Into the English World: Grundkurs Englisch 9783534272952, 9783534272969, 9783534272976

Table of contents :
Front Cover
Titel
Impressum
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Vorwort
The BARBECUE – MEET AND MEET
1 A The Arrival
Men at Barbecue
Eating
1 B Katherine Mansfield, The Garden Party, Précis
1 C Language Lab – Say it again Sam
A Bavarian in Boston
1 D Into the English World – New Zealand
1 E Meeting Literature – Listening Comprehension
1 F The Language Zone – Summary of the Broadcast and of Chapter 1
THE MOVING - A REAL REAL ESTATE
2 A The Moving
The Roommate
The Apartment
2 B Doris Lessing, The Fifth Child, Précis
2 C Language Lab – Call a Cowboy
2 D Into the English World – The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2 E Meeting Literature – Listening Comprehension
2 F The Language Zone – Summary of the Broadcast and of Chapter 2
THE INSTALLATION - OPERATING THE SYSTEM
3 A Eric’s Dilemma
Technical Support (TS)
More Technical Support
3 B Joanne K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Précis
3 C Language Lab – Call a Cowboy
Language Lab – A Bavarian in Boston
Language Lab – Say it again Sam
3 D Into the English World – Scotland
3 E Meeting Literature – Listening Comprehension
3 F The Language Zone – Summary of the Broadcast and of Chapter 3
THE WEEKEND - STAND UP FOR COMEDY
4 A Planning the Weekend
Plans at Lunch
4 B Peter Mayle, Toujours Provence – Dinner with Pavarotti, Précis
4 C Language Lab – Call a Cowboy
Language Lab – A Bavarian in Boston
Language Lab – Say it again Sam
4 D Into the English World – Wales
4 E Meeting Literature – Listening Comprehension
4 F The Language Zone – Summary of the Broadcast and of Chapter 4
THE GUIDE - TOURISTS HAPPEN
5 A Visitor from Abroad – At the “Marienplatz“
Visitor from Abroad – At the “Viktualienmarkt“
5 B Jonathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travel, Précis
5 C Language Lab – Call a Cowboy
Language Lab – A Bavarian in Boston
Language Lab – Say it again Sam
5 D Into the English World – Ireland
5 E Meeting Literature – Listening Comprehension
5 F The Language Zone – Summary of the Broadcast and of Chapter 5
THE MUSEUM - ART OF PLEASURE
6 A Entering the Museum
The Design Collection
6 B Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Précis
6 C Language Lab – Call a Cowboy
Language Lab – Say it again Sam
Language Lab – A Bavarian in Boston
6 D Into the English World – England
6 E Meeting Literature – Listening Comprehension
6 F The Language Zone – Summary of the Broadcast and of Chapter 6
THE TRIP - TO CHECK IT OUT AND TO CHECK IN
7 A Planning a Trip: Get Advice
At the Airport
7 B John R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, Précis
7 C Language Lab – Call a Cowboy
Language Lab – A Bavarian in Boston
Language Lab – Say it again Sam
7 D Into the English World – New Zealand II
7 E Meeting Literature – Listening Comprehension
7 F The Language Zone – Summary of the Broadcast and of Chapter 7
THE CAR RENTAL - SOMETHING TO RANT ABOUT
8 A Renting a Car
8 B Ian Fleming, Goldfinger, Précis
8 C Language Lab – Call a Cowboy
Language Lab – A Bavarian in Boston
Language Lab – Say it again Sam
8 D Into the English World – Canada
8 E Meeting Literature – Listening Comprehension
8 F The Language Zone – Summary of the Broadcast and of Chapter 8
THE SHOPPING - FLEEING FROM THE FLEA MARKET
9 A At the Flea Market
9 B Douglas Adams/Mark Carwardine, Last Chance to See, Précis
9 C Language Lab – Call a Cowboy
Language Lab – A Bavarian in Boston
Language Lab – Say it again Sam
9 D Into the English World – Canada II: Nature
9 E Meeting Literature – Listening Comprehension
9 F The Language Zone – Summary of the Broadcast and of Chapter 9
THE WALK - ON THE ROAD TO SUCCESS
10 A Finding My Way to Harvard (I)
Finding My Way to Harvard (II)
10 B Frank McCourt, Teacher Man, Précis
10 C Language Lab – Call a Cowboy
Language Lab – A Bavarian in Boston
Language Lab – Say it again Sam
10 D Into the English World – The United States of America
10 E Meeting Literature – Listening Comprehension
10 F The Language Zone – Summary of the Broadcast and of Chapter 10
THE TOUR - FOLLOW THE RED LINE
11 A Sightseeing Tour
11 B Gwen Bristow, Deep Summer, Précis
11 C Language Lab – Call a Cowboy
Language Lab – A Bavarian in Boston
Language Lab – Say it again Sam
11 D Into the English World – USA II: Boston
11 E Meeting Literature – Listening Comprehension
11 F The Language Zone – Summary of the Broadcast and of Chapter 11
THE DREAM - THE FOOD AND THE SEA
12 A Sightseeing Trip
12 B Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – The Lobster Quadrille, Précis
12 C Language Lab – Call a Cowboy
Language Lab – A Bavarian in Boston
Language Lab – Say it again Sam
12 D Into the English World – USA III: Massachusetts
12 E Meeting Literature – Listening Comprehension
12 F The Language Zone – Summary of the Broadcast and of Chapter 12
THE PLAYER - SPORTS AND MORE
13 A Baseball
13 B Erich Segal, Love Story, Précis
13 C Language Lab – Call a Cowboy
Language Lab – A Bavarian in Boston
Language Lab – Say it again Sam
13 D Into the English World – USA IV: Hollywood and Las Vegas
13 E Meeting Literature – Listening Comprehension
13 F The Language Zone – Summary of the Broadcast and of Chapter 13
THE WELCOME - HOME, SWEET HOME
14 A Julia Picks Eric up from the Airport
14 B Mark Twain, A Tramp Abroad, Précis
14 C Language Lab – Call a Cowboy
Language Lab – A Bavarian in Boston
Language Lab – Say it again Sam
14 D Into the English World – Australia
14 E Meeting Literature – Listening Comprehension
14 F The Language Zone – Summary of the Broadcast and of Chapter 14
THE RETURN - ONCE UPON A TIME
15 A Eric Recounts his journey into the States (I)
Eric Recounts his journey into the States (II)
15 B Alex Haley, Roots, Précis
15 C Language Lab – Call a Cowboy
Language Lab – A Bavarian in Boston
Language Lab – Say it again Sam
15 D Into the English World – Australia II: The Great Barrier Reef
15 E Meeting Literature – Listening Comprehension
15 F The Language Zone – Summary of the Broadcast and of Chapter 15
Key to Exercises
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Wordlist
Literaturhinweise
Bildhinweise
Back Cover

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Telekolleg

Into the English World Grundkurs Englisch

Günther Albrecht

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InhAltsverzeIchnIs Vorwort ................................................................................................................................................ S.

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The BarBecue – MeaT and MeeT ........................................................................................................ S. 1A The Arrival ............................................................................................................................. S. Men at Barbecue..................................................................................................................... S. Eating ..................................................................................................................................... S. 1B Katherine Mansfield, The Garden Party, Précis ..................................................................... S. 1C Language Lab – Say it again Sam .......................................................................................... S. Language Lab – A Bavarian in Boston .................................................................................. S. 1D Into the English World – New Zealand .................................................................................. S. 1E Meeting Literature – Listening Comprehension .................................................................... S. 1F The Language Zone – Summary of the Broadcast and of Chapter 1 ..................................... S.

9 9 12 15 17 18 19 19 21 24

The Moving – a real real esTaTe ...................................................................................................... S. 2A The Moving ............................................................................................................................ S. The Roommate ....................................................................................................................... S. The Apartment........................................................................................................................ S. 2B Doris Lessing, The Fifth Child, Précis ................................................................................... S. 2C Language Lab – Call a Cowboy ............................................................................................. S. 2D Into the English World – The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ........ S. 2E Meeting Literature – Listening Comprehension .................................................................... S. 2F The Language Zone – Summary of the Broadcast and of Chapter 2 ..................................... S.

26 26 29 31 35 37 38 40 43

The insTallaTion – operaTing The sysTeM ........................................................................................ S. 3A Eric’s Dilemma ...................................................................................................................... S. Technical Support (TS) .......................................................................................................... S. More Technical Support ......................................................................................................... S. 3B Joanne K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Précis .................................. S. 3C Language Lab – Call a Cowboy ............................................................................................. S. Language Lab – A Bavarian in Boston .................................................................................. S. Language Lab – Say it again Sam .......................................................................................... S. 3D Into the English World – Scotland ......................................................................................... S. 3E Meeting Literature – Listening Comprehension .................................................................... S. 3F The Language Zone – Summary of the Broadcast and of Chapter 3 ..................................... S.

45 45 47 51 54 55 55 56 56 58 59

The Weekend – sTand up for coMedy .............................................................................................. S. 4A Planning the Weekend ............................................................................................................ S. Plans at Lunch ........................................................................................................................ S. 4B Peter Mayle, Toujours Provence – Dinner with Pavarotti, Précis .......................................... S. 4C Language Lab – Call a Cowboy ............................................................................................. S. Language Lab – A Bavarian in Boston .................................................................................. S. Language Lab – Say it again Sam .......................................................................................... S.

61 61 63 67 68 69 69

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4D 4E 4F

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Into the English World – Wales ............................................................................................. S. 69 Meeting Literature – Listening Comprehension .................................................................... S. 72 The Language Zone – Summary of the Broadcast and of Chapter 4 ..................................... S. 74

The guide – TourisTs happen ............................................................................................................ S. 5A Visitor from Abroad – At the “Marienplatz“ ......................................................................... S. Visitor from Abroad – At the “Viktualienmarkt“ .................................................................. S. 5B Jonathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travel, Précis............................................................................... S. 5C Language Lab – Call a Cowboy ............................................................................................. S. Language Lab – A Bavarian in Boston .................................................................................. S. Language Lab – Say it again Sam .......................................................................................... S. 5D Into the English World – Ireland ............................................................................................ S. 5E Meeting Literature – Listening Comprehension .................................................................... S. 5F The Language Zone – Summary of the Broadcast and of Chapter 5 ..................................... S.

76 76 78 80 81 82 82 83 85 87

The MuseuM – arT of pleasure ......................................................................................................... S. 6A Entering the Museum ............................................................................................................. S. The Design Collection ............................................................................................................ S. 6B Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Précis .................................................................. S. 6C Language Lab – Call a Cowboy ............................................................................................. S. Language Lab – Say it again Sam .......................................................................................... S. Language Lab – A Bavarian in Boston .................................................................................. S. 6D Into the English World – England .......................................................................................... S. 6E Meeting Literature – Listening Comprehension .................................................................... S. 6F The Language Zone – Summary of the Broadcast and of Chapter 6 ..................................... S.

88 88 90 93 94 95 95 96 98 100

The Trip – To check iT ouT and To check in ..................................................................................... S. 7A Planning a Trip: Get Advice................................................................................................... S. At the Airport ......................................................................................................................... S. 7B John R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, Précis ................................................................................. S. 7C Language Lab – Call a Cowboy ............................................................................................. S. Language Lab – A Bavarian in Boston .................................................................................. S. Language Lab – Say it again Sam .......................................................................................... S. 7D Into the English World – New Zealand II .............................................................................. S. 7E Meeting Literature – Listening Comprehension .................................................................... S. 7F The Language Zone – Summary of the Broadcast and of Chapter 7 ..................................... S.

102 102 105 107 108 109 109 110 112 114

The car renTal – soMeThing To ranT aBouT ................................................................................... S. 8A Renting a Car .......................................................................................................................... S. 8B Ian Fleming, Goldfinger, Précis ............................................................................................. S. 8C Language Lab – Call a Cowboy ............................................................................................. S. Language Lab – A Bavarian in Boston .................................................................................. S. Language Lab – Say it again Sam .......................................................................................... S. 8D Into the English World – Canada ........................................................................................... S.

116 116 120 121 122 123 124

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8E 8F

Meeting Literature – Listening Comprehension .................................................................... S. 126 The Language Zone – Summary of the Broadcast and of Chapter 8 ..................................... S. 129

The shopping – fleeing froM The flea MarkeT ................................................................................ S. 9A At the Flea Market.................................................................................................................. S. 9B Douglas Adams/Mark Carwardine, Last Chance to See, Précis ............................................ S. 9C Language Lab – Call a Cowboy ............................................................................................. S. Language Lab – A Bavarian in Boston .................................................................................. S. Language Lab – Say it again Sam .......................................................................................... S. 9D Into the English World – Canada II: Nature........................................................................... S. 9E Meeting Literature – Listening Comprehension .................................................................... S. 9F The Language Zone – Summary of the Broadcast and of Chapter 9 ..................................... S.

130 130 135 137 137 138 139 141 144

The Walk – on The road To success ................................................................................................ S. 10 A Finding My Way to Harvard (I) ............................................................................................. S. Finding My Way to Harvard (II) ............................................................................................ S. 10 B Frank McCourt, Teacher Man, Précis .................................................................................... S. 10 C Language Lab – Call a Cowboy ............................................................................................. S. Language Lab – A Bavarian in Boston .................................................................................. S. Language Lab – Say it again Sam .......................................................................................... S. 10 D Into the English World – The United States of America ....................................................... S. 10 E Meeting Literature – Listening Comprehension .................................................................... S. 10 F The Language Zone – Summary of the Broadcast and of Chapter 10 ................................... S.

146 146 150 152 153 154 155 155 158 160

The Tour – folloW The red line ........................................................................................................ S. 11 A Sightseeing Tour .................................................................................................................... S. 11 B Gwen Bristow, Deep Summer, Précis .................................................................................... S. 11 C Language Lab – Call a Cowboy ............................................................................................. S. Language Lab – A Bavarian in Boston .................................................................................. S. Language Lab – Say it again Sam .......................................................................................... S. 11 D Into the English World – USA II: Boston .............................................................................. S. 11 E Meeting Literature – Listening Comprehension .................................................................... S. 11 F The Language Zone – Summary of the Broadcast and of Chapter 11 ................................... S.

162 162 167 168 169 170 171 172 175

The dreaM – The food and The sea .................................................................................................. S. 12 A Sightseeing Trip ..................................................................................................................... S. 12 B Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – The Lobster Quadrille, Précis............. S. 12 C Language Lab – Call a Cowboy ............................................................................................. S. Language Lab – A Bavarian in Boston .................................................................................. S. Language Lab – Say it again Sam .......................................................................................... S. 12 D Into the English World – USA III: Massachusetts ................................................................. S. 12 E Meeting Literature – Listening Comprehension .................................................................... S. 12 F The Language Zone – Summary of the Broadcast and of Chapter 12 ................................... S.

177 177 183 184 185 186 186 188 191

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The player – sporTs and More .......................................................................................................... S. 13 A Baseball .................................................................................................................................. S. 13 B Erich Segal, Love Story, Précis .............................................................................................. S. 13 C Language Lab – Call a Cowboy ............................................................................................. S. Language Lab – A Bavarian in Boston .................................................................................. S. Language Lab – Say it again Sam .......................................................................................... S. 13 D Into the English World – USA IV: Hollywood and Las Vegas ............................................. S. 13 E Meeting Literature – Listening Comprehension .................................................................... S. 13 F The Language Zone – Summary of the Broadcast and of Chapter 13 ................................... S.

192 192 199 200 201 202 202 204 207

The WelcoMe – hoMe, sWeeT hoMe ................................................................................................. S. 14 A Julia Picks Eric up from the Airport....................................................................................... S. 14 B Mark Twain, A Tramp Abroad, Précis ................................................................................... S. 14 C Language Lab – Call a Cowboy ............................................................................................. S. Language Lab – A Bavarian in Boston .................................................................................. S. Language Lab – Say it again Sam .......................................................................................... S. 14 D Into the English World – Australia......................................................................................... S. 14 E Meeting Literature – Listening Comprehension .................................................................... S. 14 F The Language Zone – Summary of the Broadcast and of Chapter 14 ................................... S.

208 208 213 215 215 216 216 218 221

The reTurn – once upon a TiMe ........................................................................................................ S. 15 A Eric Recounts His Journey into the States (I)......................................................................... S. Eric Recounts His Journey into the States (II) ....................................................................... S. 15 B Alex Haley, Roots, Précis ...................................................................................................... S. 15 C Language Lab – Call a Cowboy ............................................................................................. S. Language Lab – A Bavarian in Boston .................................................................................. S. Language Lab – Say it again Sam .......................................................................................... S. 15 D Into the English World – Australia II: The Great Barrier Reef .............................................. S. 15 E Meeting Literature – Listening Comprehension .................................................................... S. 15 F The Language Zone – Summary of the Broadcast and of Chapter 15 ................................... S.

222 222 224 227 228 229 230 230 232 234

Key to Exercises .................................................................................................................................. S. 236 Wordlist................................................................................................................................................ S. 279

Literaturhinweise ................................................................................................................................. S. 286 Bildhinweise ........................................................................................................................................ S. 288

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Liebe Studierende am Telekolleg, willkommen beim Grundkurs Englisch! Der Kurs bietet Ihnen die Möglichkeit, Ihre Englischkenntnisse aufzufrischen und zu vertiefen. Der Kurs setzt Englischkenntnisse voraus, die in etwa ein bis zwei Jahren Englischunterricht erworben werden. Wenn Sie keine Vorkenntnisse mitbringen, empfehlen wir Ihnen, sich entsprechend vorzubereiten, z.B. in einem Kurs an der Volkshochschule. Die Sendungen Die Fernsehsendungen, zu denen dieses Begleitbuch entstand, wurden mit Muttersprachlern (native speakers) und zum Teil in Amerika (New England, Greater Boston und in den Vereinigten Staaten) gedreht. Um die Lernsituation eines Englisch Lernenden nachzustellen, begibt sich der Moderator Eric in Situationen, in welchen er als Amerikaner gleichfalls mit Sprachschwierigkeiten, in seinem Fall mit der deutschen Sprache, zu kämpfen hat (Schauplätze in Deutschland). Dies soll den Englisch Lernenden Mut machen und vielleicht ein wenig Trost spenden, dass es selbst dem Moderator nicht anders ergeht als den Lernenden im Grundkurs. Die Sendungen sind nach der Modultechnik aufgebaut: Jede der insgesamt 15 Folgen ist einem bestimmten Thema gewidmet. In der ersten Sendung geht es um eine Grillparty, in der zweiten Sendung um die Wohnungssuche und den Umzug usw. Das Thema wird dann in fünf Abschnitten der Sendung unter einem jeweils anderen Blickwinkel präsentiert. In der „Language Zone“ wird ein zusammenfassender Rückblick gegeben. Das Begleitbuch Das Begleitbuch orientiert sich am Modulaufbau der Sendungen. Modul A gibt die Dialoge und „statements“ der Spielszenen in Ausschnitten oder Zusammenfassungen wieder. Anhand der Spielszenen wird die englische Grammatik erklärt. Der abwechslungsreiche Übungsteil gibt Ihnen die Gelegenheit, das (Wieder-) Gelernte zu trainieren und aktiv anzuwenden. In Modul B werden Sie mit einer vereinfachten Zusammenfassung und mit Wortschatzübungen an den Original-Literaturtext (Modul E) herangeführt. In Modul C, dem language laboratory, werden in „Call a Cowboy“ und „A Bavarian in Boston“ häufig auftretende sprachliche Missverständnisse und Verständigungsschwierigkeiten (false friends) auf witzige und humorvolle Weise geklärt. Da die USA als größte und einflussreichste westliche Macht auch sprachlich längst die Impulse setzen, machen Humphrey Bogart und Sherlock Holmes in „Say it again Sam“ auf Unterschiede zwischen amerikanischem und britischem Englisch aufmerksam. Modul D, „Into the English World”, gibt Ihnen in geraffter Form einen fundierten Überblick über die verschiedenen Länder und Zonen der englischsprachigen Welt (Großbritannien, Irland, Neuseeland, Kanada, USA und Australien). Nach der gründlichen Lektüre der landeskundlichen Texte sollten Sie in der Lage sein, die Wortschatzübungen zu bewältigen und z. B. das „crossword puzzle“ zu lösen. Die Module A, B, C und D sollen Sie auf die erste Feststellungsprüfung auf dem Weg zur Fachhochschulreife vorbereiten (gilt in Bayern als sog. „Mittlere Reifeprüfung“). Daher ist es wichtig, dass Sie die Texte nicht nur lesen, sondern auch mit ihnen arbeiten, d. h. die gestellten Fragen beantworten und die Übungen bearbeiten.

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Modul E befasst sich mit dem Original-Literaturtext, der zu Beginn einer jeden Sendung vorgelesen wird. Der Autor des Textes und seine Werke werden vorgestellt. Der Literaturtext ist in eine Hörverständnisübung eingebettet, in der Sie Ihr „gist listening“ testen können. Gut wäre es, wenn Sie sich die Sendung mehrmals ansehen, den vorgetragenen Text anhören und dann die Übungen dazu ausführen könnten. Wenn Sie keine Möglichkeit haben, sich die Sendung erneut anzusehen, können Sie anhand des von Ihnen wieder hergestellten Literaturtextes Ihr Textverständnis trainieren. Die Wortschatzerklärungen sollen Ihnen zu häufiges Nachschlagen im Wörterbuch ersparen. Modul F, „The Language Zone“, fasst die Inhalte der jeweiligen Sendung und des jeweiligen Kapitels noch einmal zusammen. Wenn Sie beim Lesen der „summary“ alles richtig verstehen, haben Sie das Ziel erreicht, das wir uns vorgenommen haben. Da der „Grundkurs Englisch“ kein reiner Anfängerkurs ist, wird ein gewisser Grundwortschatz vorausgesetzt. In der „word list“ finden Sie die Wörter und Wendungen, die dem sogenannten Aufbauwortschatz zuzuordnen sind. In den Kapiteln sind diese Wörter und Wendungen kursiv geschrieben und werden erklärt. In diesem Zusammenhang möchten wir Sie ausdrücklich darauf hinweisen, dass Wörterbücher (zweisprachig und einsprachig), wie sie meist in der Mittelstufe üblich sind, zum „Handwerkszeug“ des Fremdsprachenlernens gehören. Im Abschnitt „Key to Exercises“ finden Sie zu jeder Übung eine Lösung bzw. einen Lösungsvorschlag, z. T. mit Zeilenangabe, die auf die in Frage kommenden Textstellen in den Modulen A, B, C und D verweisen. Ein Tipp: Notieren Sie nicht nur Satzfragmente, Nummern oder Buchstaben, sondern schreiben Sie immer ganze Sätze. Sie werden erstaunt sein, wie viele Wendungen und Strukturen Sie sich durch häufiges Schreiben ganz unbewusst einprägen. Dem Motto „Learning English with a Smile“ entsprechend, wünsche Ich Ihnen viel Spaß und vor allem Erfolg mit „Into the English World – Grundkurs Englisch“. Günther Albrecht

Diese zwei charmanten Begleiter führen Sie durch die Fernsehsendungen des „Grundkurs Englisch“: Carolin Nyhuis (links) bringt Ihnen die englische Grammatik mit Charme und Pfiff nahe. Eric Gladhart (rechts), der wandlungsfähige „Tramp Abroad“, führt Sie „Into the English World“.

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The BarBecue – meaT and meeT 1a

The arrival

In this module you get to know Eric and his girlfriend Julia. They are invited into Fred’s house to a barbecue party. They talk about Fred’s family. Hi Fred, thanks for the invitation. Fred: Pleasure. And who is this lovely lady at your side? Eric: Oh, I’m sorry. This is my girlfriend Julia. We’ve been together for a few months now. She just got into Munich last evening from business, so please excuse her if she falls asleep at the table. (Every one laughs.) Julia: You have a lovely place here. Are you from America too? Fred: Oh no! I am from England. I am no Yankee. Eric:

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While Fred is talking to Julia, Eric notices framed pictures of people on a table he does not know. Eric: Fred: 15

Hey Fred, who are these people here? I don’t think I’ve met them yet. No, you haven’t, Eric. You’ve never met my family. They are all spread out in various regions in the United Kingdom. He’s my brother Kirk, he lives in Kent. He’s my other brother (points to Mark), Mark lives in Plymouth. The two ladies are my sisters Diane and Sherril. She (points to Diane) lives near my parents in Yorkshire and she (points to Sherril) lives in the Hamptons. We all meet once a year either in Yorkshire or in the Hamptons.

Fred also tells them the tragic story of his sister Sherril’s father-in-law: 20

They found him in a cave, dead. Story goes, he got killed by a dragon. But I think he got drunk, fell down and stabbed himself with his own sword. He was off his rocker. module Yankee father-in-law

Modul, Baustein, Einheit Yankee (Amerikaner aus den Nordstaaten) Schwiegervater

cave dragon stab

Höhle Drache erdolchen

Understanding the text. True or false? Tick the correct box. 1. Eric is invited to a barbecue party. 2. Julia is Eric’s girlfriend. 3. She has just returned from her holiday. 4. Eric is meeting his brothers and sisters. 5. Every year Fred’s family comes together in Yorkshire or in the Hamptons. 6. Sherril’s father-in-law got killed by a dragon. 7. He was found sitting on his rocker.

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false

The Barbecue – Meat and Meet

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Find the English phrases for these German words and expressions. 8. Danke für die Einladung. 9. Sie schläft am Tisch ein. 10. gerahmte Fotos And what about you? Answer in full sentences. 11. Have you got brothers and sisters? Where do they live? 12. Do you often see them and where? If so, why? If not, why not?

The pronouns die pronomen Das Pronomen (Fürwort), steht für ein Nomen (Hauptwort). In der Sendung wurden folgende Pronomen besprochen: • Subjektpronomen. Diese stehen stellvertretend für das Subjekt des Satzes. • Objektpronomen. Diese nehmen die Stellung des Objekts im Satz ein. Im Englischen sind direktes und indirektes Objekt gleich. • besitzanzeigende Adjektive und Possessivpronomen Person 1. Pers. Singular 2. Pers. 3. Pers. 1. Pers. Plural 2. Pers. 3. Pers.

Pronomen als Subjekt

Pronomen als Objekt

besitzanzeigendes Adjektiv (kann nicht allein stehen)

I you he, she, it we you they

me you him, her, it us you them

my your his, her, its our your their

Possessivpronomen (allein stehend) mine yours his, hers, its ours yours theirs

exercise Replace the words in brackets by their pronouns or possessive adjectives. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

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(Fred) has invited (Eric and Julia) to a garden party. (The BBQ) is taking place in (Fred’s) garden. (Julia) came to Munich just the night before. (Eric and Fred) should excuse (Julia) if (Julia) looks tired. “(Fred’s) parents live in Yorkshire”, Fred says, “but (Julia’s) parents are here in Munich.” The old VW, a beetle, is (Julia’s car), but the BMW motorbike is (Fred’s motorbike). (The two ladies’) brothers live in different cities. “(Fred’s and his brothers’ and sisters’) parents live in a house of their own,” Fred explains.

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• Reflexivpronomen Die Formen des Reflexivpronomens „oneself“ (sich) verwendet man, wenn Subjekt und Objekt identisch sind. myself I Singular you yourself he/she/it himself/herself/itself

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Die englischen Reflexivpronomen entsprechen auch dem deutschen selbst, z. B. Did he really do it himself? Eine große Zahl reflexiver Verben im Deutschen bleibt im Englischen ohne Reflexivpronomen, z. B.: to apologize (sich entschuldigen) to look forward to (sich freuen auf) to remember (sich erinnern) to thank sb. (sich bei jmdm. bedanken) to imagine (sich vorstellen) to be late (sich verspäten)

• Pronomen der Gegenseitigkeit Wenn man im Deutschen dem Reflexivpronomen sich sinnvoll das Wort gegenseitig hinzufügen kann, werden im Englischen die Formen „each other“ oder „one another“ verwendet. (Es besteht praktisch kein Unterschied, „one another“ ist etwas förmlicher.)

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They hate each other.

They seldom quarrel with one another.

exercises I.

Complete these dialogues using the correct form of “oneself”.

1. May I introduce __________ . My name is Julia. Hi, I’m Fred. 2. We were on holidays. Did you enjoy __________? 3. Thanks for the invitation. Don’t mention it. Come in and help __________ to some of the marinated steaks. 4. Bye, Eric. Bye, Fred. Take care of __________ . 5. The razor blade is sharp. So don’t cut __________ .

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II. Use either forms of “oneself” or “each other” in these mini-dialogues. 1. We don’t know ____________ , do we? No, we don’t. Perhaps we should introduce ____________ to ____________ . 2. I’m sure they’ll get on well with ____________ . Yes, I’m sure they will. 3. Did the boys hurt ____________ seriously in their fight? No, they didn’t. 4. Don’t you recognize ____________ on the video? No! Is that really me? 5. Are they having problems with ____________? Yes, I’m afraid they are.

Men aT BarBecue Fred, Eric and Jason are standing around the barbecue talking about food and a “proper” diet. Fred explains to them how he has prepared his delicious sauce for the steaks. 5 Fred:

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I bought them at the butcher’s and immediately put them in my world famous goop. Goop? Sauce. I marinated the steaks for 48 hours and am now smoking them with hickory chips. They will melt in your mouth. I was thinking of BBQing shrimps as well, but I think for us meat will do. If the ladies complain, they can eat salad. It’s healthier for them anyway. For us men, salad just gets in the way. I worked hard to spice up the sauce just right. We’ll teach the women a thing or two about proper dieting. Right, guys? Well, I am trying to watch my figure. I am on a diet. (He laughs at the other guys’ quizzical faces.) I’m so hungry I could eat an ox! I am getting another steak from the kitchen. Yeah, me too, Jason. I’m so hungry I could eat one too. Fred? You have any oxen? (to Eric) I like Jason. Where does he come from? He’s a Kiwi. He is from New Zealand.

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hier: Scheibchen, (Holz-) Schnippsel gut würzen hier: Kumpel (umgangssprachl.) ulkig, hier: fragend Kiwi, Neuseeländer, auch: Kiwi Vogel

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Understanding the text. True or false? Tick the correct box. 1. Men and women are standing around the BBQ. 2. Fred bought the steaks at a supermarket. 3. He left the steaks in a spicy mixture for two days. 4. The men prefer eating meat. 5. The men know something about “proper dieting”. 6. Jason is on a diet. 7. Jason and Eric eat steaks from an ox. 8. Fred barbecued shrimps.

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Countries and nationalities. Complete the table below. Use a dictionary if you wish. The country is: 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.

England ________ ________ (Kiwi) ________ ________ Italy Spain ________ Australia (OZ)

The people are: the English the Germans the New Zealanders the Welsh the French ________ ________ the Greeks ________

Which words are missing? 18. Great Britain is three countries: England, ________ and ________ .These three countries, together with Northern Ireland, form the ________ . And what about you? Answer in full sentences. 19. Who prepares the food when you have a BBQ-party? 20. What kind of BBQ have you got? Give a reason (with charcoal = Holzkohle; an electric BBQ, fired by propane gas or liquefied petroleum gas = flüssiges Propangas).

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Be foxy and learn the FOXY-rule

THE PLURAL OF NOUNS DIE MEHRZAHLBILDUNG VON SUBSTANTIVEN

regelmäßig

unregelmäßig

s lamp – lamps desk – desks cup – cups ticket – tickets pocket – pockets nut – nuts bolt – bolts table – tables bulb – bulbs room – rooms tyre – tyres plane – planes chair – chairs window – windows hand – hands broom – brooms

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wolf – wolves shelf – shelves knife – knives wife – wives

tomato – tomatoes potato – potatoes volcano – volcanoes hero – heroes

fox – foxes bus – buses glass – glasses brush – brushes

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Mitlaut + y

Selbstlaut + y

lady – ladies lorry – lorries body – bodies

boy – boys day – days tray – trays

man – men woman – women workman – workmen child – children ox – oxen mouse – mice louse – lice foot – feet tooth – teeth goose – geese sheep – sheep

* außer x auch die Zischlaute: s, ss, sh, ch Besonderheiten:

phenomenon crisis

phenomena crises

grown-up son-in-law

grown-ups sons-in-law

exercises I. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Completed the sentences by putting the words in brackets into their plural form. Good evening, (lady) and (gentleman). Good morning (child). London’s telephone (box) are red and its (taxi) black. Are (bus) allowed to drive as fast as (lorry) on (motorway)? More and more people work in (office) and in the service (industry). Rapunzel had three (wish) free. (Peach) grow in this country, but (orange) must be imported from sunnier (country).

II. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Turn the singular forms into plural and the plural into singular forms. You left your book on my shelf. Are these your tomatoes? A man can’t have a baby. Does your tooth ache? A disco is fantastic. There are no leaves on those trees. They have young children.

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IV. Put the words in brackets [...] into the plural. Water – gathered from the long rainfalls which arrived from Wales – was the most active thing in the dale. It would drip endlessly all day from [cloud] and [tree], from [roof] and eaves (Dachrinnen) and [nose]. It tore open [road], cut its way through [garden], filled the [ditch] (Graben) with splashing [noise]. (Summarized from “Cider with Rosie” by Laurie Lee)

eaTing Fred and his guests are sitting at the table enjoying their food. Jason comes in later with sad news. Eric: Excuse

me. Who’s got the salt? I have. Eric: Can you pass it please? Claudia: Certainly. Eric: Thanks. Claudia: Don’t mention it. Eric: Um, (with mouth full) aren’t you hungry, Claudia? Claudia: Um, yeah, I’m ravished. Eric: Then why are you eating only a salad? Claudia: ‘Cause I am a vegetarian. I guess I could say, “I’m so hungry I could eat an iceberg salad.” (Everybody laughs.) Doris: (points to Claudia and herself) Yeah, we are all veggies. Eric: Wow, you learn something new every day. (Jason enters the room.) Jason: Whose car is parked outside in front of the fire hydrant? It’s a black Volkswagen. It’s getting towed! Fred: Holy Mackerel Batman! I have to go and save the bat mobile! (Fred jumps up and runs off.) Eric: Ha ha, are there any more steaks on the grill and if so, whose are they? Claudia: Yeah, there are some steaks on the grill and I think they belong to Fred. Eric: Great, I don’t think he will be coming back soon. (laughs) Eric: Who’s got the ketchup? Jason: Who’s got the what? Eric: The ketchup, it’s right in front of you. Can you pass it please? Jason: Ah, you mean the tomato sauce. Here you go. Eric: Okay, the tomato sauce. Whatever. Thanks. Jason: You’re welcome. Claudia:

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Don’t mention it You’re welcome ravish tow [t@u]

entspricht dem deutschen „bitte“ nach „thank you“ hinreißen, entzücken schleppen, abschleppen

Holy Mackerel Batman bat ketchup (AE), tomato sauce (BE)

(Ausruf des Erschreckens) Fledermaus, hier: VW Tomatensoße

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Understanding the text. True or false? Tick the correct box. 1. There are five people sitting at the table at the beginning. 2. Claudia passes the salt to Eric and says: “please”. 3. Claudia is eating an iceberg. 4. Jason comes in with a policeman. 5. Eric’s car is getting towed off. 6. “Tomato sauce” and “ketchup” mean the same.

