spender /%bIg "spend@(r)/ jd, der viel Geld ausgibt George is a realbigspender. He always buys the drinks when we go out.
LISTENING AND READINGgolden adj /"g@Uld@n/ golden My avourite James Bond lm is The Man with
the Golden Gun.midnight n /"mIdnaIt/ Mitternacht Hell be in bed ater 12 pm so ring him
beore midnight.air-conditioning n /"e@ k@n%dISnIN/ Klimaanlage Its very hot in here. Shall I
turn on the air-conditioning?
switch o v /%swItS "Qf/ ausschalten Its time to switch othe TV; youvebeen watching it all evening!thump (o the heart) v /TVmp/ klopen Its normal or your heart to thump
ater doing physical exercise.breathe v /bri;D/ atmen I you eel nervous beore the exam, breathedeeply
and try to relax.relie n /rI"li;f/ Erleichterung We were really tired so it was a relieto nally
get home.dream (about sth) v /"dri;m (@%baUt ...)/ (von etw) trumen When I go to
sleep, I oten dream about strange things.peaceully adv /"pi;sf@li/ riedlich Its so quiet; the children must be sleeping
peaceully.suddenly adv /"sVdnli/ pltzlich Kevin was going to bed when suddenlythe
phone rang.curtain n /"k3;tn/ Vorhang They put up a curtain over the window to stop the
light coming in.quietly adv /"kwaI@tli/ leise You cant speak in the library; you have to study
quietly.creep v /kri;p/ schleichen Why did you creep into the room? You rightened me!crept (past tense o creep) v /krept/ schlich He creptpast the door without
making any noise.heavily adv /"hev@li/ schwer He put the bags down heavilyon the foor with a
loud bang.pull v /pUl/ ziehen Dontpullmy hair! It hurts!movement n /"mu;vm@nt/ Bewegung The sea was completely calm; there was
no movementanywhere.shine v /SaIn/ scheinen I cant see anything. Can you shinethe light in this direction?curse v /k3;s/ uchen What the hell are you doing? she cursed.whisper v /"wIsp@(r)/ stern I you want to keep it a secret, whisperso no-
one can hear you.urgently adv /"3;dZ@ntli/ dringend We have to nish this work quickly by 5
because the client needs iturgently.bang v /b&N/ auschlagen Dontbangthe door and make a noise! The baby is
asleep!lead v /li;d/ hren Ill go rst andleadeveryone to the top foor.turned on adj /%t3;nd "Qn/ eingeschaltet She orgot to shutdown her computer
last night; its stillturned on.together adv /t@"geD@(r)/ zusammen They preer to work togetherthan to
work alone.worry v /"wVri/ sich Sorgen machen They oten get nervous andworryabout
the uture.message n /"mesIdZ/ Nachricht I thought Janine would leave a messagebut
there is nothing on the answering machine.HQ (= headquarters) n /%eItS "kju;/ Hauptquartier All the top ocials work
in the armyHQ, not in the smaller oces.gunman n /"gVnm@n/ bewaneter Mann There was onegunman and he shot
at least 4 people.secret agent n /%si;kr@t "eIdZ@nt/ Geheimagent(in) Was James Bond a secret
agentor the British or US government?stand up v /%st&nd "Vp/ austehen Alison had to stand up and make a speech
in ront o the whole school.point (straight at sth/sb) v /%pOInt (streIt @t ...)/ (direkt au jdn/etw)
Dontpointstraight at him. Its very rude!straight adv /streIt/ direkt She threw the ballstraight it hit him in the ace.elt (past tense o eel) v /felt/ hlte Paulaeltill so we sent her home.went o (a gun = red) v /%went "Qf/ ging los A gun went obut we dont
know i anyone was hurt.assassin n /@"s&sIn/ Attentter(in) Do you believe that Lee Harvey Oswald
was really JFKs assassin?terrorist n /"ter@rIst/ Terrorist(in) Travelling by plane is harder since the
terroristattack o September 11th.poker n /"p@Uk@(r)/ Poker Shes good at card games likepoker.capture v /"k&ptS@(r)/ angen Zookeepers used a net to capturethe escaped
tiger.
VOCABULARY AND SPEAKINGstill adv /stIl/ immer noch Ive been working hard all day but I stillhavent
nished this project.outside adv /aUt"saId/ drauen Lets have lunch indoors. I we sitoutside
will probably rain.sotly adv /"sQftli/ leise I you want to talk in the library, please speak sotlyknock on the door v /%nQk Qn D@ "dO;(r)/ an die Tr klopen Dont wa
straight into the room. You shouldknock on the doorrst.bowl n /b@Ul/ Schssel, Schale You need a large bowlto mix all the ingredidownstairs adv /%daUn"ste@z/ (nach) unten This fat is divided into two
areas; the living room is upstairs and the kitchen is downstairs.marks n /mA;ks/ Noten My teacher didnt give us very goodmarks in the l
exam.poem n /"p@UIm/ Gedicht Do the lines in apoem always have to rhyme?with eeling n /%wID "fi;lIN/ mit Gehl He didnt singwith eeling; there
no emotion in his voice.title n /"taItl/ Titel The titleo the book is Dont Look Back.guiltily adv /"gIltIli/ schuldbewusst Shes looking at usguiltilybecause she
done something wrong.sadly adv /"s&dli/ leider She thought shed won the prize butsadlyshe hadngradually adv /"gr&dZU@li/ allmhlich As the days and weeks went by, he
graduallylearnt more about the job.tragically adv /"tr&dZIkli/ tragisch The actor James Dean died tragicallyi
car accident.angrily adv /"&Ngr@li/ wtend When he saw the broken window, he shoute
angrilyat the kids.nervously adv /"n3;v@sli/ nervs The thie looked aroundnervouslyto see
there was anyone in the house.lovingly adv /"lVvINli/ liebevoll She lookedlovinglyinto his eyes and kissed
him.lazily adv /"leIzIli/ aul On Sundays I wake up late and read the newspaper
lazilyin bed.they lived happily ever ater /DeI lIvd h&pIli ev@r "A;ft@(r)/ und we
sie nicht gestorben sind, dann leben sie noch heute At rst, they had a loproblems but in the end, they lived happily ever ater.
EVERYDAY ENGLI SHdate n /deIt/ Datum Todays dateis the 12th November.apologize v /@"pQl@dZaIz/ sich entschuldigen Just say sorry or what you
I you apologize, things will be ok again.twins n pl /twInz/ Zwillinge Carol was born just beore Ian but they are
identicaltwins.
WRITINGinvitation n /%InvI"teISn/ Einladung I didnt get an invitation to Sams pa
did you?documentary n /%dQkj@"mentri/ Dokumentarflm Theres a good
documentaryon TV tonight about the war in Iraq.portrait n /"pO;treIt/ Portrt Thatportraitis o Picassos rst wie.immediate adv /I"mi;di@t/ soort We cant give them an immediateanswe
because it takes time to get the results.exactly adv /Ig"z&ktli/ genau Where exactlydid you put the keys?burglar n /"b3;gl@(r)/ Einbrecher A burglarhas robbed 10 houses in this abreak into (orced entry) v /"breIk %Intu;, %Int@/ einbrechen Did burg
break into the building?
EXTRA MATERIALShit man n /"hIt %m&n/ Killer, Autragsmrder In the lm, Scaramanga is
hit man employed to kill Bond.bullet n /"bUlIt/ Kugel The man red two shots and a bullethit the windowengrave v /In"greIv/ eingravieren They decided to engravetheir names on
their rings to remember the special day.shoot v /Su;t/ schieen The robbers didntshootanyone; they didnt have gmissing adj /"mIsIN/ vermisst Ive lost my dog. Its been missingsince Tuesd
appointment n /@"pOIntm@nt/ Termin Ive made an appointmentor 5oclock to get my hair cut.
reuse (say no) v /rI"fju;z/ sich weigern I you preer to say no, you can rethe invitation.
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AT THE SUPERMARKETmarket n /"mA;kIt/ Markt We normally go to the localmarketto buy resh
ood.pints n /paInts/ Pints Can I have twopints o beer, please?
