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New Total English Elementary

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Part of
Speech

Pronunication

German

French

Italian

Example Sentence

rpondre
demander

rispondere
chiedere

Katie answered the teacher's question.

Rob asked me if I was feeling OK.

Unit 1
8
8

answer
ask

v
v

ns
sk

antworten
fragen

check

tek

berprfen

vrifier

controllare

Mum always checks the doors are locked

before leaving the house.

complete

kmplit

abschlieen

terminer

completare

You can go out when you complete your

homework.

8
8

correct
listen

v
v

krekt
lsn

korrigieren
zuhren

correct
couter

correggere
ascoltare

She had eighteen exercise books to

correct.
Please listen to me when I'm speaking!

look at

phrasal verb

lk t

schauen auf

regarder

guardare

She looked at her watch to check the

time.

match

mt

zuordnen

attribuer

intonare

Match the songs with the people who sing

them.

read

rid

lesen

lire

leggere

When she receives an email, she reads it

straight away.

repeat

rpit

wiederholen

rpter

ripetere

Could you repeat what you just said,

please?

8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9

write
mean
spell
understand
grandmother
mother
goodbye
classmate

v
v
v
v
n
n
interjection
n

rat

klsmet

schreiben
bedeuten
buchstabieren
verstehen
Gromutter
Mutter
auf Wiedersehen
Klassenkamerad

crire
Signifier
peler
comprendre
Grand-mre
mre
Au revoir
camarade de classe

scrivere
significa
sillabare
capire
nonna
mamma
arrivederci
compagno di classe

Josh writes an email to his grandmother

every week.
Merci' means 'thank you' in French.
Can you spell your name for me?
Does Jim understand Spanish?
This is a photograph of my grandmother.
My mother taught me how to cook.
Goodbye Chris! See you Monday.
Zak is one of my classmates.

mobile phone number

mbal fn nmb

Handynummer

Numro de tlphone portable

numero di telefono
cellulare/telefonino

He gave his friends his new mobile phone

number.

Pearson Schweiz AG

min
spel
ndstnd
rnm
m
dba

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German

French

Italian

Example Sentence

10

iPod

apd

iPod

iPod

iPod

My daughter wants an iPod for her

birthday.

10

nationality

nnlti

Nationalitt

nationalit

nazionalit

Students of many different nationalities

come to study here.

11
11
11

what
from
excuse me

pron,
determiner
prep
interjection

wt

kskjuz mi

was
von
entschuldigen Sie

que/quoi
de
Excusez-moi

cosa
da
mi scusi

What would you like for your birthday?' 'I

would like an iPod.'
I ran all the way home from school.
Excuse me, do you need any help?

11

where

adv, conj,
pron

we

wo

dove

Where's Rosa?' 'Upstairs, I think.'

11

who

pron

hu

wer

qui

chi

Who told you about the party?' 'Carole

told me about the party.'

12

wedding

wed

Hochzeit

mariage

nozze

Janet and Peter go married last summer.

Their wedding was in New York.

12

daughter

dt

Tochter

fille

figlia

They have two daughters: Caroline and

Sarah.

12
12
12
12

relationship
handbag
phone
watch

n
n
n
n

rlenp

Beziehung
Handtasche
Telefon
Armbanduhr

relation
sac main
tlphone
montre

rapporto, relazione
borsetta
telefono
orologio

What is your relationship to Helen?' 'She's

my cousin.'
There's a pen in my handbag.
A woman answered the phone.
It's ten o'clock by my watch.

12
12

wedding ring
brother

n
n

wed r

Ehering
Bruder

alliance
frre

fede (nuziale), anello

fratello

The couple bought matching wedding

rings.
My brother looks like our mother.

12
12
12
12
12
12

family
husband
family tree
father
sister
son

n
n
n
n
n
n

fmli

Familie
Ehemann
Familienstammbaum
Vater
Schwester
Sohn

famille
poux
arbre gnalogique
pre
sur
fils

famiglia
marito
albero genealogico
padre
sorella
figlio

There are four girls and two boys in my

family.
I met my husband fifteen years ago.
Katie drew her family tree at school.
My father is German.
My sister looks like our father.
I have two sons and a daughter.

Pearson Schweiz AG

frm, frm

hndb
fn
wt

br

hzbnd
fmli tri
f
sst
sn

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12

wife

waf

Ehefrau

pouse

moglie

My brother and his wife came to visit us

last week.

13

boyfriend

bfrend

Freund

petit ami

ragazzo, amico

My boyfriend and I went to the cinema last

night.

13
13

homework
married

n
adj

hmwk
mrid

Hausarbeit
verheiratet

travail mnager
mari(e)

compito
sposato/a

My science homework is very difficult

tonight.
She is married to a famous footballer.

13

single

adj

sl

alleinstehend

clibataire

singolo, scapolo, nubile

Emma had a boyfriend last year, but she

is single again now.

13
13
13

aunt
children
grandfather

n
n
n

nt

Tante
Kinder
Grovater

tante
enfants
grand-pre

zia
bambini
nonno

I stay with my aunt and uncle in the

summer holidays.
My grandmother had twelve children.
My grandfather gave me this book.

13
13
13

nephew
niece
parent

n
n
n

nefju

Neffe
Nichte
Elternteil

neveu
nice
parent

nipote
nipote
genitori

When my sister was in hospital, my

nephew came to stay.
I have six nephews but no nieces!
I try to phone my parents every week.

13
13
13

uncle
best friend
cousin

n
n
n

kl

Onkel
bester Freund/beste Freundin
Cousin

oncle
meilleurs ami
cousin

zio
migliore amico/a
cugino

Uncle Mike always visits us at Christmas.

Natalie is my best friend.
Jane and I are cousins.

13
13

grandparent
sister-in-law

n
n

rnpernt
sstr n l

Groelternteil
Schwgerin

grands-parents
Belle-sur

nonni
cognata

We visited my grandparents at the

weekend.
My sister-in-law is a fantastic cook!

13

stepbrother

stepbr

Stiefbruder

beau-frre

fratellastro

Jack is my stepbrother and we live in the

same house.

14
14
14
14
14

actor
architect
chef
computer programmer
dentist

n
n
n
n
n

kt

Schauspieler
Architekt
Kchenchef
Computerprogrammierer
Zahnarzt

acteur
architecte
cuisinier en chef
programmeur informatique
dentiste

attore
architetto
cuoco
programmatore di software
dentista

He wants to be an actor in Hollywood

films.
Her dad is an architect.
That restaurant has a fantastic chef!
My brother is a computer programmer.
I go to the dentists every six months.

Pearson Schweiz AG

tldrn
rnf

nis
pernt

best frend
kzn

ktekt
ef
kmpjut prrm
dentst

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14

doctor

dkt

Arzt

docteur

medico

Nina went to see the doctor when she hurt

her leg.

14

engineer

endn

Ingenieur

ingnieur

ingegnere

My mother works as an engineer for a

construction company.

14

farmer

fm

Bauer

agriculteur

produttore di latte

My uncle is a dairy farmer and we get all

our milk free!

14

lawyer

lj

Rechtsanwalt

avocat

avvocato

The lawyer advised us not to proceed with

the case.

14

sea captain

si kptn

Schiffskapitn

capitaine de vaisseau

capitano di mare

Jamie's great-grandfather was a sea

captain many years ago.

14

shop assistant

p sstnt

Verkufer

vendeur

commesso/a

The shop assistant in the clothes shop

was very helpful.

14

TV producer

ti vi prdjus

Fernsehproduzent

producteur tlvision

produttore TV

That TV producer won an award for his

programme about animals.

14

computing

kmpjut

Computerarbeit

informatique

computer

Jess decided to take a course in

computing at college.
Dad wanted me to go into the family
business but I wasn't interested in
farming.

14

family business

fmli bzns

Familienunternehmen

entreprise familiale

azienda (a conduzione)
familiare

14

interesting

adj

ntrst

interessant

intressant

interessante

A good teacher can make any subject

interesting.

proprietario
marketing

When we had a problem with the

dishwasher, we asked the landlord to get
it fixed.
Stella works in marketing.

14
14

landlord
marketing

n
n

lndld
mkt

Hauswirt
Marketing

propritaire
marketing

14

marketing director

mkt drekt, da-

Marketingleiter

directeur commercial

direttore marketing

I didn't apply for the job of marketing

director because you have to travel
abroad a lot.

14
14

boring
hospital

adj
n

br

langweilig
Krankenhaus

ennuyeux
hpital

noioso
ospedale

The programme was so boring she fell

asleep.
My mother is in hospital at the moment.

Pearson Schweiz AG

hsptl

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Italian

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Arbeit haben
im Ruhestand

employ
retrait(e)

occupato
pensionato

Most people prefer to be in work than out

of work.
My granddad is a retired police officer.

arbeitslos
Seite

sans emploi
page

disoccupato
pagina

I'm unemployed at the moment, but I'm

looking for work.
I tore a page out of my notebook.

tit

Direktor
Lehrer

directeur
instituteur/institutrice

direttore
maestro

The company directors have a meeting

every month.
Miss Lind is my English teacher.

verb phrase

t mmnt

zur Zeit

en ce moment

adesso,ora

At the moment, the hospital is caring for

seventeen patients.

student

stjudnt

Student

tudiant(e)

studente

My children are both students at the local

university.

15

taxi driver

tksi drav

Taxifahrer

chauffeur de taxi

tassista

The taxi driver was late and we missed

our plane.

16
16
16
16
16
16
16

good evening
good morning
good night
hello
hi
see you later
see you soon

interjection
interjection
interjection
interjection
interjection
interjection
interjection

d ivn

guten Abend
Guten Morgen.
gute Nacht
hallo
hi
bis spter
bis bald

bonsoir
Bonjour
Bonne nuit
salut
Salut
plus tard
bientt

buona sera
buon giorno
buona notte
salve
salve
ci vediamo pi tardi
ci vediamo presto

Good evening, everybody, and welcome!

Good morning, class.
Good night. Sleep well.
Hello, can I help you?
Hi! How are you?
I have to go now, but see you later!
I'm on my way, so I'll see you soon.

16
16
16

see you tomorrow

bye
job

interjection
interjection
n

si j tmr

db

bis morgen
wiedersehn
Arbeit

demain
Salut
travail

ci vediamo domani
arrivederci
lavoro

I'm going home now see you tomorrow!

Bye, Max! It was nice meeting you!
Teaching is an interesting job.

16

degree

dri

Abschluss

diplme

diploma, laurea

Tom got a good degree in English

Literature.

adentti kd

Personalausweis

Carte d'identit

carta d'identit

We don't have to carry identity cards in

this country.

14
14

in work
retired

phrasal verb
adj

n wk

14
14

unemployed
page

adj
n

nmpld

14
14

director
teacher

n
n

drekt, da-

15

at the moment

15

rtad

ped

d mn
d nat
hl
ha
si j let
si j sun

ba

Unit 1 Writing Bank

135 identity card

Pearson Schweiz AG

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Example Sentence

135 address

dres

Adresse

adresse

indirizzo

My address is 37 King Street, London.

135 age
135 email address
135 first name

n
n
n

ed

fst nem

Alter
E-Mail-Adresse
Vorname

ge
Adresse de courriel
prnom

et
indirizzo e-mail
nome

What age were you when your father

died?
I filled in my email address on the form.
Miss Green's first name is Karen.

135 form

fm

Formular

formulaire

modulo

You have to use the correct form to apply

for a passport.

135 kin

kn

Verwandtschaft

proches parents

parentela, famiglia

We should inform his next of kin of his

death.

135
135
135
135
135

n
n
n
n
v

lwd

san

Sprache
Beschftigung
Pass
Telefonnummer
unterschreiben

langue
occupation
passeport
Numro de tlphone
signature

lingua
occupazione, professione
passaporto
numero di telefono
firmare

She speaks three languages, including

Japanese.
Please state your name and occupation.
My son has an American passport.
He gave me the wrong phone number.
She signed the letter 'Dr Kay Hill'.

135 surname

snem

Nachname

Nom de famille

cognome

When Anna got married she changed her

surname.

135 telephone number

telfn nmb

Telefonnummer

Numro de tlphone

numero di telefono

When I changed address, I asked to keep

the same telephone number.

gehen
Bett
Nacht

aller
lit
nuit

andare
letto
notte

She went to Paris to study French.

It's time to go to bed.
It snowed in the night.

aufstehen
Frhstck
Mittagessen

se lever
Petit-djeuner
djeuner

alzarsi
colazione
pranzo

I get up at seven o'clock and start work at

nine o'clock.
I have fruit and yoghurt for breakfast.
I had a sandwich with salad for lunch.

domicile
quitter

casa
lasciare

I wasn't feeling very well, so I stayed at

home.
We left the party at about midnight.

Aprs-midi

pomeriggio

He sometimes has a sleep in the

afternoon.

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language
occupation
passport
phone number
sign

imel dres

kjpen
pspt
fn nmb

Unit 2
19
19
19

go
bed
night

v
n
n

19
19
19

get up
breakfast
lunch

phrasal verb
n
n

et p

19
19

home
leave

n
v

hm
li:v

Zuhause
verlassen

19

afternoon

ftnun

Nachmittag

Pearson Schweiz AG

bed
nat

brekfst
lnt

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19

evening

ivn

Abend

soir

sera

We usually eat at around seven in the

evening.

19
19

morning
half past

n
n

mn
hf pst

Morgen
halb ...

Matin
Pass de 30 minutes

mattino
mezzo, e mezza

I'm busy in the morning, but I could meet

you after lunch.
The meeting started at half past nine.

19

oclock

klk

Uhr

heures

ore/ora

Dinner will be ready at eight o'clock, but

get here by seven thirty.

19

quarter past

kwt pst

viertel (fnf), Viertel nach (vier) pass d'un quart

e un quarto

I can't make it for seven, but I'll get there

by quarter past.

19

quarter to

kwt t

dreiviertel (fnf), Viertel vor

(fnf)

moins le quart

un quarto alle

The bus used to come at seven o'clock,

but now it comes at quarter to.

20
20
20
20

game
holiday
dinner
help

n
n
n
v

em

Spiel
Urlaub
Abendessen
helfen

jeu
vacances
dner
aider

gioco
vacanze, ferie
cena
aiutare

I got a new computer game for Christmas.

Did you have a nice holiday?
They had dinner at eight.
Thanks for helping me.

20
20
20

lot
meet
party

n
v
n

lt

pti

Menge
kennenlernen
Party

beaucoup
faire la connaissance de
fte

un mucchio, tanto
incontrare
festa

It's been a great day, and we had lots of

fun.
Have you ever met her husband?
We're having a party next Saturday.

20

problem

prblm

Problem

problme

problema

She's had a lot of personal problems

recently.

20

client

klant

Kunde

client

cliente

Mr Dolan is an important client of this law

firm.

20

entertainment

enttenmnt

Unterhaltung

divertissement

divertimento, intrattenimento

Most teenagers love entertainment such

as movies and computer games.

20

holiday rep

hldi rep

Reiseleiter

agent de vacances

assistente turistico

She loves being a holiday rep as every

day is different.

20

swimming pool

swm pul

Swimmingpool

piscine

piscina

He swam in the swimming pool for thirty

minutes.

20

excursion

kskn

Ausflug

excursion

escursione, gita

We took an excursion by boat to the

island of Capri.

Pearson Schweiz AG

hldi, -de
dn
help

mit

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20

finish

fn

beenden

finir

finire

Just let me finish this letter.

20
20
20
20
20

flea market
fun
nightclub
restaurant
sell

n
n
n
n
v

fli mkt

sel

Flohmarkt
Spa
Nachtclub
Restaurant
verkaufen

march aux puces

plaisir
club de nuit
restaurant
vendre

mercato delle pulci

divertimento
locale notturno
ristorante
vendere

Petticoat Lane is one of the best-known

flea markets in London.
The party was great fun.
London has some great nightclubs.
They had dinner in a Chinese restaurant.
I sold Joe my computer.

20

special

adj

spel

besonders

spcial

speciale

We have a very special guest with us this

evening.

20
20
20

take
tell
work

v
v
n

tek

wk

mitnehmen
erzhlen
Arbeit

emporter
dire
travail

prendere
dire
lavoro

I always take my camera with me when I

go on holiday.
I told him about my new job.
I did a lot of work yesterday.

21

eat

it

essen

manger

mangiare

Most of the children eat sandwiches for

lunch.

21

sleep

slip

schlafen

dormir

dormire

Most people need to sleep for eight hours

every night.

21
21

organise
play

v
v

naz

organisieren
spielen

organiser
jouer

organizzare
giocare

The school organises a trip to the sea

every summer.
Do you know how to play tennis?

21
22

office
like

n
v

fs

Bro
mgen

bureau
aimer bien

ufficio
piacere

The company's office is in the city centre.

Katie likes John a lot.

22
22

shark
make

n
v

Hai
herstellen

requin
produire

pescecane
fare, produrre

We visited Florida and went shark fishing.

The company makes cars.

22
22
22

start
weekend
wait

v
n
v

stt

wet

beginnen
Wochenende
warten

commencer
Fin de semaine
attendre

iniziare
fine settimana
aspettare, attendere

Sue started dancing lessons at the age of

fifty.
Did you have a good weekend?
I waited for a bus for thirty minutes.

22

check

tek

berprfen

vrifier

controllare

The firemen check all the equipment daily.

Pearson Schweiz AG

fn
natklb
restrnt

tel

ple

lak

mek

wikend

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22
22

cleaner
dangerous

n
adj

klin
dendrs

Reinigungskraft
gefhrlich

nettoyeur
dangereux

addetto alle pulizie

pericoloso

The cleaner comes in once a week to

clean the house.
Police say the man is very dangerous.

22

dirty

adj

dti

schmutzig

sale

sporco

His clothes get very dirty when he plays

football.

22
22

diver
dry

n
v

dav
dra

Taucher
abtrocknen

plongeur
sec

subacqueo
asciugare

The divers found an old ship at the bottom

of the sea.
Lynn dried the dishes.

22

exciting

adj

ksat

aufregend

passionnant(e)

emozionante, eccitante

The World Cup football final is an exciting

game.

22
22

feed
hair

v
n

fid

fttern
Haar

Donner manger
cheveu

dare da mangiare
capelli

My sister will feed the cat when I'm on

holiday.
Both my sisters have fair hair.

22
22

hairdresser
invent

n
v

hedres
nvent

Friseur
erfinden

coiffeur
inventer

parrucchiere
inventare

I made an appointment at the

hairdresser's.
Who invented the first computer?

22

inventor

nvent

Erfinder

inventeur

inventore

Tim Berners-Lee is the inventor of the

World Wide Web.