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And what about you? Answer in full sentences. 7. Are you a vegetarian? Why? Why not? 8. Have you or one of your friends ever been fined (Strafzettel erhalten) by the police? Why and how much was the fine? The regular and irregular verbs die regelmässigen und unregelmässigen verben So wie es im Deutschen schwache (fragen, fragte, gefragt) und starke Verben (singen, sang, gesungen) gibt, unterscheidet man auch im Englischen in regelmäßige und unregelmäßige Verben. Letztere muss man sich ganz besonders gut einprägen. Aber trösten Sie sich, davon gibt es ja „nur“ etwa 150, im Gegensatz zu den vielen Hunderten, ja Tausenden von regelmäßigen Verben. Jedes Verb hat eine Grundform (infinitive), eine Vergangenheitsform (past tense form) und ein Mittelwort der Vergangenheit (past participle), das für die Bildung der zusammengesetzten Zeitformen gebraucht wird. Grundform Vergangenheitsform (infinitive) (past tense form)

Mittelwort der Vergangenheit (past participle)

regelmäßige Verben mit Vergangenheitsformen auf „-ed“

to ask to work to laugh

asked worked laughed

asked → z. B. (has) asked worked → z. B. (had) worked laughed

unregelmäßige Verben

to say to go to write to be

said went wrote was, were

said → z. B.(will have) said gone → z.B. (would have) gone written been

The verb To be das verb „To be“ Person

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1 B KaTherine Mansfield, The garden ParTy, Précis One day in early summer the weather for the garden party is ideal. The gardener is preparing the large garden for this event in the afternoon. Even the bushes shine in full green and hundreds of roses have come out overnight, the only flowers that everybody knows. 5

While they are having breakfast, mother tells her daughters that she is going to leave the organisation of the whole party to them. They are having breakfast, when the workmen arrive to put up the marquee. It is Laura’s task to tell the four workmen what to do. As she is still eating her bread and butter she feels a bit ashamed when talking to the four men while they are carrying their tool-bags and staves with rolls of canvas.

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The tallest of the men looks so nice and friendly and she loses her shyness and cheers up. marquee

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staves

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Questions on the text. Tick the correct answer. 1. When is the weather ideal for a garden party? a. in spring

b. in summer

c. in autumn

d. in June or July

2. The only flowers everybody seems to know are ______ . a. lawns

b. roses

c. green leaves

d. bushes

c. Laura and the gardener

d. mother and her daughters

c. to put up the tent for the garden party

d. to carry the staves

3. “They” (l.5) are ______ . a. the workmen

b. mother and the gardener

4. Laura tells the workmen ______ . a. to cut the lawn

b. to finish breakfast

5. Laura likes one of the workmen and so she ______ . a. starts talking to him and is no longer afraid

b. begins to laugh

c. gives him her bread and butter

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Give the past tense forms of these irregular words. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.

infinitive to be to shine to come to know to have breakfast to tell to leave to put up to do to eat to feel to lose

past tense form

1 c language laB say iT again saM An American tourist is on tour through England with a rented TRUCK. He goes to a fast food restaurant and eats a massive portion of FRENCH FRIES with lots of KETCHUP on it and drinks some coke. (He has a bottle of LIQUOR with him, but as he is a driver he doesn’t drink it, of course.) Later he has a PUNCTURE in one of the TYRES. He goes to a garage nearby. Tourist: “I have a FLAT, can you help me?” Mechanic: “Sorry Sir, we are a garage and not an ESTATE AGENT’s.” exercise Complete this diagram. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

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German Lastwagen Pommes Tomatensoße Schnaps einen Platten haben Reifen Wohnung Wohnungsmakler

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a Bavarian in BosTon exercise Unterstreichen Sie die betonte Silbe: a desert (Wüste) a dessert (Nachspeise, Dessert)

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Situated southeast of Australia in the South Pacific, it comprises two main islands: the North Island and the South Island. There are more than 30 million sheep in New Zealand – some eight times the number of people. The country is relatively thinly populated with an average of 16 inhabitants per square kilometre. On the North Island mainly fertile hill country prevails. The region is characterized by active volcanoes and geysers. The South Island is dominated by the New Zealand Alps. The mountain chain stretches from the northeast to the southwest of the island. In the 18th century the Briton, James Cook, was carrying out his expeditions in the Pacific Ocean. With his famous ship, the Endeavor, he reached New Zealand in 1769. Here he stumbled across the most breathtaking natural scenery. New Zealand belongs to the Commonwealth of Nations. To this day the British Crown is Head of State. Parliament, with its House of Representatives, is in Wellington, the most southerly situated capital city in the world. The biggest city in the country is Auckland. Almost every third New Zealander lives there. The famous seaport with its futuristic sky tower is the most important trading centre in the country. The countless numbers of yachts and sailing boats have earned it the nickname “City of Sails”. Tourism is an important branch of the economy for New Zealand. The number of visitors keeps on rising year after year. The highly varied and at times untrodden landscape attracts people to it like a magnet. fertile prevail

fruchtbar überwiegen

endeavor untrodden

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exercises I. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Find the English words and expressions in the text for: umfasst etwas die achtfache Anzahl an Durchschnitt wird beherrscht von erstreckt sich von … bis stolperte über atemberaubend bis heute Handelszentrum haben ihm den Spitznamen eingebracht äußerst abwechslungsreiche Landschaft

II. Now read the text again. There are eleven mistakes in it. Find them and underline them. As an alternative you can also watch the part “Into the English world – New Zealand” once more.

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New Zealand Situated southeast of Australia in the Atlantic, it comprises two main islands: the North Island and the South Island. There are more than 3 million sheep in New Zealand – some eight times the number of people. The country is relatively thinly populated with an average of 16 inhabitants per square metre. On the North Island mainly fertile hill country prevails. The region is characterized by sleeping volcanoes and geysers. The South Island is dominated by the Swiss Alps. The mountain chain stretches from the northeast to the southwest of the island. In the 18th century the Briton, James Cook, was carrying out his leisure trip in the Pacific Ocean. With his famous ship, the Endeavor, he reached New Zealand in 1769. Here he stumbled across the most breathtaking natural scenery. New Zealand belongs to the Commonwealth of Nations. To this day the British Crown is Head of the Government. Parliament, with its House of Representatives, is in Wellington, the most southerly situated capital city in the world. The biggest city in the country is Wellington. Almost every third New Zealander lives there. The famous seaport with its futuristic sky tower is the most important trading centre in the country. The countless numbers of surfboards and sailing boats have earned it the nickname “City of Sails”. Tourism is an unimportant branch of the economy for New Zealand. The number of visitors keeps on rising year after year. The highly varied and at times untrodden landscape distracts people to it like a magnet.

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III. Crossword puzzle New Zealand 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. New Zealand belongs to the _______ of Nations. 2. Name of a famous ship 3. Product we get from sheep 4. New Zealand’s biggest city 5. New Zealand’s emblem and national bird 6. New Zealand consists of two islands – the South island and the _________Island.

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exercises I.

Listen to the beginning of the short story once more and tick the correct answer. If you can’t watch the broadcast again, use the pool of phrases below to complete the text and do the exercise a second time. The numbers are identical with those of the gaps. true false 1. The blue sky was covered with clouds. 2. The gardener had already been up early in the morning mowing the lawn. 3. The daisies (Gänseblümchen) had been cut and only the rosette-leaves had been left. 4. The green bushes of the roses bowed down deeply. 5. After the family had finished breakfast the men came to put up the tent. 6. Meg could not supervise the men as she still sat in her green turban. 7. Jose was in her petticoat. 8. Laura likes eating out of doors very much. 9. The workmen carried garden chairs and tables.

10. The workmen carried schoolbags on their back. 11. Laura went red in her face. 12. Laura sounded so natural, not at all ashamed. 13. She stammered like a little girl. 14. The tallest of the men was slim with pale brown spots on his face and skin. II. Now use the pool of phrases below and complete the text. Then check your answers. You need not know every single word as long as you understand the general meaning of the text. Katherine Mansfield, The Garden Party And after all the weather was ideal. They could not have had a more perfect day for a garden-party if they had ordered it. Windless, warm, the sky without a cloud. Only the blue 1) _______________ _______________________________ , as it is sometimes in early summer. The gardener had been up 5

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__________________________________________________________________________. Breakfast was not yet over before the men came 5) ___________________________________. “Where do you want the marquee put, mother?” “My dear child, it’s no use asking me. I’m determined to leave everything to you children this year. Forget I am your mother. Treat me as an honoured guest.”

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blue! And now she looked at the others, they were smiling too. “Cheer up, we won’t bite,” their smile seemed to say. How very nice workmen were! was veiled with a haze of light gold since dawn, mowing the lawns where the daisy plants had been bowed down as though they had been visited by archangels 5) to put up the marquee 6) supervise the men 7) in a silk petticoat 1) 2) 3) 4)

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überwachen seidener Unterrock erröten hier: geziert, affektiert

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We discovered a man named Eric. An American who has lived in Germany for many years and just so happens to be one of those expatriates who enjoy the German way of life. A friend of Eric’s, Fred, invited Eric and his girlfriend Julia over to his house for a BBQ. Grammatically, we learned much from their dialog: Various personal pronouns such as I, you, me, and other forms like my, her, and mine. Word classes were also the topic of flavour: Singular, plural, and through the FOXY-rule we learned how to form the Plural form. Be FOXY, learn FOXY. Last but not least, we learned how to be or not to be with the verb “to be”. We learned many aspects of New Zealand in our segment called “Into the English World”. The Cowboy taught us that the German word “grillen” has many meanings in the English language: grill, to BBQ, and to have a BBQ party, but also to question somebody very intensively. We were introduced to Humphrey Bogart and Sherlock Holmes who opened our eyes to a world of English. Now we know that the Americans and British are separated by a common language. Our Bavarian in Boston is interrupting guests with his wise remarks. Through him, we learned the difference between de’ssert and ’desert. We also occupied ourselves with a passage of Katherine Mansfield’s short story “The Garden Party”. A story about a girl named Laura, who wishes to cancel the planned garden party when she learns of the death of a working-class laborer who lives down the hill from her parents’ home. expatriates

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Aroma, Geschmack, hier: Thema Bedeutung

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Eric is looking for an apartment. He has marked and collected advertisements from several newspapers. He even goes to have a look at quite a number of addresses. He is almost knocked over by a car when crossing the street. In the end he is frustrated and talks of his personal nightmare of searching for an apartment. Finally he found an excellent real estate webpage. Eric: (into camera) I am too young to die from a heart attack so I found an excellent real estate webpage. Someone else is doing the work for me now for a change. Ask Jenn … (Eric starts typing. Online conversation begins.) Eric: Hi Jenn, I’m looking for an apartment. Jenn: The apartment that is on our website? Eric: No, I saw an apartment in the newspaper that I am interested in and I came across your website in there. Eric and the lady at the real estate agent’s finally came to an agreement. (After some time) Jenn: I found some apartments for you. There are three apartments and two houses in your price range located in the old town of Regensburg as you suggested. Give me your email address and I’ll send you the information and pictures. If you are interested, you can take a virtual tour and if you want to see the apartment, we can arrange a time. Eric: Thanks so much. apartment (AE) nightmare

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real estate agent’s virtual

Understanding the text. True or false? Tick the correct box. 1. Eric collected advertisements from magazines. 2. He was run over by a car. 3. At first finding an apartment was a great pleasure for him. 4. He finds a real estate agent on the internet. 5. He wants an apartment in the centre of an old town. 6. The apartments the lady offers are too expensive for Eric. 7. He can have a look at the offered apartments if he wishes.

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the [ði] the actor the address the English course

• Vor Wörtern, deren gesprochene Form mit einem Konsonanten, also mit einem Mitlaut beginnt, spricht man „the“ [ðə] aus. Vor Wörtern, deren gesprochene Form mit einem Vokal, also einem Selbstlaut beginnt, wird „the“ [ði] ausgesprochen. • Abstrakte Begriffe stehen in der Regel ohne „the“, z. B.: Such is life. What do you think of politics? • Auch bei Zeitangaben, wie Wochentagen, Monaten, Jahreszeiten und Festtagen, entfällt der bestimmte Artikel, z. B.: Summer is my favourite part of the year. What are you doing at Christmas? • Der bestimmte Artikel entfällt ebenfalls bei Institutionen und Einrichtungen, wenn von ihrer Hauptfunktion die Rede ist, z. B.: to be at school (as a pupil) to spend a night in hospital (as a patient) • Vor Mahlzeiten steht meist kein Artikel, z. B.: When is lunch ready? What’s for dinner tonight? • Wenn aber Begriffe wie „life“, „summer“ oder „school“ durch einen Zusatz näher erläutert werden, verwendet man „the“, z. B.: The life she’s leading at the moment must be very tiring. The hospital my grandfather’s in has an excellent reputation.

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exeRcises I.

Underline “the” in the text pronounced [ði] (there are five).

II. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

To complete these sentences add “the” where it is necessary. George broke his arm during a football match and he’s now in _______ hospital. Who makes _______ breakfast in your house? You or your wife? What did you do at _______ school today, Carol? Next year _______ conference will be held at _______ university in Glasgow. Can _______ death be sleep if _______ life is but (nur) a dream? (John Keats) Are you religious? Do you go to _______ church every Sunday? Do you normally go away at _______ Easter (Ostern)?

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a a student a job a form

an an actress an address an English course

• Der unbestimmte Artikel „a“ steht vor Wörtern, deren gesprochene Form mit einem Konsonanten beginnt; „an“ steht vor Wörtern, deren gesprochene Form mit einem Vokal beginnt. Aber: a university [ju:niv’ə:siti] an unhappy ... [Λn’hæpi] a unit [’j u:nit] an uncle [’Λnkl] • Der unbestimmte Artikel steht nach „to be“, „to become“ und „as“ bei Angaben zu Beruf, Nationalität und Religion, z. B.: He’s a student. His brother wants to become an engineer. He’s working as a mechanic. • Auch bei Angaben zu Preis, Häufigkeit und Geschwindigkeit verwendet man den unbestimmten Artikel, z. B.: Bananas cost over £ 1.40 a pound. They meet four times a month. His new car goes over 160 miles an hour. • Der unbestimmte Artikel findet sich in feststehenden Ausdrücken, wie z. B.: to have a look to take a tour as a rule (in der Regel) for a change (zur Abwechslung)

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exeRcise Add “a” or “an” to complete the sentences. 1. My brother wants to become _______ actor. 2. _______ uncle of mine lives in Ohio. He’s become _______ US citizen. 3. Would you like a piece of fruit? _______ pear, _______ apple? 4. Is “Hirschgarten” the name of _______ underground station in Munich? 5. We’ve got a new email address. It’s not _______ easy one to remember. 6. Is Spanish really _______ international language? 7. The flight to Edinburgh takes about _______ hour and _______ half. 8. Do you need _______ degree from _______ university for this job?

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The RooMMATe Eric is now looking for a roommate. He shows the apartment to Vincent, a potential roommate. Eric is walking upstairs and Vincent is walking down. Vincent: 5 Eric:

Vincent: Eric: Vincent: 10

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Excuse me, do you speak English? Yes, I do. How can I help? I’m here to see an apartment. The owner is called Eric. You wouldn’t happen to know a person named Eric, would you? Yeah, that’s me. Oh, great! Hi, I am Vincent. (Vincent comes from a small town in southern India and studies languages at Bath University.) I’m here to see the apartment. Uh, you’re a bit early. Yeah, sorry, I’m new to the city and I always plan more time to get somewhere when I don’t know the area too well. I know I’m early, but I really didn’t want to wait. (Pauses, looks around) Is this the one (pointing to the door right in front of them)? No, this isn’t the one. That’s the one. Oh, if this isn’t where you live, then who does? (looks inquiringly at Vincent) Uh, the neighbours. Are those the neighbours? (He points to the foot of the stairs where people are coming up.) No, these are the neighbours. (They hear a key in the neighbours’ door.) Come on, let’s get inside, they talk too much and we don’t have much time.

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Understanding the text. True or false? Tick the correct box. 1. Eric is walking downstairs. 2. Vincent comes from the US. 3. Vincent is late. 4. Vincent is a stranger in the town. 5. Eric likes his neighbours from next door. 6. They are just coming upstais.

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And what about you? Answer in full sentences. 7. Do you like your neighbours? Why? Why not? 8. Could you ever help them in any way? 9. Have you ever shared a flat with other people? (to share a flat = in einer Wohngemeinschaft leben) Are there advantages? Give reasons. The deMonsTRATive pRonouns die hinweisenden füRwöRTeR this – dieser, diese, dieses these – diese

that – jener, jene, jenes those – jene

naheliegend (vom Sprecher aus)

entfernter (vom Sprecher aus)

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No, this isn’t it.

No, these are the neighbours.

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Are those the neighbours?

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exeRcise Put in “this”, “that”, “these” or “those” to complete these sentences: 1. Come here! Look at _______ photos in the album. 2. What was _______ book about you read last month? 3. You look different. Are _______ new glasses? 4. What was _______? I didn’t understand you. 5. Where are _______ stamps I bought last week? 6. Delicious. _______ orange is juicy. 7. Do you remember _______ day when we went swimming together? 8. _______ motorcycle (here) is mine.

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The ApARTMenT Eric walks Vincent through the apartment and tells him the details.

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When did you move into this flat? Into this flat? Into what? What are you talking about? Vincent: I want to know when you moved into this lovely flat (makes gesture to the room). Eric: Oh, you mean when I moved into the apartment! Vincent: Apartment, flat! Eric: Anyway, I moved in on the first. Would it be possible for you to move in on the fifteenth? Vincent: The fifteenth is fine. The sooner the better though. I could also move in on the tenth since it’s a weekend. The 10th of June? Eric: I have another person coming to see the apartment at half past, so we need to get a move on. Let me tell you the details of the apartment, walk you through it, and then we can see if you want to live here. Vincent: (getting up) Okay. Eric: (in hallway slowly moving towards bedroom) So, where should I start? Rent is 500 Euros a month. Telephone, heating and electricity is extra. There is a three months’ deposit which you will get back a month after you have moved out. There are two bedrooms, one office, a living room, and a kitchen. The apartment is roughly 1,200 square feet (93 m2), which means 40 percent would be yours. The office is mine. Each bedroom has a bathroom connected to it. Vincent: How large are the bedrooms? Eric: Each bedroom is approximately 300 square feet and the living room is also around 300 square feet. Vincent: Does the bedroom have a walk-in closet? Eric: No, you’re in Germany. You’ll need to buy a wardrobe. Vincent: With these high ceilings you’ll need some long curtains. Eric: Yeah, I know, that’s what I like about this house. The ceilings are high and the windows are big, which makes a lot of light. I got lucky finding this place. Vincent: Is there wireless? Eric: Yes, there is Wi-Fi, cordless phone, and you can talk all you want nationwide on the landline without any extra charges. (They step onto the balcony and look down.) Vincent: Oh that’s nice. Do we have access to the garden down there? Eric: Vinnie, that’s no garden down there or do you see any vegetables? That’s a backyard. (Sarcastically) Your British English will be a problem in this apartment. Vincent: I can work on that Eric. I promise. Vincent: Eric:

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Wohnung Flur, Gang Kaution, Anzahlung hier: (Mz. von foot) Maßeinheit ungefähr, etwa Wandschrank (begehbar) Kleiderschrank

ceiling wireless Wi-Fi cordless phone landline access backyard

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Understanding the text. True or false? Tick the correct box. 1. Eric moved in on the first of the month. 2. Vincent can’t move in on the 15th. 3. The 10th of June is not a weekend. 4. Vincent wants to have a look at the flat. 5. 500 € is the total sum per month for the flat. 6. The deposit is 1500 €. 7. The flat has three rooms. 8. Each bedroom has about 23 square metres. 9. There are wardrobes in the bedrooms. 10. There is internet access.

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And what about you? Answer in full sentences. 11. Is a walk-in closet useful? What is your opinion? 12. Would you like to have a vegetable garden? Explain. The nuMbeRs die ZAhlen 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

nought/zero/oh one two three four five six seven eight nine ten

The cardinal numbers – Die Grundzahlen 11 eleven 30 12 twelve 40 13 thirteen 50 14 fourteen 60 15 fifteen 70 16 sixteen 80 17 seventeen 90 18 eighteen 100 19 nineteen 200 20 twenty 1,000 21 twenty-one 1,000,000

thirty forty fifty sixty seventy eighty ninety a hundred two hundred a thousand a million

• Es gibt drei Möglichkeiten, die Zahl 0 auszusprechen: „nought“ [nC:t] (v. a. in Großbritannien), „zero“ [’zi:ərəu] (v. a. in den USA) und „oh“ [Cu] (O = offenes o) (in Zahlenreihen wie Telefonnummern, v. a. in Großbritannien). • Achtung: 4 = four und 14 = fourteen, aber 40 = forty 5 = five, aber 15 = fifteen and 50 = fifty • Die Zahlen „hundred“, „thousand“, „million“ etc. stehen in der Regel im Singular, z. B.: How many people are unemployed in Great Britain? Over five million? • In Großbritannien steht „and“ zwischen „hundred“ und dem Rest der Zahl, z. B.: six hundred and fifty-five US-Amerikaner sagen: six hundred fifty-five • Zahlen über Tausend werden in der Regel mit Komma geschrieben. Einen Punkt verwendet man für Dezimalstellen, z. B.: 2,345 (two thousand three hundred (and) forty-five) 4.25 per cent (four point two five per cent)

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1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5 th 6 th 7 th 8 th 9 th 10 th 11 th

the first the second the third the fourth the fifth the sixth the seventh the eighth the ninth the tenth the eleventh

The ordinal numbers – Die Ordnungszahlen 12 the twelfth 23 13 the thirteenth 30 14 the fourteenth 40 15 the fifteenth 50 16 the sixteenth 60 17 the seventeenth 70 18 the eighteenth 80 19 the nineteenth 90 20 the twentieth 100 21 the twenty-first 200 22 the twenty-second 1,000

the twenty-third the thirtieth the fortieth the fiftieth the sixtieth the seventieth the eightieth the ninetieth the hundredth the two hundredth the thousandth

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• Bei den unterstrichenen Zahlen ändert sich die Schreibweise. • Henry VIII heißt Henry the Eighth.

exeRcises I. Write out these numbers using the words you would use to say them. 1. 208 2. 199.9 3. 1,452 4. 11,678 II. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

5. 670,213

Complete these sentences using a number. Write it out in full. Why do people treat immigrants as _______-class citizens? Do you know the expression: “_______” is company, “_______” is a crowd? Will you still meet me, will you still treat me, when I’m _______? (John Lennon) The normal age of retirement (Rentenalter) for men and women is _______ . There are _______ players in a football team, but _______ in a basketball team. How many _______ are there in a billion? Nine or twelve? One, _______ – tie my shoe – three, _______ – shut the door – five, _______ – pick up sticks – seven, _______ – lay them straight – nine, _______ – a big fat hen. Let’s get up and count again!

TiMe And dATe uhRZeiT und dATuM • Es gibt drei Möglichkeiten, nach dem Datum zu fragen: What’s today’s date, please? What date is it today, please? • Folgende Antworten sind möglich: BE March the first the first of March

geschrieben March 1st 1st March

What’s the date today, please? AE March first first March

• Bei Jahresangaben sagt man: seventeen eighty-nine (1789) two thousand and twelve (2012) • Unterschiede in der Kurzschreibweise, z. B.: Date 1 March 2012

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• Wichtige Unterschiede bei der Uhrzeit: Time 4.00 4.15 4.20 4.30 4.45

BE four (o’clock) four fifteen/(a) quarter past four twenty past four half (past) four (a) quarter to five

AE four (o’clock) (a) quarter after four twenty after four half past four (a) quarter of four

• Die Ergänzung „o’clock“ steht nur bei der vollen Stunde und entfällt in der Umgangssprache ganz. • Um deutlich zu machen, ob Vormittag oder Nachmittag gemeint ist, fügt man „in the morning“, „in the afternoon“ oder „in the evening“ hinzu. Die Abkürzungen „a. m.“ (lat. ante meridiem) und „p. m.“ (lat. post meridiem) benutzt man nur im geschriebenen Englisch. “The meeting begins at eight-thirty in the evening”, the secretary says. The meeting begins at 8.30 p. m.

exeRcises I. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Write out these dates in the way you would say them. They are important in American history. July 4th, 1776 (The day that America gained independence from Great Britain.) 21st June 1788 (The American Constitution was ratified.) October 29th, 1929 (The stock market crashed, starting the Great Depression.) 22nd November 1963 (President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas.) July 20th, 1969 (America put the first men on the moon.) 11th September 2001 (Terrorists flew two hijacked passenger jets into the World Trade Center towers in New York and one into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., killing more than 3000 people.)

II. Complete this nursery rhyme. _______ days has September, April, June and November, All the rest have _______, except February alone, Which has but _______ days clear, and _______ in each leap year. III. What is the German for the following expressions. Use a dictionary. 1. a fortnight 2. Easter 3. a leap year 4. a bank holiday 5. Boxing Day

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2 B DoRis Lessing, The fifTh chiLD, pRécis One afternoon Harriet and David inspect the house they bought from a couple who are going to live abroad.

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They slowly walk down the two flights of stairs and come again into their bedroom. An especially large bed is in it. To take it away, the estate agent has said, needs to take it apart. They lie down side by side, turn their heads towards the window where the top of the lilac bush shows its buds shortly before they burst into flower. Very emotionally they are looking at each other and tears are running down their cheeks. couple porch staircase

Paar Veranda Treppenaufgang

landing attic take apart

Treppenabsatz Speicher auseinandernehmen

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Understanding the text. Which of the suggestions a)–c) comes closest to the meaning in the text? 1. Harriet and David bought the house from _______ . a) relatives b) a man and a woman who are c) a divorced (geschieden) going to leave the country couple 2. On the ground floor there is _______ . a) a kitchen and a staircase b) a large living room 3. The first floor accommodates _______ . a) six rooms of different sizes b) one small and five large rooms.

c) one large, one small and four rooms of medium size

4. On the second floor they find _______ . a) rooms for guests b) more bedrooms

c) four more rooms

5. Under the roof of the house there is _______ . a) a large study b) a large place where children can play

c) a room without windows

6. When walking down the stairs they _______ . a) meet the estate agent b) come into a large bedroom with a broken-up bed

c) take a rest on a large bed and weep

7. Through the windows the couple sees _______ . a) the neighbour’s house b) flowering trees and bushes

c) a bush not yet in blossom

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Whg., 2 Etagen möbliert integriert Bettwäsche

pillows accessible Wi-Fi internet connection convenience

Kopfkissen zugänglich WLAN (drahtlos) Bequemlichkeit, Komfort

silverware fridge Concierge and Security Service secure

Silberbesteck Kühlschrank Hausmeisteru. Wachdienst hier: überwacht

exeRcise Put the underlined words into the correct column. in the kitchen

in the bathroom

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Measure of length an inch (in.) a foot (ft) a yard (yd)

= 2,54 cm = 12 inches = 30,48 cm = 3 feet = 91,44 cm

in the bedroom

Square measure a square inch (sq.in.) a square foot (sq.ft) a square yard (sq.yd)

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exeRcise What’s the size of the attic in square meters? 1. The attic in Doris Lessing’s text measures 13 metres in length and 9 metres in width. How many square metres does it have? In words: 2. How many square yards are these? In words:

2 D inTo The engLish woRLD The UniTeD KingDoM of gReAT BRiTAin AnD noRTheRn iReLAnD

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The United Kingdom of Great Britain is made up of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The capital of the United Kingdom is London. There sits a parliament in the Palace of Westminestminster and a government with the Prime Minister in Downing Street. The British Parliament consists of the “Lower House” or the “House of Commons” and the “Upper House” (the Senate) or the “House of Lords”. Head of State is the British Crown. Many public matters in the “four nations in one” are largely uniform, British education for one. The school system is three-pronged: the primary level is up to eleven years old. The secondary level qualifies for access to university and the third level is divided into further and higher education. Typical for British school boys and girls is the school uniform.You can even tell which class they are in by it. Great Britain is world famous for its elite schools and universities. 45.000 euros a year is what you have to pay at this boarding school: Stowe School in Southern England. But for that price it can open the door to renowned universities like Oxford or Cambridge. This doesn’t mean that the pupils have it easy, though: A tight and strict curriculum makes maximum discipline necessary from “tomorrow’s elite”. Sunday is their only day off.

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Relaxation with sport. Open air sports of every kind are without doubt among the most treasured British leisure activities. You can go horse riding pretty well everywhere in England. Curious but very popular: bicycle polo. It’s an Irish sport, invented in 1891. Today it is played all over the world. The weather is part of the game too. Britain’s reputation for changeable weather isn’t just rumour. three-pronged primary level boarding school

prong: Zinken, hier: dreigeteilt Grundschule Internat

renowned relaxation leisure

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exeRcises I.

Match the words with the correct German ones.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

is made up of consists of Head of State public matters up to eleven years old which class they are in boarding school this doesn’t mean their only day off open air sports curious but very popular in the mean time

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LisTening coMpRehension

In 2 B haben Sie sich schon mit der Inhaltsangabe zu „The Fifth Child“ von Doris Lessing beschäftigt. Jetzt gehen wir wieder einen Schritt weiter und befassen uns mit dem Originaltext – eine Aufgabe, die Sie nun schon kennengelernt haben, um das Hörverständnis zu trainieren. Zuerst aber noch ein paar Informationen über die Autorin:

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zuerkennen Entfremdung häuslich

malevolent disrupt

böswillig zerbrechen, zerstören

exeRcises I.

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1. Birds were singing all around them. 2. They opened the front door with a key. 3. The ground floor was one large room. 4. There was a separate space for a kitchen. 5. On the floor there were carpets. 6. The first floor had three large bedrooms. 7. On the second floor there were four more rooms. 8. The top floor was one enormous attic. 9. There were children, relatives and guests in the house. 10. One large bed stood in their bedroom. 11. The bed cold not be taken out without breaking it up. 12. They were just sitting on the bed. 13. Through the window they saw the lilac tree blossoming. 14. They both were weeping. 40

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10) _______________________________________________. It had been specially made, that bed, for the couple they had bought the house from. 11) _________________________, so said the agent, _______ ____________________________________________________, and anyway the owners of the bed were going to live abroad. There 12) ___________________________________________________________ ________, and looked at their room. They were quiet, awed by what they were taking on. Shadows from

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birds singing all around them They unlocked their front door stood in a very large room One half of it was a kitchen they went across the bare boards that soon would have rugs on them 6) The first floor had one large bedroom / a smallish room / four other decent rooms 7) were four more rooms boughs glistening with chilly thud with capacious previous accommodate settees

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sprawl rugs brass rods marvel at decent suburbia magical

8) And above this floor was an enormous attic 9) which they were imagining full of children, 10) 11) 12) 13) 14)

relatives, guests A large bed had been left in it To take it away would have meant dismantling it Harriet and David lay down side by side the top of the lilac showed its vigorous buds Tears ran down their cheeks

Großzügigkeit hier: Teppichläufer Messingstangen etw. bewundern hier: ansehnlich Vorstadt magisch

descend dismantling awed by enticingly sketch expanses vigorous

hinabsteigen abbauen hier: beeindruckt von hinreißend skizzieren weite Flächen kräftig

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To move or not to move? That was Eric’s question in this episode and the answer was to move. We saw the poor chap searching for his ideal apartment. Having no luck with his apartment hunting, he turned to Jenn, the online realtor. She ended up finding Eric an apartment. Then, Eric went on to search for a roommate. Through this whole experience, we learned how to use the definite and indefinite articles: the, a, and an. And the demonstrative articles: this, these, that, and those. Plus, we got to see in the story how the cardinal and ordinal numbers are used. Also we learned how an Indian-British accent sounds like. In our Culture and Society segment, we learned much about the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Our cowboy came to the rescue and explained to us what square feet are, what furnished, Wi-Fi, and ground floor meant. Also the difference between metre and yard. Bogart and Holmes showed us once again how the English language has divided two countries. For example, in England our good friend Jenn, the realtor, would be a real estate agent. And she would not have apartments for rent, but flats to let! And once again our Bavarian who entertains himself by interrupting two people at a bar in Boston helped us phonetically understand the difference between [iə] and [i:] by using the words weird and weed. In “Meeting Literature” we learned that the main theme of the first part of Doris Lessing’s book “The Fifth Child” was unity and harmony – but this becomes drastically reversed, as the alien presence of their son Ben shattered the family. Like all good horror stories, “The Fifth Child” invites the consideration of the impossible and unthinkable. reverse alien

verkehren, umdrehen fremd, fremdartig

shatter

zerstören, zerschmettern

You may answer the questions if you wish. 1. Can you remember in which town Eric found his flat? 2. Use the demonstrative pronoun, the definite and indefinite articles, the numbers and measures to fill in the gaps. In ________ (dieser) question, which is the _________ (zweite), you are asked to give ______ explanation. Why does the butcher (Metzger) have _______ better end for himself? It shouldn’t take you _______ hour. Customer: Do you sell meat by _______ yard? Butcher: Yes , of course. Customer: Then give me a yard of meat. Butcher: Very well, there you are. (He gives him three feet of a pig.) You know __________ feet make a yard! Ha, ha!

