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EDITORIAL | June 2013
The best of
British English
Sprachen lernen
– einfach
beim Lesen!
No one represents tradition in Britain like the
royal family. Queen Elizabeth, smartly dressed,
with matching hat and gloves, smiling and waving
to the crowds, is as reassuringly the same
Inez Sharp, editor-in-chief
as she was 30 years ago — or so it seems.
In fact, the queen and the rest of the royal family are changing to meet the expectations
of a modern nation. This is particularly evident in the way they speak.
In our special feature, “Her Majesty’s Voice” (pp. 14–21), you can find out how
army life has affected the way Prince Harry talks, why Kate speaks more formally
than her husband and how the language of the queen has changed since her
coronation in 1953.
Summer in a special place. Over the next couple of months, the Kenai Peninsula
on Alaska’s southern coast will enjoy a short but spectacular summer. Lori
Tobias takes us there, travelling along Alaska’s famous Seward Highway to the
fjords of Kenai, where sea otters and whales play during the long days and visitors
admire majestic Portage Glacier. “Love letter to Alaska” begins on page 30.
A long and healthy life. The hope of living a long and healthy life is one we
all share. US scientist Cynthia Kenyon has spent decades researching the genes
that support a longer life in small organisms. Now she has turned her attention
to humans and believes that understanding the process of longevity is not too
far off. Find out more about Kenyon’s life and work on pages 24–27.
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CONTENTS | June 2013
How we age
Will we soon live longer, healthier lives? Scientist
Cynthia Kenyon says that the way we age may change.
24 30
Love letter to Alaska
Enjoy a summer journey along Alaska’s Seward
Highway, one of America’s “drives of a lifetime”.
6 People
Names and faces from around the world
8 A Day in My Life
A British map-maker
10 World View
What’s news and what’s hot
13 Britain Today
Colin Beaven on ugly new buildings
22 Food
Irish seaweed: tasty and healthy to eat
40 History
The story of South Africa’s apartheid laws
42 Press Gallery
A look at the English-language media
44 Arts
Films, apps, books, culture and a short story
66 The Lighter Side
Jokes and cartoons
67 American Life
Ginger Kuenzel on kindness after a tragedy
28 I Ask Myself
Amy Argetsinger on good looks in public life
36 Around Oz
Peter Flynn on a scandal in Australian sport
38 Debate
Should we trust food labels?
People in England have their say
68 Feedback & Impressum
Your letters to Spotlight — and our responses
69 Next Month
What’s coming next month in Spotlight
70 My Life in English
Mayor of Berlin Klaus Wowereit on the queen’s
visit and John F. Kennedy
Fotos: Alamy; Fotolia; iStockphoto; Laif
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Royal English
Learn about the queen’s English and how “generation
Kate” is changing the way the royals speak.
37
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Words for talking about money
52 Travel Talk
A visit to a famous cathedral
53 Language Cards
Pull out and practise
55 Everyday English
Asking for directions — and giving them
57 The Grammar Page
The present perfect continuous and simple
58 Peggy’s Place: The Soap
The latest from a London pub
59 English at Work
Ken Taylor answers your questions
60 Spoken English
Forming statements that express certainty
61 Word Builder
A focus on the words in Spotlight
62 Perfectionists Only!
Nuances of English
63 Crossword
Find the words and win a prize
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PEOPLE | Names and Faces
The astronaut
Who exactly is…
Chris
Hadfield?
Many children dream of being
astronauts. Chris Hadfield
was no exception. Growing
up in Ontario in the 1960s, he had a
poster of the moon above his bed and
enjoyed following the space race.
Unlike most children, Hadfield
turned those dreams into reality. In
2001, he became the first Canadian
to walk in space when he installed a
robotic arm on the International
Space Station (ISS). In March, he
made history again when he became
commander of the ISS.
Hadfield was the first Canadian to
be head of the ISS and the first astronaut
to share his space experiences
through social media. During his five
months in space, Hadfield connected
with countless people on earth. In
March, when he took over command
of the ISS, he had more than 600,000
followers on Twitter.
coronation ceremony [)kQrE(neIS&n )serEmEni]
delight [di(laIt]
freaked out: be ~ [)fri:kt (aUt] ifml.
gravity [(grÄvEti]
heartbroken [(hA:t)brEUkEn]
marvel [(mA:v&l]
mourn [mO:n]
reign [reIn]
set up [set (Vp]
space race [(speIs reIs]
strive [straIv]
The Notebook [DE (nEUtbUk]
weightlessness [(weItlEsnEs]
Although he had serious work to
do on the ISS, it was clear that Hadfield
hadn’t lost his childlike excitement
at the marvels of the universe.
“Weightlessness is a constant delight
— we’re able to fly. Makes me smile,”
he posted on Twitter.
He used social media to show
beautiful photographs of the earth,
answer people’s questions and share
sounds and music he had recorded in
space. He made videos showing how
to keep fit, make a sandwich and even
cut fingernails without gravity. And
together with the Canadian band
Barenaked Ladies, he performed a
song called “ISS (Is Somebody
Singing?)” from outer space.
Although Hadfield was still in
space when this magazine went to
print, he was scheduled to return to
earth — and to his wife and three
adult children — on 14 May.
Krönungszeremonie
Freude
hier: es sehr seltsam finden
Schwerkraft
untröstlich, todunglücklich
Wunder
trauern
Regierungszeit
hier: einrichten
Wettlauf um die Eroberung des Weltalls
zwischen den USA und der UdSSR
bestrebt sein
Wie ein einziger Tag
Schwerelosigkeit
In the news
This month marks the
coronation anniversaries
of two British
monarchs: those of
Queen Elizabeth II and
Queen Victoria (see
below). Sixty years ago, on 2 June
1953, the coronation ceremony of
Queen Elizabeth II took place.
She had been queen since the death of
her father in 1952, but the ceremony
was held the following year to allow
time to mourn. On a radio programme
for the BBC, the queen said: “Throughout
all my life and with all my heart I
shall strive to be worthy of your trust.”
Ryan Gosling’s looks and charm
are loved by women around the world.
So when the Canadian actor announced
that he was going to take a
break from movies, many fans felt
heartbroken. A British company
quickly set up a 24-hour helpline. Fans
hear some of Gosling’s most romantic
lines in the film The Notebook
(2004): “It’s not gonna be easy. It’s
gonna be really
hard... I want all of
you, forever, you
and me, every
day.” The actor
told E! News that
he was “a little
freaked out” by
the helpline.
The coronation ceremony of Britain’s
Queen Victoria took place 175
years ago, on 28 June 1838. “I really
cannot say how proud I feel to be the
queen of such a nation,” the 19-yearold
wrote in her diary that day. Vic -
toria was queen until her death in
1901, making her reign of 63 years and
seven months the longest of any
British monarch. From 1876, she was
also known as the Empress of India.
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Fotos: Action Press; Getty Images; NASA; Reuters
Out of the ordinary
Bilkes Bhano Vawda spent her life teaching some of the poorest
children in South Africa. She recently showed a reporter from
the Mail & Guardian around the Marlboro Combined School on the
outskirts of Johannesburg. “When I first got to this school in 1991,
there was just sand here,”
she explained. “We put in
paving, ... classrooms, ...
sports fields.” Vawda
retired this year and
received a Lifetime
Achievement Award from
President Jacob Zuma.
Praise from her pupils
may mean even more to
her, however. In a goodbye
letter, one of them
wrote: “You are the hero
On a mission: Bilkes Bhano Vawda of my education.”
For more than a year, Australian Josh Chamberlin has been living
on a balcony. When he decided to move from Queensland to
Sydney, Chamberlin looked for housing along with two friends. The
young men had no steady income so — as with many young people
arriving in Sydney — their search wasn’t easy. Finally, they found a
two-bedroom house to share. Chamberlin, who is 23, decided to
sleep on the balcony. “I hated this for a long time, and I wanted to
move, but I’ve sort of made it my space now,” he told the news website
The Vine. His rent? A$ 215 (€175) a week.
Although there are many rivers and lakes in Asia, most people there
are afraid of water and cannot swim. It is estimated that in Vietnam
alone, one child drowns every hour. Pete Peterson (below) is
working to change this. The BBC reports
that his organization, The Alliance
for Safe Children, has taught
more than 300,000 children how to
swim. Peterson was a US fighter pilot
during the Vietnam War. After being
shot down in 1966, he was a prisoner
of war for six years. Now, the 77-
year-old is helping to save lives in
the place where he spent the most
difficult years of his life.
award [E(wO:d]
Preis, Auszeichnung
drown [(draUn]
ertrinken
In the Land of Blood and Honey Liebe in Zeiten des Krieges
[)In DE )lÄnd Ev )blVd End (hVni]
judge [dZVdZ]
Richter(in)
outskirts [(aUtsk§:ts]
Stadtrand
paving [(peIvIN]
Pflasterung
praise [preIz]
Lob, Anerkennung
sort of [(sO:t Ev] ifml.
irgendwie
steady [(stedi] fest, regelmäßig (➝ p. 61)
sue [sju:]
verklagen
Texts by RITA FORBES
The newcomer
• Name: Nick D’Aloisio
• Age: 17
• Created: an app called Summly, which makes
online news stories shorter and easier to read
• Earned: about $30 million when Yahoo bought the
app earlier this year
• Background: D’Aloisio was born in London
and spent part of his childhood in Australia before
return ing to England at the age of seven.
• What’s next: He is currently taking a break from
King’s College School in Wimbledon and would like
to study at Oxford in the future. Yahoo has offered
him a full-time job as well.
Happy birthday!
In 2009, readers of Vanity Fair chose Angelina Jolie as the
most beautiful woman in the world. Jolie is more than a
pretty face, though. The mother of six is regularly in the
news for her humanitarian work. Recently, she opened a
school for girls in Afghanistan and spoke with young people
in the Congo about sexual violence.
According to Andrew Morton’s unauthorized
biography of the star, she had a
difficult childhood and began using cocaine
and heroin while she was still at
school. “I didn’t die young, so I’m very
lucky,” Jolie told 60 Minutes in 2011.
Films such as Lara Croft: Tomb
Raider made her an international
sex symbol. After Jolie wrote,
produced and directed In the
Land of Blood and Honey (2011),
a Croatian author sued her.
James Braddock said that Jolie
took the story for the film from
his book The Soul Shattering.
Jolie won the case, however,
when the judge decided
there were major differences
between the book
and the film. On 4 June,
Jolie will be 38 years old.

A DAY IN MY LIFE | Britain
High-tech maps for
the modern user
An eye
for detail
Der britische Kartenspezialist spricht mit JULIAN EARWAKER über das digitale Zeitalter sowie
seine langjährige Leidenschaft für Landkarten.
My name is Carl St John Wilson. I’m the preand
post-sales support manager at the UK’s mapping
agency, Ordnance Survey, in Southampton,
England. I’m 52 years old, and I’ve been making maps for
30 years. As a child, I did a lot of walking and camping
and always used maps. Later, I did a degree in geography.
When I started as a surveyor, it was made clear to me
that quality, accuracy, currency and detailing were allimportant.
I’ve grown up with that philosophy.
A good map has enough detail for you to know where
you are and what’s around
you. We take 3D aerial
Keeping an overview
of Britain by
making maps
photographs and have
a team of 300 surveyors
across the country,
using satellite technology
and GPS to
complete the job.
They add 10,000
changes a day
to our mapping
database.
New technology can process information faster, but the
interpretation is still done by the human eye. As mapmakers,
we have to decide what we’re going to show, what
to leave out and how we’re going to position the features.
There isn’t enough space on a map to fit in all the realworld
detail.
Most days, I’m in the office by 8.30. The mornings are
usually taken up with meetings about products, sales or
programming. Nowadays, 90 per cent of our business is
digital. It’s my job to make sure that our digital products
and web mapping services are just as good as our traditional
ones. We started to go digital in the 1970s. It took
time for people and technology to catch up.
Today, just about everybody uses mapping in some
shape or form. Around 80 per cent of all business transactions
involve geographic information. In the past ten years
or so, business has recognized that the address is king. Di -
gital mapping means modelling the real world for everyone
from walkers and outdoor explorers to local authorities,
the police, planners as well as the banking, finance and insurance
sector. We’ve mapped almost everything above
ground now. There aren’t many mysteries left.
accuracy [(ÄkjErEsi]
aerial photograph
[)eEriEl (fEUtEgrA:f]
catch up [)kÄtS (Vp]
currency [(kVrEnsi]
degree [di(gri:]
GPS (Global Positioning
System) [)dZi: )pi: (es]
local authorities
[)lEUk&l O:(TQrEtiz]
mapping agency
[(mÄpIN )eIdZEnsi]
pre- and post-sales support
manager [)pri: End )pEUst
)seI&lz sE)pO:t (mÄnIdZE]
surveyor [sE(veIE]
web mapping service
[)web (mÄpIN )s§:vIs]
Genauigkeit, Präzision
Luftaufnahme
aufholen; hier: auf den gleichen
Stand kommen
hier: Aktualität
Hochschulabschluss
auf Satellitensignalen beruhendes,
weltumspannendes Ortungssystem
Kommunalbehörden
nationale Anstalt für Landesvermessung
und Kartographie
Leiter(in) des Vorverkaufs und
Kundendienstes
Landvermesser(in)
Kartendienst im Web

INFO TO GO
Two or three times a week, I have conference calls with
the Natural Hazard Partnership. We provide a warning
service to local authority responders about things like extreme
weather, landslides or flooding. We take scientific,
often complex, information and map it simply.
Lunch might be a sandwich at the keyboard or a meal
in the restaurant downstairs.
I manage a team of 24 people, and in the afternoons,
we meet to look at the feedback that comes from our customers.
The buzz for me is understanding their business
and what they’re trying to achieve.
The future of mapping lies in visualization, having a
device that tells you where you are quickly, simply and
clearly. These days, it’s more about apps than maps. I visited
an inner-city school in London recently, and I was
taken aback by how few of the children actually understood
a map. It was a lesson that traditional ways of depicting
and modelling the world are not necessarily
understood by the next generation.
I try to leave the office by six to get back to my wife
and daughter. Some days, I work from home — and some
evenings, too. I’ll always be a map geek. My attic at home
is full of boxes of old maps. I also collect model ships. I
cycle a lot, but use maps less than I once did. I have a GPS
and an Android phone for navigation. It is actually quite
difficult to get lost these days.
Ordnance Survey
The Ordnance Survey (OS) is the UK’s national mapping
agency. It was started in 1791, when, fearing a possible
invasion from France, the Board of Ordnance — the
equivalent of today’s Ministry of Defence — decided to
map the south coast of England. Over time, the OS
mapped out the rest of the country, too. Now fully independent
of the military, the OS is a recognized global
brand. It still produces 2.5 million paper maps every
year, but most of its business is in geographic information
and web mapping services. To learn more, see
www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk
map
This word is a “false friend”, which means that there is
a word in German that sounds and / or looks very similar
to it (Mappe), but which has a completely different
meaning. In English, the word “map” means Landkarte.
In German, however, a Mappe is a folder, briefcase or
portfolio for papers. You’ll find other examples of false
friends every month in our Language Cards on pages
53–54 of this magazine. In the sentences below, which
use of the word “map” is correct?
a) I left my map full of papers on the train.
b) I need to look at the map again to see where we are
going.
Fotos: Ian Nicolls/Ordnance Survey
attic [(ÄtIk]
depict [di(pIkt]
device [di(vaIs]
geek [gi:k] ifml.
landslide [(lÄndslaId]
natural hazard [)nÄtS&rEl (hÄzEd]
responder [ri(spQndE]
taken aback [)teIkEn E(bÄk]
Looking at the land
from above produces
high-quality maps
Dachboden
darstellen, abbilden
Gerät
Versessener, Freak
Erdrutsch
Naturgefahren
Ersthelfer
überrascht, bestürzt
buzz
A buzz is a low humming sound, like that made by a
bee. You can use “buzz” in other contexts, too, to talk
about things that make a humming sound. For example,
think of a group of people in a cafe: the sound of
their talking can be described as “the buzz of conversation”.
In the text, Carl St John Wilson uses the word
in a popular, informal way. He says: “The buzz for me
is understanding their business.” If something is exciting
or makes a person happy, he or she can say, “I really
got a buzz out of that” or “The buzz for me is...” Which
of the following sentences using “buzz” makes most
sense?
a) Did you hear that buzz? Is someone at the door?
b) You can tell it’s spring: the birds buzz so loudly in the
mornings.
Answers: map: sentence (b) is correct; buzz: sentence (a) is correct; in sentence
(b), replace “buzz” with “tweet” or “sing”.
brand [brÄnd]
humming [(hVmIN]
Ministry of Defence
[)mInIstri Ev di(fens]
Marke
summend
Verteidigungsministerium
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WORLD VIEW | News in Brief
Mapping
the brain
UNITED STATES What
weighs 1,300 grams, is located in your head,
and won’t have to work too hard to answer
this question? It’s the brain, an organ about
which scientists have long lamented knowing
too little. President Barack Obama
hopes to rectify the situation with a huge
new project to map the human brain.
“We can identify galaxies light years
away,” he told the press. “We can study particles
smaller than an atom, but we still
haven’t unlocked the mystery of the three
pounds of matter that sits between our ears.”
The project, planned to start in 2014, is
called Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies
(BRAIN). The National Institutes of
Health (NIH) will be leading this medical research project,
supported by “a committee of 15 of America’s best neuroscientists,”
The Economist reports. Experts at universities
and private institutes will be involved, too.
Although small by government standards, the starting
budget of $100 million would help the BRAIN scientists
to define their goals. Topics of research will include finding
out how brain cells called neurons act and interact. The
hope is that mapping the brain will help in understanding
conditions such as epilepsy, autism, Alzheimer’s, and more.
A new US project
to make a map
of the human brain
collar [(kQlE]
cuddly [(kVd&li]
extinct: become ~ [Ik(stINkt]
lament [lE(ment]
National Institutes of Health
[US )nÄS&nEl )InstItu:ts Ev (helT]
outspoken [)aUt(spEUkEn]
predator [(predEtE]
rectify [(rektIfaI]
remote [ri(mEUt]
unlock [US Vn(lA:k]
Halsband
verschmust
aussterben
beklagen
Gesundheitsinstitut des
US-Gesundheitsministeriums
direkt, geradeheraus
Raubtier
verbessern
abgelegen
lösen
Deadly house cats
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What a waste: cats are
killing far too many birds
NEW ZEALAND Cats are cuddly, right?
Wrong: they’re “natural-born killers”, says Gareth Morgan. The
outspoken New Zealand businessman says that cats are killing
off the country’s birds.
Because New Zealand is so remote, it has many rare birds.
Some, like the kiwi, cannot fly, so it is relatively easy for predators
to kill them. About 40 per cent of native birds have already
become extinct, and Morgan says the country’s 1.4 million
cats are part of the problem. The New Zealand Herald reports
that cats there kill more than a million birds a year. The
increased interest in the topic comes after a US study which
says that cats in the US kill up to 3.7 billion birds each year.
What can one do? Morgan offers cat owners some advice,
such as putting a bell on their cat’s collar. Better still, don’t let
it go outside at all. When your cat dies, don’t get a new one.
Not everyone likes Morgan’s ideas, but a recent survey shows
that a third of New Zealanders would like the cat population to
be controlled in some way.
Fotos: dpa/picture-alliance; Mauritius; NASA

