3 Oct 2018

VHS A2.3 - 03/10/2018

Today's lesson:

- video: Mr. Bean in Room 426

- speaking: holidays


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HOMEWORK: PLEASE MATCH THE VOCABULARY WITH THE GERMAN TRANSLATION

soll... sein (man sagt, es sei…)          schade          anscheinend         atemberaubend         Ausrüstung        auch nicht
erkunden         umwerfend         nichts Besonderes         etw. voll auskosten         geteilt        genug Hilfe bekommen
entdecken        Beweggrund         beeindruckt sein von       eine große Auswahl an Möglichkeiten haben
Pendler         reisen           zahlreiche Möglichkeiten haben          darauf verzichten        empfehlen        mehrmals
ein wahrer Genuss          ziemlich ähnlich sein         etw. nutzen         obwohl       etwas verpassen
alle paar Nächte         sogar bereit sein, etw. zu tun          gut funktionieren           jedoch


explore

We spent a day exploring the inner city.
discover

We discovered it was easy to get round by train.
apparently

Apparently the scenery is beautiful.
stunning

The scenery is stunning.
gear


When you go hiking in the mountains you must have the right gear.
to give it a miss


The weather was too bad for hiking, so we decided to give it a miss.
not to be short of things to do

We weren’t short of things to do on our trip to London.
to be spoilt for choice

There was a lot to see and do on our city trip. We were spoilt for choice.
a real treat

The view from the hotel room was a real treat.
to be impressed by

We were really impressed by the forests and mountains.
to make good use of

We made good use of the swimming pool.
to take advantage of

We didn’t really take advantage of the entertainment programme.
not...either

We didn’t do this, either.
though

We went swimming a lot, though we didn’t go on any boat tours.
a pity

It was a pity that we only had so little time.
to be supposed to (+verb)

The theatre is supposed to be the best in the world.
ambition

One of my main ambitions was to see a show on Broadway.
amazing

The acoustics were amazing.
divided

The city is divided by a river.
commuters

Most local commuters use the train and tram services.
recommend

Our friends recommended a nice guesthouse in the forest.
every couple of nights

We tried a different hotel every couple of nights.
to work out well

Staying in a different hotel every night worked out really well.
to get round

Getting round on the buses is easy and cheap.
to miss out on


We didn’t want to miss out on the great views from the top of the mountain.
even though

Even though we had a city plan we got lost.
several times

We got lost several times.
to be quite similar

The buildings in the old town are all quite similar.
not to be short of help

We got lost, but we weren’t short of help. The locals were all very helpful.
to even be prepared to do something

The locals were even prepared to walk with us and show us the way.
alright without being spectacular

The hotel was alright without being spectacular.


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