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3. Which phrase is spoken in England? a) apartments for rent b) flats to let What do the phrases mean? c) Wohnungen zu vermieten d) Wohnungen zu kaufen? e) Hotelzimmer frei 4. Write the words in the correct box. How are they pronounced? a) weird

(komisch, verrückt)

b) to hear c) weed

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d) near e) dear f)

need

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Eric is sitting on the floor with telephone and WLAN router. The manual is beside him. Eric: (talking to himself in a slow but frustrated way) Okay, before I call up technical support, I’m going to try one more time. So, (looking at instructions) first I need to update the firmware of my router to Version 6.5.5, since earlier versions do not support the Wi-Fi TLAN. Done that already. Okay, now I need to separate the phone from the power supply. (He reads out instructions aloud.) “Then, place the phone and the adapter upside down on a soft cloth or mat so that you can always read the labels from the front (see diagram).” (He looks at diagram and lays out cloth.) “Now place adapter to the left of the phone, with the two jacks pointing towards the phone.” Eric follows all the instructions of the manual, but with no success. He is sitting frustrated in his mess of cables and jacks and looks helpless. manual adapter

Handbuch Zwischenstück

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Untersetzer, Matte Aufkleber

Understanding the text. True or false? Tick the correct box. 1. Eric is sitting on the manual. 2. He is trying to install the internet a second time. 3. He reads the instructions talking to himself. 4. The installation failed because he didn’t understand the manual.

jacks mess

Buchsen Unordnung, Durcheinander

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Word order WorTsTellung Aussagesatz In der englischen Sprache gibt es keine Konjugationsendungen, die auf das Subjekt des Satzes hinweisen (Ausgenommen: das Verb „to be“ und die 3. Person Präsens bei allen anderen Verben: he, she, it walks). In der deutschen oder in anderen Sprachen gibt es diese schon: ich gehe, du gehst, er geht, wir gehen, ihr geht, sie gehen. Daher muss in der englischen Sprache bei der Bildung von Sätzen ein strenger Satzbau eingehalten werden: Subjekt (S), Prädikat (P), Objekt (O). Angaben zu Ort, Zeit und Art und Weise sind davor oder danach zu stellen (Ausnahme: Die unbestimmten Zeitangaben „always“, „already“, „ever“, „never“, „still“, „yet“ werden zwischen S und P vor das Hauptverb gestellt). Ort vor Zeit S P O Ort vor Zeit (O vor Z) (O vor Z) Fragesatz Um diese Ordnung auch in einem Fragesatz beizubehalten, wird die Frage bei nicht zusammengesetzten Zeiten („present simple tense“ und „past simple“) mit der Umschreibung „to do“ gebildet: Does he walk? Fragt man dagegen nach dem Satzgegenstand, übernimmt das Fragewort die Stellung des Subjekts und die Umschreibung mit „to do“ fällt weg: Who walks? Bei den zusammengesetzten Zeiten wird das Hilfszeitwort vor das Subjekt gestellt, das Subjekt und das aussagende Verb bleiben in der genannten Satzbauordnung: Has he come? Oder bei „to be“: Is he here?

exercise Form sentences. 1. talks/he/to himself/later 2. already/have done/that/I 3. they/the instructions/never/read 4. then /she/on a mat/the phone/places 5. Version 6.5.5./to the WLAN router/connect/does not 6. the button/the flickering signal/now/press/check/and/I/I/on the router

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Eric is on the mobile phone waiting for someone to answer. TS: Hi, this is Rick. What can I do for you? Eric: Could you please help me hook up my Telekom Wireless T-Router? TS: What seems to be the problem? Eric: Uh, I can’t get it to work. TS: Do you see a red light flickering on the router? Eric: No, I don’t. TS: Have you installed the T-Box program? Eric: Yes, I have. TS: Do you have the updated version of the software? We might have to start from the beginning here. Eric: Yes, I do, I’ve just updated it. TS: Can you tell me the firmware version you installed onto your computer? Eric: I have the version 6.5.5. Could it be possible that the software has a bug? TS: This might be the problem, Sir. I have encountered many of the same situations this past week and it has always been a software problem. Therefore, you must use the latest version: 6.5.6. Eric: Is it possible to download it from your website? TS: Yes, it is. Call me back when the download is finished, then we start over. Eric is downloading the latest version. hook up wireless

verbinden, verknüpfen hier: drahtlos

flickering bug

blinkend Käfer, hier: Fehler

Understanding the text. True or false? Tick the correct box. 1. Eric calls the Technical Support to install new TV cable channels. 2. Eric explains to Rick what kind of problem he has. 3. Rick asks Eric if he sees a signal light going on and off. 4. Eric has the updated version 6.5.5. 5. Eric has the latest version of the software. 6. He can’t download the latest version because of bugs on the software.

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QuesTions and negaTions: WiTh To do Fragen und Verneinungen: miT „To do“ Mit „to do“ werden umschrieben: • Fragesätze

Do you see a red light flickering on the router? Do you have the updated version of the software?

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No, he doesn’t see a red light flickering on the router. No, he doesn’t have the updated version of the software yet.

• verneinter Imperativ

Don’t turn the phone over. Don’t connect the 6-pin extension cord to the T-Phone.

• verneinte Fragesätze

Doesn’t he see a red light flickering on the router? Don’t they have the updated version of the software? What doesn’t seem to be a problem? Who doesn’t tell me what to do?

exercise Form the questions to these answers. 1. No, I don’t know when I can call the TS. 2. No, I don’t see it flickering. 3. No, I don’t hear a sound on the phone. 4. Yes, I do. I have the updated version. 5. Yes, I do. I have internet access. 6. Yes, I see Eric downloading the latest version.

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Fragepronomen

Die Fragepronomen bei Personen lauten: who who, seltener whom whose who(m) ... to/from

wer wen wessen zu/von wem

Die Fragepronomen bei Sachen lauten: what which

was (im Allgemeinen) welche (aus einer Anzahl)

Who called? Who(m) did you see? Whose router is this? Who(m) did you talk to?

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What are you asking me? Which colour do you like best?

Präpositionen, die in Verbindung mit einem Fragepronomen stehen, verbleiben bei dem zugehörigen Verb. Who were you laughing at? What are you looking for?

exercises I. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Join the two columns together to form logical pairs. why? a) we ... who? b) tomorrow ... what? c) because ... when? d) my sister’s whose? e) nothing ...

II. Which question will provide you with the missing information? Example: The train arrives at ___? ___. When does the train arrive? 1. It is ___? ___’s mistake, not ours. 2. ___? ___ do you do every day? 3. Jenny meet ___? ___ regularly. 4. He can’t come to the party because ___? ___.

modal auxiliaries modale hilFsVerben can could

may might

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Mit modalen Hilfsverben wird der Aussage des Vollverbs eine weitere Bedeutung hinzugefügt: Modale (Modus = Art und Weise) Hilfsverben sagen, was möglich, wahrscheinlich, notwendig etc. ist. Sie können also Sprechabsichten ausdrücken. He can run 100 metres in 10 seconds. (Fähigkeit) Can I give you a call tomorrow? (Bitte) I can make coffee if you want. (Angebot) I can do him a favour, but I don’t really want to. (Möglichkeit) We can play tennis, can’t we? (Vorschlag)

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exercise Which function is expressed by the modal auxiliary in each sentence? Choose your answer from the box below. deduction (Schlussfolgerung) – invitation (Einladung) – offer (Angebot) – permission (Erlaubnis) – possibility (Möglichkeit) – refusal (Ablehnung) – request (Anfrage, Frage) – suggestion (Vorschlag) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

What can I do for you? Could you please help me hook up my T-Router? I can’t seem to get it to work. Can you tell me the firmware version? This might be the problem, Sir. You must use the latest version. Maybe the software version was the problem? Should there be something happening? The neighbour won’t let me download it. You can press the Wi-Fi button now. Please, take part in our questionnaire.

QuesTions: WiThouT To do FragesäTze: ohne „To do“ • Bei Hilfszeitwörtern

What can I do for you? Could you please help me hook up my Telekom Wireless T-Router? Have you installed the T-Box program? Is it possible to download it from your website?

• Wenn das Fragewort das Subjekt der Frage ist What seems to be the problem? Who tells me what to do?

exercise Use “can” or “could” to form questions. You want to ask someone if he or she ... Example: ... knows how to use a computer. Can you use a computer? 1 ... knows how to speak Spanish. 2. ... has finished with the PC you need to work on. 3. ... is able to play the piano. 4. ... needs something to eat.

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negaTions: WiThouT To do Verneinungen: ohne „To do“ • Bei Hilfszeitwörtern

No, I can’t see a red light flickering on the router. No, I might not have the updated version of the software yet.

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• Bei „never“, „nothing“, „no“ etc.

Never turn the phone over. Nothing succeeds like successs.

• Wenn „not“ ein anderes Wort verneint

Not every T-Router works. He connects not only the 6-pin extension cord.

exercise Negate the sentences. 1. He can see a steady green light. 2. They might have the latest version. 3. Could you repeat the last step? 4. Download it from an unknown website. Never 5. Every manual is helpful. Not 6. Press “one” for customer support but “two” for purchases (Einkäufe). (not only)

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Can you disconnect the phone from the power source? Are you able to do that now? Yes, I am. Hold on. Okay. I disconnected it. Please, turn the phone over and place the adapter to the left of the phone, with the two jacks pointing towards the phone. (Eric does it.) Are you able to connect the 6-pin extension cord to the T-Phone? (sarcastically) If I’m allowed to, yes. Okay, do it. Now you ought to connect the RJ45 8-pin cord to the GNTelekom/Tabra EXT-jack.

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Okay, I’ve done all this before. Maybe the software version was the problem? Because if it was, I am able to do the rest by myself, so I don’t need help anymore. You need to be patient with me, Sir. Did you or did you not connect the stereo jack cord to the Plantronics stereo jack? I’m sorry, could you repeat the last step. You have to connect the stereo jack cord to the Plantronics stereo jack. I’m having problems hearing you. Okay, I just connected the cord to the router. Sir, would you please connect the phone and the router to the power supply now. Okay, done. Should there something be happening? There is still nothing going on. I’m sorry, Sir, but we have not finished yet. Could you please press the Wi-Fi button on the phone and check whether the router is receiving a signal. Sure, no problem. Well, I’ll be! It works! It must have been the software. Thank you for your help. My pleasure, Sir. If you have a few seconds, could you take part in our questionnaire? I’m sorry, but I must get back to my work. I’ve already spent way too much time with this router.

disconnect extension cord

trennen, auseinandernehmen Verlängerungskabel

ought to questionnaire

Understanding the text. True or false? Tick the correct box. 1. Eric separated the telephone from the power supply. 2. He doesn’t need help any more. 3. He understands all of Rick’s instructions at once. 4. Eric connects only the router to the power supply. 5. Eric checks whether the router receives a signal in the end. 6. The software was the problem. 7. Eric doesn’t have the time to answer the questionnaire.

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Find the English espressions for these German sentences and questions. 8. Sind Sie in der Lage, das jetzt zu tun? 9. Ich brauche Ihre Hilfe nicht mehr weiter. 10. Ich muss zurück an die Arbeit.

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modal auxiliaries and Their replacemenTs modale hilFsVerben und ihre ersaTzFormen auxiliaries can

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to be allowed to would Could you please help me hook up my TRouter? Now you ought to conshould nect the RJ45 8-pin cord. I must get back to my to have to work.

examples Are you able to tell me the version? If I’m allowed to, yes. Would you please help me hook up my T-Router? Now you should connect the RJ45 8-pin cord. I had to get back to my work.

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(Forderung) (Zwang, Verpflichtung)

Das Verb „mustn’t“ heißt nicht dürfen. Nicht müssen/nicht brauchen wird übersetzt mit „don’t have to“/„don’t need to“. You mustn’t say things like that! – So etwas darfst du nicht sagen! You don’t have to say things like that, do you? – Du musst so etwas nicht sagen, oder?

exercises I. 1. 2. 3. 4.

Use “to be allowed to” to complete three of the four sentences. What verb do you need in the other sentence? Eric to connect the 6-pin extension cord to the T-Phone. Children should (not) watch much television. We have free tickets for the opera so we (not) pay anything. all German shops open on Sundays?

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Put a form of “to have to” into these sentences. You connect the stereo jack cord to the Plantronics stereo jack. I’m sorry, but I get back to my work. She isn’t feeling well today so she stay at home. What time he get up at the weekend?

III. To fill up these dialogues add “must”, “mustn’t” or “don’t have to”. 1. Shall I wait for you?” “No, it’s alright, you wait.” 2. “There’s a letter here.” “Oh yes. I forget to post it.” 3. “You come and see us sometime.” “Thank you. We’d love to.” 4. “Do you work from home?” “Yes, I do, so it means I travel much.”

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3 B JoAnnE K. rowling, hArry poTTEr And ThE philosophEr’s sTonE, précis

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The young wizard Harry Potter and his girlfriend Hagris are in Mr Ollivander’s shop to buy a suitable wand for Harry. The more wands Harry sees and tries out the happier Mr Ollivander becomes. Finally he passes one to him. This one is made of holly and a phoenix feather. The magic staff comes alive in Harry’s hand. Mr Ollivander is very pleased with the result. While Mr. Ollivander is wrapping the wand up in paper, Harry wants to know what Mr Ollivander means by “how very curious”. Mr Ollivander tells him that among all the wands he has sold, there are only two wands with feathers of the same phoenix. The brother of this wand with another feather of the same phoenix gave him that mark on his forehead. Most remarkable is that each wand selects its own master. And as this wand has chosen Harry as wizard, great things can be expected from Harry. Mr Ollivander’s words make him shiver. Harry pays for the wand, but he doesn’t know whether Mr Ollivander is a very likable person or not. Mr Ollivander says good-bye to them bowing deeply. wizard wand trie out holly phoenix

Zauberer Zauberstab ausprobieren Stechpalme sagenhafter Vogel

feather pleased with wrap mark forehead

Feder erfreuen, jdm. gefallen einwickeln hier: Narbe, Markierung Stirn

Questions on the text. Choose the right answer. 1. Harry Potter and Hagris want to a magic stick. a) buy b) have a look at 2. Mr Ollivander’s happiness rises because he a) can heap up the wand on a chair. b) likes spending time with Harry. c) can find the proper wand for Harry. 3. The wand in Harry’s hand a) burns his hand. b) starts an explosion. c) satisfies Mr Ollivander. 4. Harry a) likes Mr Ollivander. b) feels cold. c) is dismissed by Mr Ollivander in a very friendly way. Say it in English. 5. in Papier einwickeln 6. höchst seltsam 7. er sagt auf Wiedersehen

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auwählen, aussuchen erwarten erschauern, zittern ob sich verbeugen

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Programm (Fernseh- und Radiokanal) Programm (Fernseh- /Radiosendung) Programm (Ablauf/Plan/Programmheft) Programm (Computerprogramm)

= channel = programme (BE)/program (AE) = programme (BE)/program (AE) = program (BE & AE)

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exercise Translate into English: 1. Welcher Radiokanal bringt die besten Musiksendungen? 2. Das Besucherprogramm für die holländische Delegation steht. 3. Welches Computerprogramm verwenden Sie?

A BAvAriAn in BosTon exercise Which one is not a “homophone”? Cross the odd one out. (Homophones are words that are pronounced the same way, but spelled differently. They also have a different meaning.)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

A alter arms one air alone ah! bough broad bibye no sea flyer for weather

B altar earns an hair allowed I bow brake be buy know sigh flower four whither

C older alms Ann heir aloud eye bowl break bee be now see flour fork whether

phonetic transcription ['O:lt@] [a:mz] [æ{n] [E@] [@'laud] [ai] [bau] [breÈk] [bi:] [bai] [nOu] [si:] ['flau@] [fO:] ['weD@]

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Now match the translations with the table above. 16. a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h)

A eins alleine für Wetter Luft ah! (Ausruf) breit Ast

B einer, eine, eines erlaubt vier verwelken Haar ich Bremse sich verbeugen

C Anna laut Gabel ob (der) Erbe Auge Pause Schale

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A zwei(fach) ändern Arme (die) See, Meer nein Auf Wiedersehen Flugblatt

B sein Altar verdient (3. Pers. Sg.) seufzen wissen kaufen Blume

C Biene älter Almosen sehen jetzt sein Mehl

sAy iT AgAin sAm exercise Complete this grid. Find the correct word in BE and write it in the blue column. AE antenna outlet cell phone ground wire electric cord radio television

German Antenne Steckdose Handy Erdung Stromkabel Radio Fernseher

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Scotland is situated in the northern third of Great Britain and, apart from the mainland, is made up of several islands. Up to 1707 Scotland was independent. But with the Act of Union the country with the highlands became part of the United Kingdom. Scotland has a good 5 million inhabitants, which makes it the second most populated nation in the United Kingdom. About half a million of them live in the capital, Edinburgh. The old town was founded as long as two thousand years ago. In the old quarters in the city centre, the historic houses were converted more and more into bars and cafés. This brought colour to Edinburgh by day and by night. The capital is also home to Scotland’s new parliament. It was established in 1999 – nearly 300 years after its last own independent parliament. The Head of State, however, is the British Crown. What fascinates tourists above all about Scotland are its beautiful, vast highlands, which are the home of the old clans. Ancient ruins and fortresses bear witness to a long history of glory and hardship. The Installation – Operating the System

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Among the greatest traditions cultivated over the years is, of course, the famous Scottish single malt. Earlier whisky (AE: whiskey) was made on the small farmsteads, but today the distilleries produce it using the most modern methods. Single malt means when it is not blended with other whisky sorts. The word “whisky”, by the way, comes from the Celtic and means “water of life”. Maybe that’s why the Scots consider it good for your health if drunk in moderation. farmsteads

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Find the English words and expressions in the text for:

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is situated in apart from independent which makes it were converted home to bear witness

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legen Zeugnis ab unabhängig was es zur … macht liegt im abgesehen von beherbergt wurden umgebaut

II. Crossword puzzle Scottland 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

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The language the word whisky comes from Mountainous regions in Scotland Famous Scottish drink Groups of family in Scotland are called ____ . Scotland’s highest mountain

6. Scotland is part of the ____ Kingdom 7. A building made to protect against attacks 8. Second largest town in Scotland 9. Home of Nessie Solution: Capital of Scotland

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3 E mEETing liTErATurE lisTEning comprEhEnsion exersices I.

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In 3 B haben Sie sich schon mit der Inhaltsangabe zu „Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone“ von Joanne Rowling beschäftigt. Diesmal eine neue Übung, um das Hörverständnis zu trainieren. Wir geben Ihnen die Wörter des Textes vor, die in der Sendung eingeblendet werden. Sehen Sie sich diese zuerst an und hören Sie sich dann den in der Sendung vorgetragenen Text an (auch mehrmals). Beantworten Sie anschließend die Fragen zum Text. Die Zusammenfassung in 3 B können Sie als Hilfestellung heranziehen – vor allem, wenn Sie keine Möglichkeit haben, die Sendung erneut anzusehen. Zuerst aber noch ein paar Informationen über die Autorin:

Joanne Rowling, (born 31 July 1965; married name Murray), better known under the pen name J. K. Rowling (pronounced, [‘rouliη]) is a British author best known as the creator of the Harry Potter fantasy series. The Potter books have gained worldwide attention, won many awards, sold more than 400 million copies and been the basis for a popular series of films. Rowling is perhaps equally famous for her “rags to riches” life story, in which she progressed from living on welfare to multi-millionaire status within five years. In October 2010, J. K. Rowling was named “Most Influential Woman in Britain” by leading magazine editors. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is the first novel in the Harry Potter series featuring Harry Potter, a young wizard. It describes how Harry discovers that he is a wizard, he makes close friends and a few enemies at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and with the help of his friends thwarts an attempted comeback by the evil wizard Voldemort, who killed Harry’s parents when Harry was one year old. pen name creator from rags to riches welfare influential

Künstlername Schöpfer (übertr.) v. Tellerwäscher z. Millionär Wohlfahrtshilfe einflussreich

editor featuring witchcraft wizardry thwart

Redakteur in der Hauptrolle Hexenkunst Zauberei vereiteln, verhindern

WordlisT English (he) tries wands spindly chair tricky customer yes, why not perfect match holly and phoenix feather

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English Harry’s wand (he) wrapped fixed sorry stare I remember phoenix

German Harrys Zauberstab wickelte ein (Vergangenheit) fixierte (Vergangenheit) Entschuldigung Blick ich erinnere mich Phönix (mythischer Vogel)

English nice and supple he felt

German hübsch und elastisch er fühlte

English another feather destined for his wand his fingers seine Finger scar swishing zischend (he) swallowed dusty air verstaubte Luft happen sparks Funken wizard firework Feuerwerk expect dancing spots tanzende Punkte Who Must Not Be Named (she) whooped and clapped jauchzte und klatschte (he) shivers curious seltsam gold Galleons (he) bowed

German eine weitere Feder bestimmt für den Zauberstab Narbe (er) schluckte geschehen Zauberer erwarten der, der nicht genannt werden darf (er) erschauert Goldgalleonen (Fantasiegeld) (er) verbeugte sich

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1. How many persons are in Mr Ollivander’s shop?

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2. There is a pile of wands on the spindly chair because

of lack of shelves.

they are not the right ones.

these are the broken ones.

3. Why does Mr Ollivander call Harry “a tricky customer”?

Because of the scar on his head.

Because Harry is a wizard.

Because he tries out so many wands.

4. Finally they find the proper wand for Harry because

Mr Ollivander says this is the right one.

Harry says this is the right one.

the wand chooses its own master.

5. Why does Mr Ollivander know who gave Harry that scar on the forehead?

Harry tells him of the Mr Ollivander recblow. ognises the lightning shape of the wand’s twin brother.

Hagris tells Mr Ollivander.

6. How does Mr Ollivander show his respect for Harry?

He is bowing deeply He expects great when they are leaving things from Harry. the shop.

He is looking at him with his pale stare.

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der, questions, negations and auxiliaries. Don’t be surprised if you need to take an aspirin after this show. Scotland was the topic in “Into the English World”. The Cowboy made it clear that there are many ways to use the word “program” and he also informed us that there is a difference in the spelling as well. Humphrey and Sherlock took us on a technological ride by showing us for example, “antenna” is American English and “aerial” is British English. If technology isn’t difficult enough, our Bavarian in Boston made a fool of himself. He understood his “friend” had an altar in the bedroom. We listened to the debut book of the British author J. K. Rowling, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”. It also gave us opportunity of revising some of the vocabulary that came flaoting in on the screen. We understand now that Harry is a legend in the wizard’s world for having survived an attack by the evil wizard Voldemort, who killed his parents and left Harry with a lightning-shaped scar on his forehead. In the segment we listened to, Harry manages to find a magic wand, but it is no ordinary wand. It is the twin brother of Voldemort’s wand which gave him the scar. wrestle topic debut book

ringen aktuelles Thema Erstlingsbuch

survive lightning-shaped twin brother

überleben blitzförmig Zwillingsbruder

You may answer the questions if you wish. 1. What’s the book called that Eric uses to install his internet connection? 2. In which two tenses do you use a form of “to do” to form questions? (In all the other tenses there is “inversion”.) 3. What is the original meaning of the word “whisky”? 4. What is “The Channel” in German? 5. What are “homophones”? 6. How does Mr Ollivander know that Harry’s wand is the twin brother of Voldemort’s wand?

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It’s late Friday morning at work. Eric is sitting in his office dazing out of the window wondering what he wants to do on the weekend. He suddenly comes up with ideas and calls his friend Fred. Eric: Hey Fred, do you have any plans for the weekend? Fred: What’s up? Eric: Do you want to go to the Sunday matinee and watch the new Batman movie? Fred: No, I plan to watch it with my nephew. Eric: Do you have any idea what we could do on the weekend? Fred: Well, right now I’m planning to read a book this weekend. Let me check what everybody else is up to and maybe I can find something for us to do. Eric: What is Claudia doing this weekend? Is she visiting her parents? Fred: Yes, she’s out of town for the weekend. What about Julia? Eric: Julia is attending a knitting course on Saturday and Sunday. Listen, (sarcastically) this is starting to get complicated. Hey, it’s almost lunch time. You want to meet up to talk about our plans? Fred: Sure. Give me half an hour to come up with something. Let’s meet up at noon at the snack bar around the corner. Eric: Sounds good. See you then. daze

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Understanding the text. True or false? Tick the correct box. 1. Eric is speaking to someone through the open window. 2. He does not know what he wants to do over the weekend. 3. Fred invites him to watch a movie together. 4. Fred is going to read a book this weekend. 5. Claudia is visiting her father and mother on the weekend. 6. Julia is starting to get complicated. 7. Fred and Eric meet to have something to eat nearby.

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The preSenT ConTinuouS die VerlaufSform der GeGenWarT Das Verb steht in der Verlaufsform der Gegenwart bei • Vorgängen, die gerade vor sich gehen. • vorübergehenden, zeitlich begrenzten Vorgängen (temporary). This is starting to get complicated. Well, I’m planning to read a book this weekend. Bildung des „present continuous“: to be + Verb + -ing I am you are he, she, it is writing we you are they Schreibregeln: Verdoppelung nach kurzem, betontem Selbstlaut: to run – running Stummes -e entfällt: to hope – hoping Merke: to die – dying; to lie – lying Die Frageform wird durch die Umstellung des Subjekts und mit der jeweiligen Form von „to be“ gebildet: Is she visiting her parents? Zur Verneinung verwendet man „not“, z. B.: They are not working in the same company. • Signalwörter: look, listen, now etc. • Im gesprochenen Englisch werden normalerweise das Personalpronomen und die jeweilige Form von „to be“ zusammengezogen, z. B.: I’m working. (statt: I am working.) They’re talking to each other. (statt: They are talking …) • Das „present continuous“ kann sich auch auf eine zukünftige Situation beziehen („diary future“ vgl. Kapitel 7). What is Claudia doing this weekend? Is she visiting her parents?

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Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete these dialogues.

1. Can I disturb you? No. I

(think).

2. Who

(make) all that noise?

It’s only the children. 3. Where’s Eric? Look, he

(not, sit) in his office so he must be having lunch.

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(look) for a post office.

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Claudia:

Hi, Jason. What

(you, do) these days?

2.

Jason:

I

3.

Claudia:

And what

Jason:

Oceanography.

4.

Claudia:

Hear! Hear!

(you, enjoy) the course?

5.

Jason:

It’s alright. I

(learn) a lot. And you yourself?

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Claudia:

I

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Jason:

8.

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(study). (you, study)?

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(plan) a holiday in Boston at the moment. (you, have) relatives there?

Oh yes. An uncle

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Eric and Fred are standing in front of the snack bar. While they are waiting to make an order, choose their entrée, drink, and pay, they are talking about the weekend. Eric: Man! I am so hungry, I could eat a cow. Do you have a plan? Fred: The weather is going to be nice. Let’s go hiking in the mountains? Eric: I hike almost every other weekend. This weekend I have off. Fred: Yeah, I need some time to relax too since next week I am up to my chin with work. But I think we could find some time to hang out. So we either go to the gym, watch amateur soccer; or go to a club Sunday evening and watch some stand-up comedy. Eric: How about if we go to the gym first and then watch some stand-up? Fred: Okay. I buy the tickets for the stand-up and we meet at the gym Saturday morning. Does Julia really go to her knitting course every weekend? Eric: Yeah, she attends the course every weekend. She wants to knit for all of her nieces and nephews stocking caps for Christmas. What about Caroline? Do you think she wants to come along? Fred: Should I call her and ask? Eric: Call her. Better yet, visit her after work. She lives round the corner from you, walk over there, ring and ask her in person. hike every other weekend hang out gym

wandern hin und wieder hier: nichts Bestimmtes tun, abhängen (umgangsprachl.) Turnhalle, hier: Fitnessstudio

soccer (AE) stand-up comedy stocking caps

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Understanding the text. True or false? Tick the correct box. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

true

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Eric and Fred are standing in front of the snack bar telling jokes. The weather forecast (Wetterbericht) is favourable. They go hiking in the mountains. They do something in town that weekend. Fred buys tickets for a football game. Julia goes to a knitting course also on Sunday. Fred phones Caroline and asks her to come along. “Call” her, “visit” her, “walk over” there, “ring and ask” are forms of the imperative (Befehlsform).

Find the English phrases for these German words and expressions. 9. Gehen wir Bergwandern! 10. bis zum Hals in Arbeit stecken 11. Sie wohnt um die Ecke. The preSenT Simple die einfaChe form der GeGenWarT Das Verb steht in der einfachen Form der Gegenwart • bei Vorgängen, die immer wieder oder gewohnheitsmäßig geschehen. I hike almost every other weekend. Signalwörter: always, every day, every month, every morning, usually, often (oft), never, sometimes, seldom (selten) • bei Handlungsketten (ein Vorgang reiht sich unmittelbar an den anderen). So we go to the gym first and then watch some stand-up. Signalwörter: first, then, after that, finally • bei sehr kurzen Vorgängen. The razor falls onto the floor. He jumps out of bed. He cuts his face. Bildung des „present simple“: hike I hike you hikes (he, she, it das -s muss mit) he, she, it hike we hike you hike they Fragen, Verneinungen und Kurzantworten werden mit dem Hilfsverb „do/does“ gebildet. Do you have a plan? He doesn’t call her. Does he walk over there? – Yes, he does.

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• Häufigkeitsadverbien (frequency adverbs) wie „always“, „often“, „sometimes“, „rarely“ und „never“ sind Signalwörter für die einfache Form der Gegenwart, weil sie gewohnheitsmäßige Handlungen beschreiben. Bei ihrer Verwendung ist die Wortstellung zu beachten: Die Adverbien stehen vor dem Vollverb (pre-verb adverbs). She sometimes visits her parents over the weekend. She doesn’t usually attend knitting courses at the weekend. • Ausnahme: das Verb „to be“ Hier werden Fragen durch die Umstellung des Subjekts und des Verbs gebildet. Zur Verneinung verwendet man „not“. Are you so hungry? I’m not up to my chin with work. Häufigkeitsadverbien stehen, wie im Deutschen, nach „to be“. She is rarely at home.

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Complete these sentences using the present simple form of the words in brackets. She (know) what he (like). I (hike) almost every other weekend. This weekend I (have) off. She (attend) the course every weekend. She (want) to knit for all of her nieces and nephews stocking caps for Christmas. She (live) round the corner from you.

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What question must you ask to get the information which is missing? I hike every ___? ___. I need ___? ___ to relax. We watch some ___? ___. She wants to knit for her nieces and nephews ___? ___.

III. Put the adverbs of frequency into the right position. 1. We are in Wales. (often) 2. We go there by train. (usually) 3. We fly to Edinburgh. (sometimes) 4. We stay there over the weekend. (normally) 5. We would stay at Youth Hostels. (never) 6. They are far too uncomfortable. (usually)

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Stative verbS ZuStandSverben Die sogenannten „Zustandsverben“ findet man selten in der Verlaufsform, weil sie permanente Zustände und keine echten Handlungen beschreiben. Zu den wichtigsten Zustandsverben gehören folgende: 1. Verben des Glaubens 2. Verben der Empfindung 3. Verben der Sinneswahrnehmung 4. Verben des Besitzes 1. Glauben

2. Empfindung

to believe (glauben) to know (wissen) to mean (bedeuten) to think (denken, glauben) to understand (verstehen) 3. Sinneswahrnehmung

to hate to like to love to need to want 4. Besitz

(hassen) (mögen) (lieben) (brauchen) (wollen)

to feel to hear to look to see to smell to sound to taste

to belong to to consist of to contain to depend on to have to own to possess

(gehören) (bestehen aus) (beinhalten) (abhängen von) (haben, besitzen) (besitzen) (besitzen)

(spüren) (hören) (aussehen) (sehen, wahrnehmen) (riechen) (klingen) (schmecken)

Die meisten der oben genannten Verben haben weitere Bedeutungen und können als sogenannte „dynamische Verben“ auch in die Verlaufsform gesetzt werden, z. B.: Do you think Claudia wants to come along? Glaubst Du, dass Claudia kommen möchte? Don’t disturb him, he is thinking. Störe ihn nicht, er denkt nach.

exerCiSeS I . In each of the following pairs of sentences only one sentence is correct. Which one is it? 1. a) He comes from London and still lives there. b) He is coming from London and still lives there. 2. a) What is this sentence meaning? b) What does this sentence mean? 3. a) I like tea. b) I’m liking tea. 4. a) I believe in God. b) I‘m believing in God.

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II. Complete these sentences using the correct form of the words in brackets. 1. Do you 2. I 3. But I 4. She

(have) a plan? (need) some time to relax. (think) we can find some time to hang out. (want) to knit for all of her nieces and nephews stocking caps for Christmas.

5. Watch out! This jar 6. I 7.

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(contain) petrol.

(not, understand) what you

(mean). Can you repeat what you said?

(you, really, love) me?

III. Complete these sentences. 1.

(she, see) her parents at the weekend?

2.

(she, see) the difference between them?

3. They

(look) tired because they had a late night at the stand-up comedy.

4. They

(look) for a new flat. Any hints?

5.

(Fred, have) black hair?

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(Fred, have) a barbecue party next week?

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Ausflug Mahlzeit Polster, Kissen

break menu conductor

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Understanding the text. Find the correct chronological order of the story. correct order

wrong order

1.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Peter Mayle and some of his friends are visiting an open air concert with Pavarotti. They arrive home late. The visitors fear Pavarotti wouldn’t sing. Suddenly it begins to rain. They cover the hard stone seats with cushions. The excursion is organised by Christopher. The sky is clearing up. The restaurants have prepared special menus. They have a meal before they enter the arena. They arrive in Orange.

