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The
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HOLLYWOOD
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Films, stars and trends
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EDITORIAL | March 2013
Spotlight
on Hollywood
Every year, the film studios of Hollywood create
movies that are seen by millions of people
around the world. Trends in lifestyle, language
and fashion can be traced back to many of
Inez Sharp, editor-in-chief
these popular films. With that in mind, we
asked our Los Angeles correspondent, Talitha Linehan, to give us an overview
of the new releases. Talitha reports on blockbusters, like The Great Gatsby starring
Leonardo DiCaprio, and independent productions, such as Devil’s Knot with
Colin Firth. She also shines a spotlight on some of Hollywood’s upcoming stars.
So grab a bag of popcorn and turn to page 24, where the action begins.
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CONTENTS | March 2013
This month’s topics
6 People
Names and faces from around the world
8 A Day in My Life
An underwater photographer in Australia
10 World View
What’s news and what’s hot
13 Britain Today
Colin Beaven on “Sir” and “Madam”
22 Food
Mrs Beeton’s book on household management
28 I Ask Myself
Amy Argetsinger on Americans and guns
36 Around Oz
Peter Flynn on Australia’s most boring city
38 Debate
More technology — less communication?
People in New York City have their say
24
Hollywood 2013
As the Oscars are being awarded for last year’s movies,
the world is looking forward to a fresh offering of films.
Talitha Linehan reports from Los Angeles on the cinema
hits you can expect from Hollywood in 2013.
40 History
The building of Canberra, Australia’s capital
42 Press Gallery
A look at the English-language media
44 Arts
Films, apps, books, exhibitions and a short
story about surviving a war
66 The Lighter Side
Jokes and cartoons
67 American Life
Ginger Kuenzel on new words in the US
68 Feedback & Impressum
Your letters to Spotlight — and our responses
69 Next Month
What’s coming next month in Spotlight
70 My Life in English
Soul and pop singer Leslie Clio on the word
“maybe” and the music of the Beach Boys
30
New Zealand
Jim Eagles tests Te Araroa, the new national pathway
that runs the length of New Zealand. He takes us to the
beaches and forests of North Island with places sacred
to the Maori and finds some fine dining along the way.
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PEOPLE | Names and Faces
The archbishop
In the news
Who exactly is…
Justin
Welby?
Many of us are inspired to cook by
chefs such as Jamie Oliver. But a
study published in the British Medical
Journal says that it might be healthier
to eat a ready-made meal from the supermarket.
It found that meals by
chefs contained more fat, for example.
Oliver has responded by including
information on healthy eating in his
new book, 15-Minute Meals.
Thirty years ago, Justin Welby
was an executive in the oil industry
earning a good salary.
On 21 March, he will become the
105th Archbishop of Canterbury,
one of the most important leaders in
the Christian Church.
In 1989, at the age of 33, Welby
gave up his career in oil and began
studying to become a priest. “I was
unable to get away from a sense of
God calling,” he told Money Marketing.
“I went kicking and screaming,
but I couldn’t escape it.”
After this relatively late start in the
Church, The New York Times calls his
career “meteoric”. He became a deacon
in 1992 and was named Bishop
of Durham in 2011. He has travelled
to Africa and the Middle East more
than 60 times, promoting strategies
for peace.
As the Archbishop of Canterbury,
Welby will be the leader of the
Church of England and head of the
Anglican Communion, which has 80
million members worldwide. The
Church of England is deeply divided
over issues such as female bishops (see
Spotlight 2/13, p. 42) and gay marriage.
The diplomacy skills that
Welby learned in the world of business
will certainly help him.
He knows about the challenges
facing him, but also has a sense of a
bigger picture. “The main job of the
Church is never self-preservation, but
glorifying God,” he said recently.
“The moment we lose sight of that,
we lose everything we are about.”
The Arab Spring brought new hope for
freedom to the Arab world. But there
has been little improvement in
women’s rights. Egypt’s new constitution
has been criticized as disappointing
for women. The New York Times
reports that Queen Noor of Jordan
recently encouraged women to continue
to hope and to work for
progress. “Revolutions are messy,” she
said at a conference in London.
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Geschäftsführer(in)
Belang, Thema
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kometenhaft
Gehalt
Selbsterhaltung
Can a pop star really save the world?
Lady Gaga is trying. On her current
world tour, fans (whom Gaga calls “little
monsters”) can get advice and support
at her “BornBrave Bus”. On
Facebook, Gaga wrote that the bus is
“a fun ... experience for monsters to
unite”. She wants to “break the stigmas”
that stop people looking for help
with problems such as depression.

Out of the ordinary
In 2003, 12-year-old Ali Ismail Abbas became “the face of
civilian suffering” in the Iraq War. Hit by an American missile,
he lost both of his arms. Sixteen members of his family died in
the attack. Journalists’ photos of the little boy were shown
around the world. Abbas received medical treatment in the UK
and went on to become a British citizen in 2010. The Sun reports
that he recently married a childhood friend, Ankam
Hamza. “It just feels so good to be married and to be building
a family again,” Abbas said.
Ryan Stevenson, who lives on the outskirts of Brussels,
is the only person to have won the title of Belgian Chocolate
Master twice. What makes this surprising is that Stevenson is
Australian. He moved from Brisbane to Belgium in 2005, which
he considers to have
been a very good
idea. Later this year,
in November, Stevenson
will be a judge at
the World Chocolate
Masters in Paris. What
is more, the 36-yearold
shows no signs
of homesickness.
“Where I come from
it’s too warm,” he told
the BBC. “The chocolate
melts straight
away.”
The newcomer
• Name: Laura Mvula
• Age: 26
• Occupation: singer
• Her style: jazz, soul
• Background: Mvula was born in Birmingham, England,
and is of West Indian descent. She studied composition
at the Birmingham Conservatoire.
• Critics say: She’s “one to watch” this year.
• Where have you seen her? On the shortlist for the
2013 BRIT Critics’ Choice Award.
• What’s coming? Her debut album, Sing to the Moon,
will be released on 4 March.
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real shift in what polite manners mean to children in modern
times ... compared with what was expected of their mothers
and grandmothers,” Grannynet founder Verity Gill told the
Daily Mail. The “grannies” who took part in the survey said that
only about a third of their grandchildren write thank-you
notes, and fewer than half understand the importance of making
eye contact when talking to someone.
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A DAY IN MY LIFE | Australia
Ocean adventures:
photographer Gary Farr
works underwater
Getting a
fish-eye view
Der englische Fotograf hat einen paradiesisch schönen Arbeitsplatz: die Unterwasserwelt
des Hardy Reef vor der Nordostküste Australiens. BARBARA HILLER schildert einen typischen
Tag aus seinem Leben.
My name is Gary Farr, and I’m from England.
I’m 28 years old, and I work as an underwater photographer
on Hardy Reef, one of the many parts
of the Great Barrier Reef just off Queensland in Australia.
It’s my job to swim around with a large
underwater camera and take pictures of
people enjoying themselves in the water
— either snorkelling or scuba diving. I
also take lots of photos of the coral and
marine life on the reef. There are some fantastic
critters down there. My working day
starts at about 7.30 a.m., when I leave home to get on a
etw. unbedingt tun wollen
Meeres-
Boje
hier: vor
abholen; hier: an Bord holen
Sport-, Gerätetauchen
critter [(krItE] N. Am. ifml.
distracted: get ~ [dI(strÄktId]
honeymoon couple
[(hVnimu:n )kVp&l]
keen: be ~ to do sth. [ki:n] UK
marine [mE(ri:n]
marker buoy [(mA:kE )bOI]
off [Qf]
pick up [pIk (Vp]
scuba diving [(sku:bE )daIvIN]
Kreatur, Viech
abgelenkt werden
Flitterwochenpärchen
boat called Seaflight before it leaves the harbour at eight.
On our way out to the reef, we stop to pick up more people
at Hamilton Island, in the Whitsundays. Once all the
passengers are on board, I introduce myself to them and
show them examples of my work. The boat can take up to
300 people, but not all of them will want photos. I talk to
those who do and try to find out what type of photos
they’re interested in.
We arrive at the reef at around 11 o’clock, and
everyone gets into the water. I have a marker buoy to make
it easier for people to find me. Even though many are very
keen to have a photo of themselves underwater, I tend to
have only about 20 seconds to take it before they get distracted
by something on the reef and swim away.
Getting good photos of scuba divers can also be tricky,
because people breathe in and out at different times. For
example, with a honeymoon couple, as she is breathing in,
she’s smiling and looking happy; but he’s breathing out,
and there are bubbles in front of his face. Then they swap
over. And if they ever do breathe in at the same
time, a fish will usually swim right in
front of my camera and block the view.
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INFO TO GO
I take roughly 700 to
1,000 photos a day. At about
one o’clock, I get back on the boat
and load them on to my computer while
eating lunch. I have to fit as
much food as possible into
my mouth to keep my
hands free for deleting
the bad photos and
editing the good ones.
By the time we start the
journey back at 2.30 p.m.,
I’m ready for people to have a look
at the photos and choose the ones they would like to buy.
Three hours later, we arrive at the mainland again. I usually
get home by 6.30 p.m.
I started taking underwater photographs because
scuba diving is one of the most fun things I’ve ever done.
Before that, I was working in bars and at festivals in the
UK. I also spent two years cocktail flairing
in New Zealand. I got my divemaster
qualifications and learned how to use
underwater cameras in Thailand.
Then, I moved to Australia, where
I met Garry and Esther Miller. They
own the firm Videos Downunder,
which specializes in underwater photos
and videos. I begged and begged
them for a job and worked for free
until they decided to pay me. Now
they are sponsoring me to stay and get
permanent residency. We’ve become very
good friends.
Ideally, I would like to have my own
company for underwater photography one
day. I’d also want to offer courses. Camera
quality is going up, and prices are dropping,
so I hope more people will start to
share my passion. I’d also consider going somewhere
other than Australia, but it would have to
be somewhere with warm, clear water — another
tropical paradise.
Whitsundays
The 74 tropical Whitsunday Islands lie
close to the Great Barrier Reef and are very
popular with yachtsmen. It is said that the islands got
their name as a result of a mistake made by the famous
explorer Captain James Cook (1728–79). He sailed past
them in 1770 on what he thought was Whit Sunday, the
seventh Sunday after Easter — but it was really a Monday.
Whitsunday Island is the main island in the group,
which includes well-loved holiday spots, such as Hamilton
Island and Hayman Island.
swap
To “swap” means to exchange one thing for another. In
the text, Gary Farr says that when he is photographing
a couple underwater, they may “swap over” the expressions
on their faces. This can make it difficult for him
to take a good photo of them. If you “swap places” with
someone, you move into his or her position or seat,
and the other way round. If you “swap stories” with a
person, you tell each other about your experiences.
Complete the following sentences with the correct
word:
a) Could we swap ____________? I’d prefer to sit next to
the window.
b) Over dinner, we exchanged our news and swapped
holiday ____________.
sponsor
If you agree to sponsor someone, it means that you
take over a certain amount of responsibility for the person
or for what he or she does. It can also mean that
you pay for someone’s participation in, or put money
towards, a project on which that person is working. In
the text, Farr’s employers are “sponsoring” him — in
this case, it is to help him stay in the country. You may
also hear about “corporate sponsorship”. For example:
“The event is being sponsored by Vodafone, Microsoft
and other companies.” Use “sponsor” in the following
sentences:
Fotos: Hemera; Lil' Fish
beg [beg]
betteln
cocktail flairing [(kQkteI&l )fleErIN] Show-Barkeeping
delete [di(li:t] löschen (➝ p. 61)
divemaster qualifications erste Zertifizierung für
[(daIv)mA:stE kwQlIfI)keIS&nz] professionelle Gerätetaucher
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edit [(edIt]
bearbeiten
permanent residency
Aufenthaltsgenehmigung
[)p§:mEnEnt (rezIdEnsi]
yachtsman [(jQtsmEn]
Segler, Jachtbesitzer
a) Would you _________ me if I ran a marathon this year?
b) We have _________ an Indian schoolchild for the past
few years.
Answers
swap: a) places / seats; b) stories
sponsor: a) sponsor; b) sponsored / been
sponsoring
Want more? See Travel Talk on scubadiving
holidays in Spotlight 1/13, page 52.
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WORLD VIEW | News in Brief
Fantastic music:
Austin’s SXSW festival
It’s the month to go to...
UNITED STATES The city of Austin,
Texas, calls itself “the live music capital of the world.” In
March, you can’t disagree with that. Every year, thousands
of musicians and fans gather there for the South by Southwest
(SXSW) music festival.
Last year, more than 2,000 bands performed at 100
venues in the city, leading The Boston Globe to label SXSW
“music’s premiere event for anyone with attention-deficit
disorder.” The artists playing at the festival range from
mainstream, such as American rock superstar Bruce
South
by Southwest
Springsteen, who gave the keynote speech in 2012, to
little-known acts like Pirates Canoe, an Americana-style
trio from Japan. Whether music fans want to enjoy old
favorites or discover something new, Austin during
SXSW is a top place to do so.
SXSW also includes a film festival and interactive presentations
about technology, creativity, and more. It all
takes place from March 8 to 17. For more information,
visit www.sxsw.com Enjoy free audio and video coverage
from National Public Radio at www.npr.org/series/sxsw
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kulturelle Schöpfungen der
amerikanischen Gesellschaft
AD(H)S
Gegacker
aus Freilandhaltung
Keeping chickens:
an Aussie trend
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label [(leIb&l]
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venue [(venju:]
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Eröffnungsrede
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einheitlich
Veranstaltungsort
AUSTRALIA Don’t be surprised if you hear a “cluck, cluck” sound in Australia’s
big cities. These days, more and more people are keeping chickens, which the
Aussies call “chooks”.
In fact, about ten per cent of all eggs produced in Australia come from suburban gardens.
One reason is that many people want to eat eggs from free-range chickens. However,
there are no unified rules about what “free-range” means. The Aussie egg industry regulates
itself, with free-range chickens living under different conditions from state to state.
In Melbourne, home to four million people, Fleur Baker helps people decide if keeping
chickens is right for them. Her business, called Book-A-Chook, lets you rent chickens and
all the equipment you need for A$ 60 a week. “With more people living in cities, there are
more people wanting a bit of the country in their backyards,” Baker told The Sydney Morning
Herald. “Many remember their parents or grandparents having chooks running around
in the backyard.”
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Wood you believe it?
An architect’s vision:
a modern tower
made of wood
CANADA If someone told you that an architect had designed a
very tall building to be made of wood, would you believe it?
You should. After the Tianning Pagoda in China and the Gliwice Radio
Tower in Poland, the skyscraper planned by Canadian architect Michael Green
for Vancouver, at a height of 300 feet (91 metres), will be the tallest wooden
building in the world.
For structural strength, Green plans to use cross-laminated wood (CLT),
which has a better fire-safety record than the wood usually used in such architecture.
What’s more, it is good for the environment.
“Fifty per cent of climate change issues are related to the building industry,”
Green told The Vancouver Sun. “Concrete and steel have huge carbon and energy
footprints, whereas wood is rapidly renewable.”
He added: “I call this the Eiffel Tower moment. When the Eiffel Tower was
built, nobody thought it could be done. Now it’s a symbol of Paris. Projects
like it really triggered an innovation in how cities were built. Man moves by
innovation and by aiming for the moon.”
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WORLD VIEW | News in Brief
A simple test to save lives
INDIA More than 240,000 women die from cervical cancer
every year in poor countries. That’s about eight times as many as in richer
parts of the world. Why the difference? It’s because women in places like
India and Africa do not have access to the tests that find abnormalities
early enough to treat them effectively.
Researchers have now found a simple,
cheap test. Using regular household vinegar,
precancerous cells can be identified in a
woman’s cervix, and those cells can then immediately
be removed.
Hospitals in Mumbai and the nearby village
of Dervan are asking for candidates to
come for the test. Although this could save
many lives, it has taken time to persuade
women to have the examination.
“Muslim ladies, they will never come,
because [of] their culture,” Dr Suvarna Patil told the BBC. “Even Indian
ladies are very shy.”
To convince women that it is a good idea to take the test, female doctors
and assistants spoke to people at schools and began offering tests for other
kinds of problems for both men and women. Patil said that now, after eight
years, they are finally seeing results: “People are coming to us and saying,
‘Please arrange a cancer screening camp for our ladies.’”
India’s women: fighting cancer
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cervix [(s§:vIks]
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Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
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NEW ZEALAND The 2011 earthquake
in Christchurch caused a problem you may not
have heard about: New Zealand’s only Marmite factory
was damaged. As a result, people have had to live without
their favourite breakfast spread for more than a
year. Marmite is a thick, dark paste made from yeast
extract and vegetable extract. Britain and Australia
both have similar products, but each variety is unique
and has its own passionate fans.
New Zealand’s Marmite problem has been called
“Marmageddon” in the media. Prime Minister John Key
Anpassung
Luftschiff
Gebärmutterhalskrebs
Gebärmutterhals
Verschwörungs-
Verteidigungsnachrichtendienst
(der USA)
Haushaltsessig
Nachrichten sammeln
Wortspiel auf Armageddon (= Tag des
Jüngsten Gerichts, Weltuntergang)
in der Vorstufe zu Krebs
Reihe gleich durchgeführter
Untersuchungen
Brotaufstrich
Hefeextrakt
More Marmite, please
WHAT’S HOT
Spying on you
UNITED STATES
If the hit TV show Homeland is any
indication, spying is very much the
“in” thing. The US has big plans to
expand its global intelligencegathering
activities, giving conspiracy
theorists lots to think about.
They can start by considering
the new role of the Defense Intelligence
Agency (DIA). The Pentagon’s
spy bureau will be sending up to
1,600 new “collectors” abroad to
gather information. Their focus will
be weapons in Iran and North Korea,
armed Islamist groups in Africa, and
the growth of the Chinese military.
“This is a major adjustment for
national security,” DIA director Lieutenant
General Michael T. Flynn told
The Washington Post. The Army has
even developed a new type of spy
for the effort — a huge new “super
blimp” that can spy for three weeks
continuously from 6,000 meters
above the earth.
Is the super blimp
watching you?
expressed concern last year, telling TV3: “I have a very
small amount in my office, and once that runs out, I’m
obviously aware that supplies are very short.”
Normally, a 500-gram pot of Marmite costs about
NZ$ 4 (€2.50). Earlier this year, though, people were
willing to pay as much as NZ$ 70 (€45) for it in online
auctions.
The company that makes Marmite announced in January
that it was testing new equipment and that Marmite
should be returning to New Zealand’s supermarkets. For
a hungry population, it can’t happen soon enough.
Fotos: Mauritius; Northrop Grumman
12 Spotlight 3|13
By RITA FORBES and CLAUDINE WEBER-HOF

