Writing notes 1st grade 201409 VOCABULARY and GRAMMAR 1

Writing notes 1st grade 201409 VOCABULARY and GRAMMAR 1

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Writing notes 1 grade
VOCABULARY and GRAMMAR
1. study law = Recht/Jus studieren
lawyer = Anwalt
2. Bodensee = Lake Constance
3. jdn kennenlernen:
(zum ersten Mal) meet sb,
(besser kennenlernen) get to know sb
4. in the east/west/north/south of Switzerland
in eastern/western/northern/southern Switzerland
5. Swiss-German
6. Ein angenehmes Klima unter den Schülern.
climate = weather conditions
➔ atmosphere: A nice atmosphere among the students.
7. Schule besuchen=go to/attend school:
I went to/attended secondary school before going to the KSBG.
8. Prüfungen:
a. Eine Prüfung schreiben:
take (US)/sit (UK) an exam (make an exam)
b. Eine Prüfung bestehen:
pass an exam
c. Bei einer Prüfung durchfallen: fail an exam
9. auf der einen Seite …, auf der anderen Seite … = on the one hand …, on the other hand …
10. gamen: play computer games
11. Wirtschaft:
a. The economy is improving.
b. He is studying economics (=Wirtschaftwissenschaft) in St Gallen.
12. I didn’t know what for a job I should choose. ➔ I didn’t know what kind of job I should choose.
13. die meiste Zeit = most of the time
14. Zeit verbringen = spend time (doing sth)
15. Plural possessives:
My parent’s name is John. (father=parent➔parent’s)
My parents’ names are John and Jane. (father and mother=parents➔parents’)
16. ten-year-old: What’s the difference?
ten-year-old trees (10-year-old trees) = some trees which are ten years old
ten year-old trees (10 year-old trees) = ten trees which are each one year old
17. of and from: My impression of the KSBG is positive. / This bird comes from (=out of) Africa.
18. a
a. I want to become a doctor/ a mechanic/ a psycholigist.
b. zwei Tage pro Woche = two days a week
19. Geburtstag haben: My birthday is on … / It’s my birthday today. (I have birthday …)
20. play: play the piano, play football
21. Ich lerne so viel ich kann. = I learn as much as I can.
22. After and afterwards = nach / dannach:
a. After the KSBG I will go to university. (preposition + object)
b. I go to the KSBG so afterwards I can go to university. (adverb + phrase)
STYLE
23. I’m happy ‘bout the fact that …
➔ NEVER write: ‘bout, ‘cos, gonna …
➔ ALWAYS write: about, because, going to
24. Capital first letters: I, the English language, a German car, Switzerland, Earth, Monday, February
25. My parents and me (object case) live in Goldach. ➔ My parents and I (subject case) live in Goldach.
But: He knows my parents and me.
NOT: He knows my parents and I.
26. Comma rules
a. #1: NO COMMAS (= If you are not sure, don’t.)
b. #2: NO COMMA with “wissen, dass”, e.g.
I know (no comma) that I will like the KSBG.
27. PBT = place before time
I was two years (time) in secondary school (place).
➔ I was in secondary school (place) for two years (time).
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