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a dozen eggs n /@ %dVzn "egz/ ein Dutzend Eier Im going to buya dozeneggs because the kids love omelettes.
a kilo o potatoes n /@ %ki;l@U @v p@"teIt@Uz/ ein Kilo Kartoeln We eattoo many chips so dont buya kilo o potatoes.
quantities (pl o quantity) n /"kwQntItIz/ Mengen I you eat largequantities o ruit and vegetables, youll eel healthy.
shopping list n /"SQpIN %lIst/ Einkausliste I think we should write ashopping listbecause we need so many things.
roll n /r@Ul/ Brtchen Id like a small, breadrolland a large loa, please.a loa o bread n /@ %l@Uf @v "bred/ ein Laib Brot How much is a loa o
breadin that bakers?everything pron /"evriTIN/ alles She has a beautiul house, a great amily and
lots o money so she has everythingshe needs.Lets see /%lets "si;/ Mal sehen Lets seewhats on TV beore we decide to go
out tonight.anything pron /"eniTIN/ (irgend)etwas They dont wantanythingto eat;
theyve just had lunch.or goodness sake! /f@ %gUdn@s "seIk/ um Himmels willen! Hurry up,
or goodness sake! Were going to be late again!nappy n /"n&pi/ Windel The baby is crying. Can you change his nappy?a bunch o fowers n /@ %bVntS @v "flaU@z/ ein Blumenstrau That forist
is cheap. A bunch o fowers only costs 2.
PRACTICEhal adj, n /hA;f/ adj = halbe(r,s); n = Hlte These apples cost 80p and those
cost 40p so theyre halthe price.a spoonul n /@ "spu;nfl/ ein Lel voll She doesnt normally like sugar but
she has a spoonulin black coee.anybody pron /"enibQdi/ (irgend)jemand, jeder We cant ndanybodyto
help us, there is nobody here.anyone pron /"eniwVn/ (irgend)jemand, jeder Is there anyonewho can tell
me what time the game starts?glasses n pl /"glA;sIz/ Brille Ive lost myglasses and I cant see a thing without
them.bored adj /bO;d/ gelangweilt Im boredo this game. Shall we play something
else?interesting adj /"Intr@stIN/ interessant This is an interestingbook, ull o new
inormation.
THE AMAZING WORLD OF EBAYamazing adj /@"meIzIN/ erstaunlich eBay is amazing. You can buy almost
anything you want on it.invented pp /In"ventId/ erunden This iPod was inventedby Apple in 2001.global adj /"gl@Ubl/ global Most countries in the world want to be part o a
globaleconomy.or sale /f@ "seIl/ zu verkauen Is that houseor saleor is it or rent?seller n /"sel@(r)/ Verkuer(in) That book is a bestseller. It has sold thousands
o copies.jewellery n /"dZu;@lri/ Schmuck What kind ojewellerydoes she preer: rings
or necklaces?clothing n /"kl@UDIN/ Kleidung Lets buy some warm clothingor our
mountain trip.strange adj /streIndZ/ remd, merkwrdig My neighbours are ratherstrange.
They never speak to me.scientist n /"saI@ntIst/ Wissenschatler(in) Shes a scientistand shes
researching animal cloning.create v /kri"eIt/ schaen To make the restaurant a success, we need to create
the right atmosphere.website n /"websaIt/ Website MySpace is a very popularwebsite.businesses n pl /"bIzn@sIz/ Firmen Her uncle has got 2 dierent businesses: a
shoe shop and a travel agents.hobby n /"hQbi/ Hobby Do you think many people collect stamps or coins as a
hobby?mechanic n /m@"k&nIk/ Mechaniker(in) Do you know a goodmechanic; my
car has broken down again?
PRACTICEcollect v /k@"lekt/ sammeln He likes to collectsouvenirs rom dierent
countries.clever idea n /%klev@r aI"dI@/ kluger Einall What a clever idea! I would
never have thought o it!cost n, v /kQst/ n = Preis, Kosten; v = kosten How much does that hatcost?delicious adj /dI"lIS@s/ kstlich We love Thai ood. Its really delicious.
READING AND SPEAKINGbargain (or sth) v /"bA;gIn (f@ ...)/ eilschen (um etw) I you go to
Istanbul, you have to bargain or things in the Grand Baazar.
brands n /br&ndz/ Marken A lot o people think its import ant to buy the todesignerbrands.
international adj /%Int@"n&Sn@l/ international The Spanish clothes shop Zstarted locally but now it is an internationalcompany.
ne (= good quality) adj /faIn/ gut There are somenerestaurants in thearea.
product n /"prQdVkt/ Produkt Whichproductis better, this DVD player orother?
grown pp /gr@Un / angebaut We dont like the vegetables at the supermarkeWe preer them i they aregrown locally.
locally adv /"l@Uk@li/ in der Umgebung There is nothing to do locallyso Iusually go into the city.
exactly adv /Ig"z&ktli/ genau My car is a white Mercedes which is exactlytsame as yours.
contrast n /"kQntrA;st/ Gegensatz There is a bigcontrastbetween Europeaand North Arican liestyles.
change n /tSeIndZ/ Wechselgeld Could you lend me some coins because Ihavent got anychange?
canal n /k@"n&l/ Kanal Have you ever been on a canaltrip in Venice?busy adj /"bIzi/ geschtig, beschtigt Can you call me back later because I
busyat the moment?colourul adj /"kVl@fl/ bunt, arbenroh That market is so colourul: reds,
greens and yellows!noisy adj /"nOIzi/ laut Shall we go somewhere quieter? Its too noisyin this baascinating adj /"f&sIneItIN/ aszinierend Weve never seen anything like th
beore. Its reallyascinating.huge adj /hju;dZ/ riesig Ronaldhino earns a hugesalary. He gets millions o
dollars a week.cooker n /"kUk@(r)/ Herd I cant make you lunch because mycookerhas
broken.traditional adj /tr@"dIS@nl/ traditionell Its traditionalto have a big lunch Christmas Day.
wooden adj /"wUdn/ hlzern A wooden door is stronger than a glass one.foat v /fl@Ut/ schwimmen Have you ever seen the markets in Bangkok whic
foaton water?village n /"vIlIdZ/ Dor Caroline lives in a smallvillage. She doesnt like big cipeaceul adj /"pi;sfl/ riedlich We like the park near our house because it is
peaceuland quiet.narrow adj /"n&r@U/ schmal, eng You cant drive a car down that street. It is
too narrow.bridge n /brIdZ/ Brcke To get to the other side o the river you have to cross
over the bridge.be packed with /bI "p&kt wID/ vollgestopt sein mit The new restauran
always ull. It ispacked with young, trendy people.stalls n pl /stO:lz/ Stnde There are many cheap clothes stalls in that marketchoose v /tSu;z/ whlen There are so many beautiul clothes that its dicul
choose.antique n /&n"ti;k/ Antiquitt Sheila bought an antiquecarpet in Morocco
is really old.pavement n /"peIvm@nt/ Gehweg There are so many cars parked on this
pavementthat people cant walk along it.urniture n /"f3;nItS@(r)/ Mbel Her fat is almost empty and she hasnt got
muchurniture.covered (with sth) adj /"kVvd (wID ...)/ bedeckt (mit etw) The mountai
were completelycoveredwith snow.cloth n /klQT/ Sto Could you make a jacket rom thatcloth?pick rom (= choose rom) v /"pIk fr@m/ aussuchen aus There were so
many dierent colours topick rom; she ound it dicult to decide.soaps n pl /s@Ups/ Seien These soaps smell lovely. I think Ill wash my handherb n pl /h3;bz/ Kruter Oregano isnt a spice; its a herb.orget v /f@"get/ vergessen Dontorgetto ring your parents when you arrivendless adj /"endl@s/ endlos Weve been travelling or weeks. This journey
seems endless.backpack n /"b&kp&k/ Rucksack I youre going to travel around the world
a year, you need a goodbackpack.picnic n /"pIknIk/ Picknick The weather is good so we could eat a picnic
outside.lm set n /"fIlm %set/ Filmset The Beach, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio
had a very exoticlm set.ancient adj /"eInSnt/ alt, historisch, antik There are some ancientbuilding
the city rom the 4th century.desert n /"dez@t/ Wste Marrakesh is in the middle o a desert.square n /skwe@(r)/ Platz Have you ever been to TraalgarSquarein Londoaromatic adj /%&r@"m&tIk/ aromatisch That coee is veryaromatic. It has
strong smell.spice n /spaIs/ Gewrz They havent put anyspicein that dish because they
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HOPES AND AMBITIONStrain v /treIn/ trainieren Do you need to train a lot to be a good proessiona
ootballer?hope n /h@Up/ Honung He let school too early but he has the hopehe can
back one day.ambition n /&m"bISn/ Ambition, Bestreben Herambition was to become
greatest tennis player.vet n /vet/ Tierarzt/-rztin Our cat isnt well so wed better take her to the vgrade n /greId/ Note She got a goodgradein the exam; about 78%.exam
n/Ig"z&m/
Prung They did a test in January and the nal exam isMay.Im thinking o (doing sth) /%aIm "TINkIN @v .../ ich berlege mir (ob
ich etw tun soll) I havent decided about my holiday yet but Im thinking going to Australia.
be tired o adj /bi "taI@d @v/ etw satt haben Theyre tired oliving in a cclimate so theyre going to move to Sydney.
looking orward to (doing sth) /"lUkIN %fO;w@d t@ .../ sich daraureuen (etw zu tun) We cant wait to go to the concert. Were really lookin
orward to it.cruise n /kru;z/ Kreuzahrt They love ships; this year theyre going on a cru
down the Nile.primary school n /"praIm2@ri %sku;l/ Primarschule, Grundschule In this
country, children stay atprimary schooluntil they are 12 and then go tosecondary school.