“
In many
ways,
English is
informal
”
Britain Today | COLIN BEAVEN
What can I get you,
my darling?
Im britischen Dienstleistungsgewerbe sind informelle Umgangsformen
keine Seltenheit und können ziemlich bizarre Blüten treiben.
Foto: Lifesize
What do shop assistants call
their customers? It depends
on the shop. You’ll be called
“Sir” or “Madam” if it’s an expensive
shop, and nothing at all if it isn’t. If
it’s one that’s somewhere in between,
it probably depends on how much
they think you’re likely to spend.
If you do your shopping at the
market or at the supermarket, however,
the names you’re called are often
rather intimate. “Yes, love?” you
might hear when the trader is ready
to serve you, or “There you are, my
darling,” when they hand
you what you’ve bought.
You may even find yourself
being called “sweetie”,
or “my dear”. It’s enough to
make you think you’re on
your honeymoon, not buying
next week’s groceries!
There are unwritten
rules about using these
names. For example, not
long ago, I took my wife to a restaurant
where the waiter called me “Sir”.
That’s fine. It’s a nice way of making
unimportant men think they’re actually
something special. Then he
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turned to my wife and said: “What
can I get you, my darling?”
You could have cut the air with a
knife. In fact, you could have cut it
with a fork and a spoon as well, because
the restaurant had given us several
of those, too.
It’s not that I felt the need to get
to my feet and say angrily, “Hey, you!
I’m supposed to be doing the romantic
stuff here.” It’s because it’s only
OK to say that when, for example,
you’re selling somebody Brussels
sprouts or sausages.
There’s nothing wrong with a bit of
informality, and in many ways, English
is informal. But while some names are
acceptable in certain contexts, in others,
the same names will make people
want to hit you.
Waiters and shop
assistants usually have
a sixth sense to tell
them what’s OK and
what isn’t. It’s ambulance
drivers we need
to feel sorry for: they
like to use their patients’
first names because
it’s a friendly
way of helping them.
But what do they do
if they can’t find any
identification?
Rosenkohl
Londoner Finanzviertel
Lebensmittel
Flitterwochen
vertraut
etw. mit großer Wahrscheinlichkeit
tun
verwechseln mit
Aktie
Verkäufer(in)
Trage
denken, annehmen
(➝ p. 61)
sollen
Leichenbestatter(in)
If they start saying “Sir” or
“Madam”, patients will mistake them
for the undertaker. And if they call
you “sweetheart”, “my lovely” or
“dearie”, you’d sit up and tell them:
“I’m not your pet dog!”
Footballers have the solution: they
put their names on the backs of their
shirts. But even this isn’t ideal, because
it’s not the first name, and they’d have
to be carried face down on the
stretcher if the ambulance crew found
it hard to remember who they are.
For some, I suppose, the way that
market traders talk to their customers
may seem just too informal. But I
think it shows us exactly what’s gone
wrong with our economy. They call
it a market economy. Ha! I don’t
think so. Market traders tell us they
love us. I don’t hear the same from
people who work in banks and the
wider world of commerce.
If traders who work in “the markets”
— the financial institutions in
the City of London that decide when
we’re to have our next financial crisis
— used a friendlier tone, that could
only be positive. “Hello, my lovely!
What sort of shares can I get you
today?” sounds so much nicer than
“Sell! Buy! Buy!” Or if there’s a real
crisis: “Sell! Bye-bye! Jump!”
Would the worlds of commerce
and banking be better if the people
working there had to behave as if on
their honeymoon when they spoke to
us? It’s probably naive to think that.
And anyway, it wouldn’t work. They’d
feel hurt when we told them we
wanted a divorce.
Colin Beaven is a freelance writer who lives
and works in Southampton on the south
coast of England.
3|13 Spotlight
13

LANGUAGE | Game
Around the UK
80
in
questions
STEPHANIE SHELLABEAR und das Spotlight-Team laden Sie ein,
mit diesem unterhaltsamen Sprachspiel Großbritannien und
Nordirland näher kennenzulernen. Viel Spaß beim Spielen!
This month, the Spotlight team would like to invite
you to go on a road trip, visiting the towns and
cities of the United Kingdom. Around the UK in
80 questions is a
game that you can
play with your
family and friends.
The map that
comes with this
issue of the magazine
shows a route
around England,
Wales, Northern Ireland
and Scotland.
Travel this route by
answering our selection
of questions on history, culture, geography and language.
You’ll find the question cards on the following
pages. Cut out the cards and car counters, open the map,
and you can start to play. You’ll find detailed rules
on page 21 and on the game board. Subscribers can
also download the cards and extra questions from
www.spotlight-online.de
Are you ready to set off? Enjoy your trip around the
United Kingdom — and remember to drive on the left!
Fotos: Stockbyte; Columbia; iStockphoto
14 Spotlight 3|13

Who lives at 11 Downing Street?
a) the prime minister’s housekeeper
b) the chancellor of the exchequer
c) the prime minister’s wife and
children
Which British actor plays the TV
and film character Mr Bean?
a) Hugh Grant
b) Daniel Craig
c) Rowan Atkinson
If someone from the north of
England talks about a “butty”,
what is meant?
a) a small car
b) a sandwich
c) a woman’s bottom
Which one of the following is the
UK’s City of Culture 2013?
a) London
b) Derby
c) Londonderry / Derry
With which orchestra did Sir Simon
Rattle, conductor of the Berlin Phil -
harmonic since 2002, make his name?
a) the London Philharmonic Orchestra
b) the City of Birmingham Symphony
Orchestra
c) the BBC Symphony Orchestra
What is meant by “elevenses”?
a) traditional songs sung at 11 p.m.
b) cake and biscuits with tea or
coffee at 11 a.m.
c) the time at which British
pubs close
In which year did the British
Parliament ban slavery?
a) 1776
b) 1833
c) 1900
Downton Abbey is a British export
popular in the US and also in Germany.
What is it?
a) a TV series set in the early 1900s
b) a white wine that has won several
prizes
c) a London shopping guide for tourists
What is an Aston Martin?
a) a rare bird found in Wales
b) a cocktail made with gin and
cherry juice
c) a British-made sports car
Which English king gave up his
throne to marry an American?
a) Edward VII in 1910
b) Edward VIII in 1936
c) George VI in 1952
How did the writer Virginia Woolf
(1882–1941) die?
a) she committed suicide
b) she was hit by a speeding car
c) she was pushed from a building
In Shakespeare’s play
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, what
is the character Puck?
a) a fairy
b) a monster
c) a horse
Which island in the Mediterranean
did Britain take from Napoleon in
1800?
a) Sardinia
b) Corsica
c) Malta
Where in London do the classical
BBC Promenade Concerts, or
“Proms”, take place each summer?
a) the Royal Festival Hall
b) the Royal Albert Hall
c) the Wigmore Hall
Tourists to Northern Ireland like
to visit a famous formation of
volcanic rock. What is it called?
a) the Giant’s Causeway
b) the Cliffs of Moher
c) the Blarney Stone
What was the result of the 1966
World Cup Final between England
and Germany?
a) England won 2–1
b) Germany won 2–1
c) England won 4–2
How tall is the London skyscraper
The Shard?
a) almost 310 metres
b) nearly 290 metres
c) just under 110 metres
What was the name of the wizard
who was a close friend of the
legendary King Arthur?
a) Excalibur
b) Lancelot
c) Merlin
What is the English word “pub”
short for?
a) public resting place
b) public house
c) place of public entertainment
How long is the coastline of
mainland Britain?
a) 5,429 km
b) 10,429 km
c) 12,429 km
What is the title of the first novel
published by crime author
Agatha Christie (1890–1976)?
a) The Body in the Library
b) The Mysterious Affair at Styles
c) Death on the Nile

