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Topic 2 – My home
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at home [ət ˈhəʊm] zu Hause They stayed at home and watched a
film.

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(blog) post [ˈblɒɡ pəʊst] Beitrag, Eintrag, Post (in I added a new post to my travel blog
einem Blog) today.

Unit 2: How we live

Words in context

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living conditions pl [ˈlɪvɪŋ kəndɪʃnz] Lebensumstände Their living conditions are poor. They
have no electricity or gas.
hut [hʌt] Hütte The hut is made of wood.
basic services pl [ˌbeɪsɪk ˈsɜːvɪsɪz] Basisdienstleistungen We can’t afford to pay for basic
services like water.
electricity [ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti] Strom, Elektrizität The lamp is powered by electricity.
apartment AE [əˈpɑːtmənt] Wohnung BE = flat
We live in an apartment, not in a
house of our own.
appliance [əˈplaɪəns] Gerät, Haushaltsgerät We sell appliances including
dishwashers, fridges and ovens.
luxury [ˈlʌkʃəri] Luxus-, Luxus(gut) I don’t have very much money,
certainly not enough to buy luxuries.
wood [wʊd] Holz Will you put some more wood on the
fire please?
skyscraper [ˈskaɪskreɪpə] Wolkenkratzer The Empire State Building is a
skyscraper.
noisy [ˈnɔɪzi] laut The shop was too full of people and it
was noisy, so I left.
suburb [ˈsʌbɜːb] Vorort, -stadt, Außenbezirk My parents don’t live in the city
centre. Their house is in the
suburbs.
housing estate [ˈhaʊzɪŋ əsteɪt] Wohnsiedlung We live on a housing estate at the
edge of the town.
terraced house BE [ˌterəst ˈhaʊs] Reihenhaus AE = row house
brick [brɪk] Backstein, Ziegel The wall is made of brick.
urban [ˈɜːbən] städtisch He lives in the centre of the city. It is
an urban area.
resident [ˈrezɪdənt] BewohnerIn, EinwohnerIn The residents of the apartment
building were upset when it flooded.
stone [stəʊn] Stein, steinern We visited the large stone castle.
farmhouse [ˈfɑːmhaʊs] Bauernhaus Alice lives in a farmhouse with her
family.
rural [ˈrʊərəl] ländlich, bäuerlich It’s quite a rural area. There are lots
of fields.
uncomfortable [ʌnˈkʌmftəbl] unkomfortabel, unbequem This chair is very uncomfortable.
cosy [ˈkəʊzi] gemütlich, behaglich My bedroom is small but I don’t mind

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– I find it cosy.
modern [ˈmɒdn] modern The new kitchen is very modern.
except [ɪkˈsept] außer I do sport every day, except on
Tuesdays.
high-rise block [ˌhaɪ raɪz ˈblɒk] Hochhaus The advantage of living in a high-rise
block is the good view.
sky [skaɪ] Himmel Wow, the sky is so blue today.
to exist [ɪɡˈzɪst] existieren Do you think that aliens exist?
house trailer [ˈhaʊs treɪlə] Wohnanhänger I live in a house trailer. I like it
because I can move around.
trailer park AE [ˈtreɪlə pɑːk] Wohnwagensiedlung Living in a trailer park can be tough.
single-storey [ˌsɪŋɡl ˈstɔːri] einstöckig The house is single-storey. There
aren’t any stairs.
detached house BE [dɪˈtætʃt haʊs] frei stehendes Haus AE = single family house
It’s a detached house, not a terraced
house.
swimming pool [ˈswɪmɪŋ puːl] Swimmingpool I wish that we had a swimming pool in
our garden.
(back) garden [ˈbæk ɡɑːdn] Garten (hinterm Haus) We grow fruit and vegetables in our
garden.
caravan [ˈkærəvæn] Wohnwagen They live in a caravan and they move
around quite often.
driveway [ˈdraɪvweɪ] Einfahrt, Zufahrt There was a red car parked in the
driveway.
old-fashioned [ˌəʊld ˈfæʃənd] altmodisch My grandparents have lots of old-
fashioned furniture.
brand new [ˌbrænd ˈnjuː] nagelneu Do you like my shoes? They’re brand
new!
accommodation [əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃn] Unterkunft, Unterbringung Zoe is looking for accommodation
close to her university.

