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yellow = approved ​ red = corrected =File 3A= GERMAN ** || ** ENGLISH ** || ** DERIVATIVES ** || // ärgerlich / verärgert // || ant: impatient/impatience || ant: private || a garage that sells fuel for your car || || accepted social behaviour ||  || 2) A person or group that officially controls a place || || adj: additional || s: essential || ant: unnecessary
 * ( and stress pattern ) ** || ** SENTENCE / PHRASE ** || ** DEFINITION / SYNONYM / ANTONYM **
 * jmden ärgern || to annoy || They say what annoys them about mobiles. || to make angry || adj: //( It is ) annoying / ( I’m ) annoyed//
 * geduldig || patient || Some people are impatient to use their mobiles. || || noun: patience
 * Anlass || occasion || They use their mobiles on social occasions. || S: important event || adv.. occasionally ( = from time to time ) ||
 * unterbrechen || interrupt || They interrupt the conversation to answer the phone. || || noun: interruption ||
 * öffentlich || public || They shout into their mobiles in public places || A: private || noun: publicity, public transport, the public
 * Tankstelle || petrol ( //US: gas// ) station || I’m running out of petrol. Let’s stop at the nearest ||
 * Umgangsformen, Manieren || manners || Where are your manners? Behave yourself! ||
 * Regel, Herrschaft || || || 1) Rules tell you what you must or mustn't do. You can follow / obey or break rules.
 * grob, unhöflich || rude, impolite || || || ||
 * einschenken || to pour || || You can pour someone a drink. || ||
 * hinzufügen || to add || || || n: addition
 * notwendig || necessary || ||

n: necess ​ity || s: to tread || n: step = Schritt || s: to give || n: a pass || s: surprise, wonder || adj: amazing v: to amaze || v: swallow up = etw. verschlingen || flavouring = Gewürz ||
 * treten || to step || ||
 * ( jmdm etw. ) reichen || to pass || ||
 * Gefallen || favour/favor || || || adj:favoured, ​favourite ( = 'Lieblings-' ) ||
 * Verwunderung, Verblüffung || amazement || ||
 * ( herunter-)schlucken || to swallow || This is hard to swallow. ( ='schwer zu akzeptieren' ) || || n: swallow = Schwalbe, Schlucken
 * würzen || to flavour/to flavor || || s: to season || n: flavour = Geschmack
 * einverstanden sein || to agree with || || s: to consent || n: agreement