Where was actor and film-maker
Kenneth Branagh born in 1960?
a) Wales
b) Scotland
c) Northern Ireland
Elizabeth II is queen of how many
countries?
a) 1
b) 4
c) 16
The Houses of Parliament are in
which London district?
a) the City of London
b) Covent Garden
c) Westminster
In 1982, Britain went to war against
which country?
a) Argentina
b) Iraq
c) Grenada
The documents known as the
“Downing Street Memos” contained
secret plans to invade which country?
a) Afghanistan
b) Iraq
c) Panama
In which year did Britain start
using the euro?
a) 2002
b) 2012
c) Britain does not use the euro
What major change was
introduced in Britain in 1971?
a) driving on the left
b) new money: pounds and pence
c) membership of the European
Community
What is the name of Britain’s upper
House of Parliament?
a) the Commonwealth
b) the House of Lords
c) the House of Representatives
What route does the earthwork
known as Offa’s Dyke follow?
a) the border between England and
Wales
b) the border between England and
Scotland
c) the border between Northern
Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
The British monarch is also the
head of which institution?
a) the Church of England
b) the European Commission
c) the British Broadcasting
Corporation (BBC)
Big Ben is the bell in the clock
tower of the Houses of Parliament.
What is the name of the tower?
a) St James’s Tower
b) St Stephen’s Tower
c) St Benedict’s Tower
In which sport do you try to hit
a wicket with a ball?
a) cricket
b) volleyball
c) hockey
What does a Unionist want?
a) Britain to be more active in the
European Union
b) the interests of workers to be
formally organized
c) Northern Ireland to remain part
of the UK
In 1154, Nicholas Breakspear
became the only Englishman to
do what?
a) become pope
b) become Holy Roman Emperor
c) become king of Ireland
What are Members of Parliament
not allowed to do during a debate?
a) read a newspaper
b) shout
c) sleep
How many of Henry VIII’s six wives
had their heads cut off?
a) two
b) three
c) four
Which countries make up
Great Britain?
a) England, Scotland and Wales
b) England, Scotland and Northern
Ireland
c) England, Scotland, Wales and
Northern Ireland
In 1666, the Great Fire of London
destroyed much of the city.
Where did the fire start?
a) at a bakery
b) at a shoemaker’s
c) at a butcher’s
The English Civil War (1642–51)
ended with the execution of which
British king?
a) James I
b) Charles I
c) Charles II
The Bank of England was founded
in 1694. What is its nickname?
a) the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street
b) the Strong Man on the Thames
c) the Big Boy of the City of London
In 1714, George I became king of
Great Britain and Ireland. Where
was he from?
a) London
b) Amsterdam
c) Hanover

Which of these was developed by
Scottish engineer James Watt
between 1763 and 1775?
a) the electric light switch
b) the steam engine
c) the telephone
What nickname was given to
the new police officers introduced
in 1829?
a) night watchmen
b) bobbies
c) mets
Who was the first British monarch
to give a radio speech on the BBC
in 1932?
a) George V
b) Edward VIII
c) George VI
After London, which British city
was most badly damaged during
the Second World War?
a) Glasgow
b) Southampton
c) Liverpool
When did the UK join the
European Economic Community?
a) 1957
b) 1973
c) 1986
The Channel Tunnel opened in
1994. What is the name of the passenger
train that runs through it?
a) Eurostar
b) Flying Dutchman
c) Chunnel
What was the name of the 1998
agreement that brought peace to
Northern Ireland after nearly
30 years of fighting?
a) the Black Monday Agreement
b) the Bloody Sunday Agreement
c) the Good Friday Agreement
For what were Gilbert and Sullivan
famous?
a) they painted famous portraits
b) they wrote light operas
c) they designed royal parks
The Stone of Scone has been used
for centuries in the crowning of the
monarchs of Scotland and the UK.
Where in Scotland is it kept?
a) Edinburgh Castle
b) Inverness Castle
c) Stirling Castle
What is the capital of Scotland?
a) Edinburgh
b) Glasgow
c) Stirling
Glastonbury is famous for its
yearly music festival. What else
brings visitors to the area?
a) the Tor, a holy hill
b) John Lennon’s childhood home
c) Jamie Oliver’s first restaurant
What is the name of the highest
mountain in the British Isles?
a) Ben Nevis
b) Ben Macdui
c) Cairn Toul
What does the “FC” in Manchester
City FC stand for?
a) football company
b) football club
c) football collective
What is the official title of the head
of the Scottish government?
a) the first minister
b) the prime minister
c) the president
How big is the population of
Northern Ireland?
a) about half a million
b) about 1.1 million
c) about 1.8 million
How many people in Northern
Ireland are Roman Catholic?
a) about 50 per cent
b) about 60 per cent
c) about 40 per cent
Many Scottish and Irish place
names start with “Glen...” What
does the word mean?
a) castle
b) wood
c) valley
What is special about Welsh
laver bread?
a) it is made of seaweed
b) it is made of grass
c) it is made of lamb
What is the capital of Wales?
a) Anglesey
b) Bangor
c) Cardiff

