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English in Context 6. Student’s Book

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Chronological Wordlist

Diese Liste enthält den Arbeitswortschatz aus English in Context 6. Student’s Book in chronologischer Reihenfolge, d.h. nach Topics 1-6.

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Abkürzungen (adv.) adverbial (AE) / (BE) American / British English (infml.) informal English (pl.) plural

word stress

Topic 1: Our Changing Planet

Lead-In

peaceful

The people looked forward to the end of the war when everything would be ~ once again.

friedlich

prosperous

= rich and successful wohlhabend, erfolgreich

greedy

‘Stop eating that cake! – I’ve never seen anyone so ~!’

gierig, gefräßig

(to) become extinct

= (to) die out aussterben

species [1spi.Si.z] A lot of ~ are in danger of dying out.

Spezies

(to) estimate

= (to) roughly guess schätzen, grob berechnen

drug

= medicine Arzneimittel, Medikament; Droge

rainforest

Road-building in the Amazon is destroying the ~.

Regenwald

timber wood that is used for building houses

Bauholz

billion

1,000,000,000 Milliarde

poet

Shakespeare was a playwright and a ~.

Dichter/in

aid worker

The ~ s visited African villages to bring the people medicine.

Entwicklungshelfer/in

activist

Anti-nuclear ~s sometimes chain themselves to railway tracks.

Aktivist/in

Words in Context

sustainability S~ is a major issue. Nachhaltigkeit




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world population The ~ is increasing. Weltbevölkerung

(to) dispose of sth. The companies ~d ~ their waste

illegally.

etwas loswerden, etwas beseitigen

(to) destroy sth. Whole forests are ~ed. etwas zerstören

habitat Animals often behave very

differently when in their natural ~.

Lebensraum

(to) die out Many species are in danger of ~ing out.

aussterben

overpopulation People have been warning of ~

since the 19th century.

Überbevölkerung

threat to sb./sth. The biggest ~ the polar bear’s

existence is humanity.

Gefahr

biodiversity ~ is important for our future. Artenvielfalt

the developed world ~ must help developing countries

to protect the environment.

Industrieländer

(to) do damage to sth. The damage being done to nature is irreparable.

etwas zerstören

eco-friendly This is a ~ way of disposing waste.

umweltfreundlich

extinction Many animals are faced with ~ as

we use up more and more of the Earth’s resources.

Aussterben; Ausrottung

(to) endanger sb./sth. Many species are ~ed by mankind.

gefährden

(to) pollute Seas are ~d by oil tankers. etwas verschmutzen

renewable resources We have to put more emphasis on ~.

erneuerbare Energien

climate change He turned the conversation to ~. Klimawandel

global warming G~ is a current topic in the news. globale Erwärmung, Erderwärmung

natural cause Global warming has no ~. natürliche Ursache

(to) reverse sth. We have to ~ the trend. umkehren

greenhouse gas Carbon dioxide is a major ~. Treibhausgas

carbon footprint Measuring your ~shows people

how they influence the environment.

CO2-Fußabdruck/-Bilanz




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greenhouse effect Only a minority of people still

think that the ~has purely natural

causes.

Treibhauseffekt

locally grown She only buys ~ vegetables. aus lokalem Anbau

(to) offset sth. We have to ~ the disadvantages. ausgleichen, aufwiegen

Unit 1 The Scientist’s View

greenhouse effect

The ~ contributes to global warming.

Treibhauseffekt

(to) speed up, sped, sped

The driver sped ~ when he reached the motorway.

(sich) beschleunigen

due to

= because of aufgrund von, wegen

pace

Don’t walk so fast. I can’t keep up with your ~.

Tempo, Geschwindigkeit

weather forecast

The weather ~ said there would be rain.

Wetterbericht, Wettervorhersage

prediction

The scientists’ ~s about the effects of climate change weren’t accurate.

Prognose, Vorhersage

(to) release sb./sth.

Hot air was ~d in the experiment. jdn. freilassen, etwas freisetzen

water vapour [1w0t4r 1ve9p4r] (BE)

= steam that is produced when water is boiled

Wasserdampf

Unit 1A What is Global Warming?

crop

= plant grown for food Ernte; Kulturpflanze

(to) affect sb./sth.

Environmental problems ~ us all. jdn./etwas beeinflussen, auf jdn./etwas (ein)wirken

surface [ ]

The ~ of the lake was so calm we could see the reflection of the sunset on it.

Oberfläche

(to) be concerned about sb./sth.

Sam’s parents were ~ about their son’s health.

um jdn./etwas besorgt sein

human being

Human ~s are responsible for this environmental catastrophe.

Mensch

(to) pollute sth.

The sea is ~d by oil, rubbish and the increase of ship traffic.

etwas verschmutzen

(to) increase sth.

= (to) make sth. greater etwas erhöhen, etwas vergrößern

carbon dioxide

= CO2 Kohlendioxid

ozone

= a gas that is a form of oxygen (O3)

Ozon




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(to) emit sth.

(emission)

Cars ~ a lot of CO2. etw. ausstoßen

(Ausstoß, Emission)

(to) remain

There are only 5 minutes ~ing of the match and England still haven’t scored.

(übrig) bleiben

amount (of)

The server is designed to store huge ~s of data.

Menge (an)

fuel

A long time ago the main ~s were coal and wood, but now people also use gas and oil.

Brennstoff

deforestation cutting down trees and woods Abholzung, Entwaldung

Unit 1B Species Extinction and Human Activity

extinction The polar bear is in danger of ~. There are only about 16,000 wild polar bears left.

Ausrottung

inhabit = live in bewohnen

on death row

= awaiting death / execution, like in prison

den Tod vor Augen

invertebrate ≠ vertebrate Wirbellose Tiere

predator = animals that chase and eat other animals.

Raubtier

evidence = proof Beweis

habitat the area where animals naturally live in

Lebensraum

Unit 2A Countdown For Our Planet

(to) manage to do sth.

I didn’t ~ to do all my homework last night – I’ll have to finish it at lunchtime.

es schaffen, etwas zu tun

(to) be up to sb.