22
22

tank
swim

n
v

tk
swm

Becken
schwimmen

rservoir
nager

vasca
nuotare

They lowered the diver into the shark

tank.
We swim in the lake every summer.

22

talk

tk

sprechen

s'entretenir

parlare

Sorry, I can't talk now I have to go to a

meeting.

22

theme park

im pk

Themenpark

Parc thmatique

parco divertimenti

Disneyland Paris is the most popular

theme park in Europe.

22
22
22

visitor
walk
wash

n
v
v

vzt

Besucher
zu Fu gehen
waschen

visiteur
marcher
laver

visitatori
camminare
lavare

Visitors to the building must wear a name

tag.
I usually walk to college.
Have you washed my shirt?

22

wax model

wks mdl

Wachsmodell

Modle de cire

modello di cera

Madame Tussauds is a museum that

contains wax models of famous people.

Pearson Schweiz AG

he

wk

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Pronunication

German

French

Italian

Example Sentence

Zoo
vorsichtig

zoo
attentif

giardino zoologico
prudente

We took the children to see all the

animals at the zoo.
Be careful crossing the road.

klin

Computerspiel
reinigen

Jeu sur ordinateur

nettoyer

computer game
pulire

I bought him a computer game for his

birthday.
I need to clean my boots.

adj

nju

neu

nouveau

nuovo

You have to listen to the band's new

album.

every day

noun phrase

evri de

jeden Tag

Tous les jours

ogni giorno

Sam goes to work every day except

Sunday.

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five days a week

noun phrase

fav dez wik

fnf Tage die Woche

Cinq jours par semaine

cinque giorni la settimana

The children go to school five days a

week.

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three times a week

sleep

noun phrase
v

ri tamz wik
slip

dreimal pro Woche

schlafen

Trois fois par semaine

dormir

tre volte la settimana

dormire

Ruby goes swimming three times a week.

Did you sleep well last night?

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local shop

lkl p

rtlicher Laden

Boutique de proximit

negozio di zona

He walked to the local shop for some milk.

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bag

Sack, Tte

sac

sacchetto

She takes her lunch to work in a paper

bag.

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book

bk

Buch

livre

libro

Did you read any good books on holiday?

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laptop computer
magazine

n
n

lptp kmpjut

Laptop-Computer
Zeitschrift

ordinateur portable
magazine

computer portatile
rivista

Jack got a laptop computer when he

started his new job.
I bought a magazine to read on the train.

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scarf
watch
child

n
n
n

skf

tald

Schal
Armbanduhr
Kind

charpe
montre
enfant

sciarpa
orologio da polso
bambino

It was cold outside so I wore a scarf and

some gloves.
It's ten o'clock by my watch.
I lived in the USA when I was a child.

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dictionary

dknri

Wrterbuch

dictionnaire

dizionario

If you don't understand a word, look it up

in a dictionary.

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cheap

adj

tip

billig

moins cher

economico, di poco prezzo

She went online to find a cheap train ticket

to London.

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zoo
careful

n
adj

zu

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computer game
clean

n
v

kmpjut em

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new

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come

km

kommen

arriver

venire, arrivare

Look, the bus is coming!

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digital camera
kind
open

n
n
adj

ddtl kmr

Digitalkamera
Art
offen

appareil photo numrique

aimable
ouverte(e)

fotocamera digitale
tipo
aperto/a

My daughter emails us photos from her

digital camera.
What kind of music do you like?
The door was open, so I went in.

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stall
Sunday
clothes
buy

n
n
n
v

stl

Stand
Sonntag
Kleidung
kaufen

comptoir
dimanche
vtements
acheter

banco
domenica
abiti, vestiti
comprare, acquistare

There was a long queue at the fruit and

vegetable stall in the market.
I'll see you on Sunday.
She wears smart clothes for work.
Where did you buy that T-shirt?

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diary
DVD player
mobile phone

n
n
n

dari

Terminkalender, Tagebuch
DVD-Player
Mobiltelefon

agenda
Lecteur de DVD
tlphone mobile

diario, agenda
lettore DVD
telefono cellulare, telefonino

I'll check my diary to see if I can come on

Friday.
Jack lent me his DVD player.
Call me on my mobile phone.

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MP3 player
shoe

n
n

em pi ri ple

MP3-Player
Schuh

lecteur MP3
chaussure

lettore MP3
scarpe

Sylvia listens to music on her MP3 player.

My wife has twenty pairs of shoes!

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black
blue
brown
green
grey

adj
adj
adj
adj
adj

blk

schwarz
blau
braun
grn
grau

noir
bleu
marron
vert
gris

nero
blu
marrone
verde
grigio

She wore a white blouse and a black skirt.

She has big blue eyes.
He has light brown hair.
The leaves on the tree are green.
The house was built with old grey stone.

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old
red
white

adj
adj
adj

ld

alt
rot
wei

vieux/vielle
rouge
blanc

vecchio
rosso
bianco

The old woman walked slowly down the

road.
He drives a red sports car.
He bought her a bunch of white roses.

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yellow
young

adj
adj

jel
j

gelb
jung

jaune
jeune

giallo
giovane

She bought some bright yellow curtains

for the kitchen.
Do you enjoy teaching young children?

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bad

adj

bd

schlecht

mauvais

brutto, cattivo

We only had two days of bad weather on

our holiday.

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pn

sndi, -de
klz, klz
ba

di vi di ple
mbal fn

blu
bran
rin
re

red
wat

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good
modern

adj
adj

d
mdn

gut
modern

bon
moderne

buono
moderno

I love reading good books.

They only use modern farming methods.

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ugly

adj

li

hsslich

affreux

brutto, sgradevole

It was an ugly animal, but it didn't look

dangerous.

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useful
useless
belt
coat
big

adj
adj
n
n
adj

jusfl

ntzlich
nutzlos
Grtel
Mantel
gro

utile
inutile
ceinture
manteau
grand/grande

utile
inutile
cintura
cappotto, giaccone
grande

They gave us a useful map of the town

centre.
This knife is useless.
He bought a black leather belt.
Put your coat on before you go outside.
They live in a big house.

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camera

kmr

Kamera

camra

macchina fotografica

I took a lot of photos with my camera on

holiday.

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guidebook

adbk

Reisefhrer

guide

guida

I bought a guidebook about Italy before

we went there on holiday.

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particularly

adv

ptkjlli

besonders

particulirement

particolarmente

She was particularly pleased to see her

brother.

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present

preznt

Geschenk

cadeau

regalo, presente

I went into town to buy a present for my

dad.

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sunscreen

snskrin

Sonnenschutzmittel

cran solaire

filtro solare

Before going to the beach, Ella put

sunscreen on her face and body.

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sightseeing

satsi

Besichtigung

tourisme

giro turistico

In the afternoon, we all did some

sightseeing in the city.

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suitcase
sunbathe

n
v

sutkes, sjut-

Koffer
sonnenbaden

valise
bain de soleil

valigia
prendere il sole

Each person can take one suitcase on the

plane.
It is too hot to sunbathe in the afternoon.

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136 police officer
136 police station

n
n
n

mit

plis sten

Besprechung
Polizeibeamter
Polizeirevier

runion
agent de police
poste de police

riunione
agente di polizia
posto di polizia

Mr Thompson is in a meeting until four

o'clock today.
The police officer arrested a car thief.
The man was taken to the police station.

136 spotlight

sptlat

Rampenlicht

feux de la rampe

essere sotto i riflettori

Education is once again under the

spotlight.

jusls
belt
kt

snbe

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136 swim
136 town centre

Part of
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Pronunication

German

French

Italian

Example Sentence

n
n

swm
tan sent

Schwimmen
Stadtzentrum

natation
centre-ville

nuotare
centro citt

I often go for a swim after school.

We took a bus into the town centre.

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the news

njuz

die Nachrichten

les nouvelles

notizie

I usually watch the news at six o'clock.

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free time

fri tam

Freizeit

Temps libre

tempo libero

I am very busy at work and don't have

much free time.

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basketball
chess
cinema
concert

n
n
n
n

bsktbl

knst

Basketball
Schach
Kino
Konzert

Basket-ball
(jeu d') chec
cinma
concert

pallacanestro
scacchi
cinema
concerto

You have to be tall to be good at

basketball.
Would you like a game of chess?
Shall we go to the cinema tonight?
We went to a concert last night.

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cook

kk

kochen

faire la cuisine

cucinare

I often cook meals for friends at the

weekend.

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DVD

di vi di

DVD

DVD

DVD

I didn't see the movie at the cinema, but I

bought the DVD.

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football

ftbl

Fuball

football

calcio

The children are play football for a local

club.

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go
guitar
gym
listen

v
n
n
v

lsn

gehen
Gitarre
Fitnessstudio
hren

aller
guitare
gymnase
couter

andare
chitarra
palestra
ascoltare

I go to Paris every summer to study

French.
He's learning to play an electric guitar.
I go to the gym twice a week.
Mum always listens to music in the car.

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meet

mit

sich treffen mit

faire la connaissance de

incontrare

I met some friends last night and we went

bowling.

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play

ple

spielen

jouer

giocare

Do you know how to play tennis?

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read
rowing
running

v
n
n

rid

lesen
Rudern
Laufen

lire
faire de l'aviron
courir

leggere
canottaggio
correre

Dad sat in his chair and read the

newspaper.
I liked rowing when I was at college.
Running keeps me fit.

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snm

t
dm

r
rn

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French

Italian

Example Sentence

Einkaufen
Skifahren
Sport
sonnenbaden

faire des courses

faire du ski
sports
bain de soleil

spesa, acquisti
sciare
sport
prendere il sole

I like clothes shopping, but I don't like food

shopping.
We might do some skiing in Switzerland.
I'm not really interested in sports.
It is too hot to sunbathe in the afternoon.

surfen
Tennis
Video
schauen
windsurfen

surfer
tennis
vido
Regarder/suivre
faire de la planche voile

navigare
tennis
videoregistratore
guardare
windsurfing

Henry spends a lot of time just surfing the

Internet instead of doing his homework.
Lets have a game of tennis.
I watched the game on video.
All he does is watch television.
I go windsurfing most weekends.

juuli, juli

Bettigung
gewhnlich

activit
habituellement

attivit
di solito, abitualmente

The town offers plenty of opportunity for

sporting activities.
I usually get up at about eight o'clock.

spts sent

Sportzentrum

centre sportif

centro sportivo

Mum goes swimming at the local sports

centre every day.

always

adverb

lwz, -wez

immer

toujours

sempre

You should always clean your teeth after

eating sweet things.

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canteen

kntin

Kantine

cantine

mensa

The college canteen serves very good

meals.

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carry on
email

phrasal verb
n

kri n
imel

weiter etwas tun

E-Mail

continuer
courriel

continuare, andare avanti

e-mail

Youll get ill if you carry on working like

this.
It's easy to contact friends by email.

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Internet

ntnet

Internet

Internet

Internet

You can find all the latest information on

the Internet.

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lunch break

lnt brek

Mittagspause

pause de midi

pausa pranzo

Liam only has half an hour for his lunch

break.

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occasionally
sometimes
news

adverb
adverb
n

kenli

gelegentlich
manchmal
Nachrichten

occasionnellement
quelques fois
nouvelles

saltuariamente,
occasionalmente
qualche volta
notiziario, giornale

I still see my ex-boyfriend occasionally.

I sometimes go to the canteen for lunch.
I usually watch the news at six o'clock.

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shopping
skiing
sports
sunbathe

n
n
n
v

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surf
tennis
video
watch
windsurfing

v
n
n
v
n

sf

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activity
usually

n
adv

ktvti

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sports centre

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spts
snbe

tens
vdi
wt
wndsf

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njuz

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lunchtime

lnttam

Mittagspause

Heure de djeuner

ora di pranzo

Jessie left the office at lunchtime to buy

her mum a birthday card.

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at the weekend
barbeque

prep phrase
n

t wikend
bbkju

am Wochenende
Grillen

le weekend
barbecue

il fine settimana
griglia, grigliata

I like to leave the city at the weekend if

possible.
It was ideal weather for a barbeque.

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concert hall

knst hl

Konzerthalle

Halle de concert

sala per concerti

We went to see a live band at the local

concert hall.

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during the week

Facebook
Friday
friend

prep phrase
n
n
n

djr wik

frend

whrend der Woche

Facebook
Freitag
Freund

durant la semaine
Facebook
vendredi
ami(e)

durante la settimana
Facebook
venerdi
amico

He works as a bus driver during the week.

He met her on Facebook.
I usually go out with friends on Fridays.
She invited all her friends to the party.

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Monday

mndi, -de

Montag

lundi

lunedi

Monday is the first day of the working

week.

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relax
Saturday
Sunday

v
n
n

rlks

sndi, -de

entspannen
Sonnabend
Sonntag

Se dtendre
samedi
dimanche

rilassarsi
sabato
domenica

A hot bath helps you to relax you after a

day's work.
I watch football on Saturday afternoons.
My son comes to visit on Sundays.

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Thursday

zdi, -de

Donnerstag

jeudi

giovedi

Claire went to the dentist's last Thursday.

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Tuesday

tjuzdi, -de

Dienstag

mardi

martedi

Our next meeting is on Tuesday the 10th

of March.

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Wednesday

wenzdi, -de

Mittwoch

mercredi

mercoledi

Sorry, I can't go I'm busy on Wednesday

evening.

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go out
study
newspaper

phrasal verb
v
n

at

njuspep

ausgehen
studieren
Zeitung

sortir
tudier
journal

uscire, andare fuori

studiare
giornale

I go out with friends on Friday or Saturday

evenings.
She wants to study law at university.
I read about it in the newspaper.

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achievement

tivmnt

Erfolg

Ralisation, acquis

risultato, conquista

Winning the gold medal was a great

achievement.

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qualification

kwlfken

Qualifikation

qualification

qualifica

She has good qualifications from school

and university.

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fradi, -de

stdi, -de

stdi

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sports science

spts sans

Sportwissenschaft

Science sportive

scienza dello sport

She studied sports science at university.

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back

bk

Rcken

dos

schiena

Billy lay on his back and looked at the sky.

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ceremony

sermni

Zeremonie

crmonie

cerimonia

The Queen came to the opening

ceremony for the new theatre.

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enough
fast

adverb
adj

nf

genug
schnell

suffisant/assez
rapide

abbastanza
veloce

Have we got enough time for another

coffee?
He has always loved fast cars.

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gold medal
medal
now
row

n
n
adverb
v

ld medl

Goldmedaille
Medaille
jetzt
rudern

Mdaille d'or
mdaille
maintenant
ramer

medaglia d'oro
medaglia
adesso, ora
remare

She's hoping to win a gold medal at the

Olympic Games.
He received a medal for bravery.
They now live in Yorkshire.
We rowed over to the island.

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silver medal
win

n
v

slv medl
wn

Silbermedaille
gewinnen

Mdaille d'argent
gagner

medaglia d'argento
vincere

The French runner came in second and

got a silver medal.
We won the football match 2-1.

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aerobics

erbks

Aerobic

arobic

aerobica

She goes to an aerobics every

Wednesday.

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do
judo

v
n

du:
dud

machen
Judo

faire
judo

fare
judo

What are you doing?' 'I'm riding my bike.'

My brother is a black belt at judo.

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yoga

Yoga

yoga

yoga

My sister goes to yoga classes every

week.

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Olympics

lmpks

Olympische Spiele

Jeux olympiques

Olimpiadi

Michael Phelps, the swimmer, won eight

gold medals at the 2008 Olympics.

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second

adj

seknd

Zweiter

deuxime

secondo

John came in second, two minutes behind

the winner.

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dance

dns

tanzen

danser

danzare, ballare

They went to a nightclub and danced until

two in the morning.

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drive
piano

v
n

drav

fahren
Klavier

conduire
piano

guidare
piano, pianoforte

I learned to drive when I was seventeen.

Im learning to play the piano.

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medl
na
r

pin

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sing
speak
backwards

v
verb phrase
adverb

singen
sprechen
rckwrts

chanter
parler
en arrire

cantare
parlare
indietro, all'indietro

The woman sang to help her baby sleep.

She can speak six languages.
Pan' spelled backwards is 'nap'.

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text message
competitor

n
n

tekst mesd
kmpett

SMS
Wettbewerber

texto
concurrent

messaggio
concorrente

My son sends a lot of text messages to

his girlfriend.
We sell more than our main competitors.

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every month

noun phrase

evri mn

jeden Monat

chaque mois

ogni mese

Our grandmother lives in Spain, but we try

to visit her every month.

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every year

noun phrase

evri j

jedes Jahr

chaque anne

ogni anno

Every year, they go to the same place for

their holidays.

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translate
six

v
n

trnslet
sks

bersetzen
sechs

traduire
six

tradurre
sei

It's easy to translate things from Spanish

into English.
He bought six bars of chocolate.

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six hundred

noun phrase

sks hndrd

sechshundert

six cents

seicento

The holiday cost us six hundred pounds

each.

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six hundred thousand

noun phrase

sks hndrd aznd

sechshunderttausend

six cents milles

seicentomila

She won six hundred thousand pounds on

the lottery.

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six thousand

noun phrase

sks aznd

sechstausend

six milles

seimila

Phil bought the car for six thousand

pounds.

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sixteen

skstin

sechzehn

seize

sedici

He was only sixteen, but looked much

older.

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sixty
sixty thousand
champion
competition

n
noun phrase
n
n

sksti

kmptn

sechzig
sechzigtausend
Meister
Wettbewerb

soixante
soixante milles
champion
comptition

sessanta
sessantamila
campione
gara, competizione

In some countries, you can retire when

you are sixty years old.
He earns sixty thousand pounds a year.
My ambition is to be world champion.
Who won the poetry competition?

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day

de

Tag

jour

giorno

Dad was away for four days on a business

trip.

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fan
picture

n
n

fn

Fan
Bild

fan
image

tifoso
foto, quadro

David is a big rugby fan.

That's a nice picture of Oscar.

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bkwdz

sksti aznd
tmpin

pkt

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picture message
send

n
v

pkt mesd
send

MMS
senden

message photo
envoyer

messaggio immagine
inviare, spedire

He sent us a picture message from his

mobile phone.
I sent you an email yesterday.

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six billion

noun phrase

sks bljn

sechs Milliarden

six milliards

sei miliardi

The world population reached six billion in

1999.

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six million
text

noun phrase
v

sks mljn

sechs Millionen
simsen

six millions
texto

sei milioni
mandare un messaggio

I bought Gran a DVD of The Six Million

Dollar Man .
Text me when you get back home.

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throw
calculation

v
n

werfen
Berechnung

lancer
calcul

lanciare, gettare
calcolo

Dad threw the ball to Alex and Alex

caught it.
I did a quick calculation in my head.