Which is the longest river in
the United Kingdom?
a) the River Severn
b) the River Thames
c) the River Trent
Where does bestselling novelist
Rosamunde Pilcher live?
a) in Barnstaple, Devon
b) in Dundee, Scotland
c) in Penzance, Cornwall
What is the highest mountain
in England?
a) Cross Fell, Pennines
b) Helvellyn, Lake District
c) Scafell Pike, Lake District
In which English county
is Stonehenge?
a) Dorset
b) Hampshire
c) Wiltshire
Which cathedral was the tallest
building in the world for more than
200 years (1307–1549)?
a) Canterbury Cathedral
b) Salisbury Cathedral
c) Lincoln Cathedral
What is England’s second-largest
city?
a) Birmingham
b) Liverpool
c) Manchester
Anything or anyone in the UK
referred to as “Manx” means what?
a) coming from the Isle of Man
b) coming from Manchester
c) of male origin
Which of these cities competed in
the final round with London to hold
the 2012 Olympics?
a) Madrid
b) Athens
c) Rome
What event takes place on the
River Thames every year in late
March or early April?
a) the Oxford and Cambridge
Boat Race
b) the National Diving Contest
c) the Royal Fishing Contest
What is the name of Scotland’s
most famous golf course?
a) St Augusta
b) St Andrews
c) St Angus
In which sport did Tom Daley
become Britain’s youngest-ever
world champion?
a) diving
b) cycling
c) swimming
Who was the last Englishman
to win the Wimbledon tennis
championships?
a) Andy Murray (b. 1987)
b) Tim Henman (b. 1974)
c) Fred Perry (1909–95)
For which club has UK footballer
David Beckham not played?
a) Real Madrid
b) Bayern Munich
c) Los Angeles Galaxy
What is the Grand National?
a) a horse race
b) a dog race
c) a boat race
Belfast City Airport is named after...
a) footballer George Best
b) snooker champion Alex Higgins
c) horse-racing jockey A. P. McCoy
Which song is traditionally sung at
Welsh rugby matches?
a) the hymn “Bread of Heaven”
b) the pop song
“We Are the Champions”
c) the aria “Nessun dorma”
Rounders is a game played by
British schoolchildren.
To which sport is it similar?
a) handball
b) baseball
c) American football
What is the Goodwood Circuit?
a) the royal riding park
b) England’s most famous dog-racing
circuit
c) a location for motor racing
Cut out the cars on the
other side of this card and
fold them over to use as
counters in the game.
Where did the sport of polo
originate?
a) Iran
b) Wales
c) Scotland
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HOW TO PLAY
This game is best played in small groups.
The first player to travel from Dover to London wins.
• The 80 questions and answers you need for playing
the game are listed on pages 15–18 and online at
www.spotlight-online.de
The correct answers are marked in bold.
The youngest player
starts. The person on his or her right
reads the question on the top card and the
choice of three answers — without showing the card.
• Cut out the cards carefully (they are double-sided).
Try not to look at them!
• Cut out a car counter from page 17 for each player or
team. You also need a dice.
• Place the question cards in the middle of the table
and cover them with the Union flag card, or hold the
cards, passing them to the next player after each
turn.
• Place all the counters at the starting point: Dover.
If the player answers the question correctly, he or she
may roll the dice and move the number of towns and
cities indicated, following the white arrows. If the answer
is incorrect, the player stays where he or she is.
The same player asks the person on his or her left the
next question, and so play continues — first answering
the question, then throwing the dice.
If a player lands on a town or city with a traffic-light
symbol, he or she should follow the instructions
given in the traffic-light section below. The player will
either have to miss a turn in the next round or will be
able to move on to the town or city indicated.
Plymouth
There is a terrible storm while you are
visiting the lighthouse at Plymouth Hoe.
You get stuck there for 48 hours.
MISS A TURN
Cardiff
You win a Welsh spelling contest. The prize is
a trip to Bangor.
GO STRAIGHT THERE
Liverpool
You visit the Beatles Story museum and are
enjoying yourself so much that you miss
your ferry to Belfast.
MISS A TURN
Londonderry / Derry
You are in the UK City of Culture 2013. You
meet some Irish musicians and have so
much fun that you decide to travel to
Scotland with them on the next ferry.
TAKE THE FERRY TO CAIRNRYAN
John o’Groats
You have three servings of haggis for dinner
and feel too full to make a long journey the
next day.
MISS A TURN
Scarborough
You win £100 when a local radio station asks
you to sing the song “Scarborough Fair” live
on the air. You decide you need a city break
in a luxury hotel.
DRIVE STRAIGHT TO NOTTINGHAM
Fotos: iStockphoto; ZDF
Norwich
You take part in a Morris-dancing
event and unfortunately hurt
your ankle.
MISS A TURN
Ipswich
You have been on the road for quite a long
time now and decide not to spend a night
in Ipswich after all.
DRIVE STRAIGHT TO LONDON
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FOOD | Isabella Beeton
Mrs Beeton’s book:
a great British tradition
Queen of
the kitchen
Vor rund 150 Jahren veröffentlichte Isabella Beeton ein Haushaltshandbuch,
das in England lange Zeit als „Hausfrauenbibel“ galt.
SARAH MARTIN stellt die Verfasserin und ihr Werk vor.
In 1861, a cookery book was published in Britain that
became an immediate bestseller. Still on sale today,
more than 150 years later, it has turned its author into
a domestic icon. Beeton’s Book of Household Management
is a 1,100-page work, put together over four years by
Isabella Beeton. Its tone may seem old-fashioned to the
modern reader. At one point the author writes, “I have always
thought that there is no more fruitful source of family
discontent than a housewife’s badly cooked dinners.” However,
Beeton’s confident voice — amazingly, she was only
25 when the book was published — and the comprehensive
nature of the work spoke to her Victorian readers.
In fact, Beeton’s Book of Household Management was, as
the title suggests, more than a cookery book. It was the
first manual that taught middle-class women how to organize
their households and bring up their children.
Isabella Beeton was born Isabella Mayson in 1836 in
Marylebone, London, and grew up in a household of 21
children. It must have seemed
like an escape when, at the age of
20, she married Samuel Beeton,
an ambitious young publisher,
and established her own home.
Samuel Beeton soon put his
wife to work on a cookery manual,
which she was to assemble
and edit and which was to be
published in instalments.
Isabella was not afraid of
hard work. In the early
years of her marriage, she
Mrs Beeton around 1860
gave birth to three children,
translated a number of French novels into English,
wrote articles for one of her husband’s magazines and travelled
to Europe. But the cookery manual was an enormous
task. A woman by the name of Henrietta English wrote to
Isabella with a friendly warning when she considered the
work ahead: “My dear Mrs Beeton, cookery is a science
that is only learnt by long experience and years of study,
which of course you have not had.”
The Beetons’ way of putting together the book, however,
was new. Readers of Samuel Beeton’s Englishwoman’s
Domestic Magazine were asked to send in their own
recipes, which they did in their hundreds. Then, during
four years of “incessant labour”, Isabella tested all the
recipes and wrote them down in the style we know from
modern recipe books, but which was then new, with the
ingredients listed first, followed by the method of preparation
and the timing.
Beeton’s Book of Household Management had 2,751 entries
that included hundreds of recipes. There are detailed
sections on the preparation of soups (more than 80), sauces,
vegetables, “fishes”, meat, biscuits, puddings and breads, as
well as chapters on health, etiquette and other subjects.
Illustrations
from an 1899
version of Mrs
Beeton’s book
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A CLOSER LOOK
Until the mid 19th century, written recipes [(resEpi] seldom included specific
quantities of foodstuff or cooking times. The system whereby ingredients
and quantities are listed, followed by instructions, was most likely
invented by the British cook Eliza Acton (1799–1859) and used for the first
time in her book Modern Cookery for Private Families, published in 1845.
Other cookery writers, such as Isabella Beeton, followed Acton’s example.
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das Sie klicken
und blättern können.
These chapters advise readers, among other things, to take a cold bath each
morning and not to put on jewellery until dinner. Toothache, says Mrs Beeton,
can be cured with caraway seed, and “hysterics” in nervous, unmarried women
can be treated with “a plain diet and plenty of exercise”.
Even if this kind of advice seems absurd to readers today, many of the
recipes in Household Management can still be created in a modern kitchen. Traditional
English dishes such as Yorkshire pudding “to serve with hot roast beef”,
fish pie (using cod and oysters) and cauliflower cheese (strangely, Parmesan is
used instead of a British cheese) are all there.
In fact, the “Cold Meat Cookery” recipes formed a revolutionary part of
Household Management. No previous cookery book had given advice on how
to use up leftover meats. “Nothing is wasted” was the proud motto of Victorian
housekeepers. In her book, Mrs Beeton presented weekly menus based on using
leftovers. For example, curried beef, beef fritters, hashed beef, potted beef and
beef rissoles are suggested as ways to serve leftover meat.
Beginning in 1859, the book was published, as planned, in monthly instalments
and, once its success was certain, as a complete work in 1861.
Isabella Beeton did not have much time to enjoy the success of her book.
She died in 1865, aged just 28, following the birth of her fourth child. Her
death — and a series of financial miscalculations — left Samuel Beeton a
broken man. The rights to Household Management were sold to a number of
other publishing houses. Each of them made their own changes to the book,
creating a long list of branded “Mrs Beeton” cookery manuals. When food
writer Elizabeth David reviewed a version of the book in 1960, she complained
that it had become nothing more than a sad obituary.
Fortunately, the original was included in Project Gutenberg in 2003 and
so is available free online. Even better, a collection of Mrs Beeton’s original
recipes adapted for the modern cook was published in 2011.
You’ll find Beeton’s Book of Household Management free of charge at
www.gutenberg.org Mrs Beeton How to Cook: 220 Classic Recipes Updated for the
Modern Kitchen is published by Orion, ISBN 978-0-297-86597-1, €34.10.
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mit Käse überbackener Blumenkohl
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SOCIETY | Film
Leonardo DiCaprio
and Carey Mulligan in
The Great Gatsby
Hollywood
Das neue Jahr hält viele große
Hollywood-Produktionen bereit.
TALITHA LINEHAN, unsere
Korrespondentin in Los Angeles,
gewährt in dieser Reportage
einen exklusiven Blick hinter die
Kulissen der Traumfabrik.
2013
Hooray for Hollywood! As the Oscars ceremony
has just reminded us, America’s
multibillion-dollar film industry makes
hundreds of movies a year that millions of people
see and enjoy. These include blockbuster franchises,
independent productions, and controversial
documentaries that have an enormous influence on
what we talk about — and even on how we think.
Many of the topics to which Hollywood turns
its attention become important in popular culture.
Last year, it trained its spotlight on the 16th US
president in Lincoln, on the hunt for and execution
of Osama bin Laden in Zero Dark Thirty, and
on 19th-century France with the hit musical Les
Misérables.
Now Spotlight turns the spotlight on Hollywood
itself with a look at what’s to come in 2013.
Daniel Day-Lewis as Lincoln
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franchise [(frÄntSaIz]
spotlight: train one’s ~ on [(spA:tlaIt]
Zero Dark Thirty [)zIroU dA:rk (T§:ti]
Hinrichtung
hier: Filmreihe, Filmprojekt
sein Augenmerk richten auf
etwa: 30 Minuten nach Mitternacht
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The long wait is over:
Monsters University
Fotos: Colourbox; ddp; Disney/pixar; 20th Century Fox; Getty Images; Senator Film; Touchstone; Warner Bros.
Blockbusters
When Hollywood makes a
successful film about some
topic, it often can’t resist
making another, and then
another. This is especially
true when it comes to
movies that involve fantasy and superheroes. So it’s no surprise
that many of this year’s biggest films are prequels,
such as Monsters University, which comes after a long wait.
The first film, Monsters, Inc., came out in 2001.
There are also many sequels, such as The Wolvervine,
Iron Man 3, and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. This
month’s release, Oz: The Great and Powerful, is a prequel
to L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of
Oz, which Americans love as the classic 1939 movie starring
Judy Garland as Dorothy. The present release is likely
to kick off a new series set in the land “over the rainbow.”
Hollywood often turns to the world of literature for
inspiration. This year, it is bringing to life again one of the
greatest novels of all time: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott
Fitzgerald. Leonardo DiCaprio, who played the eccentric
millionaire Howard Hughes in The Aviator, will star as the
eccentric millionaire Jay Gatsby, who throws extravagant
parties in 1920s New York and is obsessed with his exgirlfriend,
Daisy. Tobey Maguire, perhaps best known for
his lead role in the Spider-Man movies of recent years, is
the book’s narrator, Nick Carraway, the World War I veteran
who moves in next door to Gatsby and becomes his
only true friend.
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Erzähler(in)
Indie films
Some of Hollywood’s best films aren’t blockbusters at all,
but independent, or “indie,” films that premiere at film
festivals such as Sundance and Cannes. Both music and
film fans are looking forward to this year’s Can a Song
Save Your Life?, in which Keira Knightley plays a singer
who moves to New York with dreams of becoming a star.
After her boyfriend breaks up with her, she meets a record
producer, and they work together to save each other’s
careers. The film also features singer Adam Levine from
the band Maroon 5 and rapper
Cee Lo Green.
True crime stories are the subject
of two of this year’s most
hard-hitting indie films. Devil’s
Knot tells the story of three
teenagers who were falsely accused
of murdering three eight-year-old
boys in a small town in Arkansas
in the early 1990s. The film features
Reese Witherspoon as the
mother of one of the murdered
boys and Colin Firth as a private
investigator hired to prove that the
teenagers are innocent.
In Blue Caprice, Isaiah Washington
plays John Allen Muhammad, the man responsible
for the Beltway sniper attacks in Washington, DC, in
2002. He and teenager Lee Boyd Malvo brought terror to
the area by driving around and shooting at strangers. They
killed ten people and badly injured three others over a
three-week period. Muhammad was executed for his
crimes in 2009, and Malvo is in prison serving six life sentences.
The film is named after the car they used during
the killings, a blue 1990 Chevrolet Caprice.
...while Isaiah Washington shoots to kill in Blue Caprice
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Heckenschütze
mit ... in einer Hauptrolle
American “true crime”: a real
story of justice gone wrong
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SOCIETY | Film
Jennifer Lawrence: the face of
The Hunger Games
Animated drama: Reinhard Klooss’s
Tarzan brings the jungle boy back
Trends
You may not have
noticed, but last
year was the 100th
anniversary of the
creation of Tarzan.
In recent years,
Hollywood hasn’t
shown much interest
in the jungle
boy whom author Edgar Rice Burroughs introduced to the
world in 1912. But that’s about to change.
This year will see the release of the animated film
Tarzan, in which the hero goes up against the man who
took over his parents’ company after they died in a plane
crash. The movie was made in Germany and was directed
by German producer Reinhard Klooss. David Yates, who
is best known for directing the last four Harry Potter films,
is also said to be making a new film about Tarzan.
Ever since the success of Harry Potter, Hollywood has
been turning teenage fantasy and science-fiction series into
multimillion-dollar franchises. Last year, filmmakers
wrapped up the Twilight series of five films about a teenage
girl and her vampire boyfriend and kicked off The Hunger
Games about a dystopian society in which children fight
to the death in an annual TV show. This summer, they will
bring to the big screen the six-book series called The Mortal
Instruments with the first film, City of Bones. Lily Collins
and Jamie Campbell Bower star in the story of a teenage
girl who works with half-angel warriors called Shadow -
hunters to save her
mother’s life.
Another trend in the
movie business is an increased
focus on audiences
in the Far East:
China is the secondbiggest
market for Hollywood
films, and it’s
getting bigger. Last year,
A film that was changed
for the Chinese market
Chinese officials increased the number of foreign films that
cinemas there could show in a year to 34. Now Hollywood
filmmakers are making sure the Chinese government will
accept their movies by removing anything that might offend
the country’s 1.3 billion people. For example, the makers of
the 2012 action film Red Dawn replaced Chinese soldiers
with North Korean ones by digitally editing their uniforms.
In addition, Sony Pictures reportedly removed references
to “New Asia” from its remake of Total Recall, and Disney
cast British actor Ben Kingsley as the (traditionally Chinese)
villain called “the Mandarin” in Iron Man 3.
A dark fantasy: Jonathan Rhys Meyers in City of Bones
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A kind vampire:
Robert Pattinson as Edward
in the Twilight films
Behind the scenes
Money may be more important than artistic freedom in
Hollywood, but the industry is nonetheless built on the
talent of artists like costume designer Paco Delgado. If you
like reading the credits at the end of films, then keep an
eye out for him in the future. Delgado’s work on Les Misérables
has made him one of this year’s biggest behind-thescenes
names. For the film adaptation of Victor Hugo’s
novel, he worked with tailors in four different countries
to create 2,200 costumes. Delgado also contributed to the
Spanish comedy about robbers and witches, Las brujas de
Zugarramurdi, which will be in cinemas later this year.
Screenwriter Michael Arndt is already a big deal in
Hollywood. He won an Academy Award for his first
screenplay, Little Miss Sunshine, and wrote Toy Story 3 and
this year’s The Hunger Games sequel, Catching Fire. Now
he’s taking on his biggest challenge ever, to write the
screenplay for Star Wars: Episode
VII. The film won’t be in cinemas
until 2015, but it is already a
major subject of discussion. It
will be the first Star Wars film
made by Disney, which bought
LucasFilm last year. Many fans
are afraid that it won’t do the
franchise justice. The pressure is
on Arndt to prove them wrong.
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Critics and audiences love it:
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Stars
One of Hollywood’s biggest new names will be speaking
the words that Arndt wrote in one of this year’s biggest
films. Jennifer Lawrence is the star of The Hunger Games,
the four-film series that began last March.
In 2011, 22-year-old Lawrence became the secondyoungest
actress ever to be nominated for the Academy
Award for Best Actress for her role in the fantastic indie
film Winter’s Bone. She also played the villain Mystique in
X-Men: First Class. Still, nothing has earned her the kind
of acclaim she’s received for her performance in The
Hunger Games and in Silver Linings Playbook, which is
about her character’s relationship with a mentally ill man.
You can also see Lawrence in this year’s Serena, a film about
a woman who can’t have children and plans to murder the
mother of her husband’s only son.
Taking a major role in a blockbuster franchise is almost
a guarantee of success, so you can expect to hear a lot more
about Henry Cavill in the
next few years. The British
actor has worked mostly on
TV shows and small films,
and he has almost become
famous several times. He
nearly got the roles of James
Bond in Casino Royale, of
Cedric Diggory in Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire,
and of Edward Cullen in
Twilight.
This summer, Cavill will
at last become a superstar,
playing Superman in Man
of Steel. The film is the first
in a series and is a remake of
1978’s Superman, played by
Christopher Reeve, about
how a baby from the planet
Krypton ends up on Earth
and grows up to become a
superhero.
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AMY ARGETSINGER | I Ask Myself
Why can’t we talk
about guns?
Nach dem Schulmassaker von Newtown ist die Debatte um das
US-Waffenrecht neu entbrannt. Die Meinungen sind geteilt.
“
Most
shooters act
out of anger or
madness
”
Itried not to take it personally when
a friend blamed me and my fellow
journalists for the horrific murder
of 20 schoolchildren.
“A tragedy happened today,” he
wrote on Facebook, hours after what
had occurred in Newtown, Connecticut,
in December. “Why? Because the
media covers it like the Super Bowl.”
He criticized what he saw as an
excess of news coverage of the school
massacre, an “endless cycle of needless
reporting” that he thought glorified
the killer. This, my friend argued, is
the reason we’ve seen so many mass
shootings in America: because crazy
people who want attention will kill to
get on TV. In other words, he suggested,
it’s the fault of the media.
Not once did my friend mention
how these children were killed: with
guns. Adam Lanza, a disturbed 20-
year-old loner, killed his mother at
their home 11 days before Christmas.
He then walked into Sandy Hook Elementary
School with three semiautomatic
weapons and gunned
down 20 children — each 6 or 7
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Befürworter(in)
Ladestreifen für Magazine
von Handfeuerwaffen
Sturmgewehr
über etw. berichten
Landung und Einmarsch der
Alliierten in der Normandie
(6. Juni 1944)
geistig verwirrt
Schusswaffe
Einzelgänger(in)
Gesundheitswesen im
Bereich psychischer
Erkrankungen
fassungslos
pur
suchen
hier: in Salven abfeuern
years old — and 6 adults before putting
a firearm to his own head. The
catastrophe has reopened a debate
about gun control in the US.
Some, like my Facebook friend,
blame the media coverage. This is
laughable: most shooters have no history
of seeking attention. They act
out of anger or madness, and good
journalists can uncover information
that helps us understand and prevent
such tragedies.
Others blame our mental-health
system for not identifying and stopping
these killers. However, Lanza
had wealthy parents who made sure
he got the best care. Some want a national
database of the mentally ill,
which would needlessly stigmatize
millions of people. Others call on the
police to protect schools — as if the
police aren’t needed more desperately
elsewhere — or for schools to hire
armed guards. Public schools can
barely afford art classes, and an armed
guard at Columbine High School was
unable to stop the student massacre
that took place there in 1999.
There are problems,
too, with gun-control arguments.
We could ban
the sale of assault weapons,
as the US did for a decade,
but what about the millions
of firearms already
out there? New laws would
do nothing to stop criminals
willing to buy and sell
guns illegally.
I’m perplexed by the resistance
of gun-rights advocates
to discuss measures
to keep the deadliest hightech
weapons — machines
built for killing lots of
people — off our streets. Why do
they even want access to such
weapons? Some say it’s just plain fun
to spray bullets at target practice, and
how dare the government interfere.
Others fear that any limit on firearms
will end with the government taking
away all guns. Still others speak
darkly of a future in which our government
would turn fascist, and the
common man would need an arsenal
to fight back.
Why not ask a man who actually
did fight fascists? Bob Michel is a
conservative former congressman
from a district where many voters
love their guns and use them for
hunting or self-defense, which he sees
as a right. But as a soldier in World
War II, he remembers the killing
force of the machine gun and big
ammo clips that accompanied him in
the D-Day invasion. No civilian, he
says, should be able to carry more
ammunition on the street than he did
onto the beach at Normandy.
Shopping for a semiautomatic weapon
Amy Argetsinger is a co-author of “The Reliable
Source,” a column in The Washington
Post about personalities.
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TRAVEL | New Zealand
Te Araroa:
Der Te Araroa erstreckt sich über ganz
Neuseeland und zählt zu den längsten
Wanderwegen der Welt. JIM EAGLES
erkundete einige spektakuläre Strecken im
Norden mit unberührten Stränden und
spirituellen Orten der Maori.
spirit of
a nation
As I approach the end of the world, the wind seems
to grow stronger and colder. Thinking of the long
journey that lies ahead, I’m eating an apple; but a
sign reminds me not to eat or drink, as New Zealand’s
Maori people regard this as a sacred place. I hide the rest
of the apple in my pocket, hoping no one has noticed.
Luckily, at this early hour, there is no one else around.
The ridgeway I’m walking down gets narrower, and
soon there are waves crashing into the rocks below on either
side. Ahead, I see the white tower of the Cape Reinga
lighthouse, which stands near the northern tip of New
Zealand. The sea is calm today, but there is still a line of
white water marking the meeting place of the Pacific
Ocean and the Tasman Sea.
The collision of the rival lines of marching waves, having
gathered strength over thousands of kilometres of
empty ocean, means that the cape is almost permanently
covered with a light cloud of sea spray. I can smell the salty
aroma of the ocean.
Maori: a proud, warlike people
A CLOSER LOOK
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lighthouse [(laIthaUs]
ridgeway [(rIdZweI]
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Kammlinie
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sprühende Gischt
Fotos: Mauritius; Tourism New Zealand
The Maori people, who were
the first to settle New Zealand,
came from the greatest race
of seafarers the world has
known. Their ancestors probably
left Taiwan 5,200 years
ago and, in several waves of
migration, spread out 150,000
kilometres across the Pacific
Ocean, sailing as far as Easter
Island. The Maori reached New
Zealand, which they call
Aotearoa, “the long white
cloud”, some time before AD
1300. European settlement in
the 19th and 20th centuries
was hard on Maori communities,
but recently, there has
been a cultural comeback.
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Where the land ends:
Cape Reinga lighthouse in
New Zealand’s far north