= (to) be somebody’s responsibility

an jdm. liegen, jds. Sache sein

(to) poison sb./sth.

The witch tried to ~ Snow White by giving her a ~ed apple.

jdn./etwas vergiften

commitment (to sth.)

Germany proved its ~ to the environment by signing the Kyoto Protocol.

Verpflichtung, Einsatz (für etwas)

impact

The ~ of the bomb was felt more than 100 miles away.

Wirkung, Einfluss, Effekt

energy-saving

This building has many up-to-date ~-~ gadgets.

energiesparend

(to) reuse sth.

= (to) use sth. again etwas wiederverwenden

Unit 2B Climate Change

technique = a way of doing sth.

That’s an interesting ~, I have never seen anybody cleaning the windows like this.

Technik




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man-made = artificial, not natural künstlich

weather pattern This ~ derivates from the norm. Wetter (Wetterabweichung)

polar ice-caps If the polar ~ melt there will be floods in different parts of the world.

Polarkappen

flood The ~ destroyed streets and houses, the water was everywhere.

Überschwemmung

drought no rain for a really long time Dürre

(to) predict = to guess what will happen in the future

vorhersagen

impact a strong impact Auswirkung

Unit 3A Think Globally, Act Locally

genetically modified seed G~ is already used on many farms although we don’t know for certain that it doesn’t do any harm to the human body.

genetisch verändertes Saatgut

according to sth.

A~ the weather report, there will be heavy snowfall across Canada this week.

laut, entsprechend, gemäß

(to) employ sth.

The methods ~ed by the dictator were criticized.

etwas verwenden, etwas anwenden

fertilizer sth. that makes plants grow faster

Dünger

pesticides poisonous substances Pestizide

ingredient You need the following ~s to bake a cake: sugar, eggs, flour,…

Inhaltsstoff, Zutat

Unit 3B Greener Travel

option

= something that you can choose to have or do

Option, Möglichkeit

(to) minimize sth. [ ]

We have finally managed to ~ the number of printouts at work.

etwas minimieren, etwas auf ein Minimum reduzieren

despite

= in spite of

D~ his excellent qualifications, he didn’t get the job.

trotz

convenient [ ]

= not causing any problems; quick, easy or close by

My house is an hour away from my work. It’s not very ~.

praktisch, bequem

hardly

You can ~ claim that he hasn’t put enough effort into the project.

kaum, fast nicht

environmentally friendly

Catherine bought an ~ friendly fridge.

umweltfreundlich

Unit 3C Discussing a Current Affairs Topic




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(to) draw conclusions It is time that we ~ from the past to do the right things in the future.

schlussfolgern

(to) refer to The writer of the articles ~s to studies undertaken by the government.

sich beziehen auf

(to) generate Giant windmills are used to ~ electricity.

erzeugen, entwickeln

energy-efficient You should buy a new ~ washing mashine if you want to save energy.

energieeffizient

Check Your Progress

(to) alert to warn alarmieren, warnen

probability The ~ of rain for tomorrow is low. Möglichkeit




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Topic 2: The Web of Communication

Lead-in

(to) communicate Nowadays people ~ more and more via the internet and mobile phones.

kommunizieren

employer (≠ employee) = person or company that pays people to work for them

Arbeitgeber/in

(to) hire sb. We need to make sure we ~ the person who is perfect for the job.

jdn. einstellen

Career Services If there are no jobs advertised in the newspaper, then why don’t you go and ask at ~ ~?

Berufsberatung

a caption headline Überschrift

(to) put sth. on the Web We ~ our family holiday photos on the ~ so our friends could look at them.

etwas ins Internet stellen

(to) sign off (a computer) Don’t leave the computer without ~ing ~! Someone could go into your account.

sich abmelden

(to) go online = (to) connect to a computer or the Internet

ins Internet gehen

(to) reveal sth. The clouds finally cleared to ~ a beautiful blue sky.

etwas aufdecken, etwas zeigen

modern media = modern information and entertainment technologies, such as the Internet, CD-ROMs and digital television

neue Medien

Words in Context

(to) transmit information One way of ~is to text somebody. Information übertragen

means of communication modern ~ Kommunikationsmittel

(to) text sb.

I usually ~ my friends. = (to) send sb. a text (message)

jdm. eine SMS schicken

(to) use your mobile phone Some people think it’s rude if you

~while talking to someone else.

am Handy telefonieren

(to) update your online profile I’m keen on regularly ~ing my

~on Facebook.

sein Online-Profil aktualisieren

(to) surf the Net Almost everybody seems to ~. im Internet surfen

(to) post information She likes ~ing ~on the Net. Informationen ins Internet stellen, etw. posten

body language ~ is a means of communication. Körpersprache

facial expression a distorted ~ Gesichtsausdruck




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(to) share sth. shared space teilen

(to) have sth. in common to share sth. etwas gemeinsam haben

recipient ≠ sender Empfänger/in

(to) intend sth. intended meaning etwas beabsichtigen

(to) perceive sth. perceived meaning etwas wahrnehmen

Unit 4A Online Pressure (Partner A)

pressure I can’t work under so much ~! Druck

(to) tighten the grip He ~ed his ~ around the rope because he was afraid to fall down.

den Griff verfestigen, fester zugreifen

(to) feel compelled I felt ~ to accept the first offer on the house because I needed the money.

sich genötigt sehen, etwas zu tun

competitive Jack liked playing football for fun, but found the school team was too ~.

konkurrenzorientiert, hart umkämpft

adolescence = time between childhood and adulthood

Jugend, Pubertät

satisfaction Katie got immense ~ from finishing her homework twice as quickly as Brian.

Zufriedenheit, Genugtuung, Befriedigung

(to) fool sb. You can’t ~ me – I know you ate those biscuits!

jdm. etwas vormachen, jdn. täuschen

impact The ~ of the bomb was felt more than 100 miles away.

Wirkung, Einfluss

performance Gary’s school ~ has been getting steadily worse and he needs to work harder if he wants to pass his exams.

Leistung

suburb When Harriet had children, she moved from her flat in the city centre to a house in a ~.

