B1.3 Mit Spielzeug aufwachsen

Question 1

Instead of + ‘ing’ form

-He is playing instead of working.

Answer 1

anstatt…zu

-Er spielt, anstatt zu arbeiten/anstatt dass er arbeitet.

Question 2

without + ‘ing -form

-The train went through without stopping.

Answer 2

ohne…zu

-Der Zug fuhr durch, ohne zu halten.

Question 3

So that

• His leg was stiff, so that he could hardly walk.
• The weather was bad, so that we couldn’t do much hiking.
• He pushed his sleeve back, so that we were able to see the scar.

Answer 3

sodass

-Sein Bein war steif, so dass er kaum gehen konnte.
-Das Wetter war schlecht, so dass wir wenig wandern
konnten.
-Er schob den Ärmel zurück, so dass wir die Narbe sehen konnten.

Question 4

exciting; thrilling

Answer 4

spannend

Question 5

children’s program

Answer 5

die Kindersendung

Question 6

in order to

-I couldn’t do anything to reassure him.
-He set fire to the house (in order) to collect on the
insurance.

Answer 6

um…zu

-Ich konnte nichts tun, um ihn zu beruhigen.
-Er zündete das Haus an, um die Versicherung zu
kassieren.

Question 7

actual; actually

Answer 7

tatsächlich

Question 8

biased

Answer 8

in eine bestimmte Richtung gelenkt

Question 9

to crouch; to squat

Answer 9

hocken

Question 10

rather; likely

Answer 10

eher

Question 11

in regards to

Answer 11

in Bezug auf..

Question 12

to distract

Answer 12

ablenken