Success
Having a natural ability or skill; begabt
talented
eine SMS / Textnachricht erhalten
to receive a text
versteigern/Versteigerung
auction
Translate: Das ist der beste Film den ich jemals gesehen habe.
This is the best film I have ever seen.
Pronounce the following word: country
country
(phrasal verb) To stop trying or quit; aufgeben
to give up
verbieten
to ban
One of a kind; unlike anything else; einzigartig
unique
Give an example of a relative clause
That man that you saw was Tom Waits.
Translate to German: You mustn't come to school today.
Du darfst heute nicht in die Schule kommen.
Wanting to be more successful than others; wettbewerbsorientiert / ehrgeizig
competitive
An organisation that helps people in need; Wohltätigkeitsorganisation
charity
A piece of creative artistic expression; Kunstwerk
work of art
Translate: Dieser Kurs ist nicht so interessant wie der letzte.
This course isn't as interesting as the last one.
Correct the mistake(s): A former boyfriend of me told about how he traveled to the moon.
A former boyfriend of mine told me about how he traveled to the moon.
Physical or mental energy used to do something; Anstrengung / Aufwand
effort
garbage that is on the ground and not in a rubbish bin
litter
A person who entertains an audience through music, acting, or dance; Darsteller(in) / Künstler(in)
performer
Give an example of an article rule that is different in English from the use of articles in German
1. Indefinite article before jobs: I am a teacher.
2. No articles before abstract nouns and plurals: Life is great. People are wonderful.
3. No articles before names of streets, squares, bridges or parks: We met in Leipziger street / in Hasenheide / in Trafalgar Square / at Victoria Station.
The forms of the following verbs:
win
draw
read
bite
to win - won - won
to draw - drew - drawn
to read - read - read
to bite - bit - bitten
To do something too quickly without thinking carefully; überstürzt handeln / etwas überstürzen
Überstürzt
to rush into something
rash
dringend
urgent
Cloth or textile material; Stoff / Gewebe
fabric
What is the function of the present perfect? What are two of its uses. Give examples
- Present perfect connects the past with the present
- used to talk about actions that happened in the past but are relevant now: There has been an accident.
- used to talk about actions or states that started in the past and are still ongoing: I have played tennis since I was a child
- used to talk about life experiences: I have eaten oysters.
nicht in der Lage sein (etw. zu tun)
to be unable to do something