Vocabulary

Vocabulary – and then there were none (I) to crawl chap badger impatiently consideration custom leisure to consult manner penalty to receive to owe apparently queer damnable to leap clutch to clutch

kriechen umgs.: Kerl, Junge Dachs ungeduldig Überlegung Gewohnheit Muße, aufsuchen Benehmen Strafe empfangen schulden; verdanken offensichtlich komisch, seltsam, kauzig grässlich springen Kupplung fest zugreifen, festhalten

Vocabulary – and then there were none (I) to crawl chap badger impatiently consideration custom leisure to consult manner penalty to receive to owe apparently queer damnable to leap clutch to clutch

kriechen umgs.: Kerl, Junge Dachs ungeduldig Überlegung Gewohnheit Muße, aufsuchen Benehmen Strafe empfangen schulden; verdanken offensichtlich komisch, seltsam, kauzig grässlich springen Kupplung fest zugreifen, festhalten

vocabulary – describing people

h a ir short – long – shoulder-length / straight – curly – wavy – spiky – straggly light brown – dark brown – fair – ginger – black – grey – white (but: She is a brunette – blonde – redhead) bald – getting thin on top – sparse hair – thick – thin pony-tail – afro – bangs(AE)/fringe(BE) facial hair sideburns – moustache – goatee – beard – clean-shaven face round – square – thin - chubby skin wrinkles – freckles - mole complexion fair – dark – tanned – pale eyes blue – brown – grey – hazel - green no s e large – small – thick – thin pointed - Roman height tall – medium height - short b u ild obese – fat – stout – muscular – slim – thin - skinny age in his/her teens/twenties/thirties etc

vocabulary – describing people

h a ir short – long – shoulder-length / straight – curly – wavy – spiky – straggly light brown – dark brown – fair – ginger – black – grey – white (but: She is a brunette – blonde – redhead) bald – getting thin on top – sparse hair – thick – thin pony-tail – afro – bangs(AE)/fringe(BE) facial hair sideburns – moustache – goatee – beard – clean-shaven face round – square – thin - chubby skin wrinkles – freckles - mole complexion fair – dark – tanned – pale eyes blue – brown – grey – hazel - green no s e large – small – thick – thin pointed - Roman height tall – medium height - short b u ild obese – fat – stout – muscular – slim – thin - skinny age in his/her teens/twenties/thirties etc

Survival Guide - Food 1) Can you name the meat of the animals shown below?

young:

old:

2) Now you have decided which kind of meat you want, but there is another decision to make – what part of the animal do you prefer or what should the meat look like?

meatball pork chops mince fillet sirloin drumsticks liver giblets 3) Try to match the English word with its German equivalent.

1 halibut 2 trout 3 salmon 4 tuna 5 squid 6 pike 7 eel 8 lobster 9 clam 10 cod 11 prawn

a Lachs b Aal c Hummer d Kabeljau e Heilbutt f Krabbe (groĂ&#x;) g Tintenfisch h Forelle i Muschel k Thunfisch l Hecht

4) Fish and meat can be cooked in different ways. But what can you expect when fish or meat gets ‌ fried grilled roasted deep-fried steamed stir-fried

5) This is the farmer Mr Hillybilly. He wants to sell you some of his products. Unfortunately, due to an encounter with some very mean aliens, he cannot say the names of his products anymore. He will give you descriptions. Give the English name and the German translation of the things he describes. a long thin green vegetable with a point at one end a large yellow-brown tropical fruit or its sweet juicy yellow flesh a hollow red, green, or yellow vegetable, eaten either raw or cooked with other food a large vegetable with smooth purple skin a long thin round vegetable with a dark green skin and a light green inside, usually eaten raw a small thin red or green fruit with a very strong hot taste a root with a very strong hot taste, or the powder made from this root, that is used in cooking a plant like a small onion, used in cooking to give a strong taste and bad breath a long vegetable with dark green skin; used for antipasti; grows like hell a vegetable with large dark green leaves, Popeye’s favourite food a large round vegetable with thick green or purple leaves a tall plant with large yellow seeds that grow together on a cob (=long hard part) , which is cooked and eaten as a vegetable or fed to animals