Cape Reinga, known to Maori as the place where spirits climb down into the sea; Abel Tasman, the first European to see New Zealand
After I pass the lighthouse, there’s only water ahead.
To the right, though, I see the shape of Cape Reinga itself.
It sits like a proud stone lion, looking intently north. The
name Reinga means “leaping place”, but its true significance
is explained better by its full name: Te Rerenga
Wairua, “the leaping-place of spirits”. To Maori, this is
where the souls of the newly dead come. They travel overland
to the cape, climb down the roots of a very old
pohutukawa tree into the sea and then journey on to their
spiritual homeland of Hawaiki.
Some say Cape Reinga is a place of great spiritual
power: it is dramatic, mystical and inspiring. I came here
last night to check my plans for today’s walk, and watched
as the sun went down on two oceans — a spectacular
orange ball. I’ve come here because, among the many
things that begin and end at this cape, is New Zealand’s
national walkway, Te Araroa, “the long pathway”, running
the length of this narrow land.
Te Araroa is not really a single trail, rather a collection
of existing walkways linked by tracks and sometimes,
where there is no alternative, by stretches of highway. It’s
the vision of hiker and journalist Geoff Chapple. He wrote
an article about the idea of a national pathway in 1994
and was sufficiently inspired by the response to create an
organization that would make it happen. In late 2011, he
celebrated the completion of the last link.
If you have the time and energy, you can now walk the
length of New Zealand, from top to bottom, on 3,000
kilometres of linked tracks. It all starts — or finishes —
with the 20-kilometre Te Paki Coastal Track, which, according
to the sign in front of me, should take eight hours
to complete.
Journalist Geoff Chapple: the Te Araroa path was his vision
breaker [(breIkE]
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cliff [klIf]
Klippe
Dutch [dVtS]
niederländisch
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Flutgrenze
hiker [(haIkE]
Wanderfreund
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unverwandt
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springend
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trail [(treI&l]
Wanderweg, Pfad
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It’s hard to imagine a more impressive beginning to any
walking trail than this. From the dramatic heights of Cape
Reinga, the track leads downhill through low bushes, then
opens on to fantastic coastal views. There are stone cliffs
hammered by the bright blue sea, great sandhills, golden
beaches washed by white breakers and, further off, a long
finger of sand and rock extending out into the ocean.
Soon, my walking companion and I are out of the
scrub and on the first beach, Te Werahi. There is an empty
plastic bottle at the high-tide line, but other than that, we
could be the first to walk this way. As we progress, the finger
of rock and sand I saw earlier gradually takes shape as
Cape Maria van Diemen, named by the Dutch explorer
Abel Tasman, who in 1643 became the first European to
see New Zealand.
Fotos: G. Chapple; J. Eagles; iStockphoto; Mauritius; Tourism New Zealand

A spectacular sight: a hiker reaches the long, lovely pathway formed by Ninety Mile Beach — which is really only 55 miles long
At the end of the beach, the track takes us into the
sandhills, where we follow orange markers across a mix of
peach-coloured sand, rough volcanic rock and hills of orange
soil to Twilight Beach. It seems so perfect that it
comes as a shock to see a tall young man with a big rucksack
walking barefoot towards us. In reply to our greeting,
he nods and continues on his way.
Then we climb to the heights of Scott Point, where the
track leads up and down through the scrub, until finally,
below us, the spectacular Ninety Mile Beach comes into
view. It’s actually only 55 miles (or 88 kilometres) long,
but the vista of sand and sea still reaches as far as the eye
can see, right out to the horizon.
The beach’s rock-hard sand makes the walk a challenge.
The background of breakers to the right, sand dunes to the
left and sand before us creates the impression that we aren’t
moving at all. Just as I’m starting to tire, a tourist bus
drives out from the dunes and goes south down the sandy
highway: we have reached the spot where the Te Paki
Stream provides the northernmost access to the beach for
automobiles.
Turning inland, we splash up the broad, shallow stream
between huge sand dunes to a car park. There, as we wait
for our ride, I chat to Dave Spicer, a Maori who rents out
boards for sand-surfing down the dunes. After hearing that
we’ve walked from the cape, he says, “Great, isn’t it? I’ve
met a lot of foreign tourists who’ve done that walk, and
they nearly all say it has the finest seascapes in the world.
And they’re right.” I can only agree.
peach [pi:tS]
seascape [(si:skeIp]
shallow [(SÄlEU]
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splash [splÄS]
tire [(taIE]
twilight [(twaIlaIt]
vista [(vIstE]
Pfirsich
Meerespanorama
seicht
Erde
platschend gehen
müde werden
Abenddämmerung
Ausblick
The changing landscape: sand and a pathway
sign do battle on Te Werahi Beach

TRAVEL | New Zealand
In Herekino Forest:
where the trees
are big — very big
THE GREAT KAURI
New Zealand’s kauri trees are
among the great trees of the world,
ranking third in size behind only the
giant redwood and the coast redwood
of California.
The largest kauri tree known
today (above) is Tane Mahuta, or
“the lord of the forest”. It is 51.2 metres
tall, 13.77 metres around and
perhaps 2,500 years old. However,
records suggest there have been
much larger kauris. One, known as
the Grey Ghost, is said to have been
26.83 metres round before it was
destroyed by fire around 1890.
Kauris produce excellent wood
for building, and their tall trunks
were used for sailing ships. However,
logging throughout much of
the 19th century, and fires to clear
land for farming mean that only
about four per cent of the great
forests once covering northern New
Zealand remain today. The surviving
stands of ancient kauri are now
mostly protected in national parks.
Breathing hard after a climb
up a dirt track, I advance
over the top of a ridge. There
before me are the lords of
the New Zealand forest,
kauri trees, descendants of
a very old species and themselves
about 1,000 years
old. These kauri are much
smaller than the Tane
Mahuta, the giant tree about
50 kilometres to the south,
which was probably growing
when Christ was born.
I’m on the 15-kilometre
Herekino Forest Track,
which passes through part
of the forest that once covered
most of the land. It’s
home not only to one of the
finest stands of kauri to escape
the axes of the early
settlers, but also to both of
New Zealand’s national
symbols: the brown kiwi
and the silver fern.
It is also very significant
to Maori, who believe that
the spirits of the dead pause
here before continuing their
flight to Cape Reinga. The
track entrance is marked by
a group of roughly shaped
wooden poles gathered
round a tree trunk that is
carved with a wild face
— markers Maori use to
show the connection between
people and the land.
It’s a long way to where
we will be staying near
Langs Beach, but it’s all
worthwhile for what awaits
us there: a hot shower, a
change of clothes and a gourmet meal. Once we have
cleaned up, host Jac Spyksma serves us his Moroccan
chicken breast and roasted vegetables with lemon and
coriander drizzle. There’s a rhubarb meringue sandwich for
dessert. It’s a little different to our usual hiking food.
Jac and his wife, Natalie, run Catered Coastal Walks,
one of the many companies that are now meeting the
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needs of those, like me, who want to explore the national
walking trail, but like a little comfort at the end of the day.
Their transport service allows me not only to explore the
stunning seascapes of the Mangawhai Coastal Walkway,
but also to make a stop at the mouth of the Waipu River,
where there’s some fantastic shorebird life.
I was particularly hoping to see a fairy tern, probably
New Zealand’s most endangered species, so I’m very
pleased when I’m dive-bombed by a distinctive small white
shape that then settles on a nest at the foot of the dunes.
Since there are probably only 12 breeding pairs in the
country, it’s a rare experience.
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Langs Beach on
North Island’s east coast
(ur)alt
Brutpaar
schnitzen
immergrüner Mammutbaum
Nachkömmling
Nachspeise
unbefestigter Feldweg
unverkennbar
im Sturzflug anfliegen
Sauce
(vom Aussterben) bedrohte
Tierart
Graurücken-Sturmschwalbe
Riesenmammutbaum
Gastgeber(in)
abholzen
Baiser, Schaumgebäck
Mast, Pfahl
Rhabarber
gebraten
betreiben
Watvogel
Frauenhaarfarn
Bestand
atemberaubend
(Baum)Stamm
der Mühe wert
Fotos: J Eagles; Mauritius; Tourism New Zealand; Karte: Nic Murphy

IF YOU GO...
From the top of the great volcanic cone that Maori named
Maungawhau, there’s a wonderful panorama of Auckland:
New Zealand’s biggest city reaches from coast to coast between
two harbours. Wiping the sweat from my face, I try
to track the Akarana Trail we have followed.
The northern section is easy to see because it goes along
the shores of the Waitemata Harbour. Passing through
charming seaside towns, it ends at the historic settlement
of Devonport, from where there is a ferry to the city. The
central section, which I’m walking now, starts at the
waterfront in downtown Auckland and makes its way
through busy city streets full of cafes and bars, boutiques
and souvenir shops to parks, historic sites and the university
grounds and on to the hilltop where I’m standing now.
Ahead lie more parks, tree-lined streets and another
volcanic cone before I reach the shores of Manukau Harbour,
where a refreshing pint of beer awaits me in a peaceful
pub. While drinking, I turn the pages of Geoff
Chapple’s guidebook to Te Araroa and think about the
2,000 kilometres of the pathway still to go. From here, it
follows a mix of concrete footpaths, fine walking tracks
and rough mountain trails that pass many of the most
spectacular spots in New Zealand — volcanoes, mountains,
rivers, lakes and forests — before it ends at stormy
Stirling Point in the far south.
I’m not planning to continue right now. A few people
have walked the entire trail in one go, but my plan is to
complete it a few sections at a time. Maybe I’ll see you
along the way.
Beton
Bring-
an einem Stück
Abhol-
hier: Glas
Küste, Ufer
von Bäumen gesäumt
Vulkankegel
Hafenviertel
concrete [(kQNkri:t]
drop-off [(drQp Qf]
in one go [)In wVn (gEU]
pick-up [(pIk Vp]
pint [paInt]
shore [SO:]
tree-lined [(tri: laInd]
volcanic cone [vQl)kÄnIk (kEUn]
waterfront [(wO:tEfrVnt]
Getting there
Several airlines, including Air New Zealand, Emirates,
Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Qantas and others,
fly to New Zealand from Europe with a stop on the
way.
Walking Te Araroa
New Zealand’s national walkway has a website with full
maps and track notes. See www.teararoa.org.nz
Alternatively, the man who started the walkway, Geoff
Chapple, has written Te Araroa: A Walking Guide to New
Zealand’s Long Trail, published by Random House,
ISBN 978-1-86979-714-0. It is available online from several
(mainly New Zealand) booksellers.
See www.wheelers.co.nz
Far north
Cape Reinga and Herekino Forest are in the Northland
region.
For visitor information, see www.northlandnz.com
Waitiki Holiday Park is the closest place to stay for the
cape and offers a car service to take people to and from
the trail. It’s basic, but the people who run it are friendly
and helpful. See www.waitikiholidaypark.co.nz
Ahipara Holiday Park is at the southern end of Ninety
Mile Beach and close to Herekino Forest. Ask about a
drop-off and pick-up service.
See www.ahiparaholidaypark.co.nz
Auckland
The Mangawhai and Auckland city pathways are in the
Auckland region. See www.aucklandnz.com
For more on Catered Coastal Walks,
see www.cateredcoastwalks.co.nz
Visit the Auckland Museum to see a superb collection
of Maori artefacts. www.aucklandmuseum.com
There are also many tourist experiences — most of
them run by Maori — that seek to give visitors a taste of
Maori history and culture.
More information
See www.newzealand.com
View from a volcano:
Auckland, New
Zealand’s biggest city

