Übung 1

"Sigourney, you were awesome."

Which of the following adjectives could replace "awesome" in this context? There may be more than one correct answer!

Wonderful

This is correct. "Wonderful" shares the same meaning as "awesome". When Brian says that Sigourney was "awesome" he is implying that she played extremely well in the dodgeball tournament.

Terrible

This is incorrect. "Terrible" always has a negative connotation in English, and while it is sometimes synonymous with "awesome" (as in the example, "an awesome and terrible storm hit the city"), Brian uses "awesome" in a positive way to say that Sigourney played extremely well.

Shocking

This is incorrect. "Shocking" always has a negative connotation in English and means "very bad", for example: My performance in the race was shocking, I finished last. Brian is actually describing Sigourney's performance in the dodgeball tournament as extremely good.

Great

This is correct. "Great" shares the same meaning as "awesome". When Brian says that Sigourney was "awesome" he is implying that she played extremely well in the dodgeball tournament.

Cute

This is incorrect. "Cute" cannot be used to describe the nature of Sigourney's performance in the dodgeball tournament. To call someone "cute" is to describe them as being physically attractive. In other contexts, to have "awesome" looks is to be extremely attractive, but this is not the idea that Brian is expressing here.

Amazing

This is correct. "Amazing" is synonymous with "awesome". When Brian says that Sigourney was "awesome" he is implying that she played extremely well in the dodgeball tournament.

Übung 2

Listen to the audio, then fill in the blanks with the missing terms.

Brian: What about the Greek ? Goa? Ibiza maybe?
Bruno: Those are all destinations Brian, but what about Brazil ? You know: sun, samba, soccer, surf, . Other things that start with 'S'.

Listen to the audio, then fill in the blanks with the missing terms.

Brian: What about the Greek islands ? Goa? Ibiza maybe?
Bruno: Those are all wonderful destinations Brian, but what about Brazil ? You know: sun, samba, soccer, surf, sand . Other things that start with 'S'.

Übung 3

The reporter says "it was a wonder an accident like this had not happened sooner". What does this mean?

It's really fantastic that this accident occurred

It is surprising this did not occur earlier

It's been a long time since an accident like this occurred

This type of accident was totally unexpected

Ich weiß es nicht

The reporter says "it was a wonder an accident like this had not happened sooner". What does this mean?

It's really fantastic that this accident occurred

The noun "wonder" should not be confused with the adjective "wonderful". In this sentence, the witness is surprised that a similar action has never happened before.

It is surprising this did not occur earlier

This sentence expresses surprise (on the part of the speaker) that this type of accident has not occurred before.

It's been a long time since an accident like this occurred

This is not the best choice here. An accident like this has never occurred, which is why it is surprising to the witness.

This type of accident was totally unexpected

This is not what the witness is saying. In fact an accident similar to this one was expected, and it was strange that it did not happen earlier.

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