ant: to disagree || =File 3B= 2) during + noun || || || || anstrengend = exhausting || to be different in different situations || n. variety adj: varied || n: embarrassment || 2) ausgeben || to spend 1) time 2) money || They spend a lot of time shopping and spend all too much money __on__ clothes. || || n: spending = Ausgaben adj: spent = verbraucht || || to admit that you have committed a crime / sin || adj: confessed self-confessed = bekennend || n: hideousness = Abscheulichkeit || ant: unintentional(ly), by accident || || artificial hair that you wear on your head || || || She’s a Spaniard. || People from Spain are called Spaniard s. || Land: Spain Language: Spanish || || stage || Her stage name is Maria but her real name is Martha. || The ground you stand on when you’re having a concert or are acting in a play. || on __stage__ || || What nationality are you? I’m Spanish. || The country you come from tells your nationality. || Adj .+person : national noun: nation || || grown-up || What do you want to be when you’re grown-up? || Syn.: adult When you are no child anymore, you are looked at as a grown-up. || Verb: to grow u p || || to bring someone up || She brought up her son on her own. || You raise your child. near s yn.: educate ( school ) || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">noun: upbringing || || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">individuality || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">She loves the individuality of the English people. || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">People are unique, they have their own individuality. || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">Adj.+ person : individual || || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">eccentricity || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">The English are very eccentric. || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">Someone who deviate s clearly from the social norm s is eccentric. || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">Adj.+ person : eccentric || || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">flat || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">She loves her new flat. || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">Syn: apartment || || || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">profession || She is a teacher by profession. . || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">Syn.: job A profession is what you do to earn money. || Adj.+ person : professiona l || - So are you bilingual? -Yes I am. || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">A person who is bilingual can speak two languages fluently. || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">language || someone whose job it is to find out secret information about a country or organization. || verb: to spy ( on somebody ) || Please learn the vocabulary in ’Describing People. Vocabulary Bank’ ( p.149 ), too!
 * reklamieren, beschweren || to complain || || || n: complaint  ||
 * ** GERMAN ** || ** ENGLISH ** || ** SENTENCE / PHRASE ** || ** DEFINITION / SYNONYM / ANTONYM ** || ** DERIVATIVES ** ||
 * während (f) || 1) while + verb
 * sich anstrengen, bemühen || to make an effort || || to try hard || n: effort
 * Forschung, Untersuchung || (U) research || || to investigate sth scientifically || v: to research ||
 * gemäss, laut, nach || according to || || // this is used for saying where information or ideas have come from // || n: accord = Einklang, Absprache ||
 * variieren, sich ändern || to vary || ||
 * verlegen, peinlich berührt || embarrassed || || ashamed of something and worried about what people migh tthink of you || v: to embarrass
 * 1)verbringen
 * Berühmtheit, Prominente(r) || celebrity || || a famous person || to celebrate ||
 * stolz || proud || || ant: ashamed || n: pride
 * beichten, gestehen || to confess/to admit || ||
 * abscheulich, hässlich || h i deous || || very ugly || adv: hideously
 * absichtlich || deliberate(ly) || || s: intentional(ly), to do on purpose
 * neuste, letzte || the latest || || ​ the most recent || ||
 * Glatze haben || to be bald || || to have little or no hair on your head || n: baldness = Kahlheit ||
 * Perücke || wig || || s: toupée
 * eitel, eingebildet || vain || || s: conceited || n: vanity ||
 * erneuern || renew || || to make new again ||
 * **<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">GERMAN ** || **<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">ENGLISH ** || **<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">SENTENCE / PHRASE ** || **<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">DEFINITION / SYNONYM / ANTONYM ** || **<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">DERIVATIVES ** ||
 * <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">Spanier(in) (f) || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">Spaniard
 * <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">Bühne
 * <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">Staatsangehörigkeit || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">nationality
 * <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">erwachsen
 * <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">erziehen, aufziehen
 * <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">Individualität
 * <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">Exzentrizität
 * <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: DE-CH; msoansilanguage: DE-CH;">Wohnung (f)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: DE-CH; msoansilanguage: DE-CH;">Beruf
 * <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">zweisprachig || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">bilingual || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">-I’m British and Spanish.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">Doppelbürger || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">dual citizen || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">I’ve got the English passport and the Spanish passport. I’m a dual citizen . || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">If you are a citizen of two different countries, then you are a dual citizen . || ||
 * <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">( oder/und) umgekehrt || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">vice versa || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">I love him and vice versa. || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">You do something to someone and the other one does the same to you. || ||
 * <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">Spion || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">spy || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">He has got an international face, he should be a spy || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GB;">near syn.: detective

=**File 3C **= not do well enough no longer work A: succeed || noun / person: failure || S ( informal ): let down || participles:disappointing / disappointed noun: disappointment || to change into reverse || S: right, correct(ly) || || to come together with other people or things S ( teilnehmen ): to participate / take part ** in ** A: to leave || || the activity of painting etc. an activity that needs special skills || adjective: artificial person: artist Kunstwerk: work of art || so who obeys orders like a machine || || say numbers one after another to be important || (un)zählbar = (un)countable || A: to get worse || noun: improvement || A: encouraging || past participle: frustrated noun: frustration ||
 * ** German ** || ** English **
 * ( and stress pattern ) ** || ** sentence / context / grammar ** || ** definition ** || ** related words **
 * ( and stress pattern ) ** ||
 * <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fahrstunde || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> driving lesson || || || person: driving instructor ||
 * durchfallen, versagen, scheitern || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> fail || || be unsuccessful
 * enttäuschen || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> disappoint || || to make so feel unhappy because so / sth was not as good as they expected
 * rückwärtsfahren || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> reverse || || drive backwards || ~ gear:
 * anständig, richtig, wie es sich gehört || || || in a way that is suitable for the situation
 * gratis || free ( of charge ) || || not costing anything || ||
 * sich anschliessen, beitreten, teilnehmen || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> to join || || to become a member of an organization etc.
 * Kunst || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> art || || objects that are created to be beautiful or express ideas
 * Hüfte || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> hip || || || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|hipsters] ||
 * Roboter || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> robot || || a machine that can do work by itself
 * zählen || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> count || || say how many there are
 * (sich) verbessern || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> improve || || get better
 * frustrierend || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> frustrating || || making you feel annoyed and impatient

