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neglect
Prague and Warsaw, two former eastern capitals, now look better after the neglect of the communist era.
Vernachlässigung
1.communist (adj.) 2. communism (n.) 3.communist (n.)
1.In the eighties Poland was a communist country.
2. an economic system in which a country’s businesses and industry are run by the government;
3. He helped to defend the country against the communists.
1.OPP: capitalist
2.OPP: capitalism
3.Kommunist
era
The Victorian era / modren era / the post-war era
Aera
strength
Each city has its own strengths.
Europe's strength lies in its cultural diversity.
adj.= strong
area
desert area/ rural areas / urban areas / inner-city areas / the London area / the local area
a region of a country or the world
diversity
the biological diversity of the rainforests / cultural diversity
Vielfalt
mayor
Giuliani was one of the most popular mayors of New York during the 90s.
Bürgermeister
permanent
The London Eye has now become a permanent attraction in London.
lasting for a long time or all time in the future
to connect
High-speed ttrains and low-cost airlines connect European capitals with each other.
to join together two or more things
verbinden
together
together we will win the game.
gemeinsam
countryside
The surrounding countryside is windswept and rocky.
in the countryside
das Land ( im Gegensatz zur Stadt)
auf dem Land
landschaft
boundary
The growing links between European cities will speed up the disappearance of national boundaries.
a dividing line
Grenze
disappearance
verschwinden
border
In the south the Rhine is the border between Germany and France.
a line that divides two countries
begrenzen
domestic
domestic flights/ domestic politics
inside a country
inländisch, heimisch, einheimisch, intern
1. to travel 2. travel
1. Belgian holidaymakers prefer to travel abroad.
2.air travel / foreign travel / rail travel / space travel / the travel industry
1.Urlauber
2. das reisen
trip
We went ona trip in the countryside.
a short journey for pleasure or a particular purpose
Reise, Ausflug
journey
They went on a long train journey across Europe.
travelling from one to another place wwhich is far away
Reise, Fahrt
to book
Planning a trip to London, Susan booked a hotel for herself and her friends.
to reserve
einschreiben, reservieren, eintragen, vormerken
room
to book a single (double) room with bath / shower
Zimmer
board
board and lodging
Half board/ full board
boarding school
Kost und Logis
halbpension / voll pension
to collect
On preparing their presentation they collected information on the internet.
To gather, sammeln
facility (n.)
Hotel facilities include: Restaurant, parking, non-smoking rooms and conference rooms.
Einrichtung
to reserve
Shall I reserve the room for you?
I’d like to reserve a table for three, for eight o’clock.
compare: to book
reservieren
to confirm
We’ll confirm the booking later today.
bestätigen
per
That’s $ 80 per night with breakfast.
pro
reception (n)
The part of a hotel or a hospital where guests are received and their enquiries are dealt with is called ‘reception.’
Empfang
to speak, spoke, spoken
This is Greta Fabian of Siemens speaking.
I spoke to you earlier today about a booking.
‘am Apparat’
to catch, caught, caught
He caught the train to Marseilles after he had done some shopping.
erwischen
1.holidaymaker (n.) 2.cf. : traveller
1.The plane was packed with Dutch holidaymakers.
NOTE: to go on holiday (Don’t say ‘make’!)
2.She’s a frequent traveller to Belgium.
SYN: tourist
jd. auf Reisen
Ferien machen
map (n.)
He was reading the street map of Rome.
Can you find Latvia on the map?
Karte
coast (n.)
Brighton is a town on the south coast of England.
Küste
to cost, cost, cost
cost (n.)
I didn’t buy it because it cost too much.
the high / low cost of housing
kosten
statistics (pl.)
What do the statistics say about holoday preferences?
These statistics are misleading.
eine Statistik / Statistiken
device (n.)
A magnet is a device for separating metal from plastic.
labour saving devices
an instrument or machine
advantage (n.)
One of the many advantages of living in New York is that you can eat out at almost any time of day.
a good or useful quality
Vorteil
addiction (n.)
Now I begin to realize that my addiction is dominating my life.
an addiction to heroin
the need to take drugs regularly
to receive
Most teenagers send and receive dozens of text messages every day – even at school.
to get
to promote
He attended a meeting to promote trade between Britain and Russia.
to help s.th. to develop
unterstützen
to launch
The organisation has launched a campaign to raise $120,000.
to start something important