Vorort

(to) be a boon sth. is a blessing ein Segen sein

(to) indicate sth. Draw an arrow to ~ which of these answers is correct.

etwas zeigen, etwas andeuten

sufficient = enough for a specific purpose ausreichend

(to) cancel sth. I would like to ~ my subscription to The Times as the postman never delivers it on time.

etwas absagen, etwas kündigen

Unit 4A Online Pressure (Partner B)

used to do sth. I ~ ~ take the bus to school each day, but now I go by bike.

früher etwas regelmäßig gemacht haben




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subject line I read the ~ line – “GOOD NEWS!” – and knew everything was going to be fine.

Betreffzeile (in einem Brief oder einer E-Mail)

(to) fail If Beth ~s this exam, she might have to repeat the year.

(bei einer Prüfung) durchfallen, scheitern

pillow If you put your tooth under your ~, the tooth fairy will take it away and give you a pound coin.

Kopfkissen

(to) monitor sb./sth. Babies born early need to be ~ed constantly.

jdn./etwas überwachen

record (n) = performance

“Harry’s clever,” said Mr Smith, “But he’ll need to try harder to improve his ~.”

Leistung(en)

complaint I’d like to make a ~ about the terrible service in this restaurant.

Beschwerde

access (n) A lift is being planned to provide easier ~ to the station for wheelchairs.

Zugang, Zugriff

privacy I hate sharing a room with someone – I need my ~!

Privatsphäre

(to) denounce sb./sth. The whole neighbourhood stood up and ~d the mayor for wasting their money.

jdn./etwas öffentlich kritisieren

judicious ≠ unreasonable vernünftig, besonnen

disappointment The party was a real ~ – no food, no drinks, and only three people turned up.

Enttäuschung

(to) endure sth. She had ~ a lot of pain going through chemotherapy.

etwas aushalten

Unit 4B An Online Hoax

hoax = an act intended to make sb. believe sth. that is not true, esp. sth. bad

Falschmeldung, (Zeitungs-)Ente, übler Scherz

cute = pretty and attractive That guy is so ~ – I’m going to ask for his number.

süß, niedlich

(to) turn The leaves ~ brown in autumn. werden

insult (n) I should have known Alice would take it as an ~ if I didn’t invite her to my party.

Beleidigung

(to) sob Sarah couldn’t help ~bing at her grandma’s funeral.

schluchzen

desperate Katie tried ~ly to think of an excuse as to why she had missed hockey practice. But she couldn’t think of any.

verzweifelt

(to) prescribe sb. sth. The doctor ~d her sleeping pills. jdm. etwas verschreiben




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minor (n) No ~s allowed in the casino. Minderjährige(r)

(to) mess with sb. Don’t ~ with me – I have some very powerful friends.

sich mit jdm. anlegen

(to) retreat The general could see they were losing and ordered the army to ~.

sich zurückziehen

Unit 4C Risky Behaviour

savvy = clever; He is a ~ businessman. clever,ausgebufft

mortality Smoking raises your ~ risk which means that people who smoke are likely to die younger than people who don’t.

Sterblichkeit

homicide = murder Mord

(to) boast (v) He is such a show-off, whenever I meet him he is ~ing about his fantastic new car or his new house or his yacht.

angeben, prahlen

(to) influence sb./sth. I’m sure Richard is ~ed by his new friends. He is not the type of boy who would drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes.

jem./etwas beeinflussen

(to) abuse People who were ~ed as a child often suffer for the rest of their lives.

missbrauchen

(to) encourage If my parents hadn’t ~ed me, I wouldn’t have finished university.

ermutigen, bestärken

(to) speculate He lost a lot of money because he ~ed in stocks.

spekulieren

Unit 5A Meeting the Stepmother

(to) snap = (to) break suddenly with a sharp noise

(zer)brechen, (zer)reißen

(to) stroll Henry ~ed into the distance whistling to himself.

bummeln, langsam spazieren

(to) prattle on about sth./ sb. talking about sth./sb. in a childish or foolish way

plappern, labern

hollow You can hear this tree is completely ~ if you knock on it here.

hohl

disloyal = opposite of ‘loyal’ untreu, nicht loyal

maintenance (BE) He has to pay ~ to his ex-wife. Unterhalt

(to) plead When my dog looks at me with those ~ing eyes, I always end up feeding him chocolate treats, even though he’s too fat already.

flehen

(to) suit sb. = be convenient or useful for sb. The date ~s me fine.

jdm. passen (Termin usw.)




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(to) iron sth. out I suggest they sit down together and ~ out the problems between the two of them.

etwas ausbügeln, etwas beseitigen

Unit 5B A New Kind of Connectedness?

means of communication Mobile phones, e-mails and letters are all ~

Kommunikationsmittel

survey They did a ~ and asked 100 people about their opinion on facebook.

Umfrage, Studie

dispel to get rid of doubts or worries zerstreuen

Unit 6A Expressing Yourself through Poetry

means (pl means) I joined the chess team simply as a ~ of getting to know people.

Mittel, Weg

chin Jimmy proudly pointed to the first few hairs on his ~.

Kinn

napkin If you’d put your ~ on your lap, then you wouldn’t have got tomato sauce all over your jeans!

Serviette

core I ate my apple and then threw away the ~.

Kern(gehäuse)

stem Remove the pits and the ~s from the cherries before you cook them.

Stiel, Stängel

pit (AE) When you eat a peach, be careful not to hurt your teeth on the ~.

Kern (von Steinobst)

seed Jenny planted an apple ~ in the garden and imagined it growing into a tree.

Kern, Same(n)

skeleton They found the complete ~ of a dinosaur buried in the desert.

Skelett, Gerüst

innocent not being guilty unschuldig

Unit 6B Presenting Yourself Creatively

(to) be a real pain My younger brother is ~. He never leaves me alone and he always wants to come along when I go out and meet my friends.