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download
GPS
music

v
n
n

danld

mjuzk

herunterladen
GPS
Musik

tlcharger
GPS
musique

scaricare
GPS
musica

You can download some music and

videos from the Internet for free.
My phone has a built-in GPS system.
Do you prefer pop or classical music?

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ring tone

r tn

Klingelton

sonnerie d'appel

suoneria

My son often changes the ring tone on his

mobile phone.

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call

kl

Anruf

appel

chiamata, telefonata

Could I use your phone to make a call,

please?

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phone
call
voicemail

v
v
n

fn

Telefon
anrufen
Mailbox

tlphone
appel
rpondeur automatique

telefonare
chiamare, telefonare
messaggio su segretaria

Steve phoned me seven times last week.

I called Sarah at her office in London.
I left a message on your voicemail.

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ability
paint
need

n
v
v

blti

Fhigkeit
anmalen
bentigen

facult
peinture
besoin

capacit
dipingere, pitturare
necessitare, avere bisogno

He has the ability to understand difficult

ideas.
They painted the walls green.
These plants need lots of light and water.

tekst

klkjlen

di pi es

kl
vsmel

pent
nid

36

skills exchange

sklz kstend

Fhigkeiten-Brse

change de comptences

scambio di capacit

The skills exchange was a great success

I decorated his room while he did my
gardening!

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driver

drav

Fahrer

conducteur

autista, guidatore

My brother is a long-distance lorry driver.

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practical skill

prktkl skl

praktische Fhigkeit

facult pratique

capacit pratica

At the job interview, he found they wanted

his practical skills more than his degree.

36

carpenter

kpnt

Tischler

menuisier

falegname, carpentiere

I asked the carpenter to build a bookshelf

for the dining room.

36

computer technician

kmpjut teknn

Computertechniker

technicien informaticien

tecnico di computer

The computer technician fixed the

problem in about ten minutes!

36
36
36
36

design
draw
foreign
mechanic

v
v
adj
n

dzan

mknk

entwerfen
zeichnen
fremd
Mechaniker

concevoir
dessiner
tranger
mcanicien

design, progetto
disegnare
straniero
meccanico

The company designed a new golf course.

He draws picture of rivers and bridges.
He speaks three foreign languages.
I asked the mechanic to fix my car.

36

musician

mjuzn

Musiker

musicien

musicista

He's a very talented musician: he plays

the piano and the guitar.

36

photographer

ftrf

Fotograf

photographe

fotografo

Paul is a very famous fashion

photographer.

36

repair

rpe

reparieren

rparer

riparare

How much will it cost to repair the

washing machine?

36

sports teacher

spts tit

Sportlehrer

ducateur sportif

The school has a vacancy for a sports

insegnante di educazione fisica teacher.

36

tourist guide

trst ad

Fremdenfhrer

guide touristique

guida turistica

Our tourist guide was a great source of

information about the city.

36

wood

wd

Holz

bois

legno

All the furniture in the room is made of

wood.

36

digital photo

ddtl ft

Digitalfoto

photo numrique

foto digitale

Your digital photos are very sharp and

clear!

36

engine

endn

Motor

moteur

motore

The mechanic said it would cost about

500 to fix my car's engine.

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36

furniture
metal

n
n

fnt

Mbel
Metall

meubles/mobilier
mtal

mobili
metallo

There isn't much furniture in this room just a table and two chairs.
He opened the metal gate.

dr
frn

metl

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colocataire
amie

compagno d'appartamento,
coinquilino
ragazza, amica

There are two bedrooms in my flat: I have

one and my flatmate has the other one.
Has Steve got a girlfriend?

137 flatmate
137 girlfriend

n
n

fltmet
lfrend

Mitbewohner
Freundin

137 manager

mnd

Manager

manageur

dirigente, direttore

I told the hotel manager about the

problem with our room.

137 phone message

fn mesd

telefonische Nachricht

message tlphonique

messaggio telefonico

As soon as I got home, I listened to my

phone messages.

137 arrangement

rendmnt

Arrangement

arrangement

preparativo, organizzazione

Have you made all the arrangements for

the wedding?

Unit 4
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cent

sent

Cent

cent

centesimo

He didnt pay the carpenter one cent until

the work was completed.

39
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dollars
melon

n
n

dlz
meln

Dollar
Melone

dollars
melon

dollari
melone

Dad gave me five dollars for washing the

car.
We had melon as the starter.

39

watermelon

wtmeln

Wassermelone

pastque

anguria

Granddad grows watermelons in his

greenhouse.

39

apple

pl

Apfel

pomme

mela

We had apple pie and ice cream for

dessert.

39
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beef
bread

n
n

bif

Rindfleisch
Brot

viande de buf
pain

carne di manzo
pane

On Sunday, we always have roast beef.

He bought a loaf of bread.

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39
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cheese
chicken
egg

n
n
n

tiz

Kse
Huhn
Ei

fromage
poule
uf

formaggio
pollo
uovo

Michael wants extra cheese on his pizza.

I had a chicken sandwich for lunch.
I had fried eggs for breakfast.

39

fish

Fisch

poisson

pesce

We had fish cooked with onions and

tomatoes.

39
39

milk
pasta

n
n

mlk

Milch
Pasta

lait
ptes

latte
pasta

She gave her granddaughter a glass of

milk.
My favourite kind of pasta is spaghetti.

Pearson Schweiz AG

bred

tkn

pst

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rice

ras

Reis

riz

riso

We had chicken with boiled rice.

39
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strawberry
tea

n
n

strbri
ti

Erdbeere
Tee

fraise
th

fragola
t

For dessert we had strawberries and

cream.
Would you like a cup of tea?

39

tomato

tmt

Tomate

tomate

pomodoro

I'd like more tomato on my pizza, please.

39
39

dollar
euro

n
n

dl

Dollar
Euro

dollar
euro

dollaro
euro

Dad gave me five dollars for washing the

car.
The taxi to the hotel cost ten Euros.

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39
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gramme
kilogram
litre

n
n
n

rm

lit

Gramm
Kilogramm
Liter

gramme
kilogramme
litre

grammo
chilogrammo
litro

I need four grammes of ginger for this

recipe.
A bag of sugar weighs about a kilogram.
This bottle contains a litre of water.

39

cash machine

k min

Geldautomat

Distributeur automatique de
billets de banque

There's a cash machine next to the post

bancomat, sportello automatico office.

39
39
39

coin
credit card
note

n
n
n

kn

nt

Mnze
Kreditkarte
Note

pice de monnaie
Carte de crdit
note

moneta
carta di credito
banconota

He put a fifty pence coin into the drinks

machine.
You can pay by cash or by credit card.
Anna paid with a ten-pound note

39

receipt

rsit

Quittung

reu

ricevuta

I paid the bill and the waiter brought me a

receipt.

40
40

maple syrup
nuts

n
n

mepl srp

Ahornsirup
Nsse

Sirop d'rable
noisette

sciroppo d'acero
noci

For breakfast we had pancakes with

maple syrup.
Eating nuts makes some people ill.

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pancake
stews

n
n

pnkek
stjuz

Eierkuchen
Schmorgericht

crpe
ragot

frittella, pancake
stufato, spezzatino

We always have pancakes on

Wednesday mornings.
That beef stew was delicious!

40

favourite

adj

fevrt

Lieblings-

prfr(e)

preferito, favorito

We played Joe's favourite music at the

party.

40

count

kant

zhlen

total

contare

I counted all the apples in the bag and

there were twelve.

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jr

klrm

kredt kd

nts

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Banane
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Cola

banane
hotdog
hamburger
coca

banana
hot dog
hamburger, polpetta
cola

I like to eat bananas and ice cream for

dessert.
Jed always has mustard on his hot dog.
She had a burger and chips for lunch.
She took a bottle of cola out of the fridge.

fre

Fertiggerichte
frisch

aliments tout prts

frais

cibo pronto
fresco

They are very busy so they buy a lot of

convenience food.
You should try to eat more fresh fruit.

panpl

Ananas

ananas

ananas

For dessert we had pineapple and cream.

tropical

adj

trpkl

tropisch

tropical

tropicale

Daintree is a tropical rainforest in

Australia.

typical
world
fast food
fruit

adj
n
n
n

tpkl

typisch
Welt
Fastfood
Obst

typique
monde
prt--manger
fruit

tipica
mondo
fast food
frutto

Most children in Britain go to a typical

British school.
I think Paris is the best city in the world.
America has lots of fast food restaurants.
Bananas are my favourite fruit.

40
40
40
40

banana
hot dog
burger
cola

n
n
n
n

bnn

40
40

convenience food
fresh

n
adj

knvinins fud

40

pineapple

40
40
40
40
40

ht dg
bg
kl

wld
fst fud
frut

Bezugsscheinheft
zusammen

Carnet de rationnement
ensemble

tessera annonaria
assieme, insieme

During the Second World War, the

government gave families in Britain ration
books.
They wrote all the songs together.

bin

Ente
Hummer
Muschel
Gewrz
Bohne

canard
homard
Coquille Saint-Jacques
pice
haricot

anatra
aragosta
capasanta
spezie, aromi
fagiolo

For dinner, I had duck with orange sauce.

Mum had a lobster and prawn salad.
Jack doesnt like scallops.
I like lots of spices in my food.
The black bean soup was delicious!

drad frut

Trockenobst

fruits secs

frutta secca

I like to eat a lot of dried fruit throughout

the day.

n
n

lm

Lamm
Meeresfrchte

agneau
fruits de mer

agnello
frutti di mare

We had roast lamb with mint sauce and

roast potatoes.
Mum made seafood risotto for dinner.

40
40

ration book
together

n
adj

rn bk

40
40
40
40
40

duck
lobster
scallop
spice
bean

n
n
n
n
n

dk

40

dried fruit

40
40

lamb
seafood

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te

lbst
sklp, skspas

sifud

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Pizza
Kaffee
Schinken

pizza
caf
jambon

pizza
caff
prosciutto

Jed ordered the four cheese pizza with

extra mushrooms.
Stella only drinks decaffeinated coffee.
I had ham sandwiches for lunch.

ptet

Schweinefleisch
Essen zum Mitnehmen
Kartoffel

porc
emporter
pomme de terre

maiale
da asporto
patata

We both like sweet and sour pork, so we

went to the local Chinese restaurant.
Bill ordered a Chinese takeaway.
I like boiled potatoes and roast potatoes.

frut dus

Fruchtsaft

Jus de fruits

succo di frutta

She used the apples and pears to make

fruit juice.

bring

br

bringen

emporter

portare

Can you bring me another glass of water?

42

examine

zmn

untersuchen

examiner

visitare

The doctor examined me, but could find

nothing wrong.

42

ordinary

adj

dnri

gewhnlich

normal

normale

I went to work and came home. It was a

very ordinary day.

42

rubbish

rb

Mll

dchets

rifiuti, immondizia

Could you put this rubbish outside in the

bin?

42

series

sriz

Serie

sries

serie

I like the new comedy series on Friday

nights.

42

shopping list

p lst

Einkaufsliste

Liste de courses

lista della spesa

Our weekly shopping list seems to get

longer and longer!

42

TV programme

ti vi prrm

Fernsehsendung

programme de tlvision

programma TV

We went to a restaurant last night, so we

recorded the TV programme we like.

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unhealthy
bin

adj
n

nheli

ungesund
Mlleimer

malsain
poubelle

non sano, insano

contenitore

Louise eats a lot of unhealthy food like

crisps and chips.
She put the letter in the bin.

42
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recycle
chocolate

v
n

risakl
tklt

wiederverwerten
Schokolade

recycler
chocolat

riciclare
cioccolata

Things like used bottles, paper, and cans

are collected to be recycled.
Can I have a piece of chocolate?

42

diet

dat

Dit

alimentation

dieta

We always make sure we have a healthy

diet.

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41
41

pizza
coffee
ham

n
n
n

pits

41
41
41

pork
takeaway
potato

n
n
n

pk

42

fruit juice

42

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kfi
hm

tekwe

bn

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orange
red meat
salad

n
n
n

rnd

Orange
rotes Fleisch
Salat

orange
Viande rouge
salade

arancio
carne rossa
insalata

Sam peeled the orange.

Beth never eats red meat.
She made a salad with pears and nuts.

42
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orange juice
bag

n
n

rnd dus
b

Orangensaft
Tte

Jus d'oranges
sachet

succo d'arancia
borsa, sacchetto

Melinda asked for a glass of fresh orange

juice.
The greengrocer put the apples in a bag.

42

bottle

btl

Flasche

bouteille

bottiglia

Can you bring me another bottle of water,

please?

42
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box
can

n
n

bks
kn

Kiste
Dose

Carton/bote
Cannette

scatola
barattolo

I need a large cardboard box to put these

things in.
Would you like a can of cola?

42

carton

ktn

Karton

carton

cartone

I spilt a carton of orange juice on the floor.

42
42

jar
juice

n
n

d
dus

Glas
Saft

jarre
jus

vasetto
succo

Is there a jar of marmalade in the

cupboard?
I'd love a glass of orange juice.

42

packet

pkt

Paket

paquet

pacchetto

I always have a packet of crisps with my

lunch.

42

tube

tjub

Rohr, Tube

tube

tubo

I took a tube of toothpaste to the hotel, but

I forgot my toothbrush.

42
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crisp
toothpaste

n
n

krsp
tupest

Chips
Zahnpasta

croquette
dentifrice

patatine
dentifricio

Would you like a bag of crisps with your

sandwich?
Use a small amount of toothpaste.

42

healthy

adj

heli

gesund

sain

sano, salutare

You should eat lots of fruit and vegetables

if you want to have a healthy diet.

42

rubbish bin

rb bn

Mlleimer

poubelle

pattumiera

She put the empty packet in the rubbish

bin.

42

sweet

swit

Sigkeit

sucr(e)

dolce

Don't let the children eat too many

sweets.

43

vegetable

vedtbl

Gemse

lgume

verdura

It's important to eat plenty of fresh

vegetables.

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sld

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water
butter

n
n

wt

Wasser
Butter

eau
beurre

acqua
burro

The waiter brought her a glass of water.

Fry the onions in butter.

43
43
43

carrot
fit
hungry

n
adj
adj

krt

hri

Mhre
fit
hungrig

carotte
en forme
affam(e)

carota
in forma
affamato

Carrots are one of my favourite

vegetables.
I do a lot of walking to keep myself fit.
I'm hungry. What time is lunch?

43

thirsty

adj

sti

durstig

Assoiff(e)

assetato, aver sete

I'm really thirsty. Let's buy a bottle of

water.

43

tired

adj

tad

mde

fatigu

stanco

At the end of the day, I felt so tired that I

had to lie down.

43

exercise

ekssaz

(krperliche) Bewegung

exercice

esercizio fisico

Try to do some exercise every day, such

as walking or running.

43
44
44

biscuit
fries
sandwich

n
n
n

bskt

Keks
Pommes
Klappstulle

biscuit
frites
sandwich

biscotto
patatine fritte
panino

I sometimes have a chocolate biscuit in

the afternoon.
I'll have a cheeseburger and fries.
We had chicken sandwiches for lunch.

44
44
44

service
tax
bill

n
n
n

svs

bl

Bedienung
Steuer
Rechnung

pourboire
Taxe/impt
facture

servizio
tasse
fattura

The bill includes a twenty percent charge

for service.
There is no tax on food.
Could we have the bill, please?

44

medium

adj

midim

mittel

moyen

medio/a

He's of medium height, with brown eyes.

44
44
44

order
pay
waitress

v
v
n

bestellen
zahlen
Kellnerin

commander
payer
serveuse

ordinare
pagare
cameriera

Are you ready to order?' the waiter asked.

You have to pay to park your car here.
The waitress took our order.

44
44

vegetarian
mineral water

n
n

vedterin

Vegetarier
Mineralwasser

vgtarien
Eau minrale

vegetariano
acqua minerale

My daughter became a vegetarian when

she went to university.
He bought a bottle of mineral water.

44
44

regular
drink

adj
n

rejl

normal
Getrnk

rgulier
boisson

normale
bevanda, bibita

Do you want a small, regular or large

coffee?
Are you thirsty? Would you like a drink?

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bt

ft

fraz
snwd

tks

pe
wetrs

mnrl wt

drk

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main dish

men d

Hauptgericht

plat principal

piatto principale

The main dish was beef stew.

44

side order

sad d

Beilage

Plat d'accompagnement

contorno

He ordered a hot curry with a side order of

yoghurt.

45

vegetarian burger

vedterin b

vegetarischer Hamburger

Hamburger vgtarien

hamburger di verdura

Your mum makes a great vegetarian

burger!

45

large

adj

ld

gro

grand

grande

Ted ordered a large double cheeseburger.

45
46

menu
sugar

n
n

menju

Speisekarte
Zucker

menu
sucre

men
zucchero

The waiter brought us the menu to look at.

Do you take sugar in your tea?

46

shopper

Kufer

client

acquirente, cliente

Hundreds of shoppers arrived for the

opening of the new clothes shop.

138 hobby

hbi

Hobby

hobby

hobby

My hobbies are playing the guitar and

reading.

138 profile

prfal

Profil

profile

profilo

She looked at the man's profile on

Facebook.

138 rock band

rk bnd

Rockband

Groupe de rock

banda rock

My cousin plays the guitar in a rock band.

138 footballer

ftbl

Fuballer

footballeur

calciatore

Footballers only play at the top level for

about ten years.

138 social networking site

sl netwk sat

Site eines sozialen Netzwerks

Site de rseautage social

sito di social network

There is a new social networking site for

children.

attique
Salle de bain
chambre coucher
Salle manger
Garder/ranger
cuisine

soffitta, solaio
bagno
camera da letto
camera da pranzo
mettere
cucina

I keep my old clothes in the attic.

The house has two bathrooms.
The house has four bedrooms.
The family had dinner in the dining room.
Keep your passport in a safe place.
Jo is in the kitchen making a sandwich.

salle de sjour

soggiorno

They decided to get a new sofa for the

living room.

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49
49
49
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attic
bathroom
bedroom
dining room
keep
kitchen

n
n
n
n
v
n

tk

ktn

Dachboden
Badezimmer
Schlafzimmer
Esszimmer
aufbewahren
Kche

49

living room

lv rum, rm

Wohnzimmer

Pearson Schweiz AG

brm, -rum
bedrm, -rum
dan rum, rm
ki:p

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shower room

a rum, rm

Duschraum

Salle de douche

doccia

Dad never has a bath he prefers using

the shower room.

49
49

study
capital city

n
n

stdi

Arbeitszimmer
Hauptstadt

tudier
capitale

studio
capitale

You could use this room as a study or a

guest bedroom.
The capital city of France is Paris.

