vocabulary
grammar
Australia
South Africa
Hong Kong
100

death

Tod

100

who or which?

The hotel ________ we booked for our holiday is brandnew.

The hotel which we booked

100

Name one famous Australian sight.

e.g. The Great Barrier Reef, Ayers Rock/Uluru, Sydney Opera

100

What language is mostly spoken in South Africa?

English

100

Right or wrong? Hong Kong has more skyscrapers than any other city in the world.

right

200

Herbst

autumn/fall

200

Put this sentence into reported speech:

Mia: „I don`t like school.“

Mia said that ___________________

Mia said that she didn`t like school.

200

Name two animals that can only be found in Australia.

koala, kangaroo, emu

200

Name the „Big Five“. (Tip: wild animals)

elephant, lion, leopard, rhino and buffalo

200

Name two problems that Hong Kong has.

e.g. smog/air pollution, too much waste etc.

300

Schildkröte

turtle

300

Put the sentence into the passive in the simple past:

A bag ________ (leave) on the bus.

A bag was left on the bus.

300

What is the capital of Australia?

Canberra

300

How many capital cities does South Africa have?

three (Pretonia, Cape Town and Bloemfontein)

300

What is a „sneakerhead“?

A person who collects sneakers

400

(to) explore

erkunden, erforschen

400

Put the sentence into the passive:

Milena took lots of photos.

Lots of photos were taken by Milena.

400

What is the School of the Air?

The School of the Air is for students who live too far away from the next school. They take online lessons and talk to the teacher on the phone etc.

400

Who became the first black president of South Africa?

(Bonus points: When?)

Nelson Mandela

(Bonus points: 1994)

400

What are the two official languages in Hong Kong?

English and Chinese

500
(to) take something for granted

etwas als selbstverständlich hinnehmen

500

Name two words that you can use in the simple past instead of „can“.

could, was/were able to

500

What are the Native Australians called?

Aborigines

500

What does „apartheid“ mean?

Apartheid was a system which separated black and white people in South Africa. It was very bad for the black population.

500

When did Honag Kong become a Chinese city?

In 1997.

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