Unit 1 - Station 3: Making a living in California

Question 1

surfboard

Answer 1

Surfbrett

surfboard -> surfing -> to surf

Question 2

to hand out

Answer 2

austeilen

Can you hand out the exam papers to the class, please.

Question 3

hardly

Answer 3

kaum

Hardly had he noticed her when she suddenly got up and left the café.

Question 4

working

Answer 4

Arbeits-

How long are working days in the car industry?

Question 5

not only

Answer 5

nicht nur

not only did i lose my passport at the airport, but I also lost my smartphone. Waht a trip!

Question 6

female

Answer 6

weiblich
A lot of women work in my job. I’ve got mostly female colleagues.
Lat. femina (f)

Question 7

to eat out

Answer 7

auswärts essen; essen gehen

I’m too lazy to cook today. Let’s eat out!

Question 8

pay

Answer 8

Lohn; Gehalt; Bezahlung
= money a person receives for doing their job
pay -> to pay

Question 9

rarely

Answer 9

(nur) selten
=not often
Lat. rarus/-a/-um (adj)

Question 10

to afford

Answer 10

sich leisten

That bag is too expensive. I can’t afford it.

Question 11

firefighter

Answer 11

Feuerwehrmann/-frau

What do youwant to become when you’re an adult? - A firefighter!

Question 12

wildfire

Answer 12

Waldbrand; nicht zu kontrolierender (Großflächen)brand

Wildfires are a serious problem in California

Question 13

firefighting

Answer 13

Brandbekämpfung

firefighting -> firefighter

Question 14

worthwhile

Answer 14

wertvoll; lohnend

= worth spending time and effort on (doing) sth

Question 15

fruit picker

Answer 15

Erntehelfer/in (bei der Obsternte)

A lot of immigrants work as fruit pickers in the US.

Question 16

to pick

Answer 16

plücken

Fruit tastes best when it has been freshly picked.

Question 17

grape

Answer 17

(Wein)Traube

Wine is made from grapes.

Question 18

healthcare

Answer 18

Gesundheitsversorgung; Gesundheitswesen

I work in healthcare. I’m a nurse.

Question 19

no sooner

Answer 19

kaum

No sooner had I told her my secret then the whole school knew! What a friend!

Question 20

lightning engineer

Answer 20

Lichttechnicker/-in

lightning engineer -> camera operator -> director -> actor

Question 21

production

Answer 21

Produktion; Herstellung; Erzeugung

production -> to produce -> producer

Question 22

Californian

Answer 22

Kalifornier/-in; kalifornisch

Californian -> California

Question 23

agriculture

Answer 23

Landwirtschaft; Agrikultur
agriculture <-> industry
Fr. agriculture (f); Lat. ager (m) + cultura (f)

Question 24

income

Answer 24

Einkommen

= the money you earn either from work or investments

Question 25

applicant

Answer 25

Bewerber/-in

applicant -> application

Question 26

smooth

Answer 26

geschmeidig; glatt; weich

Feel this wood - it’s really smooth

Question 27

transition

Answer 27

Übergang

Transitions in a presentation should be smooth.