Say it in English. 11. ein Freiluftkonzert besuchen 12. die Organisation des Ausflugs in die Hand nehmen 13. der Himmel klart auf

4 c lAnguAge lAB cAll A cowBoy • • • •

Karte (Eintritts-, Fahrkarte) Karte (Postkarte; Spielkarte) Karte (Speisekarte) Karte (Landkarte)

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Gibt es noch Karten für die Vorstellung am Dienstag? Wollen wir Karten spielen? Herr Ober! Können wir bitte nochmal die Karte haben? Ich kann diesen Ort „Umleitung“ nicht auf der Karte finden.

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A BAvAriAn in Boston American: Bavarian: American woman:

If I have to walk home from work late at night, I am sometimes wary of people who walk on the same side of the sidewalk as I do. Your schedule varies from week to week because you work shifts. What does that have to do with you walking home? He is wary of people, not vary.

wary ['wE@ri] = aufmerksam (be) wary of = misstrauisch beobachten vary ['vE@ri] = variieren

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sAy it AgAin sAM exerCiSe Complete this grid. Find the correct word in BE and write it in the blue column. AE carnival (legal) holiday motorcycle go to the movies movie theater vacation trailer

German Volksfest gesetzlicher Feiertag Motorrad ins Kino gehen Kino Ferien/Urlaub Wohnwagen

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Wales is the smallest part of the United Kingdom: with an area of 21,000 square kilometres and a good 3 million inhabitants. Higher in numbers than the human inhabitants Wales is populated by sheep – without them Wales’ landscape is inconceivable! Twelve million of them furbish the lush pastures. One third of the Welsh earn their living from farming. Between April and June is sheep shearing time. Wales is famous for exporting its wool to the English textile market. Besides animals, rivers, wide bays and historic buildings shape this unique, wild landscape. The largest fortress in Wales is to be found in the south of the country and is called Caerphilly Castle. It was built in the thirteenth century.

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The capital is also in South Wales: Cardiff. Earlier, it was known as the cradle of the industrial revolution. That was in the time when steam ships rather than sailing boats were underway. The wealth that was once Cardiff’s is still present in the house façades with their typical gables. Many young people still gravitate towards the capital. There are fewer opportunities for work in the country. Cardiff is known for its tolerance and openness, towards foreigners as well. After all, in Celtic the word “Wales” means “fellow countryman”. The Welsh are still attached to their Celtic roots, including their Celtic language. (Since 1993 the Welsh and English languages have been formally given equal status.) Welsh is a compulsory subject at school. And Wales wouldn’t be Wales if you couldn’t still take a dip in the warm waters of the Gulf Stream with temperatures of only 16 degrees outside. inconceivable furbish lush pastures shear

unvorstellbar auffrischen saftige Weiden scheren

unique fortress capital cradle

einzigartig Festung Hauptstadt Wiege

gable compulsory dip

Giebel verpflichtend hier: Sprung

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Find the English words and expressions in the text for:

1.

ist der kleinste Teil von

2.

verdienen ihren Lebensunterhalt

3.

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bekannt als Wiege der

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weniger Arbeitsmöglichkeiten

6.

schließlich

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Wales Wales is the smallest part of England: with an area of 21,000 square kilometres and a good 3 million inhabitants. Higher in numbers than the human inhabitants Wales is populated by sheep – without them Wales’ landscape is inconceivable! Twelve million of them spoil the landscape. One third of the Welsh earn their living from farming. Between April and June is dog shearing time. Wales is famous for exporting its wool to the English textile market. Besides animals, rivers, wide bays and historic buildings shape this unique, wild landscape. The largest fortress in Wales is to be found in the south of the country and is called Caerphilly Castle. It was built in the thirteenth century.

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The capital is also in South Wales: Cardiff. Earlier, it was known as the cradle of the French revolution. That was in the time when steam ships rather than sailing boats were underway. The wealth that was once Cardiff’s is still present in the front windows with their typical chimneys. Many young people still gravitate around the earth. There are fewer opportunities for work in the country. Cardiff is known for its tolerance and openness, towards Englishmen as well. After all, in Celtic the word “Wales” means “fellow countryman”. The Welsh are still attached to their Celtic roots, including their Celtic language. (Since 1993 the Welsh and English languages have been formally given equal status.) Welsh is a compulsory subject at school. And Wales wouldn’t be Wales if you couldn’t still take a dip in the swimming pool of the Gulf Stream with temperatures of only 16 degrees outside.

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III. Crossword puzzle Wales 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

1. Root of the Welsh language 2. Part of the UK 3. Caerphilly Castle is a ____ . 4. Wales offers a wild ____. 5. Cardiff is the cradle of the industrial ____. 6. Original meaning of the word “Wales”: ____ countryman 7. What makes the climate mild in Wales? Solution: Capital of Wales

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4 e Meeting literAture listening coMPrehension In 4 B haben Sie sich schon mit der Inhaltsangabe zu „Toujours Provence – Dinner with Pavarotti“ von Peter Mayle beschäftigt. Jetzt gehen wir einen Schritt weiter und befassen uns mit dem Originaltext – eine Aufgabe, um das Hörverständnis zu trainieren. Zuerst aber noch ein paar Informationen über den Autor:

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Peter Mayle (born 14 June 1939 in Brighton) is a British author famous for his series of books describing life in Provence, France. He spent fifteen years in the advertising industry before leaving the business in 1975. In 1989 his book “A Year in Provence” became an international bestseller; it illustrated a year in his life as a British expatriate in Ménerbes, a village in the southern département Vaucluse. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages. “A Year in Provence” was produced as a TV series 1993. British Book Awards named “A Year in Provence” Best Travel Book of the Year (1989) and him Author of the Year (1992). exerCiSeS I.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

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II. Now use the pool of phrases below and complete the text. Then check your answers. You need not know every single word as long as you understand the general meaning of the text. Peter Mayle, Toujours Provence: Dinner with Pavarotti1 Swift and decisive action 1) ___________________________________________________ . It was taken, while we were still dithering, 2) _________________________________________________________, a man who operates with military precision, when it comes to the big night out. 3) _________________ 5

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There are times when it is a relief and a pleasure to be told exactly what to do and this was one of them. We left at six sharp arriving in Orange an hour later to find the town in festival mood. Every café was full and bustling with extra tables and chairs edging out into the streets 7) _____________________________ ____________________ you could avoid bumping into. Already more than two hours before the performance hundreds of people 8) ____________________________________________________________

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1 Luciano Pavarotti, (12 October 1935 – 6 September 2007) was an Italian opera singer, who also crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most commercially successful tenors of all time. He was one of “TheThree Tenors” and became well-known for his televised concerts and media appearances. Pavarotti was also noted for his charity work.

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1) was necessary to secure tickets 2) by our friend Christopher 3) He arranged everything and gave us our marching orders 4) dinner in Orange under a Magnolia tree 5) All ranks to be equipped with cushions swift dither equip buttocks intermission

rasch, schnell zaudern, schwanken ausstatten Gesäß hier: Pause

6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11)

mood bustling with bump into anticipation

liquid rations provided for the intermission to make driving a test of how many waiters with cushions and picnic baskets special menus for the soirée Pavarotti dusty streets that had been dry for weeks But by nine o’clock the rain had long since gone

Stimmung gedrängt, voll mit zusammenstoßen mit Vorfreude

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Eric, our adventurous American, opened the episode for us by making plans for the weekend with his friend Fred. By way of his determination, he and Fred decided to go to the gym and watch stand-up comedy. By listening to Eric and Fred, we saw how they both used the present simple and the present continuous: “I am planning to read a book this weekend.” Or: “Does she really go knitting every weekend?” With “Into the English World” we took a trip to the country of Wales. Our wise cowboy explained how the German word “Karte” has more than one meaning in English: Map, menu, card, and ticket. Once again, our two detectives Humphrey Bogart and Sherlock Homes showed us how different the English and Americans can be with their own language. If you want to take a vacation in your motor home, you’d better do that in America because you can only go on holiday with your caravan in England. And our sorry little Bavarian is still acting as if he understands what’s really going on. At least through him we can tell the difference between [w] wary and [v] vary. Author Peter Mayle entertains us with details of his daily life and frustrations, living in France. His book “Toujours Provence” focuses generally on being an outsider in France and how he and his wife become accustomed to the French way of life. In this passage “Dinner with Pavarotti” the entire town of Orange is excited about the arrival and performance of Pavarotti. Then it begins to rain. What a catastrophe! But, fortunately, the sky is clearing up and the concert can begin, though belatedly.

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You may answer the questions if you wish. 1. When Eric and Fred are making plans for the weekend, are they having a chance of meeting any of the mentioned girls? 2. Give at least three of the signal words which normally require present simple tense. 3. Can you eat a “menu”? 4. Is “boxing day” a legal holiday? 5. Why are the people in Orange so much surprised when the first drops of rain begin to fall?

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Eric is a tour guide. He is standing in a circle of tourists explaining some history of the area to them. Eric: We are now at the “Marienplatz” – Mary’s Square or Our Lady’s Square. Since Munich was founded in 1158 “Marienplatz” has been the city centre. It was used as a market square till 1807. Sightseer 1: (Mr Know-it-all with a camera strapped around his neck) “Marienplatz” is (English) named after the “Mariensäule” – Mary’s Column, isn’t it? Eric: Yes, it is. Sightseer 1: The column was erected in 1638 because the city was left unscathed by the Swedish, wasn’t it? Eric: Yes, it was (agitated). So, let’s move on. Today the “Marienplatz” is dominated by the New and Old City Halls. Sightseer 1: (pointing to the New City Hall) This isn’t the New City Hall, is it? Eric: Actually, it is the New City Hall (points to the New). This (points to the Old) is the old one (really annoyed). Sightseer 2: It’s time to finish this tour, isn’t it? (New Zealander)

No, it isn’t. Not yet. “Viktualienmarkt” is our last stop. Sightseer 2: That will be soon, won’t it? Eric: (ignores him) Let me explain a bit about the world famous “Glockenspiel” and then we can go to the “Viktualienmarkt”. (New Zealander makes a sigh of relief and wipes sweat off his forehead.) Eric: A “Glockenspiel” is a percussion instrument. The “Glockenspiel” in the tower of the New City Hall draws millions of tourists a year. Now let’s move on to the “Viktualienmarkt” which will be our last stop for today. Eric:

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wipe off sweat percussion instrument

wegwischen Schweiß Schlaginstrument

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Understanding the text. True or false? Tick the correct box. 1. Eric is explaining the architecture of “Marienplatz” to the tourists. 2. Since Munich’s foundation “Marienplatz” has been the centre of the city. 3. Mary’s Column was erected as a memorial (Denkmal) as Munich had not been harmed in the Thirty Years’ War. 4. The “Glockenspiel” is in the “Viktualienmarkt”. 5. The “Glockenspiel” plays on drums and bells of different sizes. 6. The tourist from New Zealand feels very hot.

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Visitor from AbroAd – At the “ViktuAlienmArkt” For those who want to end the tour sooner than planned, let me quickly explain the history of this lovely little farmers’ market called the “Viktualienmarkt” and then we can say good-bye. Sightseer 1: I studied Latin. Isn’t it the Latin word “victualis” and in German “Viktualien”, which means groceries? Eric: (annoyed) Yes, it is. When “Marienplatz” became too small for the market, “Viktualienmarkt” came into the picture. From 1807 until now the vendors here offer fresh produce and other specialties. Sightseer 3: Is anybody thirsty yet? I need a break! Can we grab a beer over there? (Australian) (He points to beer garden at “Viktualienmarkt”.) (At a beer table in the beer garden at “Viktualienmarkt”.) Eric: Let’s sit down, shall we? (Everybody sits down. Eric has brought along a “Breze” and lays it on the table.) Eric: Help yourself, will you? (He is pointing to the “Breze”.) Sightseer 2: (takes a piece of “Breze”) Thanks. Do you come from Munich? Eric: No, I don’t. Sightseer 1: You come from America, don’t you? I heard your dialect. Why does everyone call the United States America when America is actually two continents? North and South. The US is only a part of America. Eric: (extremely annoyed) I don’t know. Sightseer 3: May I try a piece of this too? (He is pointing to the “Breze”.) Eric: Yes, you may. Sightseer 2: Can you speak German? Eric: Yes, I can. Sightseer 3: (sarcastically pointing to a person with “Lederhosen”) Do you have a pair of these Bavarian leather pants? Eric: You mean “Lederhosen”. Yes, I do. But I only wear them at the “Oktoberfest”. Sightseer 3: Do you like going there? Eric: Yes, I do. I go there as often as possible. Sightseer 2: Your girlfriend likes it, too? Eric: Yes, she does. Sightseer 2: Does she wear one of those long dresses you call a “Dirndl”? I think those things look so cool. Eric:

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shorT answers KurzanTworTen Im Englischen ist es unfreundlich, eine Frage nur mit „yes“ oder „no“ zu beantworten. Man bevorzugt deshalb Kurzantworten. Ist der vorausgehende Fragesatz mit einem Hilfsverb konstruiert, wird dieses in der Kurzantwort wieder aufgenommen. Ist der vorausgehende Frageatz mit einem Vollverb gebildet, dann folgt in der Kurzantwort eine Umschreibung mit „to do“. „yes“ bei Hilfsverben Can we grab a beer over there? Yes, we can. May we have a look inside? Yes, we may.

„no“ bei Hilfsverben Has he got any “Lederhosen” on? No, he hasn’t. Can she speak English? No, she can’t.

„yes“ bei Vollverben You have a pair of those? Yes, I do. Your girlfriend likes it too? Yes, she does.

„no“ bei Vollverben Do you come from Munich? No, I don’t. Does she like travelling? No, she doesn’t.

exercise Finish by completing the short answer. 1. Do you like going to the Oktoberfest? 2. Was he thirsty? 3. Does Eric have to go? 4. Will he be joining us later? 5. Have you decided to sit at a beer table? 6. Are you pleased to finish the tour?

Yes, I_________. Yes , he _______. Yes, he_______. No, he________. Yes, we_______. No, I_________.

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Questions on the text. Tick the correct answer. 1. Gulliver a) falls off a ship. b) is run over by a ship. c) has to leave a sinking ship. 2. When Gulliver wakes up, a) he finds himself lying on the ground under a starlit sky. b) the sun is shining bright. c) he finds his hair cut. 3. A small creature a) walks up on his body from foot to chin. b) cries out aloud shooting an arrow at him. c) pulls at his hair. 4. The Lilliputs a) loosen one arm. b) welcome him. c) move his head a little.

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(to American 2) Hey! I have a joke for you. Does a bear shit in the woods? (before American 2 can reply) Excuse, a beer does what in the woods? What’s a beer doing in the woods? That doesn’t make sense. No, bear not beer.

bear [bE@] = Bär

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hier: geschwungen Grafschaft, Bezirk ins Auge fallend, spektakulär zerklüftet

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exercises I. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

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Ireland The island is surrounded by the Atlantic. It’s about the size of Australia. Ireland is the third largest island in Europe. Gentle hills characterize the sweeping landscape. The typical hand-laid stone walls, the moors (or deserts as they are known in Ireland) and GREEN GREEN GREEN reach as far as the eye can see. It is not for nothing that Ireland is called “The Harp Isle”. The island has been politically divided since 1921 – into the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland. Six countries in the north east belong to the United Kingdom of Great Britain. If you cross the border, geographically, Ireland’s appearance dramatically changes. The “Cliffs of Moher” in the South West are the most spectacular stretch of Ireland’s rugged coastline. From here it drops down nearly 200 metres to the Atlantic. Wildly romantic – exactly the safest place to be! One comes across relics of the future again and again in Ireland. The high crosses belong to the most important works of Christian art. The magnificently ornate Muirdach’s Cross goes back to the 10th century. The capital of the Irish Republic, Dublin, also has a medieval feel to it. Above all, the streets of the Temple Bar district in the heart of the city have lost their historical patina. Municipal planning policy has inspirationally mixed old with new – promoting Temple Bar to Dublin’s hip freedom mile. And everywhere: pints, pints, pints. For the Irish they are the centre of working life. There’s hardly a pub where in the evenings they don’t play exhilarating Irish folk music. III. Crossword puzzle Ireland 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

1. What is Ireland also called? 2. Ireland’s state form 3. District in Dublin 4. Music played in Irish pubs 5. Name of the sea that surrounds Ireland 6. Prevailing/predominant colour in Ireland Solution: Capital of Ireland

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You may answer the questions if you wish. 1. What was the reason why they erected Mary’s Column on the “Marienplatz” in Munich? 2. Are you a student at Telekolleg? Yes, ________. But watching the broadcasts on TV and studying the books after work is not easy, __________(nicht wahr?) 3. The Church consecrated (weihte) the Cathedral in Dublin to Saint Patrick, ____________ (nicht wahr)? 4. Lettuce or salad? – What kind of _______________did they serve on the Titanic? – Iceberg. 5. When in Ireland the leaves are falling from the trees, they don’t call this season “fall” but _________ . 6. Why did Swift publish all of his works under a pseudonym or even anonymously? What do you think? Write two or three sentences.

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Bildung der Verneinung: Subjekt + did not (didn’t) + Infinitiv

Bildung der verneinten Frage: did not (didn’t) + Subjekt + Infinitiv

Did you phone him last night? When did it open?

We didn’t see him yesterday.

Didn’t we see him a week ago?

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Complete the dialogues. Use the correct past simple forms of the verbs in brackets. Attention: They are all irregular verbs. Why was your cheek swollen this morning? Something ____________________ (bite) me in the night. You’re tired, aren’t you? Yes, I ____________________ (not, sleep) very well this night. Are you thirsty? No, thanks. I ____________________ (have) some mineral water earlier. There’s no more bread. I’m sorry I ____________________ (eat) it all last night. Make questions in the past simple to match the answers. Where __________________ (you, be) last night? At the theatre. How ____________________ (you, get) there? By tram. What ____________________ (you, see)? Much Ado about Nothing. Did ____________________ (you, enjoy) it ? Yes, we did. The actors were great. Why ___________________ (you, get) home so late? Because we went out dining somewhere.

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Eric and James are walking towards the design section. The first thing they see is a huge object floating in the air. It looks like the stealth. James: Wow, why are these ordinary everyday items being displayed here? If I want to see a mixer, I can go to my mom’s kitchen. Eric: You mean that mixer, and the red-lip sofa, those coffee machines and the kitchen chairs over there? James: Yeah. Eric: Well, if you think about it, they are there to make you realize that everyday objects are also art, just in the mass-produced manner. These are the designs that defined generations, so it’s time to pay a little tribute. James: Oh cool! Look at all these freaky computers! Eric: Yeah, this was the original Apple Macintosh personal computer. Apple was selling computers which cost over $10,000 US dollars until co-founder Steve Jobs and his design team created this MAC. In 1984, it was selling for only US $2,500, so a lot more people were able to buy their own computer. The Museum – Art of Pleasure

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The PAsT conTinuous Die VerlAufsforM Der VergAngenheiT Das „past continuous“ drückt aus, dass ein Vorgang längere Zeit in der Vergangenheit andauerte. Macintosh was selling computers until co-founder Steve Jobs and his design team created this MAC. Weiterhin verdeutlicht das „past continuous“, dass ein Vorgang zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt in der Vergangenheit im Gange war: In 1984, Macintosh was selling for only US $2,500. Das „past continuous“ kann, zusammen mit dem „past simple“, eine Hintergrundhandlung in der Vergangenheit beschreiben: IBM was leading in PC sales until Apple came out with the all-in-one iMac in 1998. While the storm was blowing, they were watching a thriller. She was doing her homework, when the light went out.

etwa gleich lang Hintergrund neue, kurze Aktion (Vordergrund)

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Bildung der Verneinung mit „not“: Bildung der verneinten Frage durch Inversion und „not“:

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Dorian wished that the portrait should show how time destroys looks while he should keep his young age for all time.

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with his eyes still fixed upon his own portrait But this picture will remain always young If it were only the other way and the picture that was to grow old I would give my soul for that It would be rather hard lines on your work You like your art better than your friends The painter stared in amazement How long will you like me

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Your picture has taught me that Youth is the only thing worth having I shall kill myself I have never had such a friend as you I am jealous of the portrait you have painted of me If the picture could change, and I could It will mock me some day – mock me horribly This is your doing, Harry

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a. I have weak knees, I must go down on the carpet. b. We have to discuss our plans, our ways and policy. c. Some of us, if not all, will not come back to this place.

Bilbo (2) d. I switch on my wand to see what is happening with him on the hearth rug. e. A flash of glaring light has hit me! f. We shall soon before the break of day start on our journey.

Say it in English. 1. Sie versammelten sich im Haus. 2. für eine lange und gefährliche Reise 3. … wie sie vorgehen sollten 4. Sie trugen ihn auf ein Sofa.

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exerCise Translate into English (use all the words in the pool). 1. Unsere Waschmaschine ist kaputt. 2. Die Maschine aus London ist verspätet. 3. Ich fahre das Modell mit der 1,8-Liter-Dieselmaschine. broken

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pack [p{k] = packen back [b{k] = Rücken

exerCise The words in bold type are the misleading ones. The words to be filled in are given below in alphabetical order. 1. If you never take any notes, you can’t take part in our discussion. So you can’t, perhaps, get good _____________s. 2. It is possible to draw a perfect circle with a pair of __________ . 3. If it weren’t so horribly obscured (verdeckt) by the postmark, this ___________ would be very valuable (wertvoll). 4. Mr Smith and Mr Mooney teach math and physics at the same college; they are ______________s.

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New Zealand consists of two main islands and nine small groups of islands. The country covers an area of around 270 thousand square kilometres. New Zealand’s indigenous people are the Maori. Their ancestors were Polynesians who settled in the country between the 8th and 14th centuries. On the 6th of February 1840 the Maoris signed the so-called “Treaty of Waitangi” with the United Kingdom. It established relations between the Maori tribes and Great Britain. The Maoris relinquished their sovereignty. In return, they were assured of their civil rights. New Zealand became a British colony (flag). To this day, the British Crown is the sovereign of New Zealand. The Maoris constitute a minority of the population. Their culture is nurtured. Maori, with English, is the official language. The Maoris call New Zealand “Aotearoa”, which is commonly translated as “The land of the long white cloud”. The partly untrodden landscape is so enchanting and extraordinary that many films have been shot here. The impressive mountain scenery has served many a film director as the background for magical and spectacular films. New Zealand is among the leading agricultural countries in the world. The gentle climate with its warm summers and mild winters provides ideal conditions for farming which generates about half of the country’s export revenues. Due to its huge supply of sheep New Zealand is a major exporter of wool. Fruit and vegetable production is also important. Particularly famous is the New Zealand Kiwi. Kiwi doesn’t only refer to a fruit but also to the national bird and emblem of New Zealand. This night bird, which is unable to fly, is a protected species. It also lends its name to the New Zealanders themselves, who are widely known as Kiwis. indigenous ancestor relinquish assure minority

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Find the English words and expressions in the text for:

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das Land erstreckt sich über ein Gebiet von etwa … die Eingeborenen Sie gaben ihre Unabhängigkeit auf. Man garantierte ihnen die (allgemeinen) Bürgerrechte. Die Maori bilden eine Minderheit innerhalb der Bevölkerung. Ihre Kultur wird gepflegt (am Leben erhalten). Viele Filme sind hier gedreht worden. Das milde (sanfte) Klima mit den warmen Sommern und den milden Wintern bietet ideale Voraussetzungen (Bedingungen) für die Landwirtschaft.

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New ZealaNd II New Zealand consists of two big mountain ranges and nine small groups of islands. The country covers an area of around 270 thousand square kilometres. New Zealand’s indigenous people are the Maori. Their offspring were Polynesians who settled in the country between the 8th and 14th centuries. On the 6th of February 1840 the Maoris signed the so-called “Bill of rights” with the United Kingdom. It established relations between the Maori tribes and Great Britain. The Maoris relinquished their culture. In return, they were assured of their civil rights. New Zealand became a British colony (flag). To this day, the British Crown is the sovereign of New Zealand. The Maoris constitute a majority of the population. Their culture is strangulated. Maori, with English, is the official language. The Maoris call New Zealand “Aotearoa”, which is commonly translated as “The land of the long white beach”. The partly untrodden landscape is so enchanting and extraordinary that many people have been shot here. The impressive mountain scenery has served many a film director as the background for magical and spectacular films. New Zealand is among the leading industrial countries in the world. The gentle climate with its warm springs and mild winters provides ideal conditions for farming which generates about half of the country’s export revenues. Due to its huge supply of sheep New Zealand is a major exporter of wool. Fruit and vegetable production is also important. Particularly famous is the New Zealand Kiwi. Kiwi doesn’t only refer to a fruit but also to the national bird and emblem of New Zealand. This night bird, which is unable to fly, is a protected species. It also lends its name to the New Zealanders themselves, who are widely known as Kiwis.

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III. Crossword puzzle New Zealand 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

The native people signed the Treaty of ___. New Zealand is is a major ___ of wool. Fruit and ___ production is also important. New Zealand has a huge ___ of sheep. A protected species of a bird Ancestors of New Zealand’s indigenous people

7. One of the main export branches in New Zealand 8. Christchurch is another ___ in New Zealand. 9. Indigenous people of New Zealand 10. Territory under political control of another state Solution: Capital of NZ

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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973), who pronounced his surname ['tolki:n], was an English writer, poet, and professor at Oxford University, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works “The Hobbit”, “The Lord of the Rings”, and “The Silmarillion”. The great success of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” has caused Tolkien to be popularly identified as the “father” of modern fantasy literature. In 2008, “The Times” ranked him sixth on a list of “The 50 greatest British writers since 1945”.

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Listen to this part of the story once more and tick the correct answer. If you can’t watch the broadcast again, use the pool of phrases below to complete the text and do the exercise a second time. The numbers are identical with those of the gaps. true false They have come together in Mr Baggin’s house. Mr Baggins is a hobbit. Bilbo Baggins liked the way he was addressed by Thorin. They will start the journey in the middle of the night. Gandalf will come back from this dangerous journey at any rate. Bilbo was shocked by the lightning that struck his house. A locomotive was just passing by and whistling aloud. Bilbo was frightened so much that he could not get on his feet any more. The others carried on the discussion without Bilbo.

II. Now use the pool of phrases below and complete the text. Then check your answers. You need not know every single word as long as you understand the general meaning of the text.

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6) a shriek coming up inside 7) like the whistle of an engine coming out of a tunnel 8) Then he fell flat on the floor 9) struck by lightning, struck by lightning 10) and laid him out of the way on the drawingroom sofa 11) and they went back to their dark business

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Our American boy, Eric, decides to visit his family in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, and discusses possible flights with his girlfriend Julia. Throughout the conversation the future tense was used – the present future (to be going to) “I am going to book this flight” or the future continuous “I will be leaving Boston at 8:20 am”. Once Eric finds the flight he wants, we see the traveller at the airport checking in. Off he goes into the great blue yonder. Good luck Eric! We returned to New Zealand. It’s such a beautiful country and so much to talk about we couldn’t possibly cover it in one episode. The Trip – To Check it out and to Check in

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(In the car rental agency (RA)) Eric: I have just arrived and I would like to rent a car. I have already made a reservation. RA: Do you have a reservation number, Sir? Eric: I can’t seem to find it. RA: We’ll just have to start from the beginning. Have you ever rented a car from us, Sir? Eric: Yes, I have. I have been renting your cars for a long time now. RA: How often have you rented a car from us, Sir? Eric: Um, (is a bit irritated, thinks to himself) I have been living in Europe for fifteen years now, to answer your question. I have rented your cars at least once a year for the last 15 years. RA: In that case, Sir, you might be eligible for a special bonus offer. Have you got a valid US driver’s license and a major credit card? Eric: Yes, I have. Here you go. RA: How many days would you like to rent a car? Eric: I would like to rent a car for 10 days. RA: Do you have an idea where you want to go? We offer electronic tour guides. Eric: No, I have never been to Boston before. But, I have been thinking of visiting Cape Cod. I’ll give it a thought. RA: Oh, excuse me. My computer has crashed. I’ll need to reboot it. Eric: What has crashed? Your computer? Oh no! (Eric’s mobile phone rings.) Hello. Oh, hi Jasper. Yeah, I’m still at the airport. I’m picking up my car now. They have computer problems. Yeah, I have been waiting for half an hour now and still nothing has happened yet. Do you have any plans? No, I haven’t met her yet. Okay, we meet you then downtown at “Cheers”. 5 o’clock? Super, see you then. Ciao. RA: Okay, Sir, I have stored all of your information in the computer. Here is your key, your auto registration, and the delivery survey form. Fill it out and hand it to the person at the gate before you leave. You’ll see the car parked out in front of the building. Eric: Thanks. Oh wait. What about the special bonus offer? RA: I’m sorry, Sir. I forgot. Please, wait while I check the system. Eric: No no, don’t worry about it. Before you have finished checking if I receive a bonus or not, I’ll be heading back to Munich. No, thanks. (Outside the rental office) Eric walks up to the car with luggage. Loads the car. Takes out the form the agent gave him and starts inspecting the car. He checks the items on the form.

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prahlen wählbar, hier: berechtigt gültig Führerschein hier: internationale Kreditkarte

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Eric doesn’t have a reservation number. This is __________ because it says in the text ________________________ .

2. Eric has been a regular customer of this car rental office. This is ______________ because we can read in the text ______________________________ . 3. You can make use of the rental office’s bonus offer when you have a Master Credit Card. This is ______________ because the text tells us __________________________________ . 4. Eric takes an electronic tour guide. This is ______________ because the text says ___________________________________ .

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5. The delivery survey form has to be filled in and handed back to the person at the counter. This is _________ because we can read in the text _____________________________. What about you? (Write about two or three sentences.) 6. Would you take an electronic guide when you go on a sightseeing tour in a city? 7. Is renting a car for your holidays abroad a possibility for you? The PreSenT PerfeCT SimPle Die einfaChe form Der PerfekTS Das „present perfect“ ist keine reine Vergangenheitsform, sondern eine „Brücke“ zwischen Vergangenheit und Gegenwart. Es interessiert weniger der Zeitpunkt des Geschehens als vielmehr seine Auswirkungen auf die Gegenwart. Das „present perfect simple“ wird verwendet: • wenn das Ergebnis einer Handlung/eines Geschehens bereits vorliegt It has rained. I have closed the door. • bei unbestimmten Zeitangaben She has just arrived. Merkwort: J ust E ver N ever N ot yet Y et

I have never been to England.

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• bei Zeiträumen, die noch nicht zu Ende sind He hasn’t received any money this week/month/year. Signalwörter: this morning, today, this week, this month, this year • bei since (Zeitpunkt) und for (Zeitraum) We have been here since 8 o’clock. We have been here for two hours. Für die deutsche Übersetzung wird als Zeitform meistens die Gegenwart gewählt. Bildung des „present perfect simple“: have/has + Partizip Perfekt have I have You has He, she, it done (z. B. the job). have We have You have They Bildung der Frageform durch Umstellung: Have you done (the job)? Has he, she, it Bildung der Verneinung mit „not“: have You not done (the job). has He, she, it Kurzformen: You haven’t done the job. He, she, it hasn’t done (the job). Bildung der verneinten Frage durch Umstellung und mit „not“: Have you not done (the job)? Has he, she, it Kurzformen: Haven’t you done the job? Hasn’t he, she, it done (the job)?

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Answer the following questions using the present perfect simple of the verb in brackets. Add any other word not given. Would you like a cup of coffee? (just, have, one) Do you know Michael at all? (know, him, for a long time) Is your arm OK? (strain, a muscle) Why are you singing? (just, pass, my driving test) Are you new in this village? (be, here, for a year) Where’s your motorcycle? (lend, to a friend) Why are you going to Boston? (never, be, there, before) What do you think of Jonathan Swift’s “Gulliver’s Travels”? (not, read, it, yet)

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We’ve been married _______ 2001. Have you lived here _______ long? He’s gone away_______ a month. Has she been here _______ the end of last year?

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5. We’ve known each other ______ we were at school. 6. She’s had some fever _______ a week now. 7. He hasn’t seen us _______ Easter. 8. Has she said anything _______ she came in?

III. Translate the following sentences into good German. 1. I have just arrived and I would like to rent a car. 2. I have already made a reservation. 3. Have you ever rented a car from us? 4. I have never been to Boston before. 5. What has crashed? 6. Nothing has happened yet. The PreSenT PerfeCT ConTinuouS Die VerlaufSform DeS PerfekTS Das „present perfect continuous“ drückt aus, dass eine Handlung noch nicht beendet ist oder eben erst beendet wurde. Who has been drinking my tea Somebody has been sleeping in my bed and Snow-white is still there! Im Zusammenhang mit since und for wird das Andauern einer Handlung betont, nicht ihr Ergebnis. We have been living here for over twenty years now. Für die deutsche Übersetzung wird als Zeitform meist die Gegenwart gewählt. Das „present perfect continuous“ drückt oft eine emotional gefärbte Aussage aus. I’ve been sitting here for an hour and nobody’s even said “hello”! Für die deutsche Übersetzung wird als Zeitform meist die Gegenwart gewählt.

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Bildung des „present perfect continuous“: have/has + been + Verb + -ing have I have you has he, she, it been waiting have we have you have they Bildung der Frageform durch Umstellung: Have you been waiting long? Has he, she it Bildung der Verneinung mit „not“: I have not been waiting long. He, she, it has Kurzformen: I haven’t been waiting long. He, she, it hasn’t been waiting long. Bildung der verneinten Frageform durch Umstellung und mit „not“: Have they not been waiting long? Has he, she, it Kurzformen: Haven’t they been waiting long? Hasn’t he, she, it been waiting long?

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When the seven dwarfs come back from working in their gold mine they discover that Snow-white has been in their house. What questions do they ask? Use the words to complete them. 1. Who/eat/my soup? 2. Who/sit/my rocking chair? 3. Who/sleep/my bed? II. 1. 2. 3.

You need one continuous form and two simple forms of the present perfect! Somebody/drink/ all my milk! Somebody/break/my stool! (Schemel) Somebody/lie/my bed/and/she/sleep/still/there!