PRACTICEheadaches n /"hedeIks/ Kopschmerzen Too much stress can cause heada
and other health problems.plan (to do sth) v /%pl&n (t@ "du; ...)/ planen, vorhaben (etw zu tun) I
thought about where to live so Iplan to nd a house near the sea.bored adj /bO;d/ gelangweilt Were boredo doing the same thing everyday.get married v /%get "m&rId/ heiraten I youget married, will you invite
to the wedding?
FUTURE INTENTIONSlend v /lend/ leihen I can lendyou the book but can you give it back tomorrsave money /%seIv "mVni/ Geld sparen Alice cantsave money. She spen
all as soon as she has some.promise v /"prQmIs/ versprechen I neverpromiseto do something i I don
think I can do it.
PRACTICEheavy adj /"hevi/ schwer, hetig Carl had a heavydiscussion with his dad.
was very serious.boots n pl /bu;ts/ Stieel She preers to wearboots in the winter because th
keep your eet warmer.give sb a ring (= call sb on the phone) coll /%gIv ... @ "rIN/ jdn
anruen Heres my phone number so you can give me a ring when you getthere.
secret n /"si;kr@t/ Geheimnis Its a secretso dont tell anyone.tell a secret v /%tel @ "si;kr@t/ ein Geheimnis verraten I I tell a secret, w
you promise to keep it?post (letters / parcels) v /p@Ust/ augeben Could you go to the post oce
andpostthis letter beore 6?arrange v /@"reIndZ/ vereinbaren Why dont we arrangea time to meet ne
week?
LISTENING AND SPEAKINGproblem n /"prQbl@m/ Problem There is no easy solution to thisproblem.chorus n /"kO;r@s/ Chor, Rerain The main part o the song is good but the
chorus is very repetitive.trust n, v /trVst/ n = Vertrauen; v = vertrauen We donttrustMichelle. Sh
never tells the truth.
READING AND SPEAKINGbrat n /br&t/ Gr, ungeratenes Kind My teenage daughter is a horrible,
rebellious brat.camp n /k&mp/ Camp, Lager Some parents send their kids on a summerca
when school nishes.rebel (against sb or sth) v /rI"bel @%genst ...)/ rebellieren (gegen jdn/
etw) Teenagers love to rebelagainst their parents and annoy them.tell a lie v /%tel @ "laI/ lgen We couldtell a lie, but I preer to tell the t ruthlie n /laI/ Lge Its a lie; he isnt telling the truth!steal v /sti;l/ stehlen Someone tried to stealmy wallet.
know you dont like hot ood.gold n /g@Uld/ Gold Does Cathy preer silver orgold; I want to buy her a ring?silver n /"sIlv@(r)/ Silber When the moon shines it has a silvercolour.carpet n /"kA;pIt/ Teppich They bought a newcarpetto put on their living room
foor.rug n /rVg/ Teppich, Vorleger There are no carpets in our room so we bought a rug
or the foor.count (your money) v /%kaUnt (jO; "mVni)/ (sein Geld) zhlen When
they give you back your change, you shouldcountyour money careully.
VOCABULARY, LISTENING AND SPEAKINGbelt n /belt/ Grtel You need a beltwith those trousers.
deodorant n /di"@Ud@r@nt/ Deodorant Dont orget to have a shower and putsome deodoranton ater youve been running.parcel n /"pA;sl/ Pckchen The post oce sent me a note to say I had to collect a
parcel.aspirin n /"&sprIn/ Aspirin Have you got an aspirin; Ive got a bad headache?doughnut n /"d@UnVt/ Berliner, Krapen He mustnt eat cakes, sugar or jam; so
dont give him a doughnut.tissue n /"tISu;/ Papiertaschentuch I cant stop sneezing have you got a tissue?scales n pl /skeIlz/ Waage You need to weigh it on the scales to see how heavy it is.a book o stamps n /@ %bUk @v "st&mps/ ein Briemarkenhet Can you go to
the post oce and buya book o stamps?shaving oam n /"SeIvIN f@Um/ Rasierschaum Frank needs to shave but he hasnt
got anyshaving oam.chemists (shop) n /"kemIsts (%SQp)/ Apotheke, Drogerie Can you go to the
chemists and get me some aspirin?customer n /"kVst@m@(r)/ Kunde, Kundin I you are a shop assistant, remember
the customeris always right.cashier n /k&"SI@(r)/ Kassierer(in) Bankangestellte(r) The cashierin the bank
was helpul, she exchanged my Euros.sore throat /%sO; "Tr@Ut/ Halsschmerzen Sally cant speak. Shes got a sore
throat.allergic adj /@"l3;dZIk/ allergisch Vince cant come to your house because youve got
three cats and hes allergicto them.size n /saIz/ Gre Many top models are a size36, which is too thin.changing room n /"tSeIndZIN ru;m/ Umkleideraum I you want to try on that
jacket there is a changing room over there.
EVERYDAY ENGLISHpound (pounds sterling) n /paUndz (%paUndz "st3;lIN)/ Pund Sterling They
only take euros not British pounds.dollar n /"dQl@(r)/ Dollar Whats the exchange rate between the euro and the US
dollar?cent n /sent/ Cent Is one pence the same value as one centin the US?euro n /"jU@r@U/ Euro The British still use the pound. I dont know why they wont
change to the euro.
exchange rate n /Ik"stSeIndZ %reIt/ Wechselkurs Its expensive to travel toEngland because the exchange rateis bad at the moment.
sterling n /"st3;lIN/ Sterling Id like to change these euros in to pounds sterling,please.
currency n /"kVr@nsi/ Whrung Is the currencyo Japan called the yen?a litre o petrol n /@ %li;t@r @v "petr@l/ ein Liter Benzin Theyve stopped using
the car because a litre o petrolcosts so much at the moment.cash (a cheque) v /%k&S (@ "tSek)/ (einen Scheck) einlsen You can cash those
travellers cheques in the hotel.travellers cheque n /"tr&v@l@z %tSek/ Reisescheck Id like to cash a travellers
chequeor $ 200.commission n /k@"mISn/ Kommission It isnt a good idea to exchange money at
the airport; they will charge us commission.adult n /"&dVlt/ Erwachsene(r) You have to be an adultto buy cigarettes or alcohol
in this shop.certainly adv /"s3;tnli/ sicher Marrakesh is certainlythe best place to go shopping
in Morocco.
WRITINGluxurious adj /lVg"ZU@ri@s/ luxuris That ve star hotel is really luxurious.spectacular adj /spek"t&kj@l@(r)/ spektakulr The view rom the top o the
mountain is spectacular.
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horrible (to sb) adj /"hQr@bl (t@ ...)/ gemein (zu jdm) When she was a chPaula was a bully and she was horribleto other kids.
nurse n /n3;s/ Krankenschwester/-peger Doctors work hard but a nurseahas a very dicult job.
orders (ollow orders) n pl /"O;d@z (%fQl@U "O;d@z)/ Anweisungen(Anweisungen olgen) In the army you need discipline and you have to olloorders.
incredible adj /In"kred@bl/ unglaublich Its incrediblethat they won becauthey played so badly.
sel-control n /%self k@n"tr@Ul/ Selbstbeherrschung He always does what wants; he hasnt got much sel-control.
army n /"A;mi/ Armee 1,000 soldiers rom the British armywere sent to
Aghanistan.