(there are two words for this plant – AE and BE)

6) Try to translate or explain the following words: German

English

Cola Light peperoni chowder BLT Pommes Frites

(try to give 2 English words)

black pudding white pudding Lebkuchen hot and spicy Pastete Kartoffelbrei raisin sundae Sahne liquor R체hreier cinnamon Getr채nk side dish blutig, medium und durch (Fleisch) Eintopf entree seasoned gravy

7) How can these food phrases best be translated into German.

one man's meat is another man's poison used to say that something that one person likes may not be liked by someone else

the meat and potatoes of sth the most important or basic parts of a discussion, decision, piece of work etc

to beef something up to improve something or make it more interesting, more important etc

to be the apple of somebody's eye to be loved very much by someone

a rotten apple one bad person who has a bad effect on all the others in a group

to not be your cup of tea to not be the type of thing that you like

to put all your eggs in one basket to depend completely on one thing or one course of action in order to get success, so that you have no other plans if this fails

the fruit(s) of something the good results that you have from something, after you have worked very hard

vegetable an offensive word for someone who is alive but who cannot talk or move because their brain is damaged

there are plenty more fish in the sea used to tell someone whose relationship has ended that there are other people they can have a relationship with

neither fish nor fowl (Gefl端gel) neither one thing nor another

to feel like a fish out of water to feel uncomfortable because you feel you do not belong in a place or situation

to be as happy as a clam to be very happy

11a 10th December, 2003

Vocabulary

German-English False Friends Translate the words in brackets so that they fit into the sentences.

1. For conference.

(familiären) reasons, I’m afraid I can’t attend the

2. Cecil has got so hardly has any time for his family.

(engagiert) in local politics that he

3. My brother really knows how to Spanish flea markets.

(handeln) in

4. The (aktuelle) situation in Lebanon is not much better than it was six months ago.

5. Wait a moment. I just want to beach is less crowded round the corner.

(prüfen) whether the

6. Do you think the statue is made of

(massiv) gold?

7. I just can’t help admiring her: she’s so (temperamentvoll) and full of energy all the time.

8. We must take 9. Within three years this ruined his country’s economy.

(adequat) measures now! (skrupellos) dictator had

10. There is a fundamental disagreement here over the price of the new product, but somehow or other we have to (uns arrangieren).

Vocabulary – The Human Body chest torso upper arm – elbow – forearm – wrist hand thigh – knee – lower leg (or shank) – ankle – foot - shin bottom – buttocks – bum (BE) – fanny (AE)– tush (AE)– tushie (or: tushy) (AE) liver kidney lung - lungs stomach belly belly button cleavage pinky / little finger thumb index finger / forefinger toe heel palm abdomen – belly – tummy

Brust - Brustkorb Rumpf/Torso (also der Körper ohne Arme, Beine und Kopf) Oberarm – Ellbogen – Unterarm – Handgelenk - Hand Oberschenkel – Knie – Unterschenkel – Fußgelenk – Fuß – Schienbein Po (bottom und buttocks sind neutral, der Rest ist eher Umgangssprache) ! fanny sollte man Briten gegenüber vermeiden, da es dort eine andere, beleidigende Bedeutung hat)

Leber Niere Lungenflügel - Lunge Magen Bauch Bauchnabel Dekolleté kleiner Finger Daumen Zeigefinger Zehe Ferse Handfläche Bauch abdomen ist der eher medizinische Begriff, belly neutral und tummy umgangssprachlich

to go belly up

bankrott gehen // sterben His company went belly up after having invested in a Chinese toy factory.

knee-jerk (adj.)

automatisch, reflexartig, spontan The pupils’ knee-jerk reaction to homework was yelling: Boo. And the teacher’s kneejerk reaction was to give them even more homework to do.

to get sth. off your chest

etwas loswerden (und zwar etwas, das einen bedrückt oder Gewissensbisse bereitet)

to elbow one’s way through/past/into sth

sich durch-/vorbei-/hineindrängeln

to get out of hand

außer Kontrolle geraten

He felt a lot better after he got it off his chest He elbowed his way through the crowd and into the restroom.

