English Definitions

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English Definitions – Bestell-Nr. P12 317

Inhalt

Seite 1./2. Lernjahr

Nouns 5 - 7

Verbs 8 - 10

Adjectives 11 - 13

Definitions/Puzzle (partner work) 14 - 16

3./4. Lernjahr

Nouns 17 - 19

Verbs 20 - 22

Adjectives 23 - 25

5./6. Lernjahr

Nouns 29 - 31

Verbs 32 - 34

Adjectives 35 - 37

Idiomatic expressions 41 - 43

Solutions/Lösungen 44 - 48

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**Nouns * 1./2. Lernjahr**

1. On the farm. Find the right definition.

2. At school. Find the right definition.

1. cat 2. dog 3. tractor 4. cow 5. chicken

1. school bag 2. pencil case 3. Maths 4. lesson 5. ruler

6. milk 7. hay 8. straw 9. trees

6. playground 7. uniform 8. teacher 9. pupils a) a big farm animal that gives milk

b) People drink it. It comes from the cow.

c) horses eat it and sleep on it

d) a pet that looks a bit like a small tiger e) The farmer drives a …

f) a farm animal that lays eggs g) There are many … in a forest.

h) a pet that has 4 legs and can bark i) dried grass

a) a long piece to measure things and draw lines b) a person who teaches at school

c) a thing pupils use to carry all their school things

d) where pupils go and play during break e) 45 minutes of a subject

f) a set of clothes all pupils wear at school in England g) a thing for carrying pens and pencils

h) the subject where pupils study numbers and quantities i) the children who go to school

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**Verbs * 1./2. Lernjahr**

1. Making movements and using your voice. Match the verbs with the definitions.

2. The senses / Word field speaking. Match the verbs with the definitions.

1. (to) swim 2. (to) scream 3. (to) speak 4. (to) dance 5. (to) climb

6. (to) run 7. (to) cycle 8. (to) sing 9. (to) laugh

a) to make a sound when you smile b) another word for to ride a bike c) to move quicker than when you walk d) to make musical sounds with your voice e) to make a very high cry

f) to move to music and rhythm g) to move towards the top

h) to use your voice and say something i) to move through water with arms and legs

1. (to) taste 2. (to) hear 3. (to) see 4. (to) smell 5. (to) feel

6. (to) whisper 7. (to) cry 8. (to) stutter 9. (to) repeat 10. (to) spell

a) to speak without using your voice b) to say or to do something again c) you do it with your nose

d) to say the letters of a word

e) a speech problem when you speak and you repeat the beginning of some words

f) when you touch something with your hands g) you do it with your eyes

h) you do it with your ears

i) you have food or a drink in your mouth and you find out what it is j) when tears flow from your eyes

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**Adjectives * 1./2. Lernjahr**

1. Some feelings and other adjectives … Match the words with the definitions.

2. Some more adjectives. Match the words with the definitions.

1. happy 2. sad 3. excited 4. sporty 5. boring

1. yummy 2. cold 3. closed 4. rainy 5. angry

6. thin 7. hungry 8. funny 9. silent

6. light 7. heavy 8. interesting 9. dangerous 10. old

a) the opposite of new

b) having a low temperature

c) something that doesn’t weigh very much d)

when you have a feeling of strong anger …

e) something that can hurt you.

f) delicious

g) when something attracts your attention … h) not open

i) something that weighs a lot j) when there is a large rainfall

a) When you’re not speaking, then you’re … b) A person or an animal has no fat on their body.

c) You are so happy that you can’t relax.

d)

When something is amusing and makes you smile or laugh, it’s …

e) When something nice has happened, you’re …

f) When you’re making a lot of sports, you’re … g) You feel very unhappy.

h) When you want some food because you have

not eaten for a long time, you’re …

i) Something that is not interesting and makes you tired.

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**Adjectives * 1./2. Lernjahr**

5. Mixture. Build complete sentences.

6. What is it? Describe the adjectives.

MIXTURE

a) broken c) busy

b) funny d) shy e) healthy

g) wild h) patient i) loud

f) dangerous

taste/of/salt

feel relaxed/

furniture/clothes

many people/know not/has/lived/

for long

pain/injured higher/normal things/

than not tell/other persons

comfortable tall saltyhurt young secret famous

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**Definitions * 1./2. Lernjahr Puzzle**

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a short board on wheels

It’s filled with water and you can swim in it.

a planned and important happening

a part of land surrounded

by water

somebody who leads a group of

people on a journey

a place at the airport or a train

station where you can get help

a family lives in this building

the room in the house where people sit and

relax

criminals are taken there

a large container where you can put

empty bottles so that we can use

them again

You can write on it and send to other people, e.g.

when you are on holiday.

