12 E L2 Literature & Education Vocabulary List

English Explanation Deutsch

Monday 16 August 2010; Nils Brast; “Pupils must learn about Miss Havisham, says minister”
A-level General Certificate of Education Advanced Level Hö chster Abschluss des
englischen
Schulsystems
knowledge basic knowledge (=Grundwissen) Wissen
skills basic skills (=Grundfertigkeiten) Kö nnen, Kenntnisse
phenomenon, phenomenon = wonder Phä nomen,
pl. phenomena Erscheinung

rattle rattlesnake Rassel

AC alternating current Wechselstrom
DC direct current Gleichstrom
base/basis noun Basis
basic adj. basic knowledge Grund-

Wednesday 18 August, Lukas Bode; “Dead Poets Society” scene 1

Thursday, 19 August, Monika Joras; “Dead Poets Society” scene 2

seize [transitive] 1 to take hold of something suddenly and violently [= ergreifen, anpacken, an
grab] sich reißen
2 to take control of a place suddenly and quickly, using
military force: seize power/control (of something)

Seize the day! seize a chance/an opportunity/the initiative: to quickly die Chance ergreifen
Carpe diem! and eagerly do something when you have the chance to

fertilize 1 to make new animal or plant life develop: After the egg dü ngen
has been fertilized, it will hatch in about six weeks.
2 to put fertilizer on the soil to make plants grow

daffodil a tall yellow spring flower with a tube-shaped part in the Osterglocke, Narzisse
middle
whisper to speak or say something very quietly, using your flü stern
breath rather than your voice
foreshadow to show or say that something will happen in the future andeuten, ahnen lassen
sunset the time when the sun goes down; also: the coloured Sonnenuntergang
part of the sky at this time
Monday, 23 August; Paula Castro; “Dead Poets Society” scene 3
dilemma state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring Klemme
a choice between equally unfavorable options
pursuit the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture streben, Verfolgung
to sustain supply with necessities or support erhalten
contribute to add, provide bei|steuern
foolish stupid, silly; devoid of good sense or judgment dumm, tö richt
suck the act of sucking. stinken, auf die Nerven
gehen
marrow mark; the choicest or most essential or most vital part of Zeichen
some idea or experience
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