Inside Out Pre-intermediate Companion German Edition Sue Kay, Vaughan Jones and Philip Kerr Macmillan Education Between Towns Road, Oxford, OX4 3PP, UK A division of Macmillan Publishers Limited Companies and representatives throughout the world ISBN 0 333 991532 Text, design and illustration © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2003 First published 2003 All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publishers. Original design by Rani Rai-Quantrill. Additional design by Anne Sherlock. Printed in Spain by Edelvives. 2006 2005 2004 2003 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 CONTENTS Welcome to the Inside Out Pre-intermediate Companion! WORDLIST What information does the Inside Out Pre-intermediate Companion give you? • a summary of key words and phrases from each unit of Inside Out Pre-intermediate Unit 1 01 Student’s Book • pronunciation of the key words and phrases Unit 2 05 • translations of the key words and phrases Unit 3 08 • sample sentences showing the words and phrases in context • a summary of the Grammar Reference from Inside Out Pre-intermediate Student’s Book Unit 4 10 Abbreviations used in the Companion Unit 5 13 (art) article (phr v) phrasal verb (m) masculine (Am E) American English Unit 6 17 (v) verb (pron) pronoun (pl n) plural noun (TS) Tapescript (v*) irregular verb (prep) preposition (adv) adverb Unit 7 19 (adj) adjective (det) determiner (conj) conjunction (n) noun (f) feminine Unit 8 22 Unit 9 26 Unit 10 29 Unit 11 31 Unit 12 34 Unit 13 38 Unit 14 40 Unit 15 42 Unit 16 44 Unit 17 47 Unit 18 50 Unit 19 52 Unit 20 54 GRAMMAR REFERENCE 56 Unit 1 Me/The Name Game (p. 4–5) angry (adj) (TS) böse My sister calls me Susan when she’s angry with me. embarrassing (adj) peinlich David Bowie’s son found his name very embarrassing. famous (adj) berühmt Elton John is a very famous person. fashionable (adj) modisch It’s fashionable to name your child after a famous place. favourite (adj) bevorzugt, hier: Lieblings-…… We named our daughter after my favourite aunt. French (adj) (TS) französisch Susan’s best friend is French. glamorous (adj) reizvoll Marilyn Monroe is a more glamorous name than Norma Jean Baker. important (adj) wichtig Names are very important. Japanese (adj) (TS) japanisch Susan’s sister-in-law is Japanese. nice (adj) (TS) schön Suki is a really nice name – it means “loved one”. old (adj) (TS) alt My old friends call me “Maggsie”. only (adj) (TS) einzig The only person who calls me Susan is my dad. special (adj) besonder Parents choose unusual names to show that their child is special. unusual (adj) ungewöhnlich Children of famous people often have unusual names. apparently (adv) (TS) offensichtlich Apparently Suki means “loved one” in Japanese. 1 extremely (adv) äußerst Names are extremely important. fortunately (adv) zum Glück Fortunately she doesn’t get angry with me very often. however (adv) wie dem auch sei However, children don’t always like their names. personally (adv) persönlich Personally, I don’t like giving children the names of famous people. typical (adj) typisch Charles looks very serious – just like a typical banker. band (n) die Band Liam Gallagher sings with a band called Oasis. best friend (n) liebste (r) freund(in) What does Susan’s best friend call her? choice (n) die Wahl Children don’t always like their parents’ choice of name. dad (n) (TS) Papa, Vati Her dad calls her Susan. decision (n) die Entscheidung Choosing a name for your child is an important decision. first name (n) (TS) der Vorname What’s your first name? hero (n) der Held John Lennon is Liam Gallagher’s hero. husband (n) der Ehemann Susan’s husband calls her “Bunny”. Mum (n) Mama, Mutti Only one person calls me “Mum” – that’s my son. sister (n) die Schwester My sister calls me Susan when she’s angry with me. sister-in-law (n) die Schwägerin Susan’s sister-in-law is Japanese. son (n) der Sohn Susan’s son calls her “Mum”. surname (n) (TS) der Familienname Her surname was “Maggs”. call/name sb after (phr v) jemand benennen nach Chelsea Clinton was named after an area of London. be born (v) geboren werden Elton John was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight. call (v) nennen People call her different names. change (v) verändern Would you like to change your name? choose (v) wählen Some parents choose names that are fashionable. discover (v) entdecken They were in New York when they discovered they were going to have a baby. happen (v) (TS) passieren She’s sometimes angry with me but it doesn’t happen very often. hate (v) (TS) hassen Do you hate your name? identify (v) wiedererkennen Your name is important – it’s how people identify you. identify oneself (v refl) sich ausweisen Your name is also how you identify yourself. imagine (v) sich etwas vorstellen Can you imagine being famous? invent (v) erfinden Some parents invent names for their children. sound (v) sich anhören Reginald Dwight doesn’t sound a very glamorous name! do the opposite entgegengesetzt handeln Some parents choose fashionable names; other parents do the opposite and choose unusual names. feel good about zufrieden sein mit It’s important to feel good about your name. have a baby ein Kind bekommen Victoria Beckham was in New York when she discovered she was going to have a baby. of course (TS) natürlich There’s only one person who calls me Mum, of course, and that’s my son. 2 I never forget a face (p. 6–7) common (adj) gängig Connecting someone’s name to a common word will help you remember it. fit (adj) fit Someone who is fit is healthy and does a lot of exercise. friendly (adj) freundlich A friendly person likes meeting other people. middle-aged (adj) im mittleren Alter sein A middle-aged person is between 40 and 60. retired (adj) im Ruhestand sein Someone who is retired no longer works because they are too old. rich (adj) reich She has a lot of money – she’s very rich. shy (adj) schüchtern He finds it difficult to talk to other people because he’s very shy. stressed-out (adj) übermüdet You need to rest — you look stressed-out. tired (adj) müde He’s working too hard and looks really tired. young (adj) jung Emily looks like a young student. about (adv) ungefähr “How old is Matteo?” “About 30.” appearance (n) das Aussehen Look at Yasmeen’s picture and describe her appearance. banker (n) der Banker A banker works in a bank. face (n) das Gesicht Helen has a kind friendly face. waiter (n) der Ober Waiters work in restaurants and bars serving food and drink. look at (phr v) sich etwas ansehen Look at the face of the person you are speaking to. look like (phr v) aussehen wie Helen looks like a typical mum. write down (phr v) aufschreiben Writing someone’s name down will help you remember it. check (v) nachprüfen You should always check the spelling of a difficult name. connect (v) etwas miteinander verbinden Sometimes it’s difficult to connect names and faces. forget (v) vergessen I’m sorry, I’ve forgotten your name. introduce (v) vorstellen Pay attention when you are introduced to someone. look (v) aussehen Jack looks quite old. meet (v) treffen Do you like meeting new people? picture (v) sich eine Vorstellung machen von Picture the person’s face as you write their name down. remember (v) sich merken How good are you at remembering people’s names? repeat (v) wiederholen Repeating someone’s name will help you remember it. use (v) verwenden Use the person’s name when you talk to them. a few ein paar A few minutes after you meet someone, repeat their name. as soon as possible so schnell wie möglich Write the name down as soon as possible. pay attention aufpassen Pay attention when you meet someone for the first time. Meet A.L.I.C.E. (p. 7) award-winning (adj) (TS) prämieren A.L.I.C.E. is an award-winning robot – she’s won a lot of prizes. 3 clever (adj) clever Clever means the same as intelligent. funny (adj) (TS) lustig A.L.I.C.E. is funny – she makes people laugh. generous (adj) (TS) großzügig Someone who is generous gives people money and presents. kind (adj) (TS) freundlich Someone who is kind is nice to other people. married (adj) verheiratet sein Are you married? own (adj) (TS) eigen Some men prefer A.L.I.C.E. to their own girlfriends! clone (n) der Klon A clone is an exact copy of a person or thing. conversation (n) das Gespräch Listen carefully to the conversation. passion (n) die Leidenschaft I love my work – it’s my passion! prize (n) (TS) der Preis Dr Wallace won a lot of prizes for creating A.L.I.C.E. robot (n) (TS) der Roboter A.L.I.C.E. is a type of robot. grow up (phr v) aufwachsen Where did you grow up? chat (v) (TS) chatten You can chat with A.L.I.C.E. online. create (v) kreieren A.L.I.C.E. was created by Dr Richard S. Wallace. download (v) downloaden You can download A.L.I.C.E. from the web. mean (v) bedeuten What does A.L.I.C.E. mean? spend (v) (TS) verbringen Some people spend four and a half hours a day chatting with A.L.I.C.E.