The situation got out of hand when Tokio Hotel went on stage. and a word not to remember: schmaltzy (adj.) = a schmaltzy piece of music, book etc deals with emotions such as love and sadness in a way that seems silly and not serious enough

Vocabulary – The Internet to find/search for sth on the Internet to have access to the

to have the opportunity to use a computer,

Internet

mobile phone etc that is connected to the Internet

to surf the net homepage

the first page of a website, which often contains links to other pages on that website

(web)site

a place on the Internet where you can find information about something, especially a particular organization

webpage

one of the pages of a website

to webcast

to broadcast an event on the Internet, at the time the event happens

to click a button, link

to press a button on a computer mouse to

etc

choose a link or something from the screen

search engine

e.g. Google, Yahoo, Alta Vista etc

to enter (an address /

to put information into a computer by

an URL)

pressing the keys

to type (in your login

write information on a computer

that you want the computer to do

and password) application

a piece of computer software which does a particular job

web 2.0

refers to the “new organisation” of the Internet, which focuses more on participation by the users than on simply offering information; examples for web 2.0 applications are blogs, social network services, video sharing services (MyVideo, YouTube etc) etc

a social network service

a social network service focuses on building online communities of people who share interests and/or activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others. (e.g. facebook, SchuelerVZ, Twitter, Lokalisten etc)

social networking

the action of participating in such social network services

address bar

the “window” at the top of your browser

that shows the URL

Back / Refresh button to launch the browser /

to make a computer program start

a program to double-click

to quickly hit on a button of a mouse twice

icon

a small sign or picture on a computer screen that is used to start a particular operation

to left click / right click There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. – K. Olsen, President of Digital Equipment, 1977

Vocabulary – The Internet to find/search for sth on the Internet to have access to the

to have the opportunity to use a computer,

Internet

mobile phone etc that is connected to the Internet

to surf the net homepage

the first page of a website, which often contains links to other pages on that website

(web)site

a place on the Internet where you can find information about something, especially a particular organization

webpage

one of the pages of a website

to webcast

to broadcast an event on the Internet, at the time the event happens

to click a button, link

to press a button on a computer mouse to

etc

choose a link or something from the screen

search engine

e.g. Google, Yahoo, Alta Vista etc

to enter (an address /

to put information into a computer by

an URL)

pressing the keys

to type (in your login

write information on a computer

that you want the computer to do

and password) application

a piece of computer software which does a particular job

web 2.0

refers to the “new organisation” of the Internet, which focuses more on participation by the users than on simply offering information; examples for web 2.0 applications

are blogs, social network services, video sharing services (MyVideo, YouTube etc) etc

a social network service

a social network service focuses on building online communities of people who share interests and/or activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others. (e.g. facebook, SchuelerVZ, Twitter, Lokalisten etc)

social networking

the action of participating in such social network services

address bar

the “window” at the top of your browser that shows the URL

Back / Refresh button to launch the browser /

to make a computer program start

a program to double-click

to quickly hit on a button of a mouse twice

icon

a small sign or picture on a computer screen that is used to start a particular operation

to left click / right click There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home. – Ken Olsen, President, Digital Equipment, 1977

Fairy Tale Language (also good for fantasy novels) mythological/fantastic beasts and creatures dwarf / dwarves elf / elves fairy/fairie witch sorcerer/warlock wizard giant magician/conjurer pixie

Zwerg Elf(e) Fee Hexe Hexer Zauberer Riese Zauberkünstler Fee/Kobold klein, Flügel, grüne Kleidung, spielt den Menschen Streiche

gnome dragon unicorn goblin leprechaun mermaid merman wraith/ghost sprite

Wicht/Wichtel/Gnom Drache Einhorn Kobold irischer Kobold Meerjungfrau Wassermann Geist/Gespenst feen-/koboldartiges Wesen oder aber ein Geisterwesen

Kröte Eule Ziege Rabe Krähe Bär Schildkröte (turtle wird

hedgehog snake serpent magpie eagle donkey fox

Igel Schlange große Schlange Elster Adler Esel Fuchs

cock/rooster goose (pl: geese)

Hahn Gans

animals toad owl goat raven crow bear tortoise / turtle

außerhalb der USA oft nur für Wasserschildkröten verwendet)

mule hen

Maultier Henne

craftsmen and “professions” miller

Müller

carpenter

blackmith bricklayer king - queen prince - princess hunter apprentice knight

(Huf)-Schmied Maurer König - Königin Prinz - Prinzessin Jäger Lehrling Ritter

mason tailor huntsman / hunter logger / lumberjack beggar journeyman/apprentice squire

Hexerei Zauberspruch Armut Pilz Schwert Keule Eimer Höhle mit einem Zauber belegen, be/verzaubern

stepmother/-father rags mother-in-law well shield dungeon riddle wand to curse so.