Eine Nervensäge sein

to apply for Tom ~-ed ~ a job at the local supermarket because he wants to earn some money in his summer holidays.

sich um etwas bewerben

potential The man over there looks like a ~ serial killer. He looks really scary and he is behaving weirdly.

potenziell

flatmates = People you share a flat with. MitbewohnerInnen

Check Your Progress




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(to) emerge The man ~ed out of nowhere. auftauchen

recipient the person you send a letter/ an e-mail to

Empfänger

land line Not all people have a mobile phone, some still have ~.

Festnetztelefon




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Topic 3: Migrants and Minorities

Lead-In

prejudice [1pred78d9s] If you judge sb. by his origin or his appearance you have ~s against him.

Vorurteil

emigration = the process of leaving one’s own country to live in another country

Auswanderung, Emigration

migrant [1ma9grent] M~s from Mexico are often seeking work and a better life in the US.

Gastarbeiter

famine [1fäm9n] We are talking about a ~ if there is not enough food for all the people who live in an area.

Hungersnot

(to) hire sb. We need to make sure we ~ the person who is perfect for the job.

jdn. einstellen

fake (adj) I bought this ~ Rolex in a market in Morocco.

gefälscht, nachgemacht

(to) immigrate (to) = (to) come and live permanently in a country after leaving your own country

einwandern (nach, in)

(to) emigrate (from) = (to) leave one’s own country to go and live permanently in another country

auswandern (aus, von)

Words in Context

migration M~ is a current topic in the news.

(Zu-, Ab-, Aus-) Wanderung, Migration

on the move He is never at home, he is always ~.

unterwegs

influx of immigrants The ~ is increasing. Zustrom von Immigranten/Einwanderern

the native population T~ supported the refugees. einheimische Bevölkerung

seek refuge Many refugees ~ in Europe. Zuflucht suchen; Asyl suchen

refugee The roads were full of ~trying to

escape from the fighting.

Flüchtling

persecution political / religious ~ (politische / religiöse / ethnische) Verfolgung

(to) apply for asylum asylum seeker um Asyl bitten, Asyl beantragen

(to) reject sth./sb. His apply for asylum was ~ed. jdn./etwas zurückweisen; jdn./etwas ablehnen




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(to) deport sb. There were protests when the asylum seekers were~.

jdn. ausweisen

ethnic minority Roma are an ~. ethnische Minderheit

(to) grant sb. residency He was ~ed ~. jem. Aufenthalt/Wohnsitz gewähren

Unit 7A The New Slave Trade?

clandestine C~ employment of illegal immigrants is still a big problem.

heimlich

(to) estimate Experts ~ that more and more people will seek refuge in Europe within the next years.

schätzen

exploitation Immigrants are often the victims of ~. If they get a job they usually don’t get fair wages.

Ausbeutung

(to) hover After the accident he was ~ing between life and death for several days.

hängen, schweben

policy The government’s new health ~ will improve medical treatment.

Politik

(to) smuggle The terrorists were able to ~ weapons onto the plane.

schmuggeln

countries of origin Most immigrants want to return to their ~ someday.

Herkunftsländer

border imaginary lines that separate countries from each other

Grenze

staggering = shocking, astonishing erschütternd

diaspora The persecution of ethnic or religious groups often leads to their ~

Diaspora, Vertreibung

(human) trafficking = smuggling humans over the border to another country.

(Menschen-)Schmuggel / Menschenhandel

Unit 7B Warsaw on the Thames

increasingly Mrs Groggins was getting ~ worried that her husband hadn’t arrived home.

zunehmend, immer mehr

(to) join sth. Sam ~ed the school football team in order to make new friends.

eintreten in (einen Verein usw.), Mitglied werden in (einem Verein usw.)

(to) accomodate = to provide room or shelter for sb.

unterbringen

by contrast Cats have nine lives; humans, ~, only have one.

im Vergleich, im Gegensatz dazu

work permit The illegal immigrant managed to get a job with a fake ~.

Arbeitserlaubnis




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influx After the Berlin Wall had fallen there was an ~ of people from the former East to West Germany.

Zustrom

citizen I never say what nationality I am – I think of myself as a ~ of the world!

Bürger/in, Staatsangehörige(r)

(to) reshape to shape, form or organize sth. again or in a new way

umformen, umgestalten

annual We see Grandma ~ly on her birthday.

jährlich

(to) tend to do sth. I ~ to get very tired in the evenings and fall asleep in front of the news.

dazu neigen, etwas zu tun

(to) face sth. = (to) be confronted with sth. mit etwas konfrontiert sein, vor etwas stehen

prospect The ~s are high for Manchester United to win the Premier League.

Aussicht

affluence wealth Wohlstand, Reichtum

survey A ~ has shown that 90 % girls like chocolate.

Umfrage

roughly (adv) R~ eight million people live in London today.

ungefähr

Unit 7C The Pendulum Effect

pendulum The ~ in the old clock in the hall is still swinging after 50 years.

Pendel

tide There is great fear of a rising ~ of crime in New York.

Flut, Welle

(to) highlight sth. The number of houses damaged by flooding ~s the need to tackle climate change.

etwas verdeutlichen, etwas aufzeigen

(to) accelerate to make sth. go faster beschleunigen

(to) adapt to (doing) sth.

Over thousands of years these lizards have ~ed to the hot desert climate.

sich an etwas anpassen, sich an etwas gewöhnen

(to) shrink, shrank, shrunk My jumper ~ in the wash! (ein)schrumpfen, einlaufen

contrary to = different from; against im Gegensatz zu, entgegen

according to Everything went ~ to plan. nach, laut, entsprechend, gemäß

(to) compare sth. with sth. Mice don’t seem so small when you ~ them ~ ants.

etwas mit etwas vergleichen

recent R~ developments in our economy are not very promising.

jüngst (Ereignisse usw.), aktuell




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currency = the system of money a country uses

Britain is one of the few EU countries not to have adopted the common European ~.

Währung

(to) favour sth. The warm climate ~s many types of tropical plants.

etwas begünstigen

Unit 8A “It’s Not All Take, Take, Take”

(to) be concerned Luckily our village wasn’t ~ by the recent floods.

betroffen sein

scale of migration Globalisation has radically altered the ~.

