English 3 Step 2
Inlingua
Inlingua
flüssig / Sprachgewandtheit
fluency
Fluency means how easily someone speaks a language.
If you speak fluently, you can speak quite quickly without continually pausing to think.
Aussprache
pronunciation
Pronunciation means how a word is said.
It can be difficult to pronounce words correctly in a foreign language.
If you pronounce a word incorrectly, we say that you mispronounce it.
Verwandtes Wort
cognate
A cognate is a word that's the same, and means the same, in two different languages.
Akzent
accent
Zweitsprache
second language
Muttersprache
mother tongue
Verstehen
comprehension
The ability to understand spoken language is called listening comprehension.
Das wesentliche Verstehen
to understand the gist
If you can understand the main points of conversation - but not everything - we say that you understand the gist of what's said.
gewöhnen an
get used to -ing / get into the habit of -ing
I need to get used to speaking the language in real situations.
I want to watch more TV in English to get into the habit of hearing everyday language.
Abgewöhnen / gewöhn dir das ab
get out of the habit of -ing
I want to get out of the habit of doing that.
Besser werden in
get better at -ing
I need to get better at speaking the language naturally.
sich bemühen zu
make an effort to
I need to make an effort to use words I've just learned.
Rechtschreibung prüfen
to spellcheck
You should've spellchecked it.
Skateboard fahren
to skateboard
I'm not skateboatding down there. That's too steep. (steil)
zur Bank gehen
to bank
I've received the check, but I haven't banked it yet.
abfüllen / wegwerfen, entsorgen
to can
Shall we throw this away? Yes, let's can it.
In der Mikrowelle erhitzen.
to microwave
This soup's gone cold. I'll microwave it.
filmen
to video
I videoed my daughter's dance performance.
festkleben
to superglue
Once, I accidentally superglued my fingers together.
zustimmen, Einverständnis geben
to okay
My boss will have to okay the proposal before we can start.
bewerben
to advertise
fördern
to promote
Werbung / Anzeige
advertisement = ad
web banner / banner ad
advertisement on a webpage
Unwanted ads sent by email
spam
Flugblatt
flier
Plakat / Werbetafel
billboard
Phrases used to promote products and services
slogan
Marke
brand
TV commercials
advertisement on TV
Graphic designs that depict (darstellen) companies or brands
logo
Das macht mich wütend.
It makes me angry.
Es ist nervig / irritierend.
It's annoying / irritating.
Das macht mich wütend. / Das nervt mich.
It makes me mad / It bugs me.
Ich habe es satt. / Ich habe genug davon. / Ich habe es satt.
I'm tired of it. / I'm sick of it. / I'm fed up with it.
Es ist lästig. / Das nervt total.
It's a nuisance. / It's a pain in the neck.
Es ist mega ärgerlich! / Das macht mich wahnsinnig!
It's infuriating. / It drives me crazy.
Das ist echt mühsam / so anstregend.
It’s such a grind.
kreativ
creative
fantasievoll
imaginative
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Cartes-fiches
go across
sail across the ocean
über (queren)
go along
drive along a highway
entlang
go around
walk around a lake
(rund) herum
go over
jump over a fence (=Zaun)
über
go through
fly through a cloud
durch
go uphill
cycle uphill
aufwärts
go downhill
ski downhill
abwärts
go via
via / über
go into
walk into a building
hinein / in
go out of
walk out of a building
aus / hinaus
be beneath
be below something
The parking garage is beneath the street.
unterhalb
be above
at a higher level
is above the door
oberhalb
be beside
next to something
The light switch is beside the door.
neben
It's in progress / underway
Es ist in Bearbeitung / im Gange, am Laufen
It's going according to plan.
Es läuft nach Plan.
on schedule
behind schedule / running late
ahead of schedule
termingerecht, wie geplant
hinter dem Zeitplan / spät dran sein
vorzeitig, vor dem Zeitplan
on budget
over budget
below budget
im Rahmen des Bugets
über dem Budget
unter dem Budget
They're doing the work at the moment.
The work is being done at the moment.
two-word verbs for describing movement and position
walk up / sit on -> The second word describes the position or direction.
under / below / beneath / underneath
at a lower level
(unten, darunter)
beside / alongside
next to
(neben)
over = above
oben, über
over = across
über z.B. die Strasse, auf der anderen Strassenseite
down = downhill
runter, bergab, Abfahrt
down = along
entlang, die Strasse hinunter
through = inside
through the doorway and into the building
durch -> in
through = across
durch, quer durch
Multi-word phrasal verbs
has at least two words and the second word doesn't describe position or movement.
agree on / set off
mind. 2 Wörter, die nicht Position oder Bewegung beschreiben
sich einigen auf, vereinabern / aufbrechen, starten (Flug)
come up with (= find / think of)
sich etwas einfallen lassen, ausdenken
I've come up with an idea.
get back to = contact again/later
zurückkommen zu, sich wieder melden
I'll get back to you next week.
get in touch with = contact
Kontakt aufnehmen (mit), in Verbindung setzen
I'll get in touch with Sarah.
To form the Passive in the Present Continuous, we add is/are being.
Active
Passive
A: They're building the bridge.
P: The bridge is being built.
A: They're evaluating the proposals.
P: The proposals are being evaluated.
compound words
terms of pairs of words
website -> a site on the web
They are often spelled as a single word:
website / webpage/ homepage/ sitemap
lawsuit / railroad/ firewall / billboard / expressway
Expressing and responding to thanks
Best wishes and thanks for throwing such a brilliant party. It's been a memorable day.
Many thanks for a hugely enjoyable celebration. Very best wishes.
We're very grateful for your generous invitation and have thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
I really appreciated being part of the celebration. Thanks a lot for the great atmosphere.
We wish you many more happy years together.
to greet
to welcome
begrüssen / zu begrüssen
to introduce
(Jemanden) vorstellen
to thank
danken
to wish
wünschen
to congratulate
gratulieren
to bump into
I bumped into him at the station.
(Jemanden) (zufällig) treffen/begegnen
