English-German Vocabulary and Lecture Review

Vocabulary Reference - Section 1: Markets, Literature, and Actions (Page 1)

  • 3: The World of Collecting and Books     * black market: Schwarzmarkt     * collect: sammeln     * collection: Sammlung     * fascination: Faszination     * rare: selten     * bookshop: Buchladen     * expensive: teuer     * librarian: Bibliothekar/in     * library: Bibliothek     * monastery: Kloster     * monk: Mönch     * robber: Räuber/in; Dieb/in

  • 4: Conflict and Consequences     * arrest: verhaften     * burn to the ground: abbrennen, niederbrennen     * confused: verwirrt

  • 5: Behaviors and Impulses     * addiction: Sucht     * command: Befehl     * go crazy: verrückt werden, durchdrehen     * turn up: auftauchen     * whisper: flüstern

  • 9: Items and Interests     * coin: Münze     * favourite: Lieblings-     * kitschy: kitschig     * stamp: Briefmarke

Vocabulary Reference - Section 2: Culture, Appearance, and Social Interaction (Page 2)

  • 1: Society and Identity     * border: Grenze     * communicate: kommunizieren     * fashionable: in Mode, modisch     * firstly: erstens     * funeral: Begräbnis     * health risk: Gesundheitsrisiko     * in common: gemein, gemeinsam     * needle: Nadel     * permanent: dauerhaft, endgültig     * pierced: durchstochen; gepierct     * rebellious: rebellisch     * religious: religiös

  • 2: Traditions     * ceremony: Zeremonie

  • 3: Rituals     * bury: begraben

  • 5: Social Context and Physicality     * decent-looking: einigermaßen gut aussehend     * embarrassed: verlegen     * Far East: Fernost     * giggle: kichern     * goth: Grufti     * hastily: hastig     * ignore: ignorieren     * index finger: Zeigefinger     * insult: beleidigen     * nod the head: mit dem Kopf nicken     * palm: Handfläche     * sigh: seufzen     * sitting room: Wohnzimmer     * thumb: Daumen     * victory: Sieg

  • G: Logistics     * possibility: Möglichkeit

Vocabulary Reference - Section 3: Industry, Ethics, and Human Experience (Page 3)

  • 1: Resources     * oil: Öl

  • 2: Agriculture and Fair Trade     * Fair Trade: eine Organisation, die sich für fairen Handel einsetzt     * farmer: Landwirt/in     * make a living: den Lebensunterhalt verdienen     * pay rise: Gehaltserhöhung     * pesticide: Pestizid; Insektenbekämpfungsmittel     * select: auswählen

  • 3: Statistics and Agreements     * agreement: Vereinbarung     * increase: steigen, erhöhen     * rate: Rate     * using at an: [Entry incomplete in transcript]

  • 6: Human Relations and Social Justice     * brother-in-law: Schwager     * defeat: besiegen; überwältigen     * harmony: Harmonie     * human being: Mensch     * hurtful: verletzend     * ignorance: Ignoranz     * overcome: bezwingen; überwinden     * painful: schmerzhaft     * racism: Rassismus     * racist: rassistisch     * recognition: Anerkennung, Bestätigung     * slavery: Sklaverei     * son-in-law: Schwiegerson

  • 7: Emotional States     * angry: wütend     * annoy: (ver-)ärgern     * frustrated: frustriert     * helpless: hilflos     * hurt: verletzt     * misunderstood: missverstanden     * proud: stolz     * shocked: schockiert     * surprised: überrascht

  • 8: Statements     * claim: behaupten

  • 11: Society and Environment     * bicycle: Fahrrad     * fairness: Gerechtigkeit; Fairness     * hell: Hölle     * introduction: Einleitung     * pollution: Verschmutzung

Writing Assignment: Self-Description (Page 4)

  • Objective: Write a self-description between 120120 and 180180 words.

  • Content Requirements:     * Appearance: Physical description of the writer.     * Habit: Recurring routines or behaviors.     * Character Features: Typical personality traits.     * Emotions: General emotional disposition.     * Relationship to Others: How you interact and relate to people.     * Conclusion: A single sentence summarizing how you see yourself to end the piece.

Writing Assignment: Blog Interaction and Opinion (Page 5)

  • Task Parameters:     * Format: Blog comment.     * Word Count: 50−7050-70 words.     * Content Pillars:         1. Reply to a previous entry asserting there are too many foreigners in the country.         2. Explain why that assertion is incorrect.         3. Formulate a personal conclusion.

  • Annotated Example Text (Marvin's Blog Response):     * "Marvin! In your latest blog entry you say that we can't take in everybody who wants to come to our country. I believe you are mistaken. We're NOT taking in everybody, in fact, it's a tiny percentage. Consequently I feel that we're not being overrun by foreigners and asylum seekers. In my village there are exactly TWO people from foreign countries. For this reason I would kindly ask you to study the facts before you post something that's just not true."

  • Useful Language: Argumentation Structures:     * Introducing a Reason (Logical connectors):         * therefore         * as a result         * consequently         * for this reason         * that's why         * because (of) …         * since         * so (identified as less formal)     * Offering a Personal Opinion (Prefaces for statements):         * I think         * I suppose         * I believe         * I guess         * I mean         * I feel