V Vocabulary adj. adjective etw. etwas sth. something AE American English jmdm. jemandem 1 In dieser Übung kommen die Wörter vor. Aus. Australian English jmdn. jemanden ist das Gegenteil von BE British English pl. Plural ist verwandt mit coll. colloquial sb. somebody = entspricht Words in blue: These words/phrases are the most important ones, the core vocabulary. You should learn them first Words in black: These words/phrases are additional vocabulary, which will further help you to improve your language skills. The world speaks English efficient The way he works is not very efficient, he does not get things done quickly. schnell, effizient native speaker [ˈneɪtɪv ˈspiːkə] I’m a native speaker of German. Muttersprachler/in billion It seems like a billion years ago. Milliarde most widely used Hindi is the most widely used language in India. am meisten verwendet closely followed by New York was ranked second in the list, closely followed by Barcelona in third place. dicht gefolgt von lingua franca A lingua franca helps speakers of different languages to communicate. Verkehrssprache für die Kommunikation in einem großen Gebiet 1 population [ˌpɒpjʊˈleiɪʃn] Scotland has a population of about 5.5 million. Bevölkerung currently He is currently staying with his aunt in L.A. zur jetzigen Zeit, jetzt Romance language Italian is a Romance language like French and Spanish. Romanische Sprache Asian [ˈeɪʒn] Asians = people from Asia Asiate/Asiatin; asiatisch Languages in use 2 grid Make a grid and write down all the names. Tabelle, Gitter intermediate [ˌɪntəˈmiːdɪət] An intermediate course is neither easy nor difficult. mittel advanced [ədˈvɑːnst] The advanced course will be too hard for me, I think. fortgeschritten fluent [ˈfluːənt] If you are fluent in French, you can speak it perfectly. fließend spontaneous [spɒnˈteɪnɪəs] My spontaneous reaction was to get up and leave. spontan familiar topic The life of dolphins is a familiar topic to me. vertrautes Thema to make oneself understood She tried to make herself understood but couldn’t. sich verständlich machen to cope with a situation How did you cope with the situation? mit einer Situation umgehen 3 recording This is the first recording by the Beatles. Aufnahme to rule out Unfortunately we cannot rule out a crime. ausschließen to complain [kəmˈpleɪn] He complained about the noise. sich beschweren to run a call centre Malta is a fantastic place to run a call centre. eine Telefonzentrale betreiben realistic She has a realistic chance to win the championship. realistisch Learning English 1 emergency [ɪˈmɜːdʒənsɪ] In case of an emergency dial 999. Notfall to go back to sth. Tom wanted to go back to school and become a teacher. zu etw. zurückkehren to get in touch E-mail makes it so much easier to get in touch. in Kontakt treten 2 to attract sb. Summer sale always attracts many customers. jmdn. anziehen catchy Brad needs a catchy slogan for his campaign. einprägsam to provide sth. The centre will provide citizens with free healthcare. etw. zur Verfügung stellen contact details Leave me your contact details and I’ll send you an invitation. Kontaktdaten experience She was a candidate with the necessary experience. Erfahrung elementary The elementary course is ideal for all workers. einführend, grundlegend course duration The course duration will be four to five weeks. Kursdauer placement test All students will have to take a placement test. Einstufungstest authentic [ɔːˈƟentɪk] The restaurant serves authentic Italian meals. echt, authentisch office hours Office hours are from 8:00 to 12:00 during the holidays. Bürozeiten Unit 1 166 Vocabulary Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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