VOCABULARY AND SPEAKINGrightening adj /"fraItnIN/ urchterregend We never watch horror lms
because they arerightening.relaxing adj /rI"l&ksIN/ entspannend Ater such a relaxingweekend, they
less stressed.surprising adj /s@"praIzIN/ berraschend Federer played brilliantly so it wa
surprisingwhen Nadal beat him.surprised adj /s@"praIzd/ berrascht We were surprisedthey had a dog
because they said they didnt like animals.annoying adj /@"nOIIN/ rgerlich Its annoyingwhen people tell you what to
all the time.exhausting adj /Ig"zO;stIN/ ermdend, anstrengend Im really tired ater
running the marathon; it was exhausting.depressing adj /dI"presIN/ deprimierend I hate this cold, grey weather; its
verydepressing.
ootsteps n pl/"fUtsteps/
Schritte She couldnt see anyone but she could heootsteps coming towards her.marathon n /"m&r@T@n/ Marathon Youll have to run a long distance every
week i you want to win the marathon.situation n /%sItjU"eISn/ Situation We cant continue in this way; the situati
is impossible.rightened adj /"fraItnd/ ngstlich She isntrightenedo spiders but she
hates snakes.boring adj /"bO;rIN/ langweilig The lm was so boringwe nearly ell asleep.shocking adj /"SQkIN/ schockierend No-one could believe the terrorist attac
Madrid. It was veryshocking.excited adj /Ik"saItId/ augeregt Ive just won 10,000! Im so excited!exciting adj /Ik"saItIN/ auregend Have you tried snowboarding? Its really
exciting.conused adj /k@n"fju;zd/ verwirrt She was conusedand couldnt decide
what to do.conusing adj /k@n"fju;zIN/ verwirrend This maths problem is very conus
We cant understand it.
disappointed adj /%dIs@"pOIntId/ enttuscht We were disappointedbecausonly two people came to the party.
disappointing adj /%dIs@"pOIntIN/ enttuschend I didnt like the ood or thservice in that restaurant; it was quite disappointing.
annoyed adj /@"nOId/ verrgert Shes annoyedbecause we orgot her birthdaascinated adj /"f&sIneItId/ asziniert We wereascinatedby the painting
because it was very unusual.ascinating adj /"f&sIneItIN/ aszinierend No-one in the audience moved
because the speech was soascinating.invite v /In"vaIt/ einladen Do you think Mark will come i Iinvitehim to
dinner?instruction n /In"strVkSn/ Anweisung I you read out the instructions, Ill
and connect the two parts.spy story n /"spaI %stO;ri/ Spionagegeschichte This is a spy storyand its
about secret agents working or the Chinese government.
EVERYDAY ENGL ISH
be ed up with /bi %fed "Vp wID/ genug haben von Shes angry andedwith John because he never helps at home.
Cheer up! /"tSI@r %Vp/ Kop hoch! Cheer up! Im sure youll pass the examnext time.
sunshine n /"sVnSaIn/ Sonnenschein It will be a clear day with plenty osunshineand no clouds or rain.
be pleased or somebody /bI "pli;zd f@/ sich r jdn reuen I ampleased orMargie because normally she isnt a very lucky person.
WRITINGpermanent adj /"p3;m@n@nt/ dauerhat Hes looking or apermanentjob
because hes tired o working in so many dierent places.
play truant (= not go to school) v /%pleI "tru;@nt/ die Schuleschwnzen We will phone your parents mobile i you dont come to school and
play truant.take drugs v /%teIk "drVgz/ Drogen nehmen More boys smoke, drink and
take drugs than girls.argue (with sb) v /"A;gju; (wID ...)/ sich (mit jdm) streiten Its normal or
teenagers to argue with their parents about things.swearing n /"swe@rIN/ Fluchen At this school we wont tolerate bad language
orswearing.ghting n /"faItIN/ Kmpen, Prgeln Fightingisnt a good idea because you
might get hurt.bullying n /"bUliIN/ Mobben They are shocked by the number o children who
are victims obullyingat school.alcohol n /"&lk@hQl/ Alkohol You cant buy cigarettes oralcoholi you are
under 18.cheating n /"tSi;tIN/ Mogeln, Betrug Cheatingand copying in the exam is not
acceptable.behaviour n /bI"heIvj@(r)/ Verhalten, Benehmen The behaviouro her
children is terrible. They are always breaking things.tough adj /tVf/ hart He thinks hes tough but hes really quite a weak person.therapy n /"Ter@pi/ Therapie He decided to gettherapyto try and cure his
drug problem.desperate adj /"desp@r@t/ verzweielt He was so desperateto see her that he
waited outside her house all day.blame v /bleIm/ beschuldigen You cantblameme because I didnt do it.experience n /Ik"spI@ri@ns/ Erlebnis, Erahrung He hasnt worked beore so
he has no job experience.physical activity n /%fIzIkl &k"tIv@ti/ krperliche Aktivitt I you dont do
any exercise orphysical activity, youll get ill.
eel sorry or v /%fi;l "sQri fO;(r), f@(r)/ bemitleiden Weeel sorry orHelenbecause shes always on her own with no riends.out o control /%aUt @v k@n"tr@Ul/ auer Kontrolle Be careul o that dog!
Its out o controland might attack someone.troubled adj /"trVbld/ schwierig She was a troubledchild who lived in a poor
area with a lot o problems.have a drug problem n /%h&v @ "drVg %prQbl@m/ ein Drogenproblem
haben You smoke and drink so much! I think you have a drug problem.end up v /%end "Vp/ enden I want to be a musician but Ill probably end up
doing some normal job.prison n /"prIzn/ Gengnis They spent 25 years inprison or armed robbery.ault n /fO;lt/ Fehler, Schuld The bus didnt come so its not myaulti Im late.remarried adj /%ri;"m&rId/ wieder verheiratet (NB this is a verb in the text:
remarry = v = wieder heiraten) He was divorced but then he met Becky andnow hes remarried.
intelligent adj /In"telIdZ@nt/ intelligent Linda is brilliant at maths. Shes sointelligent.
divorced adj /dI"vO;st/ geschieden Bill got married but was separated and thendivorcedater 6 months.
seriously adv /"sI@ri@sli/ ernsthat This isnt a joke. We need to talk seriously.hurt adj /h3;t/ verletzt She is sensitive and can be easily hurtby what you say.give up (= stop doing sth) v /%gIv "Vp/ augeben Paul is trying togive up
smoking because it is so bad or his health.body piercing n /"bQdi %pI@sIN/ Piercing My son has just had a body
piercing. Hes got a ring in his tongue.piercings n pl /"pI@sINz/ Piercings He had twopiercings, one in his nose, and
another through his tongue.hike (= long walk) n /haIk/ Wanderung They like walking, so we could go or
a hikein the mountains.be responsible v /%bi; rI"spQns@bl/ verantwortlich sein It was my mistake.
Im responsibleor the damage.discuss v /dIs"kVs/ diskutieren Lets talk about it anddiscuss all the
possibilities rst.psychologist n /saI"kQl@dZIst/ Psychologe/Psychologin She decided to
analyse all her problems so she went to see apsychologist.
average adj /"&v@rIdZ/ durchschnittlich Jamie wasnt very clever at school, hewas justaverage.
depressed adj /dI"prest/ deprimiert, depressiv Rob eltdepressedandunhappy ater his parents died.
eel depressed adj /%fi;l dI"prest/ deprimiert sein I youeel depressed, dosomething you enjoy and youll eel better.
shocked adj /SQkt/ schockiert We were surprised andshockedto hear that hewas so ill.
cried (past tense o cry) v /kraId/ weinte Icriedand elt sad or days aterhe let me.
aect v /@"fekt/ sich auswirken au Drugs and alcohol can aecta teenagersdevelopment.
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nationality n /%n&S@"n&l@ti/ Nationalitt I you change yournationality,cant keep your British passport.
diverse adj /daI"v3;s/ vielltig London is a diversecity where many diernationalities live together.
immigrant n /"ImIgr@nt/ Einwanderer/-wanderin The immigrantpopulao this city is increasing and the majority are rom China.
riendliest adj /"frendli@st/ reundlichste(r,s) Mario is very soc iable. Hes riendliestperson I know.
owner n /"@Un@(r)/ Besitzer(in) Hes the ownero that new Mercedes.mentioned pp /"menSnd/ erwhnt I haventmentionedthe problem to B
because hes very sensitive.oreigner n /"fQr@n@(r)/ Auslnder(in) Christophe is aoreignerbecause h
denitely isnt rom around here.community n /k2@"mju;2n@ti/ Bevlkerungsgruppe The immigrant
communitywhere we live has a lot o vitality.vitality n /vaI"t&l@ti/ Lebendigkeit, Energie The West Indian community
a lot ovitality. They love music and dance.population n /%pQpjU"leISn/ Bevlkerung Thepopulation o this area ha
increased. About 5 million people live here.fuency n /"flu;@nsi/ ssiges sprecher, Redeuss My teacher thinksfuen
more important than accuracy when we speak English.character n /"k&r@kt@(r)/ Charakter In the series Friends, Jennier Aniston
plays the charactercalled Rachel.advantage n /@d"vA;ntIdZ/ Vorteil The advantageo living in the centre i
that you have everything near you.principle n /"prIns@pl/ Prinzip Oneprincipleher parents taught her was t
work hard.aord v /@"fO;d/ sich leisten We cantaordto go on holiday this year; we
havent got much money.
get on well /%get %Qn "wel/ gut (miteinander) auskommen Weget on because we like the same things.be accepted v /%bi; @k"septId/ akzeptiert werden Steve wontbe accepted
the job; he hasnt got much experience.get better /%get "bet@(r)/ besser werden The weather willget betterthis
weekend.stare v /ste@(r)/ starren Dontstareat the computer screen too long.bakers (shop) n /"beIk@z (%SQp)/ Bckerei The cakes and bread in that
bakers are really delicious.greengrocers (shop) n /"gri;ngr@Us@z (%SQp)/ Gemsegescht They
usually buy ruit and vegetables at the greengrocers near their house.grocers (shop) n /"gr@Us@z (%SQp)/ Lebensmittelgescht Can you get m
some four rom thegrocers shop?homeland n /"h@Uml&nd/ Heimatland I you lived abroad or many years
would you orget yourhomeland?neighbour n /"neIb@(r)/ Nachbar(in) When we go away on holiday our ne
doorneighbourlooks ater our pets.passion
n/"p&Sn/
Leidenschat They love animals and they have apassiondogs.riendship n /"frendSIp/ Freundschat Their riendship began because they
had a lot o things in common.stick together (= stay together) v, coll /%stIk t@"geD@(r)/
zusammenhalten The Chinese community in this area stick togetheranddont mix much with other people.
interest n /"Intr@st/ Interesse He nally became a painter because o hisinterestin art.
separate adj /"sepr@t/ getrennt Do you share a room with your brother or you have separatebedrooms?
independence n /%IndI"pend@ns/ Unabhngigkeit When did India getindependencerom the British Empire?
VOCABULARY AND PRONUNCIATIONgenerous adj /"dZen@r@s/ grozgig Yolanda is always paying or everyone
Shes verygenerous.be ed up (with) adj /bi %fed "Vp (wID)/ genug haben (von) Hes going
look or another job because hes ed up with this one.messy adj /"mesi/ unordentlich Can you tidy up the kitchen? Its so messy
you cook!rude adj /ru;d/ unhich That waiter wasnt very helpul; inact he was qui
rude.absolutely adv /"&bs@lu;tli/ absolut Im absolutelycertain the Eiel Towe
in Paris.untidy adj /Vn"taIdi/ unordentlich Sally leaves things all over her room in a
mess; shes veryuntidy.impolite adj /%Imp@"laIt/ unhich We were surprised that Paul was so rud
because he isnt normallyimpolite.miserable adj /"mIzr@bl/ elend We didnt enjoy the weekend away because
marital status n /"m&rItl %steIt@s/ Familienstand, Zivilstand Whats yourmarital status? Im single.
occupation n /%QkjU"peISn/ Beru Can I have your name andoccupation?Liz Jones. Dentist.
delete v /dI"li;t/ lschenstreichen I you deletethat line, the paragraph wontmake sense.
applicable adj /@"plIk@bl/ zutreend This section isntapplicableto me. Imnot married.
postcode n /"p@Ustk@Ud/ Postleitzahl Theirpostcodeis Manchester, MA57F J
signature n /"sIgn@tS@(r)/ Unterschrit Please put yoursignatureat thebottom o the letter.
EXTRA MATERIALSheartache n /"hA;teIk/ Kummer When you nish a relationship, the heartache
can be terrible.
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MY FAVOURITE THINGSbuilding n /"bIldIN/ Gebude The buildingnext to the post oce is the oldest
in this street.spicy adj /"spaIsi/ schar gewrzt They like hot, spicyood like Indian or Thai.brilliant adj /"brIli@nt/ toll, antastisch That book is brilliant. Its the best Ive
ever read.shocking adj /"SQkIN/ schockierend The news was so shockingthat we almost
didnt believe it.amazing adj /@"meIzIN/ super, antastisch The pyramids are amazing. How
did they build them?talented adj /"t&l@ntId/ begabt, talentiert James is a brilliant and talented
painter.
PRACTICEhistorical adj /hI"stQrIkl/ historisch You must visit the oldhistoricalcentre o
the city while you are there.modern adj /"mQdn/ modern She works in a modern oce with all the latest
technology.music scene n /"mju;zIk %si;n/ Musikszene There are no places or concerts
here and the music sceneis rather boring.temple n /"templ/ Tempel Tanah Lot is a amous templeby the sea in Bali.birthplace n /"b3;TpleIs/ Geburtsort She hasnt been back to her birthplace
since she was a small child.
PRACTICEgeneral knowledge n /%dZenr@l "nQlIdZ/ Allgemeinwissen Heres a dicult
general knowledgequestion: Which is the smallest state in Europe?
human n /"hju;m@n/ Mensch An adulthuman has a more intelligent brainthan most animals.shark n /SA;k/ Hai The great white sharkcan be seen o the East coast o
Australia.hippopotamus n /%hIp@"pQt@m@s/ Nilperd Which is bigger and heavier; an
elephant or a hippopotamus?sightseeing n /"saItsi;IN/ Besichtigungen Sightseeingin a city is ne i you
like visiting monuments and museums.comedy n /"kQm@di/ Komdie The play is a comedyand its very unny.thriller n /"TrIl@(r)/ Thriller The lm we saw was a thrillerand it was very
exciting.science ction n /%saI@ns "fIkSn/ Science Fiction Do you like science ction
lms, like Matrix or Star Wars?jazz n /dZ&z/ Jazz One o the most infuentialjazzmusicians was Miles Davis.rap n /r&p/ Rap Outkast are popularrap artists.break up v /%breIk "Vp/ sich trennen He didnt want to break up with her, but
he met another woman.
second hand adj /%sek@nd "h&nd/ gebraucht We dont have enough moneyor a new car so were going to buy a second handone.
LISTENING AND SPEAKINGpleasure n /"pleZ@(r)/ Freude, Vergngen Thanks you or coming, its a
pleasureto meet you.sunset n /"sVnset/ Sonnenuntergang The sun goes down at about 7pm so you
might see a beautiulsunset
READING AND SPEAKINGcosmopolitan adj /%kQzm@"pQlIt@n/ kosmopolitisch, international This
area is verycosmopolitan. Theres a mixture o Asians, Latin Americans andAricans.
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band n /b&nd/ Band, Gruppe Who is the singer in that band?album n /"&lb@m/ Album The bands lastalbum won our music awards.novel n /"nQvl/ Roman His books have sold millions o copies and his new no
is out next week.great-granddaughter n /%greIt "gr&ndO;t@(r)/ Urenkelin Helens grand
daughter has just had a baby girl so now she has got a great granddaughtertragic adj /"tr&dZIk/ tragisch Many people believe that the invasion o Iraq w
a tragicmistake.accident n /"&ksId@nt/ Unall We saw a terrible caraccidenton the way to
work this morning.
PRACTICE
decide v /dI"saId/ entscheiden I cantdecidewhether to wear a skirt or dresto the party.lm premiere n /"fIlm %premie@(r)/ Filmpremiere No-one has seen t he l
yet but it will be shown at the nextlm premiere.have a break (= have a rest) /%h&v @ "breIk/ eine Pause machen Ive
been working or 5 hours so now Im going to stop and have a breakor 10minutes.
camping n /"k&mpIN/ Zelten We want to go campingso we need to buy a t
LISTENING AND SPEAKINGmusical instrument n /%mju;zIkl "Instr@m@nt/ Musikinstrument I can s
but I cant play a musical instrument.member n /"memb@(r)/ Mitglied How much does it cost to be a membero
this sports club?career n /k@"rI@(r)/ Laubahn Colin is studying medicine; he wants a career
a doctor.infuenced (by sb/sth) pp /"InflU@nst (%baI ...)/ beeinusst (von jdm/
etw) Many British bands have been infuenced bythe Beatles.guitar n /gI"tA;(r)/ Gitarre Which do you preer, electric or acousticguitar?bass n /beIs/ Bassgitarre She plays the bass guitar and he plays the drums.trumpet n /"trVmpIt/ Trompete Fats Domino was a amous trumpetplayerkeyboard n /"ki;bO;d/ Keyboard The keyboardon the piano is out o tune.saxophone n /"s&ks@f@Un/ Saxophon Many jazz musicians play the trump
or the saxophone.drums n pl /drVmz/ Schlagzeug That banging noise you can hear is my son
playing the drums in his room.journalist n /"dZ3;n@lIst/ Journalist(in) Ted is ajournalistand he works o
the Times newspaper
READING AND LISTENINGmoody adj /"mu;di/ launisch Be careul with Gina because shes
temperamental andmoody.drama queen n /"drA;m@ %kwi;n/ Schauspielerin (ironisch), hysterische
Tussi Julia is always shouting and cry ing about something. Shes a rightdraqueen.
temperamental adj /%tempr@"mentl/ launisch You never know what shemight say or do because shes so temperamental.
thoughtul adj /"TO;tfl/ nachdenklich, aumerksam You didnt need to senfowers but it was really thoughtul.
easy-going adj /%i;zi "g@UIN/ gelassen I really like Dave because hes so relaandeasy-going.
kind adj /kaInd/ reundlich Vince is a very generous andkindperson whoalways helps other people.