It’s a good time to be…
far away from Earth
SPACE It was a great time to dream of the
stars: the summer of 1977 saw the debut of the first Star
Wars movie as well as the launching of NASA’s Voyager
1 and 2. The mission of the two identical spacecraft was
to study the outer planets of our solar system, a job they
completed in 1989. Their task now? To analyse whatever
they come across next in space.
Voyager 1 has long enjoyed the status of being the
man-made object that is furthest from the Earth —
estimated now to be 18 million kilometres away. Scientists
say that a new milestone may have been reached:
Voyager 1 is probably at the outer edge of the solar system,
possibly just outside the heliosphere, the area influenced
by our sun. The BBC reports that some think
the craft may already have crossed into interstellar space.
The latest Voyager research, published in Geophysical
Research Letters, says that the spacecraft is probably on
its way there. Lead author Bill Webber confirmed that
Voyager 1 is “outside the normal heliosphere, I would say
that. We’re in a new region, and everything we’re measuring
is different and exciting.”
Ethiopia, where Paul Salopek
(in photo) started
his seven-year walk
A walk
around the world
EARTH It is thought that the first anatomically
modern humans left Africa 50,000 years ago. They traveled widely,
settling in the Middle East, Asia, and North and South America.
One man is following in their footsteps. In January, the awardwinning
American journalist Paul Salopek started his journey. He left
a small village in Ethiopia with a big plan: for the next seven years,
the 51-year-old will walk the historical route through nearly 40 countries.
If all goes well, the 22,000-mile (35,000-kilometer) journey will
end in Tierra del Fuego in 2020.
Salopek has a laptop, a GPS device, a camera, and a digital
recorder with him. Every 100 miles, he posts a digital “milestone”
online made up of photos, sounds, and an interview. He told National
Public Radio (NPR) that his journey is “very much about the
present day. It’s about how we’ve changed the world, and how the
world is being radically altered in our view by such things as the internet.”
To learn more, see www.outofedenwalk.com
Voyager 1:
where is it now,
exactly?
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edge [edZ]
GPS device [)dZi: )pi: (es di)vaIs]
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launching [(lO:ntSIN]
solar system [(sEUlE )sIstEm]
spacecraft [(speIskrA:ft]
verändern
preisgekrönt
Rand
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BRITAIN Unlike other people on the London
Underground, Margaret McCollum listens to the announcements
to hear one special voice: that of her deceased husband,
Happy together:
McCollum and Laurence Oswald Laurence.
More than 40 years ago, Laurence went to a sound studio and recorded three simple
words: “Mind the gap.” His voice became well known in London for warning people to
take care when stepping over the space between the train and the platform.
After Laurence died in 2007, McCollum found comfort on the Underground.
“I would sit and wait for the next train until I heard his voice,” she told the BBC. However,
as the stations were modernized, the message was slowly replaced with newer
recordings. By last year, his voice was heard only at the Embankment station. Then,
one day, it was gone.
When McCollum contacted the London Transport Authority and told them her
story, they sent her a CD of the recording. Then she was given an even better gift:
news that the authority plans to bring Laurence’s voice back to Embankment station.
class [klA:s]
comfort [(kVmfEt]
deceased [di(si:st]
mansion [(mÄnS&n]
Mind the gap [)maInd DE (gÄp]
orphanage [(O:fEnIdZ]
transport authority [(trÄnspO:t O:)TQrEti]
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One special voice
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Britain Today | COLIN BEAVEN
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“
It makes
me sound
like Prince
Charles
Are things any better than they
were, or is the economy in
Britain still fragile?
One way to find out is to walk
into town and count the number of
cranes. If there are more than there
were the last time you looked, that’s
positive. New buildings mean jobs,
investment and optimism.
Look what gets built, though.
Modern flats and houses in Britain
aren’t always very beautiful, and shopping
centres and office blocks are
often rather ugly. They generally look
like boxes; and the ones that don’t
would probably be better if they did.
There are whole towns and cities that
look like supersize shopping from
some monumentally large branch of
IKEA — shopping that has wisely
been left in its packaging.
It’s true that we need more
homes. We don’t have enough, and
the population is growing all the
time. So I suppose we need architects.
But the ones we have are worrying.
Perhaps they’re not just out to
make money. Perhaps they really like
what they design. If only they could
just keep rebuilding the things
”
branch [brA:ntS]
coal-fired power station [kEUl )faIEd (paUE )steIS&n]
crane [kreIn]
draughty [(drA:fti]
extension [Ik(stenS&n]
fortune [(fO:tSEn]
fragile: be ~ [(frÄdZaI&l]
hazard [(hÄzEd]
keen to do sth. [)ki:n tE (du:] UK
knock down [)nQk (daUn]
nuclear power station [)nju:kliE (paUE )steIS&n]
out: be ~ to do sth. [aUt]
suppose [sE(pEUz]
to come [tE (kVm]
worse off: be ~ [w§:s (Qf]
Houses from hell
Es mag sinnvoll erscheinen, neue, energieeffizientere
Behausungen zu errichten. Doch warum müssen diese
immer so hässlich sein?
they’ve knocked down — that would
at least keep them busy without causing
too much damage.
I know I shouldn’t be so critical.
For one thing, it makes me sound like
Prince Charles. He hates modern architecture,
too. For another, even if
some of Britain’s old buildings look
nice, they’re cold and draughty, and
that will be an even bigger problem
in years to come. Energy bills are getting
higher and higher, and in the
next few years, the energy to heat the
buildings will, it seems, be increasingly
difficult to find.
Britain is closing its old coal-fired
power stations and will have to buy
gas from abroad while it waits for
new nuclear power stations and its
wind farms to start full production.
At least modern buildings are generally
more energy-efficient. So while
they’re easier to hate, they’re also easier
to heat.
I’m sure I shall pay the price for
all these criticisms. When I leave this
world for the next, I shall join the
queue at the gates of hell. Will there
be room there for Prince Charles as
well, or will the place be full already?
It’ll be full — full of British architects.
So, paradoxically, space won’t be
Filiale
Kohlekraftwerk
Kran
zugig
hier: Anbau
Vermögen
schwächeln
Risiko
darauf aus sein, etw. zu tun
abreißen
Kernkraftwerk
etw. anstreben, auf etw. aus sein
denken, annehmen
künftig, kommend
schlimmer dran sein
a problem. Whenever more accommodation
is needed, there’ll be plenty
of qualified people who are keen to
build an extension. In fact, new arrivals
will probably be shown into a
large marketing suite where they can
choose between all the different developments
on offer.
“Welcome! You’ll soon feel at
home here. I’m sure we can find you
somewhere really ugly. Apart from
Central Hell, there’s Hell New Town
and Hell Garden City. And just in
case you’re looking for something
real ly tasteless and overpriced, there’s
Waterside Hell, Riverside Hell, Lakeside
Hell and Hell Marina.”
“But what about the old part?” I
shall ask. “Is there nothing available
there?”
“You must be joking,” will be the
reply. “All the historic bits burned
down long ago. It’s quite a hazard in
a place like this. Luckily, the modern
materials we use are much more fireresistant.
They need to be. As I’m sure
you realize, we like to turn the thermostat
up high.”
So they’re even worse off in hell
than we are. Not only do they have
to live in places designed by modern
architects; they also pay a fortune for
their central heating.
Colin Beaven is a freelance writer who lives
and works in Southampton on the south
coast of England.
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LANGUAGE | The Royals
Different generations, different accents?
The queen and her granddaughter-in-law
Her Majesty’s Voice
In der Sprache des britischen Königshauses sind spannende Veränderungen zu beobachten.
So klingen die Royals selbst im 21. Jahrhundert noch modern. Von VANESSA CLARK
Language is a living thing. Its vocabulary, sounds and stress patterns are always changing. This evolution may not
be noticeable from year to year, but compare a radio broadcast from 60 years ago to one today
and you’ll hear a remarkable difference, particularly in Britain. As the class system has
become less rigid, so have the accents and language that define it. Even the members of the
royal family have adapted their speech over the years as they’ve led Britain through the
19th and 20th centuries and into the 21st.
This June marks the 60th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in
1953 and the 175th anniversary of the coronation of Queen Victoria in
1838 — giving us an occasion to investigate the ways that royal language
and its pronunciation have changed over the years.
You can find the video clips and other
links mentioned in the text at
www.spotlight-online.de/audio
broadcast [(brO:dkA:st]
coronation [)kQrE(neIS&n]
stress pattern [(stres )pÄt&n]
Übertragung, Sendung
Krönung
Betonungsmuster
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Queen Elizabeth
In 1957, when the queen was the same age as the Duchess
of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, is now, she was already on
the throne and had two children. Born a princess, she had
been groomed for public life from an early age and already
had the strong sense of duty for which she is known today.
Although she was used to being in the media spotlight,
she was able to control her public image quite easily. Tele -
vision was still in its infancy, and the press had a respectful
and deferential attitude towards the royal family. The
queen’s family life was kept private, except for a few carefully
selected photographs published in certain newspapers.
Now, things are very different, but the press remains
generally loyal to the monarch. The queen’s diamond jubilee
in 2012 was jubilantly celebrated across the media.
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What does she say?
The queen wears bright colours so that people can see her
easily as she opens shopping centres and visits factories,
but she seems to open her mouth in public only to make
small talk. She is an expert at this, making conversation
about the weather and traffic. She doesn’t give interviews.
Her position means that her political or ideological views
have to remain unspoken. She addresses her subjects once
a year in her Christmas message, but this is usually a carefully
scripted talk about her travels and charity work.
Of her annus horribilis, though — the year that saw
the break-up of three of her children’s marriages, the fire
at Windsor Castle and the publication of a controversial
biography of Princess Diana — the queen said:
• “1992 is not a year on which I shall look back with
undiluted pleasure.”
This classic British understatement was seen as evidence
of a newer, softer image — and of a usually wellhidden
sense of humour. On Princess Diana’s death in
1997, however, Elizabeth was seen as cold and unemotional.
A decision was taken for her to give a public address
to pay tribute to Diana before the funeral. Although she
clearly found this difficult, she did talk about emotions:
• “We have all been trying in our different ways to cope.
It is not easy to express a sense of loss, since the initial
shock is often succeeded by a mixture of other feelings.
More recently, the queen has been seen smiling and
laughing, and she has shed a tear at such occasions as Remembrance
Day services in honour of Britain’s war dead.
It is generally believed that she has been advised to show
this side, as she was thought to be too “stiff ” for the 21st
century.
How does she say it?
The queen’s voice and style of speech have changed noticeably
over the years. In the 1950s, she spoke with the crisp,
clipped tones of an upper-class woman of that era. Words
with a short [Ä] sound were pronounced almost as an [e].
Wishing her people a “happy Christmas” in 1957, the
“happy” sounded like [(hepi] and “family” was [(femli]. Another
vowel sound from her class and from that time
which seems funny today was [aI]. “House” was pronounced
[haIs] to rhyme with “rice”. In certain words, the
short [O] was pronounced as [O:] as in “horse”, so that “off”
... We have all felt these feelings in the last few days.” was [O:f] and “often” was [O:f&n].
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Sixty years ago this
month: the coronation
of Queen Elizabeth II
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Hemera
address [E(dres]
clipped [klIpt]
crisp [krIsp]
cope [kEUp]
deferential [)defE(renS&l]
diamond jubilee
[)daImEnd (dZu:bIli:]
duchess [(dVtSIs]
funeral [(fju:n&rEl]
sprechen zu; Ansprache
kurz(gefasst)
klar und deutlich
zurechtkommen
ehrerbietig, respektvoll
sechzigjähriges Thronjubiläum
der Königin
Herzögin
Begräbnis
groom [gru:m]
in one’s infancy: be ~
[(InfEnsi]
jubilantly [(dZu:bIlEntli]
shed [Sed]
spotlight [(spQtlaIt]
subject [(sVbdZekt]
undiluted [)VndaI(lu:tId]
vowel sound [(vaUEl )saUnd]
vorbereiten, erziehen
in den Kinderschuhen stecken
jubelnd
vergießen
Scheinwerferlicht
Untertan
rein, pur, ungetrübt
Vokal
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LANGUAGE | The Royals
RECEIVED PRONUNCIATION (RP) What do others say?
Dame Helen Mirren, who has played the queen in films,
The Oxford Dictionary of English defines RP or is currently starring as Her Majesty again, this time in a
received pronunciation as “the standard form of play called The Audience, which shows the queen from the
British English pronunciation, based on educated age of 25 through to her 80s. Dame Helen studied the
speech in southern England, widely accepted as a changes in the queen’s voice in preparation for the role:
standard elsewhere”. RP has to do with accent, not “Her voice has changed, and I can use that. She had a terribly
grammar or vocabulary, and is generally seen as a
posh voice when she was young, but now ... there’s a
phenomenon of the educated middle classes. RP was tiny bit of Estuary creeping in there.”
once the standard accent used in language-learning
materials and on the BBC.
Helen Mirren as
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Linguists say that RP is evolving. Younger speakers
have developed a more relaxed version of it. When
saying “two”, “you” or “food”, for example, older RP
speakers make a full, round [u:] sound, as in Tugend.
Younger RP speakers, however, pronounce the sound
further forward in the mouth, almost as in Tüte.
A recent study of the queen’s Christmas messages
shows that her vowel sounds have changed from those
conservative received pronunciation (RP) towards the
more democratic “standard received pronunciation”. This
change can be heard in other public voices, such as those
of newsreaders, and reflects a relaxation in speech and relationships
in society in general. Jonathan Harrington,
Professor of Phonetics at the Ludwig-Maximilian University
in Munich told the BBC: “In the last 40 or so years,
there have been dramatic changes to the social class structure
in Britain, and to a certain extent this is reflected
pronunciation. It demonstrates that the monarchy, at least
as far as the spoken accent is concerned, isn’t isolated from
the rest of the community.”
In her most recent Christmas message, the queen referred
to her family, and wished her subjects a happy
Christmas, but now, both contain the [Ä] sound.
ESTUARY
Estuary English is an accent
in south-eastern England,
Thames until it meets the
both received pronunciation
(cockney). It’s generally
way of speaking. Helen
thinking that the queen
Paul Coggle, a language
Kent, explains the idea
“Ordinary people, in general,
as less ‘posh’ than RP and
Speak like the queen
the queen
ENGLISH
widely spoken
along the river
contains features of
London speech
younger person’s
probably alone in
Estuary.
the University of
continuum of accents:
Estuary English
than cockney.”
of
in
of English
particularly
sea. It
and
seen as a
Mirren is
speaks
expert at
of a
regard
more ‘posh’
It’s all part of the job: the queen giving a speech
The following words in bold are written as if spoken
by an upper-class person in the 1950s. Read them out
loud. What do they mean?
a) We have a tine hice [)taIn (haIs] in London.
________________ ________________
b) We drove arind [E(raInd] the rindabite
[(raIndE)baIt]. ________________, ________________
c) We’ve lorst [lO:st] the cet [ket]. It’s run orff [O:f].
_______________, _______________, _______________
Speak like the queen: a) town house; b) around / roundabout; c) lost / cat / off.
concerned: as far as ... is ~ was ... angeht
[kEn(s§:nd]
creep in [)kri:p (In] sich einschleichen (➝ p. 61)
star [stA:]
eine tragende Rolle spielen
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The Duchess of Cambridge
The Duchess of Cambridge, still better known by her
maiden name of Kate Middleton, is, for those who watch
the royal family, a breath of fresh air. She’s a modern,
university-educated woman with an interest in fashion and
sport — the kind with super-shiny hair who dresses perfectly
in the latest fashions by British designers, but is still
willing to join in a hockey match. Photos of her are everywhere.
We all know what she looks like, but what does she
say, and what does she sound like?
What does she say?
Queen Elizabeth prefers her family to be “seen but not
heard”. Kate’s father-in-law, Prince Charles, however, is
made fun of because of his political and environmental
views, and her mother-in-law, Princess Diana, was known
for speaking too openly. So it is not surprising that new
members of the royal family — and especially a future
queen — are given training in how to talk to the media.
The first time we heard Kate speak was in her engagement
interview in November 2010. She was clearly ner -
vous, sitting up very straight on a sofa next to William and
swallowing a lot, but her speech patterns were natural, and
media-watchers generally felt she had “passed the test”.
After her wedding, Kate gave her first public speech at
a children’s hospice. She had written it herself. Despite
being nervous, she once again gave a good performance,
making a shy reference to her absent husband at the start...
• “I’m only sorry that William can’t be here today. He
would love it here.”
...and winning over the audience with her megawatt smile.
Most of Kate’s other recorded comments so far have
been limited to uncontroversial topics such as her charity
work and her hopes for a happy family:
• “I really hope I can make a difference, even in the
smallest way. I am looking forward to helping as
much as I can.”
• “I hope we will be able to have a happy family
ourselves.”
Occasionally, she does show small sparks of personality
and humour:
• “He [William] is so lucky to be going out with me.”
• “I’m still very much Kate.”
How does she say it?
Kate speaks like most
young women of her age
and background. Her parents
are successful business
people. She grew up
in a prosperous region in
the south of England and
was privately educated.
Kate’s grammar and vocabulary
reflect that education.
She speaks
correctly and “nicely”. Her
accent shows that she
comes from the Home
Counties (the south-east
of England) and is “posh, but not too posh”.
What is interesting, however, is that in the situations
mentioned above, Kate’s nervousness has an effect on her
voice and accent, making her sound “more posh than normal”.
This is not unusual: people often make an unconscious
shift to an accent slightly further up the social scale
when they want to make a good impression. In the engagement
interview, Kate is very controlled. She seems to
be thinking “upwards” to fit her new role as “the ordinary
girl who’s going to be queen one day”. Jonnie Robinson, a
linguist at the British Library, told The Telegraph: “The
Duchess of Cambridge is arguably posher than her husband
and his brother. ... Kate has focused on her voice.
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She always strikes me as more careful.” It will be interesting
to see if Kate’s language changes as she becomes more relaxed
in public.
What do others say?
Prizewinning author Hilary Mantel caused a media storm
earlier this year when she gave a speech about royal women
in history. She mentioned Kate Middleton, commenting
on the way Kate is presented by the royal family and in
the media. Mantel said she thinks that Kate is so perfect
that she “appeared to have been designed by a committee”
and is not allowed to have a real personality. “She looks
like a nicely brought-up girl with ‘please’ and ‘thank you’
Such comments are seen as charming. They help us to as part of her vocabulary. But in her first official portrait,
feel as though we are getting to know Kate, while still leaving
room for mystery.
woman who really wants to tell the painter to bugger off.”
... her eyes are dead, and she wears the strained smile of a
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www
4
www
Posh, but not too posh:
the Duchess of Cambridge
absent [(ÄbsEnt]
arguably [(A:gjuEbli]
bugger off
[)bVgE (Qf] UK vulg.
engagement [In(geIdZmEnt]
megawatt [(megEwQt]
abwesend
wohl
sich verpissen
Verlobung
hier: strahlend
posh [pQS]
shift [SIft]
spark [spA:k]
strained [streInd]
strike sb. as sth. [(straIk Ez]
unconscious [Vn(kQnSEs]
vornehm
Verschiebung, Wechsel
Funke, Anflug
angestrengt, aufgesetzt
jmdm. als etw. vorkommen
unbewusst
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LANGUAGE | The Royals
Princes William
and Harry
Elite, but in touch?
William (right)
and Harry
playing polo
Prince William, a future king since birth, surely speaks
with a more aristocratic accent than his wife, doesn’t he?
Take a look at their engagement interview again, though.
Surprisingly, he sounds slightly less posh than Kate. His
whole style is more casual and relaxed, reflecting the fact
that he is more used to speaking to the media. Jonnie
Robinson says: “William and Harry ... are quite clearly still
RP, but not particularly posh RP.” In the interview, in
stark contrast to his fiancée, William seems to be thinking
“downwards” in his body language
and speech, to create the impression
that he is a “just a normal bloke who
got lucky and found a great girl”.
Why is this? Paul Coggle says:
“For many people ..., ‘posh’ does not
automatically mean ‘better’ or ‘more
desirable’. On the contrary, many
younger privileged people make an
effort not to sound too ‘posh’, as they
know this makes them more acceptable
in their peer group.”
He even uses the word “like” to signal reported speech,
as many young people do in spoken language. Talking
about the reaction of the British press to a Taliban attack
on his army camp on his birthday, he says:
• “Obviously the papers back home were like, ‘this is all
against me’.”
Contrast this with a short interview with Harry’s uncle
What do they say?
Prince Andrew during the Falklands War in 1982, in
William and his younger brother, Harry, have spent many which he was also a helicopter pilot. Andrew talks formally
years in the military, working in a close team with men about the conflict:
from other social backgrounds. This will have “knocked • “Militarily speaking, I suppose I’ve been shocked, and
the corners off” their accents. In January, Prince Harry yet proud.”
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gave an interview in Afghanistan about his job as an army The word “proud” is still pronounced [praId], and his
helicopter pilot:
“stiff upper lip” is still very evident.
• “I’m out here doing a job, and I really enjoy it.”
You won’t hear a [t] at the end of “out” or “it” — a
IDIOMS
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characteristic of Estuary English. He also uses very informal
language when talking about military operations:
• “If there’s people trying to do bad stuff to our guys,
then we’ll take them out of the game.”
Old-school? Prince Andrew
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bloke [blEUk] UK ifml.
casual [(kÄZuEl]
desirable [di(zaIErEb&l]
evident [(evIdEnt]
fiancée [fi(QnseI]
knock off [)nQk (Qf]
peer group [(pIE gru:p]
plum [plVm]
stark [stA:k]
stiff upper lip [)stIf )VpE (lIp]
tableware [(teIb&lweE]
Kerl, Typ
locker
erstrebenswert
offensichtlich
Verlobte
abschlagen
Gruppe Gleichaltriger mit ähnlicher
sozialer Abstammung und ähnlichen
Interessen
Pflaume
krass
unerschütterliche Haltung
Tafelgeschirr
Several idiomatic expressions describe upper-class accents:
cut-glass
Cut glass is the expensive, decorated glass used for vases and
elegant tableware. People from wealthy families who drink
their gin and tonic out of crystal glasses may have a cut-glass
accent, too.
with a plum in one’s mouth
Will you sound as plummy as a member of the aristocracy if
you put a plum in your mouth? We’re not sure.
Sloaney
This refers to the upper-class people, usually women, who live
near Sloane Square in Chelsea, London. The term became popular
in the 1980s. Princess Diana was often referred to as a
“Sloane” or “Sloane ranger”. A Sloane’s boyfriend was a “Hooray
Henry”.
Fotos: Action Press; AFP/Getty Images; Hemera
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How times change!
Choose the right words to complete the quotations
(a–f), which reflect different attitudes during the
times of the two queens’ reigns.
defeat | duty | heart | rights | theory | threat
Queen Victoria
a) “I am most anxious to enlist everyone who can
speak or write to join in checking this mad, wicked
folly of ‘women’s ___________’.” (1870)
b) “We are not interested in the possibilities of
___________. They do not exist.” (Boer War, 1899)
Queen Elizabeth II
c) “Many grave problems ... confront us all, but with a
new faith in the old and splendid beliefs given us by
our forefathers, ... I know we shall be worthy of our
___________.” (1952)
d) “I cannot lead you into battle, ... but I can do something
else: I can give you my ___________ and my devotion
to these old islands and to all the peoples of
our brotherhood of nations.” (1957)
e) “We are a modern, pragmatic people, more comfortable
with practice than ___________.” (2002)
f) “Diversity is indeed a strength and not a
___________.” (2004)
How times change!: a) rights; b) defeat; c) duty; d) heart; e) theory; f) threat.
blur [bl§:]
verwischen
devotion [di(vEUS&n] Liebe, Hingabe
distinguish [dI(stINgwIS] (von anderen) abheben
diversity [daI(v§:sEti] Vielfalt
enlist [In(lIst]
anstellen
faith [feIT]
Glaube
folly [(fQli]
Wahnwitz, Verrücktheit
grave [greIv]
schwerwiegend
in terms of [In (t§:mz Ev] in Sachen
outspoken [aUt(spEUkEn] geradeheraus
splendid [(splendId] brillant
wicked [(wIkId]
gefährlich
WE ARE NOT AMUSED
Queen Victoria died in 1901, so no one alive today has
heard her speak. There are various stories about the origin
of the famous expression “We are not amused.” The
royal “we”, or majestic plural, is the use of a plural pronoun
by a person in high office, such as a monarch. But
Queen Victoria probably never said “We are not amused.”
She used the normal pronoun “I” to refer to herself.
• “The important thing is not what they think of me
but what I think of them.”
Her private letters and diaries show her to have been
outspoken on many topics, including women’s rights,
marriage and babies:
• “I don’t dislike babies, though I think very young
ones rather disgusting.”
Queen Victoria had many German relations and spoke
German fluently. She spoke it at home with her German
husband, Prince Albert; their children were bilingual.
English was Victoria’s first language, however, and there
are no reports of her having a German accent.
Prince Harry’s vocabulary, attitude and especially his accent
are a world away from the language of the older royals,
reflecting the way traditional social hierarchies in
Britain and the accents that distinguished them are being
blurred.
Even if Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth will probably
never sound like the “woman on the street”, what the royals
say and how they say it have changed over the years in
terms of content and accent. There is little doubt that the
next generation of royals will sound different again when
their voices are heard.
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21