III. Match the sentences with the correct “meaning”. 1. Have you seen Thomas? a) this afternoon 2. Have you been seeing Thomas? b) over the last few months 3. He’s learnt English. 4. He’s been learning English.

a) He has not finished yet. b) He’s learning Italian now.

5. She’s had problems with her shoulder. 6. She’s been having problems with her shoulder.

a) Her shoulder is still a problem. b) Her shoulder is better now.

7. I haven’t bought any stamps. 8. I haven’t been buying any stamps.

a) I had no time today. b) I don’t need any stamps any more.

9. She hasn’t talked to me. 10. She hasn’t been talking to me.

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Wohnsitz zur Strecke bringen technische Vorrichtung verkleiden, tarnen verstärken

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rückwärtig Stoßstange hier: Fach (neumodischer) Apparat Limousine (Adv.) offensichtlich

Questions on the text. Answer them in complete sentences. 1. In which part of England is Sandwich situated? 2. Why does Bond try to find out Goldfinger? 3. What do the extra parts of Bond’s car reveal (enthüllen)? 4. Why does Ian Fleming describe the scene with the saloon car and an elderly driver? Comment. What is the German expression for: 5. He was driving on the A 2 on his way to Sandwich. 6. where Goldfinger had taken his residence 7. changeable front and rear lights 8. He tricks an elderly driver of a saloon car.

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I’ll tell you what! These cabs here really stink! It takes forever to get one. If I heard you right, you think my cap smells? I’ve had this hat since I graduated from college! No, cab not cap.

cab [k{æb] = Taxi cap [k{æp] = Mütze, Kappe stink

hier: „nicht gut sein“

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Find the German words. Look them up in a dictionary.

[p] pill pin pig

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Understanding the text. Fill in the gaps using the information given in the text above.

An afternoon at the “ByWard Market Place”. (Interview, realised by a group of students from Germany, France, Italy and China. On a project of their language school they have to find out what normal Canadians know about their own country.) German student: Excuse 5 Lady 1:

Of course, if I can.

German student: How Lady 1:

me, Madam. Would you please answer a few questions about Canada and its people?

many inhabitants does your country have? ... and this city?

I’m not certain, I think more than 1) ____________________________________________ . Ottawa itself certainly has about 800.000. Up to 1826 it was called “City of Bytown” and only later city of Ottawa because of the river 2)___________________________________ . And where are you from?

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But the official language is 7)__________________ , of course. French can be heard quite often here.

Lady 2:

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ByWard Market Square seems to be a very busy place.

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Look over there, just in walking distance, there is Parliament Hill with the 10)___________ ___________________________. You must see the 11)_____________________________ _____________________________ in front of the parliament. The guards wear “Busbees” – 12)______________________________________________ – like their counterparts in 13)____________ .

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(to Chinese student) Somerset Street is a place to get some of the best Asian cuisine around. Very cool for a walk down. The number 2 bus also runs directly down there.

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Kanada ist fast 28-mal größer als Deutschland.

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Kanada ist eine der reichsten Nationen in der Welt.

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Temperaturen klettern über den Gefrierpunkt

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Die britische Krone ist immer noch Staatsoberhaupt.

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Die Traditionen der Schotten und Engländer werden hoch gehalten.

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Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) was a British author and journalist, best known for his novels about the British spy James Bond. Fleming wrote a series of events on Bond’s adventures in twelve novels and nine short stories. A literary output that has sold over 100 million copies worldwide, making it one of the most popular series of related novels of all time. Fleming also wrote the children’s 126

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II. Questions on the text. Choose the right answer. 1. James Bond was driving through the South of England on a) a motorway. b) a highway. c) a road. 2. Bond was driving to Sandwich. a) to picnic there. b) to enjoy the landscape. c) to get to know Goldfinger land. 3. He was driving a) a very old-fashioned car. b) a very modern car. c) a car with many additional parts. 4. Bond’s car should a) provide enough room for spending a night. b) protect and disguise him. c) show the wealth of its owner. 5. His car has changeable tail- and headlights so that a) he does not have to drive without lights when the bulbs are gone. b) he can’t be followed by another car when it’s dark. c) he can’t be chased by day and night. 6. Bond was driving into the parking lot very fast a) to show what an excellent driver he is. b) to make sure he would get one of the rare parking lots. c) to annoy the driver in that large car.

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(Eric at a pastry stall) Eric: Hello. Howdy? Vendor: I’m doing alright. And you? Eric: Pretty good, thanks. Vendor: What can I do for you? Eric: I’d love to try pastry. Vendor: You want to try this one? Eric: That’s pretty tasty. Vendor: Right! Eric: May I try another one? Vendor: Yeah! Eric: Mm. That’s tastier. Vendor: Yeah! Eric: You know what? I am not interested in antiques. I’m more interested in baked goods. Vendor: Listen! Do you want to buy anything? Eric: The less money you have, the fewer things you can buy. Vendor: That’s true. Get out of here! (At the flower stall) Vendor: How is it going? Eric: Pretty good, man. And ... I’d like to buy some flowers for Uncle Mike. Can you give me some suggestions? Vendor: Oh yeah, we have some roses over here. Eric: Those are nice. Vendor: Or we serve other ones over here. Eric: Those are nicer – but he is a difficult guy. Those aren’t very good. Those are even worse. Wow, those are the prettiest lilies I have ever seen. I take three, please. Vendor: I’ll wrap them up for you. Eric: It is not very warm today, Boston’s weird weather. Do you think it’ll be warmer tomorrow? Vendor: Hopefully, it’ll be warmer tomorrow. Eric: Do you think today it is as cool as yesterday? Vendor: So it will be pretty nice, let’s hope so. Thanks. Eric: Thanks a lot. flea market pastry

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Understanding the text. True or false? Tick the correct box. 1. Eric tries two pieces of pastry. 2. One piece of pastry tastes better than the other. 3. Eric bought some pieces of pastry. 4. The vendor became angry with Eric in a playful way. 5. Eric hopes that Uncle Mike likes lilies. 6. The weather in Boston seems to be strange.

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slowly.

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quickly.

I am very

quick.

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correct

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correctly. Adjektive + -ly Adverbien

reader.

Adjektive

Weitere Beispiele: I really had been following the directions correctly when all of a sudden I saw the same building three times. I automatically thought to myself, “Eric, you are going the wrong way.” Then I quickly thought to myself, “I have to turn around.”

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• Bildung des Adverbs: quick complete careful simple happy electric scientific realistic

– quickly – completely – carefully – simply – happily – electrically – scientifically – realistically

Adjektiv + ly

Adjektiv auf -ic + ally

• Besonderheiten: friendly – in a friendly way lovely – in a lovely way good – well

fast – fast hard – hard Aber: hardly = kaum (!)

• Schreibregeln: -y wird zu -i: easy – easily -le entfällt: simple – simply

Aber: full – fully whole – wholly

true – truly shy – shyly

• Keine Adverbien bei folgenden Verben: to look to sound to smell to taste

Diese Verben entsprechen dem Verb „to be“.

Sowie bei: to feel, to remain, to seem, to stay, to become, to get, to grow, to turn.

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Adverbs with the form of adjectives. He’s got a ________________ car and he drives ________________ too! (fast) She has a ________________ smile, but she laughs ________________. (lovely/silly) They took the ________________ train, so they arrived ________________. (early)

The compariSon die STeigerung • Steigerung von einsilbigen Adjektiven (Germanische Steigerung): positive

comparative -er higher

high

superlative -est highest

These flowers aren’t very nice. The blue ones are nicer. It isn’t very warm today. Yesterday it was warmer. • Steigerung von drei- und mehrsilbigen Adjektiven und von Adverbien auf -ly (Romanische Steigerung): positive

comparative more

expensive

expensive

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• Steigerung von zweisilbigen Adjektiven (Germanische + Romanische Steigerung):

Bei Adjektiven, die auf -er, -le, -y, -ow enden, wird die germanische Steigerung angewandt. clever simple easy narrow

cleverer simpler easier narrower

Merksatz für diese Adjektive: -er -le -y -ow

Auf der erle sitzt ein y, oh weh!

This pastry isn’t very tasty. I want a tastier pastry. My case isn’t very heavy. Your case is heavier. Bei allen anderen zweisilbigen Adjektiven wird die romanische Steigerung angewandt. famous polite rigid

more famous more polite more rigid

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bei unzählbaren Substantiven bei zählbaren Substantiven little, less, least few, fewer, fewest The less the money I have the fewer things I can buy.

• gut: good, better, best

These tomatoes aren’t very good. The other ones taste better. According to my friend, my idea wasn’t very good. His idea was better.

• schlecht/schlimm: bad, worse, worst • viel/viele:

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more, most

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far, farther, farther far, further, furthest (in übertragener Bedeutung: a further relative) To Harvard University it is farther than to the port. Mary is a further relative of mine.

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You have lost a lot of weight, haven’t you? You look much _________________. What is __________________ for you? An interesting job or a well-paid job? His accident was ________________ than she thought. Don’t you think everybody seems to be ________________ now that winter is over? Are the ________________ shops in the centre of the city or in the suburbs? He used to be rather critical all the time but recently he’s become ________________ . The market place seems _____________ this morning. Is anything special going on? The driving test was _____________ than I expected and I did _____________ in the end than I’d expected.

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Beispiele

as … as not so … as

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I think tomorrow it will be as hot as today. John is as tall as his father, but not so tall as his brother Jim.

Adjektiv + -er than more + Adjektiv

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This market is more beautiful than the flea market. Jim is taller than John. This year’s exam is more difficult than last year’s.

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The less the money I have the fewer the items I can buy. The less the money, the fewer the friends.

Die englische Konstruktion „get/become“ + Komparativ + Komparativ entspricht dem deutschen werden + immer + Komparativ. Your English is getting better and better.

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Verkäuferin Bedeutung Zeichnung streng, ernst aufführen, darstellen Kondom, Präservativ noch einmal versammeln, zusammennehmen erfolgreich Pappkarton Erscheinung gefährden begrenzt letzten Endes, letztlich bedecken, einhüllen Lösung entdecken, aufspüren

Questions on the text. Answer in whole sentences, please. 18. Why did Adams and Carwardine go to the Yangtze River in China? 19. What did they have to do to find out where those dolphins were? 20. Which difficulties did they have to explain that they wanted condoms? 21. Were they successful in the end? Translate the sentences into German. 22. To detect them they wanted to place several microphones into the river. 23. They came across a young saleswoman who understood their language. 24. Adams gathered all his courage and formed a sort of pantomime. 25. She brought a small cardboard box and they thought they had been successful at last.

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exerciSe I. Use the correct phrases. (German sitting in a restaurant. The person sitting at the table next to him asks for salt.) American: German: American: German: American: German:

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- I’m / Pardon? / afraid, / I / understand. /didn’t - kind / That / of / very / was / you. / Thank you. – Not at all. - chocolate, / hot / One / here you are. - open / the / May / window? / I / – Certainly. - , please? / pass / Could / the / you / salt

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The words in bold type are the misleading ones. The words to be filled in are given below in alphabetical order. 1. Every big _____________ is fed by a lot of streams. Among the world’s longest ___________ s there are the Mississippi, the Amazon and the Danube. 2. The bottle of wine which was a gift from his envious (neidisch) friend was found to contain ________________ . 3. You want to be an undertaker? – Well, well, of course. I would prefer to be a ________________ of a big firm.

manager II. 1. 2. 3.

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False Friends. Give the German translation of the underlined word. He is anxious to help you. Eventually, he couldn’t stand the silence any longer. Under ordinary circumstances, he is quite a nice fellow.

And now translate the German words into English (use the words in the pool). vulgar ängstlich = fearful eventuell = perhaps ordinär =

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The country captivates most of all with its huge and beautiful nature parks.

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Anhalter

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stark, fest, entschieden

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shop assistant in other shop assistants shop assistant at Friendship Store (3) there (1) Nanjing Road (1)

I don’t know what you want. Do you want a candle? Do you have any? These are nice guys. They are looking for girls to ... e) Do you have rubberovers? f) Douglas, your performance was not precise enough.

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8) to perform a delicate little mime and at last the penny dropped 9) You ask ‘rubberover’. Okay 10) They seemed terribly pleased to have been asked 11) This time I went straight for the mime that had served us so well before 12) placed it triumphantly on the counter in front of us 13) and found it to contain a bubble sheet of pills

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Down 1. infinitive of drunk 2. past participle of draw 3. past tense of worn 4. past participle of grew 7. past participle of rang 8. past participle of write 9. past tense of driven 11. past tense of fallen 12. infinitive of took

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Eric is eating breakfast at Uncle Mike’s. He is trying to make a plan for the day. He comes up with the brilliant idea to visit Harvard. Eric: Morning Uncle Mike. Uncle: Good morning. Eric: I’m going to Harvard. Uncle: To study? Eric: No, to visit. I have never been there before. I really want to see it. Uncle: Harvard is a beautiful university. (Eric looks for the map in his backpack.) Eric: Have you seen my map? Uncle: No, by the time you find your map I’ll have finished the washing up. (Eric finds the map and plans his journey.) Eric: Well, hopefully, by noon I’ll have reached Harvard. Let me show you the way how to get there. (Eric explains his directions to Boston.) Uncle: (looks at clock and realizes it is not possible with the directions Eric has) By the time you get there you’ll have lost your patience. Eric: Oh, Uncle Mike, I’m not a little kid any more. Oh, when are you planning doing your shopping? Uncle: Tonight. Eric: See you later. Uncle: By the time he gets there I’ll have done all the shopping. Poor guy. backpack

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Eric is having breakfast at his friend’s. Eric is going to Harvard to study. He finds the map in his rucksack. Uncle Mike is going to do the washing up. Eric believes he can find the way to Boston. But Uncle Mike has his doubts. He pities Eric. Uncle Mike is going to buy a GPS for Eric.

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Give the German equivalent of these phrases. 9. I have never been there before. 10. I’ll have finished the washing up. 11. By the time you get there you’ll have lost your patience. 12. I’ll have done all the shopping. Poor guy. The FuTuRe TenSeS II dIe ZukunFTSFORmen II • Future continuous: will + be + Verb + -ing (siehe Kapitel 7) • Future perfect: Beim „future perfect“ unterscheidet man in das „future perfect simple“ und das „future perfect continuous“. Future perfect simple: will have + Partizip Perfekt Das „future perfect simple“ bezieht sich auf eine zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt in der Zukunft abgeschlossene Handlung. If we don’t hurry up, the show will have started. By the time he gets to Harvard, I will have done all my shopping. Future perfect continuous: will have been + Verb + -ing Das „future perfect continuous“ verdeutlicht, dass eine Handlung zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt in der Zukunft noch andauern wird. Man verwendet dazu Zeitpartikel für Zeitraum bzw. Zeitpunkt. In two years’ time we will have been living here for over 20 years. Uncle Mike, next Sunday I will have been staying with you for almost a fortnight.

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II. Transform the sentences as required. Example: The plane will have landed by 6.25 p.m. (question) Will the plane have landed by 6.25 p.m.? 1. He will have met his uncle tomorrow at this time. (negation) 2. Will his uncle have been in Boston for 15 years next July? (statement) 3. Eric will have completed his sightseeing tour by next Saturday. (question) 4. He will have been sightseeing for six hours by the time he gets home. (negated question) 5. In the following summer Eric will have been trying to find a job for several months. (negation)

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what

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The plane will have landed in Boston by 6.25 p.m. after a flight of more than 24 hours. questions 1. 2. 3. 4.

answers the plane will have landed in Boston by 6.25 p.m.

The PaST PeRFecT SImPle dIe eInFache FORm deR VORVeRgangenheIT Das „past perfect simple“ wird oft zusammen mit dem „past simple“ (einfache Form der Vergangenheit) verwendet, um auszudrücken, dass eine erste Handlung vor einer zweiten, jeweils in der Vergangenheit, stattfand und abgeschlossen worden ist. past perfect → past → present Bildung des „past perfect simple“: had + Partizip Perfekt I you he, she, it had driven we you they Kurzformen: I’d driven, you’d driven, … Bildung der Frageform durch Umstellung: Had she left before you arrived?

Bildung der Verneinung mit „not“: We had not gone far. (Gesprochen: We’d not gone far.)

Bildung der verneinten Frageform durch Umstellung und mit „not“: Had she not left the office when her husband rang? (Gesprochen: Hadn’t she left ...)

• Signalwörter für den Zeitunterschied zwischen den Handlungen: after, already, because, before, so ... as, when We took a picture of the sea after the sun had come up. The training course was not so hard as the participants had expected. We missed the first act of the play because the bus had been late.

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Complete these sentences using the verbs in brackets. You went back to a class reunion at your home town after many years. My best friend, Jason, was no longer there. He __________________ (go) away. The local fencing (Fecht-) club did no longer exist. It ___________________ (be given) up. Mr Salomon was no longer alive. He _________________ (die). I didn’t recognise Mrs Salomon. She ___________________ (change) a lot.

II. Now make sentences using the words in brackets. Example: I wasn’t hungry. (I/just/have/breakfast) I had just had breakfast. 1. Ben wasn’t at home when I arrived. (he/just/go/out) 2. We arrived at the theatre late. (the play/already/begin) 3. They weren’t eating any more when I went to see them. (they/just/finish/their lunch) 4. I was very pleased to see Emily again after such a long time. (I/not/see/her/for several/years) III. Put the verb into the correct form, past perfect (he had done) or past simple (he did). Examples: Was Michael there when you came? – No, he had gone (go) out. Was Michael there when you came? – Yes, but he went (go) out soon afterwards. 1. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody ______________ (go) to bed. 2. I felt very tired when I got home, so I ______________ (go) to bed immediately. 3. Sorry, I’m late. My bicycle ______________ (have) a puncture on my way here. 4. There was a cyclist by the side of the road. His bike _______________ (have) a puncture and he was trying to mend it. So I _______________ (stop) to see if I could help. IV. Join the sentences by using the past perfect simple form. a) she ______________ (never, meet) him before. 1. The shop was no longer open b) it ______________________ (closed, already) at 2. It was difficult for her to talk to noon. because him c) the bus __________________ (be) late. 3. He wasn’t able to talk to them d) she _______________________ (never, fly) before. 4. We missed the beginning of e) they _______________________ (already, go) the film home. 5. She felt a bit nervous

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Eric comes home, Uncle Mike welcomes him, they talk about his trip to Boston. Eric: Hi, Uncle Mike. Uncle: Hi, finally. Eric: Certainly. Uncle: It took you a while. Eric: I’ll tell you what. It took a lot longer than I thought. It is not easy to get around in Boston. I thought I had it alright. I walked down Somerset Street for one block when I took a left on Cambridge Street. I had been walking down Cambridge Street for exactly ten minutes just like the guy had told me, when I took another left at Embankment Road. Uncle: Why didn’t you have a GPS with you? Eric: GPS? I like maps. I like paper. Call me old-fashioned but I like maps. I really thought I was following directions correctly, when all of a sudden I saw the same building for the third time. I had been walking around in circles for two hours and then I quickly thought to myself: “Eric, you are going the wrong way. Turn around.” Uncle: And you thought you had to turn around quickly. Eric: No, I thought quickly. Uncle: You just had a bad day. Eric: No, I always know where to go. But not in Boston. They say the European roads are confusing. Boston Roads are confusing. (Uncle hands him a bottle of beer.) Eric: That’s for me? Uncle: Sure. GPS

Global Positioning System (elektronisches Navigationssystem)

Understanding the text. True or false? Tick the correct box. 1. Eric found his way to the university at last. 2. A person he had asked had told him the wrong way. 3. Eric doesn’t know what a GPS navigator is. 4. Uncle Mike comforts Eric that he just had bad luck. 5. Eric believes he always knows where to go. 6. Eric and Uncle Mike drink a glass of wine together.

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The PaST PeRFecT cOnTInuOuS dIe VeRlauFSFORm deR VORVeRgangenheIT Das „past perfect continuous“ betont den Verlauf einer Handlung, die vor der Vergangenheit stattfand. I really I had been following the directions correctly when all of a sudden I saw the same building for the third time. Then I had been walking down Cambridge Street for exactly ten minutes as the guide had told me, before I took another left at Embankment Road. Bildung des „past perfect continuous“: had + been + Verb + -ing I you he, she, it had been running we you they Bildung der Frageform durch Umstellung: How long had you been studying before you had a child?

Bildung der Verneinung mit „not“: She had not been working for very long when the computer crashed.

Bildung der verneinten Frageform durch Umstellung und mit „not“: (Why was Tony so red in the face?) Had he not been running?

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III. Read the situation and then write a sentence. Example: We began playing tennis. After ten minutes there was a terrible storm. We had been playing tennis for ten minutes when there was a terrible storm. 1. The orchestra began playing at the concert. After about a quarter of an hour a man in the audience suddenly began shouting. The orchestra ________________________________ for about a quarter of an hour when _________ _______________________________________. 2. I had arranged to meet Brian in a pub. I arrived and waited for him. After 20 minutes I realised that I had come to the wrong pub. I ______________________________________________________ when I ____________________ ____________________________________. 3. Mr and Mrs Mayle went to live in Provence, in the south of France. Two years later Mrs Mayle died. They __________________________________________ when ______________________.

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Frank McCourt gave his first teaching lesson in front of a class of 16 year olds. One of the pupils had dropped his sandwich. Frank McCourt took it up, unwrapped and ate it before the class with a demonstrative appetite. Finally he crumpled up the wrapping paper and threw it unerringly into the waste paper basket. The pupils had never seen a teacher behave like this and admired his conduct. The teacher realised that he had gained the respect of the class, but he didn’t know how to begin teaching them English Grammar. Unfortunately the head of the school had watched the scene through the door pane and wanted to talk to him. The pupils, however, showed that they were supporting him. crumple unerringly

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Understanding the text. Answer the questions in complete sentences. 8. Did Frank McCourt eat his own sandwich? 9. Did he eat the sandwich before the class because he was hungry? 10. Why do you think the pupils admired the teacher’s behaviour? 11. Why did the principal want to talk to him? Say it in English. 12. Einer der Schüler hatte seine “Stulle” fallen lassen. 13. Er zerknüllte das Einwickelpapier. 14. … aber wie beginnen, sie englische Grammatik zu unterrichten? 15. Die Schüler zeigten, dass sie hinter ihm standen. And what about you? 16. Would you also back Mr McCourt? Why? Why not? 17. Did/do you like going to school? Why? Why not?

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Did you send a text message to Tilda? She’s supposed to be here by now. Why should I send her a message about her taxes? I am not an accountant! No, a text message with your phone, not about being taxed.

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Francis “Frank” McCourt (August 19, 1930 – July 19, 2009) was an Irish-American teacher and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, best known as the author of “Angela’s Ashes”, “Tis”, “Teacher Man” and “Angela and the Baby Jesus”. Frank McCourt was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Irish Catholic parents. In 1935 his family moved back to Ireland. In October 1949 at the age of nineteen he left Ireland for New York City. In 1951 he was drafted during the Korean War and was sent to Bavaria, Germany, for two years initially training dogs, then as a clerk. Upon his discharge from the US Army, he returned to New York City, where he held a series of jobs on docks, in warehouses, and in banks. He taught at a range of six New York schools, including McKee Vocational and Technical High School in Staten Island etc. all in Manhattan. In 1967, he earned his Master’s degree at Brooklyn College. In October 2009, the New York City Department of Education founded The Frank McCourt High School of Writing, Journalism, and Literature, a public high school. The school is located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan on West 84th Street. The Frank McCourt High School began classes September 2010. drafted initially discharge

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Shut up. Don’t disturb him, he is eating. Now, I can do anything with the class. What to teach them next? Yeah, Yeah ... Hey, you eat my bread-and-butter. Good boy, here is part of my apple for you. I threw it away as I didn’t want it anyway. How dare you behave like this before the class?

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Don’t be afraid of having eaten my snack. Wow. He hits the basket. Do you want to talk to me? Watch out, the principal is watching you! Can I have a talk with you? Look at him, his expensive tie is ruined. Yum, yum, this is a delicious sandwich.

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The survey of the USA is impressive, isn’t it? Even more impressive is the information about Barrack Obama’s presidency. Had somebody told Kunta Pinte in 1776, whom you will meet in chapter 15, this amazing story about Obama, whose forefathers had come from the same region in West Africa, he would not have believed it. In the segment “Say It Again Sam”, we learned various words one uses in the educational system. Just remember one thing. In America, never ask for a rubber when you want an eraser. You’d be surprised what you get. On his first teaching day Frank McCourt also experienced some surprises. He wrote his memoirs “Teacher Man” in 2005, which describes his teaching experiences in New York high schools and colleges and reflects on them. The portion you listened to was Frank’s first day as a teacher and he nearly gets fired for eating a sandwich, and on the second day he nearly gets fired for joking that in Ireland, people go out with sheep (girls) after a student asks them if Irish people date. I won’t tell you anymore about the book. You’ll have to finish it yourself. stint feat

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(Eric meets his tour guide Josh in Boston.) Eric: Hi, Josh. How do you do? Josh: Pretty good. I am your guide. That’s why I am dressed in this way. What brings you to Boston? Eric: My Uncle Michael is here and I figured I come and visit. Josh: Excellent. Well, shall we take a walk? Eric: Sure. Josh: Off we go. This is Boston Common. It was once used as a cemetery and now it is a public park, which is, in fact, the oldest public park in America. Eric: Boston is a city that is very old. Josh: Indeed. Samuel Adams1, who was a patriot in the American Revolution, was buried here. Eric: What’s the name of the cemetery? Josh: The Granary Burial Ground. Eric: What about these bells? Josh: Well, the church bells, in the 18th century, it meant fire to everybody to come out to fight the fire. Now, of course, it just marks time. But as I like to say the bell tolls for the British in Boston. Look over there. This school was opened in 1635. The first public school in the United States was called the Boston Latin School. It is the oldest existing school in the United States. Next to it there is the Old Corner Bookstore. It was built in 1712. Many famous authors met at the Old Corner Bookstore. (At the harbour) Josh: From here you can see the USS Constitution, which is the world’s oldest floating commissioned naval ship. She was named by President George Washington. (Some minutes later) Josh: This is where the Boston Tea Party2 started. Many of our famous patriots met here at the Old South Meeting House to dump the tea in the Boston Harbour. So, the King says that colonies are to pay costs ... because he feels that the British Army is here in America to defend America against the Indians, whereas Americans feel that that isn’t fair. We took up arms voluntarily to protect ourselves, our interests and therefore maybe we could share it. So we come to our last stop, the Paul Revere3 House. This was built in 1680, which makes it one of the oldest standing buildings on the eastern seaboard front. Eric: The house he lived in was very big. Josh: It was actually bigger than this. There used to be a third floor up on top and somehow between then 1 2

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and now this building was a bank, a hotel, a cigar factory, and yet here it is. You know, the book that I am reading at the moment is very interesting. It says that Paul Revere never said the English are coming (which would have warned British army patrols). It’s true. He said, “the regulars (the king’s army) are coming out.” I tell you what. I really enjoyed the tour. I love every bit of it. Thank you.

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Understanding the text. True, false or not mentioned at all? Tick the correct box. 1. The tour guide wears a special costume. 2. Eric came to Boston because of the guide. 3. The Boston Common once was a holiday camp. 4. This public park was called “Granary burial Ground”. 5. 200 years ago the church bells were also used as a kind of alarm sign. 6. The first public school in the U.S. was only for boys. 7. George Washington gave the oldest floating ship her name. 8. The Paul Revere House is a museum now.

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present tense (cont.) present perfect

past tenses

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• Passivformen werden gewählt, wenn der Handelnde unbekannt, für das Verständnis unwichtig ist oder nicht genannt werden soll. The blackboard was wiped (by the student). • Sollen die handelnden Personen doch erwähnt werden, werden sie mit der Präposition „by“ angefügt: The USS Constitution was named by President George Washington. • Bei einigen Verben, wie „ask“, „give“, „offer“, „send“, „show“, „teach“ oder „tell“, kommt das sogenannte persönliche Passiv häufig vor. Das indirekte Objekt (Dativobjekt) des Aktivsatzes übernimmt im Passivsatz die Funktion des Subjekts: The President gave the ship a name. (aktiv) The ship was given a name. (passiv) • Viele man-Sätze im Deutschen werden im Englischen als Passivsatz formuliert: It was used as a cemetery. (Man verwendete ihn als Friedhof.) • Verben mit Präpositionen behalten die Präposition im Passivsatz bei: Everybody looked at her. (aktiv) She was looked at by everybody. (passiv) • Passive Verlaufsformen gibt es nur in der Gegenwart und der Vergangenheit: She is being laughed at. (present continuous) She was being laughed at. (past continuous)

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Shakespeare, who is the world’s greatest poet, died in 1616.

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The gentleman whose name I always forget is coming to tea.

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The book which is lying on the table is mine. The book the title of which is interesting is mine. or: The book whose title is interesting is mine.

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Our school, to which this gym is attached, has an old tradition.

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• Relativpronomen „that“: Das Relativpronomen „that“ kann sich auf Personen und Sachen beziehen. Es kann nur in notwendigen Relativsätzen (Erklärung siehe unten, keine Kommas um den Relativsatz) verwendet werden und es kann nur ein Subjekt oder Objekt näher erläutern. The dog that just walked past us sometimes bites. It’s the teacher that decides what to read. The accident that we saw yesterday was shown on TV. „That“ als Erläuterung eines Subjekts bei • Superlativen: She is the finest woman that ever lived. • Emphase (Hervorhebung): He is the only American that has swum the Channel. Any man that listens to you is a fool. • it is: It’s the teacher that decides what to read. Wenn sich „that“ auf ein Objekt bezieht, kann es auch weggelassen werden (contact clause): The accident which/that we saw yesterday was shown on TV.

deFining and non-deFining relaTive clauses noTwendige und enTbehrliche relaTivsäTze Es gibt zwei Arten von Relativsätzen: 1. Relativsätze, die für das Verständnis des ganzen Satzes notwendig sind, nennt man notwendige Relativsätze, weil sie den Begriff (Bezugswort) genau bestimmen (defining). Sie werden ohne Kommas geschrieben. Nur bei notwendigen (defining) Relativsätzen können die Relativpronomen „that“, „who“, und „which“ als Objekt des Relativsatzes entfallen (contact clauses): The gentleman whom/that you met yesterday is coming to tea. 2. Entbehrliche (non-defining) Relativsätze können ausgeklammert werden, sie stehen daher zwischen Kommas. Sie entstellen den Sinn nicht, wenn man sie weglässt: Her father, who was a famous football player, was never at home at weekends.

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The slave smuggler Philip Larne from Boston, who wanted to settle in a part of Louisiana that was trackless jungle, came into the house of Walter Purcell to break to him and the people there (Judith, Gervaise, Walter Purcell) the news from the colonies around Boston. They were rioting against King George III4 of England. In the discussion, which followed, they learned from Philip Larne that the colonists disagreed about trade and taxes. They didn’t have to pay taxes on goods from England except on tea. With this policy the English Parliament hoped to reaffirm the right of Parliament to tax the colonies as Americans. The colonists, however, reacted with the slogan: “No taxation without representation” (in the English Parliament) and threw, disguised as Mohawk Indians, 350 chests of tea into the harbour, which is known as the Boston Tea Party. Mr Mark Sheramy, Judith’s father, approved of this act of rioting and all the others shared his opinion.They even favoured clashes between colonial contingents and troops of the King. But, up to now, nobody wanted to become independent from England. Especially for Judith this idea was unthinkable, whereas Gervaise, the eighteen year old wife of the elderly Walter Purcell, who had changed her nationality from French to Spanish and now English, was not so sure about this question. Philip Larne didn’t enter into any discussion with the ladies about this question as this seemed to be a matter for philosophers, as he said. smuggler riot

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Understanding the text. Answer the questions in complete sentences. 12. Where did Philip Larne want to settle in Louisiana? 13. Why did he come to Walter Purcell’s house? 14. What was happening in Boston at that time? 15. What was the reason for the colonists’ disagreement? 16. Did the colonists around Boston want to break away from England at that time? 17. In what way do Judith’s and Gervaise’s attitudes towards their country differ? 18. What does Philip Larne think about the matter of nationalities? What is the German equivalent? 19. to break to him and the people there the news from the colonies around Boston 20. and threw 350 chests of tea into the harbour 21. But, up to now, nobody wanted to become independent from England.

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exercises I. Fill in the two gaps with the correct words. German on a sightseeing tour asks tour guide if he can take a picture of him standing in front of USS Constitution (ship). The tour guide takes the picture. German looks at picture in display. “Excuse me, but this picture is ________________. Can you take another one please? And please make sure this time that it is ________________! II. 1. 2. 3.

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The docks in the harbour are full today. There is simply no more space left. Why is your dog Harper so full? Did you give him too much food? No, the docks in the harbour are full, not Harper his dog.

dock [dQk] = Mole, Pier dog [dQg] = Hund

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Boston, the third biggest city on the American East Coast is known as the cradle of independence. This is where the rebellion against the English mother country began – with the Boston Tea Party. Boston is a city of superlatives. Along the Charles River, it has the longest and highest skyline in the country after New York, since 1897 the oldest subway in the States, and, for good measure, it’s also known as an Eldorado for recreation. Proof is Boston Common, the oldest public city park in the USA. It used to be a cemetery once. But now back to our colourful history. A huge obelisk, the Bunker Hill Monument commemorates a British victory over the colonists, where, however, the British Redcoats suffered their heaviest losses. The courage demonstrated by the inferior New England Army caused enduring damage to the image of the British forces. Samuel Adams’ grave is not far away either. He is known as the instigator of the Boston Tea Party. Protesting against high taxes, disgruntled American colonists stormed English ships from the Old Smith Meeting House, and hurled the stocks of laden tea overboard. So the fight for independence began. The history wasn’t without its peaceful side, however, and this took place away from Boston harbour, in Cambridge. The latter isn’t, as it is often surmised to be, an outskirt of Boston, but a separate borough. This is where one of the oldest, best and most famous universities in the United States is located: Harvard. And yet another superlative: the USS Constitution. Built in 1797, she had 54 canons and was known as the most modern war ship of her time – and even now, once a year, she sets out to sea. recreation enduring instigator

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Gwen Bristow (*1903 in South Carolina, + 1980 in New Orleans, Louisiana) was an American author and journalist. Bristow became interested in writing while reporting junior high school functions for her local newspaper. After studying at Columbia University, she wrote for a number of literary magazines and journals. Eventually, she moved to New Orleans. She became interested in longer forms of writing through her husband, screenwriter Bruce Manning. “Deep Summer”, “Handsome Road”, and “This Side of Glory”, all three novels, published in the 1930s, became bestsellers. Other successes followed –“Tomorrow Is Forever”, “Celia Garth”, and “Jubilee Trail”. The Tour – Follow the Red Line

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Eric, our wandering American in Boston, decided to go on a sightseeing tour to discover some of the key points in the American Revolution. He started at the city park Boston Common, saw Samuel Adams’ grave site, and ended up learning a bit about Paul Revere and where he lived and worked. We learned much about grammar in Eric’s amazing tour: The passive – “The Boston Common is used as a park by the public”. Relative clauses – “Paul Revere, who is a national hero, died in Boston”. And contact clauses – “The book I’m reading at the moment is very interesting”. Once again, the US was the topic in “Into the English World”. We learned more about the history of the United States. Our Cowboy went to the rescue and saved a little German girl in Boston who was having problems with the German word “scharf” and the English word “sharp”. Once again, our two private detectives, Humphrey Bogart and Sherlock Holmes, differentiated the American and the British language. They showed us the differences in spelling. For example: center and centre. And there is our Bavarian in Boston. Thanks Mister for making the [k] sound and the [g] a bit more understandable for us. Last but not least, you listened to and read our literary excerpt from Gwen Bristow’s “Deep Summer”. Her historical fiction is the first of three books of a Plantation Trilogy. “Deep Summer” begins with a family of four heading down from New England in the mid 1700’s to start a new life in the Deep South, Louisiana. The reader follows the family and many other families all the way to the early 1900’s. It is amazing to read and imagine how these people felt during all the ups and downs the plantation life had to offer them, good and bad! The segment you listened to had much to do with Boston, the colonists, and the importance of one’s identity. Or should I say nationality?

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hinführen- indirekte Rede der Satz He said he wanted to go home (that) then.

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“Did you get home?” he asked.

He asked her whether she had got home.

“Are you coming tomorrow, Paul?” she asked.

She asked Paul if he was coming the following day.

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“When did you get home?” he asked.

He asked her when she had got home.

“What’s your number, Sarah?” the man wanted to know.

The man wanted to know what Sarah’s number was.

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This time we collected some closer information about Massachusetts as our American friend Eric manages to go on a road trip to discover its wonderful sights. Eric didn’t dance the Lobster Quadrille, he instead ate the lobster like Alice in Wonderland as we shall hear later. Eric explains throughout his day trip the interesting grammar structure of the indirect speech, for example: “I asked her if she knew the way.” Once again, our cowboy managed to save the day by explaining the similarities between the German word “Politik” and the English word “politics”. Thanks, Cowboy, for travelling half way around the world where all our German brothers and sisters need your extra help in order to avoid chaos. The United States is a big country and we need to take time to understand it and the people who live there. For that reason, that was the country of choice again in “Into the English World”. Our fine private detectives Humphrey Bogart and Sherlock Holmes could tell the Cowboy a thing or two about finding a place to order a whisky. If the Cowboy is in England, he would go to the pub. If he is in the US, he would go to a bar. And we brought this wonderful episode to a close with the bothersome Bavarian who showed us we shouldn’t make mistakes with the !T? and the !s?. As we have mentioned above “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is a novel written in 1865 by the English author Lewis Carroll. We listened with Alice how the Mock Turtle and the Gryphon recite part of the Lobster Quadrille where Alice just managed to check herself not to admit that she had indeed eaten a lobster. similarities

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You may answer the questions if you wish. 1. Why is Boston and Massachusetts in general so important in American history? 2. What is one of the main differences between indirect speech in English and in German? 3. Cross out the wrong word: “Honesty is the best politics/policy.” 4. This part of the East coast belongs to several American States also called _________ ___________ (two words). 5. When eating a lobster in Rockport you also get a paper __________ (AE) (diaper, serviette, napkin) so that you don’t make your clothes dirty. 6. What is the difference between [T] and [D]? Give examples. 7. Can you imagine that Lewis Carroll wrote “Alice in Wonderland” for his children? Why do you think it nevertheless is a piece of literature even for adults?

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(Cousin Ian and Eric walk through park. They end up watching a game of baseball.) Kid: How has your stay in Boston been so far? Ian: So far so good. Boston is so old I only wondered what to visit first. Ian: What did you end up doing then? Eric: On my second day, I did not know whether to go on a sightseeing tour or go to the flea market. I ended up going to the flea market. Ian: Were you considering buying something? Eric: No, I went for fun. I have to travel light being international and all. Are you keen on playing baseball? Ian: Oh yes, I am really crazy about playing baseball. Eric: Well, how about if we stop here to watch those kids play baseball? Ian: Okay. Let’s sit down here then. (Eric and Ian engage in a conversation.) You play a lot of baseball, don’t you? Do you dream of being a baseball star one day? Kid: No, not really. I am just interested in making friends. Eric: (watching the game) Ouch, did you see that? Those guys are pretty rough. Kids: Baseball and Boston go hand in hand. Whoever plays the game has to be tough. So everybody knows he is in danger of getting hurt. Eric: Ouch. That had to hurt. I can’t stand watching this. Ian: Instead of covering your eyes, would you like to play with them? Eric: Well, I am not too crazy about playing, but I’ll give it a try. Ian: (sarcastic) Shouldn’t you ask your mom first? Eric: (laughs) Keep on talking, young man! Shouldn’t you finish your homework first?

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Understanding the text. True or false? Not mentioned at all? Tick the correct box. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

not in the text

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On his first day in Boston, Eric didn’t know what to do. On the following day he went to the flea market. There he bought lilies for his uncle. His cousin Ian likes playing basket ball very much. Ian is interested in making friends with girls. Baseball is a rough kind of sport. Ian wants Eric to play baseball with some boys. He makes fun of Eric telling him he should ask his mother first. Basketball is a sport in the US everybody grows up playing. As Eric had a car accident he can’t practise running any more.

And what about you? Answer in full sentences. 11. Practising a sport is much better than just watching it. Explain. 12. Do fitness centres more and more replace membership in sports clubs? Give arguments. The InfInITIve wITh To der InfInITIv MIT „To“ • Der Infinitiv mit „to“ folgt auf die meisten Verben, Adjektive und Substantive. She’s happy to earn her own money. They promised to tell the truth. It’s difficult to understand. You go and tell Julia to finish up the salads.

Was it her decision to marry him? He ignored her wish to be alone. Where would you like to go? This remains to be done.

• Der Infinitiv mit „to“ wird verwendet, um Nebensätze zu verkürzen: bei direktem Objekt (Akkusativ) mit folgendem Infinitiv Remind me to buy some milk. And the nation expects each player to do his duty. Weitere Verben ohne „that“-Satz: to advise to allow sb.+ to to ask + into encourage finitive to invite to tell

Im Deutschen meist übersetzt mit „…, dass …“.

statt eines Relativ­ satzes (als Antwort auf die Frage: Wozu?) I bought a map to show me the way. Where can I get a bus to take me to the City? Is there a guide to show us round? My little brother found soon someone to play with.

nach Fragewörtern

nach Numeralien und Superlativen

Show the guests where to put their coats. Boston is so old I only wondered what to visit first. He told them when to hand in their papers. I did not know whether to go on a sight-seeing tour or go to the flea market. The Germans know how to brew beer.

We were the first to enter and the last to leave. You are the only person to have been there. The few people to interview had gone. This is the biggest exhibition to go to for years.

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• Mithilfe des Infinitivs mit „to“ werden Absichten und Zwecke ausgedrückt (um … zu). to, order to How about if we stop here to watch those kids play baseball. We kept quiet in order not to wake the guests. I had to walk past lobster tanks to get to the desk to give my order. He stopped to smoke a cigarette.

so as (not) as I had everything ready so as to save time. We wore our coats so as not to catch a cold. They gave me a lobster bib so as not to get lobster juice all over my shirt.

• Der Infinitiv mit „to“ folgt auf Adjektive und „of“ bzw. „for“. of (dt. Dativ, Frage: Von wem?) nice kind It is helpful of you to come. silly clever

for (dt. Akkusativ, Frage: Für wen?) important possible It is useful for us to win. good valuable It’s just a funny accent that is difficult for me to follow.

The InfInITIve wIThouT To der InfInITIv ohne „To“ • Der Infinitiv ohne „to“ folgt auf die modalen Hilfsverben. Can’t I ring you later? He may not come later. I’ll see you soon. Shall we go for a walk later? Shouldn’t you finish your homework first?

You could tell me that. We might go to Scotland. Would you like to play with them? Shouldn’t you ask your mom first? He must be over 60, don’t you think?

• Ebenso auf die Verben der sinnlichen Wahrnehmung: to see, to hear, to watch, to notice, to observe, to feel. How about if we stop here to watch those kids play baseball? = Handlung als Ganzes (Wir sahen das ganze Spiel.) Aber: How about if we stop here to see those kids playing baseball? = Handlung gerade im Gang (Wir sehen nur, wie sie gerade spielen.)

• Er wird nach den Verben „to let“ (zulassen) und „to make“ (veranlassen, (zwingen)) verwendet. She let him suffer. He made her pay.

• Und nach den Verben „would rather“ (würde lieber)und „would better“ (würde besser). I’d (had) rather work here. You’d (had) better go now.

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Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the words in brackets and an infinitive construction with or without “to”. He (would, like, have) ________________________ his own apartment, but he can’t really afford one. She (not, dare, laugh) ________________________ when her boy-friend fell off his bike just in front of her. It wasn’t my (decision, go) ________________________ on foot. It was hers! You (not, must, leave) ________________________ your car here. Parking is forbidden. I (not, could, get) ________________________ tickets because the play was cancelled. We’re (too old, go) ________________________ to rock concerts, discos and things like that. They (decide, wait) ________________________ until late afternoon before cutting the lawn. It’s (dangerous, walk) ________________________ here because of all the lorries. She (make, him, pay) ________________________ for his infidelity (Untreue). Translate the following sentences using an infinitive construction. Ich fragte mich nur, was ich zuerst besichtigen/besuchen sollte. Ich wusste nicht, ob ich eine Stadtrundfahrt machen oder zum Flohmarkt gehen sollte. Was hältst du davon, wenn wir hier stehen bleiben, um diesen Kindern beim Baseballspielen zuzuschauen? Wer auch immer spielt, er muss zäh sein/hart im Nehmen sein. Würdest du gerne mit ihnen spielen? Der Tee ist zu stark, als dass ich ihn trinken könnte. Das Beste (best thing) wäre, wenn ich eine Stelle fände. Es ist warm genug, um draußen essen zu können. Wir wissen wirklich nicht, welchen Anzug wir (nun) nehmen sollen.

III. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to form complete sentences. 1. Would you like (she, help) _____________________________ you? 2. The boss asked (I, think) __________________________________ about my career in the company. 3. They managed to persuade (überreden) (she, not, leave) __________________________________ . 4. Could you tell (he, hurry up) __________________________________ , please! 5. We would like to invite (they, have) __________________________________ lunch with us next Sunday. 6. The family urged (she, finish) __________________________________ her studies before going to China. 7. Who taught (they, drive) __________________________________ ? 8. They encouraged (he, take) __________________________________ a sabbatical year off. 9. The manager allowed (they, finish) __________________________________ their work earlier.

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IV. Now check your answers in the “Key” and translate the following sentences into German: 2. 4. 6. 8.

The Gerund (verBal noun) daS Gerund Das Gerund wird gebildet, indem man an das Verb „-ing“ anhängt. Es gelten die gleichen Schreibregeln wie bei der Bildung des „present continuous“ (Verdoppelung nach kurzem, betontem Selbslaut: run – running; stummes „-e“ entfällt: hope – hoping; „die“ wird zu „dying“; „lie“ zu „lying“). Das Gerund wird wie folgt verwendet: • als Subjekt

Walking is healthy. Teaching students at telekolleg is great fun. Playing baseball is really cool and a lot of fun, isn’t it?

• als prädikative Ergänzung

Their chief occupation is farming. The main activity of the people is manufacturing goods. So now my favorite sport is biking.

• nach bestimmten Verben

appreciate enjoy remember (*) avoid finish risk be busy forget (*) stop (*) consider postpone suggest dislike practise understand Were you considering bying something?

• nach bestimmten Ausdrücken und Präpositionen Ausdrücke: there is no to be worth can’t help/resist/stand mind had better stop it is no use/good/useless worthwhile

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There is no denying the fact that … This is a film worth seeing. I can’t stand watching this. I can’t help laughing. Would you mind opening the door. You had better stop smoking. It is no use crying over spilt milk. It is worthwhile studying hard.

Präpostionen: fond of keen on interested in danger of need for opportunity for go on keep on succeed in instead of

Adjektiv + Präposition

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Are you crazy about playing baseball? Do you dream of being a baseball star one day? No, not really. I am just interested (in) making friends.

Verb + Präposition Präposition

Wie oben erwähnt, folgt das Gerund auch auf bestimmte Verben mit Präposotion: She succeeds in getting it. In diesem Fall haben das Hauptverb und das Gerund das gleiche Subjekt. Es kann aber auch vorkommen, dass das Hauptverb und das Gerund unterschiedliche Subjekte haben: She relies on his coming – Sie verlässt sich darauf, dass er kommt. Infinitiv/Gerund: (*) Die Verben „to stop“, „to remember“ und „to forget“ haben unterschiedliche Bedeutung, je nach Gebrauch von Gerund oder Infinitiv. He stopped smoking. (Er hörte auf zu rauchen.) He stopped to smoke. (Er blieb stehen, um zu rauchen)

(aufhören, etw. zu tun) (aufhören mit …, um etw. zu tun)

I remember posting the letter. (Ich erinnere mich, den Brief aufgegeben zu haben.) Please remember to post the letter. (Denk bitte daran, den Brief aufzugeben.)

(sich erinnern, etw. getan zu haben) (daran denken, etw. zu tun)

He won’t forget winning the prize. (Er wird sich (immer) daran erin- ((nicht) vergessen, etw. getan zu haben) nern, den Preis gewonnen zu haben.) ((nicht) vergessen, etw. zu tun) He didn’t forget to post the letter. (Er vergaß nicht, den Brief aufzugeben.) Auch das Verb „to like“ kann entweder mit Gerund oder mit to-Infinitiv verwendet werden, aber mit Bedeutungsverschiebung: (rückschauend) I like running, but I hurt my knee a few years back. (vorausschauend) That’s why I’d like to go home now having a rest.

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Gerund or infinitive? Translate the following sentences into English. Schließlich schauen sie sich ein Baseballspiel an. Ich fragte mich nur, was ich zuerst tun/anschauen könnte/sollte. Hast du daran gedacht, etwas zu kaufen? Wir bleiben/halten hier, um den Kindern beim Baseballspielen zuzuschauen. Ich kann das nicht mehr länger (mit) anschauen. Ich laufe gerne. Ich würde jetzt gerne nach Hause gehen und mich ausruhen.

II. In four of the following sentences you can either use a preposition + gerund or an infinitive + to. Only in one sentence, however, you have to use a preposition + gerund. Which is it? 1. She is (keen, have) ______________________ the latest fashion. 2. They are (afraid, make) ______________________ mistakes. Are you? 3. What’s the best (way, pass) ______________________ an exam? 4. Thank you (be) ______________________ so helpful. 5. Is there a (chance, win) ______________________ on the pools (im Lotto)? III. Past or present actions? Tick the appropriate column. 1. He used to spend his holidays in Italy. 2. She was used to commuting 18 miles a day. 3. They are used to getting up early. 4. She didn’t use to like her. 5. We used to live in the country. 6. She isn’t used to being talked to in such a rude way. IV. Find the appropriate end of the sentences. 1. She stopped smoking ... 2. She stopped to smoke ... 3. Remember to go to the travel agent’s ... 4. Do you remember going to the travel agent’s ... 5. I’ll always forget to write to him ... 6. I’ll never forget writing to him in N.Y. ...

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looking into the shop window. and her health began to improve. to collect some brochures about Jersey. when Julian’s girl-friend worked there? shortly after the Twin Towers had collapsed. as he never answers letters.

3. I noticed something move.

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Oliver Barrett, who plays on the Harvard ice hockey team, invites his new acquaintance, Jenny Radcliffe, to come to watch the hockey game against the Dartmouth team. He uses rather rude slang words like snotty bitch, evidently to conceal the high social position of his well-to-do family and that he may have fallen in love with her. Jenny Radcliff comes to the stadium to watch the game. To impress her he made sure that the manager had handed her a program with his biographical dates. He had insisted so much on the manager making certain that she gets this program that the manager gets quite out of temper. He asks him if this is his first date. The description of the game that follows is full of fierce expressions like perforating their nets, breaking bones, the fans wanting to see blood or goals instead. At certain violent confrontations with the opposing players it has always been his tactics to strike mercilessly against players of the rivalling team. This time he did so especially fervently but pretending not to heed Jenny’s presence. In the course of such an action the referee blew the whistle and sent Oliver in the box for two minutes as a penalty. snotty bitch fierce goal mercilessly

rotznasige Schlampe scharf, verletzend hier: Tor (Adv.) gnadenlos, unbarmherzig

fervently heed referee penalty

(Adv.) hitzig, heftig beachten Schiedsrichter Strafe

Match the words with their German meaning. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.

acquaintance rather slang evident(ly) conceal well-to-do impress description perforate instead (of) opposing strike especially pretend presence blow whistle

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Understanding the text. Which of the suggestions a)–d) comes closest to the meaning in the text? 18. Oliver Barrett a. plays on the Dartmouth team. b. conceals his respect for the high social position of Jenny Radcliff. c. uses bad language so as not to show that he likes Jenny Radcliff. d. tells Jenny that he is only playing for her. 19. Jenny Radcliff a. comes to the match late. b. gets a program with the biographical dates of Oliver Barret. c. talks to the manager about Oliver. d. is asked by the manager if she has a date with Oliver. 20. The program states a. the profession of Oliver’s father. b. when he has finished his courses at the university. c. Oliver’s biographical dates. d. the place where he lives and his email address. 21. Erich Segal, the author, a. writes that Oliver does not know whether Jenny is in the stadium. b. shows the reader that the referee is incompetent. c. makes it clear that Jenny is waiting for Oliver in the box. d. describes the match using rude language.

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A BAvAriAn in Boston American 1: Bavarian: American 2:

American 2, you haven’t a clue what you are talking about. The nation is broke! I have some glue here in my bag. If you broke something, I can repair it. No, clue not glue.

clue [klu:] = Idee glue [glu:] = Klebstoff

exercISe False Friends. Give the German translation of the underlined word. 1. He was not brave enough to report the loss of the documents. 2. Someone who is dumb is completely unable to speak. And now translate the German words into English (use the words in the pool). brav silly foolish dumm

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German Baseball/Kricket (there are differences) American Football/Rugby Formel 1

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Hollywood – the dream factory in California, often ridiculed with nicknames like “Sin City”, “Capital of Second Chances” or “The Marriage Capital of the World”. – Many fancy stars from around the world dream of coming here and becoming famous. But the American dream of going “from rags to riches” remains for many just that: a dream. More than 2000 celebrities, who did make it to becoming a star, are honoured with a star on the famous “Walk of Fame”. Hollywood is a district of Los Angeles. L.A. is, after New York, the second largest city in the US. Nearly 4 million people live in the metropolis. America’s rise to great power status in the 19th century was marked by a never ending stream of immigrants. Then they were mostly Europeans. But now most of them come from Asia or Hispanic countries, and they are changing the face of the USA. The USA covers some 40 per cent of North America. More than 300 million people live here. The United States is among the world’s wealthiest nations. Nevertheless, the number of poor people has sharply increased over several decades. The US economy with its huge home market is the biggest single economy in the world. It was badly shaken by the global financial crisis in 2009, which was triggered off by the American property and mortgage crisis.

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The dream of making big money attracts millions of people to Las Vegas. The city in the State of Nevada is world famous for its casinos and shows. One after the other mega hotels line Las Vegas Boulevard, the so-called “Strip”. Since gambling was permitted here in 1931, the city has become a magnet for the public. 40 million visitors a year come here to seek their fortune or at least to make a quick buck. celebrities nevertheless trigger off

Berühmtheiten nichtsdestotrotz auslösen

mortgage gambling buck

Hypothek (mortgage crisis hier: Finanzkrise) Spielen um Geld, Glücksspiel (umgangssprachl.) Dollar

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Crossword puzzle US – Hollywood/Las Vegas

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II. Find the words or phrases in the text that come closest to the meaning of the following words and expressions. 1. from poverty to wealth 2. an illusion 3. stars 4. capital 5. expatriates 6. transforming the appearance of 7. the amount of needy persons 8. was caused to begin by 9. games of hazard were no longer prohibited 10. to get some money very fast

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Erich Wolf Segal (1937–2010) was an American author, screenwriter, and educator. He was bestknown for writing the novel “Love Story” (1970), a best-seller. It was translated into 33 languages worldwide. The motion picture of the same name was the number one box office attraction of 1970. In 1967 he wrote the screenplay for The Beatles’ 1968 motion picture, “Yellow Submarine”. His novel “The Class” (1985), a saga based on the Harvard class of 1958, was also a best-seller, and won literary honour in France and Italy. “Doctors” was another New York Times best-seller from Segal. Segal was a professor of Greek and Latin literature at Harvard University, Yale University and Princeton University. He also acted as a visiting professor for the University of Munich, Princeton University, and Dartmouth College. He wrote widely on Greek and Latin literature. motion picture (AE) box office attraction Greek

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Understanding the text of “Love Story”. Listen to the story once more and tick the correct answer. True, false or not mentioned at all? If you can’t watch the broadcast again, use the pool of phrases below to complete the text and do the exercise a second time. The numbers are identical with those of the gaps.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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Very politely Oliver invited Jenny to the ice hockey game. Jenny doesn’t like ice hockey very much. It was snowing when Oliver invited her to the game. Oliver himself handed the program to Jenny. Oliver avoided looking at Jenny in the stadium. Jennifer took her glasses off to have a better look at Oliver. Oliver scored two goals. The fans want to see blood or a goal. Two defence men of the opposing team were attacking Oliver. Jenny thought it worth the while attending the match.

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did she remove her glasses this literally means blood or, failing that, a goal both their defence men were on me beating the shit out of each other

Nationalhymne aufschreien (Adv.) buchstäblich leugnen, abstreiten hier: prallen Puck, Eishockeyscheibe brüllen

goalie skate flail lash skates shit

Torhüter Schlittschuh laufen schleudern dreschen Schlittschuhe (umgangssprachl.) Scheiße

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You may answer the questions if you wish. 1. As you were watching Eric playing baseball – can you now give some hints as to how it is played? 2. Mini-dialogue: Fill a gerund and two infinitives into the gaps: Wife: “Don’t forget _______________ (post) the letter when you go to the station, please.” (Husband comes home in the evening.) Wife: “Did you ______________ (post) the letter?” Husband: “Oh, the letter ... Yes, now I remember _______________ (post) it just when the train was coming to a standstill.”

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(Eric is standing in front of the “Hauptbahnhof”. Julia jumps out of the car and helps Eric put the luggage into the car trunk.) Eric: Where have you been? Having waited for an hour at the airport I decided to take the “S-Bahn” to the main station. Why didn’t you pick up the phone? I tried calling you! Julia: Oh, Eric. I didn’t hear my alarm and overslept. I went to bed especially early, so that I would be able to get up at an ungodly hour today. It’s the weekend! Working people have the weekends to sleep in and recover from the hard workweek. I had a horrible week. I am sorry, Eric. I really am. I invite you for a “Weißwurst” breakfast. OK? Do you forgive me? Eric: Well, at least you’re honest. I missed you. Although my figure has changed since the last time I saw you because of all those delicious steaks and hamburgers I ate in the US, I am always up for a “Weißwurst” or two. (Eric and Julia are now in their car driving to the restaurant.) Julia: You look fine Eric. I missed you too. How was your flight? Eric: The service provided to me was awesome. Food was great. Many movies to see. The flight attendants were very helpful. I really enjoyed my flight. Julia: Which movies did you watch? Eric: Believe it or not, “Batman Returns”. The other one I watched had something to do with pigs in space. Nothing really to talk about, though. I fell asleep in the first ten minutes of the film. Julia: Fred told me about your house keys. Eric: I was in such a hurry to get to the airport. Having left my apartment I realized I had forgotten my keys. I was locked out! Julia: Although you had left without your house keys, you went to the airport? Eric: Yes, I called my roommate and told him to put a key under the doormat on the day I arrive. Julia: You’re lucky you have a roommate you can rely on. Eric: Yes, I know. So what about that “Weißwurst” breakfast? Julia: We have almost reached our destination. (Eric and Julia eating breakfast.) Julia: I’m still sad I couldn’t take off work so I could experience Boston with you. Tell me a little bit about your journey Eric. How was it? Eric: Boston was beautiful. Very European and much to see and do. Julia: A colleague of mine visiting Boston last year was disappointed. Eric: Well, I don’t know what his problem was because I found Boston extraordinary. I met so many interesting people and saw so many different things. Uncle Mike really made my stay extra special. I felt right at home. The Welcome – Home, Sweet Home

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Are these statements true or false according to the dialogue? Write down the part of the text that gave you the answer. 1. Eric didn’t have to wait long at the airport for Julia. This is ____________ because it says in the text _________________________________. 2. Julia went to bed very early as she was very tired after a hard workweek. This is ____________ as we can read in the text _________________________________. 3. Eric has put on weight because he ate a lot of nourishing (nahrhafte) steaks and hamburgers. This is ____________ because the text tells us __________________________________. 4. The service on the plane was awful. This is ____________ as the text says _________________________________________. 5. Eric has forgotten his keys at his Uncle’s in Boston. This is ____________ because we can read in the text ____________________________. 6. The expectation of Julia’s colleague didn’t come true when he visited Boston last year. This is ____________ as it says in the text _____________________________________. 7. Although Uncle Mike’s family had been poor, he went to University. This is ____________ because we can read in the text ____________________________.

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And what about you? Write at least three sentences for each answer. 10. Have you got a role model, or are there heroes you admire? 11. Where would you like to travel for several months? Find the word in the text and write it down. 12. the place where you put your luggage in the car 13. when you don’t hear the alarm clock 14. (eating more than necessary changes your) appearance 15. place you reach at the end of a journey 16. to achieve something 17. to regain one’s strength after an illness ParTiciPial clauSeS WiTh The PreSenT ParTiciPle ParTiziPialSäTze miT dem ParTiziP PräSenS (miTTelWorT der GeGenWarT) Das „present participle“ endet auf „-ing“. Es wird wie folgt verwendet: • als Adjektiv

Working people have the weekends to sleep in. I met so many interesting people. Let sleeping dogs lie.

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People who live in high-rise blocks often complain of loneliness. → People living in high-rise blocks often complain of loneliness. A colleague of mine who visited Boston last year was disappointed. → A colleague of mine visiting Boston last year was disappointed. Verkürzte Relativsätze sind typisch für das gesprochene wie für das geschriebene Englisch.

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• zur Verkürzung aller Arten von Adverbialsätzen Kausalsätze (as, because, since) As he was poor, he couldn’t attend university. → Being poor, he couldn’t attend university.

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Konzessivsätze Although he was working very hard, he didn’t succeed in life. → Although working very hard, he didn’t succeed in life.

Although you left without your house keys, you went to the airport? When I left Boston, I felt great. → When leaving Boston, I felt great. → Although leaving without your house keys, you went to the airport? After I had waited for an hour I decided to take to the “S-Bahn” to the main station. → Having waited for an hour at the airport I decided to take the “SBahn” to the main station. Die Konjunktionen müssen Die Konjunktionen dürfen nicht Die Konjunktionen können ententfallen. entfallen. fallen. Verkürzte Kausal-, Temporal- und Konzessivsätze gehören eher der formalen Schriftsprache an. As he had been poor, he couldn’t attend university. → Having been poor, he couldn’t attend university.

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III. Replace the participle by the relative clause. 1. A man operating a lathe (Drehbank) is a turner (Dreher). 2. This is the street leading to the station. 3. People travelling to work on the A 20 should expect delays. 4. A woman talking all day long about other people’s affairs is a gossip. 5. They were given a room overlooking the Tower.

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The service which was provided to me was awesome. → The service provided to me was awesome. Verkürzte Relativsätze sind typisch für das gesprochene wie für das geschriebene Englisch.

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Shorten the passive relative clauses by using a participial construction. Some animals which are hunted for their skins will soon become extinct. The jobs which were offered to me were all badly paid. The gift which was given me at my birthday was a book on psychology. All the questions which were asked by the Members of Parliament were answered by the Prime Minister. 5. Salman Rushdie’s book which was published in 1988 was “The Moor’s Last Sigh”. II. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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(Eric is helping Julia in the kitchen before friends come.) Freddy: (walking towards Eric) Hey Eric, welcome back to Germany. (Shakes Eric’s hand) Thanks for your invitation. I wasn’t expecting to hear anything from you until Monday at work. Eric: Well, you have to take advantage of the beautiful days here. If I had invited all of you yesterday, I only would have talked in my sleep. I was so tired from jet lag. I slept 18 hours yesterday. Freddy: I brought some tasty beer for you. I thought you might need some. Eric: Thanks Freddy. (Opens one) If only the Americans knew how to brew beer like the Germans, they might realize that beer is not supposed to taste like pond water. Freddy: (sarcastically) So you almost died of thirst there? (Both laugh, Eric starts working on the BBQ.) So, how was it? (Door bell rings. Eric goes to greet Claudia.) Claudia: Hi Eric, (shakes hands) welcome back. How’s life treating you with jet lag? Eric: Thanks for coming, Claudia. I hope I have recovered from my travels. If you see me barbecuing my hand, please wake me up. (Everybody laughs) Claudia: When did you get back? Eric: Yesterday. I left Boston on Friday. Claudia: Did you watch the game? Eric: Which one? Claudia: The NBA Championships? The Boston Celtics played against the L. A. Lakers, didn’t they? Eric: Yes, but I’m not much of a basketball player. Unfortunately, the Celtics lost. The citizens of Boston expect every man to play hard and I guess if every man had done his job they should have won. The Celtics have won more NBA championships than any other team. Claudia: Did you watch the game on Friday? Eric: Which one? Claudia: Oh man, Eric. You are really out of touch. The soccer game. Germany played. Eric: No, I was packing. The Germans lost, right? Claudia: Yeah. And unless the team wins every game the nation will not be satisfied. Poor guys. If I were one of these soccer players, I’d take a nice, long vacation to avoid the hassle back home. Eric: In case that all my guests arrive on time, I will not have everything prepared. Freddy, go grab the steaks out of the refrigerator. Claudia, you go and tell Julia to finish up the salads. I’ll drink my beer and wait for the steaks. once upon a time... recount jet lag

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Weiher, Teich Ärger, Plage, „Theater“

Are these statements true or false according to the dialogue? Write down the part of the text that gave you the answer. 1. Eric was very tired after his flight from the States. This is ____________ because it says in the text _________________________________. 2. Freddy brought some Bavarian food along. This is ____________ as we can read in the text _________________________________. 3. The Americans know how to brew beer like the Germans. This is ____________ because the text tells us __________________________________. 4. The barbecue was on a Sunday. This is ____________ as the text says _________________________________________. 5. The match between the Boston Celtics and the L. A. Lakers was a drawn game (unentschieden). This is ____________ because we can read in the text ____________________________. What is the German translation for these sentences? 6. You have to take advantage of the beautiful days here. 7. I hope I have recovered from my travels. 8. The citizens of Boston expect every man to play hard. 9. Unless the team wins every game the nation will not be satisfied. CondiTional SenTenCeS BedingungSSäTze Typ des Bedingungssatzes

„if“-Satz

1. Die Bedingung wird wahrscheinlich eintreten. If he comes, (real) 2. Es ist nicht ausgeschlos- If he came, sen, dass die Bedingung eintritt, aber eher unIf I were (!) you, wahrscheinlich. (möglich) 3. Die Bedingung kann nicht mehr eintreten. (unmöglich)

If he had come (yesterday),

Hauptsatz you will know more.

Zeitenfolge „if“-Satz – Hauptsatz

present simple – future simple

tell him to see the boss. present simple – imperative you would know more. past simple – conditional simple (Hier wird im „past simple“ bei I would know more. allen Personen „were“ verwendet.) you would have known past perfect – conditional more. perfect

• Merke: Im „if“-Satz des Bedingungssatzes wird kein „will“, „should“, „would“ etc. verwendet. (vgl.: Der gute deutsche „Wenn-Satz“ ist „würde“-los: Wenn er doch käme ...) • Statt „if“ können auch folgende Wörter einen Bedingungssatz einleiten: on condition(that) – unter der Bedingung, dass supposing (that) – angenommen, dass provided (that) – vorausgesetzt, dass in case (that) – falls unless (= if not) – außer wenn • Statt „will“ und „would“ können auch die modalen Hilfverben „can“ – „could“, „must“ – „have to“, „may“ – „might“, „ought to“ – „should“ im Hauptsatz des Bedingungssatzes vorkommen. The Return – Once upon a time

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• Ausnahme: Der„zero if“-Satz drückt keine Bedingung, sondern eine allgemein gültige Situation oder Sachlage aus. In diesem Fall stehen beide Satzhälften in der einfachen Form der Gegenwart: If the temperatures are below 0° (zero degrees centigrade), water freezes. • Kommaregel:

Go home If he comes home

if ,

he comes. go home.

exeRCiSeS Study these sentences and then tick the right answer. 1. a. If I have enough time, I’ll take a holiday this spring. Will there be enough time this spring? 1. b. If I had enough time, I would take a holiday this spring. Will there be enough time this spring? 2. a. If you drop eggs, they break. Am I talking about any particular eggs? 2. b. If you drop those eggs, they’ll break. Am I talking about any particular eggs? 3. a. I would go right away if I were you. Is it too late for you to go? 3. b. I would have gone right away if I had been you. Is it too late for you to go?

