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For more information about this title, click here Contents Preface ix 1 Family and friends 1 Die Familie 1 Die Freunde 4 2 Occupations 11 Berufe 11 An der Arbeit 14 3 Around the house 19 Das Zimmer 19 Die Möbel 19 4 Animals 27 Die Haustiere 27 Das Nutzvieh 29 Wilde Tiere 31 5 Fun, recreation, and sports 36 Das Hobby 36 Die Fitness 38 Der Sport 38 6 Education 44 Das deutsche Schulsystem 44 Das deutsche Notensystem 46 Nützliche Ausdrücke 47 7 Holidays 52 Der Feiertag 52 In welchem Jahr? 56 v 8 Theater, music, radio, and television 60 Das Theater 60 Das Konzert 61 Das Kino 62 Das Radio und das Fernsehen 64 9 Transportation 70 Der Transport 70 Der Straßentransport 71 Der Bahntransport 72 Der Seetransport 73 Der Lufttransport 75 10 Travel, vacation, and nationality 79 Ferien und Reisen 79 Die Sehenswürdigkeiten 81 Die Nationalität 82 11 Geography and history 88 Die Erdkunde 88 Geographische Merkmale 90 Die Himmelsrichtungen 91 Die Geschichte 93 12 Farms and gardens 97 Der Bauernhof 97 Die Plantage 99 Die Bäume und Sträucher 99 Der Garten 101 Die Blumen 101 13 The human body 106 Der Körper 106 Der Kopf 108 Der Rumpf 109 14 Dining, foods, and beverages 114 Das Essen 116 Das Getränk 119 15 Days, months, and years 124 Die Wochentage 125 Der Monat 127 vi Contents Das Jahr 128 Das Jahrhundert 129 16 Health 133 Bleib gesund! 133 Krankheiten 134 Das Heilmittel 135 Der Tod 138 17 Numbers, measurements, and dimensions 142 Die Kardinalzahlen 142 Die Ordinalzahlen 145 Der Meter 146 Das Gewicht 146 Die Höhe und die Tiefe 147 18 Clothing and fashion 151 Die Kleidung 152 Die Mode 154 19 Colors and contrasts 159 Die Farbe 159 Die Gegensätze 162 20 Special expressions 169 Gar 169 Also 169 Zwar 170 Mal 170 Doch 170 Answer Key 177 Contents vii This page intentionally left blank