Prime Time 4, Coursebook

final consumer !*faInl kEnsju"mE? From producer to final consumer we aim at doing more and better with less. Endverbraucher (der), Endverbraucherin (die) 4 passive voice !pxsIv *vCIs? Complete the text with the correct form of passive voice . Passiv (das) to perform an action !pEfC"m En *xkSn? It is not very important who performs this action . eine Aktivität durchführen subject !*s0bdZekt? The object becomes the subject of the passive sentence. Subjekt (das) fresh !freS? We use a lot of fresh water nowadays. frisch 5 long-distance journey !lONdIstns *dZ3"ni? Long-distance journeys have been chosen more often. Langstreckenfahrt (die) faraway country !fA"rEweI *k0ntri? Holidays have often been spent in a faraway country . fernes Land (das) tourism !*tUErIzm? Nature has been affected by tourism . Tourismus (der) ecological footprint !i"kElOdZIkl *fUtprInt? Your ecological footprint can be reduced in a number of ways. ökologischer Fußabdruck (der) 6 snow-covered mountains !snEUkavEd maUntInz? Nature offers snow-covered mountains and glaciers. schneebedeckte Berge (die) the Alps !xlps? Many tourists want to go skiing in the Alps . die Alpen ruin !rUin? Let’s visit the old ruin on the hill. Ruine (die) viaduct !*vaIEd0kt? On your journey you can see viaducts and tunnels. Viadukt (das) altitude !*xltItSu"d? The train reaches an altitude of 2253m. Seehöhe (die) engineering !+endZI*nIErIN? The Bernina Express route is an impressive piece of railway engineering . Technik (die) 7 railway line !*reIlweI laIn? They opened a new railway line . Bahnstrecke (die) electrically operated !IlektrIkli *OpreItId? The line was electrically operated . elektrisch betrieben DC (= direct current) !di"si"? They operated the railway line with DC . Gleichstrom (der) from the start !frEm DE stA"t? It was operated electrically from the start . von Anfang an voltage !*vOltIdZ? The voltage was increased to 1000 volts. elektrische Spannung (die) to increase (in sth.) !In*kri"s? In 1935, the voltage was increased . erhöhen volts !vOlts? They changed the voltage from 750 to 1000 volts . Volt originally !E*rIdZnli? Originally , the Bernina Railway was designed for use only in summer. ursprünglich due to !dju" tE? Due to growing tourism in 1913/14, it was also used in winter. wegen, aufgrund von winter operation !*OpreISn? Winter operations were planned as well. Winterbetrieb (der) avalanche barrier !*xvlA"nS *bxrIE? That’s why many avalanche barriers were built. Lawinenschutzdamm (der) existence !Ig*zIstns? In the first years of its existence , the company did well. Bestehen (das) bankruptcy !*bxNkrEptsi? They were always close to bankruptcy . Konkurs (der), Insolvenz (die) to take over sth. !teIk *EUvE? In the year 1943, the Rhaetian Railway took over the Bernina-Bahngesellschaft. etw. übernehmen to modernise sth. !*mOdEnaIz? The line was taken over and modernised . etw. modernisieren section !*sekSn? The section at the top of the pass was renewed. Abschnitt (der) pass !pA"s? The railway line went through a pass . Pass (der) to renew sth. !rI*nju"? They completely renewed the section at the top. etw. erneuern 168 Vocabulary one hundred and sixty-eight Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv