Work
gut bezahlt
well-paid
Verbindung (Zug/Flug/etc.)
connection
sich um einen Job bewerben
to apply for a job
Use the present simple in a sentence
I always have coffee for breakfast.
I have holiday.
I am on holiday.
(Geld) verdienen
to earn
(collocation) starker Verkehr
heavy traffic
sich um etwas kümmern.
Auch: etw. bewältigen
to deal with
What are some signal words for the present simple?
usually, never, ever, sometimes, occasionally, every day/week/year, once a week, etc.
He lives in the near of Rostock. I never visit him.
He lives near Rostock. I never visit him.
Gehalt (monatlich) & Lohn (stündlich)
salary & wage
sich anstellen (in der Schlange)
to join the queue (UK) / to get in line (US)
häufig, geläufig, üblich; auch: gemeinsam
common
What is the position of adverbs and adverbial phrases of frequency?
adverbs of frequency (usually, never, etc.): before the main verb
adverbial phrases (every day, once a week, etc.): either at the beginning or at the end of a sentence
What means this for the patient?
What does this mean for the patient?
(collocation) unbefristeter Vertrag
permanent contract
(collocations) einen Flug/Bus/Zug erreichen & verpassen
to miss/catch a flight etc.
(especially about children or animals) noisy and difficult to control; ungezogen / wild
rambunctious
What are the uses of present simple and present continuous?
Present simple: habits, routines, facts
Present continuous: actions happening now or around now & future arragements
I was by a concert by Hans Zimmer.
I went to a Hans Zimmer concert.
(collocation/phrase) Berufsfeld, Tätigkeitsbereich, Branche
line of work
(idiom) to suddenly become angry; die Beherrschung verlieren
to lose one's temper
(idiom) to make someone unhappy; jemandem das Glück verderben
to sit on someone's happiness
Use the past simple and continuous in a sentence. What is the past continuous used to express?
I was cooking dinner when my friend called to ask me out to a restaurant, so I didn't go.
- (longer) action in progress at a particular moment in the past or when something else happened
- also used to give background information when telling a stories
I have seen them yesterday. We are playing football together every weekend.
I saw them yesterday. We play football together every weekend.