**online help for columns 3 - 5: [] - click on hyperlinks, write down the definition!)**

to succeed in doing sth || You want to succeed at a new activity. || to achieve sth that you wanted to do to do well at school etc. A: to fail || noun:success person:success adjective: (un)successful || __A__: give up || || person: realist antonym: unrealistic || A: stop, give up || || || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">noun: ambition A: unambitious || verb: to promise || prices that are cheaper than many others || noun: competition person: competitor verb: to compete || participle / antonym: (dis)qualified || antonym: able-bodied synonym: handicapped || noun: disability people: the disabled || person: attacker || 2) incredible || || || glauben= to believe Glaube, Überzeugung= belief ||
 * **German** || **English**
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 * Ausgabe || edition || Welcome to this week's edition of //All about you..// || copies of a newspaper etc.that are published at the same time, also used for TV and radio programmes || be/überarbeiten = to edit ||
 * erfolgreich sein, reüssieren || to succeed at sth
 * mit ( einem Hobby etc. ) anfangen, beginnen || to take up (a hobby) || I'd like to take up tennis as my new hobby. || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GBmsoAnsiLanguage;">to start doing something regularly, as a hobby, job or interest
 * Psychologe/-in || psychologist || He's mentally ill, therefore he has to go to a psychologist. || so who studies who people's minds work || noun: psychology ||
 * realistisch || realistic || It's completely unrealistic to take up sailing if you can't swim. || able to understand and accept things as they really are || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GBmsoAnsiLanguage;">noun: realism
 * Fallschirm || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; msoansilanguage: EN-GBmsoAnsiLanguage;">parachute || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; msoansilanguage: EN-GBmsoAnsiLanguage;">You shouldn't be afraid of heights if you go parachute jumping || made of cloth and strings, used for jumping out of a plane || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; msoansilanguage: EN-GBmsoAnsiLanguage;">Fallschirmspringen = parachute jumping ||
 * Höhe || height || It's quite a risk to jump from heights like a cliff. || || adjective: high ||
 * verallgemeinern || to generalize || Don't generalize about all sports just because you aren't good at swimming. || make a statement without going into detail || im allgemeinen: in general ||
 * gut / schlecht sein __in__ || || She's good at playing football and he's bad at playing tennis. || ||   ||
 * weiterfahren || to go on with sth || Don't give up and go on at least for some weeks with playing tennis if you don't succeed immediately. || S: continue, carry on
 * Pause machen || to give a break || If you can't do it, give it a break and try again later. || stop doing something for a while || ! br__eak__ - br__ake__ ||
 * ehrgeizig || ambitious || Don't be too ambitious, you don't have to be the best in the world! || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">determined to be successful, rich, famous etc.
 * Freunde gewinnen || to make new friends || If you take up a new hobby, you can easily make new friends. || || ||
 * online help for columns 3 - 5:click on this hyperlink: [], write the English word into the search box, click on ‘search’→ definition, example sentence and more!) **
 * // md __1__ ( etc. ) = macmillan dictionary + __entry number__ //**
 * ** German ** || ** English **
 * ( and stress pattern ) ** || ** sentence / context / grammar ** || ** definition ** || ** related words **
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 * amputieren || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> amputate || || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">to remove so's arm, leg etc. in a medical operation || noun: amputation ||
 * vielversprechend || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> promising || || || noun: promise
 * wettkampfmässig, konkurrenzfähig || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> competitive || || in a competitive activity teams play against each other to win
 * entschlossen || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> determined || || || noun: determination ||
 * sich qualifizieren für || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> to qualify for || || to reach a higher stage in a competition || noun: qualification
 * behindert || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> disabled || || unable to use part of their body / brain properly because of injury or disease
 * sich erholen von || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> recover || || to become fit and healthy again after injury or illness || noun: recovery ||
 * Hai || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> shark || || || ||
 * Angriff, Attacke || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> attack || || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">a violent attempt to harm so/a place || verb: to attack
 * abreissen, wegreissen || ( clothes / limb/ calendar leaf : ) || || pull off quickly and suddenly || ||
 * unglaublich || 1) unbelievable
 * WeltmeisterIn || champion || || someone who has won an important sports competition || Weltmeisterschaft: championships ||
 * Vertrag || || || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">a written legal agreement || ||
 * unterschreiben || || || <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">to write your name on sth in your own personal way || noun: signature ||