49
49
49
49
49
49
49

centre
east
north
south
west
apartment
detached house

n
n
n
n
n
n
n

sent

dttt has

Zentrum
Osten
Norden
Sden
Westen
Wohnung
freistehendes Haus

centre
est
nord
sud
ouest
appartement
Maison individuelle

centro
est
nord
sud
ovest
appartamento
casa isolata

The company offices are in the centre of

the city.
We live to the east of the city.
It will be windy in the north.
It's warmer in the south
Rain is expected in the west.
Come for dinner at my apartment.
The detached house had a huge garden.

49

terraced house

terst has

Reihenhaus

Maison mitoyenne

casa a schiera

They moved from a terraced house to a

detached house.

49
49
49
49
49

villa
building
garden
near
sea

n
n
n
adj, prep
n

vl

Villa
Gebude
Garten
nahe
Meer

villa
btiment
jardin
proche
mer

villa
edificio
giardino
vicino
mare

My uncle has a villa in France and a flat in

Spain.
The science laboratory is in this building.
The children like playing in the garden.
Their holiday villa is near the sea.
We swam in the sea.

50
50

Atlantic
ocean

n
n

tlntk

Atlantik
Ozean

Atlantique
ocan

Atlantico
oceano

The plane from London to New York flew

across the Atlantic ocean.
Bill and Li went surfing in the ocean.

50
50

below
busy

prep
adj

bl

unter
geschftig

sous
occup

sotto, al di sotto
trafficato, animato

When I looked out of the plane window, I

saw the fields below us.
The town centre was busy today.

50
50

cellar
central heating

n
n

sel
sentrl hit

Keller
Zentralheizung

cellier
Chauffage central

cantina
riscaldamento centrale

They keep their bikes and suitcases in the

cellar.
Most new houses have central heating.

50

double-glazing

dbl lez

Doppelverglasung

double-vitrage

a doppio vetro

We had double-glazing installed last year

and the house is much warmer now.

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kptl sti

ist
n
sa
west
ptmnt

bld
dn
n
si

bzi

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patio

pti

Terrasse

patio

patio, terrazza

In the summer, we eat outside on the

patio.

50
50
50

solar panel
bay
behind

n
n
preposition

sl pnl

bhand

Sonnenkollektor
Bucht
hinter

panneau solaire
baie
derrire

pannello solare
baia
dietro

They new house has solar panels fitted to

the roof.
I know a bay that's great for surfing.
The cat is behind the sofa.

50

between

preposition

btwin

zwischen

entre

fra, tra

He sat between the two women on the

sofa.

50
50
50
50

eco-friendly
garage
inside
island

adj
n
preposition
n

ik frendli

umweltfreundlich
Garage
in
Insel

cophile
garage
dans/ l'intrieur
le

eco-compatibile, ecologico
garage, rimessa
dentro
isola

The company now makes eco-friendly

cars.
The garage is big enough for two cars.
Is there anything inside the box?
Britain is an island.

50
50

library
lie

n
v

labrri, -bri

Bibliothek
liegen

bibliothque
tre situ

biblioteca
essere situato, trovarsi

He borrowed a few books from the library

for a week.
The town lies to the east of the lake.

50
50

light
ocean

adj
n

lat
n

hell
Ozean

illumin
ocan

luminoso, chiaro
oceano

The living room is very light because it

has a large window.
Bill and Li went surfing in the ocean.

50

private

adj

pravt

abgeschieden

Priv(e)

privato

The garden is very private because there

are no other houses nearby.

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50
51
51
51

roof
top
in front of
next to
on

n
n
preposition
preposition
preposition

ruf

Dach
Spitze
vor
neben
auf

Toit/toiture
haut
en face de
prs de
sur

tetto
cima, punta
davanti a
vicino a, accanto a
su, sul

The roof of the school was damaged in a

storm.
I want to climb to the top of that tree!
She put the chair in front of the desk.
The coffee table was next to her chair.
There is a book on the table.

50
50
50

under
windmill
window

preposition
n
n

nd

unter
Windmhle
Fenster

sous
moulin vent
fentre

sotto
mulino a vento
finestra

Clare found the letter under some

magazines.
The old windmill is now a restaurant.
I looked out of the window at the garden.

Pearson Schweiz AG

be

rd, -
nsad
alnd

la

tp
n frnt v
nekst t
n

wndml
wnd

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The kitchen is an interesting feature of the

house.

Example Sentence

51

feature

fit

Merkmal

Fonctionnalit/particularit/cara
ctristique
caratteristica, aspetto

51
51
51
51

square meter
stunning
sun terrace
terrace

n
adj
n
n

skwe mit

Quadratmeter
berwltigend
Sonnenterrasse
Terrasse

mtre carr
splendide
terrasse ensoleille
terrasse

metro quadrato
favoloso,, stupendo
terrazza prendisole
terrazza

This fantastic apartment in New York City

has 500 square meters of space.
That dress is absolutely stunning.
Let's have our drinks on the sun terrace.
We ate our lunch on the terrace.

51
51

air conditioning
shop

n
n

e kndn
p

Klimaanlage
Laden

climatiseur
boutique

aria condizionata
negozio

Unfortunately, our hotel room didn't have

air conditioning.
The town has some good clothes shops.

51

village

vld

Dorf

village

villaggio

Leon lives in a fishing village in Scotland.

52
52
52

plant
TV
bed

n
n
n

plnt

Pflanze
Fernsehen
Bett

plante
tl
lit

piante
TV
letto

She likes to have lots of plants in the

house.
What programmes are on TV tonight?
It's time to go to bed.

52
52

chair
coffee table

n
n

te
kfi tebl

Stuhl
Kaffeetisch

chaise
table basse

sedia
tavolino (da salotto)

There is space for a sofa and two chairs in

the living room.
She put the cups on the coffee table.

52

cooker

kk

Herd

cuisinire

fornello da cucina, forno

She put the chicken in the cooker to roast.

52

cupboard

kbd

Schrank

armoire

credenza, armadietto

I use this cupboard for food like rice and

pasta.

52
52
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dining chairs
dining table
dishwasher
fridge

n
n
n
n

dan tez

Esszimmersthle
Esszimmertisch
Splmaschine
Khlschrank

Chaise manger
table manger
Lave-vaisselle
rfrigrateur

sedia da pranzo
tavolo da pranzo
lavastoviglie
frigorifero, frigo

We have six dining chairs and a large

table.
The dining table was set for eight people.
Please empty the dishwasher.
Theres more milk in the fridge.

52
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microwave
sofa

n
n

makrwev

Mikrowelle
Sofa

microonde
canap

(forno) microonde
divano

It takes only three minutes to microwave a

potato.
She sat down on the sofa.

Pearson Schweiz AG

stn
sn ters
ters

ti vi
bed

dan tebl
dw
frd

sf

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washing machine

w min

Waschmaschine

Lave-linge

(macchina) lavatrice

Julie put the clothes in the washing

machine.

53

table

tebl

Tisch

table

tavola

He put his laptop and his books on the

table.

53

pet

pet

Haustier

Animal domestique

animale domestico

Do you have any pets?' 'Yes, I've got a

dog and a cat.'

53

home insurance

hm nrns

Hausratversicherung

Assurance habitation

assicurazione domestica

Dad broke the window, but he thinks our

home insurance will pay for the damage.

53

insurance agent

nrns ednt

Versicherungsvertreter

Agent d'assurance

agente assicurativo,
assicuratore

The insurance agent sold us a new policy.

53
53
53

music system
sink
studio

n
n
n

mjuzk sstm

Musikanlage
Splbecken
Einzimmerwohnung

Systme de musique
vier
studio

impianto stereo
lavello, acquaio
monolocale

We have a music system in the living

room.
He put the dirty dishes in the sink.
Julia lives in a studio near the park.

53
53
54
54
54
54

pocket
tap
beautiful
green
lovely
city

n
n
adj
adj
adj
n

pkt

Tasche
Hahn
schn
grn
hbsch
Grostadt

poche
robinet
beau/belle
vert
beau/belle
ville

tasca
rubinetto
bello/a
verde
delizioso/a
citt

He took some money out of the pocket of

his jeans.
I turned the tap on.
Some of the models were very beautiful.
The leaves on the tree are green.
She has a lovely face.
London is the largest city in England.

54
54
54

desert
forest
hill

n
n
n

dezt

hl

Wste
Wald
Hgel

dsert
fort
colline

deserto
foresta
collina

We visited the Sahara desert in the north

of Africa.
It is easy to get lost in the forest.
It was difficult to ride my bike up the hill.

54

lake

lek

See

lac

lago

Chicago is situated next to Lake Michigan.

54

mountain

mantn

Berg

montagne

montagna

We spent a weekend climbing in the

mountains.

54

river

rv

Fluss

rivire

fiume

The River Thames flows into the North

Sea.

Pearson Schweiz AG

sk
stjudi

tp
bjutfl
rin
lvli
sti

frst

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beach

bit

Strand

plage

spiaggia

In the summer, I like to sunbathe on the

beach.

54
54
54

high
low
rain

adj
adj
n

ha

hoch
niedrig
Regen

haut(e)
bas
pluie

alta
bassa
pioggia

In the distance, we could see a high

mountain.
There is a low wall in front of the house.
I don't like riding my bike in the rain.

54
54
54
54

wet
dry
huge
long

adj
adj
adj
adj

wet

nass
trocken
riesig
lang

Humide/mouill(e)
sec
Immense/norme
long

bagnato, umido
asciutto
enorme
lungo/a

After he went swimming, his hair was wet.

Take a dry towel from the cupboard.
They have a huge house in the country.
She's tall and slim, with long legs.

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54
54

noisy
wide
hot

adj
adj
adj

nzi

ht

laut
breit
hei

bruyant
large
chaud

rumoroso/a
largo, ampio
caldo

The city is very noisy because of all the

traffic.
The river was very wide.
It is a very hot day. It is 32 degrees.

55

popular

adj

ppjl

beliebt

populaire

popolare

He's one of the most popular boys in the

school.

55

landscape

lndskep

Landschaft

paysage

paesaggio

The landscape in my region is very

beautiful. It is hilly with several forests.

55

opinion

pnjn

Meinung

opinion

opinion

In my opinion, London is the best city in

the UK.

55

luxurious

adj

lzjris, lris

luxuris

luxurieux

lussuoso

He has a luxurious apartment in the south

of France.

56

CD player

si di ple

CD-Player

Lecteur CD

lettore (di) CD

Gran bought me a CD player for my

birthday.

56

desk

desk

Pult

Table de bureau

scrivania, cattedra

The teacher came into the classroom and

sat behind the desk.

56
56

home cinema
bookshelf

n
n

hm snm

Heimkino
Bcherregal

Cinma la maison
tagre

cinema a casa, home cinema

scaffale, ripiano

My husband wants to buy a home cinema,

but I think they are too expensive.
He put the book on the bookshelf.

Pearson Schweiz AG

l
ren

dra
hjud
l

wad

bkelf

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coffee machine

kfi min

Kaffeemaschine

cafetire

macchina del caff

I have a coffee machine, but I prefer

instant coffee.

56

DVD recorder

di vi di rkd

DVD-Recorder

Enregistreur DVD

registratore DVD

I set the DVD recorder to record two films.

56

lamp

lmp

Lampe

lampe

lampada

To read at night, I use the lamp on the

table next to my bed.

56

vacuum cleaner

vkjum klin, -kjm

Staubsauger

aspirateur

aspirapolvere

She uses a vacuum cleaner to clean the

floors in the house.

56

catalogue

ktl

Katalog

catalogue

catalogo

I buy the children's clothes from a

catalogue.

56

local

adj

lkl

rtlich

local

locale, della zona

You can now buy this product in your local

supermarket.

139 glad

adj

ld

froh

content

contento, felice

I'm glad that Mark decided to come with

us.

139 Great Barrier Reef

ret bri rif

Great Barrier Reef (groes

Barriereriff)

Rcif de la Grande Barrire

Grande Barriera Corallina

We booked at trip out to the Great Barrier

Reef.

139 sunbathe
139 greeting

v
n

snbe
rit

sonnenbaden
Begrung

bain de soleil
salutation

prendere il sole
saluti

In the afternoon, it is too hot to sunbathe

on the beach.
The two men exchanged greetings.

139 come from

phrasal verb

km frm

kommen aus

Venir de

venire da

Pierre comes from Bordeaux in France.

139 national park

nnl pk

Nationalpark

Parc national

parco nazionale

They want to visit the Lake District

National Park.

cinma
station
aspirine

cinema
stazione
aspirina

Shall we go to the cinema tonight?

I'm getting off at the next station.
She took some aspirin for her headache.

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59
59

cinema
station
aspirin

n
n
n

snm

sprn

Kino
Bahnhof, Busbahnhof
Aspirin

59

bookshop

bkp

Buchhandlung

librairie

libreria

I bought a couple of books from the

bookshop.

59

chemists

kemsts

Apotheke

pharmacie

farmacista

Our local chemist's shop is closing down.

Pearson Schweiz AG

sten

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department store

dptmnt st

Kaufhaus

Grande surface

grande magazzino

Lots of people come to Leeds just to visit

the Harvey Nichols department store.

59

jeweller's

dulz

Juwelierladen

bijouterie

gioielleria

He bought her engagement ring from the

jeweller's.

59

newsagents

njuzednts

Zeitungsladen

Marchand de journaux

giornalaio

There's a newsagent's at the end of our

street.

59

supermarket

supmkt

Supermarkt

supermarch

supermercato

Mum says it's cheaper to buy groceries

online rather than at the supermarket.

59

art gallery

t lri

Kunstgalerie

Galerie d'art

galleria d'arte

We went to the Louvre art gallery to see

the Mona Lisa.

59

bank

bk

Bank

banque

banca

You can change your money into Euros at

the bank.

59

bar

Bar

bistrot

bar

Steve was standing at the bar with a glass

of beer.

59
59
59

bus station
caf
factory

n
n
n

bs sten

fktri

Busbahnhof
Caf
Fabrik

Station de bus
caf
usine

stazione autobus
caff
fabbrica

He went down to the bus station to meet

her.
We had a cup of tea in the caf.
She works in a chocolate factory.

59

hotel

htel

Hotel

htel

albergo

We stayed in a small hotel in the centre of

Paris.

59

museum

mjuzim

Museum

muse

museo

She is planning a class trip to the

museum.

59
59
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post office
school
train station

n
n
n

pst fs

tren sten

Postamt
Schule
Bahnhof

Bureau de poste
cole
gare

ufficio postale
scuola
stazione ferroviaria

Bill went to the post office to buy some

stamps.
Mr Mamood is a teacher at my school.
We agreed to meet at the train station.

60

institute

nsttjut

Institut

institut

istituto

Greta works at the Royal National Institute

for the Blind.

60
60

prison cell
really

n
adv

przn sel

Gefngniszelle
ernsthaft

Cellule de prison
rellement/vraiment

cella (carceraria)
veramente, davvero

The officers searched his prison cell for

drugs.
She's been really ill.

Pearson Schweiz AG

kfe

skul

rli

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sailing ship

sel p

Segelschiff

voilier

navi a vela

Several sailing ships are visiting the port

today.

60
60

shopping centre
station

n
n

p sent

Einkaufszentrum
Bahnhof, Busbahnhof

Centre commercial
station

centro commerciale
stazione

The sales are on, so my daughters have

gone to the shopping centre.
I'm getting off at the next station.

60
60
60

in the nineteenth century

prison
century

noun phrase
n
n

n nantin sentri

sentri

im neunzehnten Jahrhundert
Gefngnis
Jahrhundert

au 19ime sicle
prison
sicle

nel diciannovesimo secolo

prigione
secolo

In the nineteenth century, Britain became

the world's first industrial society.
He's been in prison for two years.
The church was built in the 13th century.

60

classroom

klsrm, -rum

Klassenraum

Salle de classe

classe, aula

As soon as the teacher came in, there

was silence in the classroom.

60
60

governor
rich

n
adj

vn

Gouverneur
reich

gouverneur
riche

governatore
ricco

The governor of California has written his

memoirs.
He became rich and powerful.

61
61
61

nurse
electrical
plan

n
adj
v

ns

Krankenschwester
elektrisch
planen

infirmire
lectrique
planifier

infermiere/a
elettrico
programmare, pianificare

Nurses always provide the highest

standard of care.
The store sold electrical equipment.
Kathy planning her friend's wedding.

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61

produce
(two years) ago

v
noun phrase

prdjus

hervorbringen
vor (zwei Jahren)

produire
Il y a (deux ans)

produrre
(due anni) fa

The tree produced red berries last

autumn.
I planted that bush two years ago.

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open
jewellery

v
n

pn

ffnen
Juwelen

ouvrir
bijoux

aprire
gioielleria

She opened her bag and took out some

money.
She wears a lot of gold jewellery.

62
62

market
coffee break

n
noun phrase

mkt

Markt
Kaffeepause

march
Pause-caf

mercato
pausa (per il) caff

I usually buy fruit and vegetables at the

market.
We stopped for a coffee break.

62
62
62
62

weekend break
winter break
airport
amazing

noun phrase
noun phrase
n
adj

wikend brek

Wochenend-Urlaub
Winter-Kurzurlaub
Flughafen
verblffend

week-end de congs
Vacances d'hiver
aroport
tonnant

pausa (per il) fine settimana

ferie invernali
aeroporto
straordinario, eccezionale

We decided to have a weekend break in

Brussels.
We went skiing during the winter break.
The plane landed at Sydney airport.
Havana is an amazing city.

Pearson Schweiz AG

sten

przn

rt

lektrkl
pln

tu jz

dulri

kfi brek

wnt brek
ept
mez

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arrive

rav

ankommen

arriver

arrivare

We arrived at the party just as Lee was

leaving.

62
62

awful
birthday

adj
n

fl
bde

frchterlich
Geburtstag

affreux
anniversaire

terribile, pessimo
compleanno

The food we ate in that restaurant was

awful!
It's my birthday next week.

62

break

brek

Kurzurlaub

Petites vacances

ferie, vacanze (brevi)

We'd like to take a break in a European

city.

62
62
62

cigar
great
last night
last month
last week

n
adj
noun phrase
noun phrase
noun phrase

Zigarre
groartig
letzte Nacht, gestern Abend
letzten Monat
letzte Woche

cigare
super
La nuit dernire
le mois pass
La semaine dernire

sigaro
grande, magnifico
ieri notte, la notte scorsa
il mese scorso/passato
la settimana scorsa/passata

We bought some cigars at a newsagent's

in Havana.
Dubai has great markets and shops.
I went to bed at eight o'clock last night.
Zak and Liz went on holiday last month.
We went swimming last week.