bad-tempered adj /%b&d "temp@d/ schlecht gelaunt Dont speak to me eain the morning. Im oten irritable andbad-tempered.
spoilt adj /spOIlt/ verwhnt As a child he was always given what he wanted he became veryspoilt.
selsh adj /"selfIS/ egoistisch Shes veryselsh and only thinks about herselthe time.
sta n /stA;f/ Personal All the stain this company have asked or a pay risdisaster n /dI"zA;st@(r)/ Katastrophe The Tsunami in Indonesia is a natura
disasterno-one will orget.
hire v /"haI@(r)/ mieten When we arrive in Mallorca, wellhirea car and driround the island.nervous breakdown n /%n3;v@s "breIkdaUn/ Nervenzusammenbruch
Andy is in hospital because he was very depressed and had a nervous breakdolighting n /"laItIN/ Beleuchtung Its too dark in this room because the lighti
isnt very good.angry adj /"&Ngri/ rgerlich Mary was late or work again so her boss is very
angry.reception n /rI"sepSn/ Empang Please check in at the hotelreception desk
when you arrive.movie (= lm) n US /"mu;vi/ Film The British say lm but the Americans
saymovie.
weather was cold, wet andmiserable.polite adj /p@"laIt/ hich I you are invited to dinner, it ispoliteto take a
present.mean adj /mi;n/ niedertrchtig, geizig Eddie never spends any money. Hes
reallymean.
EVERYDAY ENGLI SHbook (a room) v /%bUk (@ "ru;m)/ buchen Wed like to booka double room
or the weekend.online adj /Qn"laIn/ online You can check the website or inormation i you go
onlinenow.hostel n /"hQst@l/ Herberge I we dont have much money, we can stay in a
hostelinstead o a hotel.leafet n /"li;fl@t/ Broschre This leafetgives you all the basic inormationabout prices.
run v /rVn/ rennen, lauen Only the best athletes can run in the marathon.tour n /tU@(r)/ Tour, Rundahrt They bought a caravan and went on a tour
round France.check in /"tSek In, %tSek "In/ einchecken They arrive at 9 pm so they plan to
check in at the hotel at about 9.30.gender n /"dZend@(r)/ Geschlecht Were studying womens equality and
genderissues this term.expiry date n /Ik"spaI@ri %deIt/ Verallsdatum We shouldnt eat this ood
because the expiry dateon the packet has passed.booking ee n /"bUkIN %fi;/ Buchungsgebhr I you buy the tickets on the
internet there is a booking eeo 2.50.terms and conditions n pl /%t3;mz @n k@n"dISnz/
Vertragsbedingungen Read the contract and check the terms and conditionsbeore you sign it.
trip n /trIp/ Reise, Fahrt, Ausug Lets go on a day trip to London and visit allthe amous sights.
sights n pl /saIts/ Sehenswrdigkeiten What are the bestsights to see in NewYork?
sightseeing tour n /"saItsi;IN %tU@(r)/ Besichtigungstour The sightseeingtourwas expensive but we saw all the interesting places.
backpack n /"b&kp&k/ Rucksack I youre going to travel around the world ora year, you need a goodbackpack
WRITING (UNIT )thie n /Ti;f/ Dieb(in) The thiestole all their money and bags.industrial adj /In"dVstri@l/ industriell That part o town has a lot o actories
and its the industrialarea.ashionable adj /"f&Sn@bl/ modern Beth has always got the latest clothes. Shes
reallyashionable.contemporary adj /k@n"temp@r@ri/ zeitgenssisch Do you like modern,
contemporaryarchitecture?sculpture n /"skVlptS@(r)/ Skulptur David is a amous sculptureby
Michelangelo.
Unit 7
FAMOUS FAMILIESame n /feIm/ Berhmtheit, Ruhm Herameor being a brilliant actor
increased as she got older.amous adj /"feIm@s/ berhmt People go on programmes like Big Brother
because they want to beamous.musician n /mju;"zISn/ Musiker(in) She gave up work, learnt to play the piano
and became a amous musician.model v /"mQdl/ als Fotomodell arbeiten Some teenage girls try to copy and
modelthemselves on amous singers and actors.related adj /rI"leItId/ verwandt This problem seems to be relatedto the last one
because there are a lot o similarities.reer to v /rI"f3; tu;, t@/ sich beziehen au Shes going to talk about the
environment andreer to the issue o pollution.psychoanalysis n /%saIk@U@"n&l@sIs/ Psychoanalyse Psychoanalysis mayhelp some people solve problems in their lives.
patient n /"peISnt/ Patient(in) The doctor told thepatienthe could go home.governed pp /"gVvnd/ regiert Which state in the US is governedby the
Presidents brother?principality n /%prInsI"p&l@ti/ Frstentum Theprincipalityo Monaco is
very small.ounder member n /"faUnd@ %memb@(r)/ Grndungsmitglied He was the
ounder membero the group when it started in 1999.riendly adj /"frendli/ reundlich Our neighbours are veryriendlyand they
oten invite us over or dinner.
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so Im going to nd a decoratorto change it.library n /"laIbr@ri/ Bibliothek When you go to the library, can you take ba
these books I borrowed?librarian n /laI"bre@ri@n/ Bibliothekar(in) He loves books so hes decided t
a job as a librarian.photographer n /f@"tQgr@f@(r)/ Fotogra(in) Thephotographersold the
picture to the newspapers or thousands o pounds.electric adj /I"lektrIk/ elektrisch Jimi Hendrix was one o the most amous
electricguitar players o all time.electrician n /I%lek"trISn/ Elektriker(in) Do you know a goodelectrician
because the lights arent working in this building?law n /lO;/ Recht, Jura Zoe studies lawat university; she wants to become a
judge.lawyer n Rechtsanwalt, Jurist Kate is a lawyer. She spends a lot o time in
court.invitation n /%InvI"teISn/ Einladung We didnt get a ormal invitation to t
wedding so we didnt go.decision n /dI"sIZn/ Entscheidung She usually spends a long time thinking
about it beore she makes a decision.organization n /%O;g@naI"zeISn/ Organisation Oxam is a non governmen
organization with projects in many developing countries.explain v /Ik"spleIn/ erklren Ask the teacher to explain it i you dont
understand the problem.explanation n /%ekspl@"neISn/ Erklrung Please give your boss a written
explanation o why you want to take time o.employer n /Im"plOI@(r)/ Arbeitgeber Its his company and he has a good
reputation as an employer.employment n /Im"plOIm@nt/ Arbeit, Stelle Its dicult to ndemploym
in this city as all the best jobs have been taken.
imagination n /I%m&dZI"neISn/ Fantasie To be a good writer you needcreativity andimagination.advertise v /"&dv@taIz/ werben Its better to advertisethe product on TV
you want it to sell.advertisement n /@d"v3;tIsm@nt/ Anzeige, Werbung More people will bu
product i there is a amous person in an advertisement.kindness n /"kaIndn@s/ Freundlichkeit Wed like to thank you or all your
andkindness.dierence n /"dIfr@ns/ Unterschied There is a greatdierencebetween yo
version and my version o the story.disastrous adj /dI"zA;str@s/ katastrophal The elections were disastrous.
Almost nobody voted.noisy adj /"nOIzi/ laut Im going to live somewhere quiet in the countryside
because this city is so noisy.ambitious adj /&m"bIS@s/ ehrgeizig I you want to get to the top, you have
be ambitious.
EVERYDAY ENGLI SH
ten-pound note n /%ten %paUnd "n@Ut/ Zehnpundschein Have you gotten-pound noteor these two ves?
WRITINGalive adj /@"laIv/ lebendig The police thought everyone was dead ater the tr
accident but two people were stillalive.misortunes n pl /%mIs"fO;tSu;nz/ Pech, Unglck Many gossip magazines
publish stories about the bad luck andmisortunes o celebrities.tragedy n /"tr&dZ@di/ Tragdie The death o so many civilians in the war w
a realtragedy.paparazzi n pl /%p&p@"r&tsi/ Paparazzi Robbie Williams is coming which
why there are hundreds opaparazzi photographers at the door.heir n /e@(r)/ Erbe/Erbin Prince Charles is heirto the throne in England.
Unit 8
WHATS HIS JOB?bill n /bIl/ Rechnung Can you ask the waiter or the billso I can pay?be on call /bi %Qn "kO;l/ Bereitschatsdienst haben Doctors have to be o
callin case o an emergency.surgery n /"s3;dZ@ri/ Arztpraxis My aunt is a doctor and she works in the
surgeryon Castle Street.possession n /p@"zeSn/ Besitz Shes got a lot o dresses but this 1940s dress
her avouritepossession.unsocial adj /%Vn"s@USl/ unsozial A re ghters job is very dicult and you
have to work unsocialhours.night shit n /"naIt %SIft/ Nachtschicht Linda is sleeping today because she
the night shitat work yesterday.
sack n /s&k/ Entlassung They discovered Pete was stealing things rom the oceso he got the sack
unkind adj /%Vn"kaInd/ unreundlich When he was a kid he was oten cruelandunkindto other children.
private jet n /%praIv@t "dZet/ Privatjet Hes very rich and usually fieseverywhere in hisprivate jet.
entourage n /"Qnt@rA;Z/ Geolge As usual, Victoria Bec kham arrived with anentourageo people including her personal trainer.
