Vocabulary Friendship
Gerüchte verbreiten
to spread rumours
Nebenwirkungen
side effects
versuchen, etwas zu tun
to attempt to do smth.
Complete the following sentence:
If Sandy .......................... (prepare) the salad, Phil will decorate the house.
If Sandy prepares the salad, Phil will decorate the house.
Put into reported speech:
John: My mother will be fifty years old.
John said that.....
John said that his mother would be fifty years old.
jemanden im Stich lassen
to let someone down
nach etwas süchtig sein
to be addicted to something
jemandem etwas vorwerfen
to accuse somebody of something
Complete the following sentence:
If I .......................... (play) the lottery, I would have a chance to hit the jackpot.
If I played the lottery, I would have a chance to hit the jackpot.
Put into reported speech:
Helen: "I was writing a letter yesterday."
Helen mentioned that....
Helen mentioned that she had been writing a letter the day before.
Erzfeind
nemesis
etwas hervorrufen/ verursachen
to bring on smth.
Herausforderung
challenge
Complete the following sentence:
I .................................. (invite) all my friends if I had a house on the beach.
I would invite all my friends if I had a house on the beach.
Put into reported speech:
Olivia: "Leroy is out riding his new waveboard today."
Olivia told me that...
Olivia told me that Leroy was out riding his new waveboard that day.
mutig, kühn
audacious
vor etwas fliehen
to escape from smth.
Er zuckte mit den Schultern.
He shrugged his shoulders.
Complete the following sentence:
They would not go by bus if they .............................. (have) a car.
They would not go by bus if they had a car.
Put into reported speech:
He asked: "What am I supposed to do now?"
He asked what he was supposed to do then.
Sinn für Humor
sense of humour
Entzugserscheinungen
withdrawal symptoms
stempeln gehen; Arbeitslosengeld beziehen
to be on the dole
Complete the following sentence:
If I ................... (have) more money, .......................... (find) a good teacher, and ........................ (be) not so busy, I would learn to play the guitar.
If I had more money, found a good teacher, and were not so busy, I would learn to play the guitar.
Put into reported speech:
"Don´t park over there," I advised him.
I advised him not to park over there.