Ausmaß der Migration

attitude towards Some politician’s ~ minorities is simply scandalous.

Einstellung, Haltung gegen

asylum Many refugees from the Middle East seek ~ in Western countries.

Asyl

exploitative Slavery is disgraceful and ~. ausbeutend

spokesman A government ~ announced that taxes will be raised.

Sprecher

Unit 8B Writing an Opinion Essay

host society It’s important for immigrants to become a part of the ~

Gastland

root The Bible says that the love of money is the ~ of all evil.

Wurzel, Ursache

source Whenever you quote something in a scientific paper you have to mention your ~s.

Quelle

willingness There is little ~ to help people in need nowadays.

Bereitschaft

citizenship Sandra’s husband got the Austrian ~ when they got married.

Staatsbürgerschaft

fewer job prospects People without proper education have ~

weniger Jobaussichten

racial R~ discrimination of certain ethnic groups still occurs every day.

rassistisch

obvious There is an ~ connection between the food you eat and your health.

offensichtlich

Unit 9A Black Hoodie

(NB: Der folgende Wortschatz ist alphabetisch abgedruckt, da Wörter in mehr als einem Text vorkommen.)

(to) catch up with sb. They’ve already left, but if you hurry, you can ~ up ~ them.

jdn. einholen

(to) collapse The building ~d in the hurricane. zusammenbrechen, einstürzen




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definitely I don’t know what I want to be when I’m older but I ~ want to go to university.

bestimmt, auf jeden Fall

(to) discriminate against sb. = (to) treat one person or group worse/better than another in an unfair way

jdn. diskriminieren, jdn. benachteiligen

(to) give in to sb./sth. = agree to do sth. that you do not want to do

The authorities have shown no signs of giving in to the kidnappers’ demands.

jdn./etwas nachgeben

(to) have a case Fingerprints on the safe; no real alibi; three witnesses who recognize him: yes, I think we ~ a

~ against him.

ausreichend Beweise haben, um jdn. anzuklagen, etwas gegen jdn. in der Hand haben

(to) pay sb. a fee She paid the private investigator a ~ to spy on her husband.

jdm. ein Honorar zahlen

lawyer Don’t worry – I’m leaving. But you’ll be hearing from my ~ soon.

Rechtsanwalt/wältin

(to) occur = happen

Recently, more accidents have ~red because of the bad weather.

passieren, vorkommen

possession = the state of having or owning sth.

The gang was caught in ~ of stolen goods.

Besitz

prejudice = an unreasonable dislike of or preference for a person, group, custom, etc., esp. when based on race, religion, sex, etc.

There is little ~ against workers from other EU states.

Vorurteil

(to) seal sth. = (to) close sth. tightly etwas versiegeln, etwas fest verschließen

stereotype = a fixed idea or image that many people have of a particular type of person or thing, but which is often not true in reality

He doesn’t conform to the usual ~ of the businessman with a dark suit and briefcase.

Klischee

straightforward I like it when people are ~ – there is nothing worse than people who don’t say openly what they think.

geradeheraus

theft That was clearly ~ – she didn’t pay for those earrings.

Diebstahl

(to) wear handcuffs (pl) The police made him wear ~ although he said he wouldn’t run away.

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fence Our neighbour has put up a new ~ between his and our backgarden.

Zaun

Check Your Progress

starvation dying of hunger Hunger(tod)

(to) be swamped by The agency of the film star was ~ e-mails and letters of fans who wanted to get an autograph.

mit etwas überschwemmt werden

persecution The ~ of the Jews during Hitler’s regime was one of biggest crimes in history.

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Topic 4: Violence and Crime

Lead-In

drug dealing selling drugs mit Drogen handeln

internet piracy [19nt3nEt 1pa94r3s9]

copying files illegally Raubkopieren übers Web

weapon sth. used to hurt sb. Waffe

(to) record sth (to) write sth. down and store it for later use

aufnehmen

league group of people /teams / countries combined for a particular purpose

Bund

riot [1ra94t] violent protest by a crowd of people

Aufstand, Krawall, Unruhen

Words in Context

public perception ~ is that violence is on the rise. öffentliche Wahrnehmung

survey The current ~ predicted a decline. Studie, Umfrage

fear [f94] in ~ of one’s life Angst, Furcht

crime rate ~ is on the rise. Kriminalitätsrate

(to) increase = (to) be on the rise zunehmen, steigen

(to) be to blame for sth. It is said that video games ~for more violence among teenagers.

schuld an etw. sein

social interaction ≠ social isolation soziale Kontakte

suicide He committed ~ because of his depression.

Selbsmord

murder M~ is a serious crime. Mord

(to) put sb. at risk of sth. Drug users ~ themselves ~ of HIV.

das Risiko eingehen, dass

(to) hurt sb. Was he ~in the accident? jmdn. verletzen

(to) injure sb. He was ~ed in the accident. jmdn. verletzen

(to) be exposed to sth. Many teenagers ~ to violence. einer Sache ausgesetzt sein

immersive an ~ experience alle Sinne umfassend

Unit 10A If It Bleeds, It Leeds

(to) bleed blood pouring out of a wound bluten

mayor [mE4r] Michael Bloomberg has been the ~ of New York since 2002.

Bürgermeister

average The ~ US American eats fast food at least twice a week.

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unsuitable ≠ suitable

Do you really want to wear this dress? I think it’s ~ for this occasion.

unpassend

anchor = a heavy weight usually attached to a ship to hold it in place.

Anker

(to) encourage [9n1kcr9d7] My parents always ~ed me to go to university.

ermutigen, bestärken

(to) sensationalize [sen1se9S4nl9s]

The media ~ed the scandal about the minister’s affair.

aufbauschen

(to) accuse sb. of sth (to) claim that sb. has done sth. (wrong or illegal)

jem. etw. beschuldigen

(to) rush when a lot of people want to do sth. quickly

eilen, stürmen

(to) bomb (infml) fail scheitern, versagen

counterfeit goods Street markets are often a place where you can buy ~ like fake Rolex watches or fake designer handbags.

gefälschte Waren, gefälschte Produkte

penalty a punishment for doing sth. illegal Strafe

rape sexual intercourse that is forced upon a person

Vergewaltigung

forgery He was found guilty for checque-~.

