Vocabulary
an animal with a wide flat tail and strong teeth.
They live in water and on land and can build dams
(= barriers across rivers)
beaver
What is an important difference between American High Schools and schools in Germany?
They have the same schedule every day.
which nouns are uncountable (no plural-s)?
(much/many)table
information
homework
much information, much homework
What is the first part of a text called.
introduction
name 3 forms of the verb (ge)frieren, zufrieren, einfrieren
freeze, froze, frozen
the foods that are used together to make a particular dish
ingredients
How many states are ther in the USA?
50 states
personal passive: Translate the sentence:
Uns wurden viele Fragen gestellt.
We were asked many questions.
Which words should you use in a text to make it a good text?
name 2
adjectives, adverbs, linking phrases
What is the opposite of "delicious"?
disgusting
a part of a city, New York hs 5 of them
borough
name 2 rivers in the Southwest of the USA
Colorado River, Rio Grande
Conditional sentence Type 2: Complete the sentence
If I________(knew) the answer, I _______________
_______(help) you.
If I knew the answer, I would help you.
How should you organize your written text that one clearly can see the different parts?
structure into paragraphs
'toilet' in American English
restroom
the act or policy of separating people from different groups, for example people of different races, religions or sexes, and treating them in a different way
segregation
What is the name of a Native American tribe living in South Dakota?
Sioux, Lakota
Gerund after prepositions:Translate the sentence.
Wir sind interessiert daran, das Buch zu lesen.
We are interested in reading the book.
What do you write at the end of an argumentative text(last part)
conclusion
What do you need if you want to go hunting or you want to start a campfire?
You get it from an authority.
a permission
upset because something you hoped for has not happened or been as good, successful, etc. as you expected
adjective
disappointed
How many stripes are on the American flag?
What do they represent?
13 stripes, represent the 13 original colonies
Present participle instead of relative clause:
Do you know the girl who is sitting over there?
(Shorten the sentence.)
Do you know the girl sitting over there?
Which tense do you use in the summary of a fictional text (story)?
present tense
What are subjects called that you can choose?
electives