1get ahead phr. v.
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Good language skills can help you to get ahead in life.
vorwärtskommen
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live v.
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Ciara lives in Tralee, Ireland.
leben, wohnen
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tourist n.
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Tourists like visiting famous places.
Tourist, Touristin
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unfortunately adv.
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Unfortunately, she doesn't speak German.
leider, unglücklicherweise
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glad adj.
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Tim's glad so many people speak English.
froh
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foreign language n.
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English is a foreign language in Switzerland.
Fremdsprache
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maths n.
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Maths is an important subject at school.
Mathematik, Mathe
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people n.
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Some people like learning lots of languages.
Leute
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people, peoples n.
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The Ndebele are a people in South Africa.
Volk, Volksgruppe
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real adj.
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Trick's real name is Damian.
wirklich, tatsächlich, echt
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strategy game n.
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I like games such as Scrabble and Dog, but I don't play strategy games on the computer.
Strategiespiel
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guy n.
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Damian is a nice young guy when you get to know him.
Junge, Bursche, Typ
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exchange v.
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We exchange ideas by email and instant messages.
austauschen
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meet, met, met v.
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Damian met a nice girl in a snowboard camp.
treffen, antreffen, kennen lernen
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play a role v.
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English plays an important role in business.
eine Rolle spielen
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widespread adj.
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English is a widespread language nowadays.
weitverbreitet
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island n.
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You have to take a ferry or fly to Ireland, it's an island.
Insel
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inhabitant n.
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The UK has about 60 million inhabitants.
Einwohner, Einwohnerin
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native speaker n.
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There are nearly 400 million native speakers of English.
Muttersprachiger, Muttersprachige
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business n.
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People working in international business need to know other languages.
Wirtschaftsleben, Geschäft
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spread, spread, spread v.
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Tourism helps to spread languages.
verbreiten, sich ausbreiten
22
entertainment n.
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Films and music are part of the entertainment industry.
Unterhaltung, Amüsement
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popular adj.
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Instant messaging is very popular among the young.
beliebt, populär
24
label v.
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Label the diagram using the appropriate words.
beschriften, benennen
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mention v.
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Five people are mentioned in the text.
erwähnen, nennen
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belong to phr. v.
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Scotland belongs to the United Kingdom.
gehören zu
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card game n.
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Jass is a Swiss card game usually played by four people.
Kartenspiel
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multilingual adj.
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Switzerland is a multilingual country.
mehrsprachig
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recognise v.
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The Swiss state recognises four official languages.
anerkennen, erkennen
30
sight n.
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The Rhinefalls are one of the best sights in Switzerland.
Sehenswürdigkeit, Anblick, Sicht
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surface area n.
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One third of Switzerland's surface area is mountainous.
Fläche
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notice v.
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I noticed from the wet street that it had rained.
bemerken, beobachten, feststellen
33
about adv.
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There are about 300 inhabitants on this island.
ungefähr, etwa
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nearly adv.
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There are nearly 500 pupils at our school.
fast, beinahe
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missing adj.
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What are the missing words in this text?
fehlend
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be missing v.
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Some of the words are missing.
fehlen
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outline n.
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The outline of Italy looks like a shoe.
Umriss, Silhouette, Skizze
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rule n.
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The rules of the game are easy to follow.
Regel
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shuffle v.
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Shuffle the cards well before you play.
Karten mischen
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pick v.
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You can pick any card you want.
auswählen, pflücken
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lay, laid, lain v.
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Lay the cards on the table.
legen, ablegen
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throw the dice v.
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Throw the dice and say what number you get.
würfeln
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population n.
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The population of the USA was 300 million in 2008.
Bevölkerung, Bevölkerungszahl
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minority n.
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Italian is a minority language in Switzerland.
Minderheit
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feature n.
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Uluru or Ayers Rock is a feature of the landscape in Australia.
Merkmal, Eigenschaft, Besonderheit
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beat, beat, beaten v.
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The player with the highest number beats the others.
schlagen, besiegen, hauen, verprügeln
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until conj.
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Continue until one player is out of cards.
bis
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winner n.
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The player with the most cards is the winner.
Sieger, Gewinner, Siegerin, Gewinnerin
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large adj.
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The largest country of the world is Russia.
gross, ausgedehnt, umfangreich
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journey n.
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Her longest journey took her to Australia.
Reise
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reason n.
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The reason why she often travels is her job as a journalist.
Grund, Vernunft
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adult n.
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Adults have to pay the full price, children only pay half.
Erwachsener, Erwachsene
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businesswoman n.
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As a businesswoman, she travels a lot.
Geschäftsfrau
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businessman n.
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Her husband is a businessman, too.
Geschäftsmann
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study v.
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She studied at the University of Lausanne.
studieren
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company n.
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The company sells millions of T-shirts.
Firma, Unternehmen, Begleitung, Gesellschaft
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produce v.
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The company produces and imports clothes.
herstellen, produzieren
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environment n.
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Our lakes and rivers are an important part of the environment.
Umwelt, Natur
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trip n.
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He went on a trip around the world.
Reise
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spend a holiday v.
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We'd like to spend our next holiday on a beach.
Ferien verbringen
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express oneself v.
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I want to be able to express myself in French.
sich ausdrücken
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introduce oneself v.
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They introduced themselves with their first names only.
sich vorstellen
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dial v.
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If you want to call the police, dial 117.
Telefonnummer wählen
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answer the phone v.
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Sophie's mother answered the phone.
einen Telefonanruf entgegennehmen