(Urkunden-) Fälschung

(to) apologize [41pql4d7a9z] to say that you are sorry for sth. sich entschuldigen

Unit 10B How Do Violent Video Games Affect Us?

(to) desensitize [!di.1sens9ta9z]

Critics argue that watching too much TV ~s our society.

abstumpfen, desensibilisieren

objectionable [4b1d7ekS4n4bl] = unpleasant unangenehm

compassion = sympathy for others

I felt a strong ~ for the people who lost everything in the earthquake.

Mitgefühl, Mitleid

numb His legs were ~ from sitting at the desk all day.

taub

acceptable The offer was ~ but they wanted to sell their house for more money.

akzeptable

appropriate suitable angemessen, geeignet

defenceless Some people argue that they feel ~ if they are not allowed to carry weapons to defend themselves.

wehrlos

(to) ban Knives and other sharp weapons should be ~ned from public places.

etwas verbieten

vulgar language [1vclg4r 1läNgw9d7]

Rap music often contains swearwords and other ~.

vulgäre Sprache

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heroine [1her489n] = female form of hero Heldin

remainder rest Rest

(to) drown die because of water/blood in one’s lungs

erdrinken

(to) shove push roughly schieben

wound deep injury Wunde, Verletzung

(to) tighten one’s grip He ~ed his ~ around her neck and strangled her.

seinen Griff verfestigen

lap

flat area between a person’s stomach and knees when sitting

Schoß

hoarse hurting when one speaks heiser

take revenge on sb. for sth. do sth.bad to sb. because of sth. bad they did to you

an jem. Rache nehmen

weed plant that grows where it shouldn’t Unkraut

Unit 11A Graffiti – Vandalism or Art?

common sight = what most people think about sth.

allgemeine Sicht

trivial = not important, not difficult

It’s a ~ problem it can be solved in a minute.

banal, trivial

(to) prosecute [1prqs9kju.t] Vandalism is legally ~ed. It means that you can get arrested for it.

verfolgen

violation of the law doing sth. illegal Gesetzesverstoß

notorious well known for doing bad things berüchtigt

victim sb. who is harmed by a crime Opfer

juvenile young,

The number of ~ delinquents is raising, that means that more and more teenagers break the law.

jugendlich

beneficial [!bem91f9S4l] having a good effect wohltuend, wohltätig

promote encourage fördern, ermutigen

arguably it could be argued wohl

detrimental harmful schädlich

(to) reduce = to decrease, make less

We need to ~ the amount of money spent on luxury goods.

reduzieren

Unit 11B Knife Crime Campaign

(to) stab sb. = to wound or kill someone with a sharp pointed object, e.g. a knife or a sword

erstechen

abuse (n) Drug ~ is a crime. Missbrauch

neglect (n) Her parents never cared for her when she was a child. It is still hard for her to deal with this ~.

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dispute (n) heavy argument Streit, Debatte

knife - knives You are not allowed to put sharp items like ~ves into your cabin luggage when you enter an aircraft.

Messer

(to) deal with Our neighbours have to ~ a lot of problems lately.

zu tun haben mit

(to) persuade = to convince somebody überreden, überzeugen

Unit 11C The Agony of the Needle

grip strong hold Halt

self-esteem feeling that one has value Selbstwertgefühl

anxiety feeling anxious, scared Sorge

(to) be in denial be unwilling to realize sth. verleugnen

(to) reprimand telling sb. one strongly disapproves of their actions

zurechtweisen

faith strong belief Glaube

spreadsheet For a better overview you should enter the numbers in a ~.

Tabelle

supportive helping others unterstützend

successful Steve is a ~ businessman. He made his first million when he was 25.

erfolgreich

depressed = very sad, down

deprimiert

(to) drop out Most students ~ of university after the first two semesters.

aussteigen

(to) throw out He was ~n ~ of the restaurant because he yelled at the waiter.

hinauswerfen

Unit 12A Bullying at School

bully Mike’s a real bully. He is mean to younger pupils and he even beats them.

Rüpel, Schläger, gemeine Person

(to) take sb. hostage. kidnap sb eine Geisel nehmen

bullet The ~ hit him right in the heart. Kugel, Projektil

(to) writhe [ra9D] = move around as if in pain sich winden

(to) erupt explode like a volcano ausbrechen

unrelengtingly (adv.) merciless unerbittlich

uncannily (adv.) scary, creepy unheimlich

armor (AE) hard, protective clothing Rüstung

(to) tease sb. try to annoy sb. by calling names etc.

sticheln, necken; quälen

(to) giggle laugh quietly kichern

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independent ≠ dependent;

= free

The United States of America became ~ from Great Britain in 1776.

unabhängig

vulnerable [1vcln4r4bl] = defenseless verletzlich

advice My teacher gave me some great ~ to write better texts.

Rat(schlag)

homelessness A situation in which sb. doesn’t have a home to live in. Those people live and sleep in the streets.

Obdachlosigkeit

Topic 5: Making a Difference

Lead-In

(to) let sb. down Harry really ~ Katie ~ when he didn’t turn up to the film.

jdn. im Stich lassen

(to) complain = say you are unhappy about the way things are

sich beschweren, sich beklagen

(to) distribute sth. = divide sth. etwas verteilen, etwas aufteilen

poverty Many people in Third-World-countries live in a state of great ~.

Armut

unemployment The government wants to create a million new jobs to help reduce ~.

Arbeitslosigkeit

Words In Context

(to) get involved ~ in politics is one way of changing things

sich engagieren

voluntary organization

~s are not profit-driven. Freiwilligenorganisation, Organisation für ehrenamtliche Tätigkeit

(to) raise money = collect money Geld sammeln, Geld beschaffen

gap year During his ~he was working for a voluntary organization.

Jahr zwischen Schule und Universität, in dem man sich sozial, politisch oder ökologisch engagiert (z.B. freiwilliges soziales Jahr)

(to) do volunteer work ~ is a good way of broadening your horizon.

