webpage !*webpeIdZ? 54% of all webpages are in English. Webseite (die) root !ru"t? The English language has its roots in northern Europe. Wurzel (die) the British Empire !brItIS *empaIE? The English language was spread around the world by the British Empire. das britische Weltreich 5 native speaker !neItIv *spi"kE? Listen to the different native speakers of English. Muttersprachler (der), Muttersprachlerin (die) 6 factual !*fxktSUEl? The passive is often used in factual texts. sachbezogen, sachlich to stress sth. !stres? The passive stresses the information and not who said what. etw. betonen Tomato, tomato? 7 to prefer sth. !prI*f3"? Most people around the world prefer American English. etw. bevorzugen to suggest sth. !sE*dZest? The video suggests that American English is easier to learn than British English. hier: etw. andeuten saying !seIIN? There is an old saying about British English and American English. Sprichwort (das) to be divided !dI*vaIdId? They are two nations divided by a common language. uneinig, geteilt common language !kOmEn *lxNgwIdZ? Britain and America have a common language. hier: gemeinsame Sprache everyday word !evrideI *w3"d? There are hundreds of everyday words that are different. alltägliches Wort (das) while !waIl? Brits go on holiday, while Americans go on vacation. während, wohingegen apartment !E*pA"tmEnt? Londoners live in flats, and New Yorkers in apartments. Wohnung (die) subway (AE) !*s0bweI? I take the subway to work every day. U-Bahn (die) despite sth. !dI*spaIt? Despite these differences in vocabulary, people usually understand each other. trotz etw. ending !*endIN? British and American English sometimes have different endings. hier: Endung (die) altogether !C"ltE*geDE? Some words are altogether shorter in American English. gänzlich, völlig 8 synonym !*sInEnIm? Do you know a synonym of ‘possible’? Synonym (das) antonym !*xntEnIm? The antonym of ‘regular’ is ‘irregular’. Antonym (das), Gegensatzwort (das) opposite !*OpEzIt? Antonyms are words with an opposite meaning. entgegengesetzt 9 to contain sth. !kEn*teIn? Circle the words that contain the long central vowel. etw. enthalten beard !bIEd? Dumbledore has a long, white beard. Bart (der) alley !*xli? I saw a cat in the alley behind the restaurant. Gasse (die); Allee (die) to tear sth. !teE? Be careful, don’t tear the paper. zerreißen Show what you can do 10 fluently !*flu"Entli? He grew up speaking two languages fluently. flüssig, fließend challenging !*tSxlIndZIN? Learning another language can be challenging. schwierig, herausfordernd at times !Et *taImz? Learning English can be challenging at times. manchmal trailer !*treIlE? Watch films or trailers and read stories, blogs or online magazines. Trailer (der) context !*kOntekst? Try to learn vocabulary in context. Kontext (der) 184 Vocabulary one hundred and eighty-four Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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