Tischler/Schreiner/ Zimmermann Steinmetz/Maurer Schneider Jäger Holzfäller Bettler Geselle Knappe

other useful words witchcraft spell poverty mushroom sword club bucket cave to enchant

Stiefmutter/-vater Lumpen (Kleidung) Schwiegermutter Brunnen Schild Kerker Rätsel Zauberstab mit einem Fluch belegen, verfluchen

Drama: Drama is the art of writing and performing a play. The author of a play is called a playwright.

A play may consist of several acts which can be subdivided into scenes. The roles or parts are played by actresses and actors, who make up the cast. The characters talk to each other in dialogues (if somebody talks to himself it is called a monologue). The director stages the play and helps the actors put the stage directions into practice. The people who watch the play are called the audience.

(The New Skyline, page 20) Other words useful for describing a drama:

hero (male) heroine (female) protagonist antagonist soliloquy (plural: soliloquies) stage setting plot conflict tragedy

comedy exposition

The main character of a play. The hero/heroine doesn’t have to be a good person, but can also be utterly evil.

Protagonist is another word for the hero/heroine of a play/novel etc.

The character opposing the hero.

Another word for a monolgue.

The place within a theatre the play is performed on.

The time and place of the action of a literary, dramatic, or cinematic work The main story of a literary work.

The opposition of persons or forces that gives rise to the dramatic action in a drama or fiction A serious drama typically describing a conflict between the protagonist and a superior force (as destiny) and having a sorrowful or disastrous conclusion that excites pity or terror.

A drama of light and amusing character and typically with a happy ending.

The beginning of a play or narrative, which provides information vital to an understanding of the conflict and the events that are to come.

head-of-state

bureaucracy

chancellor to veto sth commanderin-chief approval

abortion/ termination to appoint capital punishment/ death penalty incurable term gross national product (GNP) gross domestic product (GDP) ambassador

treaty civil service civil servant state of the union address

the main representative of a country, such as a queen, king, or president, who may not have duties in the country's government a) a complicated official system which is annoying or confusing because it has a lot of rules, processes etc b) here: the officials who are employed rather than elected to do the work of a government, business etc the leader of the government or the main government minister of some countries to refuse to accept a particular plan or suggestion someone of high rank who is in control of all the military organizations in a country or of a specific military activity a) when a plan, decision, or person is officially accepted b) when someone likes something or someone and thinks that they are good (e.g. He nodded in approval) a medical operation to end a pregnancy so that the baby is not born alive to choose someone for a position or a job (to appoint sb as sth / to appoint sb to sth) punishment which involves killing someone who has committed a crime impossible to heal/cure a fixed period of time during which someone does something or something happens

Bruttosozialprodukt

Bruttoinlandsprodukt

a) an important official who represents his or her government in a foreign country b) someone who represents a particular sport, business etc because they behave in a way that people admire a formal written agreement between two or more countries or governments the government departments that manage the affairs of the country someone employed in the civil service a speech given in January each year by the President of the US to Congress and the nation, in which he gives his opinion of the condition of the country and explains his plans for the future Falling down does not signify failure but staying there does. – English Proverb