a famous building tourists want to

see

the system in which trains travel

in tunnels below the ground

a plan of a special area (e.g. a city,

a country …)

a car with a driver who brings

people where they want to

something that is built over a river or a road so that vehicles can cross

from one side to the other

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**Verbs * 3./4. Lernjahr**

1. What is it? Match the verbs with the definitions.

2. What is it? Match the verbs with the definitions.

1. (to) sell 2. (to) smell 3. (to) spell 4. (to) bark 5. (to) burn

1. (to) worry 2. (to) book 3. (to) surprise 4. (to) wave 5. (to) stare a) to be on fire

b) to become joined in marriage

c) when a dog makes a short, loud noise

d) you let someone have something that is yours for money e) to write and exchange short messages on the smartphone f) to describe something so that the others can understand it g) to speak each letter in the word separately

in the correct order

h) when your nose detects things i) to succeed in getting away from a place you aren’t voluntarily

a) to move your hand from side to side in the air to say “Hello” or “Goodbye”

b) to add as part of something else c) to look at somebody for a long time

d) you stay there for a certain time (not forever) e) to give someone something that they don’t expect

f) to wash the plates, cutlery, cups and pans after cooking g) to go to see somebody and spend time together

h) to keep thinking about a problem

i) to have or to use something (for example a hotel room) for a certain time

6. (to) chat 7. (to) escape 8. (to) explain 9. (to) get married

6. (to) fail

7. (to) do the washing up 8. (to) visit

9. (to) include 10. (to) stay

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**Adjectives * 3./4. Lernjahr**

1. What is it? Match the adjectives with the definitions.

2. What is it? Match the adjectives with the definitions.

1. hopeful 2. human 3. included 4. independent 5. magic

1. simple 2. exhausted 3. lonely 4. shredded 5. emotional

6. safe 7. polite 8. personal 9. scary

6. stubborn 7. talented 8. weak 9. thankful 10. pregnant

a) to cause fear

b) to have good manners

c) being confident that something that you wish to happen will happen d) concerning people

e) considered to have mysterious powers f) something that isn’t dangerous

g) something or someone that is part of a group h) to be separate and not connected or

influenced by others

i) to concern one particular person

a) when there is no mental or physical power left b) you’re extremely good at doing something special

c) somebody not being healthy or not having good muscles d) when a woman has a baby developing inside her body e) easy to understand; not complicated

f) showing feelings

g) sad from being apart from other people h) feeling or expressing many thanks

i) when you’re not willing to change your mind j) torn or cut into small pieces

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**Definitions * 3./4. Lernjahr Puzzle**

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**Nouns * 5./6. Lernjahr**

3. What is it? Find the nouns.

4. Where is it? Find the right answers. You’ll get to know the name of one of

New Zealand’s base for surfing the Auckland area. This beach consists of two distinct beaches – South beach and North beach – with Lion Rock dividing them.

a) the very first of an event

b) that in which something has its beginning or its roots c) a sports competition to see who is the fastest

e) a penalty given for a crime or a behaviour that was not correct f) somebody who works in an army and fights for his country

h) the group of people watching or

listening (e.g. in the theatre, cinema ...)

i) a person constructing buildings g) something you say or write that

gives definite information

d) 15 minutes

1. the act of managing to continue living in spite of a difficult or dangerous situation

2. a region without any vegetation or water but with a lot of sand

3. a formal written request for a job

4. strong belief in something without proof

Solution:

BEACH

N happiness P survival L revival G health

E hill O mountain range I desert A beach

S usage H application N volunteering R apply

U doubt O hope Y thought A faith

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**Verbs * 5./6. Lernjahr**

Solution:

MONT CASTLE 3. Jersey

Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands. It is located close to France. The island has surprising attractions spread over its 119 kilometers. Jersey is full of places to discover. One outstanding landmark and tourist attraction stands over the village of Gorey on Jersey’s East coast. This castle protected the island from French invasion for over 600 years. Find the right answers and you’ll get its name.

1. Choosing not to do a thing you don’t like or not to put you in a situation you don’t like

2. Removing things from the table that you don’t want to be there

3. Expelling air from the lungs suddenly and with a harsh noise

4. Having a different opinion

5. Growing or changing over a period of time

6. Leaving your own country to live in another country.

7. Giving (money, time or goods), especially to a charity

O (to) avoid I (to) apply A (to) conquer U (to) cancel

N (to) brush C (to) wash R (to) clear L (to) clean

S (to) cry G (to) cough B (to) connect N (to) confuse

A (to) display I (to) disturb E (to) dislike U (to) disagree

E (to) develop I (to) detect Y (to) travel W (to) pack

M (to) immigrate I (to) emigrate O (to) travel N (to) visit

T (to) offer W (to) spend M (to) honour L (to) donate