4. a. We’ll go to Sandwich if it rains. If we go to Sandwich, what will the weather be? 4. b. We’ll go to Sandwich unless it rains. If we go to Sandwich, what will the weather be?

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(All guests have arrived. All are sitting at the table enjoying the food.) Eric: I’m happy to see everyone could make it on such short notice. Cheers. (Everyone holds glasses up and cheers.) Jason: So Eric, what was your favourite part of Boston? Eric: That’s hard to say, Jason. Boston was so old and full of history. My Uncle Mike, who I haven’t seen for years, was so hospitable. He always made sure I felt at home. He took me out one night to a really nice seafood restaurant. Not only was the food excellent, but they also made extraordinary cocktails. Supposing that they hadn’t kicked us out we would still be sitting there. Jason: Was that your favourite part? Eric: As I said, that’s hard to say, but I think my favourite part was eating lobster at a really bizarre seafood shop. I had to walk past lobster tanks to get to the desk to give my order. The Return – Once upon a time

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The tanks were huge and full of lobster. The lobster was served on a paper plate with a little cup of melted butter. Unless they had given me a lobster bib I would have got lobster juice all over my shirt. Funny, normally only babies get bibs, but in the US grown-ups get bibs, as well. Isn’t Harvard in Boston? No, in Cambridge, that’s Greater Boston. Eric had a little escapade getting there. Why don’t you tell them your funny story Eric? The Bostonians complain that European roads are confusing. Well, I would have taken a taxi if I had known how difficult it was to get to Harvard. The Boston streets are even more confusing! Is there any public transport in Boston? Of course. One of the best in the United States if that means anything (sarcastic). Anyway, it happened to me more than once that people would give me the wrong directions. I don’t know if they did that on purpose or if they are just plain dumb. So what happened? Well, I drove to downtown Boston to park my car. Uncle Mike lives outside of Boston. Then, I got on the bus which Uncle Mike had told me to take and to double check to see if I was on the right bus. I asked the driver if that was the bus to take me to Harvard. And he said: “Yes, it is.” Well, it wasn’t. Where did it take you? Not to Harvard. I ended up getting to Harvard late in the afternoon. I barely got to see anything before I had to head back to Uncle Mike’s. Unless someone wants thirds, I will clear the table and bring out the desserts. Sounds good. Anybody still hungry? (Everybody sighs with pain and shakes their heads.) Okay, let’s clear the table.

(Everyone is eating cake, some time later.) Claudia: This cake is terrific. Don’t the Bostonians have their own language? Eric: No. It’s just a funny accent that is difficult for me to follow. Quincy, for example, is a district in Boston. The Bostonians pronounce it with a “z”. Like “Quin-zee”. Claudia: (sarcastically) Maybe the bus driver didn’t understand you with your foreign accent. Eric: Yeah, right. It’s nice having everyone here. I am glad every one could make it. Jason: Haven’t you forgotten something, Eric? Eric: What? Jason: Something which settles your stomach after a big dinner like we just had. Eric: Espresso? Jason: Ugh, it starts with an “s”. Eric: Oh yeah, schnapps. (Eric goes and gets schnapps and glasses.) Claudia: Did you miss anything during your stay in Boston? Eric: Come to think of it, I missed the Bavarian “Gemütlichkeit”. That is something you cannot find in any other country. Here’s to all of you. (Everyone raises their schnapps glasses and cheers.) on such short notice hospitable

kurzfristig gastfreundlich

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Understanding the text. Mark the right answer “true“ or “false” with a cross. 1. Everyone had arrived despite Eric’s short notice. 2. Uncle Mike was so hospitable that Eric didn’t want to leave the house. 3. Eric’s favourite part in Boston was eating lobster at a strange seafood shop. 4. US grown-ups use bibs only when eating lobster. 5. According to Eric Bostonians give wrong directions either on purpose or because they are dumb. 6. After the dinner nobody dares to say that food was not enough. 7. The bus driver didn’t understand Eric because Eric had a foreign accent. 8. Eric missed something typical Bavarian in Boston.

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Translate these sentences into German. Mind especially the “ifs”, what is their German meaning? 9. I don’t know if they did that on purpose or if they are just plain dumb. 10. Uncle Mike had told me to take and to double check to see if I was on the right bus. 11. I asked the driver if that was the bus to take me to Harvard. exeRCiSeS I. 1. 2. 3.

Complete the type 1 if-clause in these sentences using the correct verbs in brackets. If people _________________ (work) together, the job _________________ (be done) quickly. If a fool _________________ (have) money, he _________________ (part) with it soon. There _________________ (be) moderation in all things if you _________________ (do) all things in moderation. 4. People _________________ (not, throw) stones if they _________________ (live) in glass houses. II. 1. 2. 3. 4.

Complete the type 2 if-clause in these sentences using the correct verbs in brackets. I _________________ (knit) another pullover if I _________________ (have) more wool. If men _________________ (be) only more reasonable, there _________________ (be) no more war. I _________________ (not, do) that if I _________________ (be) you. “Shall we take a taxi?” – “_________________ (it, not, be) cheaper if we _________________ (go) by bus?

III. Complete the type 3 if-clause in these sentences: What would have happened? Example: He was there. Yes, he was. But what would have happened if he hadn’t been there? 1. They gave Eric a lobster bib. Yes, they did. But ______________________________________________________________________. 2. Eric didn’t invite them yesterday. No, he didn’t. But ______________________________________________________________________. 3. Uncle Mike and Eric were kicked out of the restaurant. Yes, they were. But ______________________________________________________________________. 4. Eric didn’t know how difficult it was to get to Harvard. No, he didn’t. But ______________________________________________________________________.

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IV. There is no other way. Example: Must I go now to catch the last bus? Yes, you must. You won’t catch it unless you go now. 1. Must I use this lobster bib? Yes, you must. You _________________ (have) lobster juice all over your shirt 2. Does someone want thirds? No, you don’t. Then I ________________ (bring) out the desserts

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3. Must the team win every game? Yes, it must. The nation ______________ (not, be satisfied) . V. 1. 2. 3. 4.

Is the ’d-short form for “had” or “would”? If I’d (____________) invited all of you yesterday, I’d (____________) have talked in my sleep. I’d (____________) take a nice, long vacation to avoid the hassle back home. Supposing that they hadn’t kicked us out we’d (_____________) still be sitting there. Unless they’d (____________) given me a lobster bib I’d (_____________) have got lobster juice all over my shirt. 5. I’d (_____________) have taken a taxi if I’d (_____________) known how difficult it was to get to Harvard. VI. And what about you? Choose one of the following topics and write about 60 words. What would you do in the following situations? Say why. 1. If you were offered two jobs, one which was interesting but badly paid, and one which was boring but well paid, which one would you accept? 2. If you came home and found someone burgling your house, what would you do?

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After long and tiring research work Alex Haley had found out that he was the descendant of Kunta Kinte, who had been caught in the Gambia River area in West Africa 200 years ago. Archives at James Fort in West Africa and in Maryland Hall in Virginia revealed a list of objects the ship “Lord Ligonier” had carried. Among other cargo: 98 black slaves. 42 had died on the crossing from the Gambia River. These archives acknowledged the family’s history, which had been handed down from one generation to his, the seventh. After several attempts of breaking out Kunta Kinte’s left foot had been cut off. In Richmond, Virginia, Alex Haley came across a newspaper article on a microfilm of September 5th, 1768, which recorded the transfer of Kunta Kinte, now named “Toby”, to Dr. William Waller. On the exact date two hundred years after his ancestor Kunta Kinta had arrived on a slave ship at Annapolis, Alex Haley was standing on the landing stage. He was moved so much that tears were running down his cheeks. archives [a:kaives] reveal

Archive aufdecken, enthüllen

cargo acknowledge

Fracht bestätigen

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ancestor landing stage tears cheeks archives cargo ounces crossing attempt cut off research work

a b c d e f g h i j k

Nachforschung abschneiden, -schlagen Überfahrt Versuch Unzen Vorfahre Landebrücke Fracht Wangen Archive Tränen

Understanding the text. Answer in complete sentences. 12. What did Alex Haley discover? 13. How many slaves had survived the crossing over the Atlantic? 14. What made Alex Haley think of researching archives in different places? 15. What proved that Kunta Kinte was Alex Haley’s ancestor? 16. How did Alex Haley commemorate the 200th anniversary of the arrival of his forefather? Find the German phrases and expressions. 17. he was the descendant of 18. Archives revealed a list of objects. 19. The family history had been handed down from one generation to his, the seventh. 20. Alex Haley came across a newspaper article on a microfilm. 21. He was moved so much that tears were running down his cheeks.

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Deutsch sensibel vernünftig

Englisch = sensitive = sensible, reasonable

exeRCiSe Fill in the gaps with the words from the grid. (German working for an American firm. The boss of the company invites German to talk to him about his work.) Boss: Mr Huber, I would like to talk to you about your job. You have been working for our company a little over a month now and we have carried out your marketing strategies. They seem to be very effective and your ideas are very 1)_____________ and ... ((2)______________ sees the confused (verwirrt) look on Mr Huber’s face.) What is it, Mr Huber? Are you alright? Huber: Yes, Sir, I am alright. Boss: Anyway, as I said, your ideas are extremely 3)_____________ as we would like to ... (German looks very pleased.) Huber: You are my chef and you tell me that I am a sensible person. Do you really mean that? Boss: First of all, Mr Huber, I am not your 4) _____________! ((5) _____________sees Huber’s startled (bestürztes) face.) Don’t be so 6) ____________! Mr Huber, I am your 7) _____________ and don’t cook for you. Huber: (Relieved (erleichtert)) You have just helped me to improve my vocabulary. In German “ 8) _____________” means “9) ____________” but in English “10) ____________” is boss of the kitchen.

A BAvAriAn in Boston Bavarian: American: Bavarian: American:

Where’s the American lady? She just lost her job. She got sacked and now she’s at the unemployment office standing in line. She wants to join a sect? And she is standing at the unemployment office? Since when is the unemployment office giving out sect memberships? No, she got sacked. She doesn’t want to join a sect. sacked [s{ækt] = gefeuert sect [sekt] = Sekte

exeRCiSe False Friends. Give the German translation of the underlined word. 1. Use a surveyor or architect to oversee and inspect the different stages of the work. 2. I wrote her a receipt [ri 'si:t] for her money. 3. She said she could only spare 25 minutes for the interview. Now translate the German words into English (use the words in the pool). übersehen prescription (f Rezept il to see ür Medizin) to fail to notice/to fa sparen to save recipe ( für Essen) ok to overlo The Return – Once upon a time

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sAy it AgAin sAm exeRCiSe Complete the grid. Find the correct word in BE and write it in the blue column. AE sherbet zucchini cookie eggplant sausage starter cup of tea pickle baked potato dessert

German Fruchteis Keks Aubergine Würstchen

Gewürzgurke Ofenkartoffel

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BE afters appetizer cuppa gherkin jacket potato aubergine banger biscuit courgette sorbet

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Among its most impressive natural beauties is without doubt The Great Barrier Reef. The largest coral reef on earth was declared a World Nature Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1981. It stretches over 2300 kilometres along the coast of Australia. Its total area is about the size of Germany. Even from outer space, this masterpiece of nature is easy to recognise. Up to two million tourists visit the reef every year – a paradise most of all for divers. From here it goes directly into the underwater world. The reefs multifarious forms and colours are impressive. And its inhabitants show themselves off to their best. Don’t worry, the sharks are harmless to people. An encounter with them on the Great Barrier Reef isn’t unusual. Around 1500 different sorts of fish are at home at the largest reef on the planet. Virtually nowhere else will you find such variety. This enormous underwater edifice is made up of over 400 different kinds of coral and provides a home for countless millions of creatures. At the same time, the Great Barrier’s complex ecosystem is highly sensitive. What effect worldwide climate change will have on the grandiose reef is still not known. Protecting this magnificent underwater masterpiece of creation will be one of the greatest challenges of the future.

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vielfältig, mannigfaltig Hai Begegnung, Zusammentreffen eigentlich, wirklich

edifice ecosystem

Bau, Gebäude Ökosystem

exeRCiSeS I. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Find the expressions in the text that come closest to the following phrases: it extends over is simple to discover They present themselves most favourably. An eye to eye contact isn’t uncommon. This manifold structure is enormously responsive to disturbances.

II. Crossword puzzle Australia

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Across 3. Synonym for the smallest continent 5. The famous coral reef is about the size of ___. 7. Head of State is the ___. 8. A famous coral reef, The ___ 9. This coral reef‘s ecosystem is highly ___. 10. The coral reef is a paradise for ___.

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Alexander Murray Palmer Haley (1921–1992) was an African-American writer. He is best known as the author of “Roots: The Saga of an American Family” and the co-author of “The Autobiography of Malcolm X”. In 1976, Haley published “Roots” starting with the story of Kunta Kinte, kidnapped in The Gambia in 1767 and transported to the Province of Maryland to be sold as a slave. Haley also traced the records of the ship, The Lord Ligonier, which he said carried his ancestor to America. Haley has stated that the most emotional moment of his life occurred on September 29, 1967, when he stood at the site in Annapolis, Maryland, where his ancestor had arrived from Africa in chains exactly 200 years before. “Roots” was eventually published in 37 languages, and Haley won a Special Award for the work in 1977 from the Pulitzer Board. “Roots” was also adapted into a popular television series. The serial reached a record-breaking 130 million viewers. “Roots” emphasized that African Americans have a long history and that not all of that history is necessarily lost, as many believed. Its popularity sparked an increased public interest in genealogy, as well.1 kidnap adapt

entführen anpassen, übertragen

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unterstreichen, hervorheben Abstammungsforschung

WoRdliST English nowhere pier

German nirgendwo Pier, Anlegesteg

two hundred (years) had landed

zweihundert (Jahre) war gelanded

seaward great-grandfather

seewärts Urgroßvater

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German (auf ihre) eigene Weise (meine Notzibücher) beinhalteten war verkauft worden hatte (ihm den Namen) gegeben Flucht (als) er in die Enge getrieben war

English weeping compiled (had) included Lord Ligonier

German weinend gesammelt hatte beinhaltet (Name des Schiffes)

English rock (a) pair slave-catchers (they) had cut his foot off

(how many) of them voyage second mission (I) searched (the) ship’s cargo (I) found it inventory elephants’ teeth ivory tusks beeswax raw cotton

(wie viele) von ihnen

the slave’s life

Seereise zweite Mission (ich) durchforschte (die) Ladung des Schiffes (ich) fand es Inventar Stoßzähne von Elefanten Elfenbeinzähne Bienenwachs Rohbaumwolle

indignant (the) maiming brother actually record (I) pored (through) legal (deeds) filed Virginia (found) a lengthy deed

Unzen (1 Unze = ca. 28,35 Gramm) Afrikaner Durchschnitt ich begriff Großmama Sänger, Sängerinnen

(John Waller and his wife Ann) transferred land and goods and then (one) Negro named Toby My God!

ounces Africans average I realized Grandma griots1

German Felsbrocken (ein) Paar Sklavenfänger hatten ihm den Fuß abgehackt das Leben des Sklaven empört, entrüstet (die) Verstümmelung Bruder (Adv.) tatsächlich Aufzeichnung (ich durch-) wühlte rechtmäßige (Berichte) gesammelt (Staat der USA) (fand) einen ausführlicher Bericht (John Waller und seine Frau Ann) übertrugen Grund und Waren und schließlich (einen) Neger namens Toby Du lieber Gott!

II. Understanding the text. Tick the correct answer true or false. 1. On the 200th anniversary of his ancestor’s arrival Alex Haley was standing on the pier at Annapolis. 2. He was moved to tears. 3. The captain’s name of the ship was “Lord Ligonier”. 4. 98 slaves arrived in Annapolis. 5. Haley found a list of the ship’s cargo in the Maryland Hall of Records. 6. 24 Africans had died en route. 7. His ancestor’s left hand had been cut off. 8. Four times he had tried to escape. 9. His forefather was given the name “Jonny” by “Massa John Waller”. 10. In Richmond he found the newspaper article on a microfilm that proved the “family saga”.

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We’ve now come to the end of Eric’s American journey. He and his girlfriend Julia invite friends over for dinner, so Eric could tell them his journeys in the US. During the conversation, we learned everything we needed to know about the conditional sentences. For example: “If all of my guests arrive on time, I will not have everything prepared.” And since this was the final episode of “Grundkurs Englisch”, we had a real treat for “Into the English World”. We visited the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. It is a World Heritage Site for a good reason. The Cowboy came to his last rescue by explaining that the German word “sensibel” has nothing to do with the English word “sensible” and never call your boss “chef”. Bogart and Sherlock made us hungry by telling the differences between foods like cookie and biscuit. It is a shame we will see no more of our Bavarian buddy. I think we learned a thing or two from him, e. g.: the difference between sacked !x? and sect !e?. “Roots – The Saga of an American Family” became a sensation immediately after its publication in 1976. “Roots” appealed to readers of every background: for African American readers, the story inspired pride and a greater understanding of the past; and for readers of other customs, it was a powerful look into an American family’s past. Alex Haley’s story is amazing. He put so much effort in finding his past, his ancestors, and his pride. buddy (AE, slang)

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pride

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You may answer the questions if you wish. 1. Do you remember which part of his journey Eric liked most? 2. The easiest if-clause pattern is the zero-pattern. Why? 3. Why is The Great Barrier Reef a challenge for the Future? It is most ______________ to ecological alterations and therefore in danger of _________________ . 4. In the States you can have some desserts and in GB also some desserts or some _______________ . 5. Why can Alex Haley’s family saga be called a success story?

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Key to exercises Chapter 1 1a The arrival 1. true; 2. true; 3. false; 4. false; 5. true; 6. false; 7. false; 8. Thank you/Thanks for the invitation. 9. She falls asleep at the table. 10. framed photos; 11. Oh yes, I have one younger brother and an older sister. They both live in Munich. 12. We meet regularly at birthday celebrations. Besides, there are always some extra events like going to movies, having barbecues. There are also frequent telephone calls. The pronouns Exercise 1. He; them; 2. It; his; 3. She; 4. They; her; she;

5. My; her; 6. hers; his; 7. Their; 8. Our;

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Negations: without to do Exercise 1. He can’t see a steady green light. 2. They might not have the latest version. 3. Couldn’t you repeat the last step? 4. Never download it from an unknown website. 5. Not every manual is helpful. 6. Press not only “one” for customer support but “two” for purchases. 7. No manual is faultless. More technical support 1. true; 2. false; 3. false; 4. false; 5. true; 6. true; 7. true; 8. Are you able to do that now? 9. I don’t need your help anymore. 10. I must get back to work. Modal auxiliaries and their replacements Exercises I. 1. Eric is allowed to; 2. not be allowed to watch; 3. we don’t have to pay; 4. Are all German shops allowed to open; II. 1. You have to connect; 2. I have to get; 3. she has to stay; 4. does he have to get up; III. 1. you don’t have to; 2. I mustn’t forget; 3. You must come; 4. I don’t have to;

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This book is a manual. in present and past simple; water of life; der Ärmelkanal; These are words pronounced in the same way but with a different spelling and meaning. He remembers every wand he sold and the first phoenix feather went into the twin brother of Voldemort’s wand.

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Chapter 4 4a Planning the weekend 1. false; 2. true; 3. false; 4. true; 5. true; 6. false; 7. true; 8. to have plans for the weekend; 9. It’s almost lunch time. 10. She is out of town for the weekend. 11. Yes, I do. I like to do something special on weekends. This can be a rock concert of e.g. “The Firebirds” or a step-show of the famous Irish dance group. I would also like to see Max Raabe’s concert again with songs of the late 20s early 30s of last century. 12. My favourite hobbies are reading and listening to music. I find books like “Wer bin ich – und wenn ja wie viele? ” by R. D. Precht fascinating. The book „Die letzten ihrer Art”, a humorous report by Douglas Adams about species in danger of becoming extinct, made me laugh a great deal. I’m so anxious to listen to the excerpt you happen to read out to us in Chapter 9 in English. I hope my English will be good enough to read it in English later. To find some compensation for my rather physically inactive hobbies I jog regularly. Present continuous Exercises I. 1. I’m thinking; 2. Who is making; 3. he’s not sitting; 4. We’re looking; 5. He’s working; II. 1. are you doing; 2. I’m studying; 3. are you studying; 4. Are you enjoying; 5. I’m learning; 6. I’m planning; 7. Do you have; 8. lives; Plans at lunch 1. false; 2. true; 3. false; 4. true; 5. false; 6. true; 7. false; 8. true; 9. Let’s go hiking in the mountains! 10. to be up to one’s chin with work; 11. She lives (just) round the corner. Present simple Exercises I. 1. knows; likes; 2. hike; 3. have; 4. attends; 5. wants; 6. lives; II. 1. When/At which times do you hike? 2. What do you need to relax? 3. What do you watch? 4. What does she want to knit for her nieces and nephews? III. 1. We are often …; 2. We usually go …; 3. We sometimes fly ...; 4. We normally stay ...; 5. We would never stay ...; 6. They are usually far ...; Stative verbs Exercises I. 1. a); 2. b); 3. a); 4. a); II. 1. have; 2. need; 3. think; 4. wants; 5. contains; 6. don’t understand; mean; 7. Do you really love; III. 1. Is she seeing …; 2. Does she see/can she see …; 3. … look …; 4. … are looking …; 5. Does Fred have …; 6. Is Fred having …;

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4C Call a cowboy Exercise 1. Have you still got tickets for the show on Tuesday? 2. Shall we have a game of cards? have the menu again, (please)? 4. I can’t find this place “Umleitung” on the map.

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4D Exercises I. 1. is the smallest part of, (l.2); 2. earn their living, (l.6); 3. is famous for, (l.7); 4. known as the cradle of, (l.11); 5. fewer opportunities for work, (l.14); 6. after all, (l.15); 7. is a compulsory subject, (l.18); 8. with temperatures of only, (l.19/20); II. 1. England, (l.2); 2. spoil the landscape, (l.4); 3. dog, (l.5); 4. French, (l.10); 5. front windows, (l.12); 6. chimneys, (l.12); 7. around the earth, (l.13); 8. Englishmen, (l.14); 9. swimming pool, (l.18); III. 1. Celtic; 2. Wales; 3. fortress; 4. landscape; 5. revolution; 6. fellow; 7. Gulf Stream; Solution: Cardiff;

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5B Précis 1. c); 2. b); 3. a); 4. b); 5. Er schwimmt um sein Leben. 6. Als er aufwacht, kann er sich nicht bewegen. 7. und manche verletzen sich;

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5e Exercises I. 1. false; 2. true; 3. true; 4. true; 5. true; 6. false; II. (see above)

5F 1. It is a memorial of gratitude (Dankbarkeit) as the Swedes exempted (verschonten) the city from damage during the Thirty Years’ War. 2. Yes, I am. ..., is it? 3. …, didn’t it? 4. salad; 5. autumn; 6. As a writer of satires he criticizes people, their behaviour or political situations or aristocracy in general. For example, the giant (Riese) Gulliver puts out the Lilliputian palace fire by urinating on it. This can be seen as ill respect towards monarchy. Therefore he had to hide his real identity.

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Chapter 6 6a Entering the museum 1. false; 2. false; 3. true; 4. true; 5. false; 6. true; 7. They stop for a moment. 8. Who came up with the design? 9. The whole city was in an uproar. 10. I would like to see the works on paper, as I don’t know what this is. Are these drawings, water colour paintings or objects made of paper or objects made of paper and then photographed and exhibited as the famous Thomas Demand does it? 11. Yes, it should. Especially young people should have an opportunity of informing themselves. And as they normally don’t have the money, it would be good not to charge them for the entry. Other people who can afford to pay for the tickets should do this. Past simple Exercises I. 1. bit; 2. didn’t sleep; 3. had; 4. ate; II. 1. were you; 2. did you get; 3. did you see; 4. you enjoy; 5. did you get; III. 1. saw; 2. thought; 3. spoke; 4. liked; 5. heard; 6. began; 7. fell; 8. caught; 9. laughed; 10. ran;

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A Bavarian in Boston Exercises I. malady; malady; melody; II. 1. bench; 2. get; 3. opinion;

6D Exercises I. 1. They are addicted to tea. (l. 5); 2. whether in chic or casual surroundings, (l. 7); 3. There it was/This was where the first conquerors landed. (l. 11/12); 4. (The word/expression) “England” is often wrongly used as a synonym for “Great Britain”. (l. 13); 5. The red double-decker buses are the trademark of London. (l. 16); 6. You get a tremendous view of the capital. (l. 21); 7. something which is more down to earth, (l. 22); II. 1. Commonwealth, (l. 2); 2. coffee, (l. 5); 3. summer, (l. 7); 4. metres, (l. 8); 5. last, (l. 9); 6. truly, (l. 11); 7. shortest, (l. 13); 8. blue, (l. 14); 9. cheap, (l. 15); 10. Roman Times, (l. 17); 11. shuttle bus, (l. 18); 12. an egg head, (l. 19); III. 1. England; 2. kingdom; 3. House of Lords; 4. palace; 5. Cambridge; 6. Britain; 7. Prime Minister; 8. London; 9. secondary; Solution: education;

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Chapter 7 7a Planning a trip: get advice 1. true; 2. false; 3. false; 4. true; 5. true; 6. true; 7. He wants some advice on which flight to take. 8. There is a flight that departs at ... 9. Even though /Although it is more expensive, I am going to book this flight. 10. Are you going to pick me up? 11. Yes, I do. I live in Munich where there is quite a good connection to the airport, so that I save time by going by plane. No, I don’t. Within Germany I prefer going by train. With intercontinental flights it is different. 12. Yes, I think they can. To get to an airport takes sometimes more time than the flight itself. Moreover, a fast train like the ICE or the TGV provides more space and is more comfortable. You can wander about and have a nice meal aboard. Future tenses I Exercises I. 1. spontaneous; 2. spontaneous; 3. neutral; 4. neutral; 5. spontaneous; II. 1. will; 2. am going to; 3. am going to; 4. will; 5. will; 6. are you going to get; III. 1a.; 2b.; 3b.; 4b.; IV. 1. present; 2. future; 3. present; 4. future; V. am looking after; is picking; are driving; are stopping; are carrying on; begins; lasts; are; starts; At the airport 1. true; 2. true; 3. false; 4. false; 5. true; 6. true; 7. Wo kann ich einchecken? 8. Ohne Pass können Sie nicht fliegen. 9. Ich möchte bitte einen Gangplatz. 10. I would also prefer a gangway seat as I have rather long legs to stretch. Or: A window seat is excellent for a good view down on the landscape passing by. 11. No, I wouldn’t. Nowadays you are hardly more than a waiter or a waitress serving the passengers with food and drinks. You work long hours and you stay in hotels a lot. Or: Yes, I would. You get to know many places of the world in many countries as you fly all over the world and meet many interesting people. Future tenses II Exercise 1. I will be phoning them at eight. 2. Will he be waiting for her? 4. Will she be spending the night at her aunt’s?

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Chapter 8 8a Renting a car 1. Eric doesn’t have a reservation number. This is true because it says in the text he can’t seem to find it. 2. Eric has been a regular customer of this car rental office. This is true because we can read the text he has been renting cars for a long time. 3. You can make use of the rental office’s bonus offer when you have a Master Credit Card. This is true because the text tells us he needs a major credit card. 4. Eric takes an electronic tour guide. This is false because the text says he’s giving it a thought. 5. The delivery survey form has to be filled in and handed back to the person at the counter. This is false because we can read in the text he should hand it to the person at the gate. 6. No, normally I wouldn’t. I prefer a person as a guide or a sightseeing tour on a bus with a guide. 7. This depends where I spend my holidays. When I do a city tour like in Paris or Rome renting a car would not be helpful. But if you go to the South of France to get to know “the Midi” e. g., a car can be very useful. Present perfect simple Exercises I. 1. No, I have just had one. 2. I have known him for a long time. 3. No, it isn’t. I have strained a muscle. 4. I have just passed my driving test. 5. I have been here for a year. 6. I have lent it to a friend. 7. I have never been there before. 8. I’ve not read it yet. II. 1. since; 2. for; 3. for; 4. since; 5. since; 6. for; 7. since; 8. since; III. 1. Ich bin gerade/eben angekommen und würde gerne ein Auto mieten. 2. Ich habe bereits reserviert. 3. Haben Sie schon einmal ein Auto von uns gemietet? 4. Ich bin noch nie vorher in Boston gewesen. 5. Was ist abgestürzt? 6. Nichts ist bis jetzt geschehen. Present perfect continuous Exercises I. 1. Who has eaten/has been eating my soup? 2. Who has been sitting in my rocking chair? 3. Who has been sleeping in my bed? II. 1. Somebody has drunk all my milk! 2. Somebody has broken my stool. 3. Somebody has been lying on my bed and she is still sleeping there. III. 1. a); 2. b); 3. b); 4. a); 5. b); 6. a); 7. a); 8. b); 9. a); 10. b);

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18. They went there to find out if the dolphins are at the brink of extinction. 19. They wanted to detect them by placing microphones into the river. To make them waterproof they have to cover them with “rubberovers”. 20. They couldn’t make themselves understood as nobody spoke English. Even drawings of condoms didn’t help. Finally Adams had to perform a pantomime to be understood in the end. 21. No, they weren’t. The saleswoman at the second shop brought them anti-baby-pills instead of those “rubberovers”. 22. Um sie aufzuspüren, wollten sie mehrere Mikrofone im Fluss platzieren. 23. Sie stießen auf eine junge Verkäuferin, die ihre Sprache verstand. 24. Adams nahm seinen ganzen Mut zusammen und führte eine Art Pantomime auf. 25. Sie brachte eine kleine Pappschachtel und sie dachten, dass sie schließlich (doch) erfolgreich gewesen wären.

9C Call a Cowboy Exercises I. Here you are; Don’t mention it; That’s alright; II. 1. Could you pass the salt, please? 2. That was very kind of you. Thank you. – Not at all. 3. May I open the window? – Certainly. 4. Pardon? I’m afraid, I didn’t understand. 5. One hot chocolate, here you are. A Bavarian in Boston Exercises I. 1. river; river; 2. poison; 3. manager; II. 1. darauf aus, begierig; 2. schließlich; 3. normalen; ängstlich = fearful; eventuell = perhaps; ordinär = vulgar; Say it again Sam Exercise suspenders sweater pants underpants bathrobe panty hose jockey shorts vest

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Chapter 10 10 a Finding my way to Harvard (I) 1. false; 2. false; 3. true; 4. true; 5. true; 6. true; 7. true; 8. not in the text; 9. Ich bin niemals dort gewesen. 10. Ich werde mit dem Abwasch fertig sein. 11. Bis du dort bist, wirst du alle deine Geduld verloren haben. 12. Ich werde alle meine Einkäufe getätigt haben. Armer Junge. Future tenses II Exercises I. 1. will have been learning; 2. will have been driving; 3. will have been living; 4. will have been working; II. 1. He won’t have met his uncle at this time. 2. His uncle will have been in Boston for 15 years next July. 3. Will Eric have completed his sightseeing tour by next Saturday? 4. Won’t he have been sightseeing for six hours by the time he gets home? 5. In the following summer Eric won’t have been trying to find a job for several months. III. 1. What will have landed in Boston (by ...)? 2. What will the plan have done? 3. Where will the plane have landed? 4. When will the plane have landed? Past perfect simple Exercises I. 1. had gone; 2. had been given; 3. had died; 4. had changed; II. 1. He had just gone out. 2. The play had already begun. 3. They had just finished their lunch. 4. I had not seen her for several years. III. 1. had gone; 2. went; 3. had; 4. had had; stopped; IV. 1. b) had already closed; 2. a) had never met; 3. e) had already gone; 4. c) had been; 5. d) had never flown; V. 1. after; 2. when; 3. because; 4. before; 5. so; Finding My Way to Harvard (II) 1. false; 2. true; 3. false; 4. true; 5. true; 6. false; 7. Yes, I think it is. In a city I prefer to use a map. But when going by car a GPS navigator is very helpful. Normally I switch off the voice which always tells you what to do. Past perfect continuous Exercises I. 1. He had been studying hard all day. 2. A lot of people had been smoking. 3. She had been lying in the sun too long. II. 1. was looking; 2. had been walking; 3. was waiting; had been waiting; III. 1. had been playing; a man in the audience suddenly began shouting; 2. had been waiting for about 20 minutes; realised I had come to the wrong pub; 3. had been living in Provence for two years; Mrs Mayle died;

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10 C Call a cowboy Exercise 1. Have we still got any Soya sauce left in the basement? 3. I’ll make the dressing as usual with oil and vinegar.

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10 D Exercises I. 1. ein Wahrzeichen/Merkmal, das für Freiheit und unbegrenzte Möglichkeit(en) steht; 2. wo viele Einwanderer zum ersten Mal amerikanischen Boden betraten; 3. Unzählige Touristen strömen in die Stadt, die nie schläft. 4. Er wurde als erster afro-amerikanischer Präsident in der Geschichte der Vereinigten Staaten in das Amt eingeführt. 5. An diesem Tag gedenkt man der Unterzeichnung der Unabhängigkeitserklärung von 1776. II. Across: 5. Obama; 7. independence; 8. New York; 9. stars; 10. Atlantic; Down: 1. Ellis Island; 2. Washington; 3. Capitol; 4. Liberty; 6. Manhattan;

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13 D Exercises I. Across: 3. metropolis; 5. Las Vegas; 10. New York; 11. Los Angeles; Down: 1. Asia; 2. celebrities; 4. rags; 6. single; 7. Strip; 8. buck; 9. Hollywood; II. 1. from rags to riches, (l. 6/7); 2. a dream, (l. 7); 3. celebrities, (l. 8); 4. metropolis, (l. 11); 5. immigrants, (l. 12); 6. changing the face of, (l. 14); 7. the number of poor people, (l. 16); 8. was triggered off by, (l. 19); 9. gambling was permitted, (l. 22); 10. to make a quick buck, (l. 23);

13 e Exercises I. 1. false; 2. true; 3. false; 4. false; 5. false; 6. not in the text; 7. not in the text; 8. true; 9. true; 10. not in the text; II. (see above)

13 F 1. – The player tries to hit a small hard ball with a bat, – then he tries to run around (three bases) and get to the home base before the other team can get the ball back. 2. Wife: “Don’t forget to post the letter when you go to the station, please.” (Husband comes home in the evening.) Wife: “Did you post the letter?” Husband: “Oh, the letter ... Yes, now I remember posting it just when the train was coming to a standstill.” 3. “The Entertainment Capital of the World”; “Sin City”; “Capital of Second Chances”;”The Marriage Capital of the World”; 4. The ball in American football is egg-shaped. 5. In contrast to Jenny Oliver comes from a well-to-do family. Using this kind of “bad” language he wants to conceal his higher social status.

