Vobabulary exam 22.12.22

English

globalisation

increasing business, cultural and other contacts between countries (Globalisation)

acid rain

rain which contains harmfull chemicals as a result of burning substances such as oil and coal
((acid= a type of liquid that reacts chemically with other materials, sometimes dissolving them)
(ph value under 5.5))
(saurer Regen)

air pollution

damage caused to the air by harmful substances or waste
- Luftverschmutzung

global warming

rise in the world's temperature (Erderwärmung)

hazardous waste

dangerous waste (gefährlicher/toxischer Abfall)

ozone depletion

reduction in the ozone layer
(layer of air above the Earth containing ozone which prevents harmful ultraviolet light from the sun from reaching Earth)
(Ozonloch)

smog

air pollution found in cities caused by a mixture of smoke, gases and chemicals (the word has been formed from smoke + fog)
- Industriedunst?

rainforest destruction

cutting down forest in a tropical area which receives a lot of rain (abholzung der Regenwälder)

greenhouse effect

gases that cause the earth to heat up
-Treibhauseffekt

gases

substance in a form that is neither solid nor liquid (Gas)

polar ice caps

ice covering the areas at the North and South Poles (Polkappen =Eisschichten die die Pole bedecken)

water pollution

(contamination that makes the water undrikable)
-Wasserverschmutzung

climate change

a permanent change in the Earth's weather conditions
- Klimaveränderung/Klimawandel

species

typen (Arten/Gattung)

endangered

very few in number, at risk of becoming extinct (gefährdet/vom aussterben bedroht)

extinct

no existing any longer (aussgestorben)

atmosphere

the mixture of gases around the Earth (Atmosphäre)

experience

if you experience a problem, event or situation, it happens to you or affects you
- erleben/durchmachen

storm

a period of very bad weather when there is a lot of rain or snow, strong winds, and often lightning
- Sturm

flood

a very large amount of water that covers an area that is usually dry
- Hochwasser

cause

to make(something) happen, especially something bad
- verursachen

pollution

the process of making air, water, soil, etc. dangerously dirty and not suitable for people to use, or the state of being dangerously dirty
- Verschmutzung/Umweltverschmutzung

produce

to cause (a particular result or effect)
- hervorbringen

toxic gases

a substance which is not solid or liquid, and usually cannot be seen, containing poison or caused by poisonous substances
- giftige Gase

recycle

to put (used objects or materials) through a special process so that they can be used again
- recyceln/wiederverwerten

plastic waste

unwanted materials or substances, made from a light strong material that is produced by a chemical process, that are left after you have used something
-Plastikmüll

(1)die out

(1)when a species of animal dies out, it disappears or stops existing completely
- aussterben

reproduce

if an animal or plant reproduces, or reproduces itself, it produces young plants or animals
- sich vermehren

prevent

to stopc(something) from happening, or stop (someone) from doing something
-verhindern

develop

to design or make (a new idea, product, system, etc.) over a period of time
- entwickeln

run out

if something is running out, there will soon be none left
-ablaufen

natural resources

minerals such as oil or coal that exist in a country and can be used to increase its wealth
- Rohrstoffe, Bodenschätze

consume

to use (time, energy, goods, etc.)
- verbrauchen

waste

to use more (money, time, energy, etc.) than is useful or sensible
- verschwenden

overpopulation

when there are too many people living in a particular place
- Überbevölkerung

solve

to find or provide a way of dealing with (a problem)
- lösen

rising sea levels

increases in the average height of the world's oceans
- steigende Meeresspiegel

check out

to look at (someone or something) because they are interesting or attractive, or to find out whether they are interesting or attractive
- überprüfen, genau ansehen

(2)die out

(2)to disappear or stop existing completely
-aussterben

fall out

to have a quarrel(=Streit/Auseinandersetzung)
-sich entzweien

hang out

to spend a lot of time in a particular place or with particular people
-herumhängen, sich aufhalten

miss out

to not have the chance to do something that you enjoy and that would be good for you
-nicht dabei sein (verpassen)

sort out

to succeed in making arrangements for (something)
- regeln, organisieren

speak out

to publicly speak in protest about something, especially when protesting could be dangerous
- sich äussern, seine Stimme erheben

work out

to think carefully about how you are going to do (something) and plan a good way of doing it
- herausfinden(ausarbeiten)

difficult

someone who is difficult never seems pleased or satisfied
-schwierig

talented

having a natural ability to do something well
-talentiert

lack confidence

to not have the belief that you have the ability to do things well or deal with situations successfully
- kein Selbstvertrauen haben

