Lernwortschatz Englisch

lernwortschatz
Prüfungsrelevante Vokabeln mit Beispielsätzen
englisch
Sekundarstufe I
A2–B1
• Die Sprachzeitung •

table of contents
Vorwort. .....................3
culture & lifestyle
At school ....................4
Reading and writing ........ 9
Entertainment and media ...13
Sports and games ...........18
economy & employment
Business ................... 23
Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Markets and finance. ....... 32
Travel. ..................... 35
Transport .................. 38
environment
Animals and plants. ........ 42
Energy and pollution ....... 46
Nature ......................51
Weather and geography .....55
Everyday life
Clothes .................... 59
Shopping .................. 62
Food ....................... 64
Restaurant ................. 69
people
Physical characteristics .... 79
Describing character ........81
Family and relatives. ....... 86
Human body ............... 89
Health ..................... 92
Interactions. ............... 96
society & politics
Government ............... 99
Institutions ............... 101
Migration ................. 103
History ................... 105
War and conflict .......... 108
Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Crime ......................115
Religion ...................118
Social problems ........... 122
solutions
index
............. 126
................... 129
Household ..................72
Housing and home ..........75
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lernwortschatz englisch
Vorwort
Für die Vorbereitung auf den Mittleren Schulabschluss und andere Prüfungen im
Fach Englisch brauchst du einen guten Wortschatz in der Fremdsprache. Er gibt dir
Sicherheit und Selbstvertrauen in der stressigen Prüfungssituation.
Die Vokabeln in diesem Lernwortschatz decken alle prüfungsrelevanten Themen
ab, sodass du dir schnell den Kernwortschatz zu einem bestimmten Themengebiet
aneignen kannst. Bei einigen Wörtern sind die Schreibweisen für britisches und
amerikanisches Englisch (BE, AE) angegeben, soweit diese sich voneinander
unterscheiden.
Wichtig dabei ist, dass du Vokabeln erstens regelmäßig lernst und zweitens in
Zusammenhängen. Es nützt nicht viel, wenn du 1× pro Woche versuchst, dir
viele Vokabeln auf einmal zu merken. Es ist viel effektiver, wenn du dir täglich
eine überschaubare Anzahl an Wörtern vornimmst und diese auch regelmäßig
wiederholst. Du wirst sehen, dass du auf diese Weise in relativ kurzer Zeit deinen
Wortschatz spürbar gefestigt hast.
Auch das Lernen in Zusammenhängen ist sehr wichtig: Präge dir jeweils immer den
Beispielsatz gut ein, denn im Kontext merkt man sich Wörter meistens besser.
Bei unregelmäßigen Verben sind die jeweiligen Formen in diesem Lernwortschatz
angegeben.
In regelmäßigen Abständen findest du außerdem kleinere Übungen, mit denen du
das Gelernte festigen und in neuen Kontexten anwenden kannst.
Viel Erfolg und gute Noten wünscht
die Englisch-Redaktion
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1 culture & lifestyle • at school
subjects Fächer, Themen
My favourite subjects are English and maths.
maths Mathematik (BE)
Pupils who are good at maths often become programmers or engineers.
science Naturwissenschaft(en)
We did an interesting experiment in yesterday’s science lesson.
physics Physik
We learned about magnets in our physics lesson today.
chemistry Chemie
In chemistry, we learned the periodic table.
biology Biologie
Today in biology class, we learned how plant cells multiply.
geography Erdkunde
I like geography because you learn about other countries.
art Kunst
In art class, we studied expressionist paintings.
history Geschichte
History is an important subject that teaches pupils about the past, so they can
understand the present better.
PE (physical education) Sport
To get a good mark in PE, we had to play basketball, football and hockey.
home economics Hauswirtschaft
In home economics, pupils learn how to cook.
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religious education Religionsunterricht
Today in religious education, we discussed different world religions.
nursery school Kindergarten
Children under five go to nursery school.
primary school Grundschule (BE)
Children aged 5 to 11 go to primary school in the UK.
secondary school weiterführende Schule
Which uni will you go to once you have finished secondary school?
comprehensive school Gesamtschule
I attend a mixed comprehensive school for students of all abilities.
middle school Schule für die Mittelstufe (AE)
In the two years before high school, students go to middle school.
high school Schule für die Oberstufe (AE)
In high school, American students learn important skills and prepare for college
or university.
boarding school Internat
When I was at boarding school, I only went home to my parents for the holidays.
college Hochschule
I went to college to study biology after I finished high school.
university Universität
British teenagers have to do A-levels if they want to study at university.
assembly hall Aula
An assembly hall is a place where pupils and teachers come together for meetings
and events.
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classroom Klassenzimmer
It was so hot in the classroom today, I couldn’t concentrate on writing my essay.
gym Turnhalle
We played basketball in the gym.
playground Pausenhof, Spielplatz
All the children enjoy the big slide at the playground.
blackboard Schultafel
The blackboard was so dirty that we could hardly read what the teacher had
written on it.
lesson Unterrichtsstunde
A lesson typically lasts 45 to 60 minutes.
to attend besuchen
If you do not attend school regularly, you will miss important lessons.
class Klasse
There are 30 pupils in my class.
head teacher Schuldirektor/in
The head teacher has decided that the students will have to wear uniforms
next year.
grade Klasse (AE)
After 12th grade, American high school students finish school.
break Pause
There is always a five-minute break between lessons.
excursion Ausflug
Classes sometimes go on excursions to places where they can learn more about a
certain subject.
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to hand in abgeben
Please hand in your homework tomorrow.
to hand out austeilen
The teacher handed out the exam papers.
to collect (ein)sammeln
When all the students had finished their exam papers, the teacher collected them.
to complete vervollständigen
The students have to complete all the tasks in the exercise.
complete
to draw zeichnen
Today in art class, we learned how to draw straight lines without a ruler.
grid Tabelle, Raster
Please write your answers in the grid.
to repeat wiederholen
Can you repeat the question? I couldn’t hear it over the noise.
to listen zuhören
Please listen to the words in the song.
to concentrate on sich konzentrieren auf
Please concentrate on your own work.
to forget vergessen
I’m sorry, I forgot my book, can I look at yours?
forgot, forgotten
to interrupt unterbrechen
Please don’t interrupt each other when we have a discussion.
to practise üben
If you are not successful the first time, you need to practise and try again.
practice
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to pronounce aussprechen
Words in other languages can be difficult to pronounce.
to understand verstehen
Spoken English can be difficult to understand.
understood, understood
to notice bemerken, sehen
The teacher noticed that two students were passing notes during class.
to bully tyrannisieren, mobben
Some pupils are bullied by their mean classmates.
detention Nachsitzen
Pupils who behave badly during lessons sometimes have to sit in detention
after school.
1 Match each word or phrase with its definition.
1. to practise a) Naturwissenschaft(en)
2. comprehensive school b) weiterführende Schule
3. blackboard c) besuchen
4. lesson d) Fächer, Themen
5. to hand in e) Gesamtschule
6. subjects f) Unterrichtsstunde
7. gym g) Schultafel
8. science h) Sport
9. to attend i) verstehen
10. to understand j) abgeben
11. secondary school k) Turnhalle
12. PE (physical education) l) üben
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
10. 11. 12.
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