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New Year's Eve - Silvester

 
 

The last day of the year is New Year's Eve. People all over the world like to make fireworks.

New Year's Eve

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parents - (die) Eltern

 

My mother and my father are my parents. In the picture you can see Noah's parents.

parents

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pupils - Schüler­innen / Schüler


Pupils go to school to learn.

⚠️ In English there is only one word for female and male pupils. In German we use die "Schülerin" und der "Schüler".

Pupils in the classroom

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shorts - (die) Shorts

 
 

In the summer I like to wear shorts.

shorts

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supermarket - (der) Supermarkt

 
 

You can buy all kinds of food in the supermarket.

supermarket

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teacher - (die) Lehrerin / (der) Lehrer


Teachers work in schools. They explain things to pupils and help pupils learn.

Teacher in the classroom

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to do my home­work - meine Haus­auf­gaben machen

 

You do the tasks that your teacher gave you for the next lesson: Here, Nina is doing her homework.

⚠️: do my homework - meine Hausaufgaben machen

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to go skate­board­ing - Skate­board fahren

 

You move on a skateboard. Akira loves to go skateboarding. In this picture you see him on his new board.

go skateboarding

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to meet friends - Freunde treffen

 

You get together with people you like. In this picture Joyce is meeting her friends Noah, Nina and Akira.


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to play table tennis - Tisch­tennis spielen

 

You play tennis on a table. In this picture two boys are playing table tennis.

two boys are playing table tennis

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to play the guitar - Gitarre spielen

 

You make music on a guitar. In this picture Nina is playing her favourite song.

⚠️ : In English the second letter of the word "guitar" is a "u".

⚠️: play the guitar (always with the article "the") - Gitarre spielen (no article)

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to play the piano - Klavier spielen


You make music on a piano. Playing the piano is one of Noah’s favourite hobbies.

⚠️: play the piano (always with the article "the") - Klavier spielen (no article)


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to pray - beten

 

You talk to God/Allah. In this picture Noah is praying. His parents pray every day.


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to read the Bible - die Bibel lesen

You read the holy book for Christians. In this picture Joyce is reading the Bible.

⚠️: "Bible" is spelled with a capital "B"

to read the Koran - den Koran lesen

You read the holy book for Muslims. In this picture Noah is reading the Koran.

⚠️: Koran is spelled with a capital "K"

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to ride a bike - Fahr­rad fahren


When you move on a bike you call this “riding” a bike. In this picture Akira is riding his new bike.

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to sing - singen


You make music with your mouth. You don’t talk but you sing. In this picture Joyce, Noah, Nina and Akira are singing in a choir.

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to swim - schwim­men


You move your body through water. In this picture Joyce is swimming in a pool.

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to tidy up my room - mein Zimmer auf­räumen


You make your room tidy; you put away things that lie around in your room. In this picture Noah is tidying up his room.

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