The trip of a lifetime 1 campsite When I was a child, I often went to a campsite in the Netherlands with my parents. Campingplatz sight What are the most important sights around here? Sehenswürdigkeit fair The first time we met was at a village fair in Dorset. Markt, Ausstellung, Messe place of interest This castle has been a place of interest for over 600 years. sehenswerter Ort self-catering We prefer to stay in self-catering apartments. Selbstverpflegung local food To get a taste of genuine local food, you should try the taverna over there. einheimisches Essen 2 certainly [ˈsɜːtnlɪ] There will certainly be a show tonight. sicherlich dairy farm [ˈdeərɪ fɑːm] My cousin has a dairy farm in Shropshire. Milchbauernhof briefly [briːflɪ] Please explain the problem to us briefly. kurz to introduce oneself Let me introduce myself before I show you around. sich vorstellen to get into the right mood Candles might get us into the right mood. in die richtige Stimmung kommen to get on with sth. When have you planned to get on with the ironing? mit etw. weitermachen eventually [ɪˈventʃʊəl] Eventually, she gave up and left the casino. schließlich, endlich as night fell As night fell, it got really chilly in the desert. als die Nacht hereinbrach nightmare Due to heavy storms the flight was a nightmare. Albtraum torch (BE) We need new batteries for the torch. (hier:) Taschenlampe cobweb She gave me earrings that looked like cobwebs. Spinnwebe to be blindfolded A blindfolded child picked the name of the winner. die Augen verbunden haben to bundle sb. into sth. Mum bundled us into the car and drove off. jmdn. in etw. verfrachten to set sb. free They were set free after two long weeks. jmdn. freilassen constantly [ˈkɒnstəntlɪ] The traffic noise was constantly getting louder. unentwegt, ununterbrochen to do the trick The use of earplugs finally did the trick; we fell asleep instantly. Zweck erfüllen, Erfolg mit etw. haben to be far from easy Succeeding with your own business is far from easy. weit entfernt davon sein, leicht zu sein to place a booking Please click here to place your booking. eine Buchung vornehmen 4 thrill-seeker We offer several exciting tours for thrill-seekers. Person, die das Abenteuer sucht tandem parachute jumping I d be too afraid to go tandem parachute jumping. Tandem-Fallschirmsprung Talking about the past lately You have been really quiet lately. Is everything OK? in letzter Zeit 2 to do research on [də rɪˈsɜːtʃ ɒn] I need to do more research on this topic for my paper. Forschung (en) betreiben, recherchieren holiday destination What’s your favourite holiday destination? Urlaubsziel 4 linking word Linking words help you to connect two parts of a sentence. Bindewort brackets Brackets can look like this ( ) or like this [ ]. Klammern letter to the editor His letter to the editor was not published. Leserbrief to lead to sth. The new road will lead to more traffic in the area. zu etw. führen traffic Traffic’s not too bad in the summer. Verkehr to take action We must take action to stop this project! Maßnahmen ergreifen to join a local action group Why don’t you join a local action group? You won’t achieve a lot on your own. einer örtlichen Bürgerinitiative beitreten 5 easy-going My uncle is an easy-going type of person. gelassen, unbeschwert to touch down When the plane touched down, the passengers applauded the captain. aufsetzen, landen unfortunate [ʌnˈfɔːtʃnət] They were most unfortunate to have been placed in this ruin of a hotel. bedauernswert, bedauerlich smooth The sand was smooth as silk. glatt, geschmeidig in spite of sth. [ɪn spaɪt əv sth.] In spite of the bad weather, they went on a boat tour. ungeachtet, trotz incident The latest incident of this kind happened in August. Vorfall Eating out 3 to capture the atmosphere You cannot capture the atmosphere of this romantic spot with a camera. die Atmosphäre einfangen entire [ɪnˈtaɪə] The entire building was decorated like a medieval palace. vollständig, völlig scrap of light Not a single scrap of light came through the windows. schwacher Lichtstrahl 171 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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