FOOD | Seaweed
Greens
from
the sea
Machen Sie es den Iren nach und entdecken
Sie Seetang und Algen für Ihre eigene
Küche. CHRISTINE MADDEN hilft Ihnen
beim kulinarischen Umstieg.
Walk along the coast in Ireland, and you’ll notice
many things — the fresh, salty Atlantic
air, the rock pools with their shellfish and
the crash of the waves. You’ll also see seaweed everywhere
on the rocks. You might regard it as something
slippery and slimy, but an expert would see fertilizer,
medicine, cosmetics, beauty treatments and some of
the most nutritious food nature has to offer.
Ireland has a long history of using seaweed. The
first written record dates back to a 12th-century poem
that describes monks collecting dillisk in order to distribute
it as food to the poor. But seaweed usage existed
in Ireland long before the arrival of the first
Christians. A seaweed farm just discovered in south
Galway Bay dates back 7,000 years. People trying to
farm the rocky earth collected kelp washed up after
storms and laid it on the fields where they grew potatoes.
The seaweed gave the earth and plants everything
they needed. The Irish also burned kelp for its ash.
Rich in soda and potash, it was used in making glass
and soap.
SOME VARIETIES OF IRISH SEAWEED
Carrageen, also known as Irish moss, has nearly
10 per cent protein and about 15 per cent mineral
matter. It is also rich in iodine and sulphur.
Dillisk, also known as dulse, is high in protein, vit -
amin B, iron and other minerals.
Kelp, also known as kombu, is high in iodine and
has a mild taste.
Sea spaghetti, also known as
thongweed and spaghetti
de mer, can be cooked
like spaghetti and
eaten with sauces
or in salads.
board [bO:d]
crash [krÄS]
decline [di(klaIn]
dulse [dVls]
farm [fA:m]
fertilizer [(f§:tElaIzE]
harvest [(hA:vIst]
indigenous to… [In(dIdZEnEs tE]
iodine [(aIEdi:n]
Irish moss [)aI&rIS (mQs]
kombu [(kQmbu:]
mineral matter [(mIn&rEl )mÄtE]
nutritional supplement
[nju)trIS&nEl (sVplImEnt]
nutritious [nju(trISEs]
rock pool [(rQk )pu:l]
shellfish [(SelfIS]
slippery [(slIpEri]
soda [(sEUdE]
sulphur [(sVlfE]
thickening agent
[(TIkEnIN )eIdZEnt]
thongweed [(TQN)wi:d]
unexploited [)VnIk(splOItId]
unspoilt [)Vn(spOI&lt]
Seaweed harvest:
farmers in County Clare
After a decline in the popularity of seaweed in the
20th century, Ireland is now working to find ways it
can be grown and marketed profitably. As an island
with thousands of kilometres of coastline, the potential
is enormous. “Seaweed is a great natural resource,”
says Lucy Watson, senior resource development officer
at Bord Iascaigh Mhara, the Irish Sea Fisheries Board.
“It’s relatively unspoilt and unexploited.”
Seaweed extracts are used as thickening agents and
nutritional supplements. “It can be found in toothpaste
and beer, and it’s also used in pharmaceuticals,”
Watson explains.
The waters around Ireland are warmed by the Gulf
Stream, which creates an exceptional environment for
marine life. There are between 500 and 600 varieties
of seaweed that are indigenous to Ireland, and about
20 of these are suitable for use and to eat.
Dr Prannie Rhatigan, a doctor in Sligo, western
Ireland, grew up in a family that harvested seaweed.
She has written Irish Seaweed Kitchen, available from
her website www.prannie.com
Behörde
Getöse
Rückgang
Lappentang
(eine Rotalgenart)
bewirtschaften
Düngemittel
ernten; hier: fischen
in ... heimisch
Jod
Knorpeltang
(eine Rotalgenart)
Fingertang
Mineralien
Nahrungsergänzungsmittel
nährstoffreich
Gezeitentümpel
Muschel, Schalentier
glitschig
Natron
Schwefel
Eindickungsmittel
Riementang,
Meeresspaghetti
nicht ausgebeutet
unverdorben;
hier: naturbelassen
Fotos: Alamy; iStockphoto
22
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Carrageen:
great for colds

The book is filled with ideas on how to prepare and
eat seaweed. “It is the most nutritious vegetation in
the world,” Rhatigan says, describing how its “phytodefensive
properties” help the body’s cells to “mop
up” free radicals. Seaweed can be divided into three
broad categories — reds, browns and greens — and
these can be “as different to each other as we are to a
bird”, says Rhatigan.
Carrageen, or Irish moss, for example, has welldocumented
antiviral properties. Rhatigan says that
heating carrageen with whisky and lemon “would have
been grandmother’s favourite recipe across Ireland” for
treating colds and influenza. Other varieties, such as
bladderwrack, can be added to hot salt water for seaweed
baths — another traditional Irish treatment. It’s
known to be good for arthritis, rheumatism and a
wide range of skin problems, and also as a detox that
softens the skin.
The quickest and easiest way to profit from seaweed’s
enormous health-giving properties is to include
it in your daily meals. At Rhatigan’s dinner table, for
example, seaweed is a regular element of her family’s
mealtimes. Dried and milled seaweed is used instead of
salt to give extra flavour to food. “Put a bit of it on your
breakfast egg, and you’ve got your nutrients,” she says.
“People find seaweed surprising,” she adds, but she
says she often reads about celebrities who use it. “It’s
virtually calorie-free, and it tastes great. Some kinds
are spicy, some are nutty.”
Rhatigan recommends taking a sharp pair of scissors
with you on a walk to the beach, and just cutting
off several different kinds. For those who don’t live
close to the sea, suppliers are very happy to deliver it:
seaweed dries well and is easy to transport. So perhaps
it’s time to channel your inner mermaid and include
a bit of seaweed in your diet.
RICE KRISPIE BUNS WITH ATTITUDE
8–10g Alaria or sea spaghetti, or a mix, milled
300g dark chocolate
125g plain Rice Krispies cereal
2 medium-sized figs, chopped finely
100g sultanas
75g walnuts, chopped
25g flaked almonds
Lay out 30 medium-sized paper bun cases. Break
the chocolate into a bowl and stand the bowl over
a saucepan of just-simmering water until the
chocolate has melted. Don’t let the water touch
the bowl. Remove from the heat. Add the ground
seaweed, fruit, nuts and then the Rice Krispies,
stirring so that the chocolate covers all the ingredients.
Spoon into the paper cases and allow to
set at room temperature or in the fridge.
Seaweed: food, spice, medicine
arthritis [A:(TraItIs]
bladderwrack [(blÄdErÄk]
bowl [bEUl]
bun case [(bVn keIs] UK
channel [(tSÄn&l]
chopped [tSQpt]
detox [)di:(tQks] ifml.
fig [fIg]
flaked almond [)fleIkt (A:mEnd]
ground [graUnd]
mermaid [(m§:meId]
milled [mIld]
mop up [)mQp (Vp] ifml.
nutrients [(nju:triEnts]
phytodefensive [)faItEUdi(fensIv]
plain [pleIn]
rheumatism [(ru:mEtIzEm]
spicy [(spaIsi]
virtually [(v§:tSuEli]
Blasentang
Schüssel
Muffinform
hier: heraufbeschwören
gehackt
Entgiftungsmittel
Feige
Mandelblättchen
gemahlen
Meerjungfrau
gemahlen
säubern
Nährstoffe
antioxidativ
ungesüßt
Rheuma
scharf, pikant
praktisch
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23

SCIENCE | Aging
Scientist
Cynthia Kenyon
on how we age
Die amerikanische Biologin hat unsere landläufige Vorstellung
vom Altern revolutioniert, musste anfänglich jedoch viel
Häme einstecken. Von CATHERINE DE LANGE
There is an old Russian fable called “The Little Red Hen.” In it, a hardworking
hen asks her friends to help her make bread. None of them is
interested in her endeavors — until the bread is ready.
As Cynthia Kenyon describes her early enthusiasm for aging research in the
1980s — as a young professor at the University of California, San Francisco
(UCSF), where she still works — I have to think of the little red hen. Kenyon’s
early determination was met with nothing but condescension and derision.
She tells me how one contemporary, now a Harvard professor, said to her:
“Cynthia, I have friends who work on aging, and it is as if they fall off the edge
of the Earth.” Yet years later, Kenyon’s studies “meant that evolutionary biologists
had to go back to the drawing board.” Suddenly, like the little red hen,
everyone was interested in what she had been doing.
Kenyon was no science prodigy. She was a thoughtful child who grew up
in the Connecticut countryside surrounded by her pets and music. Kenyon
tried all sorts of subjects, including poetry, Russian, and math. She even
dropped out of college for a while to work on a farm, before finally getting
into science with the ambition of becoming a veterinarian. As soon as Kenyon
tried science, she discovered a natural ability. “It was like stepping onto an
escalator — I could do anything. I was just made for science.”
After finally settling on chemistry and biochemistry at the University of
Georgia, Kenyon’s talent for science took her on to do a PhD at the
condescension [)kA:ndI(senS&n]
derision [di(rIZ&n]
drawing board: go back to the ~
[(drO:IN bO:rd]
endeavor [In(dev&r]
escalator [(eskEleIt&r]
PhD [)pi: eItS (di:]
prodigy [(prA:dEdZi]
settle on sth. [(set&l A:n]
veterinarian [)vetErE(neriEn]
Herablassung
Spott, Häme
zurück ans Reißbrett gehen, ganz von vorn anfangen
Anstrengung, Bemühen
Rolltreppe
Promotion, Doktortitel
Wunderkind
sich auf etw. festlegen
Tierarzt, -ärztin
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Looking to increase the length and quality of our lives: Dr. Cynthia Kenyon of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston.
She continued her postgraduate studies in the UK at the
University of Cambridge, where she began to work on the
development of small organisms, including Caenorhabditis
elegans, a roundworm with a short life cycle.
During this time, Kenyon was also looking at experiments
that showed how similar development is in different
animals. For example, knocking out a very important development
gene in a worm and replacing it with the same
gene taken from a fruit fly doesn’t change the worm’s
development.
“By the time we started working on aging,” Kenyon
said, “I had in my mind the idea that scientists often think
they know how something works when [really] they don’t,
and they think it’s going to be boring when it’s not.”
Cynthia Kenyon speaks about her research with an infectious
energy, yet when she tried to attract young scientists
to work in her laboratory at the University of
California, San Francisco, in the early 1990s, her enthusiasm
fell on deaf ears. At one point, she persuaded a student,
Ramon Tabtiang, to help her look for specific genes
that might control the aging process in her worms. She
and her assistant were “incredibly lucky”, and in 1993,
they had made their big breakthrough. Partially disabling
a single gene — called daf-2 — caused the worms to live
twice as long as normal. The worms also appeared to be
healthy until the end.
“The whole idea that aging was subject to control was
completely unexpected,” Kenyon says, before struggling
to find the words to describe how she felt when she realized
the magnitude of the discovery. “It was very profound,
because you look at these worms, and the normal worms
are dying, whereas the worms in this other culture dish are
young. Then you start to think: ‘Oh my God, they should
be dead.’ It was like finding something that shouldn’t be.
It makes your hair stand up.” Then came a second realization:
“You just think, ‘Wow! Maybe I could be that longliving
worm.’”
Indeed, Kenyon’s discoveries have come to influence
her own lifestyle choices. Take the bar of dark chocolate
she’s been sharing with me during our conversation. “We
gave our worms sugar, and it shortened their lifespan by
revving up the insulin pathway. I didn’t go home,” she
laughs, “I went straight to the store, and I bought a book
Fotos: Corbis; Hemera; iStockphoto
bar [bA:r]
Riegel
culture dish [(kVltS&r dIS] Petrischale
disable [dIs(eIb&l]
deaktivieren
infectious [In(fekSEs]
ansteckend
insulin pathway
Insulintransport
[(InsElEn )pÄTweI]
knock sth. out [)nA:k (aUt] ifml. etw. lahmlegen
lifespan [(laIfspÄn] Lebensdauer (➝ p. 61)
magnitude [(mÄgnItu:d]
postgraduate studies
[poUst)grÄdZuEt (stVdiz]
profound [prE(faUnd]
rev up [rev (Vp]
roundworm [(raUndw§:m]
subject to: be ~ sth.
[(sVbdZekt tE]
Ausmaß, Tragweite
weiterführendes Studium
fundiert
beschleunigen
Fadenwurm, Älchen
einer Sache unterliegen
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25

SCIENCE | Aging
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS WITH DR. CYNTHIA KENYON
Dr. Kenyon in her laboratory
Q: What is the most exciting field of science at the
moment?
A: Aging is very exciting. But if I didn’t work on aging, I’d
want to work on the brain. There are really cool techniques
you can use now — and bioinformatics. The
methods you can use for comparing large data sets —
that’s so powerful.
Q: What book about science should everybody read?
A: The Double Helix by Jim Watson is excellent, even
though he was so mean to scientist Rosalind Franklin.
Another is The Eighth Day of Creation by Horace Freeland
Judson.
Q: Do you have a favorite gene?
A: FOXO.
Q: Is CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research
with the Large Hadron Collider, worth the
money?
A: Yes, absolutely. We need nuclear fusion to work. It’s
completely clean, and so any kind of understanding of
atomic structures we can gain from it is very
important. It could save the world.
Q: What advice would you give to a teenager thinking
about a career in science?
A: Kids should think about what they’re good at, what
they have a talent for, and then figure out what they
really love. They should watch themselves. What
gives them a kick? And then they should go for it all
out. That’s what I did. And don’t worry about whether
you can do it or not — if you think about that, it’s like
putting sand in the wheels. Just go for it!
Q: Do you have a fantasy experiment?
A: With aging, of course. You want to do all these things
with humans, but you can’t.
Q: What scientific advance would make the most difference
to your daily life?
A: I am worried about climate change. And it looks as if
it will probably have to be solved by science. I don’t
think behavior is going to change enough.
Q: Do you believe in God?
A: Part of my brain does.
Q: Why do so few scientists go into politics?
A: Have you read Susan Cain’s Quiet? It turns out I have
all the qualities of an introvert. I didn’t know that. I
think a lot of scientists are like that. It’s not the same
as being shy. If you take an introvert and an extrovert
to a party, they can seem very similar, but the introvert
is thinking, “When can I go home?” and the extrovert
is thinking, “What’s next?”
Q: Who deserves a Nobel Prize?
A: That’s a great question. It would be nice to give a
Nobel Prize for finding that smoking causes cancer.
advance [Ed(vÄns]
all out [)O:l (aUt]
data set [(deItE set]
figure out [)fIgj&r (aUt] ifml.
go for it [(goU f&r It]
Large Hadron Collider
[)lA:rdZ )hÄdrA:n kE(laId&r]
Fortschritt
total, ganz und gar
Datensatz
herausfinden
zuschlagen, loslegen
ringförmiger Teilchenbeschleuniger
Fotos: bpk-images; Corbis; iStockphoto
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on low-Glycemic Index (GI) diets and
found a recipe, and that was it: I changed
immediately.” Kenyon now avoids all
sugar, except dark chocolate, as well as
bread, and tries to eat only low-GI foods.
The link between diet and aging makes
sense when you consider that the daf-2
gene, which was partially disabled in Ken -
yon’s worms, activates receptors that are
sensitive to two hormones: insulin and
a growth hormone called IGF-1.
On the other hand, too much
sugar in the diet and too much
insulin may overstimulate the
receptors and have the opposite
effect, says Kenyon. She warns
that “sugar is the new tobacco.”
Later experiments helped to
explain more about the effect of
weakening daf-2 activity, which
starts a sequence of events within the
cell, including the activation of a second
gene, FOXO. This, in turn, switches on or off a
lot of other genes. The cascade effect is far-reaching, like a
shift in state, says Kenyon. “It’s like going from a solid to
a liquid. Now, instead of expressing the normal repertoire
of genes, it’s a new one, and this new one does a better job
of protecting and repairing the tissues, and makes them
live longer.” This is the molecular pathway to longer life
that Kenyon had always been convinced must exist, controlling
the aging process as with the strings of a puppet.
For those who doubt the relevance to humans, Kenyon
points to studies showing that people who live to be 100
are more likely to have mutations in the daf-2 gene. There
are also variants in the FOXO gene that are more frequent
among people who live to be 100.
After more than three decades of working with her microscopic
worms, Kenyon’s last big effort in her career is
The progress of science: how we age
may change in years to come
From The Fountain of Youth by Cranach the Elder
to “try to move this into people. That’s my
dream.” She says results will soon be announced
of a new drug that causes mice to live
longer. In her own laboratory, she is looking to do
the same for humans. “We are trying to find drugs,
small molecules, that people could take to make them
disease-resistant, more youthful and healthy. At some
point, we will find them.” Kenyon says that the ultimate
aim is healthy aging. “Just living longer and being sick is
the worst. But the idea that you could have fewer diseases,
lead a healthy life and then turn out the lights, that’s a
good vision to have. I think what we know about some of
these pathways suggests that might be possible.”
© Guardian News & Media 2013
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stufenförmig
low-Glycemic Index diet Ernährungsumstellung auf kohlen-
[)loU glaI(si:mIk )Indeks (daIEt] hydratarme Nahrungsmittel
point to sth. [(pOInt tE] auf etw. verweisen
puppet [(pVpIt]
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tissue [(tISu:]
Gewebe
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27