PA (personal assistant) n /%pi; "eI, %p3;s@nl @"sIst@nt/ persnliche(r)Assistent(in) She is PA to the Managing Director and she organizes all hiswork agenda.
manicurist n /"m&nIkjU@rIst/ Manikre, Nagelpegerin She went to a
manicuristbecause her hands and nails were in bad condition.che n /Sef/ Koch/Kchin The ood at that restaurant is better since they got a
newche.dietician n /%daI@"tISn/ Ernhrungsberater(in) I you are worried about your
weight, you should go and see a dietician.personal trainer n /%p3;s@nl "treIn@(r)/ private(r) Fitnesstrainer(in)
Shes going to employ apersonal trainerto help her exercise and get t.chaueur n /"S@Uf@(r)/ Chaueur(in) Shes rich and amous and she has a
chaueurto drive her everywhere.bodyguard n /"bQdigA;d/ Leibwchter(in) Many amous peopl e employ a
bodyguardor protection.perormance n /p@"fO;m@ns/ Autritt, Auhrung They didnt give a very
goodperormanceand a lot o the audience let early.perorm v /p2@"fO;m/ autreten, auhren The group are going toperorm live
in all the big cities.series n /"sI2@ri;z/ Serie In the last ew years the best TV series have been made
in the US.
attend v /@"tend/ besuchen We hope to attendthe meeting but we are not surei we can come.calm adj /kA;m/ ruhig Try not to get nervous, staycalm beore the exam.patient adj /"peISnt/ geduldig Try to bepatientand not get angry with the
children because they are very young.havoc (play havoc with sth) n /"h&v@k (%pleI "h&v@k wID ...)/
Chaos Hes very temperamental andplays havoc with the press.sidewalk (= pavement) n US /"saIdwO;k/ Gehweg Do American speakers
say pavement orsidewalk?corridor n /"kQrIdO;(r)/ Gang, Korridor The dining room and the kitchen are
separated by a longcorridor.employ v /Im"plOI/ einstellen, beschtigen We decided to employthe rst
candidate we interviewed or the job.organize v /"O;g@naIz/ organisieren Its a good idea to make a plan and
organizeyour work beore you start it.re (rom a job) v /%faI@ (fr@m @ "dZQb)/ (aus einem Job) euern
hinausweren They decided toreSarah because she was always late or work.courage
n/"kVrIdZ/
Mut Hes not very brave so he didnt have the couragetotell her.danger n /"deIndZ@(r)/ Geahr They went parachuting because they like risk
anddanger.industry n /"Ind@stri/ Industrie Not many people work in the carindustry
because everything is done by robots.upset adj /Vp"set/ mitgenommen, traurig I know you eel sad and upsetat the
moment but things will get better.fopped (= been unsuccessul) pp /flQpt/ ein Reinall gewesen Everyone
thought the record would be a success but itfopped.
VOCABULARY AND SPEAKINGart n /A;t/ Kunst The newartgallery has some antastic paintings.artist n /"A;tIst/ Knstler(in) Hes a grati artistand he painted the walls in
this street.politics n pl /"pQl@tIks/ Politik Shes been inpolitics or many years and shes
done a lot o work or the council.politician n /%pQl@"tISn/ Politiker(in) My dad is apolitician and he won the
local elections.interpreter n /In"t3;prIt@(r)/ Dolmetscher(in) We need an interpreter
because we dont speak German.account n /@"kaUnt/ Konto Open an accountwith that bank, they oer good
rates.accountant n /@"kaUnt@nt/ Buchhalter(in) We need to employ an accountant
to manage the company nances.science n /"saI@ns/ Wissenschat At school, I hated science, especially physics
and chemistry.decorate v /"dek@reIt/ anstreichen We wanted to paint anddecoratethe
house in a dierent way.decorator n /"dek@reIt@(r)/ Anstreicher(in) I dont like the style o this room,
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with anyone.childcare n /"tSaIldke@(r)/ Kinderbetreuung We dont have a nanny becau
childcareis very expensive.engineering n /%endZI"nI@rIN/ Ingenieurwesen Not many women work in
building andengineeringwhich are still traditionally jobs or men.gender gap n /"dZend@ %g&p/ Unterschied zwischen den
Geschlechtern There are more male nurses now so the gender gap isdecreasing.
psychology n /saI"kQl@dZi/ Psychologie She studiespsychologybecause shinterested in how the mind unctions.
opinion n /@"pInj@n/ Meinung We thought she was unriendly but ouropino her changed later.
satisaction n /%s&tIs"f&kSn/ BeriedigungMany people agree that to behappy at work and have job satisaction is important.
non-traditional adj /%nQn tr@"dIS@nl/ nicht traditionell Shes a politicianwith quite radical andnon-traditionalideas.
tough adj /tVf/ hart, zh The training course wasnt very hard. It wasnt astough as we expected.
agency n /"eIdZ@nsi/ Agentur The travelagencyhas some very good oers athe moment.
eed v /fi;d/ ttern Did youeedthe dog because he seems to be hungry?nappy n /"n&pi/ Windel The baby is crying. Can you change his nappy?proession n /pr@"feSn/ Beru Being an actor isnt easy, because its hard to
to the top in thisproession.development n /dI"vel@pm@nt/ Entwicklung We cant see any developme
in his ideas. They havent changed at all.ignore v /Ig"nO;(r)/ ignorieren I you look in the other direction andignore
him, hell stop annoying you.
VOCABULARY AND PRONUNCIATIONapply v /@"plaI/ sich bewerben Hes decided to applyor that job he saw in t
newspaper.interview n, v /"Int@vju;/ n = Vorstellungsgesprch; v = ein
Vorstellungsgesprch hren mit The interviewwent well, so she got thejob. They agreed to interviewhim, although he wasnt a good candidate or job.
take care o v /%teIk "ke@r @v/ sich kmmern um You need to stay in bedandtake care oyoursel or a ew days.
country n /"kVntri/ Land Is Australia a continent or a country?message n /"mesIdZ/ Nachricht Send me a textmessageto say where were
going to meet later.denition n /%defI"nISn/ Defnition The denition o this word in the
dictionary isnt very clear.
EVERYDAY ENGL ISHhave a sore throat /%h&v @ %sO; "Tr@Ut/ Halsschmerzen haben I you
cant speak because you have a sore throat, you should go to the doctors.
ood poisoning n /"fu;d %pOIz@nIN/ Lebensmittelvergitung She thinks shgotood poisoningrom that restaurant because shes been sick all day.
diarrhoea n /%daI@"rI@/ Durchall She was sick and she haddiarrhoea.symptom n /"sImpt@m/ Symptom Is a high temperature a symptom o fu?sneeze v /sni;z/ niesen I know youve got a bad cold but please put your han
over your mouth when you sneeze.blow your nose /%bl@U jO; "n@Uz/ sich die Nase putzen Youve got a cold
Have a tissue andblow your nose.stomach-ache n /"stVm@k %eIk/ Magenschmerzen I ate too much cake and
chocolate so now Ive got a stomach-ache.glands n pl /gl&ndz/ Drsen Hes got a sore throat and his glands are swolswollen pp /"sw@Ul@n/ geschwollen Shes got fu and her glands have swollswallow v /"swQl@U/ schlucken Its hard to swallowwith a sore throat.have a temperature /%h&v @ "tempr@tS@(r)/ Fieber haben She doesnt
have a temperaturebut her body aches.ache v /eIk/ wehtun, schmerzen He shouldnt drink any more wine i he doe
want his head to achetomorrow.
prescribe v /prI"skraIb/ verschreiben What medicine did the doctorprescror your illness?liquid n /"lIkwId/ Flssigkeit Drink plenty o liquidi you have a cold.prescription n /prI"skrIpSn/ Rezept Could you take thisprescription rom
doctor to the chemists and get me the medicine, please?
WRITINGapplication n /%&plI"keISn/ Bewerbung I dont know i they received my
application or the job but I sent it a week ago.signature n /"sIgn@tS@(r)/ Unterschrit Please put yoursignatureat the
bottom o the letter.enclosed adj /In"kl@Uzd/ beigelegt There is a copy o the document enclose
with the package.
stay calm /%steI "kA;m/ ruhig bleiben Try to stay calm and dont panicbeore you got or the interview.