62
62

lively
perfect

adj
adj

lavli

lebhaft
perfekt

Plein(e) d'entrain
parfait

vivace, attivo
perfettamente

She was in charge of a group of lively sixyear-olds.

She speaks perfect English.

62
62

shoe shop
spend

n
v

u p

Schuhgeschft
ausgeben

Magasin de chaussures
dpenser

negozio di scarpe/calzature
spendere

I bought six pairs of shoes at a shoe shop

in New York.
I spend money too quickly.

62
62
63
63

tourist
yesterday
clothes shop
park

n
n
n
n

trst

Tourist
gestern
Bekleidungsgeschft
Park

touriste
hier
Magasin de vtements
parc

turista
ieri
negozio di abbigliamento
parco nazionale

The coach arrived carrying a group of

Japanese tourists.
I went swimming yesterday.
This is my favourite clothes shop.
We went for a walk in the park.

63
63

sights
last year

n
noun phrase

sats
lst j

Sehenswrdigkeiten
letztes Jahr

attractions
l'anne dernire

luoghi turistici
l'anno scorso/passato

Will you have time to see the sights while

you are in London?
Suzi got married last year.

63

midday

mdde

Mittag

midi

mezzogiorno

I usually meet my friends for lunch at

midday.

63

last (Sunday) morning

noun phrase

lst sndi mn

letzten (Sonntag) Vormittag

Le matin (du dimanche dernier) (la scorsa) domenica (mattina)

Pearson Schweiz AG

ret
lst nat
lst mn
lst wik

pfkt

spend

jestdi, -de
klz p, klzpk

We visited the art gallery last Sunday

morning.

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(la scorsa) domenica

(pomeriggio)

Last Sunday afternoon we took the dogs

for a walk.

last (Sunday) afternoon

noun phrase

lst sndi ftnun

letzten (Sonntag) Nachmittag

L'aprs-midi (du dimanche

dernier)

noun phrase
v
v

lst sndi ivn

64
64

last (Sunday) evening

become
marry

mri

letzten (Sonntag) Abend

werden
heiraten

Le soir (du dimanche dernier)

devenir
se marier

(la scorsa) domenica (sera)

diventare
sposare

Last Sunday evening we went out for a

meal.
He became a TV producer.
I asked her to marry me.

64

citizen

stzn

Brger

citoyen

cittadino

She applied to become an American

citizen.

64
64
64

culture
exist
farm

n
v
n

klt

Kultur
existieren
Bauernhof

culture
exister
ferme

cultura
esistere
allevamento

You have to spend time in a country if you

want to understand its culture.
Technology didn't exist in those days.
Ted works at a large pig farm.

64
64

immigrant
pizzeria

n
n

mrnt
pitsri

Einwanderer
Pizzeria

immigrant
pizzria

immigrante
pizzeria

In 1971, my father came to England as an

immigrant.
Tony runs a very successful pizzeria.

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surprised

adj

sprazd

berrascht

Surpris(e)

sorpreso

I'm surprised you are moving to a new

country.

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tradition

trdn

Tradition

tradition

tradizione

American cities have a long tradition of

new citizens from foreign countries.

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in 1809

noun phrase

n etin nan

1809, im Jahre 1809

en 1809

nel 1809

The first Indian restaurant in the UK

opened in London in 1809.

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in the 1960s and 70s

noun phrase

n nantin skstiz n
sevntiz

in den 1960ern und 70ern

Dans les annes 60 et 70

negli anni 60 e 70

Many immigrants arrived to the country in

the 1960s and 70s.

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in those days
be born

noun phrase
verb phrase

n z dez
bi: bn

damals
geboren werden

cette poque-l
natre

all'epoca
sono nato

In those days, most people worked on

farms and in factories.
I was born in 1996.

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aspirin

sprn

Aspirin

aspirine

aspirina

He took an aspirin for the pain in his

ankle.

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stationery

stenri

Schreibwaren

Fourniture de bureau

cartoleria

Does this shop sell stationery as well as

books?

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basement

besmnt

Keller

Sous-sol

interrato

The music department is in the basement

of the department store.

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fm

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beauty product

bjuti prdkt

Kosmetikprodukt

Produit de beaut

prodotto di bellezza

Beauty products are on the top floor of the

shopping centre.

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linen

bedlnn

Leinen, Bettwsche

lin

lino

The bed linen is on the ground floor of the

shop with the bedroom furniture.

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electronic goods

lektrnk dz, elktrnk-

Elektronikartikel

Produits lectronique

prodotti elettronici

Electronic goods are on the third floor of

the shop.

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floor
gift

n
n

fl
ft

Etage
Geschenk

plancher
cadeau

piano, pavimento
regalo

How many floors does this department

store have?
Which gift did you buy for your mother?

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pharmacy

fmsi

Apotheke

pharmacie

farmacia

I went to the pharmacy to get some

aspirin.

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stationer's

stenz

Schreibwarenladen

papeterie

cartolaio

Leela bought some envelopes from the

stationer's.

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store guide
copy
pencil
single

n
n
n
n

st ad

Abteilungsplan
Kopie
Bleistift
Single

Guide de magasin
copie
crayon
single

piantina del (grande) magazzino

copia
matita
singolo

You can find the shoe shop in the store

guide.
Could you make a copy of this report?
Can I borrow your pencil?
Have you heard the band's new single?

hostel
power station

n
n

hstl

Herberge
Kraftwerk

auberge
Centrale lectrique

ostello
centrale elettrica

I plan to stay at a hostel in the city centre.

My dad works at the local power station.

140 approximately
140 campsite

adv
n

prksmtli

annhernd
Campingplatz

approximativement
terrain de camping

approssimativamente, circa
campeggio

It takes approximately fifteen minutes to

walk to the station.
Did you stay at a campsite or a hotel?

140 countryside
140 exactly

n
adv

kntrisad
zktli

(auf dem) Land

genau

campagne
exactement

campagna
esattamente, precisamente

We take long walks in the countryside

every Sunday.
Exactly when and where did you go?

140 light

lat

Licht

illumin

luce

There isn't much light in this room

because the window is small.

kpi
pensl
sl

pa sten

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unfreundlich
tragen
Brille
attraktiv
kahl

Peu sympathique
porter
lunettes
Beau/belle
chauve

ostile
indossare
occhiali
attraente, affascinante
calvo

Some of the kids in my class are really

unfriendly towards my son.
He's wearing a suit and a tie.
She's got dark hair and wears glasses.
His new girlfriend is very attractive.
He's bald.

Bart
dunkel
hell
Haar
Haut
grau
lang
Schnurrbart
kurz

barbe
sombre
clair
cheveu
peau
gris
long
moustache
court

barba
scuro
biondo, chiaro
capelli
pelle
grigio
lungo
baffi
basso

Her grandfather has got a long grey

beard.
Olivia has got beautiful long dark hair.
My brother's got fair skin and blue eyes.
Sylvia has got short brown hair.
Marco's got smooth dark skin.
My dad has got short grey hair.
My best friend has got long blonde hair.
My father has got a big moustache.
Cindy is quite short and tanned.

adj

slm

schlank

mince

magro, slanciato

He's tall and handsome but he isn't very

slim.

tall
friendly
jigsaw puzzle

adj
adj
n

tl

ds pzl

gro
freundlich
Puzzle

grand(e)
aimable
puzzle

alto
cordiale, amabile
puzzle

The basketball player was over seven feet

tall!
They are middle-aged and really friendly.
My sister loves doing jigsaw puzzles.

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return

rtn

zurckgeben

renvoyer

restituire

The police returned the pieces of

banknotes to the girls.

70

give back

phrasal verb

v bk

zurckgeben

restituer

ridare

The police gave back the money to the

bank.

70

ground

rand

Erdboden

terre

suolo, terra, terreno

You should pick up any rubbish you find

on the ground.

70

hand in

phrasal verb

hnd n

abgeben

dposer

consegnare

They handed in the money to the police

station.

70

look at

phrasal verb

lk t

anschauen

regarder

guardare, dare un'occhiata

Marjorie asked him to look at the email

before she sent it.

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unfriendly
wear
glasses
attractive
bald

adj
v
n
adj
adj

nfrendli

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beard
dark
fair
hair
skin
grey
long
moustache
short

n
adj
adj
n
n
adj
adj
n
adj

bd

69

slim

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we
lsz
trktv
bld

dk
fe
he
skn
re
l
mst

frendli

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notice

nts

bemerken

Percevoir/sentir

notare

Rachel and Maisie noticed a bag in a

rubbish bin.

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paper

pep

Papier

papier

carta

She wrote the address on a piece of

paper.

70

pick up

phrasal verb

pk p

aufheben

ramasser

raccogliere

He picked up the bag and ran out of the

room.

70

put together

phrasal verb

pt te

zusammensetzen

assembler

mettere assieme

They put together most of the pieces.

70
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set off
tiny

phrasal verb
adj

set f

aufbrechen
winzig

partir/prendre la route/s'en aller mettersi in cammino/in marcia

minuscule
piccino, minuscolo

We set off before it got dark.

They live in a tiny house.

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belong to
tell

phrasal verb
v

bl t

gehren
erzhlen

appartenir
dire

appartenere a
dire

Does this bag belong to you?

She told me that she was going home.

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banknote
nice
unusual

n
adj
adj

bknt

njuul, -l

Banknote
nett
ungewhnlich

Billet de banque
joli
inhabituel, hors du commun

banconota
carino, buono
insolito, inconsueto

Police found some of the banknotes after

the robbery.
That cheese pizza looks nice.
It's unusual that my bag is missing.

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usual

adj

juul, jul

gewhnlich

habituel

di solito, solitamente

They usually go to the cinema on Friday.

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pull out
glue
glue

phrasal verb
n
v

pl at

herausziehen
Kleber
kleben

s'engager dans la circulation

colle
coller

partire, uscire
colla
incollare

A truck suddenly pulled out in front of him.

Here's some glue.
We can glue the pieces together.

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connection
photo
photograph
confident

n
n
n
adj

knekn

knfdnt

Verbindung
Foto
Foto
zuversichtlich

relation
photo
photo
Sr de soi

collegamento
fotografia, foto
fotografia, foto
sicuro, fiducioso

There is a strong connection between

happiness and health.
I took some photos of the wedding.
I took a photograph of the beach.
Jenny is confident she will get the job.

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horrible

adj

hrbl

schrecklich

horrible

orribile, terribile

It's horrible to lose something you use

everyday.

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tel

nas

lu
lu

ft
ftrf

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hnsm

alt
bleich
gutaussehend

vieux/vielle
pale
Beau/belle

vecchio
pallido
bello

The old woman had difficulty carrying her

shopping bag.
She has very pale skin.
He was tall, dark and handsome.

hst fmli

Gastfamilie

Famille d'accueil

famiglia ospitante/alla pari

Her host family were very friendly and

hospitable.

laugh

lf

lachen

rire

ridere, sorridere

We always laugh a lot when we're

together.

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lovely

adj

lvli

hbsch

beau/belle

bello, delizioso

The house has a lovely garden and

terrace.

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middle-aged

adj

mdl edd

mittelalt

d'ge moyen

di mezza et

The couple I stayed with were middleaged and very friendly.

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move in
pretty
shy

verb phrase
adj
adj

muv n

einziehen
hbsch
schchtern

emmnager
Joli(e)
timide

trasferirsi, traslocare
carino, bello
timido

When are you moving in to your new

apartment?
Alison is very slim and pretty.
My niece is a shy and quiet child.

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tanned
body
face

adj
n
n

tnd

fes

gebrunt
Krper
Gesicht

bronz
corps
face/visage

abbronzato
corpo
viso, faccia

He looked tanned and healthy after his

holiday in Brazil.
Geoff's body type is tall and slim.
You have a beautiful face.

74

candy

kndi

Bonbon

bonbon

dolce

Billy Jo went to the local shop to buy

some candy.

74

charity box

trti bks

Spendenkasten

Bote d'aumne

cassetta delle elemosine

She dropped some coins into the charity

box.

74

day off

noun phrase

de f

freier Tag

Jour de vacances

giorno libero

I asked my boss if I could have a day off

on Thursday.

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dress up
luck
good luck
July

phrasal verb
n
noun phrase
n

dres p

verkleiden
Glck
viel Glck
Juli

Mettre un dguisement
chance
Bonne chance
juillet

mascherarsi
fortuna
buona fortuna
luglio

I dressed up as a gorilla and went to the

Halloween party.
In China, red is the colour of good luck.
Good luck with your exam!
We usually go on holiday in July.

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old
pale
handsome

adj
adj
adj

ld

72

host family

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prti
a

bdi

lk
d lk
dla

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March

mt

Mrz

mars

marzo

On 8th March, Russians give presents to

their wives, mothers and sisters for
International Woman's Day.

74

May

me

Mai

mai

maggio

In most European countries, Mother's Day

is on the second Monday of May.

74

Mothers Day

mz de

Muttertag

Fte des mres

Giornata della mamma

My daughter bought me a necklace for

Mother's Day.

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New Years Day

nju jz de

Neujahr

Jour de l'an

Primo dell'anno

We always make dinner for our friends on

New Year's Day.

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February

februri, febjri

Februar

fvrier

febbraio

In Greece, Mothers Day is on the second

of February.

75

October

ktb

Oktober

octobre

ottobre

The arts festival is usually held sometime

in October.

75

trainers

trenz

Sportschuhe

Chaussures de sport

scarpe da ginnastica

Dad bought me some new trainers for my

birthday last year.

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April
August
December
January
June
November

n
n
n
n
n
n

eprl

nvemb, n-

April
August
Dezember
Januar
Juni
November

avril
aot
dcembre
janvier
juin
novembre

aprile
agosto
dicembre
gennaio
giugno
novembre

I go to America with my family in April

every year.
It's Lucy's ninth birthday on 10th August.
My nephew was born in December.
There's a lot of snow here in January.
We're going on holiday in June.
We met at a festival last November.

75

September

septemb

September

septembre

settembre

Lisa and Dave got married on 20th

September.

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date
clock

n
n

det
klk

Datum
Uhr

date
horloge

data
orologio

What was the date yesterday was it the

sixth?
What time does that clock say?

75

umbrella

mbrel

Regenschirm

parapluie

ombrello

It's raining so don't forget to bring your

umbrella!

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personality

psnlti

Persnlichkeit

personnalit

personalit

His great personality makes everyone like

him.

st
dsemb
dnjuri, -njri
dun

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141 colleague

kli

Kollege

collgue

collega

A colleague retires at the end of this year.

141 congratulations
141 get well

n
verb phrase

knrtlenz

herzlichen Glckwunsch
gute Besserung

flicitations
Se rtablir

congratulazioni
pronta guarigione

Congratulations to all the Olympic

athletes!
Get well soon!

141 retirement
141 look like
141 postcard

n
verb phrase
n

rtamnt

pstkd

Ruhestand
aussehen wie
Postkarte

retraite
Ressembler
Carte postale

pensionamento
assomigliare
cartolina (postale)

It's important to save money for your

retirement.
She looks like her mother.
Mary sent us a postcard from Argentina.

141 ill

adj

bel, krank

malade

malato, indisposto

I was ill last night because I had some

bad fish at dinner.

en forme
jeans

andare bene/a pennello

jeans

My old jeans still fit me.

He's wearing a new pair of jeans.

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fit
jeans

v
n

ft
dinz

passen
Jeans

79

pullover

plv

Pullover

pull

pullover, maglione

It's cold outside, so I'm wearing a pullover

and a coat.

79

shorts

ts

Shorts

short

pantaloni corti

Jack's wearing a pair of shorts and a

white T-shirt.

79

skirt

skt

Rock

jupe

gonna

She's wearing a red blouse and a blue

skirt.

79

suit

sut, sjut

Anzug

Tailleur/costume

abito da uomo, completo

The businessman was wearing a formal

suit and a silk tie.

79

tie

ta

Schlips

cravate

cravatta

He has to wear a shirt and tie to work

every day.

79

T-shirt

ti t

T-Shirt

T-shirt

maglietta

Toby always wears T-shirts, even when

it's cold!

79

tidy

adj

tadi

aufgerumt

ordonn

in ordine, ordinato

Your grandmother's coming to visit, so

make sure your room is tidy!

79

closely

adv

klsli

genau

de prs

attentamente

The teacher was watching the students

closely.

79

comfortable

adj

kmftbl, kmft-

bequem

Confortable/ l'aise

confortevole

I like wearing clothes that are loose and

comfortable.

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formal

adj

fml

formell

formel

formale

She works in a big formal office.

79

heavy

adj

hevi

schwer

lourd

pesante

The children wear heavy winter coats in

January.

79

important

adj

mptnt

wichtig

important

importante

I have an important business meeting

today.

79

condition

n d kndn

Zustand

condition

condizione

That second-hand car is still in good

condition.

79

informal

adj

nfml

ungezwungen

informel

informale

They were wearing comfortable and

informal clothes.

79

light

adj

lat

leicht

lger

leggero

I packed a light pair of trousers for our

holiday in Dubai.

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loose
smart

adj
adj

lus
smt

weit
schick

Branlant/ample
lgant

largo
elegante, alla moda

These jeans are a bit loose. Have you got

a smaller size?
John looks smart in his new suit.

79

tight

adj

tat

eng

serr/juste

stretto, attillato

I'm uncomfortable because my shirt is too

tight.

79

uncomfortable

adj

nkmftbl

unbequem

se sentir dans l'inconfort/mal

l'aise

scomodo

I can't stand wearing uncomfortable winter

boots.

79

casual

adj

kul

lssig

dcontract

casuale

I feel most comfortable in casual clothes

like jeans and a T-shirt.

79

shirt

Hemd

chemise

camicia

He wore a shirt and tie to the formal

restaurant.

79

winter

wnt

Winter

hiver

inverno

It snows all through the winter in New

York.

79

boot

but

Stiefel

Boot/botte

stivaletto, scarponcino

She's wearing a cotton skirt and brown

boots.

79

dress

dres

Kleid

Robe

abito

Sara bought a lovely summer dress to

wear to the wedding.

79

glove

lv

Handschuh

gant

guanti

I must buy a new pair of gloves to keep

my hands warm this winter.

79

hat

ht

Hut

chapeau

cappello

He wears a hat outside in the summer to

protect his bald head from the sun.

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festival

festvl

Festival

festival

festival, festa

The city holds an international music

festival every summer.

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guitarist
queue

n
v

trst
kju

Gitarrist
Schlange stehen

guitariste
file d'attente

chitarrista
coda

The guitarists are all playing together in

the band.
There are fifty people queuing behind me.

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report

rpt

berichten

rendre compte/raconter

rapporto, relazione

The pilot reported that he had trouble with

one engine.