PETER FLYNN | Around Oz
Beautiful, but boring
Canberra mag Australiens Hauptstadt und Regierungssitz sein.
Doch außer Schönheit hat es nicht viel zu bieten.
“
The capital
of Australia is
not terribly
exciting
”
This month, I’ll be travelling
through the Australian capital,
Canberra — not to celebrate its
centenary on 12 March (see p. 40),
but simply to catch a plane to somewhere
else. Most Australians, including
those who live in the capital,
won’t be getting too excited about its
100th birthday.
This artificial city — home to the
federal parliament and about
100,000 bureaucrats — exists for only
one reason: at the time of the federation
to form Australia in 1901, the rivalry
between the two biggest states,
New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria,
would allow neither Sydney nor
Melbourne to be the national capital.
The founding constitution said
the capital had to be at least 100
miles from Sydney. So the Australian
Capital Territory (ACT) was formed
and made separate from NSW. For
reasons still unknown, the new ACT
was made an alcohol-free zone. Not
until federal politicians had to move
from Melbourne, the temporary seat
of government, to Canberra in 1927
did they repeal the prohibition laws.
Canberra — pronounced “Kanbra”,
which sounds more like a brand
of cheap electrical appliances — is the
most boring city in Australia. It’s
beautiful to look at, and sure, I had
some great times there as a university
student nearly 40 years ago. I reckon,
though, that it had more to do with
campus party life and the fact that I
was stoned most of the time.
My best year there — and maybe
the happiest year of my life — was
when a group of us journalism students
rented a farmhouse at Spring
Valley, surrounded by planted pine
forests, but still only a 20-minute
drive from the city and university.
Spring Valley was what the region
was like after white settlement: a big
sheep paddock with biting-cold winters
and baking-dry summers. The
year after we finished university, the
government took possession of this
last piece of private farmland.
The pine forests were destroyed in
the dreadful bush fires of 2003 that
spread to the suburbs and burned
down 500 homes. Afterwards, Spring
Valley and the surrounding hills were
turned into housing estates. That’s
Kan-bra: surreal and unnatural.
The saddest thing, however, is
that if you go online today, the criti-
cism of our capital is exactly the same
as it has been for decades: soulless,
colourless and filled with public servants
more interested in their positions
and titles than in real life.
The only thing reasonably authentic
about the city is that its name
is pretty close to the Aboriginal words
for the area, such as Kamberra and
Gnambra.
The city’s water centrepiece, called
Lake Burley Griffin, forbids most
water sports in summer and causes
real ly bad fog in winter. It’s not surprising
that well-paid public servants
flee the city at weekends, to Sydney
or Melbourne or to their beach
houses on the south coast of NSW,
just a two-hour drive away. In winter,
they have an even shorter drive to the
ski slopes of the Snowy Mountains.
The good people of Kan-bra will
enjoy a public holiday on Monday,
11 March, but I suspect many will
take an extra-long weekend away
from the capital’s centenary celebrations.
The airport will probably be
busy as I’m going through.
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Haushaltsgerät
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100. Geburtstag
schrecklich
Wohnsiedlung
Feld
Kiefer
ziemlich
Alkoholverbot
Beamter, Beamtin
hier: halbwegs
schätzen, glauben
aufheben
bekifft
Vorort
vermuten
The long view: looking
towards Parliament House
Peter Flynn is a public-relations consultant and social commentator who
lives in Perth, Western Australia.
Foto: iStockphoto
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DEBATE | United States
Connected or
disconnected?
In der heutigen schnelllebigen
Zeit werden Nachrichten meist
über verschiedene Internetplattformen
ausgetauscht. Die
verbale, zwischenmenschliche
Kommunikation bleibt dabei oft
auf der Strecke. Ist das eine gute
oder eher eine besorgniserregende
Entwicklung?
Is this situation familiar to you? You’re in a
cafe, bar, or restaurant with friends, when
you realize that nobody has said anything
for a while. You look around and discover
that everyone is focused on his or her phone or iPad, all
busy posting text and photos on Facebook, Twitter, and
Instagram. Of course, you can’t complain about it, because
just a moment ago, you were doing the same.
Our society is obsessed with new forms of communication.
The figures are amazing: Facebook has more than
a billion active monthly users; if Twitter were a country, it
would be the 12th largest in the world; two people join
LinkedIn every second; and 72 hours of video content is
uploaded to YouTube every minute. There’s no doubt that
we are interacting with each other more than ever before.
However, does this virtual interaction come at the cost of
real, direct human communication?
Less than 20 years ago, most people communicated by
phone, letter, or in person. Today, we have e-mail, SMS,
instant messaging, blogs, websites, and much more. This
technology allows us to reach great numbers of people
without any restrictions on time and place. We can, for
instance, easily keep in touch with family and friends who
live on the other side of the world. Different time zones
are no problem, as communication doesn’t have to take
place immediately.
advancement(s) [Ed(vÄnsmEnt(s)]
billion [(bIljEn]
for instance [f&r (InstEns]
get by [get (baI]
Instagram [(InstEgrÄm]
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Fortschritt(e)
Milliarde(n)
beispielsweise
zurechtkommen
Foto-Sharing-Dienst in
App-Form
Technology is also helpful for shy people who find faceto-face
conversations painful or difficult. In a recent study
of people in America, the United Kingdom, and Germany,
20 percent of those surveyed said they preferred to communicate
online or by text, instead of chatting in person
or on the phone. In the same report, 30 percent said they
were more likely to speak to someone new online than
offline.
The fear, of course, is that virtual communication has
become a surrogate for one-on-one interaction. In a virtual
world, important aspects of human communication, such
as tone of voice and body language, are lost. This can lead
to difficulties when the intended meaning behind a statement
is misunderstood. Should we be worried that technological
advancements make it easy for us to avoid
human contact, or that a new generation may be growing
up without developing the social skills their parents needed
to get by in society?
Whether we see social media as a tool to aid communication
or as a replacement for real interaction, our options
for exchanging information with others have never
been so great — or so exciting.
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Is technology stopping
you from talking?
Chatten
etw. wahrscheinlich tun
soziale Kompetenzen
Ersatz
SMS
mit jmdm. in Kontakt sein
Fotos: C. Flynn; Wavebreak Media

Colm Flynn asked people in New York City:
Are we losing the ability to communicate well?
Listen to Ella, Jacob, David, and Isa
Ella Duggan, 22,
sports organizer
Jacob Rothstein, 37,
salesperson
David Endler, 70,
psychologist
Isa Barbierei, 29,
salesperson
Mary Abbot, 35,
yoga teacher
Andy Heaton, 55,
retired firefighter
Alex Ronchetti, 29,
saxophonist
Rebecca Drake, 30,
writer
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enable [In(eIb&l]
enhance [In(hÄns]
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Psychologe, Psychologin
Reichweite
etw. meiden
denken
mündlich, mit der Stimme
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39

HISTORY | 100 Years Ago
Left: marking the spot
where the new capital
would be built
Australia’s new capital
Als eine Kompromisslösung wurde vor einem Jahrhundert Australiens Hauptstadt künstlich aus
dem Boden gestampft. Von MIKE PILEWSKI
You know what happens when two children are fighting
over an object they both want. A parent or
teacher comes along and says, “If you two can’t agree
who gets this, then neither of you are going to have it.”
This is, roughly speaking, how the Australian capital came
to be in Canberra — a planned city in the interior — instead
of in Melbourne, the country’s largest city, or Sydney,
its oldest.
Australia has been a united country only since 1901,
when six individual British colonies came together. Their
representatives in the Commonwealth Parliament had to
decide which city to make the capital, but they couldn’t
agree. Melbourne and Sydney were already very strong rivals.
Each had its supporters, and neither was willing to
have the capital in the other city.
The decision was therefore made to build a new capital
between the two cities and even to create a separate state for
it, the Australian Capital Territory (see p. 36). As a compromise,
the land was to be taken from New South Wales, while
Melbourne would serve as a temporary seat of government
until the new capital was finished.
In 1908, a general decision was made on where to
build the city, and surveyor Charles Scrivener was sent out
to choose the exact location. He was told to judge sites
from “a scenic standpoint, with a view to securing the picturesque,
and with the object of beautification”.
Then in 1911, an international competition was held
to design the capital. From 137 entries, the winners who
were chosen were an American landscape architect, Walter
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Burley Griffin, and his wife and partner, Marion Mahony
Griffin. Both had spent years working for Frank Lloyd
Wright, one of America’s leading architects. They’d heard
of the Australian competition while on their honeymoon,
and they rushed to prepare their entry.
From about 1890 to around 1910, a new awareness of
urban landscapes had developed in the United States.
Starting in 1902, America’s planned capital, Washington,
built in the early 1800s, was given a makeover to emphasize
the Mall, a central strip of parkland and water. In
1909, Chicago followed, as its lakefront was turned into
an area of beauty and relaxation.
In this new school of thought, individual buildings
were no longer centrally important; one found a component
of nature, then added a geometry that emphasized its
shape or beauty.
Thus the Griffins started from the landscape that Charles
Scrivener had found: a valley between two mountains.
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Einsendung
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Inland
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Seeufer
Verschönerung
Ziel
landschaftlich reizvoll
Streifen
Vermesser(in)
hinsichtlich
Fotos: Getty Images; National Library of Australia

Centre: symmetry is a major
aspect of Canberra’s design.
Right: the surveyors’ camp
They put an artificial
body of water — Lake Burley
Griffin — at the centre, borrowing from
the Chicago lakefront idea. The streets of
the city formed concentric circles around
several places, while wide avenues gave a
clear view of important points that were
relevant to the landscape.
The Griffins’ design was very controversial.
“The plan is that of a landscape
artist rather than an engineer,” the Argus
newspaper complained. “It looks as
though the author of this plan ... had
been carefully reading books upon town planning without
having much more theoretical knowledge to go upon.”
To some, the idea of a planned city went against what
Australia was: a wild place. But to others, that was the intention:
to send a signal that the new nation of Australia
was no longer a set of colonies in the wilderness, but a
modern, civilized and harmonious country.
At noon on 12 March 1913 — 100 years ago this
month — the new city was officially given the name Canberra.
According to one explanation, this comes from the
name of the Aboriginal people who had once lived there
— the Ngambri. According to another explanation, the
name means “meeting place” in an Aboriginal language.
For decades, Canberra was a small town and one of
only a few national capitals to be completely planned. But
in more recent years, it’s been joined by several other
planned capitals: in Belize, Botswana, Brazil, Côte d’Ivoire
and Pakistan in the 1960s, Nigeria in the 1980s and
Myanmar in the 2000s. These newer capitals aimed to
make government more efficient by moving it out of overcrowded,
chaotic coastal cities. Built for different reasons,
Australia’s capital has achieved the same result. Today, with
a population of 370,000, Canberra is Australia’s largest inland
city.
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avenue [(ÄvEnju:]
concentric [kEn(sentrIk]
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intention [In(tenS&n]
overcrowded [)EUvE(kraUdId]
künstlich
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mit einem gemeinsamen
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PRESS GALLERY | Comment
Too cheap? Vegetables
for sale in a major
London supermarket
The true
price
of cheap
food
Die Preiskämpfe großer westlicher
Supermarktketten lassen die
Lebensmittelpreise immer weiter
purzeln. Die Gewinner sind die
Verbraucher. Doch Leidtragende
gibt es auch.
The world is throwing away a shocking amount of
food. A report [by Britain’s Institution of Mechanical
Engineers] claimed that at least a third of the
4 billion tonnes of food the world produces each year
never gets as far as our mouths. Between 30% and 50%
of food purchased in Europe and the US is thrown away.
The research is questioned, not least by the supermarkets,
but it does echo the results of an exercise in Britain six
years ago...
Price is the key factor in our behaviour with food and
food may, simply, be too cheap. Certainly, in Britain it is
cheaper than at any time in history: we spend less than
10% of household income on food and drink. ...
Observers of food policy certainly believe that cheap
food is a problem or, as Professor Tim Lang of City University
tells it, that too much of the true cost of food is
born[e] not by the consumer [nor] the retailer. The environmental
and health damage caused by modern food
production and its transport, as well as by excessive
consumption, entails vast costs, often picked up by
people far away from [the catchments of the large supermarket
chains]. But it is the supermarkets’ eternal price
wars — their one-track marketing philosophy where
“value” trumps all other qualities in food — that have
driven prices so low. Without restoring a sense of the real
value of food, how will we stop all but the hungry wasting
it? ...
There are lots of ideas around for the “zero-waste economy”
that successive governments have repeatedly promised.
But first and foremost, politicians have to conquer
their fear of “big food”.
© Guardian News & Media 2013
bear (pp. borne) [beE]
but [bVt]
catchment [(kÄtSmEnt]
conquer [(kQNkE]
entail [In(teI&l]
eternal [I(t§:n&l]
exercise [(eksEsaIz]
first and foremost [)f§:st End (fO:mEUst]
tragen
hier: außer
Einzugsbereich
besiegen
mit sich bringen
ewig
hier: Untersuchung
vor allem
mechanical engineer
[mI)kÄnIk&l )endZI(nIE]
one-track [)wVn (trÄk]
pick up [pIk (Vp]
retailer [(ri:teI&lE]
successive [sEk(sesIv]
trump [trVmp]
vast [vA:st]
Maschinenbauingenieur(in)
verbohrt, engstirnig
hier: übernehmen
Händler
aufeinander folgend
ausstechen
enorm, gewaltig
Foto: Bloomberg
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INFO TO GO
big food
One of the definitions of the adjective “big” is “of
great importance or seriousness”. The “Big Five”, for
example, is often used when talking about an area’s
or an industry’s five biggest and most important players.
These could be financial institutions, football
teams or orchestras. It is also the name that was given
to the five African animals that are the most difficult
and dangerous to hunt.
There are cases, however, in which the term “big”
has a negative sense; for example, “Big Tobacco” and
“Big Pharma”. Here, “big” refers not simply to the
largest tobacco and pharmaceutical companies in the
respective industries. It implies that the companies
are excessively large and that they use their position
and influence in inappropriate ways. Following this
model, we now have “big food”, meaning the major
supermarket chains, which are seen to be interested
in creating value for their shareholders — to the disadvantage
of consumer health and the environment.
IN THE HEADLINES
Listen to more news
items in Replay
Chips off the old block The Economist
A “chip off the old block” is a child who looks like or has a
character very much like one of its parents. To make a
sculpture, you start with a block of stone or wood and cut
off pieces, or “chips”, of it. The article to which this headline
refers is about computer chips that tell parents when
their children leave their block or neighbourhood. The
most popular method, already used by tens of millions of
Americans and Europeans, involves smartphones, while
others use radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. In
spite of worries about privacy, children and adults all tend
to feel safer when the children’s location is known.
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ARTS | What’s New
| Comedy
Co-author
and actress:
Alice Lowe
plays Tina
A different love story
Young British film director Ben Wheatley became
known for creating prizewinning video clips before
he began making full-length films. He has kept that
amateur look — popular with many young, independent
directors — and chosen material that fits this style: lowkey
stories with an unexpected development.
In the case of his third film, Sightseers, his material
is a love story between Chris and Tina. Here are two seemingly
normal middle-aged people who are celebrating their
new relationship by going on a caravan holiday to northern
England. As the days pass, it becomes clear that Chris
has a disturbed personality. Instead of being shocked, Tina
finds this unexpectedly exciting.
You’ll have guessed by now that Sightseers is a black
comedy. Quite how black things become is something we’ll
leave you to find out. Written by Steve Oram and Alice
Lowe, who also play Chris and Tina, the film works by contrasting
normal, everyday conversations and situations
with episodes of sudden violence. It’s this combination that
makes the film interesting — and funny. It comments on
the stereotype of repressed Englishness as well as on the social
issues behind this facade. Starts 28 February.
| Drama
Set in Toronto, Take This Waltz explores the experiences
of three young people searching for direction in their lives.
Margot (Michelle Williams) is a young writer. Her husband, Lou
(Seth Rogen), is writing a chicken cookery book. It’s when Margot
meets their new neighbour Daniel (Luke Kirby), who ope -
rates a rickshaw, that she begins to
question her life. This careful study
of dreams and realities examines
our needs for variety and stability
without making judgements on
how we decide to satisfy them.
Starts 7 March.
amateur [(ÄmEtE]
counselling [(kaUns&lIN]
disturbed personality
[dI)st§:bd )p§:sE(nÄlEti]
low-key [)lEU (ki:]
Is he Mr Right? Rogen and
Williams in Take This Waltz
Beratung, Therapie
Persönlichkeitsstörung
zurückhaltend
|DVD
make judgements on
[)meIk (dZVdZmEnts Qn]
repressed [ri(prest]
rickshaw [(rIkSO:]
set [set]
sich ein Urteil erlauben über
unterdrückt
Rikscha
spielen
Hopeful:
Meryl Streep
Kay (Meryl Streep) is determined to
breathe new life into her tired marriage.
After years of growing slowly apart from
her husband, Arnold (Tommy Lee Jones),
Kay decides that they should spend a
week in counselling with a well-known
specialist, Dr Feld (Steve Carell). Soon,
they discover new and fascinating sides
to each other. Together or apart, Kay and
Arnold experience funny, bittersweet
and sometimes sad moments. Hope
Springs — the title comes from the expression
“hope springs eternal” — is carried by fine performances
from Streep and Jones. On sale in Germany from 1 March.
Fotos: Robert Anders; BFI; Columbia Pictures; SYSK; TFI
44 Spotlight 3|13