A Our brand new home

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furniture no pl [ˈfɜːnɪtʃə] Möbel The shop sells all kinds of furniture –
let’s go there to look for a new bed..
hall [hɔːl] Flur, Diele I waited in the hall outside the office.
kitchen [ˈkɪtʃɪn] Küche Mum is in the kitchen, cooking dinner.
ever since [ˌevə ˈsɪns] (spätestens) seit Ever since she got her cat, she is
much happier.
garage [ˈɡærɑːʒ] Garage We keep the car in the garage.
complete [kəmˈpliːt] ganz, vollständig The birthday party was a complete
surprise.
study [ˈstʌdi] Arbeitszimmer My dad uses the study when he
works from home.
loud [laʊd] laut Don’t play loud music late at night.
unfortunately [ʌnˈfɔːtʃənətli] unglücklicherweise, leider I really wanted to have a picnic but
unfortunately it rained.
not … yet [jet] noch nicht I haven’t finished the book yet. I still
have 100 pages to read.
to go for a swim [ˌɡəʊ fər ə ˈswɪm] Schwimmen gehen It’s a sunny day. Shall we go for a
swim?
to worry (about) [ˈwʌri əbaʊt] sich Sorgen machen (um) He’s worrying about his maths test.
He doesn’t think he’ll pass.

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size [saɪz] Größe This jacket is too small. Have you got
a bigger size?
to save [seɪv] sparen I’m saving my money to buy a new
car.
to borrow [ˈbɒrəʊ] (sich etw.) borgen, (sich) I borrowed my brother’s phone
ausleihen because I don’t have one myself.
busy [ˈbɪzi] beschäftigt She is very busy so she can’t come to
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perfect [ˈpɜːfɪkt] perfekt I want my wedding to be perfect!
centre [ˈsentə] Mitte, Mittelpunkt, Zentrum They live close to the city centre.
close (to) [kləʊs] nahe (bei), in der Nähe (von) The nearest shop is quite close by.
mountain [ˈmaʊntən] (größerer) Berg Have you ever climbed a mountain?

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variety [vəˈraɪəti] Vielfalt, Auswahl I have a variety of hobbies: reading,
swimming and watching TV, for
example.
neighbour [ˈneɪbə] NachbarIn My neighbour waved at me when I
saw her in her front garden.
to keep on doing sth. [ˈkiːp ɒn] etw. weiterhin tun Keep on going, don’t give up!
traffic [ˈtræfɪk] Verkehr You must stop when the traffic lights
are red.
available [əˈveɪləbl] verfügbar Tickets for the film are available from
all cinemas. You can buy them
there.

B Trailer parks

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view [vjuː] Ausblick, Aussicht There’s a lovely view from this
mountain. I can even see the sea.
comfortable [ˈkʌmftəbl] bequem, angenehm, The new sofa I bought is nice and
komfortabel comfortable.

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mad [mæd] wütend, verrückt Please don’t be mad at me! I didn’t
break the vase on purpose.
fact [fækt] Tatsache, Fakt Focus on the facts, not opinions.
in other words [ɪn ˈʌðə wɜːdz] anders ausgedrückt, mit He was extremely angry. In other
anderen Worten words, he was furious.
to fit [fɪt] passen (zu) This blouse doesn’t fit. It’s too big for
me.
guy [ɡaɪ] Kerl, Bursche That guy over there is Tony’s friend.
…, I guess. [aɪ ˈɡes] …, schätze ich. I’ve missed the bus, so I’ll have to
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normal [ˈnɔːml] normal, üblich The children took their normal route to
school.
certainly [ˈsɜːtnli] sicher(lich), gewiss That certainly is a serious problem.
to include [ɪnˈkluːd] einbeziehen, einschließen We have to include some potatoes in
the menu.