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spectators
flamenco

n
n

spektet
flmek

Zuschauer
Flamenco

spectateurs
flamenco

spettatori
flamenco

There are a lot of spectators in the town

square watching the dancing.
The flamenco dancers were fantastic!

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mariachi

mriti

Mariachi

mariachi

mariachi

When we visited Mexico, we saw a

mariachi band.

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clap

klp

klatschen

applaudir

applaudire

We all clapped and cheered when the

musicians finished playing.

81

colourful

adj

klfl

farbenfroh

Color/pittoresque

colorati

They wore colourful costumes to the

festival.

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afford
cold

v
adj

fd
kld

sich leisten
kalt

Pouvoir payer/pouvoir
s'offrir/avoir les moyens
froid

permettersi
freddo

She can't afford to buy designer clothes.

It's very cold in the winter in Canada.

82

cotton

ktn

Baumwolle

coton

cotone

Misty loves cotton clothes because they

are cool and comfortable.

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fashionable
hot

adj
adj

fnbl
ht

modisch
hei

la mode, en vogue
chaud

alla moda, di moda

bollente, caldo

Her clothes are fashionable but very

expensive.
Nick doesn't like feeling hot.

82

jacket

dkt

Jackett

veste

giacca, giacchetta

Chaz is wearing a grey jacket and dark

blue trousers.

82

leather

le

Leder

cuir

pelle

He bought her a fashionable leather coat

for her birthday.

82

natural

adj

ntrl

natrlich

naturel

naturale

Linda only wears clothes made from

natural materials such as cotton or wool.

82

never

adv

nev

niemals

jamais

mai

I never wear sandals even in the

summer.

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often
sari

adv
n

fn, ftn
sri

oft
Sari

souvent
sari

spesso
sari

I often walk through the park on my way

home from work.
Sunny is wearing a traditional silk sari.

82

scruffy

adj

skrfi

ungepflegt

Dbraill(e)

trasandato

You shouldn't wear scruffy clothes to

work.

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second-hand
silk

adj
n

seknd hnd p

Second-Hand
Seide

d'occasion
soie

di seconda mano
seta

I buy most of my clothes at second-hand

shops.
Silk clothes are usually quite expensive.

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trousers
warm

n
adj

trazz
wm

Hosen
warm

pantalon
chaud

pantaloni
caldo

He's wearing a grey jacket, smart brown

trousers and leather shoes.
It's lovely and warm in this room.

82

wool

wl

Wolle

laine

lana

She made the sweater with dark red wool.

82

cool

adj

kul

khl

frais

fresco, freddo

It was hot during the day, but pleasant

and cool at night.

82

sandal

sndl

Sandale

sandale

sandali

Our teacher always wears socks and

sandals.

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83
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sunglasses
expensive
thick

n
adj
adj

snlsz

Sonnenbrille
teuer
dick

Lunettes de soleil
Cher/coteux
pais

occhiali da sole
caro, dispendioso
spesso, pesante

She wore sunglasses all day to protect

her eyes from the sun.
We can't buy this it's too expensive.
Bill is wearing a thick wool pullover.

83

thin

adj

dnn

mince

fine, leggero

It was a hot day, so she wore a thin cotton

dress.

83

fact

fkt

Tatsache

fait

fatto

The police won't make a decision until

they know all the facts.

83

designer

adj

dzan

Designer

crateur

designer

The designer shoes in this shop are very

expensive.

83
84

man-made
cloudy

adj
adj

mn med
kladi

knstlich
wolkig

Synthtique/artificiel
nuageux

artificiale
nuvoloso

Danny doesn't like wearing man-made

materials.
It's cloudy in London today.

84

foggy

adj

fi

neblig

brumeux

nebbioso

It was so foggy we couldn't see the other

side of the road!

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fog
raining

n
v

f
ren

Nebel
es regnet

brouillard
pluvieux

nebbia
piovere

The accident happened in thick fog.

It's been raining for ten hours!

84

snowing

sn

es schneit

Neigeux

nevicare

It's snowing heavily so the trains and

buses aren't running.

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sunny
windy

adj
adj

sni
wndi

sonnig
windig

ensoleill(e)
venteux

soleggiato
ventoso

At the moment in Norway its late summer

and today its warm and sunny.
It is too windy to go for a walk right now.

84

air conditioner

e kndn

Klimaanlage

climatiseur

condizionatore

There's a problem with the air conditioner

it's so hot in here!

84

below zero

verb phrase

bl zr

unter Null

En-de de zro

sotto zero

The temperature outside was below zero

so the rain turned to ice.

84

climate

klamt

Klima

climat

clima

The climate in the Maldives is hot and

sunny.

84

extreme

adj

kstrim

extrem

extrme

estremo

Recently, there was an extreme summer

heat wave in Greece.

84

heat wave

hit wev

Hitzewelle

Vague de chaleur

ondata di caldo

Many people turned on their air

conditioners during the heat wave.

84
84

ice
melt

n
v

as
melt

Eis
schmelzen

glace
fondre

ghiaccio
sciogliere

The snow and ice caused traffic problems.

The sun melted most of the snow.

84

mild

adj

mald

mild

doux

mite

The south of Britain usually has a mild

winter.

84

power cut

pa kt

Stromausfall

Panne d'lectricit

interruzione di corrente,
mancare la luce

There were power cuts because so many

people turned on their air conditioners.

84

summer

sm

Sommer

estate

In the summer he wants to feel cool, so he

wears thin shirts.

84

temperature

temprt

Temperatur

temprature

temperatura

Check the temperature of the water before

you get into the bath.

84

unusually

adj

njuuli, -li

ungewhnlich

inhabituellement

stranamente, eccezionalmente The train was unusually late this morning.

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dark

adj

dk

dunkel

sombre

buio, scuro

It's five o'clock and it's dark outside

already.

85

heat

hit

Hitze

chaleur

calore

The heat was extreme that summer so

many people stayed indoors.

85

crazy

adj

krezi

verrckt

fou

matto, pazzo, da matti, da pazzi I can't believe it that's crazy!

85
85
86

depressed
hate
refund

adj
v
n

dprest

rifnd

deprimiert
hassen
Erstattung

dprim
har
remboursement

depresso, abbattuto
odio
rimborso

I always feel sad and depressed when the

sky is grey and there's no sun.
I hate rainy weather.
I'd like a refund because this doesn't fit.

86

exchange

kstend

umtauschen

changer

cambiare

I'd like to exchange this shirt for a smaller

one.

142 another

determiner,
pron

ein weiterer

autre

un altro

Do you want another drink?

142 relaxing

rlks

entspannend

Se dtendre/se relaxer

rilassare

I spend most of my time relaxing by the

swimming pool.

142 swim

swm

Schwimmen

natation

nuotata

We're going for a swim later if you want to

come.

142 wonderful

adj

wndfl

wundervoll

merveilleux

meraviglioso

It was wonderful to see him again after all

those years.

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ballet

ble

Ballett

ballet

balletto

Ballet can be classed as a type of theatre.

89

cartoon

ktun

Zeichentrickfilm

dessin anim

cartoni animati

My kids watch cartoons on Saturday

mornings.

89
89
89
89

classical
comedy
composer
dance

adj
n
n
n

klskl

klassisch
Komdie
Komponist
Tanz

classique
comdie
compositeur
danse

classica
commedia
compositore
ballo

He listens to classical music when he

studies for important exams.
All my favourite films are comedies.
Mozart is my favourite composer.
Did you go to the dance last Friday?

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horror
modern

n
adj

hr
mdn

Horror
modern

horreur
moderne

orrore
moderno

That was the scariest horror film ever

made!
He's a really famous modern artist.

89

novel

nvl

Roman

roman

novella

I like reading classical novels in my free

time.

89

opera

pr

Oper

opra

opera

I like musicals but I don't like going to

operas.

89
89

painting
play

n
n

pent

Gemlde
Theaterstck

Peinture/tableau
pice

pittura, dipinto
dramma

Strange paintings appeared on the sides

of buidlings in Bristol and London.
Shakespeare wrote many famous plays.

89
89

poem
poetry

n
n

pm
ptri

Gedicht
Poesie

pome
posie

poema, poesia
poesia

He wrote over five hundred poems in his

lifetime.
The school held a poetry competition.

89

rock music

rk mjuzk

Rockmusik

rock

musica rock

In my opinion, rock music is more exciting

than classical music.

89

the arts

i ts

die Knste

les arts

le arti

Government funding for the arts has been

reduced.

89

theatre

Theater

thtre

teatro

We went to the theatre to see a ballet last

week.

90

audience

dins

Publikum

audience, public

pubblico, ascoltatori, spettatori

The audience clapped at the end of the

performance.

90

bath

Wanne

baignoire

vasca da bagno

I read the newspaper in the bath every

morning.

90

detailed

adj

diteld

detailliert

Dtaill(e)

dettagliato

The woman gave a detailed description of

the man.

90

easy

adj

izi

leicht

facile

facile

Listening to the radio is an easy way to

get the news.

90

plane crash

plen kr

Flugzeugabsturz

crasement d'avion

incidente aereo

Many people were injured in the plane

crash but no one died.

90

presidential

adj

prezdenl

Prsidentschafts-

prsidentiel

presidenziale

70 percent of Americans used the Internet

during the last presidential election.

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source

ss

Quelle

source

fonte, sorgente

In my opinion, the Internet is the best

news source.

90
90

visual
wrong

adj
adj

vul

visuell

visuel
faux

visivo
sbagliato, errato

TV is more exciting than some other news

sources because it's visual.
Sorry, that's the wrong answer.

90

blog

bl

Blog

blogue

blog

You can go online to look at news stories

or read a blog.

90

Twitter

twt

Twitter

Twitter

Twitter

I use Twitter to find out about news stories

quickly.

90

old-fashioned

adj

ld fnd

altmodisch

dmod

antiquato, fuori moda

In my opinion, newspapers are oldfashioned.

91
91

realistic
traditional

adj
adj

rlstk
trdnl

realistisch
traditionell

raliste
traditionnel

(essere) realistico
tradizionale

You need to be realistic about your

chances of winning.
Older people are more traditional.

91

athletics

letks

Leichtathletik

athltisme

atletica

We play hockey in winter and do athletics

in the summer.

91

motor racing

mt res

Motorrennen

Course automobile

corsa automobilistica,

My son loves watching motor racing

especially Formula 1.

91

relaxing

adj

rlks

entspannend

Dtendant/relaxant

rilassante

I like classical music because it's relaxing.

92
92

action
action film

n
n

kn
kn flm

Action
Actionfilm

action
film d'action

azione
film d'azione

There was a lot of action happening all

around us.
The Indiana Jones films are action films.

92

adventure

dvent

Abenteuer

aventure

avventura

I went trekking in the rainforest last year. It

was an amazing adventure!

92

adventure film

dvent flm

Abenteuerfilm

film d'aventure

film d'avventura

I think the Lord of the Rings movies are

fantastic adventure films!

92

clever

adj

klev

gescheit

astucieux/malin/intelligent

intelligente

It's a clever film because it makes you

think.

92

documentary

dkjmentri

Dokumentar-

documentaire

documentario

We watched an interesting documentary

series about dinosaurs.

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love story

lv stri

Liebesgeschichte

histoire d'amour

storia d'amore

Casablanca was voted the greatest love

story of all time by the American Film
Institute.

92

musical

mjuzkl

Musical

musical

commedia musicale

Chicago is my favourite musical because

it's fun and fresh.

92
92

romantic
sad

adj
adj

rmntk, rsd

romantisch
traurig

romantique
triste

romantico
triste

This film was a romantic love story about

a young couple.
The story was so sad it made me cry!

92

scary

adj

skeri

schaurig

effrayant

terrificante, pauroso

I don't like horror films because they're

usually scary and violent.

92

science fiction film

sans fkn flm

Science-Fiction-Film

Film de science fiction

film di fantascienza

In my opinion, Blade Runner is the best

science fiction film ever made.

92

thriller

rl

Thriller

Roman/pice suspens

giallo

I think Silence of the Lambs was a great

thriller.

92

violent

adj

valnt

gewaltttig

violent

violento

No Country for Old Men is a violent film

with some horrible scenes.

92

best

adj

best

beste

meilleur

migliore

The best part of this film is the final scene.

92

foreign language film

frn lwd flm

fremdsprachiger Film

Film en langue trangre

film in lingua straniera

Departures won the Oscar for best

foreign language film.

92

freshest

adj

frest

frischest

Le plus frais

pi fresco

Chicago was the freshest musical for a

long time.

92

funny

adj

fni

lustig

drle, amusant

divertente

He's so funny he always makes me

laugh.

92

photography

ftrfi

Fotografie

photographie

fotografia

The film won an award for best

photography.

93

bad guy

bd a

Bsewicht

Le mchant

il cattivo

That actor always plays the bad guy in

movies.

93

character

krkt

Rolle

caractre

personaggio

Daniel Craig plays the character of James

Bond in the film Casino Royale .

93

film critic

flm krtk

Filmkritiker

Critique d'un film

critico cinematografico

TV film critics said the film was fantastic,

but I thought it was boring!

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prize

praz

Preis

prix

premio

The prize for the winner is a new car.

93

scene

sin

Szene

scne

scena

In the last scene he finds out it was all just

a dream.

93

unpleasant

adj

npleznt

unerfreulich

dsagrable

brutto, spiacevole

The film was unpleasant to watch

because it was too scary.

93
93

villain
Oscar

n
n

vln
sk

Schurke
Oscar

vilain
Oscar

il cattivo, la canaglia
Oscar

The villain finally gets caught at the end of

the film.
He won the Oscar for best actor.

93

successful

adj

sksesfl

erfolgreich

de succs

di successo

The most successful cartoon ever was

Shrek 2 .

93

worst

adj

wst

schlechtest

le plus mauvais

peggiore

This is the worst book I've ever read it's

so boring!

93

sound

sand

Ton

retentir

suono

In those days, films didn't have any

sound.

94

artistic

adj

tstk

knstlerisch

artistique

artistico

You have to be very artistic to be a

successful painter.

94

exhibition

eksbn

Ausstellung

exposition

mostra, esposizione

We went to an exhibition of modern

paintings at the art gallery.

94

graffiti

rfiti

Graffiti

graffiti

graffiti, murales

The school walls were covered with

graffiti.

94

identity

adentti

Identitt

identit

identit

The newspapers tried to find out but

nobody knew his real identity.

94

illegal

adj

lil

illegal

illgal

illegale

Graffiti is illegal because it's a form of

vandalism.

94
94

mystery
allow

n
v

mstri

Geheimnis
erlauben

mystre
Autoriser/permettre

mistero
permettere, autorizzare

The identity of the artist who painted the

strange pictures was a huge mystery.
You are not allowed to park here.

94
94

original
adj
popular culture (pop culture) n

rdnl
ppjl klt

originell
Alltagskultur (Pop-Kultur)

original
Culture populaire (culture pop)

originale
cultura popolare

Her idea for the story was so original it

surprised everyone.
Music is a big part of popular culture.

94

publicity

pblsti

Publicity

publicit

pubblicit

The attention from the newspapers was

great publicity for the artist.

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shocking

adj

schockierend

choquant

scioccante, sconvolgente

People think it's shocking to see paintings

suddenly appear on the side of buildings.

94

vandalism

vndlzm

Vandalismus

vandalisme

vandalismo

The car windows were all smashed it

was a terrible act of vandalism.

94

work

wk

Werk

uvre

lavoro

There are great works of art on show at

the exhibition.

94

side

sad

Seite

ct

lato

The car crashed into the side of the

building.

95
95
95

hate
kid
prefer

v
n
v

het

prf

hassen
Kid
vorziehen

har
enfant
prfrer

odio
bambino
preferire

I hate listening to people sing so I don't

like musicals.
Most kids like watching cartoons on TV.
I prefer rap music to pop music.

95

serious

adj

sris

ernsthaft

srieux

serio

It's a serious documentary about the

modern world and the environment.

95

stupid

adj

stjupd

dumm

stupide

stupido

I made a stupid mistake and left the fridge

door open all night.

95
95

rap
show

n
n

rp

Rap
Show

rap
spectacle

canzone rap
spettacolo

This is a really popular rap song at the

moment.
What's your favourite TV show?

95
95

talent show
jazz

n
n

tlnt
dz

Talentshow
Jazz

Concours de jeunes talents

jazz

spettacolo di talenti
jazz

She won the talent show with her amazing

singing voice.
I love listening to modern jazz.

95

traditional

adj

trdnl

traditionell

traditionnel

tradizionale

This gallery only displays traditional art

from the local area.

96

band

bnd

Band

groupe

gruppo, complesso

My brother's band plays for a huge

audience every weekend.

96
96

hang on
bowling alley

phrasal verb
n

h n
bl li

Warten Sie einen Moment

Bowlingbahn

attendre un instant
bowling

attendere/restare in linea
sala/pista da bowling

Hang on Ill be with you in a minute!

We had a night out at the bowling alley.

96

classical

adj

klskl

klassisch

classique

classica

They bought tickets for their favourite

classical opera.

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smt

schick

lgant

elegante

This hotel's very smart it must be

expensive to stay here!

143 biography

barfi

Biographie

biographie

biografia

He wrote a short biography about his

favourite film star Russell Crowe.

143 film business

flm bzns

Filmgeschft

Industrie du film

lavorare nel cinema

Justin's parents are in the film business so

his family travels a lot.

143 move

muv

umziehen

bouger

trasferire

He moved from Germany to Australia

when he was young.

143 early life

noun phrase

li laf

Jugendzeit

jeunesse

infanzia, giovent

I asked Granddad to tell me about his

early life.

143 personal life

noun phrase

psnl laf

Privatleben

Vie prive

vita privata

The actress wouldn't answer any

questions about her personal life.

143 adopted
143 charity

v
n

dptd
trti

adoptiert
Wohlttigkeit

Adopt(e)
organisation caritative

adottare
carit, beneficenza

They adopted children from many different

countries.
She does a lot of charity work.

143 international

adj

ntnnl

international

international

internazionale

She's an international superstar people

from all over the world go to see her films.

143 music video

mjuzk vdi

Musikvideo

vidoclip

video musicale

Josh downloads free music videos from

the Internet.

143 superstar

supst

Superstar

Vedette/superstar

superstar

The footballer is a superstar in his home

country.

143 teenager

tined

Teenager

Adolescent(e)

adolescente

She appeared in music videos when she

was a teenager.

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commute

kmjut

pendeln

Faire la navette

(fare il) pendolare

I commute to work and back every day on

the underground train.

99

crowded

adj

kradd

berfllt

Bond(e)

affollato

The train was so crowded I couldn't get a

seat.

99

cycling

sakl

Radfahren

Faire du cyclisme

andare in bicicletta

He likes cycling to work, but not when it's

raining!