=**File 4A**= || subject || My favourite subject at school is (PE). || A subject is something that you learn or teach at school, e.g. biology, English etc. || Grundlagenfach = basic subject || || 1)option 2)elective || My option is sport. || Options are facultative and you can choose them. || Ergänzungsfach = supplementary option Schwerpunktfach = specific option ||
 * **German** || **English**
 * ( and stress pattern )** || **sentence / context / grammar** || **definition** || **related words**
 * ( and stress pattern )** ||
 * Thema, (Schul)Fach, Untertan
 * Wahlfach
 * Biologie

|| Biology || Our biology teacher’s name is Mr. Hangartner. || In Biology you learn about how your body works, about animals and other things which have to do with nature. || person: biologist adj.: biological ||
 * Chemie

|| Chemistry || In your 6th class you don’t have chemistry anymore. || the scientific study of the structure of substances and how they react with each other || person: chemist adj.: chemical ||
 * Physik

|| Physics || Our physics teacher is Mr. Koroshev. He is usually very funny. || science that deals with different forms of energy and how they affect things || adj.: physical person: 1) ( = doctor )physician 2: ( the scientist ) physicist ||
 * Mathematik

|| Maths || If you prefer maths to languages you should go to study at the ETH. || You calculate something in maths. || Person: mathematician adj.: mathemathical || || 1)History 2)story || I’m not so good at history but I could tell you many stories about our teacher. || the study of the events of the past || adj.: historical person: historian || 2) student || There are a lot of students in our school. || A pupil goes to primary school, a student to university or college. || || 2)to sit a test 3)to do a test || No student likes to take a test. But to get some marks you need to do a test. || If you have to do a test, you will get a mark to know how good you are in this subject. || || 2)principal || Our head teacher is Mister Müller || This is the person who is the leader or head of the school. || Prorektor =subhead, vice-principal ||
 * Geschichte
 * Geographie || Geography || In geography we’re learning about stones at the moment. || the study of the earth and the people, plants and animals that live in the different regions || adj.:geographical ||
 * Informatik || IT (information technology || In the 5th class you don’t have IT, only if you chose it as an option. || There you learn about how to work with a computer. || ||
 * Turnen || PE(physical education) || PE now counts for your promotion. || You do a lot of sports in PE. || ||
 * Religion ( Fach ) || 2)RE ( = Religious Education ) || You take RE at school until you are 16. || In RE you talk about God and what you believe in. || ||
 * Literatur || Literature || We’re talking about the theories of the novel in literature. || stories, novels and plays which have value as art ( = ‘Kunst’ ) || adj.: literary ||
 * spicken || to cheat || It isn’t allowed to cheat. || You do an exam with some illegal notes / you don’t obey the rules to do well in an examination || ||
 * Schüler || 1)pupil
 * Prüfung schreiben || 1)to take a test
 * Internat || boarding school || Our school has got a boarding school for students . || Students who live far away from the school are able to stay at the boarding school during term time. || person: boarder ||
 * Hochschulabschluss machen || to graduate || At the end of college you want to graduate. || to complete your studies at college / university, usually by getting a degree || person ( = Akad emiker ): a graduate ||
 * (Hochschul)Abschluss, Diplom, ( Temperatur(plural):) Grad || degree, diploma, degrees || The students from the „Handelsmittelschule“ get a diploma after they have passed their final exams. || the qualification you get when you leave university || ||
 * Rektor || 1)head teacher / headmaster
 * Schule || nursery school/ kindergarden

