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Is it all right if I just invent a word? No – please don’t! It really isn’t a good idea. At best you will probably have a word which doesn’t exist and at worst one which means something quite different from what you intended and which leads you into a lot of awkward explanations! Using a dictionary REMEMBER - you can use a dictionary for classwork and for coursework, but you cannot use it in the examination A dictionary is a useful tool, but it isn’t a substitute for learning words and learning how to communicate. Like most tools, a dictionary is only as good as the person using it. It’s worth the effort to find out how your dictionary works and to practise using it. Here are some hints to help you get the best out of your dictionary. What do I need to remember when looking up a word? You will find words much more quickly if you remember that • a bilingual dictionary comes in two halves – German-English, followed by English- German • • the words are listed in alphabetical order, so you need to know what the alphabetical order is for German • • the words at the top of the page will help you find the word you want • • your knowledge of grammar will help you to find the word you want – for example, it is no use looking up er hat because verbs are listed as infinitives so you must look for haben. • • to look up an expression such as ‘pocket money’, you may have to look up both parts separately to make up the word Taschengeld • • to look up the difference between a masculine and a feminine form it’s useful to know that adding the suffix’-in’ makes the feminine form. Masculine and feminine forms may not be shown separately e. g. Lehrer(-in) • • to look up the adjective ‘cloudy’ you may have to start with word ‘cloud’ and look through the entry until you find ‘cloudy’ – wolkig 101
What can help me to understand the dictionary entry now that I’ve found it? Quick ways of giving you information are used in dictionaries. You need to know what these are, so that you can find your way through the entry easily and without wasting time. Remember that • feminine and plural forms are often given without writing the word out in full • masculine and feminine forms may not be shown separately e.g. Engländer (-in) Spieler (-in) • plural forms may be - not shown at all - shown using an abbreviation e.g. Kind(-er) - shown in full if there’s a complication e.g. Zentrum pl Zentren • if plurals are not shown at all then it’s useful if you know some common plural patterns TYPE 1 Singular and plural are the same or an Umlaut is added for the plural. TYPE 2 Singular Plural Onkel - uncle Onkel - uncles Lehrer - teacher Lehrer - teachers Vater - father Väter - fathers The letter ‘e’ is added to form the plural. Arm - arm Arme - arms Hund - dog Hunde - dogs Tag - day Tage - days Monat - month Monate - months 102
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A Student’s Guide to the AQA GCSE
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Welcome to your help-yourself guide
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VOCABULARY All the vocabulary liste
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GENERAL NOTIONS 1 Existential (a) E
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(h) Dimensions breit wide dick fat,
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(h) Rapidity X Kilometer pro X Kilo
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typisch typical wichtig important w
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(n) Emotion Angst haben to be afrai
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6 Relations (a) Logical aber but al
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THEME/MODULE 1 MY WORLD 1A Self, Fa
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die Karte(-n) card die Kassette(-n)
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die Zentralheizung central heating
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das Gleis(-e) platform die Halteste
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das Salz salt die Schokolade(-n) ch
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die Karotte(-n) carrot die Kartoffe
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der Keks(-e) biscuit das Kleid(-er)
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das Image(-s) image rauchen to smok
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2B Tourism das Abenteuer adventure
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die Karriere(-n) career launisch mo
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Vocabulary in the Specification - A
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estätigen to confirm, endorse die
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die Engländerin(-nen) English woma
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die Gepäckaufbe- left luggage Grie
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Irland Ireland der Keks(-e) biscuit
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manchmal sometimes mitnehmen to tak
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