AMY ARGETSINGER | I Ask Myself
Why did the president
focus on her looks?
Gerade der mächtigste Mann der Welt sollte eine Frau
keinesfalls auf ihr Aussehen reduzieren.
President Obama obviously
meant well when he made a
comment that shocked some
of his biggest supporters. At a fundraising
party in California, he praised
Kamala Harris, the state attorney
general and a rising political star.
“She is brilliant, and she is dedicated,
and she is tough...,” Obama
said. “She also happens to be, by far,
the best-looking attorney general in
the country.” The crowd laughed as
the president continued. “It’s true!”
he insisted. “Come on!”
A star:
Kamala
Harris
accomplished [E(kA:mplISt]
aide [eId]
command [kE(mÄnd]
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dedicated [(dedIkeItEd]
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[)dVb&l (stÄnd&rd]
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[(fVnd )reIzIN )pA:rti]
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relegate [(relIgeIt]
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staffer [(stÄf&r] N. Am.
stammer [(stÄm&r]
state attorney general
[)steIt E)t§:ni (dZen&rEl] US
term [t§:m]
versiert
Berater(in)
Beherrschung
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passioniert, hingebungsvoll
Doppelmoral
fest
Benefizveranstaltung
vergnügt
sachkundig
an den Rand drängen
verbannen, degradieren
Rückschlag
Basketball spielen
jmdn. herausstellen
Mitarbeiter(in)
stammeln
Justizminister(in) eines
US-Bundesstaates
hier: Amtszeit
Yes, it probably is true. In addition
to her qualifications, Harris is a goodlooking
woman. Two years after she
won statewide office, Harris is considered
a likely candidate for governor
one day — maybe even president.
The news that the president had
singled out a professionally accomplished
woman because of her looks,
however, seemed wrong to a lot of
people. Women were marginalized in
the workplace for so many decades,
relegated to the jobs of secretaries or
teachers. Even in many other professions
— like that of airline stewardesses
— appearance was valued far
more than skills. And those days were
not so long ago.
Obama’s comments attracted attention,
especially because he’s a liberal
hero. But while he has always
supported feminist policies, he has
been criticized for encouraging a
“boys’ club” atmosphere at the White
House: in his first
term, most of his advisers
and most public
aides were men. Even
in his free time, he
seemed to prefer the
company of men, organizing
basketball
games with male
staffers.
Can’t men play
games among themselves?
Sure they can,
but female aides
noted that shooting
hoops was also a
chance for their male
co-workers to spend
quality time with the
most important boss
in the country.
“
He meant
well, but his
comment
shocked many
supporters
”
Others defended the president’s
comments about Harris. They noted
that Obama makes the same kind of
jolly remarks about men, referring to
an adviser as “a handsome guy.” I see
their point — and yet too many quiet
double standards still exist, many involving
appearances. An overweight
man won’t suffer as many career setbacks
as an overweight woman. A
man can let his hair go gray; women
feel they must color their hair to
maintain the illusion of youth and
stay competitive in the workplace.
Twelve years ago, I traveled to
New York for a meeting with the
most important university presidents
in the country and a few other journalists.
I wore my most serious suit. I
delivered a firm handshake. I chatted
knowledgeably with the presidents,
mostly men, about education policy
until the moment I asked a question
in front of the whole group.
“Forgive me if this question is
naive,” I began, but the host cut me
off. “It only sounds naive because you
look like you’re 15,” he laughed.
I stammered my question. My
night was ruined. I know he meant
it well: isn’t it a compliment in our
society to tell people they look
young? (I was 32 at the time.) But in
a professional setting, where we have
so much to worry about that is
within our control — our command
of the room, our knowledge of the
facts — it’s unfair to call attention to
something we can’t control, such as
our looks — not even when it’s a
compliment.
Amy Argetsinger is a co-author of “The Reliable
Source,” a column in The Washington
Post about personalities.
Foto: Getty Images
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TRAVEL | United States
Love letter
to Alaska
LORI TOBIAS nimmt Sie mit auf eine unvergessliche
Reise entlang einer der spektakulärsten
Panoramastraßen Nordamerikas.
On Turnagain Arm:
wild blue lupine and the
Chugach Mountains

The wind blows the rain sideways, making it hard to
enjoy the view from the car, but I can still see the
iceberg on Portage Lake. Glacier blue, parts of it
frosted in white, the iceberg sits like a small kingdom,
frozen in place even as it is pounded by the water of the
wind-stirred lake.
Above the iceberg, the Chugach Mountains are still
partly covered in snow and stretch tall into the gray sky. I
roll down the window to hear the sound of the lake water
washing the shoreline and to feel the wet cold against my
face. Quickly, I roll the window back up. If it were a few
degrees colder, I’d say we could expect some snow. Such is
summertime in Alaska.
What’s a little cold when you are in a valley created by
glaciers, where Dall sheep climb the rocky coast, bald eagles
fly overhead, and sea creatures swim the nearby waters
of Turnagain Arm? Best of all, you can see these wonders
while you drive along the Seward Highway.
A CLOSER LOOK
Cook Inlet is the body of water leading from the Gulf
of Alaska to the city of Anchorage. There, it divides
into two smaller inlets, one of which is Turn again
Arm, which, along with Cook Inlet, was named by
William Bligh, an officer of the British Royal Navy who
sailed the Alaskan coast with Captain James Cook.
They were looking for a passage connecting the Pacific
and Atlantic Oceans. When Bligh explored Turnagain
Arm in 1778, he recognized that it did not lead
to the Arctic Ocean, so he had to “turn again” — in
other words, turn back and keep looking for the
Northwest Passage. Bligh is a famous figure in history,
best known for having survived the terrible mutiny
that took place on the ship called HMS Bounty in 1789.
Fotos: Alamy
Anchorage [(ÄNkErIdZ]
bald eagle [(bO:ld )i:g&l]
Bligh [blaI]
Dall sheep [(dO:l Si:p]
frosted [(frO:stEd]
glacier blue [)gleIS&r (blu:]
mutiny [(mju:t&ni]
pound [paUnd]
Seward [(su:&rd]
shoreline [SO:rlaIn]
Weißkopfseeadler
Alaska-Schneeschaf
überzogen
gletscherblau
Meuterei
schlagen (gegen)
Ufer
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TRAVEL | United States
The cold horizon of
Harding Icefield
I discovered the drive to Seward when I was in my
twenties and living in Anchorage, Alaska’s biggest city.
Back then, I was a student of journalism at the University
of Alaska. It’s been a good two decades since I’ve taken this
beautiful journey, and I am looking forward to reacquainting
myself with the once familiar landscape.
I make a stop about 50 miles southeast of Anchorage
to see what remains of the community of Portage, which
was destroyed by the Great Alaskan Earthquake of 1964.
At 9.2 on the Richter scale, the earthquake caused the
shoreline to sink, flooding the community with seawater.
Today, all that is left is a forest of dead trees and a marsh.
It’s a busy place in the summer, when visitors arrive to see
the natural highlights, including Portage Glacier, one of
Alaska’s most popular attractions.
An hour or so spent at the popular Begich, Boggs Visitor
Center in the Chugach National Forest is the best way
to start a visit to the Kenai Peninsula. While you can’t see
Portage Glacier from the building, you can view the
award-winning nature film Voices from the Ice, which provides
an entertaining way to learn about the area’s glaciers.
Not far from the visitors’ center, you can board the
MV Ptarmigan, an 80-foot boat on Portage Lake that takes
visitors right up to the face of Portage Glacier. It is also
possible to walk to several glaciers in the area, either independently
or with a ranger guide.
From the road:
Kenai’s forests
and mountains
I decide instead to stay in the car and to take in the
roadside view of Middle Glacier, a frozen blue-white mass
flowing down the mountain valley. Then I continue along
the highway on my way south to Seward, which is still
three hours away.
Seward Highway, named one of National Geographic’s
“Drives of a Lifetime,” is an Alaska Scenic Byway and an
All-American Road — all of which means that the road
itself is a destination. It stretches 127 miles (204 kilometers)
from Anchorage to Seward, leading between mountainsides
of the brightest green carpeted with an infinity
of white wildflowers. Those are its summer colors. At the
A CLOSER LOOK
The Kenai Peninsula on the south coast of Alaska is a
large area of land that stretches into the Gulf of
Alaska. Along the western shores of the peninsula lies
Cook Inlet or, in Russian, Kenayskaya, from which the
name Kenai is thought to have come. Famous sights
on the peninsula include the town of Homer, the official
end of the paved highway system of North
America, and Kenai Fjords National Park, known for its
icy landscapes and wealth of wildlife.
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infinity [In(fInEti]
marsh [mA:rS]
paved [peIvd]
peninsula [pE(nInsElE]
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[)ri:E(kweInt wVn)self]
scenic byway
[)si:nIk (baIweI]
(Reise)Ziel
Unendlichkeit; hier: unendliche Weite
Sumpf
gepflastert
Halbinsel
sich wieder mit etw.
vertraut machen
vorrangig touristische (Neben)Route
Fotos: Corbis; F1online; Look; Mauritius
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top of Turnagain Pass, the true nature of the area
is made clear by signs directing skiers and snowmobiles.
Another warns of moose for the next
four miles. Flags rise at the side of the road, showing
just how deep the snow can be in winter.
At Tern Lake Junction, a spot known locally
as the “Y,” the Seward Highway meets the Sterling
Highway. Here, travelers have to choose between
continuing south to Seward or driving west to
Sterling, Soldotna, Kenai, and Homer. The trip to
these small towns is well worth taking, but I have
time for only one journey. So on I go to Seward.
It is afternoon when I arrive there. Seward is
located on Resurrection Bay and is home to about
3,000 people. It’s known as the gateway to Kenai
Fjords National Park and is popular with fishermen
who try their luck at landing a huge coho
salmon. The Silver Salmon Derby here is one of
the oldest and most popular fishing events in the state, and
it is also one of the most rewarding: last year’s winner of
the grand prize was awarded $50,000.
After dinner at a restaurant by the water, I settle in for
an evening in my hotel room. I am disappointed to find
that I have no view of the bay, but I’m pleasantly surprised
when I open the drapes to see Mount Marathon filling
my gaze. The mountain is famous for the five-kilometer
run held here every July 4, which is Independence Day
in the United States. The route goes up to the top of the
921-meter mountain and back. The race attracts hundreds
to compete and even more to watch.
I awake in the morning ready for a scheduled kayak
tour on Resurrection Bay, but the cool weather makes me
think again. I decide to take a more easygoing option instead:
a cruise on the Glacier Explorer, a catamaran operated
by Kenai Fjords Tours. On board, I take a table on
the lower deck toward the back of the boat. It’s close
enough to the door for me to be able to run outside when
any animals are seen.
Our skipper is Captain Dan Olsen, who quickly establishes
that this will be a fun and interesting trip. “If you
see someone in the water, no matter how tired you are of
them — report it immediately,” he announces as we start
the tour.
Right away, someone sees a sea otter that is relaxing on
its back. Then, moments later, Captain Dan directs our
eyes to a “raft” of seven sea otters. He takes us within
30 feet (nine meters) of the furry, big-eyed creatures, and
we sit quietly as we watch them watching us.
“Although considered marine mammals, sea otters are
members of the same family as weasels,” says Captain Dan.
“They will eat just about anything off the seafloor. They
dive in 50 to 100 feet of water to do so — and one otter
was found in a crab pot 150 feet beneath the surface. Harvesting
their dense fur almost wiped the sea otter out. We
did stop this, and their numbers are recovering.”
The Glacier Explorer moves on, and next we see a bald
eagle and her young nesting in the trees, followed by what
Captain Dan says is the “very rare sight” of a peregrine falcon.
“They can fly at 220 miles per hour,” he reports.
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crab pot [(krÄb )pA:t]
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harvest [(hA:rvIst]
junction [(dZVNkSEn]
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moose [mu:s]
peregrine falcon [)perEgrIn (fÄlkEn]
raft [rÄft]
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skipper [(skIp&r]
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weasel [(wi:z&l]
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The bald eagle: national bird of the US
Exit Glacier, one of the famous sights in Kenai Fjords National Park
Silberlachs
Krabbenfalle
dicht
Vorhänge
pelzig
Tor, Zugang
Blick
hier: jagen
Kreuzung
Meeressäuger
amerikanischer Elch
Wanderfalke
Floß; hier: Gruppe
sich erholen;
hier: zurückgehen
sich zurückziehen
Schiffskapitän
Oberfläche
Wiesel
ausrotten
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TRAVEL | United States
Above:
a humpback
whale;
the shops
in Seward
Like a work
of art: a
king eider
sea duck
He has just finished describing the falcon, when someone
shouts: “Whale!” It’s a North Pacific humpback. “They
don’t have teeth, but 200 to 400 baleen plates, which are
used to filter out small fish and krill,” the captain explains.
“These whales grow up to 50 feet long.” Just then, we are
rewarded with a special show, as the humpback dives beneath
the surface, hitting its tail against the water.
Soon, we see horned puffins on the rocks near the
shore, and harlequin ducks on the water nearby. There are
more whales, too, including one that Captain Dan says is
sleeping. We watch it floating, its dorsal fin and the curve
of its back just above the water. After a while, we move on.
It’s time for lunch.
On the Alaskan Explorer: visitors get close to the glaciers
For our afternoon meal, we stop at Fox Island and
gather inside a log lodge for a lunch of salmon, king crab
legs, and corn on the cob. While we eat, a forest ranger
gives a talk about the Kenai Fjords National Park. The park
is home to 40 glaciers, and at its heart is the Harding Icefield.
This covers 700 square miles of the Kenai Mountains
in ice and snow and is known as the largest ice field, “contained
solely in the United States,” the ranger explains.
Exit Glacier, which reaches into Resurrection Bay, shrank
200 feet last year alone because of our use of fossil fuels.
After lunch, we continue our cruise and see coastal
mountain goats as well as numerous seals and sea lions. By
late afternoon, we’re back on land. It’s been a full day, but
I still want to visit the Alaska SeaLife Center a few blocks
from my hotel. It’s the only public aquarium and ocean
wildlife center in Alaska, and its mission is to rehabilitate
marine animals while educating the public. It also has the
deepest tank for diving birds in North America.
Inside, I am fascinated by a bird called the common
murre, which, after the penguin, is said to be the bird
that dives to the greatest depth. The guide tells us that
baleen plate [bE)li:n (pleIt]
coastal mountain goat
[)koUst&l (maUnt&n goUt]
common murre [)kA:mEn (m§:]
contained [kEn(teInd]
corn on the cob
[)kO:rn A:n DE (kA:b]
dorsal fin [(dO:rs&l )fIn]
harlequin duck [)hA:rlEkwIn (dVk]
horned puffin [)hO:rnd (pVfIn]
humpback [(hVmpbÄk]
log lodge [)lO:g (lA:dZ]
seal [si:&l]
shrink [SrINk]
solely [(soUli]
Barte
Bergziege
Trottellumme
(in sich) geschlossen
Maiskolben
Rückenflosse
Kragenente
Hornlund
Buckelwal
Blockhütte
Seehund, Robbe
schrumpfen, zurückgehen
ausschließlich
Fotos: F1online; T. Haertrich; Juniors Bildarchiv, Look; Mauritius
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IF YOU GO...
Getting there
Fly to Ted Stevens International Airport in
Anchorage. Car rentals are available on the airport’s
lower level.
Anchorage
Stay at the Hotel Captain Cook, the city’s top hotel,
noted for its excellent service and views as well as the
fine Crow’s Nest restaurant. 939 West 5th Avenue; tel.
(001) 907-276 6000. www.captaincook.com
For more information, see also www.anchorage.net
“common murres can also fly, so they are one up on penguins.”
I watch the surface of the water first. I am impressed
by the colorful king eider sea duck, which looks
as if it might have been hand-painted by an artist. Then
I go to see the diving tanks from below, where I can
watch the common murres shooting through the water,
over and over like missiles. They are so fast that, despite
taking photo after photo, all I manage to get in any of
the pictures is a blur and some bubbles.
In the morning, I return to Anchorage and check into
the Hotel Captain Cook. That evening, I sit on the 18th
floor overlooking the city. The clouds part, the sky turns
orange and pink, and I think how good it is to be back in
the land of the midnight sun. Next time, I won’t wait so
long to return.
blur [bl§:]
king eider sea duck [)kIN )aId&r (si: )dVk]
one up on sb.: be ~ [)wVn (Vp A:n] ifml.
RV (recreational vehicle) park
[)A:r (vi: )pA:rk] N. Am.
hier: unscharfer Fleck
Prachteiderente
jmdm. überlegen sein
Campingplatz für
Wohnmobile
Seward Highway
Although it is only a 127-mile trip, you will need a
full day to take in all the sights along the Seward
Highway. Plan your journey for anytime between
late May and September. Be sure to take along
clothing for all weather, including a rain jacket,
good walking shoes, and sandals. You can expect
hot sunny days, cool rainy days, and everything
in between.
Seward
There are numerous places to stay in Seward, including
campgrounds and RV parks. Hotel Seward is a
stylish, family-operated hotel located downtown at
221 5th Avenue; tel. (001) 907-224 8001.
www.hotelsewardalaska.com
For good food and the best views in town,
try Chinooks Bar on the water at 1404 4th Avenue.
www.chinooksbar.com
Take a cruise with Kenai Fjords Tours;
tel. (001) 877-777 4051. www.kenaifjords.com
Visit the Alaska SeaLife Center at 301 Railway Avenue;
tel. (001) 800-224 2525. www.alaskasealife.org
See also www.sewardchamber.org
More information
See www.travelalaska.com
The Chugach Mountains
seen from the
Seward Highway
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PETER FLYNN | Around Oz
A nation of drug cheats?
Hat der australische Fußballsport ein Dopingproblem?
Konkrete Beweise hierfür gibt es jedenfalls nicht.
At the halfway point of the Australian
football season, I’d like
to refute claims that sport here
is full of drug cheats.
In early February, the world
media went crazy over “the blackest
day in Australian sport”. They quoted
an Australian Crime Commission
(ACC) report that spoke of widespread
use of performance-enhancing
drugs and links to organized crime
among professional athletes.
The report named no clubs or individuals,
nor did it give any hard evidence,
so that it is now looking more
and more like a publicity stunt by the
ACC and a couple of federal ministers.
The most powerful sports bosses
in the country were summoned to the
ACC media conference in Canberra,
to which the federal ministers for justice
and sport also came. The claims
were certainly shocking: “Peptides
and hormones are being used by professional
athletes in Australia, facilitated
by sports scientists, highperformance
coaches and sports staff.”
Months later, the sports officials,
who had each been secretly informed
of the investigation, but not allowed
to read any of the documents, must
be wondering if they had been or-
dered to Canberra as stage props
for the media event.
There have been no “Lance Armstrong
moments”. As the highly respected
National Rugby League
(NRL) coach Wayne Bennett said at
the time, “We’ve still got not one bit
of information about what we’ve got
to confess to. It’s just weird.”
What is known is that two prestigious
football clubs — Cronulla in
Sydney and Essendon in Melbourne
— are working with the Australian
Sports Anti-Doping Authority
(ASADA) to investigate supplements
given to their players. The common
link is a sports scientist, Steven Dank,
who was employed and fired by both
clubs. Dank has a history of work in
anti-ageing clinics and of unorthodox
treatment of sports injuries such as
the use of calves’ blood, as well as
DNA profiling of players.
At Essendon, players conspicuously
“bulked up” at the beginning of
last season, but they suffered a high
injury rate during the year. Cronulla
is investigating whether horse medicine
was injected into players. The
club has fired most
of its medical and
support staff.
“
The report
named no
sports clubs or
individuals
”
approve [E(pru:v]
boundaries: push ~ [(baUndEriz]
bulk up [)bVlk (Vp] ifml.
confess to sth. [kEn(fes tE]
conspicuously [kEn(spIkjuEsli]
facilitate [fE(sIlEteIt]
high-altitude [)haI (ÄltItju:d]
ligament [(lIgEmEnt]
oxygen [(QksIdZEn]
peptide [(peptaId]
performance-enhancing
[pE(fO:mEns In)hA:nsIN]
publicity stunt [pVb(lIsEti )stVnt]
refute [ri(fju:t]
stage prop [(steIdZ prQp]
summon [(sVmEn]
supplement [(sVplImEnt]
Whether any of these substances
can be proved illegal or to go against
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
codes is unlikely. Although it is no
defence under WADA rules, players
believed any supplements they took
were legal and approved by club doctors.
Still, this is hardly the picture of
national drug cheating painted by
the Crime Commission. Sensibly,
though, it has focused attention on
the “win at all costs” culture in elite
sport everywhere.
Some of the clubs in the Australian
Football League have equipment
that simulates high-altitude
training, so that the blood can absorb
more oxygen. Players are given individual
eating, training and recovery
programmes. Badly damaged knees
are repaired with synthetic ligaments
to speed a player’s return.
Yes, there are drugs in Australian
sport, and boundaries are pushed, but
not by most.
genehmigen, zulassen
Grenzen verschieben
an Muskelmasse gewinnen
sich zu etw. bekennen
in auffallender Weise
unterstützen
in großer Höhe
Band
Sauerstoff
Produkt des Eiweißabbaus
leistungssteigernd
Werbegag
widerlegen
Requisit
bestellen
hier: Doping-Substanz
Australian football: no proof of drug use, just heavy training
Peter Flynn is a public-relations consultant and social
commentator who lives in Perth, Western Australia.
Foto: Corbis
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DEBATE | Britain
Read the label
Eine neue EU-Verordnung sieht auch in Großbritannien eine eindeutigere Kennzeichnung von
Lebensmitteln vor. Profitieren Verbraucher wirklich von dieser Regelung?
Consumer confidence: do we really know what’s in the packet?
Many British consumers welcomed the government’s
announcement late last year about a new
food-labelling system. Clear, consistent front-ofpack
labels would be introduced in line with the new EU
Food Information for Consumers Regulation. The
changes, which should become mandatory in 2016, were
also welcomed by campaigners and health groups. Most
major supermarkets are already applying them to their
own store brands. The reaction from other major food
manufacturers, however, has been less positive.
The changes are simple. They aim to combine guideline
daily amount (GDA) information with colour coding that
follows a “traffic-light” system. Red, amber and green markings
and the words “high”, “medium” and “low” will show
levels of fat, salt, sugar as well as the total calories. The new
labelling is part of the government’s plans to deal with rising
obesity, which has become a huge problem in the UK.
At present, labels on pre-packed food in Britain
must include the ingredients and their quantities.
They must also include the best-before, use-by or
sell-by date, the business name and address of either
the manufacturer or packer, and the place of origin.
According to Anna Soubry, Parliamentary Undersecretary
of State for Public Health, the UK already
has the largest number of products with front-ofpack
labels in Europe. But she says that consumers
are often confused by the wide variety of labels used.
The new system would introduce a single, standard
form for all foods in the UK.
The importance of accurate labelling and the difficulty
of regulating a complex supply chain were
shown in January 2013. At that time, the public
learned that horsemeat had been discovered in beefburgers
and other popular processed food products.
Leading retailers withdrew selected meat products
from sale — despite the fact that very few proved
positive in tests for DNA from horses or other species not
mentioned on the label. However, meat from horses and
pigs was discovered in products labelled as beef. Some beef
lasagne packs were found to contain 100 per cent horsemeat,
for example. Clearly, the products sold were not
those described on the labels.
The consumer group called Which? recently reported
that customer trust in the food industry has dropped by
24 per cent. As a result of the horsemeat scandal, six out
of ten consumers have also changed their shopping habits.
Prime Minister David Cameron says “there are lessons for
everybody to learn”. Despite this, the government’s Food
Standards Agency wants to employ special citizen forums
to discover “consumer acceptability” of low levels of other
species’ DNA in meat products. Meanwhile, most consumers
simply want to know that they are getting what it
says on the label.
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[)best bi(fO: )deIt] UK
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guideline daily amount (GDA)
[)gaIdlaIn )deIli E(maUnt]
ingredient [In(gri:diEnt]
in line with [)In (laIn wID]
bernsteinfarben; hier: gelb
etw. auf etw. anwenden
Mindesthaltbarkeitsdatum
Marke
einheitlich
Richtlinie für den Tagesbedarf
Zutat
entsprechend
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obesity [EU(bi:sEti]
processed food [)prEUsest (fu:d]
retailer [(ri:teI&lE]
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undersecretary of state
[VndE)sekrEtEri Ev (steIt] UK
use-by date [(ju:z baI )deIt] UK
withdraw [wID(drO:]
verpflichtend
Fettleibigkeit
industriell verarbeitetes
Lebensmittel
Einzelhändler
Haltbarkeitsdatum
Staatssekretär(in)
Verfallsdatum
vom Markt nehmen
Fotos: J. Earwaker; Hemera; iStockphoto
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Julian Earwaker asked people in Peterborough, England:
Do you trust the labels on food?
Listen to Luke, Patti, Lili and Eddie
Luke Hoare, 30,
student
Patti Quintana, 34,
engineer
Lili Irvine, 23,
salesperson
Eddie Percival, 55,
pub employee
Mel Hopkins, 72,
pensioner
Julia Waite, 43,
manager
Lorraine Lewis, 49,
manager
Valentine Monaghan,
53, driver
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bother: not ~ [(bQDE]
common sense [)kQmEn (sens]
faith [feIT]
fancy [(fÄnsi] UK ifml.
eine große Sache
sich keine Mühe machen
gesunder Menschenverstand
Vertrauen
Lust haben auf
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lawsuit [(lO:su:t]
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[)pIntS Ev (sO:lt]
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Hinweis, Anhaltspunkt
Prozess
etw. mit Vorsicht genießen
um die Wahrheit zu sagen
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HISTORY | 65 Years Ago
South Africa’s
years of apartheid
Das dunkelste Kapitel in der Geschichte Südafrikas begann vor
65 Jahren. Von MIKE PILEWSKI
Just imagine you didn’t
have the freedom you
have now. Imagine the
government could stop you living
where you wanted, stop
you working where you wanted, prevent you marrying
whom you wanted, and that you couldn’t vote — all because
of your skin colour. Sixty-five years ago this month,
in June 1948, a government came into power in South
Africa which did exactly that.
South Africa as a country was formed in 1910 from
the former Afrikaner (Dutch) and British colonies. Although
the colonial past brought with it a 300-year history
of racism and racial discrimination, the newly formed parliament
began systematically to guarantee that the white
population would dominate every aspect of life.
The Natives’ Land Act of 1913 limited the areas where
native people could own land, reserving the rest — more
than 80 per cent of South Africa — for whites. In 1923,
the “pass laws” came into force, requiring that native people
should carry passbooks or identity documents.
The year 1948, however, brought the biggest changes,
when the balance of power in government shifted. Instead
of being led by a coalition of parties that broadly represented
the English in South Africa, the country was governed
until 1994 by the National Party, which mainly
represented the interests of the Afrikaners. The National
Party was ideologically influenced by the work of Hendrik
Verwoerd, a professor of psychology and sociology, who
developed a system of racial separation called apartheid.
Verwoerd drafted laws that, in 1950, categorized all
South Africans according to their skin colour: white,
The ANC: an illegal movement
then, a political party now
“Bantu” (black) or “coloured” (mixed-race); a further category,
“Asian”, was added later. Towns and cities were divided
into districts where only one of these groups could
live or operate a business.
Naturally, this did not please the non-white population,
which, since the 1930s, had lost whatever small say
it had had in political affairs. The African National Congress
(ANC), which had been fighting for civil rights for
40 years, organized strikes and demonstrations in 1952,
on the 300th anniversary of the founding of the first European
colony in southern Africa. The goal, said the ANC,
was “the creation of conditions which will restore human
dignity, equality and freedom to every South African”.
In 1955, the ANC and allied organizations adopted
the Freedom Charter, a demand for racial equality. “We,
the people of South Africa, declare for all our country and
the world to know: that South Africa belongs to all who
live in it, black and white, and that no government can
justly claim authority unless it is based on the will of all
the people,” the document began.
The government responded by arresting ANC leaders
and putting them on trial for treason. Verwoerd was
elected prime minister, and South Africa became a police
state, living in fear of its majority non-white population.
A demonstration against the pass laws in 1960 became a
battle against the police in which 69 people were killed.
It’s known today as the Sharpeville Massacre.
The ANC decided that it was acceptable to respond
with violence and founded a “military wing” called
Umkhonto we Sizwe (“Spear of the Nation”). The wing’s
co-founder, one Nelson Mandela, was labelled a terrorist
and sent to prison for nearly three decades.
act [Äkt]
adopt [E(dQpt]
claim [kleIm]
demand [di(mA:nd]
dignity [(dIgnEti]
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Dutch [dVtS]
one [wVn]
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shift [SIft]
spear [spIE]
treason [(tri:z&n]
Gesetz
hier: verfassen, verabschieden
(für sich) beanspruchen
Forderung
Würde
aufsetzen, entwerfen
niederländisch
ein gewisser
jmdn. vor Gericht stellen
sich verlagern
Speer
Hochverrat
Fotos: bpk-images; Getty Images; Interfoto
40 Spotlight 6|13
Architect of apartheid:
Prime Minister Verwoerd in 1964