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rush hour
suburb

n
n

r a
sbb

Hauptverkehrszeit
Vorstadt

Heure de pointe
Banlieue

ora di punta
sobborgo, periferia

If you leave by seven o'clock, you should

miss the rush hour.
She lives in a suburb of New York City.

99

park

pk

Park

parc

parco

I walked slowly round the park, enjoying

the sunshine.

99

businessman

bznsmn

Geschftsmann

Hommes d'affaires

uomo d'affari

The three businessmen were travelling to

a meeting in Tokyo.

99
99
99

bicycle
bus
car

n
n
n

baskl

Fahrrad
Bus
Auto

vlo
bus
voiture

bicicletta
bus, autobus
automobile, macchina

I learned to ride a bicycle when I was six

years old.
I travel to college by bus.
I bought a Ferrari sports car last month.

99

motorbike

mtbak

Motorrad

moto

motocicletta

I learned to drive a motorbike when I was

a teenager.

99

plane

plen

Flugzeug

avion

aereo, aeroplano

Our plane landed at Sydney airport at half

past six.

99

underground train

ndrand tren

U-Bahn-Zug

mtro

(ferrovia) metropolitana

There were so many people on the

underground train, I could hardly breathe!

99

airport

ept

Flughafen

aroport

aeroporto

The airport was busy because so many

people were travelling that day.

99

flight

flat

Flug

voyager en avion

volo

We took a quick flight from London to

Madrid.

99

passenger

psnd

Fahrgast

passager

passeggero

All the passengers in the bus were

sleeping.

99

platform

pltfm

Bahnsteig

quai

banchina

The train leaves from platform four in

fifteen minutes.

99

ticket

tkt

Fahrschein

ticket

biglietto

How much is a bus ticket from London to

Paris?

99

traffic

trfk

Verkehr

trafic

traffico

There isn't a lot of traffic on the roads on

Sundays.

99

on foot

phrasal verb

n ft

zu Fu

pieds

a piedi

We decided to go on foot rather than take

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trm

Straenbahn

tramway

tram

I caught the electric tram into Manchester.

100 helicopter

helkpt

Hubschrauber

hlicoptre

elicottero

We took a helicopter trip over the Grand

Canyon.

100 jet ski

det ski

Jetski

Jet-ski/scooter des mers

moto d'acqua

We rode the jet skis on the lake last

weekend.

100 water bus

wt bs

Wasserbus

Bus amphibie

vaporetto, battello di linea

We took the water bus down the river and

stopped to see the sights along the way.

100 high speed train

ha spid tren

Hochgeschwindigkeitszug

Train grande vitesse

treno ad alta velocit

The Bullet Train in Japan was the world's

first high speed train.

100 advantage

dvntd

Vorteil

avantage

vantaggio

An advantage of taking taxis is that they

are quick and convenient.

100 commuter

kmjut

Pendler

Navetteur/banlieusard

pendolare

The underground train was filled with

commuters.

100 disadvantage
100 flat

n
adj

dsdvntd

Nachteil
eben

dsavantage
plat/plan

svantaggio
piatto, piano

A disadvantage of travelling to work by car

is the rush hour.
I need a flat surface to work on.

100 metro
100 quick

n
adj

metr
kwk

Metro
schnell

mtro
rapide

metr, metropolitana
veloce, rapido, breve

We travelled around Paris by underground

metro.
Can I make a quick telephone call?

100 railway

relwe

Eisenbahn

Chemin de fer

ferrovia

We travelled to three different states on

the Indian East Coast Railway.

100 seat

sit

Sitz

sige

sedile

I couldn't get a seat on the bus this

morning.

100 catch

kt

kriegen

Rattraper

prendere

I usually have to run to catch the bus

every morning.

100 bus stop

100 impossible
100 slow

n
adj
adj

bs stp

Bushaltestelle
unmglich
langsam

arrt de bus
impossible
lent

fermata del bus

impossibile
lento

There was a long queue for tickets at the

train station.
It's impossible to park here.
My computer's very slow today.

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100 tiring

adj

tar

ermdend

puisant/fatiguant

affaticante, stancante

The thirteen hour boat journey was long

and tiring.

101 convenient

adj

knvinint

passend

commode

comodo, adatto

What would be a convenient time for me

to come and see you?

101
101
101
101

adj
n
n
n

sef

hel

sicher
Inlineskating
Inlineskate
Gesundheit

sr
Faire du roller
Faire du roller
sant

sicuro
pattinare (con pattini in linea)
pattini in linea
salute

I think travelling by plane is the safest

form of transport.
We went rollerblading in the park.
I bought a new pair of Rollerblades.
Exercise is good for your health.

101 taxi

tksi

Taxi

taxi

taxi

We took a taxi from the hotel to the

station.

101 book

bk

bestellen, buchen

livre

riservare, prenotare

He booked a table at the restaurant for

eight o'clock.

101 departure

dpt

Abfahrt

dpart

partenza

Our departure time Barcelona is quarter

past twelve.

safe
rollerblading
Rollerblade
health

rlbled
rlbled

101 destination

destnen

Ziel

destination

destinazione

Australia and New Zealand are popular

destinations for travellers from all over the
world.

101 direct

adv, adj

drekt, da-

direkt

direct

diretto

I'd like a direct train ticket into London,

please.

101 first class

101 one-way

n, adj
adj

fst kls
wn we

erste Klasse
einfache Fahrt

premire classe
Aller simple

prima classe
andata, senso unico

The passengers were all travelling first

class.
Did you buy a one-way or return ticket?

101 return

n, adj

rtn

Rckfahrkarte

retour

ritorno

Can I have two return tickets to Feltham,

please?

101 standard class

n, adj

stndd kls

Standardklasse

Classe standard

classe normale

They travelled standard class on Eurostar

to Nice.

101 maximum

mksmm

maximal

maximum

massimo

You can afford to pay a maximum of $500

for your flight.

102 action/adventure holiday

102 afraid

n
adj

kn hldi, dvent-

aktiver /Abenteuer-Urlaub
Angst haben

Vacances d'action/d'aventure
Effray(e)

vacanze azione/avventura
avere paura

They went on an adventure holiday in the

Canada Rockies.
I'm afraid of heights.

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102 damage

dmd

beschdigen

Endommager/abmer

rovinare, danneggiare

Too much sun can damage your skin.

102 enjoy

nd

Gefallen finden

Aimer/apprcier

piacere, apprezzare, godere

Many people enjoy outdoor activities like

rock climbing.

102 episode
102 excellent
102 height

n
adj
n

epsd

Episode
exzellent
Hhe

pisode
excellent
hauteur

episodio, puntata
eccellente, ottimo
altezza

In this episode, the presenters are going

bungee jumping for the first time.
Running is an excellent way to get fit.
We measured the height of the building.

102 hiking
102 journey

n
n

hak
dni

wandern
Reise

Faire une randonne

voyage

escursionismo
viaggio

Hiking is my favourite activity to do on

holiday.
How long was your journey?

102 lifetime

laftam

Leben

le vivant

(di una) vita

I had the experience of a lifetime I'll

never forget it.

102 long-haul flight

l hl flat

Langstreckenflug

Vol long-courrier

volo a lungo raggio

We took a twenty-three hour long-haul

flight from London to Melbourne.

102 negative

adj

netv

negativ

ngatif

negativo

Late nights had a negative effect on my

work, so now I go to sleep earlier.

102 personal experience

psnl ksprins

persnliche Erfahrung

Exprience personnelle

esperienza personale

Are you speaking from your own personal

experience?

102 result

rzlt

Ergebnis

rsultat

risultato

The whole situation was the result of a

silly mistake.

102 bungee jumping

bndi dmp

Bungee-Jumping

Saut l'lastique

bungee jumping

I didn't go bungee jumping because I'm

scared of heights.

102 horse-riding

hs rad

Reiten

quitation

cavalcare

The children went horse-riding in

Yellowstone National Park last summer.

102 nervous

adj

nvs

nervs

nerveux

nervoso

I feel quite nervous about bungee

jumping.

102 traveller
103 disco
103 bullfight

n
n
n

trvl

blfat

Reisender
Disco
Stierkampf

voyageur
discothque
corrida

viaggiatore
disco, discoteca
corrida

She's an experienced traveller and she

travels to new countries all the time.
We danced all night at the disco.
Have you ever been to a bullfight?

103 circus

sks

Zirkus

cirque

circo

The circus did shows all over Europe last

summer.

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103 IMAX cinema

103 rock

n
n

amks snm
rk

IMAX-Kino
Rock

Cinma IMAX
rock

cinema IMAX
rock

We went to the IMAX cinema last week to

see a documentary film.
Their music is a mix of rock and rap.

concert

knst

Konzert

concert

concerto

The rock concert last night was loud and

crowded.

103 theme park

104 cross

n
v

im pk
krs

Themenpark
berqueren

Parc thmatique
traverser

parco divertimenti (a tema)

attraversare

Jimmy works at a theme park during the

college holidays and gets to go on all the
rides for free.
We crossed the river in a sailboat.

104 crossing

krs

berquerung

traverse

traversata

The boat makes ten crossings a day

between the two islands.

104 fly

fla

fliegen, fahren (Ballon)

Voler, voyager en avion

volare

I'm excited about flying in a hot-air

balloon.

104 hot-air balloon

104 sail

n
v

ht e blun
sel

Heiluftballon
fahren (im Boot, Schiff)

montgolfire
Faire de la voile

mongolfiera
navigare (in barca a vela)

I would like to take a hot-air balloon ride

over the Sahara desert.
We sailed from Malta to Cairo.

104 walking

wk

spazieren

marcher

camminare

We went walking in the Seven Hills of

Rome.

104 sailing

sel

Segeln

Faire de la voile

andare in barca (a vela)

They invited us to go sailing on their yacht

this weekend.

104 adventurer
104 Antarctic

n
n

dventr
ntktk

Abenteurer
Antarktis

aventurier
Antarctique

avventuriero
Antartico

Robert Falcon Scott was an adventurer

who travelled to the South Pole.
It's very difficult to travel to the Antarctic.

104 impressive

adj

mpresv

eindrucksvoll

impressionnant

impressionante

The view of the mountains was

impressive.

104 kilometre

klmit, klmt

Kilometer

kilomtre

chilometro

The town centre is three kilometres from

the hotel.

104 mention

menn

erwhnen

mentionner

menzionare, citare

She mentioned that she'd just got back

from the USA.

104 peak
104 race

n
n

pik

Gipfel
Wettrennen

sommet
course

cima
gara, competizione

They reached the peak of the mountain

before dark.
He came fourth in the race.

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104 remarkable

adj

rmkbl

bemerkenswert

remarquable

degno di nota, notevole

That's a remarkable achievement!

104 solo

adj

sl

Solo

solo

(da) solo, assolo

The jazz musicians each played solo

during the performance.

104 boat
104 meet

n
v

bt
met

Boot
treffen

bateau
faire la connaissance de

barca
incontrare

Hundreds of little boats crossed the

Channel to rescue British soldiers.
Have you met a famous film star?

104 aircraft

ekrft

Flugzeug, Luftfahrzeug

Avion

aeroplano, aereo

This aircraft can carry six hundred

passengers.

105 ordinary

adj

dnri

gewhnlich

normal

normale, comune

He's an ordinary young man with big

dreams.

105 five-star
105 climbing

adj
n

fav st

Fnf-SterneKlettern

Cinq toiles
escalade

cinque stelle
scalare, arrampicare

We stayed in a five-star luxury hotel

during our last holiday.
We climbed Mount Kilimanjaro last year.

105 film industry

105 insect
105 tennis

n
n
n

flm ndstri

tens

Filmbranche
Insekt
Tennis

Industrie du film
insecte
tennis

industria del cinema

insetto
tennis

His father is an important person in the

film industry.
I don't like the idea of eating insects.
The tennis match lasted for a long time.

match

mt

Match

Match, rencontre

partita (di calcio)

John played his first football match on

Saturday.

105 wallet
106 metre
108 fantastic

n
n
adj

wlt

fntstk

Brieftasche
Meter
fantastisch

porte-monnaie
mtre
fantastique

portafoglio
metro
fantastico

Don't forget to bring your wallet with you

to the supermarket.
His little boy is about a metre tall now.
It was a fantastic film I loved it!

108 ice-skating

as sket

Eislauf

Patinage sur glace

pattinare sul ghiaccio

This TV show gets celebrities to try iceskating with professional partners.

camel

kml

Kamel

chameau

cammello

I want to go on a camel when we go to the

desert.

cruise

kruz

Kreuzfahrt

croisire

crociera

They went on a Caribbean cruise last

year.

go on

verb phrase

gehen auf

Partir en

fare

I would love to go on a cruise around the

Caribbean islands.

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Skateboarding is very popular at my

school.

Example Sentence

sketbd

Skateboardfahren

Faire du skateboard, faire de la

planche roulettes
skateboarding

144 boss

bs

Chef

chef

capo, padrone

My boss was angry because I was two

hours late for work.

144 disaster
144 formal

n
adj

dzst

Katastrophe
formell

dsastre
formel

disastro
formale

Today was a disaster because I was late

for work and missed my meeting.
We use formal language in these blogs.

144 life
144 library

n
n

laf

Leben
Bibliothek

vie
bibliothque

vita
biblioteca

He writes stories about his life on his blog.

I took the library books back today.

144 security guard

144 thief

n
n

skjrti d
if

Wachmann
Dieb

gardien
voleur

guardia giurata
ladro

The security guard wouldn't let me into the

building.
A thief took her handbag!

109 follow

fl

folgen

suivre

seguire

Follow the car in front of us to find the

way.

109 go over

phrasal verb

berschreiten

Dpasser

superare

Don't go over the speed limit.

109 hands up
109 movement

phrasal verb
n

hndz p
muvmnt

Hnde hoch
Bewegung

Haut les mains !

mouvement

alzare le mani
movimento

Hands up! Don't move a muscle!

I noticed a slight movement of the door.

109 on the left

prep phrase

n left

links

gauche/sur la gauche

sulla sinistra

The post office is just down there on the

left.

109 shout out

phrasal verb

at at

rufen

crier

gridare

I shouted out her name just as she went

round the corner.

109 start

stt

beginnen

commencer

iniziare, cominciare

Sue and Ben started to laugh really loudly.

109 living things

lv z

Lebewesen

tres vivants

esseri viventi

I'm interested in studying living things at

college.

109 think of

phrasal verb

k v

ausdenken

Rflchir /penser

avere in mente, pensare di

I will have to think of a new idea that's

more original.

skateboarding

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labrri, -bri

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Geschwindigkeitsbeschrnkung limitation de vitesse

einhalten
obir
Strafe
punition

limite di velocit
obbedire, attenersi
punizione

The speed limit in this suburb is thirty

kilometres per hour.
Students must obey the school rules.
The punishment for this offence is a fine.

Rgle/rglement/disposition
biologie

regola
biologia

Jamie explained the rules of the game to

us.
Biology is my favourite school subject.

109 speed limit

109 obey
109 punishment

n
v
n

spid lmt

109 rule
109 biology

n
n

rul
baldi

Regel
Biologie

109 chemistry

kemstri

Chemie

chimie

chimica

I started studying chemistry at university

six months ago.

109
109
109
109
109

geography
history
languages
literature
mathematics

n
n
n
n
n

dirfi, dg-

mmtks

Geografie
Geschichte
Sprachen
Literatur
Mathematik

gographie
histoire
langues
littrature
mathmatiques

geografia
storia
lingua
letteratura
matematica

We studied the geography of Asia in class

today.
She's studying history at university.
Ken wants to do languages next year.
I'm interested in French literature.
He's studying mathematics at university.

maths

ms

Mathe

maths

matematica

Maths was never my best subject at

school.

109 physics

fzks

Physik

physique

fisica

I only got forty percent in the physics

exam.

109 science

sans

Naturwissenschaft

science

scienza

We learned about electricity in our

science lesson today.

110 break

brek

(Regel) verletzen

Violer/outrepasser

infrangere, violare

If you break the rules you will be

punished.

110 driving licence

drav lasns

Fhrerschein

Permit de conduire

patente di guida

I got my driving licence when I was

eighteen.

110 fine
110 offence

n
n

fan
fens

Geldbue
Vergehen

amende
Dlit/crime

multa, contravvenzione
reato, infrazione

The police gave him a 100 fine for

speeding.
Driving too fast is a dangerous offence.

110 points

pnts

Punkte

points

punti

She got three points on her licence for

speeding.

110 avoid

vd

vermeiden

Eviter/prvenir

evitare

She avoided a traffic fine by driving the

speed limit.

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110 choice
110 driving test

n
n

ts
drav test

Wahl
Fahrprfung

choix
Examen de conduite

scelta, scegliere
esame di guida

It's difficult to choose, but I think I like the

red dress best.
Did you pass your driving test?

110 examination

zmnen

Prfung

examen

esame

You have to pass a written examination at

the end of the course.

110 motorist

mtrst

Kraftfahrer

automobiliste

guidatore, automobilista

Every year thousands of motorists break

the rules.

110
110
110
110

n
adj, adv
n
n

fend

trfk lat

Straftter
online
Staat
Verkehrsampel

dlinquant
En ligne
tat
feux de circulation routire

delinquente
on-line
stato
semaforo

Kelly works at a prison for young

offenders.
We do most of our course work online.
The USA has fifty states.
Turn left at the traffic lights.

110 course

ks

Kurs

cours

corso

I'd like to take a course in business

studies next year.

110 traffic school

trfk skul

Verkehrsschule

Auto-cole

scuola guida

Randy went to traffic school instead of

paying a fine.

111 give way

111 overtake
111 petrol

phrasal verb
v
n

v we

petrl

Vorfahrt achten
berholen
Benzin

Accorder la priorit
dpasser
carburant

dare la precedenza
superare
benzina, carburante

You must give way to other traffic when

you come to a major road.
A police car overtook us.
I had to stop to fill the car up with petrol.

111 officially

adv

fli

offiziell

officiellement

ufficialmente

The new bridge was officially opened this

morning.

111 public transport

pblk trnspt

ffentlicher Verkehr

transports publics

trasporto pubblico

I always go to work by public transport

parking my car is too expensive.

111 website

websat

Website

Site Internet

pagina/sito web

For more information about the hotel, go

online and visit our website.

111 document
111 fan

n
n

dkjmnt

Dokument
Fan

document
fan

documento
tifoso

He lost a case full of important legal

documents.
Michael is a big football fan.

111 fair
111 get married

adj
verb phrase

fe

anstndig
heiraten

juste
se marier

leale, corretto
sposarsi

It's not fair to blame others for your

mistakes.
Tom and his wife got married in Mexico.

offender
online
state
traffic light

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111 permission

pmn

Genehmigung

permission, autorisation

permesso, autorizzazione

Do you have permission to park your car

here?