strict

expecting people to obey rules or to do what you say
-streng

reliable

someone who is reliable can be trusted or depended on
- zuverlässig, verlässlich

willing

eager to help, etc. and not needing to be persuaded
-bereit, gewillt

sweet

kind, gentle and friendly
- süss, nett, lieb

nasty

someone who is nasty behaves in an unkind and unpleasant way
- gemein, fies

bright

intelligent and able to learn things quickly
- intelligent, klug

politically active

involved in politics and doing practical things to achieve political aims
-politisch aktiv

polite

behaving or speaking in a way that is correct for the social situation you are in, and showing that you are careful to consider other people's needs and feelings
- höflich

racist

believing, or demonstrating the belief, that people of your own race are better than others, and treating people from other races unfairly and sometimes violently
- rassistisch

patient

able to wait calmly for along time or to accept difficulties, people's annoying behaviour, ets. without becoming angry
- geduldig

stay calm

to be and remain relaxed and quiet, not angry, nervous or upset
- ruhig bleiben

generous

someone who is generous is willing to give money, spend time, etc., in order to help people or give them pleasure
- grosszügig

come from similar backgrounds

when someone's family, education, previous work, etc. is like your own
- einen ähnlichen Hintergrund haben

go back a long way

to have been friends for a long time
- sich schon ziemlich lange kennen

break up

if a marriage, group of people or relationship breaks up, the people in it separate and do not live or work together any more
- sich trennen

go your separate ways

if people go their separate ways, they stop being friends or end a personal relationship
- getrennte Wege gehen

get on very well

if people get on very well, they like each other and have a very friendly relationship with each other
- sehr gut miteinander auskommen

lose touch

if two people lose touch, they gradually stop communicating, for example by no longer phoning or writing to each other
- den Kontakt verlieren

have a lot in common

to have a lot of the same interests, attitudes, etc. as someone else
- viel gemeinsam haben

not see eye to eye

if two people don't see eye to eye, they disagree with each other
- nicht einer Meinung sein

announce your engagement

to tell people about your agreement to marry someone
- seine Verlobung teilen

get married

if you get married to someone, you become their husband or wife
- heiraten

hold a ceremony

to present an important social or religious event, when a traditional set of actions is performed in a formal way
- eine Feier abhalten

remember those who died

to think with respect about people who have died, often in a ceremony
- der Verstorbenen gedenken

be pregnant

if a woman or female animal is pregnant, she has an unborn baby growing inside her body
- schwanger sein

give birth

if a woman gives birth, she produces a baby from her body
- auf die Welt bringen, gebären

partner

one of two people who are married, or who live together and have a sexual relationship
- Partner/in

anniversary

a date on which something special or important happened in a previous year
- Jahrestag, Jubiläum

retire

to stop working, usually because you have reached a certain age
- in Rente gehen

pay of your mortgage

to finish paying back all the money you borrowed to purchase a house
- eine Hypothek abzahlen

graduate

to obtain a degree, especially a first degree, from college or university
- einen Abschluss machen

take a year of

to spend a year where you do not study or work in a permanent job; people often travel or do volunteer work in a year off
- ein Jahr frei nehmen

to be in a serious relationship

to spend time together or live together, and have romantic or sexual feelings for each other, for quite a long time
- eine feste Beziehung haben

live together

if people live together, they live in the same house and have a sexual relationship but are not married
- zusammenleben

separate

if two people who are married or have been living together separate, they start to live apart
- sich trennen

divorce

if someone divorces their husband or wife, or if two people divorce, the legally end their marriage
- sich scheiden lassen

worldwide

weltweit

Green partie

Die Grünen (partei)

ecological

ökologisch/grün

protecting the environment

Umwelt schützen

conservation

Schutz/ Naturschutz/ Bewahrung

reserves

Reservat (bi mir nit 100% sicher)

organic

organisch/biologisch

environmentally friendly

umweltfreundlich

ecologically sound

naturverträglich

dispose of waste

Entsorgung

recycling

recyceln

reduce their carbon footprint

ökologischen Fussabdruck verringern

fossil fuels

fossile Energie/Brennstoff/Energieträger

globalise, global, globally

Wortfamilie: globalisation

Reihenfolge: verb, adjektiv, adverb

\-, environmental, environmentally

Wortfamilie: environment, environmentalist

Reihenfolge: verb, adjektiv, adverb

pollute, polluting,-

Wortfamilie: pollution, pollutant

Reihenfolge: verb, adjektiv, adverb