Vocabulary – Advertising to address sb to appeal to sb at first sight / at first glance to evoke (e.g. interest in sth) subconscious

to seduce sb into doing sth (noun: seduction)

client art director

copywriter jingle exaggerated target group trademark

brand logo to glamorize market flashy artificial to purchase (noun: purchase) promotion

to say sth directly to sb to seem attractive and interesting to sb when you first look at sth to produce a strong feeling or memory in someone subconscious feelings, desires etc are hidden in your mind and affect your behaviour, but you do not know that you have them to make someone want to do something by making it seem very attractive or interesting to them customer someone whose job is to decide on how pictures, photographs etc will look in a magazine, film, advertisement etc someone who writes the words for advertisements a short song used in a commercial made to seem better/worse than it actually is a particular group of people an ad is amed at a name, symbol or design a company uses for its products and that cannot be used by anyone else (e.g. the Nike Swoosh) a type of product made by a particular company, that has a particular name or design the name and/or symbol of a company set in specially designed lettering to make sth bad appear attractive population representing possible customers attracting attention by being bright, large etc not real/natural; made or produced to copy sth natural to buy something

activities used to encourage the purchase of a product sweepstakes a sales promotion in which prizes are awarded to the customers to convince sb to make someone feel certain that something is true Advertising is legalized Lying. – H.G. Wells

The Arts – Painting canvas oil paint watercolour drawing charcoal drawing / charcoal sketch masterpiece piece of art ceiling fresco forgery / fake reproduction (of) forger notorious (he is known as a notorious forger) genuine (he owns a genuine Van Gogh) portrait lanscape still life bright / pale / soft colours pastel-coloured frame contemporary to cause an uproar demand for to commission so. with sth. exhibition exhibit brush easel sketch gallery to sign / to autograph sth

Leinwand Ölfarbe Wasserfarben Zeichnung Kohlezeichnung Meisterwerk Kunstwerk Deckengemälde Fälschung Reproduktion Fälscher berüchtigt echt Porträt Landschaftsgemälde Stillleben leuchtende / blasse / weiche Farben pastellfarben Bilderrahmen zeitgenössisch Aufruhr verursachen Nachfrage (nach etwas) etwas in Auftrag geben Ausstellung Ausstellungsstück Pinsel Staffelei Skizze Gallerie / Kunstmuseum signieren

A painting in a museum hears more ridiculous opinions than anything else in the world. - Edmond de Goncourt

<â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Vocabulary

- Transportation?>

pedestrian

someone who is walking, especially along a street or other place used by cars pedestrian a shopping area in the centre of a town where cars, trucks etc area/zone/precinct cannot go pedestrian (adj.) a) relating to pedestrians or used by pedestrians (only appears in combination with a noun) b) ordinary and uninteresting and without any imagination, e.g. a pedestrian story (boring) means of a way of travelling, for example using a car, bus, bicycle etc or transport(ation) the thing you use to get to another place (e.g. a car, a bike etc) to ride a) to sit on an animal, especially a horse, and make it move along b) to travel on a vehicle with two wheels (a bike or a motorbike) c) to travel in a bus, car, or other vehicle that you are not driving a ride a journey in a vehicle, when you are not driving Can you give me a ride to the city centre? van a vehicle used especially for carrying goods, which is smaller than a truck and has a roof and usually no windows at the sides or [AE] a large box-like car that can carry a lot of people truck [AE] / lorry a large road vehicle used to carry goods [BE] convertible a car with a soft roof that you can fold back or remove multi-storey cara building with several floors or levels you can park your car on park [BE] / multiThere is a multi-storey car-park within the Atrium. story car-park [AE] parking garage a building in a public place where cars can be parked garage [BE] / gas a place where you buy petrol ( a garage can also be a place station [AE] where you get your car repaired) plane / aircraft a vehicle that flies in the air and has wings and at least one engine rocket a vehicle used for travelling or carrying things into space, which is shaped like a big tube or pipe spacecraft a vehicle that is able to travel in space (sth. lie the Spaceshuttles or the Millenium Falcon) to fly to travel by plane or to be at the controls of a plane and direct it as it flies to go by car, to move or travel in a particular way, whether you are in control plane, bus etc. of the car, plane etc or not to drive to make a car, truck, bus etc move along and you are the driver speeding the offence of driving faster than the legal limit to speed (+adverb to go quickly or preposition) He sped down the highway. to speed by if time speeds by, it seems to pass very quickly to speed up to move or happen faster, or to make something move or happen faster (opposite: slow down) to speed sth. up to make sth. work or move faster

â&#x20AC;Ś and a word not worth remembering: to schlep (informal) - to carry or pull something heavy