111 smoke
111 visa

v
n

smk
viz

rauchen
Visum

fumer
visa

fumare
visto

In most countries, it is illegal to smoke in

public places.
You need a visa to visit the USA.

111 laws

lz

Gesetze

lois

leggi

In the USA, the laws vary from state to

sate.

111 immigration

mren

Einwanderung

immigration

immigrazione

There was a lot of immigration into this

country in those days.

111 valid
111 leaf
111 view

adj
n
n

vld

vju

gltig
Blatt
Ansicht

Valide/valable
feuille
Point de vue

valido
foglia
parere, opinione

Your passport needs to be valid for at

least six months.
The leaves on the trees fall off in autumn.
What are your views on animal rights?

111 fanatic

fntk

Anhnger

fanatique

fanatico

I wouldn't say I'm a football fanatic, but I

enjoy playing football.

111 account
111 gun

n
n

kant

Konto
Schusswaffe

compte
fusil

conto
pistola

You should open a bank account to keep

your money safe.
The police here all carry guns.

111 military service

111 rent
111 university

n
v
n

mltri svs

junvsti

Militrdienst
mieten
Universitt

Service militaire
louer
universit

servizio militare
affittare, prendere in affitto
universit

In some countries everyone has to do

military service.
We rent the flat from my uncle.
I go to university at Oxford.

112 educational background

edjkenl bkrand

Bildungsstand

Cursus scolaire

formazione scolastica

The form asked for details about my

educational background.

112 elementary school

elmentri skul

Grundschule

Ecole lmentaire

scuola elementare

I went to elementary school in Vancouver

for the first six years of my education.

112 high school

ha skul

Highschool

Second cycle

scuola superiore

The firm only employs high school

graduates.

112 interactive whiteboard

ntrktv 'watbd

interaktives Whiteboard

Tableau blanc interactif

lavagna bianca interattiva

Mrs Jones uses the interactive whiteboard

to teach during her lessons.

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112 teacher training college

tit tren kld

pdagogische Hochschule

Haute cole pdagogique

istituto magistrale

Yvonne went to teacher training college

and then taught in a primary school.

112 law

Jura

loi

legge, giurisprudenza

Law is a very difficult subject to study for a

career.

112 primary school

pramri skul

Grundschule

Ecole primaire

scuola primaria

My primary school was in a little village in

the west of England.

112 secondary school

112 subject
112 college

n
n
n

sekndri skul

kld

Gymnasium
Fach
College

Ecole secondaire
matire
collge

scuola secondaria
materia scolastica
istituto superiore

I went to secondary school in the local

town.
My favourite school subject is English.
I'm going to art college next year.

112 training

tren

Schulung

Formation/entrainement

addestramento, formazione

Mike runs a training programme for new

employees.

112 higher education

har edjken

Hochschulbildung

Enseignement suprieur

istruzione superiore

She's working as an Economics teacher in

higher education.

113 post

pst

Posting

poste

post, messaggio

I wrote a post asking for help with the new

software.

113 digital technology

ddtl teknldi

Digitaltechnologie

Technologie numrique

tecnologia digitale

He teaches a course using digital

technology in the classroom.

113 discuss

dsks

diskutieren

Discuter (de)

discutere

They're discussing new technology in

different jobs.

113 helpful

adj

helpfl

hilfreich

utile

utili

My teacher made some helpful comments

about my homework.

sistema di gestione
apprendimento
podcast

The college has an online learning

management system for students who find
it difficult to travel in every day.
The TV show is available as a podcast.

sbdkt

learning management
113 system (LMS)
113 podcast

n
n

ln mndmnt sstm
pdkst

Learning Management System Systme de gestion de

(LMS)
l'apprentissage (LMS)
Podcast
balado

113 recording

rkd

Aufnahme

enregistrement

registrazione

The orchestra made a new recording of

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.

113 well-known

adj

wel nn

wohl bekannt

Renomm/rput/clbre

conosciuto, ben noto

The teacher gave a well-known example

to explain what it meant.

113 Wikipedia

wkpidi

Wikipedia

Wikipdia

Wikipedia

If you want to know more, look it up on

Wikipedia.

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113 BBC

bi bi si

BBC

BBC

BBC

The BBC has a really good list of

podcasts that you can download.

113 forum

frm

Forum

Forum/tribune

forum

The monthly meeting is a forum for

teachers.

113 wiki

wki

Wiki

wiki

wiki

A wiki is a web page that everyone in a

group can work with, so they can add
information or photos.

113 download

danld

Download

tlcharger

download

I downloaded of all the songs on their new

album.

114 career prospect

kr prspekt

Karriereaussichten

Perspectives d'avancement

prospettive di carriera

His career prospects weren't very good

because he failed his exams.

114 language school

lwd skul

Sprachschule

Ecole de langues

scuola di lingua

Lesley teaches at an English language

school in Tokyo.

114 classroom-based

adj

klsrm best

im Klassenzimmer

en salle de classe

(attivit) in aula

Part of the course is classroom-based and

the other part is online.

114 evening class

ivn kls

Abendunterricht

Cours du soir

classe serale

George is taking an evening class to learn

Spanish.

114 well-qualified

adj

wel kwlfad

hoch qualifiziert

Hautement qualifi(e)

ben qualificato

You will be taught by well-qualified tutors.

studio a distanza

People who live far away from colleges

and universities often take classes by
distance learning.

114 distance learning

dstns ln

Fernstudium

Enseignement
distance/tlenseignement

114 academic

adj

kdemk

akademisch

acadmique

accademico

Our school has excellent academic

results.

114 full-time
114 lecturer

adj
n

fl tam
lektr

VollzeitDozent

plein temps
professeur d'universit

tempo pieno
lettore

My nephew is a full-time university

student.
Miss Jones is a university lecturer.

114 part-time

adj

pt tam

Teilzeit-

temps partiel

tempo parziale

He got a part-time job as a security guard

to earn some extra money.

114 professional

adj

prfenl

professionell

professionnel

professionista

Martin is a well-known professional

photographer.

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114 trainee

treni

Auszubildender

apprenti(e)

apprendista

Kathy worked as a trainee nurse for three

years.

114 trainer

tren

Ausbilder, Trainer

formateur

allenatore

Our football trainer makes us go running

three times a week.

114 tutor
115 accept
115 application

n
v
n

tjut

Tutor
annehmen
Bewerbung

Directeur d'tudes
accepter
candidature

tutore, insegnante privato

accettare
domanda (d'impiego)

They tutor helped their daughter with her

mathematics exam.
Are you going to accept the job offer?
I sent them my application yesterday.

115 application form

115 bank transfer

n
n

plken fm
bk trnsf

Bewerbungsformular
Bankberweisung

Formulaire de candidature
Virement bancaire

modulo di domanda
bonifico (bancario)

You can fill in the job application form

online.
I get paid by bank transfer from Greece.

115 caller

kl

Anrufer

appelant

chiamante

There was one caller, but he didn't give

me his name.

115 conditions

kndnz

Bedingungen

conditions

condizioni

Don't forget to read the conditions at the

bottom of the application.

115 details

ditelz

Einzelheiten

dtails

dettaglio

Contact this person by email for more

details about the course.

115 payment

pemnt

Zahlung

paiement

pagamento

Did you make the payments by credit

card?

115 solve

slv

lsen

Rsoudre

risolvere

Students and teachers need to solve this

problem by working together.

116 skills

skl

Fhigkeiten, Kenntnisse

Savoir-faire/talent/expertise

capacit, competenza

She took a course to improve her

computing skills.

116 enrol
116 ingredient
116 lesson

v
n
n

nrl

sich einschreiben
Zutat
Stunde

S'inscrire
ingrdient
leon

iscriversi
ingrediente
lezione

I decided to enrol on the chemistry

course.
Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl.
I take driving lessons twice a week.

116 hard hat

116 weekday
politics

n
n
n

hd ht

Schutzhelm
Wochentag
Politik

casque de protection
Jour de la semaine
politique

casco (di sicurezza)

giorno feriale
politica

For safety reasons, you must wear a hard

hat on the building site.
I only work on weekdays.
She wanted a career in politics.

ksept
plken

nridint
lesn

wikde
pltks

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145 economics

eknmks, i-

Wirtschaftswissenschaft

conomie

economia

I want to do economics at college.

145 media studies

midi stdiz

Publizistik

Etudes des mdias

studi di (scienze della)

comunicazione

A lot of people think that media studies

courses are easy.

145 message board

145 trouble

n
n

mesd bd
trbl

Forum
Schwierigkeiten

Tableau de messages
Trouble/difficult/problme

bacheca virtuale
problema

People left messages of support for him

on the online message board.
We had a lot of trouble parking the car.

119 bridge

brd

Brcke

pont

ponte

They are building a new bridge over the

river.

119 canyon

knjn

Schlucht, Canyon

canyon

canyon

Have you ever visited the Grand Canyon?

119 trekking

trek

Trekking

Faire la randonne

trekking

Fran went on a trekking holiday in the

Lake District in Scotland.

119 tunnel

tnl

Tunnel

tunnel

tunnel, galleria

Trains go through the Channel Tunnel

between Britain and France.

119 white-water rafting

119 charity

n
n

wat wt rft

Wildwasserrafting
Wohlttigkeit

Descente en eau vive

organisation caritative

rafting
organizzazione caritativa

Ben and Sara went white-water rafting on

a river in New Zealand.
He ran fifty miles for charity.

119 extreme activity

119 next year

n
noun phrase

kstrim ktvti
nekst j

Extremsport
nchstes Jahr

Activit extrme
L'anne prochaine

sport estremo
l'anno prossimo

Climbing the highest mountain in Africa is

an extreme challenge.
Next year we'll go to Disneyworld.

119 next summer

noun phrase

nekst sm

nchsten Sommer

L't prochain

la prossima estate

What are you going to do in your free time

next summer?

119 next week

noun phrase

nekst wik

nchste Woche

La semaine prochaine

la prossima settimana

I have an appointment to see the dentist

next week.

119 ambition
120 continent

n
n

mbn
kntnnt

Ehrgeiz
Erdteil

ambition
continent

ambizione, aspirazione
continente

My biggest ambition is to become a

doctor.
Asia is the world's largest continent.

120 barrier

bri

Barriere

barrire

barriera

The river is a natural barrier which

separates the two countries.

120 build

bld

bauen

Construire/difier

costruire

They are going to build a hotel near the

beach.

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120 coast

kst

Kste

cte

costa

It gets quite cold on the coast because

there's a lot of wind.

120 connect

knekt

verbinden

Connecter/assembler/joindre

connettere, collegare

Connect this wire to the back of the

machine.

120 future

fjut

Zukunft

futur

futuro

In the future I would love to go trekking in

the North Pole.

120 island

alnd

Insel

le

isola

There are six tropical islands near the

coast.

120 join

dn

eintreten in

S'affilier

diventare membro/socio di,

aderire a

Helen joined a running club to get fit.

120 link

lk

verbinden

joindre

collegare, unire

There is a large underground tunnel which

links Britain to mainland Europe.

continente, terraferma

People who live on the islands come to

the mainland at least once a month to do
shopping.

120 mainland

menlnd

Festland

continent

120 natural

adj

ntrl

natrlich

naturel

naturale

For many years, natural barriers like

mountains and rivers made it difficult to
travel between some countries.

120 past

pst

Vergangenheit

pass

passato

In the past, it was difficult to travel the

world.

120 technology
120 part

n
n

teknldi

Technologie
Teil

technologie
partie

tecnologia
parte

Modern technology is important for travel.

Which continent is Sumatra part of?

121 intention
121 electric car
121 retire

n
n
v

ntenn

Absicht
Elektroauto
in Ruhestand gehen

intention
Voiture lectrique
prendre la retraite

intenzione
auto elettrica
ritirarsi, andare in pensione

My intention is to go to college in America.

The electric car is a modern invention.
I plan to retire when I'm sixty years old.

121 flat
121 fit

n
adj

flt
ft

Wohnung
fit

appartement
en forme

appartamento
in forma

They built some new flats near our house.

I get fit by cycling and swimming.

121 by Saturday

noun phrase

ba stdi, -de

bis Sonnabend

D'ici samedi

entro sabato

I must have my bags packed by Saturday.

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121 in two years' time

noun phrase

n tu jz tam

innerhalb von zwei Jahren

Dans deux ans

entro due anni

In two years' time I want to be my own

boss.

121 later this year

noun phrase

let s j

spter in diesem Jahr

Plus tard cette anne

al pi tardi entro quest'anno

The competition will take place later this

year.

121 the day after tomorrow

121 the week after next

noun phrase
noun phrase

de ft tmr
wik ft nekst

bermorgen
bernchste Woche

Aprs-demain
La semaine surprochaine

dopodomani
fra due settimane

What are you doing the day after

tomorrow?
I'm going on holiday the week after next.

121 three years from now

noun phrase

ri jz frm na

in drei Jahren

Dans trois ans

fra tre anni

Three years from now, I'll be twenty years

old.

121 tomorrow

noun phrase

tmr

morgen

demain

domani

Would you like to meet for lunch

tomorrow?

121 marathon

mrn

Marathon

marathon

maratona

I ran in the New York marathon last year.

122 famous

adj

fems

berhmt

clbre

famoso

Some people really want to become

famous.

122 reality TV

noun phrase

rilti ti vi

Reality-TV

Tlralit

reality TV

The whole family was filmed for reality TV.

122
122
122
122

n
n
adj
n

tlnt

fem

Talentshow
Sieger
allein
Ruhm

Concours de jeunes talents

vainqueur
Seul(e)
renomme

spettacolo di talenti
vincitore
solo, solitario
fama

They won the talent show with their

amazing dance performance.
The winner of each race will get a prize.
She didn't like being alone in the house.
Would you like to have fame?

122 mansion

mnn

Villa, Herrenhaus

manoir

villa

Claire thinks my family lives in a mansion!

122 model

mdl

Modell

Modle/maquette

modello

He had a model of the Eiffel Tower on his

desk.

122 servant
122 star
122 fortune

n
n
n

svnt

ftn

Dienstbote
Star
Vermgen

servant
Star/vedette
fortune

servo, servitore
star, stella
fortuna

In the past, servants did all the cleaning

and cooking.
The star of the film won an Oscar.
This jacket cost a fortune.

122 play

ple

Theaterstck

Phase de jeu

gioco

There's a new play showing at the theatre

next week.

talent show
winner
alone
fame

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122 acting

kt

Schauspielerei

tre acteur

recitazione, interpretazione

He's brilliant at acting.

122 ball control

bl kntrl

Ballkontrolle

Contrler le ballon

controllo della palla

That footballer's ball control skills are

amazing.

122 drama

drm

Drama

drame

dramma

Allan has written a new drama series for

the BBC.

122 politician
122 politics

n
n

pltn
pltks

Politiker
Politik

politicien
politique

politico
politica

The idea is supported by most politicians

in government.
She wanted a career in politics.

122 reserve team

rzv tim

Reservemannschaft

Equipe de rserve

squadra di riserva

He's going to play a couple of games for

the reserve team until he's fit.

122 training session

tren sen

Trainingsstunde

Session d'entrainement

sessione di allenamento

She won't be on the first team because

she missed the last training session.

122 vote

vt

stimmen

vote

votare

Who are you going to vote for in the

student elections?

123 election

lekn

Wahl

lection

elezione

Buffy won the election for school

president.

123 first team

fst tim

erste Mannschaft

Premire quipe

prima squadra

Andy is playing in the first team this year.

123 fitness

ftns

Fitness

Bonne forme

forma

He started to go running to improve his

fitness.

123 performer
123 improve

n
v

pfm
mpruv

Akrobat, Knstler
verbessern

interprte
amliorer

artista (di circo)

migliorare

John wants to become a circus performer.

I'm going to train twice a week to get fit.

123 lottery

ltri

Lotterie

loterie

lotteria

What would you do if you won the lottery?

123 pop group

pp rup

Popgruppe

Groupe pop

gruppo pop

There's a different pop group on the show

every week.

123 best-selling
123 strange

adj
adj

best sel
strend

Bestsellerseltsam

succs
trange

di successo, molto venduto

strano

He made a lot of money by writing a bestselling novel.

I could hear strange noises.

124 advertisement

dvtsmnt

Anzeige

publicit

annuncio pubblicitario,
pubblicit

The Sunday papers are full of car

advertisements.

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Have you seen that advert for Nike
sportswear?

124 advert

dvt

Anzeige, Werbespot

publicit

annuncio pubblicitario,
pubblicit

124 challenge

tlnd

Herausforderung

dfi

sfida, prova

Getting students interested is a challenge

for most teachers.

124 event

vent

Ereignis

vnement

evento

The community sporting event is taking

place next week.

124 expedition

ekspdn

Expedition

expdition

spedizione

She's going on an expedition to the South

Pole.

124 kayaking

kak

Kajakfahren

Faire du kayak

andare in kayak

We went kayaking on the lake for five

hours yesterday.

124 mountain biking

mantn bak

Mountainbiken

Faire du VTT

andare in mountain bike

Joanna's favourite outdoor hobby is

mountain biking.

124 mountain climbing

124 physical

n
adj

mantn klam
fzkl

Bergsteigen
krperlich

Faire de l'alpinisme
physique

alpinismo
fisica

Mountain climbing is a great way to see

the sights and keep fit.
Running is a great physical activity.

124 raise money

verb phrase

rez mni

Geld sammeln

Lever des fonds

raccogliere denaro/soldi

I'm running the race to raise money for

cancer research.

124 sponsor

spns

Sponsor

sponsor

sponsorizzare

Coca-Cola has offered to sponsor the

tournament.

124 take part

phrasal verb

tek pt

teilnehmen

Prendre part

prendere parte

Hundreds of children took part in the

festival.

124 charity event

trti vent

Wohlttigkeitsveranstaltung

Evnement caritatif

evento di beneficenza

Don't forget, this is a charity event, so give

us lots of money!

124 take place

phrasal verb

tek ples

stattfinden

survenir

avere luogo

The wedding took place outside, in the

gardens of the hotel.

125 challenging

adj

tlnd

anspruchsvoll

stimulant

impegnativo

Cycling to the top of the mountain will be

challenging.

125 tough

adj

tf

hart

Dur/difficile

duro

The match will be tough, but I'm sure we

can win.

phrasal verb

fnd v

gernhaben

Aimer beaucoup

essere molto affezionato

I was very fond of our old dog.

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146 generous
146 rose

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n

Pronunication
denrs
rz

German
grozgig
Rose

French
gnreux
rose

Italian

Example Sentence

generoso
rosa

It was really generous of Jack to take us

all on holiday.
These roses smell wonderful!

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