New Opportunities Interm. Mod 4

Klatsch

e.g. On Sundays all the men gather in the square to exchange local ... .

Berühmtheit, Prominente/r

e.g. There were lots of TV ... at the party.

etwas nicht ausstehen können

e.g. I ... walking in the rain.

Überschrift, Titel

e.g. The paper carried the front-page ... "Space Aliens meet with President".

informell, locker, ungezwungen

e.g. The atmosphere at work is fairly ... .

Betonung

e.g. The ... should be on the first syllable.

etwas ablehnen, um ...

e.g. She ... his marriage proposal last week for the chance to live in Canada.

Prepaid-Karte

e.g. I added money to my ... so I could make more calls.

gemäss

e.g. ... a study, 60% of women in India over age sixty are widows.

leiden an

e.g. My brother frequently ... backache.

aufeinanderfolgend

e.g. He was late for school on three ... days.

Rückgang, Verlangsamung

e.g. After the hurricane, there was a .... in the tourist trade.

stetig

e.g. They are making ... progress.

Eckladen

e.g. The ... at the end of the street stays open till ten o'clock.

konkurrenzieren

e.g. The athletes ... against each other every week.

Steuer

e.g. We have to pay 35% ... on our income.

trotz

e.g. They struggled on ... the pain.

TV-Kanal

e.g. They watch their favourite pop groups on the MTV ... .

SMS

e.g. My sister is an expert at sending ... from her mobile.

Glitzern, Funkeln

e.g. She looks so sad, I wish I could put the ... back in her eyes.

aufbauschen

e.g. Her words yesterday ... his anger still more.

Gerücht

e.g. I've heard all sorts of ... about them.

Fest

e.g. He turned twenty and had a big party - a real birthday ... .

feiern

e.g. Last night, the team ... by opening some bottles of champagne.

Villa

e.g. What a beautiful country ... !

liefern

e.g. The morning mail has just been ... .

eine Andeutung machen

e.g. After the lesson yestereday, she ... strongly that she might be prepared to give up school.

sich anstrengen

e.g. I know you don't like him, but please ... to be polite.

Eislaufbahn

e.g. We went skating at the ... every Sunday.

synthetisch

e.g. This factory makes clothes using ... fabrics.

Quadratmeile

e.g. The park covers two ... of the city.

Aufseher/in

e.g. Ellie has been made a school ... .

Allwetter-

e.g. I've brought an ... jacket for when we go sailing.

herausgeben, liefern

e.g. We hope the inquiry will ... an explanation for the accident.

Bedenken

e.g. Parents expressed their ... about the number of cars in the school yard.

Gebiet, Punkt. Thema, Aspekt

e.g. The environment is an ... which is very important to young people.

bekloppt, verrückt

e.g. That's a crazy idea. People will think we've gone ... .

Erwähnung, Anspielung, Hinweis

e.g. There was no ... to his family in his letter.

erraten

e.g. The letter was not signed, but Louise .... that Jane had sent it.

betroffen sein

e.g. Many companies were badly ... by the recession.