Nelson Mandela: visiting the
prison where he’d been held
Meanwhile, the government pushed ahead with its policy
of racial separation. In 1955, 2,000 armed policemen
moved black residents from Sophiatown, a district in central
Johannesburg, to the South-West Township
(“SoWeTo”) outside the city. Starting
in 1968, more than 60,000
blacks were forced to leave District
Six in central Cape Town and settle
in Cape Flats, to the east of the city.
Although South Africa depended
on black labour for its
farms and mines, it required most
blacks to live on 10 reservations, or
“Bantu homelands”. In 1970, the
government declared every black South African a citizen
of one of these homelands, four of which it considered
independent countries. The homelands,
however, depended economically on South Africa, and
no country except South Africa ever recognized them.
Increasingly, the international community turned
against South Africa as news of the violence and repression
spread. In 1985, trade sanctions began to have
a significant effect on tourism and the South African
economy. In 1990, the government of President F. W.
de Klerk released Nelson Mandela from prison and
put an end to the apartheid system.
Historians view the election of 1948 as the critical moment
when apartheid was institutionalized. But although
the National Party had stated its intention to introduce
apartheid, that wasn’t the reason it was voted into power.
Ironically, it was because the Afrikaners it represented felt
that for nearly 40 years, they had been treated as secondclass
citizens — by the country’s English majority.
repression [ri(preS&n]
resident [(rezIdEnt]
Sophiatown [sEU(faIEtaUn]
township [(taUnSIp] S. Afr.
Unterdrückung
Bewohner(in)
abseits einer Stadt gelegene
(von Farbigen bewohnte) Siedlung
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PRESS GALLERY | Comment
Harsh words: a protest
in Nicosia, Cyprus, over
Germany’s leading role
Germany
and Europe
Für viele europäische Staaten ist die
Bundesrepublik Vorzeigeland und Hassobjekt
zugleich. Wie passt das zusammen?
assiduous [E(sIdjuEs]
austerity [O:(sterEti]
cope [kEUp]
devolved [di(vQlvd]
resentment [ri(zentmEnt]
rule of law [)ru:l Ev (lO:]
succinctly [sEk(sINktli]
tremendous [trE(mendEs]
welfare state [)welfeE (steIt]
42 Spotlight 6|13
eifrig
Sparsamkeit
zurechtkommen
hier: föderal
Wut, Groll
Rechtsstaatlichkeit
kurz und bündig
gewaltig
Sozialstaat
The Financial
Times columnist
Gideon
Rachman put it succinctly...:
“Growing
German power —
and growing resentment
of that power
— are now the main
themes in European
politics. This is a historic
irony, given that
the main purpose of
the whole European
project ... has been to
end for ever the idea
that Germany is simply
too powerful to
coexist ... with its
neighbours.” ...
In many ways,
Germany is the kind of country that others in Europe,
Britain included, wish they could also be. Germany has a
balanced economy, a devolved constitution, a working
democracy (including an industrial democracy), the rule
of law, a tremendous export sector, a functioning welfare
state and relatively low military commitments. ...
A Europe based on the German model has huge attractions.
But every attempt to create such a Europe has so far
caused larger problems than it solves. ... One reason Germany
is in such a strong economic position is not because
of a strong consumer market (wage growth over the past
decade has been disappointing) but through assiduous exporting
— including to southern Europe, where it also exported
credit... Now these same, broken economies are
being fed not Frankfurt’s credit but austerity Berlin-style
— and they cannot cope. The EU structural reforms demanded
by Germany may feed Germanophobia.
The goal of a 21st century Europe based loosely on
German values, models and possibly even leadership remains
a valid one. But if it is ever to be achieved, Germany
and its allies — Britain included — must learn to reset
the dials for the journey.
© Guardian News & Media 2013
Foto: AFP/Getty Images

INFO TO GO
reset the dials
Dials are the controls on a machine. You turn them
with your hand or fingers. By resetting the dial, you
turn it to a new position or back to a neutral one. You
can reset a clock if it is not showing the correct time.
You can reset a timer after it has counted down a
number of minutes or hours. You can also reset a
computer password if you’ve forgotten it. Metaphorically
speaking, “to reset the dials” means to take a situation
back to a point at which it can start again —
possibly with a better outcome.
Which word fits best in each sentence?
clocks | dials | timer
a) They’ll reset the ______ for the next race.
b) It’s the end of summer: time to reset the ______.
c) How do I reset the ______ on this machine?
IN THE HEADLINES
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items in Replay
Something in the water Maclean’s
One of the most persistent conspiracy theories in North
America is the idea that the government puts drugs or
chemicals into the air or water in order to control the way
people think or act. When a large number of people do act
in a very unusual way, the fixed expression “There’s something
in the water” is used to indicate that there is no real
explanation for their behaviour.
In the US and Canada, something is added to the water
— namely, fluorine — to give people very healthy teeth.
As Maclean’s reports, however, more and more activists,
particularly in Canada, are trying to get fluorine out of the
water supply. They’ve already succeeded in such major
cities as Calgary, Quebec City and now Windsor, Ontario.
Answers: a) timer; b) clocks; c) dials
persistent [pE(sIstEnt]
hartnäckig
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| Romance
Listen to me:
Ben Affleck
and Rachel
McAdams
Love and landscapes
Cult film-maker Terrence Malick has directed only a
handful of films since his popular debut Badlands
in 1973, and most of them have been liked by the
critics. Known for their beautiful camerawork, Malick’s
films use images as much as dialogue to tell a story, and his
most recent work, To the Wonder, continues that trend.
It follows Neil (Ben Affleck), a gentle American, and
Marina (Olga Kurylenko), a lively Frenchwoman, as they
start a passionate relationship in Paris before moving back
to Oklahoma with Marina’s young daughter, Tatiana. Capturing
the intensity of a new love with wonderful images
of great skies and wide prairies, the film suggests that
everything is possible. But Marina and her daughter are
lonely in America, and when Jane (Rachel McAdams), an
old friend of Neil’s, turns up, things get complicated. Marina
feels she has no choice but to return to France. Love
brings her back to Neil, however, and they decide to marry.
Like the priest Father Quintana (Javier Bardem), to whom
Marina looks for comfort, the couple discovers that love
is sometimes a question of blind faith. Made with great
tenderness, Malick’s film is a visual poem on the rewards
of love and the difficulty of finding them. Starts 30 May.
| Comedy
Is the euro crisis getting you down? Papadopoulos &
Sons, directed by Marcus Markou, shows that there are plenty
of reasons to stay optimistic. Harry Papadopoulos (Stephen Dillane)
is a Greek immigrant to Britain with a booming business.
When the market crashes, Harry is forced to move to a “mixed”
part of London, where he and his children join up with Harry’s
free-spirited brother (Georges Corraface) to reopen the family
fish-and-chip shop. Although there are few surprises in this
melting pot of family fortunes, excellent performances from
Dillane and Corraface
keep things funny and
real. Starts 27 June.
Papadopoulos & Sons:
no Greek tragedy
| Thriller
On 2 May 2011, Osama bin Laden,
founder of the militant Islamist organization
al-Qaeda, was shot dead by US
Navy SEALs in Abbottabad, Pakistan. The
film Zero Dark Thirty, directed by
Kathryn Bigelow, is a fictional version of
the US search for bin Laden in the ten
years leading up to his killing. Maya (Jessica
Chastain), a young CIA operative obsessed
with her job, is at the heart of the
Maya: looking
for bin Laden
story. Maya’s seemingly ambiguous attitude towards the brutality
that the search for bin Laden involves makes Zero Dark
Thirty an uncomfortable film to watch and one that offers no
clear opinions. The DVD is on sale in Germany from 6 June.
ambiguous [Äm(bIgjuEs]
capture [(kÄptSE]
comfort [(kVmfEt]
faith [feIT]
free-spirited [)fri: (spIrItId]
melting pot [(meltIN pQt]
nicht eindeutig
einfangen
Trost
Vertrauen
freigeistig
Schmelztiegel
operative [(QpErEtIv]
suggest [sE(dZest]
tenderness [(tendEnEs]
US Navy SEALs
(Sea, Air and Land team)
[ju: )es )neIvi (si&lz] US
Agent(in)
nahelegen
Liebe, Zärtlichkeit
Elitekampftruppe der US-Marine
Fotos: Haus der Geschichte; PR
44 Spotlight 6|13

| Wildlife
| Learning English
The WWF Together free app has been created by the World
Wide Fund for Nature, an international organization dedicated
to conservation. The app offers a playful way to find out about
animals that may be threatened with extinction. Choose an animal
such as the elephant from the interactive chart and find
out about it by watching videos, playing games related to its
habitat, reading about its lifestyle and looking at the fabulous
wildlife photography. Did you know that some types of turtle
can dive almost a mile (1.6 km) underwater or that the blue
whale makes the loudest sound of any animal? Together pre -
sents interesting facts in an imaginative form and the chance
to support the WWF. It is available for the iPad from iTunes.
Together:
we can help
the panda
From the BBC:
news and
views in easy
English
The BBC podcast 6 Minute English is a great way to improve
your listening skills and find out more about interesting
news stories. The format of this six-minute weekly podcast is
always the same. Based on a topic that has recently been in the
news, such as global traffic problems, noise pollution or a
sporting scandal, one of the two presenters asks a general
question on the chosen subject which is answered at the end
of the podcast. The main part of 6 Minute English is the pre -
sentation of the whole story with language explanations and
a short interview with an expert. All the words and phrases
highlighted are repeated at the end. The content is fun, the format
is modern, and the tempo is suited to learners from B1 upwards.
6 Minute English is available free from iTunes.
| Exhibition
What do James Dean, CARE packages and fitted kitchens have in common?
They were part of the lifestyle imported by Americans to Germany after
1945. More than just symbols, their popularity in post-war Germany
shows how willing Germans were to accept
the American way of life. Today,
Germany is reunified and has become an important
partner to the US as a member of the transatlantic alliance.
The American Way: Die USA in Deutschland — showing until
13 October at the Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik
Deutschland in Bonn — brings together an impressive selection of
objects and documents that explore the development of a close and
sometimes difficult relationship between two very different partners.
For details, go to www.hdg.de
The US: showing
how they cared
conservation [)kQnsE(veIS&n]
dedicated to sth. [(dedIkeItId tE]
extinction [Ik(stINkS&n]
fabulous [(fÄbjUlEs]
fitted kitchen [)fItId (kItSEn]
habitat [(hÄbItÄt]
Umweltschutz
einer Sache verschrieben sein
Aussterben
wunderbar
Einbauküche
Lebensraum
imaginative [I(mÄdZInEtIv]
noise pollution [(nOIz pE)lu:S&n]
reunified [ri:(ju:nIfaId]
transatlantic alliance
[trÄnzEt)lÄntIk E(laIEns]
turtle [(t§:t&l]
fantasievoll
Lärmbelästigung
wiedervereinigt
transatlantisches Bündnis
Schildkröte
Reviews by EVE LUCAS
6|13 Spotlight
45

ARTS | Short Story and Books
Summer floods
Ein gemütlicher Morgenspaziergang verwandelt sich in eine
nervenaufreibende Rettungsaktion. NIGEL MARSH erzählt.
Earlier that day, Guy had walked across the bridge after
buying his morning paper. He had seen how the river
had begun to cover the meadow, making it more of
an adventure than usual for the morning dog-walkers.
Since then, the rain had fallen steadily on to the soaked
earth, filling fields and lower-lying lanes. It had now
stopped, but the river was still rising by the hour.
After lunch, Guy took his camera and walked off to
record the life of the town.
At the riverside water park, where the children had
laughed and played in the sunshine just weeks earlier, the
fountains were now under water. Guy took pictures of
teenagers dancing in the deluge. On the bridge, he photographed
water lapping at the high banks protecting the old
houses clustered around St Helen’s, the spire of which had
seen it all before down the centuries.
Heading out of town, Guy turned down a farm path.
He looked up as he heard the distinctive mew of the red
kites and watched the sky until he saw them: magnificent
birds, once a rare sight in this part of the country. Now it
was common to see them flying over fields, parks and gardens,
looking for easy pickings.
“Like vultures,” thought Guy as he stared at the pair
now circling in the sky ahead of him.
Although he was wearing wellington boots, he had not
intended to walk far along the flooded lane. Interested to
see what had attracted the kites, he made his way carefully,
testing the waters ahead for hidden dangers.
At a curve in the lane lay a picnic area. By one of the
two wooden tables stood a small, wet dog. It barked when
it saw him.
“Where’s your owner?” asked Guy. Further up the
flooded lane, in the direction in which the dog was looking,
he spotted a movement in the water — a hand in the
air, a hat on a head.
Moving as fast as he could, Guy waded towards the
man, whose head and shoulders seemed to rise up from
the road. The man’s face was the same grey colour as his
hat. Only his head, neck and the tops of his shoulders were
showing above the open drain he had stepped into. Putting
his hands under the old man’s shoulders, Guy tried to pull
him up. The man screamed. “My foot! It’s stuck!” he
gasped. As Guy fumbled for his phone, it slipped from his
wet hand and disappeared into the murky water.
“I’ll be back shortly,” he told the man and set off as fast
as he could back up the lane. Reaching its end, he ran
across the bridge and shouted to the teenagers still playing
around in the water park.
“There’s an old man. He’s going to drown. Phone police,
ambulance, fire engine — Rye Lane — now!” As two
of the children took out their phones to call, the other
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deluge [(delju:dZ]
distinctive [dI(stINktIv]
down the centuries
[)daUn DE (sentSEriz]
drain [dreIn]
drown [(draUn]
fire engine [(faIE )endZIn]
fountain [(faUntIn]
fumble for sth. [(fVmb&l fE]
gasp [gA:sp]
head [hed]
high bank [)haI (bÄNk]
lane [leIn]
Stunde um Stunde
eng zusammenstehend
hier: Flut, hohes Wasser
markant
über die Jahrhunderte
Abwasserrohr
ertrinken
Feuerwehr
Springbrunnen
nach etw. tasten
keuchen
gehen, fahren
Steilufer
Weg
lap at [(lÄp Et]
magnificent [mÄg(nIfIsEnt]
meadow [(medEU]
mew [mju:]
murky [(m§:ki]
picking [(pIkIN]
red kite [red (kaIt]
set off [)set (Qf]
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spire [(spaIE]
stuck: be ~ [stVk]
vulture [(vVltSE]
wade [weId]
wellington boots
[)welINtEn (bu:ts] UK
sanft schlagen gegen
prächtig, wunderschön
Wiese
Kreischen, Schrei
trüb
hier: Beute
Roter Milan
loslaufen
durchnässt, nass
(Turm)Spitze
feststecken
Geier
waten
Gummistiefel
Fotos: iStockphoto
46 Spotlight 6|13