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Chapter 14 14 a Julia picks Eric up from the airport 1. This is false because it says in the text having waited for an hour at the airport Eric decided to take the “SBahn” to the main station. 2. This is true as we can read in the text she went to bed especially early, so that she would be able to get up at an ungodly hour on that day. 3. This is true because the text tells us that he ate all those delicious steaks and hamburgers in the US. 4. This is false as the text says the service provided to him was awesome. 5. This is false because we can read in the text having left his apartment he realized he had forgotten his keys. 6. This is true as it says in the text that her colleague who visited/visiting Boston last year was disappointed. 7. This is false because we can read in the text as his family was poor, he couldn’t attend university. 8. Fred told Julia that Eric had left his keys at home and that his roommate should put a key under the doormat on the day he arrived. 9. He admires his Uncle Mike as he has done a great job, has a wonderful family and a nice house and built up a most successful business in the community. 10. I don’t really have a role model. Nevertheless, I admire parents bringing up baby twins. They must be pressed by time and the double burden they have got to master: change the nappies, prepare food and feed them, rock them to sleep. Especially when they are sick it must be a terribly hard time for the parents. They would need more than just two hands. They are the heroes of everyday life. Do we need others? 11. I would like to hitchhike through Europe to a Greek island and stay there for some time. Then I would carry on across the Middle East through India. If the money still lasts, New Zealand would be another destination to learn something more about the native tribe of the Maori. 12. trunk (AE), (l. 3); 13. to oversleep, (l. 7); 14. figure, (l. 14); 15. destination, (l. 31); 16. to accomplish, (l. 41); 17. to recover, (l. 49); Participial clauses with the present participle Exercises I. 1. I called my roommate telling him to put a key under the doormat. 2. The woman was walking through the park talking to herself. 3. She cut herself (when) peeling potatoes. 4. They were in Edinburgh visiting their son. 5. He came into the room looking around smiling. II. 1. Although being ill, he went to work. 2. Although leaving/having left without your keys, you went to the airport? 3. His family being poor, he couldn’t attend university. 4. Going to bed especially early, I would be able to get up at an ungodly hour. 5. The path leading up to the top is very narrow. III. 1. A man who operates a lathe is a turner. 2. This is the street which leads to the station. 3. People who travel to work on the A 20 should expect delays. 4. A woman who talks all day long about other people is a gossip. 5. They were given a room which overlooks the Tower. IV. 1. reason; 2. time; 3. time; 4. reason; 5. time; V. 1. Weil er spät dran war, zu seinem Vorstellungsgespräch präch zu gehen, hatte Thomas keine Zeit (mehr) zu frühstücken. 2. Es ist sehr ärgerlich, zu spät zum Vorstellungsgespräch zu kommen.

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14 D Exercises I. 1. continent; 2. largest, nation; 3. six, colonies, joined, together; 4. million, inhabitants; 5. populated, continent; 6. inhabitants, square, kilometre; 7. years, native, inhabitants; 8. different, aboriginal; 9. people, settled, 1945; 10. different, languages; 11. eighth, biggest; II. 1. temporal clause; 2. relative clause; 3. adjective; 4. gerund; 5. relative clause; 6. adjective; III. 1. c); 2. a); 3. b); 4. d); 5. c); 6. c); 7. c); 8. d); 9. b); 10. a);

14 e Exercises I. 1. false; 2. false; 3. not in the text; 4. not in the text; 5. true; 6. true; 7. true; 8. true; 9. true; II. (see above) III. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

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Chapter 15 15 a Eric recounts his journey into the states (I) 1. This is true because it says in the text that he was so tired from jetlag. 2. This is wrong as we can read in the text he brought some tasty beer for Eric. 3. This is wrong because the text tells us beer is not supposed to taste like pond water. 4. This is true as the text says Eric left Boston on Friday, arrived in Munich a day later and slept 18 hours after his arrival. 5. This is wrong because we can read in the text that the Celtics lost. 6. Man muss den Vorteil der schönen Tage hier nutzen. 7. Ich hoffe, ich habe mich von meinen Reisen erholt. 8. Die Bürger von Boston erwarten, dass jeder Spieler aufopfernd spielt. 9. Wenn die Mannschaft nicht jedes Spiel gewinnt, wird die Nation nicht zufrieden sein. Conditional sentences (I) Exercise 1. a) don’t know; 1. b) no; 2. a) no; 2. b) yes; 3. a) no; 3. b) yes; 4. a) wet; 4. b) fine; Eric recounts his journey into the states (II) 1. true; 2. false; 3. true; 4. true; 5. true; 6. false; 7. false; 8. true; 9. Ich weiß nicht, ob sie das absichtlich taten oder ob sie nur strohdumm sind. 10. Onkel Mike hatte mir gesagt, dass ich den Bus nehmen und mich vergewissern solle, ob ich im richtigen sei. 11. Ich fragte den Busfahrer, ob das der Bus nach Harvard sei. Conditional sentences (II) Exercises I. 1. work; will be done; 2. has; will part; 3. will be; do; 4. shall/will/should not throw; live; II. 1. would knit; had; 2. were; would be; 3. wouldn’t do; were; 4. would it not be; went; III. 1. ... what would have happened if they had not given Eric a lobster bib? 2. ... what would have happened if Eric had invited them yesterday? 3. ... what would have happened if they hadn’t been kicked out of the restaurant? 4. .. .what would have happened if Eric had known how difficult it was to get to Harvard? IV. 1. will have; unless you use this lobster bib; 2. will bring; unless someone wants thirds; 3. will not/ won’t be satisfied; unless the team wins every game; V. 1. had; would; 2. would; 3. would; 4. had; would; 5. would; had; VI. 1. When I was younger I was badly in need of money, that’s why I certainly would have chosen the better paid job, even though it would have been somewhat boring. At present my situation is completely different. Consequently, I would choose the more interesting work and I would not mind that my pay cheque would be lower at the end of the month. 2. I certainly would not play the hero and engage in a fight with the burglar. I would use my mobile phone and call the police explaining to them what was going on. I would note down the car number of the burglar if he had one. I would also try to contact my neighbours to organise support. At any rate I would try to watch the burglar closely to be able to give a precise description of him.

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12. He discovered that he was a descendant of Kunta Kinte who had been caught as slave in the Gambia River area 200 years before. 13. 98 slaves had survived whereas 42 had died on the ship. 14. The history of the family was handed down from one generation to another and may have induced him to find out whether it was true or not. 15. A newspaper article on microfilm showed that Kunta Kinte, named “Toby”, was transferred to a certain Dr. William Waller. 16. On the exact date of Kunta Kinte’s arrival in Annapolis he was standing on the pier, moved to tears. 17. er war der Nachfahre von; 18. Archive verzeichneten eine Liste von Gegenständen. 19. Die Familiengeschichte war von einer Generation bis zu seiner, der siebenten, weitergegeben worden. 20. Alex Haley stieß auf einen Zeitungsartikel auf Mikrofilm. 21. Er war so sehr gerührt, dass Tränen über seine Wangen liefen.

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15 D Exercises I. 1. it stretches over, (l. 5); 2. is easy to recognise, (l. 7); 3. They show themselves off to their best. (l. 11); 4. An encounter isn’t unusual. (l. 12); 5. The Great Barrier’s complex ecosystem is highly sensitive. (l. 16); II. Across: 3. OZ; 5. Germany; 7. British Crown; 8. Great Barrier; 9. sensitive; 10. divers; Down: 1. Kangaroo; 2. Aborigines; 4. Canberra; 6. Australia; 9. sharks;

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He seemed to like eating lobster in that nice old restaurant most. In both half-sentences you use the present tense, e.g.: If water is heated up to 100° centigrade, it boils. sensitive; perishing, disapperaring, dying, expiring, decaying, deceasing, withering; afters; Kunta Kinte’s family survived up to the seventh generation and one of his off-springs even became a famous author. President Obama’s forbears also came from almost the same region as Haley’s forbear. So even politically it is a success story. 6. Across: 2. forbade; 7. stolen; 8. ridden; 10. shrank; 11. sewn; 12. bore; Down: 1. woken; 3. bitten; 4. flown; 5. forgiven; 6. hide; 7. sank; 9. froze; 10. sworn; 11. strive; 12. blows;

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aboriginal, 14D (Nomen, Adj.) Ureinwohner, eingeboren abundant, 9D überreich access, 2A Zugang accessible, 2C zugänglich accommodate, 2E hier: sich erstrecken accomplish, 14A hier: zustande bringen, erreichen account, 12E hier: wertschätzen accountant, 10C Buchhalter ache, 13C schmerzen (Verb), Schmerz (Nomen) acknowledge, 15B bestätigen adapt, 9D sich anpassen adapt, 15E anpassen, übertragen adapter, 3A Zwischenstück addicted to, 6D süchtig nach affected, 1E hier: geziert, affektiert affection, 14E Zuneigung, Liebe agitated, 5A aufgebracht, erregt aim, 7B Ziel aisle, 7A hier: Gang alarm (clock), 14A Weckruf (Wecker) ale, 7E eine Art Bier alien, 2F fremd, fremdartig amazement, 6E Erstaunen ancestor, 7D Vorfahre annoyed, 5A verärgert anticipation, 4E Vorfreude antiques, 9A Antiquitäten apartment (AE), 2A Wohnung approximately, 2A ungefähr, etwa archangels, 1E Erzengel archives [a:kaives], 15B Archive armoury, 6D Waffenlager armpit, 5E Achselhöhle assure, 7D versichern at an ungodly hour, 14A zu so früher Stunde attic, 2B Speicher audacious, 7E kühn, mutig authority, 10D Behörde award, 2E zuerkennen awed by, 2E hier: beeindruckt von awesome, 14A prächtig

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backpack, 10A Rucksack backyard, 2A Hinterhof baffled, 9E verlegen barbecue, 1A Gartengrill bat, 1A Fledermaus, hier: VW bathing resort, 12D Seebad be apprenticed, 14E i. d. Lehre gehen, ausgebildet werden be keen on, 13A von etw. begeistert sein be to, 11A sollen beam at, 9E anstrahlen beckon, 10E heranwinken, winken benefit, 14B Vorteil, Nutzen blush, 1E erröten boarding school, 2D Internat bolster, 4B Polster, Kissen bookends, 9E Bücherstützen booth, 7A/9E Stand, Marktbude, Bude borough, 11D Bezirk, Kreis bothersome, 12F lästig boughs, 2E Zweige bound, 12E hier: Überschlag boundaries, 8D (Landes-) Grenzen bow, 3B sich verbeugen bow and arrow, 5B Bogen und Pfeil box office attraction, 13E Kassenschlager brass rods, 2E Messingstangen break, 4B Pause breast, 5E Brust brief, 13E kurz bring down, 8B zur Strecke bringen brink, 9F Rand brunch (breakfast + lunch), 14F spätes, reichhaltiges Frühstück brush shoulders, 12D hier: eng aufeinanderfolgen bubble, 9E Blase buck, 13D (umgangssprachl.) Dollar bud, buddy (AE, slang), 6F / 15F Kumpel buds, 2B Knospen bug, 3A Käfer, hier: Fehler bumper, 8B Stoßstange bump into, 4E zusammenstoßen mit burden, 14E Bürde, Last burst, 2B bersten, platzen bustling with, 4E gedrängt, voll mit buttocks, 4E Gesäß Wordlist

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cancel, 1F absagen candle, 9E Kerze capacious, 2E breit caper, 12E Luftsprünge machen capital, 4D Hauptstadt captivate, 9D fesseln, faszinieren cardboard, 9B Pappkarton cargo, 15B Fracht carry-on pockets, 7A Taschen d. Handgepäcks casual surroundings, 6D zwangloses Umfeld casually, 13E (Adv.) beiläufig cave, 1A Höhle ceiling, 2A Zimmerdecke celebrities, 13D Berühmtheiten cemetery, 11A Friedhof Channel, 14B Ärmelkanal checks and balances, 10D gegenseitige Kontrolle chew, 13E kauen chill, 9D sich erfrischen chilly, 2E kühl chips, 1A hier: Scheibchen, (Holz-) Schnippsel choke, 12E ersticken chopsticks, 9E Essstäbchen chuckle, 11E kichern clashes, 11B Aufeinandertreffen, Zusammenstöße clogged, 10E verstopft commemorate, 10D begehen, gedenken commissioned, 11A (noch) im Dienst compartment, 8B hier: Fach compulsory, 4D verpflichtend Concierge and Security Service, 2C Hausmeisterund Wachdienst conclude, 6B folgern condemned, 14E verurteilt, verdammt conduct, 10B hier: Verhaltensweise conductor, 4B Dirigent conjecture, 5E vermuten consistency, 13F hier: Hartnäckigkeit conspirator, 7E Verschwörer contraption, 8B (neumodischer) Apparat convenience, 2C Bequemlichkeit, Komfort convicted, 6E verurteilt cordless phone, 2A schnurloses Telefon counsellor, 7E Berater counter, 7A Schalter, Theke county, 5D Grafschaft, Bezirk couple, 2B Paar cradle, 4D Wiege 280

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date, 10F hier: sich zu einem Rendezvous verabreden date, 13E hier: Rendezvous dawn, 1E Morgendämmerung daze, 4A tagträumen deacon, 12E Diakon death, 6E Tod debut book, 3F Erstlingsbuch decent, 2E hier: ansehnlich dedicated, 6A gewidmet definitely, 6B entschieden (Adv.) degree, 14A hier: akademischer Grad delicious, 1A köstlich delivery survey form, 8A Inspektionsliste deny, 13E leugnen, abstreiten depart, 7A abfahren, abfliegen departure, 7A Abfahrt, Abflug deposit, 2A Kaution, Anzahlung descend, 2E hinabsteigen descendant, 14D Nachkomme deserted island, 5F einsame, verlassene Insel despatches, 11E Depeschen devises, 7E Vorrichtungen diet, 1A Speise, Kost, auch: Diät dip, 4D hier: Sprung discharge, 10E Entlassung disconnect, 3A trennen, auseinandernehmen disgruntled, 11D verärgert disguise, 8B verkleiden, tarnen dismantling, 2E abbauen disrupt, 2E zerbrechen, zerstören dither, 4E zaudern, schwanken diverse, 6D vielfältig domestic, 2E häuslich domestic, 7A hier: Inlandsdominance, 6D Vorherrschaft Don’t mention it, 1A entspricht dem deutschen „bitte“ nach „thank you“ dotted, 12D verstreut liegend drafted, 10E hier: Wehrdienst leisten dragon, 1A Drache drawing-room, 7E Wohnzimmer dreadful, 6E schrecklich dripping bâton, 4E tropfnasser Dirigentenstab

driver’s license, 8A Führerschein dumb, 15A stumm, hier: dumm dump, 11A entsorgen, wegwerfen dwarf, 5B Zwerg

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ecosystem, 15D Ökosystem edifice, 15D Bau, Gebäude editor, 3E Redakteur eligible, 8A wählbar, hier: berechtigt emblem, 7D Sinnbild, Symbol emphasize, 15E unterstreichen, hervorheben employee, 6A Angestellter enchanting, 7D bezaubernd encounter, 3A begegnen, antreffen encounter, 15D Begegnung, Zusammentreffen endanger, 9B gefährden endeavor, 1D Unternehmung, Bemühung enduring, 11D andauernd en-suite, 2C integriert enticingly, 2E hinreißend environment, 9D Umwelt equip, 4E ausstatten estrangement, 2E Entfremdung eventually, 11E schließlich every other weekend, 4A hin und wieder excerpt, 13F Auszug excessive, 5E außerordentlich excursion, 4B Ausflug exhilarate, 5D erheitern expanses, 2E weite Flächen expatriates, 1F Ausgewanderte expect, 3B erwarten extension cord, 3A Verlängerungskabel extinction, 9F Ausrottung

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flapper, 12E Flosse flat (BE), 2A Wohnung flavour, 1F Aroma, Geschmack, hier: Thema flea market, 9A Flohmarkt flickering, 3A blinkend flight attendant, 14A Flugbegleiter fling, 6E werfen, schleudern flip, 10E schnippen float, 11A schwimmen flummoxed, 7E verwirrt flushed, 6E errötet, erhitzt For Christ’s sake, 13E Um Himmelswillen forehead, 3B Stirn fortress, 4D Festung fortunately, 4B glücklicherweise freaky, 6A ungewöhnlich, verrückt freckled, 1E mit Sommersprossen fridge, 2C Kühlschrank fully furnished, 2C möbliert furbish, 4D auffrischen furry-footed, 7F pelzfüßig

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hail from, 8D hier: stammen von hallway, 2A Flur, Gang handsomeness, 6B Schönheit hang out, 4A hier: nichts Bestimmtes tun, abhängen (umgangssprachl.) harsh, 9D rau hassle, 15A Ärger, Plage, „Theater“ haze, 1E Dunst head back, 15A zurückeilen head for, 14B zusteuern auf heed, 13B beachten hike, 4A wandern hitchhiker, 9E Anhalter hold session, 10D tagen holly, 3B Stechpalme Holy Mackerel Batman, 1A (Ausruf des Erschreckens) homeless lot, 14E hier: verlorener Haufen hook up, 3A verbinden, verknüpfen horrible, 6E entsetzlich hospitable, 15A gastfreundlich huge, 6A riesig

i

immeasurably, 14E (Adv.) unendlich immigrants, 8D Einwanderer immigration, 8D Einwanderung inaugurate, 10D i. d. Amt einführen inch, 5E Zoll (2,54 cm) inconceivable, 4D unvorstellbar indigenous, 7D eingeboren influential, 3E einflussreich ingenious, 7E scharfsinnig, klug initially, 10E anfangs inspirational, 5D begeisternd inspire, 6F inspirieren instigator, 11D Anstifter intermission, 4E hier: Pause interrupt, 1F unterbrechen intersection (AE), 12A Kreuzung items, 6A Gegenstände, Artikel items, 8A Posten ivory, 6E Elfenbein

J

jacks, 3A Buchsen jellyfish, 12B Qualle

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jet lag, 15A Jetlag (Nachwirkungen einer langen Reise mit verschiedenen Zeitzonen)

K

ketchup (AE), 1A Tomatensoße kidnap, 15E entführen Kiwi, 1A Kiwi, Neuseeländer, auch: Kiwi Vogel knit, 4A stricken

l

label, 6F beschriften labels, 3A Aufkleber landing, 2B Treppenabsatz landline, 2A Festnetz landmark, 10D Merkmal, Kennzeichen, Wahrzeichen lanky, 1E schlaksig lapse, 9E verfallen lash, 13E dreschen Latin, 13E lateinisch leap, 5E springen leisure, 2D Freizeit let alone, 12D geschweige denn ligatures, 5E hier: Fäden lighthouse, 12D Leuchtturm lightning, 7B Blitz lightning-shaped, 3F blitzförmig likewise, 5E ebenso lilac, 2B Flieder limbs, 5B Gliedmaßen linens, 2C Bettwäsche literally, 13E (Adv.) buchstäblich lobster, 12A Hummer looks, 6B Aussehen lousy, 13E lausig luggage, 8A Gepäck lush pastures, 4D saftige Weiden

M

magical, 2E magisch magnificent, 5D herrlich, prächtig major credit card, 8A hier: internationale Kreditkarte majority, 14E Mehrheit malevolent, 2E böswillig mam, 7A (umgangssprachl.) Madam manual, 3A Handbuch mark, 3B hier: Narbe, Markierung marquee, 1B Festzelt

marvel at, 2E etw. bewundern mat, 3A Untersetzer, Matte meal, 4B Mahlzeit meaning, 1F Bedeutung measure, 8D messen medieval, 5D mittelalterlich melting pot, 14D Schmelztiegel menu, 4B Speisekarte mercilessly, 13B (Adv.) gnadenlos, unbarmherzig mess, 3A Unordnung, Durcheinander minority, 7D Minderheit mock, 6E verspotten Mock Turtle, 12B unechte Seeschildkröte module, 1A Modul, Baustein, Einheit mood, 4E Stimmung moose (AE), 9D Elch mortgage, 13D Hypothek, (mortgage crisis, hier: Finanzkrise) motion picture (AE), 13E Film mould, 13F Gußform multifarious, 15D vielfältig, mannigfaltig municipal, 5D kommunal murmur, 6E murmeln

N

National Anthem, 13E Nationalhymne nevertheless, 13D nichtsdestotrotz nightmare, 2A Albtraum non-fiction, 14E real (im Gegensatz zu “Fantasie“) novel, 14E Roman nurture, 7D hegen, pflegen

o

oath, 11E Eid obviously, 8B (Adv.) offensichtlich Oh my Lord!, 7A Oh Gott! omnipresent, 12D allgegenwärtig on behalf (of), 14F im Namen von, wegen on such short notice, 15A kurzfristig once upon a time..., 15A es war einmal ... (so beginnen Märchen) ornate, 5D verziert ought to, 3A sollte outskirts, 11D Außenbezirke overlook, 12A übersehen, nicht sehen

P

pane, 10B Fensterscheibe, Scheibe parish, 8F hier: Einflussgebiet

pastry, 9A Backwaren peculiar, 12B seltsam, eigenartig peel, 10E schälen peg, 5E Pflock pen name, 3E Künstlername penalty, 13B Strafe peninsula, 9D Halbinsel Penthouse Duplex, 2C Whg., 2 Etagen perceive, 5E erblicken, wahrnehmen percussion instrument, 5A Schlaginstrument pester, 13F belästigen, plagen petticoat, 1E seidener Unterrock phoenix, 3B sagenhafter Vogel picturesque, 12D malerisch pillows, 2C Kopfkissen playwright, 6E Stückeschreiber pleased with, 3B erfreuen, jdm. gefallen pluck, 9E hier: zusammennehmen plunge, 9D hier: stürzen pond, 15A Weiher, Teich porch, 2B Veranda portion, 10F Stück, Portion posture, 5E Position pour, 10D hier: strömen prelude, 7F Vorspiel prevail, 1D überwiegen previous, 2E vorherig pride, 15F Stolz primary level, 2D Grundschule proceed, 7B voranschreiten produce, 5A hier: landwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse profound, 10D tiefgreifend profusely, 9E (Adv.) überschwenglich promote, 5D befördern public high school, 10E staatl. Oberschule puck, 13E Puck, Eishockeyscheibe punch, 12E schlagen

Q

quadrille, 12B Tanz zu viert oder mit vier Paaren questionnaire, 3A Fragebogen quick-witted, 13F schlagfertig quiver, 5B Köcher quizzical, 1A ulkig, hier: fragend

r

rabbit, 12B Kaninchen rags; from rags to riches, 3E wäscher zum Millionär

Lumpen; vom Teller-

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rant, 8A prahlen ravish, 1A hinreißen, entzücken reaffirm, 11B erneut bestätigen real estate agent’s, 2A (Grundstücks-) Maklerbüro realtor (AE), 12A Immobilienhändler rear, 8B rückwärtig reboot, 8A neu laden, neu starten recite, 12F rezitieren reckoning, 11E hier: Bewusstsein recount, 15A erzählen, auch: nacherzählen recreation, 11D Erholung referee, 13B Schiedsrichter relaxation, 2D Entspannung relics, 5D Überreste relinquish, 7D preisgeben reminiscent, 8D erinnernd an remote, 11E entfernt renowned, 2D berühmt reputation, 2D Ansehen, Ruf residence, 8B Wohnsitz reveal, 15B aufdecken, enthüllen revenues, 7D Einkommen reverence, 13E (eigentl.) Verehrung reverse, 2F verkehren, umdrehen ridiculous, 11E lächerlich riot, 11B randalieren, aufbegehren roar, 13E brüllen roger, 7A hier: habe verstanden role model, 14A Vorbild rubber, 9B Gummi, Kautschuk rugged, 5D zerklüftet rugs, 2E hier: Teppichläufer rumour, 2D Gerücht

s

sacrifice, 6B opfern salary, 14C Lohn, Gehalt salmon, 12E Lachs saloon car, 8B Limousine sauce, 1A Soße, Tunke save, 7B außer scream, 13E aufschreien scream, 7B Schrei screenwriter, 11E Drehbuchautor scroll, 7A rollen, herunterziehen seal, 12E Seehund section, 6A Abteilung secure, 2C hier: überwacht select, 3B auswählen self-confidence, 6F Selbstvertrauen 284

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selfishness, 6 F Selbstsucht sequel, 12E Fortsetzung, Folge settees, 2E bequeme Sitze shark, 15D Hai shatter, 2F zerstören, zerschmettern shear, 4D scheren shipwrecked, 5B schiffbrüchig shit, 13E (umgangssprachl.) Scheiße shiver, 3B erschauern, zittern shriek , 7E gellender Schrei shrug one’s shoulders, 6E m. d. Achseln zucken silverware, 2C Silberbesteck similarities, 12F Ähnlichkeiten sinister, 7B düster, unheilvoll skate, 13E Schlittschuh laufen skates, 13E Schlittschuhe sketch, 2E skizzieren slam, 13E hier: prallen slender, 5E hier: dünn smuggler, 11B Schmuggler snotty bitch, 13B rotznasige Schlampe sobbing, 12B schluchzend soccer (AE), 4A Fußball somersault, 12E Überschlag sparsely, 14D (Adv.) spärlich species, 7D Gattung spectacular, 5D ins Auge fallend, spektakulär spice up, 1A gut würzen sprawl, 2E Großzügigkeit spy, 8E Spion stab, 1A erdolchen staircase, 2B Treppenaufgang stalls, 8D Verkaufsstände, Verkaufsbuden stammer, 1E stammeln stand-up comedy, 4A satirische „one-man show“ staunch, 9E stark, fest, entschieden staves, 1B Zeltstangen stealth, 6A Heimlichkeit, hier: Schwerelosigkeit stern, 9B streng, ernst stink, 8C hier: „nicht gut sein“ stint, 10F frustrierende Erfahrung stipulate, 10D vorsehen, vereinbaren stocking caps, 4A Wollstrümpfe strap around, 5A umhängen strengthen, 8B verstärken suburbia, 2E Vorstadt supervise, 1E überwachen surmise, 11D annehmen, vermuten survive, 3F überleben suspect, 9E verdächtigen

sweat, 5A Schweiß sweeping, 5D hier: geschwungen swift, 4E rasch, schnell

t

take apart, 2B auseinandernehmen That’s my cup of tea, 6F Das ist mein Fall. (Redewendung) thigh, 5E Schenkel three-pronged, 2D prong: Zinken, hier: dreigeteilt thud with, 2E schlagen (vor Freude) thwart, 3E vereiteln, verhindern toll, 11A hier: läuten tomato sauce (BE), 1A Tomatensoße topic, 3F aktuelles Thema tow [t@u], 1A schleppen, abschleppen tramp, 14B Landstreicher, Tramp trap, 12A Falle trash (AE), 10E Müll treason, 11E Verrat trie out, 3B ausprobieren trigger off, 13D auslösen triple, 13E dreifach twin brother, 3F Zwillingsbruder

U

ultimately, 7F (Adv.) schließlich unerringly, 10B (Adv.) hier: zielgenau uneven, 9D uneben, zerklüftet unique, 4D einzigartig unscathed, 5A unbeschädigt untrodden, 1D unberührt uproar, 6A Aufschrei, hier: Aufruhr

V

vacation (AE), 7A Urlaub valid, 8A gültig vary, 4C variieren vast, 12D ausgedehnt, weit veil, 1E verschleiern vendor, 5A Verkäufer venture, 5E hier: sich heranwagen vessel, 14B hier: Schiff vigorous, 2E kräftig villain, 8F Schurke, Schuft virtual, 2A wirklich, echt, hier: virtuell virtually, 15D eigentlich, wirklich

visiting professor, 13E Gastprofessor vivid, 11E lebendig vocational, 10E beruflich voluntarily, 11A (Adv.) freiwillig

W

wag, 7E wackeln, wedeln walk-in-closet, 2A Wandschrank (begehbar) wand, 3B Zauberstab wardrobe, 2A Kleiderschrank wary, 4C aufmerksam (be) wary of, 4C misstrauisch beobachten weird, 9 A verrückt welfare, 3E Wohlfahrtshilfe whether, 3B ob Wi-Fi, 2A WLAN (drahtlos) Wi-Fi internet connection, 2C WLAN (drahtlos) wipe off, 5A wegwischen wireless, 2A drahtloser Anschluss wireless, 3A hier: drahtlos witchcraft, 3E Hexenkunst wit, 8F Witz, Geist wizard, 3B Zauberer wizardry, 3E Zauberei world heritage site, 9D Weltkulturerbe wouldn’t happen to know, 2A nicht zufälllig kennen wrap, 3B einwickeln wreath in, 9E hier: umspielen mit wrench out, 5E herauszerren wrestle, 3F ringen wrinkle, 6E Falte

Y

Yankee, 1A Yankee (Amerikaner aus den Nordstaaten) yell, 12E schreien, kreischen yonder, 7F Ferne You’re welcome, 1A entspricht dem deutschen „bitte“ nach „thank you”

Z

zip, 8F

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Inhaltsangabe und Originaltext Katherine Mansfield, The Garden Party Originaltext: http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/GardPart.shtml, Stand: 06.04.2011, S. 1–2

S. 35, S. 41–42

Inhaltsangabe und Originaltext Doris Lessing, The Fifth Child Originaltext aus: Doris Lessing, The Fifth Child, Special overseas edition, London: Paladin Grafton Books, 1989, S. 9 Copyright © 1988 by Doris Lessing. Reprinted by kind permission of Jonathan Clowes Ltd., London on behalf of Doris Lessing

S. 54

Inhaltsangabe Joanne K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Textgrundlage für Inhaltsangabe aus: Joanne K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 1997, S. 65

S. 67, S. 73–74

Inhaltsangabe und Originaltext Peter Mayle, Toujours Provence Originaltext aus: Peter Mayle, Toujours Provence, London: Pan Books Ltd., 1992, S. 149–150 Toujours Provence by Peter Mayle (Hamish Hamilton, 1991, Penguin Books, 2001). Copyright © Peter Mayle, 1991

S. 80, S. 85–86

Inhaltsangabe und Originaltext Jonathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travel Originaltext:http://www.gutenberg.org./catalog/world/readfile?fk_ files=1289066&pageno=6, Stand: 11.04.2011

S. 93, S. 98–100

Inhaltsangabe und Originaltext Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray Originaltext aus: Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, London: Penguin Books, 1994, S. 34–35

S. 107, S. 113–114

Inhaltsangabe und Originaltext John R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit Originaltext aus: J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, Paperback edition, London: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. 1999, S. 17 The Hobbit © The JRR Tolkien Copyright Trust 1937, 1951, 1966, 1978, 1995

S. 120

Inhaltsangabe Ian Fleming, Goldfinger Textgrundlage für Inhaltsangabe aus: Ian Fleming, Goldfinger, London: Coronet Books, 1997, S. 61–62

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Inhaltsangabe und Originaltext Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine, Last Chance to See Originaltext aus: Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine, Last Chance to See, Reprint, New York: Ballantine Books, 1992, S. 160–161 LAST CHANCE TO SEE by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine, copyright © 1990 by Serious Productions Ltd. and Mark Carwardine. Illustration copyright © 1991 by Dean Bornstein. Used by permission of Harmony Books, a division of Random House, Inc.

S. 152, S. 159–160 Inhaltsangabe und Originaltext Frank McCourt, Teacherman Originaltext aus: Frank McCourt, Teacherman, New York: Scribner, 2006, S. 19–20 Copyright © 2005 Green Peril Corp. S. 167, S. 173–175

Inhaltsangabe und Originaltext Gwen Bristow, Deep Summer Originaltext aus: Gwen Bristow, Deep Summer, 17. Auflage, New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1975, S. 64–65 Copyright © Gwen Bristow

S. 183, S. 189–190 Inhaltsangabe und Originaltext Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Originaltext: http://www.literature.org./authors/carrol-lewis/alice-adventures-in-wonderland/chapter10.html, Stand: 11.04.2011 S. 199, S. 205–206 Inhaltsangabe und Originaltext Erich Segal, Love Story Originaltext aus: Erich Segal, Love Story, Frankfurt am Main: Moritz Diesterweg, 1980, S. 8–9 S. 213–214, S. 219–220

Inhaltsangabe und Originaltext Mark Twain, A Tramp Abroad Originaltext: http://www.gutenberg.org./files/119/119-h/p7.htm#ch50, Stand: 11.04.2011

S. 227

Inhaltsangabe Alex Haley, Roots Textgrundlage für Inhaltsangabe aus: Alex Haley, Roots, 2. Auflage, London: Pan Books, 1977, S. 684–685

Der Verlag möchte sich bei Herrn Parr für die Abdruckgenehmigung einiger Übungen und Grammatikerklärungen aus dem Buch „Fast Track English – Helping Hands“ bedanken. Vielen Dank auch an Frau Schmitz und Herrn Gladhart für die Abdruckgenehmigung der Texte aus den Drehbüchern „Grundkurs Englisch“.

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Moderatorenteam der Sendereihe „Grundkurs Englisch“, BR/Günther Albrecht

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Regenschirm mit Flagge des Vereinigten Königreiches, Telefonzelle und Big Ben, London © iStockphoto.com/missaigong

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Grafik Word Order von Günther Albrecht, Bearbeitung Michail Korolev

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