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(to) serve Some volunteers ~in the slums of India.

dienen, (ab)leisten

(to) make a difference By helping old people I’m ~in my own town.

etwas verändern

(to) change the world John Lennon sang, “You say you want a revolution, well, we all want to ~.”

die Welt ändern

(to) lobby politicians They ~ to have the factory shut down.

Einfluss geltend machen bei Politikern

(to) advertise for a cause ~ can be done in lots of ways, on the streets, by email, by website, in the press.

für etwas/eine Sache werben

(to) stage protests They ~ to support the asylum seekers.

eine Protestkundgebung veranstalten/organisieren

(to) draw sb.’s attention to sth. Demonstrators hope to ~ the public’s ~ their cause.

jem. Aufmerksamkeit auf etw. ziehen

commitment The government needs to show more ~ to social justice.

Engagement, Einsatz

Unit 13A What Role Will You Play?

precarious The situation was ~. We didn’t know what to do.

prekär

justice I don’t believe in higher ~. Gerechtigkeit

prosperity = wealth Reichtum

(to) pursue sth. try to achieve sth. nach etw. Streben, etw. verfolgen

(to) doubt sth. not believe sth. etw. bezweifeln

unlikely not probable unwahrscheinlich

competitor sb. who competes with sb. else in business

Mit-/Wettbewerber

assume sth. think or accept that sth. is true etw. annehmen, glauben

Unit 13B Take a Chance

unlikely It’s ~ the team will win the match. They’ve lost every game so far.

unwahrscheinlich

no matter where, what, etc. No ~ what I say to her, she just won’t listen.

egal wo, was usw.

(to) doubt sth. = not believe sth. etwas anzweifeln, etwas bezweifeln

(to) attend (school, college) = go to (school, college) (eine Schule/Universität) besuchen

diverse A ~ mix of different races and nationalities live in South London today.

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(to) occur Recently, more accidents have ~red because of the bad weather.

passieren, vorkommen

(to) make progress The patient has made good ~ since the accident.

Fortschritte machen

prosperous Mr Watson has been very ~ since taking over his father’s business.

wohlhabend, erfolgreich

(to) assume sth. Mr Johnson ~d that Rita hadn’t done her homework, but she surprised him and handed in an excellent essay.

etwas annehmen, von etwas ausgehen

(to) compete for sth. Each year, hundreds of students ~ for a place at Cambridge University.

um etwas konkurrieren, sich um etwas bewerben

(to) pretend Joshua ~ed not to be involved.

= (to) make believe

so tun, als ob; behaupten

(to) take risks Obama has said that he will not take any ~ for his country.

Risiken eingehen

(to) appreciate sth. Thanks for helping me with the washing-up – I ~ it.

etwas zu schätzen wissen

(to) take advice I took your ~ and applied for the job – and I got it!

einen Rat annehmen, auf einen Rat hören

(to) talk sb. out of doing sth. Tim’s mum ~ed him out of running the marathon.

jdm. ausreden, etwas zu tun

Unit 13C “How could the world let these children die?”

subsidize give money to help pay for sth. unterstützen

inequity The social ~ in our society is intolerable. We should do something about it.

Ungerechtigkeit

effort He put a lot of ~ and time into this project.

Mühe, Anstengung

barrier There are lots of ~s like stairs for handicapped people in this building.

Barriere, Hürde

enterprise = a company or firm Unternehmen

preventable The accident could have been ~ if there had been a decent fence around the playground.

vermeidbar, verhinderbar

(to) achieve She ~d the maximum amount of points in her maths test.

erreichen

occur It doesn’t ~ very often that a stork lands on our roof.

geschehen, vorkommen

Unit 14A If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking

in vain = for nothing vergeblich

(to) ease sth. Bob took an aspirin to ~ his terrible headache.

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sermon In his ~ the priest told us to give food to the poor.

Predigt

preacher The ~ was new in the church at the time, so everyone came to hear him preach.

Prediger/in

(to) scratch sth. The conductor took off his hat and ~ed his head.

sich an etwas kratzen; etwas zerkratzen

(to) raise one’s eyebrow The librarian raised her ~ when Jim told her he had forgotten the book.

die Augenbraue hochziehen

(to) smack sb. = hit sb. jdn. schlagen

(to) shrug (one’s shoulders) ‘Sorry, I can’t help you’, he answered, ~ging his shoulders.

mit den Schultern zucken

gloating making fun or laughing about another person’s misfortune

schadenfroh

satisfaction He took great ~ in being promoted instead of his colleague.

Genugtuung, Zufriedenheit

(to) huddle Football players sometimes ~ in the middle of a game to talk about their tactics.

sich zusammenkauern, sich zusammendrängen

consolation Kerry’s children were a great ~ to her when her husband died.

Trost

(to) ask for spare change The homeless children asked the tourists for some spare ~.

um Kleingeld bitten

(to) mutter = to speak quietly or say sth. in a quiet voice that is difficult to hear, especially because you are annoyed about sth.

He ~ed under his breath.

murmeln, brummeln

waiter / waitress The ~ dropped all the plates, covering the customers in soup.

Kellner / Kellnerin

tip (n) Before we got out of the taxi, we gave the driver a ~.

Trinkgeld

a rag an old piece of cloth Lumpen, Fetzen

(to) poise He ~ed and listened if anybody was following him.

verharren

(to) switch I hate it when people ~ the TV programmes all the time.

umschalten, wechseln

(to) toss We ~ed away most of our old toys when we moved out of our old house.

werfen, wegwerfen

It’s my treat. I’ll pay the bill. It’s my ~ this time! Ich lade dich/euch/Sie ein. Das geht auf mich.

(to) work out Jean is so glad her plan ~ed out. klappen, funktionieren

My pleasure! = you’re welcome Gern geschehen!

(to) turn sb. down = reject sb. who asks you to do sth.

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act of kindness You can always put a smile on somebody’s face with an act of ~.