Short Story
three jumped out of the water and ran past Guy. When he
returned to the drain, he found the two boys and the girl
there. He could see that the old man was in a bad way, and
the water had risen up to his neck.
“Hold him,” the girl ordered Guy. He squatted, placing
his hands under the man’s arms.
The girl lay down in the water and pushed her right
arm into the drain, fishing around, checking the size and
shape. Turning her head, she called: “Hold my legs! Pull
me up if I struggle.” With this, she moved slowly forward
and down into the drain while the stunned boys held on
to her feet. Her head and body disappeared into the water
until only her shoes were visible, her friends hanging on
desperately. After what must have been just seconds, but
seemed much longer, her feet jerked and the boys pulled
her up.
Gasping, she sat in the water for a moment while the
old man moaned quietly. “No good,” she said. “Need to
go back down. Hold tight!” With this, she turned and
crawled once again into the churning water, the boys only
just having time to grab her feet before she disappeared.
She seemed to be gone even longer this time, and when
her feet jerked again, Guy shouted: “Get her out, for God’s
sake!”
They pulled her out. Her face red, she retched, unable
to speak. She waved her arms and pointed at the old man,
gesturing: “Pull him up! Pull him up!” The boys leapt to
help, and together they were able to lift the man from the
water just as two firemen arrived, followed by paramedics.
As they took the old man to a waiting ambulance, Guy
looked up to the sky again for the circling red kites, but
they were nowhere to be seen.
Novel
Best-selling English author
William Boyd is currently
writing the next James
Bond novel (to be published
later this year). Pretending
to be someone else is an important
part of spying, and
it’s an aspect of Boyd’s
work that also dominates
his latest novel, Waiting
for Sunrise, in which Lysander Rief is a young actor spying
for England during the First World War. Set in London, Vienna
and Geneva, the story works with two different perspectives,
showing Rief in a constant state of conflict between the demands
of loyalty and love that are made on him by his family,
his country and by his own ideas on individual integrity.
Bloomsbury Publishing, ISBN 978-1-4088-1858-9, €6.80 (Eine
große Zeit, Berlin Verlag, ISBN 978-3-8270-1066-7, €9.99).
Easy reader
Jason Bourne is the hero of three
novels by US thriller writer Robert
Ludlum. At the beginning of the
third novel, The Bourne Ultimatum,
the ruthless CIA agent,
who has taken on many identities
and confronted many dangers,
would like to settle down and lead
a quiet life with his wife, Marie, and
their two small children. Instead,
we find the agent facing an exciting final countdown with his
enemy, the killer Carlos the Jackal. Bourne sends Marie and
their children off to a safe place in the Caribbean, but in the
end, the agent’s task is much more complicated and dangerous
than he had expected. Find out if Bourne survives his battle
with Carlos by reading this adapted version of the novel.
Written at advanced level, it includes a word list and exercises.
Penguin Readers, ISBN 978-1-4082-6388-4, €8.45.
churning [(tS§:nIN]
crawl [krO:l]
demand [di(mA:nd]
for God’s sake [fE )gQdz (seIk]
grab [grÄb]
integrity [In(tegrEti]
jerk [dZ§:k]
leap [li:p]
schäumend, wogend
kriechen; hier: abtauchen
Anforderung
um Himmels Willen
ergreifen
Anstand
zucken
springen
moan [mEUn]
paramedic [)pÄrE(medIk]
point at [(pOInt Et]
retch [retS]
ruthless [(ru:TlEs]
set in: be ~ [(set In]
squat [skwQt]
stunned [stVnd]
stöhnen
Rettungssanitäter
zeigen auf
würgen
skrupellos
spielen in
sich hinhocken
verblüfft
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6|13 Spotlight
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LANGUAGE | Vocabulary
Money
They say it makes the world go round, and we certainly need it every day:
ANNA HOCHSIEDER presents words you can use to talk about money.
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1. cash register, till (UK)
2. bill (UK), check (US)
3. signature
4. coins, change
5. banknotes, notes (UK), bills (US)
6. debit / credit card, cash card, bank card
7. collection box / tin
8. wallet [(wQlIt]
9. ATM [)eI ti: (em],
cashpoint (UK), cash machine,
cash dispenser (UK)
10. purse [p§:s]
11. bank statement
12. receipt [ri(si:t]
13. price tag
14. piggy bank
15. traveller’s cheques (UK)
16. invoice, bill
Money talk
Do you think you could lend me some money? Just
until the end of the month.
Well, how much do you want to borrow exactly?
Hello! I’d like to change some euros into rupees,
please. What’s the current exchange rate?
It’s seventy-one point four rupees to the euro today.
How much would you like to change?
Two hundred and fifty euros, please.
Sign here, please. Here you are: 17,850 rupees.
Let’s go and find an ATM. I need to withdraw some
money. I spent everything I had on the taxi fare.
I’ve only got about five pounds in small change left.
Shall I put the coins in my purse? We’ll need them
later to tip the hotel staff.
Where can I pay for this T-shirt?
Let me take it for you. That’ll be £29.95, please.
Thank you. That’s 20 pounds and five pence
change. And here’s your receipt. Bye!
Illustration: Bernhard Förth
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Practice
Try the exercises below to practise talking about money.
1. Complete the crossword with words from the opposite page.
Across
a) money in the form of notes and coins
b) a machine for adding up amounts of money and to keep money in
c) and d) a container shaped like an animal in which to keep money
(two words)
e) a small flat case in which men carry money and cards
f) a small label which tells you how much an item costs
g) a small container in which women carry money, credit cards etc.
h) the amount of money you have to pay in order to buy something
i) a small piece of paper you get to show that you have paid for
something
Down
j) what you write when you sign your name
a)
c)
d)
b)
e)
g)
h)
i)
f)
j)
2. Where might you hear the following sentences?
Match two sentences on the left (a–h) to each of the four places on the right (1–4).
a) Here’s your change, and here’s your receipt.
➯ 1
b) Could you bring us the bill, please?
➯ 2
c) Have you got any change? I have only a five-pound note.
➯ 3
d) I’d like to withdraw £500 from my savings account.
➯ 4
e) It says: “Exact change only.”
f) Shall we leave a tip, or is service included?
g) There’s a long queue at the till.
h) What’s the exchange rate at the moment?
3. Write the missing verbs in the spaces below.
a) If you want to borrow money, you’ll have to find someone who’s happy to
_______________ you some.
b) How much do you think we should _______________ the waiter? Is 10 per cent
enough?
c) I’m trying to save up money for a holiday, but I had to _______________ £600 on
a new washing machine recently.
d) We’d love to buy a house, but I don’t think we’ll ever be able to _______________
one.
e) Guess what! I tried to _______________ some money just now, but the cash
machine swallowed my card.
1. in a bank
2. in a shop
3. in a restaurant
4. in front of a drinks machine
When dealing with prices,
remember:
• For units higher than one,
say “four pounds” and
“ten rupees”, for example
(not “four pound” or “ten
rupee”).
• Use “and” with large
numbers; for example,
“a hundred and fifty”,
“four hundred and nine”.
• When writing prices,
use full stops, not commas,
to separate the higher
from the lower units:
£4.25, €2.50, $6.99.
• When writing numbers
over a thousand, use
commas: 1,000, 22,000.
Tips
Answers: 1. a) cash; b) till; c) piggy; d) bank; e) wallet; f) tag (item: Produkt, Artikel ); g) purse; h) price; i) receipt; j) signature
2. a–2; b–3; c–4; d–1 (withdraw: abheben; savings account: Sparkonto, Sparbuch); e–4; f–3 (tip: Trinkgeld ); g–2; h–1
3. a) lend; b) tip; c) spend; d) afford; e) withdraw
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LANGUAGE | Travel Talk
Durham Cathedral
RITA FORBES takes you to one of England’s
most beautiful cathedrals.
A warm welcome
Welcome to Durham Cathedral! This cathedral has
been called the finest example of Norman architecture
in Britain, and possibly even in Europe. Work
on it was begun in 1093 and was completed about
40 years later. In the 16th century, it became one
of the major cathedrals of the Church of England.
We hope you enjoy your visit. Please do be quiet
and respectful; remember that the cathedral is a
place of worship. Photography is not allowed inside
the church.
First impressions
My goodness! How magnificent!
Yes. It’s stunning. It makes you feel small and insignificant,
doesn’t it?
It really does, especially when you think that this
building has been here since the 11th century. It’s
outlasted a lot of people and a lot of history. It’ll
outlast us, too.
This stained-glass window must be from medieval
times.
Actually, the guidebook says that most of the
stained glass was destroyed after the Reformation.
The window dates from the 19th century.
Not everything can survive history, can it?
Joining in
Excuse me! We were wondering if there are any
services today.
You’ve just missed Holy Communion, I’m afraid.
But it’s worth staying for evensong. It begins at
5.15 and goes on till six o’clock, and the cathedral
choir will be singing.
That would give us time to climb the tower, Sarah.
What do you think?
Let’s do it! And maybe we can take a walk round
the close, too.
My goodness!
[)maI (gUdnEs]
outlast [)aUt(lA:st]
du meine Güte
überdauern
• The small city of Durham [(dVrEm] lies on a bend
(Flussbiegung) of the River Wear [wIE] in the northeast
of England. It has an excellent university.
Each year, 600,000 people come to see Durham
Cathedral and the nearby castle.
• Durham Cathedral is a masterpiece of Norman
(some times called “Romanesque”) architecture. Most
of the original building can still be seen today. The
first Norman king, William I, killed the last Anglo-
Saxon king, Harold, at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
• Henry VIII formed the Church of England in 1534.
Justin Welby, now the Archbishop of Canterbury, was
Bishop of Durham previously.
• The word do makes an imperative form (Befehlsform)
even stronger.
• Religious ceremonies are held at a place of worship.
This term can be used in many different religions.
• The adjectives magnificent and stunning mean that
something is extremely beautiful and impressive.
• A stained-glass window has pictures or patterns
(Muster) made of different-coloured pieces of glass.
• The adjective medieval [)medi(i:v&l] refers to the
Middle Ages, from around 1000 to 1500.
• If something dates from a certain time, it was
created at that time.
• In this context, services are religious ceremonies of
the Christian Churches.
• Holy Communion, which is also called the Eucharist
[(ju:kErIst], is the service that celebrates Christ’s last
meal before his death.
• Evensong is a service of prayer and singing in the late
afternoon or evening.
• The Durham Cathedral Choir [(kwaIE] sings regularly
in the cathedral. It is made up of both boys and girls,
as well as men.
• From the top of the cathedral tower, you can enjoy
the view over the city of Durham, with its castle and
the River Wear.
• English cathedrals often have a cathedral close, an
area of grass and trees surrounded by houses and
church buildings. In Durham, the close is known as
the College and is the home of the choir school.
Tips
Fotos: iStockphoto
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Cards | LANGUAGE
demitarian
NEW WORDS
I’ve lost a few kilos since changing to a
demitarian diet.
GLOBAL ENGLISH
What would a speaker of British
English say?
North American: “The men’s room is to the left
and the ladies’ room to the right.”
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(IN)FORMAL ENGLISH
Rewrite these sentences, which use the
word “eat” in an idiomatic way, and
make them sound more formal:
1. I’m going to make you eat your words, Tom.
2. If that happens, I’ll eat my hat.
Translate:
TRANSLATION
1. Möchten Sie noch ein Stück Kuchen?
— Danke.
2. Would you like another piece of cake?
— Yes, please.
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PRONUNCIATION
IDIOM MAGIC
Read the following words aloud:
that
therefore
Ching Yee Smithback
thin
thought
those
three
one’s Sunday best
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FALSE FRIENDS
blank / blank
Translate the following sentences:
1. My memory was a blank.
2. Ich trage gern blank polierte Schuhe.
GRAMMAR
Change the objects (in bold) to pronouns:
1. I threw away those books.
2. Why did you bring up (zur Sprache bringen)
that topic, John?
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LANGUAGE | Cards
GLOBAL ENGLISH
British speaker: “The Gents is to the left and the
Ladies to the right.”
Men’s public toilets in the UK are often still called
— and signposted (ausgeschildert) — “Gents”, a
shortened form of “gentlemen”. A public toilet for
women is still often referred to as “the Ladies”.
Both together are called “public conveniences”.
NEW WORDS
Demitarian, a new noun and adjective, is a blend
of “demi-” (from the French and Latin words for
“half”) and “vegetarian”. The aim of demitarianism
is to convince people to reduce their meat
consumption by half, for both environmental
(Umwelt-) and health reasons.
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TRANSLATION
1. Would you like another piece of cake?
— No, thank you.
2. Noch ein Stück Kuchen für Sie? — Bitte.
German Danke with a shake of the head in
response to an offer can mean “no”. In English, on
the other hand, one could replace “please” with
“thank you” in (2). A negative response requires
the word “no”, as in (1) above.
(IN)FORMAL ENGLISH
1. I’ll make you / You’re going to have to take
back that statement, Tom.
2. If that happens, I’ll be extremely surprised. /
That is simply not going to happen.
If you have to “eat your words”, this usually means
that you will be humiliated (gedemütigt). The idiom
in (2) is a fixed phrase used to say that you think
something is unlikely (unwahrscheinlich) to happen.
In German, one “eats a broom” (einen Besen fressen).
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IDIOM MAGIC
When people are wearing their very best clothes
— those that were traditionally reserved for
Sundays or special occasions — you can say
they’re “wearing / in their Sunday best”.
“I expect John will be wearing his Sunday best for
the concert.”
[DÄt]
[TIn]
[TO:t]
PRONUNCIATION
[(DeEfO:]
[DEUz]
[Tri:]
The pronunciation of initial th- depends on the
word’s grammatical class. In determiners
(Bestimmungswort), pronouns, conjunctions and
pronominal adverbs (therefore, therein, thereby,
etc.) it is voiced [D]. Otherwise it is voiceless [T].
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1. I threw them away.
GRAMMAR
2. Why did you bring that up, John?
The particle (here “away”, “up”) of a phrasal verb
can normally appear both before and after the
object noun phrase. But when the object is a
pronoun, the particle must follow it.
FALSE FRIENDS
1. Ich hatte keinerlei Erinnerung.
2. I like wearing highly / brightly polished
shoes.
The German adjective / adverb blank has several
different meanings and translations, but English
“blank” is not among them.
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Listen to dialogues 1 and 4
Giving directions
DAGMAR TAYLOR looks at the words and
phrases people use when they are asking for
and giving directions.
Everyday English | LANGUAGE
Fotos: Comstock; iStockphoto; Photodisc
1. At the hotel
Dave has arrived in Cardiff for a conference. He’s
talking to the receptionist at his hotel.
Receptionist: You’ll be staying in room 204 on the
second floor. The lift’s over there.
Dave: Cheers.
Receptionist: Are you here for the conference?
Dave: Yes. I’ve never been to Cardiff, so I hope
I’ll have some time to look around.
Receptionist: Would you like a map of the area?
Dave: That’d be great. How long will it take me
to get to the conference centre?
Receptionist: About ten minutes on foot. I can show
you where it is on the map, if you like.
Dave: Yes, please. I’ve got no sense of direction.
Receptionist: Well, we’re here. (points at the map) You
go out of the hotel and turn right, then
carry on until you see a small church
on your right. Take the next street on
the left, and you’ll see the conference
centre on the right.
• When giving directions, over there is used to
mean across an open space, a street, etc.
• In the UK, people (mainly men) say cheers as an informal
way of thanking someone.
• If you look around somewhere, you visit a place or
building, walking around it to see what is there.
• That’d is short for “that would”.
• To ask how much time is needed to get from A to B,
you can say: How long will it take me to get to...?
• People with no sense of direction or a poor sense of
direction have difficulty finding their way.
• People often start giving directions by telling others
to go out of the building they are currently in.
• Here, carry on (UK ifml.) means to continue moving.
• When you receive directions, you will often be told
that something is on your right / left,
or “on the right-hand / left-hand side”.
• When giving directions, we often
say take the next street,
meaning turn into the next street.
point at [(pOInt Et]
zeigen auf
Tips
2. I’m a stranger here myself
Dave is on his way to the conference centre when a
stranger stops him.
Stranger: Erm, excuse me.
Dave: Yes?
Stranger: Could you tell me the way to the station? I
was relying on the route planner on my
phone, but it doesn’t seem to be working at
the moment.
Dave: I’m sorry, but I’m not from here.
Stranger: Oh, OK.
Dave: But wait. I’ve got a map. It’s probably on
there. Let’s have a look.
Stranger: There’s the station. I was going in completely
the wrong direction.
Dave: It looks like you have to go back down this
road until you get to this big junction, turn
left and then take the first street on the
right.
Stranger: Great! Thanks a lot. Bye.
Dave: Bye. Good luck!
• Excuse me is used to ask for somebody’s
attention, especially someone you don’t know.
• The easiest way to ask for directions is to say: Could
you tell me the way to...?
• When you rely on something or someone, you need
or are dependent on (abhängig von) it / him / her.
• A route planner uses software designed to find a
route between two locations.
• When Dave says I’m not from here, he means that he
doesn’t know the place and cannot give directions.
• Let’s have a look and “let’s see” are used to signal
that a person wants to help solve a problem.
• By saying it looks like, Dave means that it is what he
thinks is true.
• Thanks a lot is a variation on “thanks” or “thank you”,
used to show that you are very grateful to somebody
for something he or she has done.
erm [§:m]
äh
junction [(dZVNkSEn] Straßenkreuzung (➝ p. 61)
Tips
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LANGUAGE | Everyday English
3. Finding the right room 4. Sightseeing
Dave is talking to a steward at the information desk
in the conference centre.
Dave is checking out of the hotel. He asks the receptionist
how to get to Cardiff Bay.
EXERCISES
Steward: Can I help you?
Dave: Yes. I’m looking for assembly room 1.
Steward: Ah, yes. Is it the plenary session with
Howard Barns you need?
Dave: Yes, that’s the one.
Steward: OK. Go to the end of this corridor and take
the stairs or the lift up to the second floor.
The assembly hall is opposite the lifts.
Dave: Thanks, and could you tell me where I can
find the Gents?
Steward: Yes, you’ll find them next to the lifts and
also upstairs, at the back of the hall.
Dave: OK, thanks.
• If you see someone who looks as if he or she is lost,
you can ask: Can I help you?
• Another way to ask for directions, is: I’m looking for...
• A corridor (N. Am.: hallway) is a long, narrow passage
in a building, with doors to rooms on one or both sides.
• Here, up to means as far as a particular level.
• Opposite means on the other side of a particular area.
“Opposite” needs no other preposition.
• The Gents (short for “gentlemen’s”) is a polite way of
saying “the men’s toilets” in British English.
• The part of something furthest from the front is
the back. To talk about the location of something,
you can say at the back of...
assembly room [E(sembli ru:m] UK
plenary session [(pli:nEri )seS&n]
steward [(stju:Ed]
1. Add the missing word.
a) I hope I’ll have some time to look __________.
b) I’m sorry, but I’m not __________ here.
c) I’m looking __________ assembly room 1.
d) Go __________ of the hotel and turn left.
2. What did they say?
Konferenzzimmer
Plenarsitzung
Ordner
Tips
Dave: I’ve got a bit of time to spare before my
train leaves, so I was thinking of having
a look round Cardiff Bay. Is it far from
here?
Receptionist: No, not really. It’s only half a mile away.
Dave:
And what’s the quickest way to get
there?
Receptionist: Well, the shortest way is to go out of
the hotel and turn left. When you get
to Hemingway Road, turn right. Go
straight on, and when you get to the
next big junction, turn left. You’ll see
the bay ahead of you. You can’t miss it.
Dave: And there’s a train station there, isn’t
there?
Receptionist: Yes. Trains go from there to Cardiff
Dave:
Central every ten minutes.
Perfect! Thanks very much.
• If you have time to spare, you have more time
than you need.
• When someone says, I was thinking of (doing something),
it means that he or she hasn’t quite decided yet
and needs additional information to reach a decision.
• To ask about the distance to a location, you can say:
Is it far from here?
• If the receptionist says when you get to..., he or she
means when Dave reaches a certain place or point.
• If you go straight on, you walk or drive in a straight
line without turning left or right.
• Something is ahead of you when it is further forward
than you are.
3. Underline the correct words.
a) The lift’s over here / there.
b) Could you say / tell me the way to the station?
c) There are toilets at the back / backside of the hall.
d) When you get to the road, take / turn right.
Tips
a) Turn right, then keep going until you see a small
church. _________________
b) As far as I can tell, you have to go back down this
road. _________________
c) Yes, that’s it. _________________
d) You’ll see the bay in front of you. _________________
4. Complete the missing words.
a) Would you like a m _ _ of the area?
b) I was going in completely the wrong d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
c) Go to the end of this c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and take the lift.
d) When you get to the next big j _ _ _ _ _ _ _, turn left.
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Answers: 1. a) around; b) from; c) for; d) out; 2. a) carry on; b) It looks like; c) the one; d) ahead
3. a) there; b) tell; c) back; d) turn; 4. a) map; b) direction; c) corridor; d) junction