|Art
| General knowledge
Art Authority is the world of art in your hand. Enter your
own personal gallery with this app and look at paintings and
sculpture by more than 1,000 artists from every era of Western
art. You’ll find Art Authority very visitor-friendly. Eight periods
are presented in virtual rooms, with a major painting from each
era as the starting point. In each room, the works are grouped
in sections: the baroque room, for example, has Italian, French
and Dutch sections. Choose one, look through the pictures and
improve your English as you read about the influences and
background of that particular period. If you prefer to choose
your art by subject,
there is a search
function to help you
do this, too. A directory
function lists
all the world’s major
art galleries and
shows their main
works. Available for
the iPhone, iPad and
Kindle Fire, it costs
around €4.50.
The world of art
in English
Explaining our world: podcasters Byant and Clark
How do icebergs work? What is fire made of? What happens to
our bodies when we cry? These questions and many more are
answered in the free podcast Stuff You Should Know.
American information nerds Chuck Bryant and Josh Clark are
the hosts of this award-winning podcast. Every week on Tuesdays
and Thursdays, they discuss two topics of general interest
that they have researched and prepared. Stuff You Should
Know is particularly useful for language learners, because
every show comes with a transcript that can be followed on
the podcast website. If you enjoy quirky discussions on questions
such as “Should we be designing our children?”, go to
www.howstuffworks.com
| Theatre
In 2011, young American musician Merida became the first
jazz The artist plays to of win Oscar the Grammy Wilde Award (see Green for Best Light, New Artist. p. 37) Defined are old favourites with audiences around the world, especially his
by classic her own comedy roots, Spalding’s The Importance fusion jazz combines of Being elements Earnest. from It is based on the idea that a baby boy found in a handbag
African-American, in London’s Victoria Hispanic Station and European could traditions grow up in songs to be that a respectable and “earnest” man and marry a rich woman. The
are play light, was funky first performed and individual.musician 1895. England’s
plays bass
guitar most and famous double theatre bass. In critic July, Spalding of the time, will be Max playing
Beerbohm, at (www.blueballs.ch), called it Wilde’s as well as “finest”. at Stuttgart’s The The Importance
Wilde’s finest play:
storyline Jazz Open (www.jazzopen.com).
makes gentle fun of the way Victorian
England’s fascination with class and
of Being Earnest
status was really all about money. The play
mocks the most popular virtue of the age,
earnestness — the subtitle being “a trivial
comedy for serious people” — through the
colourful and snobbish character of Lady
Bracknell. The English Theatre of Hamburg
will be performing this story of double
lives and double standards until 27 April.
For details, call (0049) 40-227 7089.
directory [daI&(rektEri]
double standards [)dVb&l (stÄndEdz]
Dutch [dVtS]
earnestness [(§:nIstnEs]
host [hEUst]
Verzeichnis
Doppelmoral
niederländisch
Ernsthaftigkeit
Moderator(in)
mock [mQk]
nerd [n§:d] ifml.
quirky [(kw§:ki]
subtitle [(sVb)taIt&l]
virtue [(v§:tSu:]
sich lustig machen über
Freak
eigenartig, spitzfindig
Untertitel
Tugend
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ARTS | Short Story and Books
The flute
Eine ungewöhnliche Begegnung
bewegt einen jungen Mann zu
einer schönen Geste, die auf eine
berührende Weise erwidert wird.
JOHN BELL SMITHBACK erzählt.
There were times when the war seemed far away.
Sometimes, we heard air-raid sirens, but that was
because they were set off as a test or for a drill. During
school hours, we followed our teachers down to the
basement, where we were packed together. I never minded
the drills, because they brought me close to Jean Hicks,
and I always knew where she was because of her sweet fiveand-dime
perfume.
Most factories had barbed wire around them, and some
had tall guard towers at every corner. Now and then, the
newspaper told us that we at home were helping the war
by keeping our eyes open for saboteurs, but no one ever
told us what saboteurs looked like. The bomb drills were
as close as the war came to us, and one night while
stretched out on the grass watching the northern lights, I
began to wonder if it was actually possible for a German
plane to fly over the North Pole to drop a bomb on our
Midwest Brass factory — or worse, to drop one on Lincoln
High School in the middle of one of the classes I shared
with Jean Hicks.
Until then, the war I knew was the one I read about in
the newspapers, the front pages of which had maps showing
where battles were being fought. The place names were often
strange and new to me. I was almost 16, and never for a
moment did I doubt that our side was going to win.
It was at the start of summer that it happened. School
had ended, and I got work pumping gas at Felix’s Service
Station on Sheridan Road. Just before noon one day, a
whole convoy of army trucks came by, and every one of
them was filled with men dressed in a lot of different uniforms.
Armed soldiers in jeeps followed them. “I’ll be
damned, they’re POWs,” Felix said as we watched the
trucks pass. “I knew a camp was being built over in the
sand dunes, but I thought that was going to be for our
own boys.”
I don’t know how many prisoners there were,
something like three thousand, I guess. And though
everyone in town knew they were there, nobody
would talk about it. The idea that it was a military
secret made me get on my bicycle and have
a look. I took a path by the river, but after
about four miles, the route ended. And there,
hidden by some trees in the dunes, I saw
row after row of black tar-paper buildings,
all surrounded by a high fence. From
where I was standing, I could clearly see
some of the prisoners.
“They’re Germans,” Felix had told me.
“We’ve got a village of Germans living
right next to us,” he said.
The seasons passed, and on the first warm day the following
spring, I jumped on my bicycle and went back to
the camp. I stretched out against a sand dune to watch a
group of prisoners walking in the yard. Some had uniforms;
some had only bits of a uniform, such as a soldier’s
cap with gray trousers, or a worn jacket with stripes on the
sleeve. I went there to think, because we had recently got
news about one of my cousins. He’d joined the Air Force,
and during the winter, we heard that his plane had been
shot down over Stuttgart. Only that week were we told
that he had bailed out and was now a POW in a camp
somewhere in Germany.
Thinking about that and watching the prisoners, I
heard a sound behind me. Turning, I was suddenly face to
face with three German prisoners. They were on a work
detail and were being watched by one of our soldiers.
“It’s OK,” the soldier said. “There’s nothing dangerous
about these guys.” He took out a pack of cigarettes and offered
me one. “Here, you guys take a break,” he said, offering
them the cigarettes.
They stood smoking and looking out over the lake,
until one of them moved closer to look at my bicycle.
Then, very softly, he began to speak. “Meine Mutter, she
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bail out [)beI&l (aUt]
barbed wire [)bA:rbd (waI&r]
basement [(beIsmEnt]
brass [brÄs]
drill [drIl]
five-and-dime
[)faIv &nd (daIm] N. Am.
Luftangriff
mit dem Fallschirm
abspringen
Stacheldraht
Keller
Messing
Übung
billig
I’ll be damned [)aI&l bi (dÄmd] ifml.
POW (prisoner of war)
[)pi: oU (dVb&l ju:]
pump gas [)pVmp (gÄs] N. Am.
set off [set (O:f]
sleeve [sli:v]
tar-paper building
[(tA:r )peIp&r )bIldIN] N. Am.
work detail [(w§:k )di:teI&l]
nicht zu fassen
Kriegsgefangene(r)
eine Zapfsäule bedienen
hier: ertönen lassen
Ärmel
mit Dachpappe
gedecktes Gebäude
Arbeitstrupp
Fotos: Brand X Pictures; iStockphoto
46 Spotlight 3|13