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wonderful [ˈwʌndəfl] wunderbar, wundervoll Ana wrote a wonderful story.

on the outside/inside [aʊtˈsaɪd, ɪnˈsaɪd] von außen/innen How it looks on the outside isn’t the
most important thing.
to agree on sth. [əˈɡriː ɒn] sich auf / über etw. einigen We agreed on a solution to the
problem.

Unit 3: At home

Words in context

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roof [ruːf] Dach There’s a hole in the roof of our
house.
expensive [ɪkˈspensɪv] teuer I can’t buy those shoes, they’re too
expensive.
to rent [rent] mieten They don’t own their own house. They
rent it.
to commute [kəˈmjuːt] pendeln Many people commute into London
for work.
to take place [teɪk ˈpleɪs] stattfinden The event will take place on the 2nd of
February 2023.
single-person household [ˌsɪŋɡl ˌpɜːsn ˈhaʊshəʊld] Ein-Personen-Haushalt The number of single-person
households in the US is rising.
living space [ˈlɪvɪŋ speɪs] Wohnfläche That flat has 42 square metres of
living space.
microhome [ˈmaɪkrəhəʊm] Mikroheim, Mikrohaushalt I live in a microhome because it’s
eco-friendlier.
to offer [ˈɒfə] (an)bieten The school offers lessons in Italian
and Spanish, too.
compact [kəmˈpækt] kompakt My new smart phone is sleek and
compact.
container [kənˈteɪnə] Container, Behälter, Gefäß I put my food in a plastic container to
keep it fresh.
pre-built [ˌpriː ˈbɪlt] vorgefertigt The skateboard is pre-built, so you
don’t need to put it together.
wooden [ˈwʊdn] hölzern, Holz- = made from wood
plot of land [ˌplɒt əv ˈlænd] Grundstück The family bought a plot of land in the
countryside.
energy [ˈenədʒi] Energie Solar panels make energy from the
sunlight.
low-energy [ləʊ ˈenədʒi] energiesparend We use low-energy light bulbs. They
need less electricity.
zero-energy house [ˌzɪərəʊ enədʒi ˈhaʊs] Null-Energie-Haus A zero-energy house can be
expensive at first.
insulation [ˌɪnsjuˈleɪʃn] Isolierung The insulation on our walls keeps the
heat in.
device [dɪˈvaɪs] Vorrichtung, Gerät, Apparat You can watch the film on any device.
on-site [ɒn ˈsaɪt] vor Ort, im Betrieb We bake our bread on-site, that
means it’s fresh.
solar panel [ˌsəʊlə ˈpænl] Sonnenkollektor They installed solar panels on the
roof.
heat pump [ˈhiːt pʌmp] Wärmepumpe The house is heated using a heat
pump.
to be supposed to do sth. [səˈpəʊzd] etw. tun sollen Stop! You’re not supposed to do that!
to feed back (fed, fed) [ˌfiːd ˈbæk] einspeisen The researchers feed back
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electricity grid [ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti ɡrɪd] Stromnetz We get our power from the national
electricity grid.
lighting [ˈlaɪtɪŋ] Beleuchtung, Licht This room is dark. It needs some
more lighting.
air conditioning [ˈeə kəndɪʃnɪŋ] Klimaanlage, Klimatisierung I wish our car had air conditioning.
central heating [ˌsentrəl ˈhiːtɪŋ] Zentralheizung The central heating is broken, so it’s
very cold at night.
security [sɪˈkjʊərəti] Sicherheit They have an alarm for extra security.
to control [kənˈtrəʊl] kontrollieren, beherrschen You can control the TV volume with
this button.
washing machine [ˈwɒʃɪŋ məʃiːn] Waschmaschine Put your dirty clothes in the washing
machine, please.
cooker [ˈkʊkə] Herd I’m hungry. Have you put the dinner in
the cooker?
fridge-freezer [ˌfrɪdʒ ˈfriːzə] Kühl-Gefrierkombination The kitchen contains an oven and a
fridge-freezer.
home entertainment system [ˌhəʊm entəˈteɪnmənt sɪstəm] Heimunterhaltungssystem Their new home entertainment
system makes it feel like you’re in a
cinema!
to link together [ˌlɪŋk təˈɡeðə] miteinander vernetzen The computers are linked together in
a network.
cheap [tʃiːp] billig, günstig The bed was really cheap. We only
paid £20 for it.
during [ˈdjʊərɪŋ] während Many soldiers were killed during the
war.
middle [ˈmɪdl] Mitte We swam to the middle of the lake.
fridge [frɪdʒ] Kühlschrank Put the milk back in the fridge when
you’ve finished.
ingredient [ɪnˈɡriːdiənt] Bestandteil, Inhaltsstoff This recipe is simple. It doesn’t have
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zero [ˈzɪərəʊ] Null Water freezes at zero degrees.