The Grammar Page | LANGUAGE
Present perfect continuous and
simple with “for” and “since”
ADRIAN DOFF uses notes on a short dialogue to present and
explain a key point of grammar.
Fay is shopping for clothes with her boyfriend, Bob.
Fay: Why don’t you get a new raincoat? Look, they’re in
the sale.
Bob: I don’t need a raincoat. I’ve got one.
Fay: But you’ve been wearing 1 that one for 2 ages. It’s beginning
to look a bit shabby.
Bob: No, it isn’t. I’ve only had 3 it since 4 last year.
Fay: You’ve had it ever since 5 we met, and that’s more
than two years ago.
Bob: It’s fine. I don’t need a new coat.
Fay: Then buy some new gloves. How long have you been
wearing 6 those ones?
Bob: I don’t know. A couple of years maybe.
Fay: Well, are you really sure you don’t want any new
ones?
Bob: No. They’re fine, too. I like them.
Fay: All right, if you don’t want anything, let’s go upstairs.
I need a handbag to go with my new coat.
Bob: Couldn’t we get something to eat first? I’m really
hungry. I haven’t eaten 7 since breakfast...
1 This is the present perfect continuous tense of the verb
“wear”. It’s formed with have / has + been + -ing. It is
used to talk about an activity that started in the past and
is still going on now. Bob still wears the same coat.
2 For is used with a period of time (“for ages”, “for a year”).
3 The present perfect simple is used here because the verb
“have”, when meaning “own”, is a stative verb (see
“Beyond the basics”) and doesn’t have a continuous form.
4 Since is used with a point of time — the starting point:
Bob started wearing the coat last year.
5 (Ever) since can be followed by a clause: “...since we met”.
6 Questions are formed with How long + present perfect
continuous tense (= up to now).
7 In negative sentences, the present perfect simple is
more common than the continuous form.
Remember!
To talk about activities continuing “up to now”, we use the present perfect tense, not the present tense:
• I’ve been working since 6.30 (not: I’m working).
To talk about a period of time, use for, not “since”:
• I’ve been waiting for two hours (not: since two hours).
Beyond the basics
Some verbs in English that describe states, feelings and thoughts are used in the simple form only, not the continuous.
These are called stative (or state) verbs. Common stative verbs are be, have (meaning “possess”) and know:
• We’ve been here since 6 a.m. • He’s had that old Renault for years. • I’ve known her since we were at school.
The verbs live and work can be used in the simple or continuous form with little difference in meaning:
• She has worked / She has been working for Siemens since 2005. • We’ve lived / We’ve been living here for years.
EXERCISE
Complete the sentences below with the given verbs in the present perfect simple.
a) Where’s the train? _________________________ for ages. (we / wait)
b) _________________________ happily married for nearly 50 years now. (They / be)
c) _________________________ tennis since I was at college. (I / not / play)
d) _________________________ Monopoly for hours, but no one has won yet. (they / play)
e) How long _________________________ here? (you / sit)
Answers
a) We’ve been waiting
b) They’ve been
c) I haven’t played
d) They’ve been playing
e) have you been sitting
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LANGUAGE | The Soap
Helen
Phil
Peggy
FOCUS
Where’s my
granddaughter?
Join us at Peggy’s Place — Spotlight ’s very
own London pub. By INEZ SHARP
Helen: Have you seen George?
Peggy: He’ll be along in a minute. I heard Phil say they
were going to play darts at seven, and it’s five to now.
Helen: Has George explained the mystery of his name?
Peggy: Not to me. I thought it was some kind of joke.
Helen: But the name Marquess of Huntingbury was on
his driving licence.
Peggy: Well, here he comes. Why don’t we ask him?
George: Hello, Peggy! Hi, Helen! Phew! It’s warm out
there. I’ll have a pint of lager.
Helen: So George, or should I say...
George: OK, OK! Here’s the background to my surname.
My great-grandfather went to America to make his fortune
selling tweed. He thought people would more
likely buy something that sounded posh. So he
changed his name. Back then, it was quite simple. Well,
it didn’t do anything for his business, so he came home
with only his new name to show for his troubles.
Helen: What did the rest of the family think?
George: I don’t really know. All I can say is that the name
has stuck and, silly as it sounds, it’s part of who I am.
Man: Excuse me! I’m looking for the mother of Simone...
Peggy: Nothing’s happened to Simone, has it? I’m her
grandmother.
Man: She’s not in danger or hurt, if that’s what you mean,
but I do need to talk to her mother.
Peggy: Jane’s at work. She won’t be home till about 10.
Man: So who normally looks after Simone in the evenings?
Peggy: I’m not sure it’s anything to do with you.
Man: As the educational welfare officer for Simone’s
school, I would say it is.
Helen: Is Simone in trouble?
Man: If you don’t mind, I’d rather talk to the parents.
Where’s Simone’s dad?
Peggy: Your guess is as good as mine. We haven’t seen him
since she was born.
When the welfare officer says that he can’t tell Peggy where
her granddaughter is, George says that the officer’s behaviour
is evidence of the nanny state, meaning that, in his
opinion, the government has too much power over people’s
lives. A nanny is a person who is employed by parents
to look after their children. The expression “nanny state”
was first used in Britain in the 1960s by the British Conservative
MP Iain Macleod to describe the policies of the Labour
government.
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George
Eddy
Sean
“ ”
Surely you can tell us what’s happened
Jane
Man: Right. So, absent father. OK, do you have a phone
number where I can reach Simone’s mother? She’s not
answering the cell-phone number she gave the school.
Peggy: Surely you can tell us what’s happened to Simone.
I told you, I’m her grandmother.
Man: If you’ll just give me the phone number.
Peggy: My daughter works in a hotel. This is the number
of the reception. You can use our phone.
Man: Thanks. I’ll do that.
George: (quietly) Would you believe it? Talk about the
nanny state. Things have come to a sorry pass when
you can’t find out about your own flesh and blood.
Peggy: I do hope it’s not serious. We’ve already had Simone’s
teacher here saying she’s often late for school.
Helen: How old is Simone?
Peggy: She’ll turn nine next month.
Helen: I can’t believe it’s anything bad. I mean, nine!
Peggy: Oh, you don’t know my granddaughter. She can
be a right little tearaway. She’s just like Jane.
Man: Thanks for the use of the phone. I’ll be on my way.
George: Aren’t you going to tell us what the problem is?
Man: If I tell anyone, it won’t be you. Or are you a relative?
Helen: Look! We just don’t want Simone’s grandmother
here worrying.
Man: Then she should call her daughter, now.
absent [(ÄbsEnt]
a right little [E (raIt )lIt&l]
educational welfare officer
[edju)keIS&nEl (welfeE )QfIsE]
fortune: make one’s ~
doing sth. [(fO:tSEn]
I’ll be on my way
[)aI&l bi )Qn maI (weI]
lager [(lA:gE]
likely [(laIkli]
marquess [(mA:kwIs]
pint [paInt]
posh [pQS]
sorry [(sQri]
stick [stIk]
tearaway [(teErE)weI] UK
troubles [(trVb&lz]
fehlend
ein(e) richtige(r/s) kleine(r/s)
Beamter, der Schulschwänzer in
die Schule zurückbringt
ein Vermögen mit etw. verdienen
ich mache mich mal auf den Weg
Helles
wahrscheinlich
Marquis
hier: Glas
vornehm, elegant
hier: armselig
hängenbleiben
Rabauke
Mühe
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English at Work | LANGUAGE
Dear Ken: How do I
give negative feedback
to a colleague?
Dear Ken
I work for an international company in which English is
the official language. This means I have to carry out staff
appraisals in English. Do you have any tips on how to give
negative feedback without hurting people’s feelings?
Best regards
Kai H.
Send your questions
about business English
by e-mail with “Dear
Ken” in the subject line to
language@spotlight-verlag.de.
Each month, I answer two questions
Spotlight readers have sent in. If one of
them is your question, you’ll receive a
copy of my book: Fifty Ways to Improve
Your Business English. So don’t forget
to add your mailing address!
Dear Kai
When it is given in the correct way, feedback can be an effective
tool with which to help your colleagues understand
their strengths and the areas that need improvement. There
is another positive effect: the existence of a regular feedback
process tells people that their organization is taking
an interest in them.
Here are eight rules I follow when I am giving negative
feedback:
1. Never take people by surprise. Arrange a meeting time
and explain that the purpose is to give feedback.
2. Give plenty of positive feedback. Try to use the “feedback
sandwich” method: give any negative feedback between
two items of positive feedback.
3. Take a positive, friendly approach.
4. Give feedback about particular situations. Avoid making
generalizations about a person’s character or behaviour.
5. Concentrate on the future rather than on the past.
6. Focus on problems or issues and not on the persons
themselves.
7. Use concrete, specific language. Avoid saying words like
“always” or “never”.
8. Look for joint solutions to problems. Above all, avoid
allocating blame.
The overall feeling you should create is that feedback is not
criticism. It is done to support personal development.
Drop me another e-mail if you would like to give me some
feedback on this answer to your question.
All the best
Ken
allocate [(ÄlEkeIt]
zuweisen
approach [E(prEUtS]
Herangehensweise
carry out [)kÄri (aUt] durchführen (➝ p. 61)
clink (glasses) [klINk ((glA:sIz)] (mit den Gläsern) anstoßen
drop [drQp]
hier: schreiben, schicken
generalization [)dZen&rElaI(zeIS&n] Verallgemeinerung
staff appraisal [)stA:f E(preIz&l] Mitarbeitergespräch
Dear Ken
In my office, the official language is English, but I work
for a German company in Hamburg, so most of the employees
are not native speakers of English. I learned at
school to answer to “Thank you” with “You’re welcome”,
and many other colleagues do this, too. But one colleague
from England said that no native speaker would use
“You’re welcome”. Instead, he would say “Cheers”.
What is the best and correct way to reply to “Thank you”?
Are there areas in the English-speaking world where native
speakers say “You’re welcome” and others where “Cheers”
is common?
Thanks in advance and regards
Martina K.
Dear Martina
When your English colleague responds to “Thank you”
with “Cheers”, he is being friendly and informal.
“Cheers” is an idiomatic expression with several uses, and
it is used in the UK by men more often than by women:
• You can say “Cheers” when you are drinking together
(but glasses are not normally clinked).
• You can say “Cheers” instead of “Thank you”.
• You can say “Cheers” instead of “Goodbye”.
• You can also say “Cheers” instead of “You’re welcome”.
I suggest you use “You’re welcome” or “That’s OK” when
communicating internationally, however.
If you want to sound more formal, you could say:
“I was glad to be able to help” or “Glad to be of service”.
Regards
Ken
Ken Taylor is the director of Taylor Consultancy Ltd, an international
communication-skills consultancy in London. He regularly
runs seminars in Germany.
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LANGUAGE | Spoken English
You bet!
This month, ADRIAN DOFF looks at how
to express certainty in spoken English.
Oh, no! My umbrella! I must have left it on the train.
No! You can’t have done, surely?
Do you think Agnes will get a place at Oxford
University?
No way! She hasn’t got a chance. Not a hope.
In the examples, the speakers are emphasizing that they
are certain about something that either happened in the
past or will happen in the future. There are many different
ways of expressing this in spoken English.
Modal verbs
A basic way to express certainty is by using the modals
must or can’t:
• They must be at home. (= I’m sure they’re at home.)
• She can’t have forgotten. (= I’m sure she didn’t forget.)
To make can’t stronger, you can say can’t possibly:
• He can’t possibly be in Thailand. I saw him this
morning. (= It’s impossible.)
Adjectives
The adjectives sure and certain can also be used:
• I’m sure they’ll phone soon.
• I’m certain I didn’t leave it on the train.
To intensify the adjectives, you can add 100 per cent or
absolutely:
• I’m 100 per cent sure they’ll phone.
• I’m absolutely certain I didn’t leave it on the train.
To make a statement less strong, add pretty or fairly:
• I’m pretty sure she’ll get into Oxford University.
(= I’m not 100 per cent sure.)
You can also use the expressions be sure to, certain to and
bound to, especially when talking about the future:
• Your wallet’s sure to turn up somewhere.
• Our team is bound to win. (= I’m sure we’ll win.)
certainly, surely
Certain and sure mean the same thing. Certainly and
surely, however, don’t mean the same, at least in British
English. Compare these sentences:
• He certainly hasn’t gone to Thailand. (= I’m sure.)
• Surely he hasn’t gone to Thailand? (= I can’t believe it.
Can it be true?)
As the examples show, surely is used to question something,
and it often comes at the beginning or the end of the
sentence:
• He hasn’t gone to Thailand, surely?
Other expressions
To express certainty, you can use expressions with “bet” as
a verb or a noun:
• I bet she’ll be home before midnight.
• It’s a safe bet that it’ll rain again tomorrow.
• Would I like a drink? You bet (I would)!
To emphasize that you are sure something won’t happen,
expressions with “chance” or “hope” may be used:
• She hasn’t the slightest chance of getting into
Oxford University.
• We’ve not a hope of arriving on time for the wedding.
In informal conversation, no way is often used:
• There’s no way I’m going to say I’m sorry. (= It’s out of
the question.)
If you start a sentence with “No way...”, the order of the
subject and the verb needs to be changed round:
• No way am I going to say I’m sorry.
• No way would I go to Ibiza for a holiday.
Choose the most suitable option in each sentence.
a) It can’t probably / possibly be nine o’clock already.
b) Don’t worry. They’re sure / surely to say yes.
c) Certainly / Surely you didn’t lie to her?
d) The post office can’t / mustn’t be closed.
It’s only 4.30.
e) He hasn’t got a chance to pass / of passing the
test.
f) No way I am / am I going to ask her to marry me.
g) They certain / certainly aren’t here yet.
Answers
a) possibly; b) sure; c) Surely; d) can’t; e) of passing; f) am I; g) certainly
EXERCISE
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Word Builder | LANGUAGE
Build your vocabulary
JOANNA WESTCOMBE presents useful words and phrases from this issue of Spotlight and their
collocations. The words may also have other meanings that are not listed here.
junction [(dZVNkSEn] noun p. 55
a place where roads meet or cross each other
Straßenkreuzung
Turn right at the junction with
Whistler Street.
The US English word is intersection.
carry out [)kÄri (aUt] verb p. 59
do and complete a task
durchführen
In my job, I carry out research, including
experiments and tests.
This verb is often used in the passive: “Tests have been
carried out.”
lifespan [(laIfspÄn] noun p. 27
the length of time that something is expected to exist
or function
Lebensdauer
The average lifespan of an elephant is around
70 years.
When talking about a person’s life, the word lifetime is
used: “...in my lifetime”.
creep in [)kri:p (In] verb p. 16
happen or develop gradually
sich einschleichen
There seems to be some laziness creeping
into Oliver’s schoolwork.
Check the dictionary for other creep + preposition
combinations.
steady [(stedi] adjective p. 7
regular, reliable and long-term
fest, regelmäßig
dedicated: be ~ to sth. phrase p. 67
[(dedIkeItId]
He has found it very difficult to find a steady
job in London.
See further notes below on how to use this word.
work hard at or for sth. that is important to you
etw. zum Ziel haben
This charity is dedicated to helping the
poorest people in society.
How to use the adjective steady
A synonym is committed: “She’s committed to her job.”
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Ready, steady,... go! Here’s an adjective you can rely
on, one that builds steady relationships with several
nouns. One talks of a steady, reliable worker, of giving
music a steady beat, artists and surgeons a steady
hand, and your heartbeat its steady rhythm. A very
young animal, however, may be unsteady on its feet.
Steady, like its synonym “constant”, means something
fixed, but it also describes gradual change — steady
progress or a regular development. It collocates with
nouns such as drip, flow, growth, stream, supply
and trickle:
We’ve seen a steady flow of visitors to our website.
I need a steady supply of caffeine during the day.
With this word, you can also warn
people to be careful:
Steady now! Mind the step.
Steady on! You’ve never even met her.
Complete the following sentences with words
from this page in their correct form.
a) What is the natural ___________ of a chicken?
b) Tiredness can often ___________ in after a big lunch.
c) The website is ___________ to providing support for
students and teachers.
d) There was an accident at the ___________ of West
and North Street.
e) She’s finally got a ___________ boyfriend.
f) The police are carrying ___________ an investigation.
g) Driving at a ___________, reasonable speed is most
economical.
Answers
a) lifespan; b) creep; c) dedicated; d) junction; e) steady; f) out; g) steady
OVER TO YOU!
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LANGUAGE | Perfectionists Only!
62
WILL O’RYAN explains developments in the English language and
examines some of the finer points of grammar.
Retronyms
When the electric guitar became
popular in the 1950s, a term
was needed to refer unambiguously
(eindeutig) to the
traditional, non-electric
guitar. This was the birth
of the term “acoustic guitar”.
When colour became
the norm in photography and
on television, a word had to be found
for the old-fashioned version: “blackand-white
photography / television”.
These new terms are referred to as
“retronyms” from Latin retro (“backwards”)
and in analogy to “synonym”,
“antonym”, etc. A useful building
block for retronyms in the internet
age is “physical”. The popularity of
e-books has led to the new term
“physical book” for the traditional
printed product. And when you leave
your house to buy something, rather
than ordering it online, you go “physical
shopping”.
Back to the roots
One might think that the
word “shrapnel” is somehow
onomatopoeic
(lautmalend) like “sizzle”
(zischen) or “crash”.
Instead, like “Zeppelin”
or Knigge, it is in fact an
eponym. General Henry
Shrapnel (1761–1842) originally
referred to his invention — a
hollow cannonball filled with shot
that exploded in mid-air — as “spherical
case ammunition”. In the Second
World War, the word came to refer to
the fragments that do the actual
wounding and killing rather than the
shell (Granate) itself. The family name
Shrapnel, first attested in the 13th
century, is thought to come from the
French name Charbonnel, a diminutive
(Verkleinerungsform) of French
charbon (Kohle).
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“With” as a conjunction
Grammar
If someone asked you what part of speech the words “with” and “without”
are, you’d surely say “preposition”. But they can also introduce a clause,
which means that they can function as a subordinating conjunction. Consider
first these examples:
a) With Mary advising us, we should have no problems.
Without her to advise / advising us, we’re going to have problems.
Note: only a non-finite clause is possible here — a clause in which the verb
is either an -ing participle or an infinitive. A finite clause, where the verb is
inflected for tense / person (for example, With Mary advises us...), is not
possible. There is always a noun (phrase) between “with” or “without” and
the verb. In (a), the noun phrase is the subject of the verb, but in the case
of “to + infinitive”, this noun can also be the object of the verb or the object
of a preposition, as we see in (b):
b) I started out on holiday with only one book to read.
With nothing more to fight about, they decided to forgive each other.
What about the semantics of the construction? They are usually causative
or resultative. In other words, the non-finite clause could be replaced by a
finite clause introduced by “because” or “as”. But “with” and “without” give
a sense of an accompanying circumstance (Begleitumstand), as in (c):
c) I left the meeting without anyone noticing.
I left the meeting with only John noticing.
Such sentences are typically translated into German with a finite clause,
the conjunction depending upon the meaning. For example, the first sentence
of (c) could be translated as ...ohne dass jemand es merkte. There is
often a certain amount of fuzziness in the semantic interpretation, so you
need the precise context in order to decide on the best choice of translation.
For example, the first sentence of (a) could be translated using two
different prepositions, depending on the exact meaning / context:
d) Da / Wenn Mary uns berät, dürften wir keine Probleme haben.
Finally, consider the examples in (e):
e) With my wife being so sick, I decided not to go to work today.
With my wife so sick, I decided not to go to work today.
There is no difference in meaning between these two sentences, but there
is a structural difference. The first clause of the first sentence contains the
structure we have been talking about. In the second example, there is the
“subject + predicate structure”, but without a verb in the predicate. This
is known as a verbless clause, so “with” is still analysed as a conjunction
here rather than a preposition.
Translate the clauses in bold as non-finite clauses introduced
by “with”.
1. Da er mir geholfen hatte, schaffte ich es, rechtzeitig fertig zu werden.
2. Ich kann mich nicht konzentrieren, wenn du so schreist.
Answers
1. With him helping me, I managed to finish on time; 2. I can’t concentrate with you shouting like that.