PRACTICEarchitect n /"A;kItekt/ Architekt(in) The architectwho designed that building
has no idea o what people need.taxi-driver n /"t&ksi %draIv@(r)/ Taxiahrer(in) Bill is a taxi-driver. He
normally drives the route between the airport and the city centre.armer n /"fA;m@(r)/ Bauer/Buerin He wants to be aarmerbecause he loves
animals and the countryside.nanny n /"n&ni/ Kindermdchen Both parents are working so they need a
nannyto look ater their children.
optician n /Qp"tISn/ Optiker(in) Im going to the optician to have a testbecause my eyes seem to be getting worse.mechanic n /m@"k&nIk/ Mechaniker(in) The mechanicat the garage said
there was nothing he could do to x their car.soldier n /"s@UldZ@(r)/ Soldat(in) Guy wants to join the army and become a
soldier.hairdresser n /"he@dres@(r)/ Friseur(in) I must go to the hairdresserand get
my hair cut.plumber n /"plVm@(r)/ Klempner(in) There is water all over the kitchen so I
think we need to call aplumberto x the problem.
PROBLEMS, PROBLEMSex-boyriend n /%eks "bOIfrend/ rherer Freund Ater they broke up,
Denises ex-boyriendstill phoned her or months.bully n /"bUli/ Tyrann Chris hits other children and shouts at them. Hes a real
bully.all in love /%fO;l In "lVv/ sich verlieben Did youall in lovewith him as
soon as you met him?
chat v /tS&t/ sich unterhalten I I got internet at home, my daughter wouldchatall day to her riends on messenger.
coward n /"kaU@d/ Feigling Ron is a cowardbecause he wont admit what hedid.
obligation n /%QblI"geISn/ Verpichtung You dont have to sign this i youdont want to as you are under no obligation.
necessary adj /"nes@s@ri/ ntig Its reallynecessarythat you read theinstructions beore you start.
twist v /twIst/ verstauchen Did he twisthis ankle playing tennis?ankle n /"&Nkl/ Knchel He twisted his anklewhile he was playing ootball.behave v /bI"heIv/ sich verhalten Those children dont know how to behave.
They are very rude and noisy.strangely adv /"streIndZli/ merkwrdig(erweise) He looked at me strangely,
as i he didnt recognise me.seat belt n /"si;tbelt/ Sicherheitsgurt I cant start driving the car until you put
yourseat belton.
READING AND SPEAKINGtraditionally adv /tr@"dIS@n@li/ traditionell(erweise) In the past, being ananny was traditionallya womans job but now men are also doing it.
builder n /"bIld@(r)/ Handwerker(in) This construction site is dangerous and abuilderhad an accident here last week.
gardener n /"gA;dn@(r)/ Grtner(in) Im interested in plants and trees so Imight become agardenerin the uture.
painter n /"peInt@(r)/ Maler(in) They didnt have time to paint the house sothey employed apainterto do it.
reghter n /"faI@ %faIt@(r)/ Feuerwehrmann/-rau Areghterhas adangerous job and you need to be physically strong.
detective n /dI"tektIv/ Kriminalbeamter/-beamtin He let the police orceand became a private detective.
equal opportunities n /%i;kw@l %Qp2@"tju;n@tIz/ GleichberechtigungWe employ as many women as men in this company so there are equalopportunities.
sexism n /"seksIzm/ Sexismus Both girls and boys have exactly the same
opportunities at this school. There is no sexism.racism n /"reIsIzm/ Rassismus There is no racism in that company. Theyemploy people o all nationalities.
prejudice n /"predZUdIs/ Vorurteil People are oten surprised when she saysshe is a plumber because there is still a lot oprejudiceagainst women at work.
workplace n /"w3;kpleIs/ Arbeitsplatz They spend a lot o time at the oce soits important to have a nice atmosphere in the workplace.
gender n /"dZend@(r)/ Geschlecht Were studying womens equality andgenderissues this term
career n /k@"rI@(r)/ Beru She has always wanted a careerin politics since shelet university.
ability n /@"bIl@ti/ Fhigkeit Shes very sociable and has the abilityto get on
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stressul adj /"stresfl/ stressig, anstrengend Carols lie is so stressul. Shenever has time to rest.
run away v /%rVn @"weI/ weglauen She wanted to escape andrun awayrall the problems in her lie.
rework n /"faI@w3;k/ Feuerwerk Dont light thatreworkuntil Ive putbaby to bed because shes scared o loud noises.
without doubt /wI%DaUt "daUt/ zweiellos We denitely enjoyed the tripPatagonia. It was the best, without doubt.
careree adj /"ke@fri;/ sorglos Margie never seems to be stressed or worriedabout things. Shes a very carereeperson.
distance n /"dIst@ns/ Enternung Is the distancevery ar between his housand yours?
reedom n /"fri;d@m/ Freiheit My parents dont give me much reedom. I hto do what they say and be home early at night.
awul adj /"O;fl/ schrecklich This ood is awul! It tastes disgusting!debt n /det/ Schulden We spent more money than we had last year so now w
are in debt.routine n /ru;"ti;n/ (Alltags)routine Pauline doesnt have a regularroutine
She does something dierent every day.earn v /3;n/ verdienen Iearn good money in my job.readjust v /%ri;@"dZVst/ sich umstellen, sich wieder eingewhnen Ater he
retired, it took Tom some time to adapt andreadjustbecause he had so muctime.
normal adj /"nO;ml/ normal We dont think her behaviour was normal; in it was rather strange.
LISTENING AND SPEAKINGretired adj /rI"taI@d/ im Ruhestand My atherretiredwhen he was 60.I cant see the point coll /aI %kA;nt %si; D@ "pOInt/ Ich sehe keinen Sin
darin Why do we have to do this? I cant see the point.sailor n /"seIl@(r)/ Matrose My cousin is a sailorand she works or the RoyaNavy.
navy n /"neIvi/ Marine My uncle is in the navyand he has been made capto the ship.
environment n /In"vaIr@nm@nt/ Umwelt Pollution and greenhouse gases destroying the environment.
put sb o sth (= stop sb liking sth) v /%pUt ... "Qf ...)/ jdn von etwabbringen I hate insects so itput me ogoing on holiday to the Amazonjungle.
unwillingness n /VnW"wIlINn@s/ mangelnde Bereitschat She oten reuses help and herunwillingness makes people angry.
destination n /%destI"neISn/ Ziel Were fying via New York but our naldestination is L.A.
ruin v /"ru;In/ ruinieren, verderben I you cook the ood too ast, youll ruindinner and it will taste horrible.
desire n /dI"zaI@(r)/ Wunsch They want to travel and their greatestdesiresee the pyramids.
EVERYDAY ENGLI SHwood n /wUd/ Wald I preer the table which is made o woodand not plastpond n /pQnd/ Teich My grandparents have got a pondin their garden with
goldsh and ducks.path n /pA;T/ Pad, Weg You can get to her house i you walk up thepath.gate n /geIt/ Tor Please shut thegatewhen you leave the eld or the animal
might escape.
WRITINGpros and cons /%pr@Uz @n "kQnz/ Vor- und Nachteile Beore we reach a
conclusion, we need to consider the pros and cons o the argument.crowded adj /"kraUdId/ berllt This restaurant is verycrowded. Shall w
somewhere with ewer people?delayed adj /dI"leId/ versptet Sorry Im late but the train was delayedor
hour.trac jam n /"tr&fIk %dZ&m/ Verkehrsstau We almost never get to work
time because we are oten in a trac jam on the motorway.
Unit 10
A PHOTOGRAPH THAT CHANGED THE WORLDX-ray n /"eks %reI/ Rntgenstrahl The doctor gave me anX-rayto see i my
bones were broken.discovered pp /dI"skVv@d/ entdeckt X-rays were discoveredby Wilhelm
Roentgen.machine n /m@"Si;n/ Gert The photocopymachinehas broken again.human adj /"hju;m@n/ menschlich An adulthuman has a more intelligent
apologize v /@"pQl@dZaIz/ sich entschuldigen I I were you, I would say sorryandapologize.
assistance n /@"sIst@ns/ Hile I we can help and you need assistance, pleasecall us.
regret (to inorm you) v /rI"gret (tu; In%fO;m ju;)/ bedauern (Ihnenmitzuteilen) We regretto inorm you that you didnt get the job.
inorm v /In"fO;m/ inormieren We are sorry to inorm you that there will bedelays on the Northern train line.
enquire v /In"kwaI@(r)/ sich erkundigen He went to enquireabout the jobvacancy.
Unit 9
A GAP YEARgap year n /"g&p %jI@(r)/ Zwischen jahr Theyre going to take a gap year
between school and university.plan n /pl&n/ Plan We should get organised and make aplan beore we start.as soon as /@z "su;n @z/ sobald Well call you as soon as we arrive at the
hotel.
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