A Parts of a house

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upstairs [ˌʌpˈsteəz] (nach) oben, im oberen The bathroom’s upstairs. Go up the
Stockwerk stairs and it’s on the right.
downstairs [ˌdaʊnˈsteəz] im/ins Erdgeschoß, eine The kitchen and living room are
Etage tiefer downstairs.
drive [draɪv] Auffahrt, Einfahrt Yusuf walked up the drive to the
house.
gate [ɡeɪt] Tor, Gatter, Pforte Close the gate behind you!
toilet [ˈtɔɪlət] Toilette Excuse me, please may I use your
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coat [kəʊt] Mantel, Jacke I wore a coat because it was cold
outside.
guest [ɡest] Gast The hotel has enough rooms for 120
guests.
useful [ˈjuːsfl] nützlich The book was useful. It really helped
me.
to enter [ˈentə] eintreten Please knock before you enter.

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car park [ˈkɑː pɑːk] Parkplatz, -haus We left the car in the car park and
walked to the mall.
to turn left/right [ˌtɜːn ˈleft, ˌtɜːn ˈraɪt] links/rechts abbiegen Turn left after the supermarket.
past [pɑːst] (an …) vorbei She accidentally drove past the
house, so she had to turn around.
museum [mjuˈziːəm] Museum Have you been to the science
museum before?
you’re welcome [jɔː ˈwelkəm] gern (geschehen), bitte = what you say after someone has
(schön) said “thank you”
straight on [ˌstreɪt ˈɒn] geradeaus Go straight on for 100m, then turn
right.
bridge [brɪdʒ] Brücke London Bridge is a bridge across the
River Thames.
river [ˈrɪvə] Fluss Tobias went fishing in the river.
opposite [ˈɒpəzɪt] gegenüber (von), The woman sitting opposite me was
gegenüberliegend reading a book.
to miss [mɪs] versäumen, verpassen Hurry! You’ll miss the train!

B A place of my own

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of my own [əʊn] (mein) eigene/r/s I have a room of my own. It’s mine.

key [kiː] Schlüssel The door is locked. Do you have a

key?

pilot [ˈpaɪlət] Pilotprojekt We ran a pilot programme of the

medicine before we could sell it.

bill [bɪl] Rechnung We’ll send you a bill every month.

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to double [ˈdʌbl] (sich) verdoppeln Profit has doubled since last year.
twice [twaɪs] zweimal The movie was so good, I saw it
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dirty [ˈdɜːti] schmutzig The floor was dirty in the kitchen, so I
cleaned it.
carpet [ˈkɑːpɪt] Teppich(boden) The carpet in the living room is blue.
curtain [ˈkɜːtn] Vorhang, Gardine The weather is lovely outside, why
don’t you open the curtains?

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