Geste der Freundlichkeit

(to) suspect sth. When he admitted he wasn’t a doctor, I wasn’t surprised – I had ~ed it all along.

etwas vermuten

(to) choke (on sth.) A fish bone got stuck in my throat and I almost ~d.

(an etwas) ersticken

(to) sip sth. The coffee was so hot Stacey could only ~ it.

etwas in kleinen Schlucken trinken, an etwas nippen

(to) swallow sth. Curtis accidentally ~ed the fly that was swimming in his cup.

etwas (herunter-) schlucken

(to) catch sight of sb./sth. = suddenly see sb./sth. jdn./etwas erblicken

(to) starve = (to) suffer or die from not having enough food

verhungern

(to) raise sb. Jenny’s grandparents have ~d her since her parents died in a car crash.

jdn. aufziehen, jdn. erziehen

decent (adj) = of a good enough standard or quality

anständig

(to) curse = (to) say rude things fluchen

(to) be a bad influence on sb. Mum keeps saying my boyfriend is a bad ~ on me.

auf jdn. einen schlechten Einfluss haben

(to) get into trouble When Billy the Kid came to Santa Fe, he immediately got into ~ with the sheriff.

in Schwierigkeiten geraten, Ärger bekommen

Unit 15A Two Job Descriptions

(to) apply Henry ~ed for a job at the Grand Hotel.

bewerben

sanitation toilets, showers, washbasins, etc Sanitäranlage

the developing world Most parts of Africa are still considered to belong to ~.

Entwicklungsländer

(to) adapt to Most animals are able to ~ changes in their environment.

anpassen an

(to) volunteer = to offer to do something He ~ed to help with the preparations for the party.

sich freiwillig anbieten etw. zu tun

prosper His business is still ~ing. gedeihen, florieren

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worthwhile. Talking to him wasn’t ~. He didn’t have anything interesting to say.

wert, lohnend

satisfying The job as a nurse is not very well-paid but it’s ~ to help other people.

zufriedenstellend

Topic 6: A Good Read

Lead-in

book cover I loved the picture on the ~, it caught my attention immediately.

Buchumschlag

blurb a short text about the content of a book printed on the book cover

Klappentext

lawn = an area of short grass, as in a garden

Rasen

wreck (AE) = crash Unfall, Zusammenstoß

(to) pick on sb. Why don’t you ~ on somebody your own size?

auf jdm. herumhacken

determined to do sth. Harry was ~ to come first in the running race.

entschlossen, etwas zu tun

Words in Context

audience His book reached an ever bigger ~

when it was made into a film. Publikum

(to) read for pleasure Do you ~, Megan? aus Freude lesen, zum Vergnügen lesen

children’s literature ≠ young-adult fiction Literatur für Kinder

young-adult fiction ≠ children’s literature Literatur für junge Erwachsene, Jugendliteratur

love story Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” is one of the world’s great ~.

Liebesgeschichte

murder mysteries He is keen on reading ~. Krimi, Detektivgeschichte

biography In his ~of John F. Kennedy the author revealed previously unknown details of Kennedy’s private life.

Biografie

fantasy novel Harry Potter is a ~. Fantasyroman

volume The second ~of the latest edition of the Oxford English Dictionary has just been published.

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series The first volume of the Harry Potter ~ is the one she likes best.

Serie

(to) publish sth. His first novel was ~ in Germany. etwas veröffentlichen, etwas publizieren

(to) keep sb. in suspense The murder mystery ~ me ~. jdn. auf die Folter spannen

author Many ~of famous books died in poverty.

Autor

avid readers ~of Harry Potter queued up for hours to buy the latest book in the series.

begieriger Leser

Unit 16 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

(to) chase sb./sth.

The cat ~d the mouse around the room.

jdn./etwas jagen, jdn./etwas verfolgen

wound a deep, bleeding injury Verletzung, Wunde

murder ≠ murderer

homicide, the act of killing sb.

Mord

streak He had ~ all over his body. Streifen, Ader

(to) clench a fist Mark always ~es his ~s when he gets angry.

die Faust ballen

approximately (adv)

A~ 60% of the girls in the school had pierced ears.

ungefähr

(to) grab sb’s attention Advertisers use bright colours on posters to ~ people’s ~.

jds. Aufmerksamkeit auf sich ziehen

victim The girl was the ~ of a road traffic accident.

Opfer (eines Unfalls, Verbrechens usw.)

Unit 17 The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

(to) have a black eye Mum knew immediately I had been fighting because I had a ~ ~.

ein blaues Auge haben

skull

the hard covering of bone protecting the brain

Schädel

impetus = impulse The new mayor gave the ~ to the change in the city’s policies about homeless people.

Anstoß, Schub

ostracize to exclude or banish sb. ächten, ausstoßen

panel a team of experts Gruppe, Team, Experten

venture a risky or dangerous undertaking or project

Unternehmung, Projekt

(to) defy sb. refuse to obey sb. sich jem. widersetzen

shallow

opposite of deep; only on the surface

flach, seicht

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(to) insist on doing sth. He ~ed on having another glass of wine, although he was already drunk.

darauf bestehen etwas zu tun

patient Mum waited ~ly while Gary did up his shoelaces.

geduldig

(to) excel at sth. Hannah has really ~led at maths this year and should be proud of her progress.

sich in etwas hervortun, sehr gut in etwas sein

awkwardness You could have spared me that ~ and told me he was Sally’s boyfriend before I started saying how annoying he is!

Unannehmlichkeit, peinliche Situation

rehearsal Actors believe that if the ~s don’t go well, the performance will be great.

(Theater-)Probe

imaginary When I was little I used to write stories about an ~ dinosaur called Nelly.

imaginär, (nur) eingebildet

Unit 18 Looking for Alaska (Partner B)

(to) mull sth. over M~ it ~ a while. You can decide when I get back.

über etwas nachdenken, sich etwas durch den Kopf gehen lassen

(to) be headed for/to sth. As soon as the sun came out, he packed his bucket and spade and said, ‘I’m ~ for the beach.’

auf dem Weg zu etwas sein, auf etwas zusteuern

campus My uni ~ is amazing – it’s got its own bar and gym.

Campus, Universitätsgelände

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