Please
use strategies 1
and 2
in the following two activities.
That is, don't try to understand every word, but scan the text
to glean from it only the information you need.
Your knowledge of international words and cognates should help.
| ACTIVITY 7 |
| 7a) |
Please look
at the advertisement below:
Type your
answer in the box below:
| 7b) |
Do you
have an idea of what "Startlöcher" means?
Look at the picture, it might help you.
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Be
aware that some cognates, although similar in form, have different
meanings from one language to another. Such cognates are really "false friends." Here are a few examples: |
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| German word | What it looks like | What it really means |
| das Bein | the bone | the leg |
| die Blume | the bloom | the flower |
| handeln | to handle | to act |
| weil | while | because |
| streng | strong | strict, severe |
| schlimm | slim | bad |
| ACTIVITY 8 |
Using the
drop down boxes, choose the correct English translation for each German book
title.
Click on the "Check Answers" button at the bottom when you are done.
If one of your answers turns
red, please check it again. Correct answers will
turn green.
Vocabulary you should remember (for more information see vocabulary list)
| German word | English translation |
| die Einführung | the introduction |
| die Entwicklung | the developement |
| die Forschung | the research |
| der Fortschritt | the progress, improvement |
|
welcher, welche, welches |
which |
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