Crossword | LANGUAGE
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9 10
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17 18
21 22
23
11
15 16
19 20
The words in this puzzle are taken from our text about biologist
Cynthia Kenyon. You may wish to refer to the article on pages 24–27.
Competition!
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Send that word on a postcard to: Redaktion Spotlight, Kennwort
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Forever young?
Across
1. Persons.
5. Past participle of “to be”.
6. A colour that is often used for warnings.
7. Great, important or very meaningful: “This is a
______ discovery.”
10. Something ______ is so small that it cannot be
seen without a special instrument.
11. That thing.
12. A reflexive pronoun: “Did they do it ______?”
15. A demonstrative pronoun: “______ is how I’d
like you to do it.”
17. Sudden changes in genetic structure.
21. A negative answer.
22. A single person or thing.
23. To move something forward: “Cynthia Kenyon’s
discovery has done a lot to ______ science.”
Down
2. Organs with which people and animals listen.
3. An attempt to prove something in a laboratory:
“We’ll have to do another ______.”
4. Appears: “It ______ like it might rain.”
5. People who study living things.
8. Periods of ten years.
9. Final.
10. Small animals with long tails — often used to
test things in a laboratory.
13. 1 across, as contrasted with other species.
14. The study of numbers and quantity (US usage).
16. Whether.
18. A thought that helps a person to understand or
plan something: “I have no ______.”
19. To possess something.
20. That girl.
22. A conjunction that signals an alternative.
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“
It’s all that the young can do for the old,
to shock them and keep them up to date.
”
George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950), Irish writer
Painting
It’s Pete’s first job. He has to paint white lines down the middle
of roads. On his first day, he does very well and paints ten
miles of road. On the second day, he does six miles, but by
the third day, he’s down to three miles. “I don’t understand
it,” his boss says. “You were doing so well. What happened?”
“Well, it’s obvious, isn’t it?” says Pete. “Every day I’m getting
further away from the tins of paint.”
© Bulls
THE ARGYLE SWEATER
Hotels
• “We stayed in a really nice hotel last year. The towels were
so thick, I nearly couldn’t get my suitcase closed.”
• “There was so little to do in that hotel, I had to call reception
for another Bible.”
Big mistake
“My uncle is in prison for something he didn’t do. He didn’t
wipe his fingerprints off the gun.”
Friends
• “My friend rang me yesterday to ask what I was doing.
‘Probably failing my driving test,’ I told him.”
• “I had a serious talk with my best friend about past,
present and future. It was tense.”
• John: “You know, a friend like you is hard to find.”
Martin: “It’s true. There are so many bars I could be in.”
The ring
Jenny comes home crying to her fiancé, Thomas.
“I showed the girls at work the engagement ring you gave
me,” she says, the tears flowing down her face.
“Oh, didn’t they like it?” Richard asks.
“Worse than that,” Jenny says. “Three of them recognized it!”
engagement ring
[In(geIdZmEnt rIN]
fiancé [fi(QnseI]
mime artist [(maIm )A:tIst]
shoes: have big ~ to fill [Su:z]
tense [tens]
toothpick [(tu:TpIk]
trouble: go to the ~ [(trVb&l]
PEANUTS
Verlobungsring
Verlobter
Pantomime
keine leichte Aufgabe haben
angespannt; auch: Zeitform
Zahnstocher
sich die Mühe machen
Silence
If actions speak louder than words, why can’t you hear mime
artists?
Funny man
My girlfriend dated a clown before we got together. So I’ve
got some big shoes to fill.
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American Life | GINGER KUENZEL
Foto: Getty Images
“
We put
a lot of
smiles on
a lot of
faces
”
Afew days after the horrendous
school shootings in Newtown,
Connecticut, late last
year, TV journalist Ann Curry wondered
on Twitter: “What if? Imagine
if everyone could commit to doing
one act of kindness for every one of
those children killed in Newtown.”
The concept of random acts of
kindness is not new. There is even a
Random Acts of Kindness Foundation,
“founded upon the powerful belief
in kindness and dedicated to
providing resources and tools that encourage
acts of kindness.” Although
it seems strange to me that there is a
need for a foundation to encourage
kindness, I guess we should be
glad that there are resources
for those who need help in
learning how to be kind.
After Curry made her suggestion,
there was quite a
flurry of activity on Facebook.
My cousin Vanessa wrote that,
at the McDonald’s drivethrough,
she paid not only for
her own order, but also for the
order of the people in the car
The value of kindness
Ein kleines bisschen Freundlichkeit kostet nicht viel.
Die Wirkung auf unsere Mitmenschen ist umso größer.
behind her. Others said they’d
shoveled snow from their neighbors’
walk or baked cookies for them.
Newspapers and the TV were filled
with reports of people being kind to
each other. After all, it was the holiday
season, and people were in a caring
mood. They were hungry for
uplifting stories, particularly after
such an awful tragedy. After a few
weeks went by, we heard less about
these random acts of kindness. That’s
not to say that they weren’t still happening.
They just weren’t newsworthy
anymore.
Recently, I decided to perform my
own random act of kindness. I
handed a $20 bill to Jim, the owner
of the general store here in the small
Journalist Ann Curry: inspired kindness in others
big deal [)bIg (di:&l] ifml.
große Sache
commit to sth. [kE(mIt tE]
sich zu etw. verpflichten
contagious [kEn(teIdZEs]
ansteckend
dedicated: be ~ to sth. [(dedIkeItEd] etw. zum Ziel haben (➝ p. 61)
figure [(fIgj&r] N. Am. ifml.
annehmen, vermuten
flurry of activity [)fl§:i Ev Äk(tIvEti] Hektik, Aufregung
foundation [faUn(deIS&n]
Stiftung
general store [)dZen&rEl (stO:r]
Gemischtwarenladen, Kramladen
holiday season [(hA:lEdeI )si:z&n] die Zeit von Thanksgiving bis Neujahr
horrendous [hO:(rendEs]
grauenhaft
make sb.’s day [)meIk )sVmbEdiz (deI] jmdm. den Tag versüßen
random act of kindness: a ~
eine beiläufige selbstlose Handlung
[)rÄndEm )Äkt Ev (kaIndnEs]
run out [)rVn (aUt]
ausgehen, weg sein
shovel [(SVv&l]
schippen, wegräumen
uplifting [Vp(lIftIN]
erbaulich, aufmunternd
town where I live. I told him to use it
to pay for cups of coffee starting the
next morning and until the money
ran out. He was a bit surprised — but
it put a smile on his face.
The next day, I stopped by the
store in the late morning. Jim rushed
up to me to say how well the coffee
kindness was going. He was smiling,
and he said that customers were both
surprised and pleased (more smiles).
Then one customer, upon hearing
why the coffee was free, said, “That’s
the nicest thing. Here’s a $20 bill.
Keep it going!” More smiles all round.
A little while later, another customer
handed Jim a $10 bill to keep
the act of kindness going even longer.
By the time I returned at lunchtime,
Jim figured he could serve free coffee
for several days. That made my day. A
cup of coffee may not seem like a big
deal, but I think that if the store had
given away free coffee, that would not
have had the same effect on people as
hearing that someone — whom they
didn’t know — had given the store
money to pay for their coffee.
What gave me a sense of joy that
lasted for the rest of the day was the
fact that my random act of kindness
had been contagious and inspired
others to do the same. The contributions
have run out now, and we’re all
paying for our coffee again. But I’m
still feeling good — as I’m sure the
other contributors are. We put a lot
of smiles on a lot of faces, including
our own. And since seeing someone
else’s face light up can often inspire a
smile, who knows how much happiness
we spread around town in those
few days.
Ginger Kuenzel is a freelance writer who
lived in Munich for 20 years. She now calls
a small town in upstate New York home.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | My Life in English
Klaus
Wowereit
Der Ur-Berliner und Regierende
Bürgermeister der Bundeshauptstadt
spricht über seine
Erfahrungen mit der englischen
Sprache und Kultur.
As a politician, what is it about English that makes
the language important to you?
When I receive guests of state, English is usually our first
choice for understanding each other.
When was your first English lesson, and what do you
remember about it?
I learned English at school, as most children in Germany
do — but in the western part of Berlin at the time
when I was growing up, you could begin to pick up bits
and pieces of the language even before that. After all,
there were American and British soldiers in the city in
those days.
Who is your favourite English-language author, actor or
musician?
My early youth was shaped by English-language music:
Bill Haley & His Comets, The Beatles, The Rolling
Stones.
Which person from the English-speaking world (living or
dead) would you most like to meet and why?
John F. Kennedy, for example. His sentence “Ich bin
ein Berliner” is part of the history of Berlin, and we are
celebrating the 50th anniversary of that important
speech in June.
What special tip would you give a friend who was going
to visit this city?
When I am asked this question with regard to Berlin, I
always say that you should simply get going, drift along,
open your eyes and ears, and discover the metropolis.
What are your favourite cities in the English-speaking
world and why?
Those would have to be the oldest and youngest sister
cities of Berlin. We have been connected with the American
city of Los Angeles since 1967, and the British city
of London since 2000.
Which song could you sing at least a few lines of in
English?
I avoid singing in public.
When did you last use English — before answering this
questionnaire?
A few days ago, during the official visit of the Indonesian
president.
Do you have anything in your home from the Englishspeaking
world?
In a cabinet in my office, I have a photo of Queen Elizabeth
as a memento of her visit to Berlin in 2004.
What would be your motto in English?
Yes, we can!
after all [)A:ftE (O:l]
bits and pieces [)bIts End (pi:sIz]
drift along [)drIft E(lQN]
get going [get (gEUIN]
memento [mE(mentEU]
pick up [pIk (Vp]
with regard to [)wID ri(gA:d tE]
immerhin
dies und das;
hier: kleine Sprachfetzen
sich treiben lassen
losgehen
Erinnerungsstück, Andenken
aufschnappen
in Zusammenhang mit
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VANESSA CLARK spürt die heißen
Storys für Sie auf.
A chance for new artists
Art Every June, the Royal Academy of Arts
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This event is now in its 245th year — the
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popular than ever. More than 150,000 visit -
ors go to see the paintings, sculptures, photographs
and other works.
arts [A:ts]
choice [tSOIs]
DC Comics [)di: )si: (kQmIks]
epically [(epIk&li] ifml.
exhibition [)eksI(bIS&n]
royal [(rOIEl]
speech [spi:tS]
star [stA:]
50 years ago1963
Berlin On 26 June 1963, President John
F. Kennedy visited West Berlin and made his
famous speech, “Ich bin ein Berliner”, to show
American solidarity with the people of West
Germany.
Künste
Wahl
wichtiger US-amerikanischer
Comicverlag
hier: wahnsinnig, total
Ausstellung
königlich
Rede
eine Hauptrolle spielen
What makes this event so special? The
fact that it’s open to everyone. Every March,
thousands of artists take their work to the
Academy, and the best 1,200 are chosen for
the exhibition. This gives a fantastic mix of
styles; and it’s a great opportunity for new
and unknown artists to show their work
next to more famous names.
Superman – at last
Cinema A few years ago, the actor Henry
Cavill was described as “the unluckiest man
in Hollywood” because he was the second
choice for some important movie roles:
Superman in 2006, Edward in the Twilight
films and the new James Bond in Casino
Royale.
This month, though, the Jersey-born
actor finally has his big chance. Henry Cavill
stars as Superman in Man of Steel, which
opens worldwide this month. Cavill has returned
to the original DC Comics Superman
stories to prepare for the role and he tells us
that the new movie will be “epically cool”.
Titel: iStockphoto; Fotos Doppelseite: Alamy; John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum; Warner Bros.; Illustrationen: Bernhard Förth
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Vehicles
8 pictures | GREEN LIGHT
STEPHANIE SHELLABEAR presents words for the things we use to
transport people and things from A to B.
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1
2
7
3
4
6
5
Write the words next to the pictures.
1. bicycle [(baIsIk&l] / bike [baIk]
2. motor scooter [(mEUtE )sku:tE]
3. motorbike [(mEUtE)baIk] UK
4. convertible [kEn(v§:tEb&l]
5. people carrier [(pi:p&l )kÄriE] UK
6. camper van [(kÄmpE )vÄn] UK
7. caravan [(kÄrEvÄn] UK
8. coach [kEUtS] UK
1. Write the English word next to the
German translations.
a) Cabrio _____________
b) Wohnmobil _____________
c) Reisebus _____________
d) Wohnwagen _____________
2. Choose a word from the list that
matches each description.
a) This vehicle has a roof that can be opened
up in fine weather. ________________
b) This vehicle can transport a group of 20 or
more people on holiday. ________________
c) This vehicle is a light motorbike with small
wheels. ________________
d) You need “pedal power” (Pedalkraft) to use
this vehicle. ________________
Words for many vehicles are different in
North America. You can practise these words in
our online exercise: www.spotlight-online.de/
language/vocabulary/vehicles-in-the-us
Tips
Answers: 1. a) convertible; b) camper van; c) coach; d) caravan
2. a) convertible; b) coach; c) motor scooter; d) bicycle
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GREEN LIGHT | Grammar elements
“Don’t” and “doesn’t”
STEPHANIE SHELLABEAR presents basic grammar.
Here, she explains the negative auxiliary verbs “don’t” and “doesn’t”.
To explain when don’t (= do not) and doesn’t (= does not) are used, we first need to
take a verb and look at its positive forms in the present simple:
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
singular
I eat
you eat
he / she / it eats
plural
we eat
you eat
they eat
To change present simple sentences into their negative forms, help is needed. You cannot
say “I eat not”, or “He eats not”.
Here, the helping verb — also called an auxiliary verb [O:g(zIliEri v§:b] — “do” is used:
• I don’t eat meat. • He doesn’t eat meat.
1st person
2nd person
3rd person
singular
I don’t eat
you don’t eat
he / she / it doesn’t eat
plural
we don’t eat
you don’t eat
they don’t eat
In the 3rd person singular, remember to use doesn’t. This rhyme that German schoolchildren
learn may help you: “He, she, it, das ‘s’ muss mit.”
Complete the sentences below, using “don’t” or “doesn’t”.
a) You can have my newspaper. I _________ need it any more.
b) Harry _________ live in New York any more.
c) “_________ talk to strangers (Fremde(r)).” That’s what my mother always said.
d) We _________ need to buy any milk. We have lots at home.
e) It _________ snow in my country. It only rains sometimes.
f) My parents _________ know that I’m here.
Don’t and doesn’t can be used in short answers, too:
Do you like jazz?
Does it rain a lot in your country?
No, I don’t.
No, it doesn’t.
Tips
Answers
a) don’t; b) doesn’t;
c) Don’t; d) don’t;
e) doesn’t; f) don’t
Fotos: iStockphoto
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Holiday plans
The Greens | GREEN LIGHT
Donna is in the garden having a conversation with her neighbour, Bob.
By DAGMAR TAYLOR
Donna: Hello, Bob! How are you?
Bob: Not bad, Donna. I’m on my own
today. Betty’s gone shopping in Taunton.
We’re going on holiday on Saturday, and
she says we need a new suitcase.
Donna: Where are you going? Anywhere
nice?
Bob: Yes — well, I hope so. We’re going to
Portugal.
Donna: Oh, how lovely! Whereabouts in
Portugal?
Bob: Our son, Jack, has rented a villa in the
Algarve, and he’s invited us to stay.
Donna: Have you been to Portugal before?
Bob: No, never.
Donna: It’s lovely there. I’m sure you’ll have
a fantastic time.
own: be on one’s ~ [EUn]
alleine sein
Choose the correct words to
complete the questions below.
• Taunton [(tO:ntEn] is a larger town
in Somerset about an hour from Porlock,
where Donna and Bob live.
• Bob says that he and Betty are going
on holiday because he’s talking about
something that has already been
decided.
• Anywhere nice? is short for the question
“Are you going anywhere nice?”
• When you want something to happen
and think it is possible, you can say
I hope so. The negative form is I hope
not: “Is it raining?” — “I hope not.”
• Whereabouts is used to ask where
someone or something is. In this case,
“Where in Portugal?” would also be
possible.
• A villa (UK) is a house where people
stay on holiday.
• When you live in a place temporarily
(vorübergehend) as a guest or a visitor,
you stay there.
Tips
a) How / What are you?
b) What / Where are you going?
c) Whatabouts / Whereabouts in
Portugal?
d) Had / Have you been to Portugal
before?
Donna
Andrew
Listen to the dialogue at
www.spotlight-online.de/
products/green-light
Answers
a) How; b) Where; c) Whereabouts; d) Have

GREEN LIGHT | Get writing
A good-luck card
VANESSA CLARK helps you to write letters, e-mails and more in English.
Learn how to wish someone good luck.
Dear Georgie
Good luck in your music exam next week!
I’m sure you’ll do very well. You have talent, and
you always work hard.
Just do your best. You’ll be fine.
Fingers crossed!
Let me know how it goes.
Gill
• The simplest expression to use is Good luck in.../with... and the name of the event, such
as “your school exams”, “your driving test” or “your job interview” (Vorstellungsgespräch).
• Use the phrases I’m sure you’ll..., “I know you’ll...” and “I hope you’ll...” to show your
hopes for the future.
• The German sentence is “Ich drücke Dir die Daumen”, but in English, we don’t press our
thumbs [TVmz]; we keep our fingers crossed. The full expression is: “I’ll keep my fingers
crossed for you”, but the shorter version, Fingers crossed!, is easier to remember.
Tips
Use
it!
Highlight the key words
and phrases that you would use if
you wanted to write a card like this yourself.
Fotos: Alamy; Hemera
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Culture corner | GREEN LIGHT
I like…
cream teas
Jeden Monat stellt ein Redakteur
etwas Besonderes aus der
englischsprachigen Welt vor.
Diesen Monat präsentiert Spotlight-
Chefredakteurin INEZ SHARP ihre
Lieblingsköstlichkeit.
What they are
Today, when everybody is counting calories
and calculating just how much fat is in their
food, a cream tea is a bad girl’s meal. A real
cream tea will include a scone — a small
round cake, sometimes with raisins in it —
thick, clotted cream, strawberry jam and a
big pot of good-quality tea. Clotted cream
is made by heating milk and skimming off
the clots that form on top of the milk once
it cools down. Cream teas are served in
cafes and tea houses all over Britain.
Fun
facts
In 1954, the English author Nancy
Mitford (1904–73) wrote about class
differences in Britain. She said there were
U and non-U (upper-class and non-upperclass)
ways of speaking. The choice of
words and pronunciation both show from
which class a person comes. Most people in
the UK don’t belong to the upper class, so
it’s more usual to hear “scone” pronounced
in the non-U way, [skQn], than in the U way,
[skEUn] — like “own”.
Why I like them
Once the cream tea is in front of me, I know
that I am on the path to ruin as far as my figure
is concerned — and actually, I don’t
much care. When I take the first bite of the
scone and the cream starts sticking to my
fingers, I am in heaven. I am enjoying the
very best flavours of home, and that usually
means that I am at home. I will be sitting in
a tea house somewhere in the
English countryside. It is June,
my birthday month, the sun
is shining, and birds are
singing. What could be better?
And since it is summer,
I can go for an
evening swim to burn off
the calories if I suddenly
do start to care.
calculate [(kÄlkjuleIt]
care: I don’t much ~
[keE]
clot [klQt]
clotted cream
[)klQtId (kri:m]
count [kaUnt]
flavour [(fleIvE]
heat [hi:t]
heaven [(hev&n]
pronunciation
[prE(nVnsi(eIS&n]
raisin [(reIz&n]
skim off [)skIm (Qf]
stick [stIk]
strawberry jam
[)strO:bEri (dZÄm]
upper-class [)VpE (klA:s]
hier: zählen
das ist mir
ziemlich egal
Klümpchen
sehr dicke, streichfähige
Sahne mit
hohem Fettanteil
zählen
Geschmack;
hier: Köstlichkeit
erhitzen
Himmel
Aussprache
Rosine
abschöpfen, abrahmen
kleben
Erdbeermarmelade
vornehm, aus der
Oberschicht
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GREEN LIGHT | Notes and numbers
A person’s weight
In the UK, when talking about a person’s
weight (Gewicht), the units of measurement
(Maßeinheit) used are the stone (st) [stEUn]
and pound (lb) (Pfund). There are 14
pounds in a stone. 1 st = 6.356 kg.
Be careful: the plural of “stone” is “stone”.
In the US, a person’s weight is measured
only in pounds:
• I weigh [weI] ten stone. (UK)
• My sister weighs 130 pounds. (US)
Your notes
Use this space for your own notes.
Write the following weights as
you would read them aloud.
a) 8st 10lb ____________________________
eight stone ten pounds
b) 162lb ______________________________
c) 12st _______________________________
d) 186lb ______________________________
e) 9st 6lb _____________________________
Weight loss
When you want to say that someone
weighs less than before, you use the verb
“lose”. The past participle is “lost”:
• She’s lost half a stone so far.
Answers: b) a / one hundred and sixty-two pounds;
c) twelve stone; d) a / one hundred and eighty-six pounds;
e) nine stone six pounds
Fotos: iStockphoto
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Chefredakteurin: Inez Sharp
Stellvertretende Chefredakteurin: Claudine Weber-Hof
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Autoren: Vanessa Clark, Dagmar Taylor
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