primary school high school

comprehensive school

secondary school || From 3 to 5, you go to nursery school At 5 or 6, you go to kindergarten. From about 7 to 12, you attend primary school and afterwards the high school. In Davos we don’t have a comprehensive school. The secondary students and the grammar school students don’t go to the same school. || You go to school to learn something in different subjects. || Kinderkrippe, Kindergarten = nursery school, kindergarten Primarschule, Grundschule = primary school Schule im Sekundarbereich ( etc. )= secondary school Gesamtschule = comprehensive school Gymnasium = grammar school || // In GB, __state schools__ at secondary level are usually __comprehensive schools__, i.e. pupils of different ability go to the same school. However, in the main subjects, schools usually offer different __streams__ for ‘differently able’ ( i.e.: better and worse ) students. // // Very few __grammar schools__ remain nowadays. Only about 7% percent of all pupils attend a __fee-paying independent school__. These private schools are not __state-funded__, i.e. they don’t get any money from the state ( = ‘non-government schools’ ). The oldest and the ones with the highest prestige are called ‘__public schools’__ //. I don’t understand this difficult text. Our teachers are strict. || S: difficult || || A: weak || noun: strength || 2)grade music: notes || At the moment I’ve got good marks at school and I can read notes. || You get some grades to know how good you are in your class. || || S ( beschäftigt ): busy || noun: involvement, || A: to be inattentive || verb: attend ( a class etc. ) || Were there any other words on p.150 which you didn’t know? Learn them, too!
 * Hochschule || university, college || After the Matura or secondary school you could go to college. || || Fachhochschule: University of Applied Sciences ||
 * Lehre || to do an apprenticeship || My sister is doing an apprenticeship in Davos. || During you r a... you learn to do a job. || person: apprentice ||
 * (Berufs)Ausbildung || job training || A trainee gets job training || job training prepares you for your future job. || Praktikant, AZuBi: trainee ||
 * (sich ) ausbilden ( zu ) || to train || You have to <span style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: #ffff00; background-image: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial; font-family: Arial;">train to be a cook for example for about 3 years. || An apprentice has to get trained for his future job. || ||
 * streng || strict || Some teachers are very strict. || If a teacher is strict, he punishes you if you break the rules || ||
 * hart, schwierig, streng || hard || This stone is hard.
 * stark || strong || I’m strong enough to get through this stressful situation. || near S: (~mächtig ) powerful
 * Note || school: 1)mark
 * Knopf || button || “The button on your blouse is open.” || It is small and round and it fastens your clothes || zuknöpfen / aufknöpfen = to button up/ unbutton ||
 * Mensa, Kantine || canteen || “Mum, I will stay at school and have lunch in the school canteen.” || You can eat there if you don’t go home. It is not as expensive as a restaurant. || ||
 * beteiligt, beschäftigt, engagiert || involved || Some students are not very involved at school and some are too busy to understand what the teacher is talking about. || affected by or included in an activity, situation
 * aufpassen, aufmerksam sein || to pay attention (to) || We should pay attention - if not, we’ll fail the test || S: to be interested
 * ( Blatt ) austeilen || to hand out || The English teacher handed out some paper. || A: ( abgeben ) to hand in || ||
 * feiern || to celebrate || Come on, let’s celebrate, we have passed the exam! || You celebrate at a party and most of the time there’s some alcohol. || noun: celebration, party ||
 * Stundenplan || timetable || Our timetable is overloaded. We have to do a lot. || It helps you to know when you’ve got which lesson. || ||
 * Anschlagbrett || notice board || Let’s have a look at the notice board. || This is where you find the latest news about your school. || ||
 * Lehrplan || curriculum || The teachers teach according to a strict curriculum. || It is a strict plan which says what you have to teach in one year. || ||
 * strafen || to punish || I’ll punish you with no television anymore, if you fail this exam. || If you do something stupid, your teacher might punish you with detention on Saturday. || noun: punishement ||
 * Prüfungsresultat || exam result(s) || “My results weren’t so good and yours?” || It is the result after a test. || ||

=File 5C= **NEW ENGLISH FILE, INTERMEDIATE: Unit 5C, Active Vocabulary** || **DERIVATIVES** || || || || a written legal document || ||
 * ( go to [|www.macmillandictionary.com] for help with example sentences, definitions etc. ) **
 * **GERMAN** || **ENGLISH**
 * ( and stress pattern )** || **SENTENCE / PHRASE** || **DEFINITION / SYNONYM / ANTONYM**

|| || || the knowledge you get from doing a job || verb: ||

|| || || a series of lessons to learn to do a job || verb: ||

|| || || the time you spend doing a job || ||

|| || || working for yourself, not for a company || ||

|| || || to stop working when you reach a certain age, e.g. 65 || noun: || || || || leave a job because you want to || noun: || ant.: || || ant: || || || || syn.(2): || || person: || || || || ||  || || || || noun: adj.(1): adj.(2): || || || || || noun: person: || //(Fach)Zeitschrift//: || || adj.(2): adj.(3): || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ant.(1): ant.(2): ant.(3): || (negative)noun: person(1): person(2): || || || || || || noun: ( to take a ) || || || || || verb: || kreativ || || || || noun(1): noun(2): ||
 * || || || lasting for a short time
 * || || || ( working ) for only part of the day / week
 * || || || exams you’ve passed or courses you have done || verb: ||
 * || salary
 * || to apply for || || || noun:
 * || to consider
 * || stock market
 * || accountancy || || || verb:
 * || journalism || || || person:
 * || to analyze || || || noun:
 * || space || || Weltraum: || adj.(1):
 * || to promote || || || noun:
 * Lebenslauf
 * Architektur || || || || person:
 * verantwortlich || || || syn.: || (negative) noun:
 * Fabrik
 * beschäftigen, anstellen
 * (Problem) lösen || || || || noun:
 * etwas riskieren
 * Pflegeberufe



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