Short Story
lives in Heidelberg,” he said. “Will you write to her?
Schreiben Sie ihr einen Brief ? Tell to her I am in Amerika,
und dass alles in Ordnung ist? That I am here, and I am
OK?” He handed me a small piece of paper. “It is her address
in Heidelberg,” he said.
I took the address.
“I am a musician,” he said. “I play the flute, but I have
no flute.” He was tall with fine features and long fingers.
“My name is Helmut,” he said. “Can you find me a flute?”
“Hey, cut the chatter!” the guard shouted. “Get over
here!” He gestured with his rifle, and the prisoner moved
away. Soon, they were gone.
When I was on my bicycle going back to town, a jeep
raced past me, then stopped. An officer called me over.
“Give me the piece of paper that guy gave you,” he ordered.
“What did he want?”
“He wanted me to write to his mother.”
“Too bad! He’s a German prisoner, and this place is
confidential.” He took the address and drove off.
I knew Jean Hicks had once tried to play the flute. Several
days after meeting the soldier, I went to the camp gate
and handed Jean’s practice flute to a guard, describing the
man he was to give it to.
A few days later, I took Jean on my bicycle to the dunes
by the camp. The evening was warm. The air was still, and
we enjoyed sitting together in the sand. When the sun had
gone down, I took her hand, and we sat in the dark looking
at the lights from the barracks. Overhead, we could
see the Milky Way, and from within the camp came the
soft voices of the men singing a haunting, romantic song.
The singing continued until we heard a shrill whistle, and
within minutes, all the barracks were in darkness.
Then, in the dark and in the stillness of the night, we
heard the lonely sound of a flute. Looking up at the vastness
of the heavens and at the cold brilliance of the stars,
I squeezed Jean’s hand, and with all my heart I wished the
sound north over America, wished it over Canada and the
North Pole, and wished it all the way to Heidelberg.
Novel
In Bend, Not Break, a
computer software specialist
and CEO of a successful company
tells an amazing story.
Born in China, Ping Fu’s early
childhood was spent in a
traditional, educated family
home in Shanghai. Then she
was forced to return alone to
Nanjing, the city of her birth,
during Mao’s Cultural Revolution. Ping Fu was only eight, and
she lived on very little for years. She just survived that revolution,
working in factories, before she was allowed to study and
then to emigrate to the US in 1984. The ability to “bend, not
break,” like bamboo, helped her overcome difficulties — and
end up being voted Inc. Magazine’s Entrepreneur of the Year
in 2005. The book is based on a true story. Penguin UK, ISBN
978-0-67092-201-7, €14.80
Easy reader
In 1985, British climbers Joe Simpson
and Simon Yates traveled to the Peruvian
Andes to climb the great Siula
Grande. It was the first time anyone had
tried to scale the west face of the 6,344-
meter-high mountain — and the expedition
went badly wrong. The problems
started when the two men were delayed
by bad weather and their fuel
began to run out. Then Simpson broke
his leg, which was followed by a dramatic fall. Yates believed
his partner to be dead and returned to the base camp alone.
Touching the Void is Joe Simpson’s famous book about
the expedition. It has been reworked in easy English for the
Macmillan Readers series. The story is written at intermediate
level and contains notes on the author and the language of
mountain climbing. Macmillan Publishers, ISBN 978-3-19602-
958-1, €8.49
Andes [(Ändi:z]
barracks [(bÄrEks]
CEO (chief executive officer)
[)si: i: (oU]
confidential [)kA:nfI(denS&l]
cut the chatter [)kVt DE (tSÄt&r]
end up doing sth. [)end Vp (du:IN]
features [(fi:tS&rz]
Kaserne
Geschäftsführer(in)
geheim
Schluss mit dem Geschwätz
etw. letztendlich tun
Gesichtszüge
flute [flu:t]
haunting [(hO:ntIN]
Milky Way [)mIlki (weI]
rifle [(raIf&l]
scale [skeI&l]
squeeze [skwi:z]
vastness [(vÄstnEs]
whistle [(wIs&l]
Querflöte
tief bewegend
Milchstraße
Gewehr
erklimmen
fest drücken
unermessliche Weite
Pfiff
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LANGUAGE | Vocabulary
Facial expressions
Our facial expressions often tell others what we are thinking and feeling.
ANNA HOCHSIEDER presents words and phrases you can use to talk about them.
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5 6
7 8
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1. smile
2. laugh
3. yawn [jO:n]
4. grin, smirk [sm§:k]
5. scowl [skaUl]
6. wink
7. pout [paUt]
8. grimace [grI(meIs],
pull / make a face
9. blush [blVS]
10. raise an eyebrow
11. frown [fraUn]
12. stare [steE]
What your face says
Your face sometimes says more than you can express in
words. There’s so much you can do with your facial muscles.
You can wrinkle your forehead, twist your mouth
into different shapes, squeeze your eyes tightly shut or
open them wide, blow out your cheeks or suck them in,
and stick out your tongue.
Some people look angry or bad-tempered all the time
because they have a frown line between their eyebrows
or deep wrinkles around their mouth. When you frown,
your brows and the corners of your mouth are turned
downwards. Other expressions also signal that you are
not pleased. If you are disappointed, you might pout,
pushing out your lips and looking unhappy. If you dislike
something, you might pull or make a face. Raising
one or two eyebrows can mean that you are questioning
something. It can also express disbelief, doubt or amusement.
Amusement can be shown by laughter or a grin
as well. An unpleasant grin is called a smirk. People
sometimes smirk because they are pleased about other
people’s bad luck.
One expression that is almost impossible to control
is a blush, showing that you feel embarrassed or ashamed.
Illustrationen: Bernhard Förth
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Practice
Try the exercises below to practise talking about facial expressions.
1. Underline the facial expression on the right
that best matches the feeling on the left (a–d).
a) anger a grin | a scowl | a stare
b) disgust a grimace | a laugh | a raised eyebrow
c) doubt a frown | a smile | a wink
d) shame a blush | a pout | a yawn
2. Underline the feeling on the right that best
matches the facial expression on the left.
a) grin confusion | enjoyment | tiredness
b) pout disappointment | horror| interest
c) stare amusement | joy | surprise
d) yawn boredom | sadness | schadenfreude
3. Match the verbs (a–f) to their definitions on the right (1–6).
a) If you frown,
b) If you pull a face,
c) If you smile,
d) If you stare,
e) If you wink,
f) If you yawn,
a ➯
b ➯
c ➯
d ➯
e ➯
f ➯
1. you open your eyes wide and look directly at something.
2. you quickly shut one eye, then open it again.
3. you move your eyebrows down and closer together.
4. you open your mouth wide and breathe in deeply.
5. you move the corners of your mouth upwards.
6. you twist your face into a funny, silly or rude expression.
4. Which facial expression best matches the situation? Complete the sentences below with the correct
form of the verbs from the list.
blush | frown | pout | pull a face | wink | yawn
a) “I’m tired. Can we go home now?” she said and _______________.
b) “I hate spinach!” the boy shouted and _______________. “Spinach is disgusting!”
c) “You’ve got such wonderful, smooth skin,” he whispered, making her _______________.
d) “I don’t understand these instructions,” he said, looking up and _______________.
e) “But why can’t I have a Barbie doll?” said the little girl, folding her arms and _______________.
f) “Don’t worry. Your secret is safe with me,” he said and _______________.
The word schadenfreude, pronounced as it is in
German, is a loanword. The English language has
borrowed a number of German words.
Here are some other examples:
• abseil [(ÄbseI&l], blitzkrieg, delicatessen,
ersatz [(eEzÄts], lied, muesli [(mju:zli],
wanderlust [(wQndElVst], zeitgeist [(zaItgaIst]
Tips
Answers
1. a) a scowl; b) a grimace (disgust: Ekel ); c) a frown; d) a blush
2. a) enjoyment; b) disappointment; c) surprise; d) boredom
3. a–3; b–6 (twist: verziehen; rude: unverschämt); c–5; d–1; e–2; f–4
4. a) yawned; b) pulled a face (spinach [(spInIdZ]); c) blush (whisper: flüstern);
d) frowning; e) pouting (fold one’s arms: die Arme verschränken); f) winked
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LANGUAGE | Travel Talk
A trip round
the world
Why not follow your dreams and spend a year
travelling round the world?
RITA FORBES tells you how.
Welcome home
Welcome home, Joe!
Hi, Maggie! It’s good to see you.
Was it everything you hoped it would be, travelling
round the world?
Yes. It was incredible. It’s such a different experience
— a whole year on the road instead of a few weeks
at a time. I learned so much, and I met such fascinating
people.
As soon as you get over your jet lag, you must tell
me all about it.
How it works
This map shows my route. So, you see, I travelled
west to east. Africa was the first continent I visited.
I flew from Nairobi to Jordan, and then to Delhi...
What do those dotted lines on the map mean?
That’s where I used surface travel.
Can I ask how much you spent?
Well, the ticket cost over £2,000. I spent a couple
of months WWOOFing in Australia, which helped
keep my costs down there. But still, it wasn’t cheap.
Now or never
You know, I’ve been thinking seriously about doing
a gap year after uni. I’ve been saving up...
Well, this is the perfect time to travel, before you’re
tied down with a job and a family.
Exactly! Kara’s living in Sydney now, and she keeps
asking when I’m going to visit. I’d love to spend a
few months in South America, too. I need to practise
my Spanish.
It sounds like you’ve already made up your mind.
Here, I’ll write down a few websites for you that
have some good information.
dotted [(dQtId]
gepunktet, punktiert
mind: make up one’s ~ [maInd] sich entscheiden (➝ p. 61)
save up [seIv (Vp]
Geld ansparen
• People who want to travel round the world can
get a special ticket for up to a year that lets them
circle (umkreisen) the earth. The cost can depend on
several things: how many continents are visited, how
many miles are travelled and how many stops are
made in total.
• The expression on the road refers to the state of
being away from home. It can be used for travel in
general, not just by car.
• To get over something means to “recover from” (sich
erholen von) it.
• With most round-the-world tickets, you may travel
only in one direction: west to east or east to west.
• Transportation on the earth’s surface [(s§:fIs] (Oberfläche)
— perhaps by bus, train or boat — is called
surface travel. When you use a round-the-world
ticket, the airline usually counts any miles you cover
(zurücklegen) by surface travel as part of the total
miles — or “mileage” [(maIlIdZ] — of your trip. This
may not save money, but it lets you see more of the
area you’re visiting than flying does.
• If you want to ask something sensitive or personal,
you can do it indirectly by saying: Can/May I ask...?
• The verb spend is used with both money and time:
“How much money did you spend?” and “I spent two
months in the US.”
• WWOOFing means working on a farm through the
organization World Wide Opportunities on Organic
Farms. Workers get a free place to sleep and their
meals, but don’t receive any pay. For more information,
see www.wwoofinternational.org
• A gap year (UK) is a year often taken by young people
after finishing school or university and before beginning
a career. The year is spent travelling, working
abroad or volunteering.
• Young people often use uni to mean “university”.
• If you are tied down, you have responsibilities that
stop you from living independently.
• Some useful websites for people interested
in a round-the-world trip include:
• www.bootsnall.com
• www.vagabondish.com
• www.statravel.co.uk
Tips
Fotos: Hemera; iStockphoto
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Cards | LANGUAGE
baby lag
NEW WORDS
My baby lag is getting worse. I’ve even started to
hallucinate.
GLOBAL ENGLISH
What would a speaker of British
English say?
Australian: “Don’t piss in my pocket, John!”
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(IN)FORMAL ENGLISH
Make this statement sound less formal:
She spends a lot of time in the library, perusing
the philosophy books.
TRANSLATION
Translate the following sentences:
1. Ich erreiche die hohen Töne in diesem Lied nicht.
2. Gibt es diese Farbe in helleren Tönen?
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PRONUNCIATION
IDIOM MAGIC
Read these words aloud, from left
to right:
alfalfa
almanac
Ching Yee Smithback
balk
calf
Balkan
salmon
on the fritz
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FALSE FRIENDS
GRAMMAR
ratio / Ratio
Translate the following sentences:
1. The ratio of boys to girls was three to two.
2. Wir sollten uns hier von der Ratio leiten lassen.
Complete these sentences with the
missing relative pronoun:
1. He wasn’t angry at all, ______ really surprised
me.
2. All of us passed the exam, ______ was amazing!
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LANGUAGE | Cards
GLOBAL ENGLISH
British speaker: “Don’t try to flatter (schmeicheln)
me, John!”
There is a longer version of this direct, vulgarsounding
Australian expression, which ends with
“...and tell me it’s raining”. In German, one might
use the phrase sich bei jmdm. einschmeicheln.
NEW WORDS
This new phrase is an analogy to “jet lag”. It refers
to the tiredness, disorientation and physical
effects experienced when caring for a small child.
A person who is suffering from it can be said to be
baby-lagged.
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TRANSLATION
1. I can’t reach / hit the high notes in this song.
2. Are there lighter shades of this colour?
These are two examples of the different trans -
lations of the German word Ton. Compare these
with the following German expression: Sprich nicht
in diesem Ton mit mir, which can be translated as:
“Don’t speak to me in that tone (of voice).”
(IN)FORMAL ENGLISH
She spends a lot of time in the library, studying
the philosophy books.
When it refers to the act of reading, “peruse”
means that it is being done carefully and
thoroughly (gründlich). Interestingly, this verb is
used incorrectly by many native speakers of
English to mean “read quickly, glance over”
(flüchtig durchschauen).
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IDIOM MAGIC
If a device is on the fritz (N. Am. ifml.), it has
stopped functioning properly. The expression
referred to cheap German imports to the US
before the First World War. “Fritz” colloquially
referred to Germans collectively. The British
English equivalent is to be on the blink.
“Our old TV is on the fritz again. It’s time to buy a
new one.”
[Äl(fÄlfE]
[bO:k]
[kA:f]
PRONUNCIATION
[(O:lmEnÄk]
[(bO:lkEn]
[(sÄmEn]
The letter “l” is nearly always silent when it
follows “a” and precedes (etw. vorangehen)
“f”, “k” or “m”. The words “alfalfa”, “almanac” and
“Balkan” are three of the rare exceptions.
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GRAMMAR
1. He wasn’t angry at all, which really surprised
me.
2. All of us passed the exam, which was amazing!
When the first part of the sentence is a complete
clause, the relative pronoun is “which” in English.
FALSE FRIENDS
1. Das Verhältnis Jungs zu Mädchen war drei zu
zwei.
2. We should let ourselves be guided by reason
here.
The Latin participle ratio comes from a verb that
means both “calculate” and “think”. This explains
the different meanings in English and German.
English “ratio” is pronounced [(reISiEU].
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Listen to dialogues 1 and 2
Home
maintenance
This month, DAGMAR TAYLOR looks at the
words and phrases people use when they talk
about looking after their home.
Everyday English | LANGUAGE
1. Storm damage?
Karen and Doug are at home. Karen has discovered
a problem in the bedroom.
Karen: Doug! Come here, quick!
Doug: What is it?
Karen: Look! There’s a big damp patch on the ceiling.
Where did that come from?
Doug: Oh, no! It can only mean that there’s a problem
with the roof. There must be a leak somewhere.
Karen: Do you think some of the slates came off in
the storm last week?
Doug: Probably. I was going to check them, but then
I never got round to doing it.
Karen: I hope it’s not a bigger problem — structural
damage or something like that.
Doug: We’d better look into it.
Karen: It’s going to mean repainting the bedroom,
and we’ve only just had it decorated.
Doug: I know. It’s annoying, isn’t it?
2. Leaky roof
Doug has been up on the roof and is now telling
Karen what he has discovered.
Doug: Well, three slates have come off. And the gutters
were clogged up with leaves, so I cleared
them while I was up there.
Karen: Do we need to get a roofer to replace the missing
slates?
Doug: I’ll call Derek. He’s a useful handyman — and
he won’t charge an arm and a leg.
Karen: That’s true. Can he do the painting as well?
Doug: I’d prefer to do that myself, because he didn’t
do such a great job last time.
Karen: When are you going to find the time?
Doug: (angry) I don’t bloody know, Karen! Maybe
you could do it for a change!
Karen: All right. Keep your hair on! I was only asking.
Doug: Sorry. It’s just that this is the last thing we need
right now.
Fotos: Brand X Pictures; iStockphoto; PhotoObjects.net; Zoonar
• Here, a patch is a small area, often surrounded by
an area that looks different.
• A leak is a small hole that lets liquid (Flüssigkeit) in or
out. “Leak” is also a verb: “The roof is leaking.”
• Slate (Schiefer) is the name of a dark grey stone that
breaks easily into thin, flat layers. Pieces of slate,
called slates, are used for covering roofs in the UK.
• If you found the time to do something, you can say
you got round to doing it.
• The adjective structural means connected with the
main elements of a building.
• We’d better is short for “we had better”. It is used to
say to someone what you should do together.
• Look into it means to inspect something carefully.
• If “re” is used at the beginning of a verb, as in repaint,
it usually means “again”.
• Karen says they have had the bedroom decorated.
She means that they arranged for someone else to do
the work for them.
damp [dÄmp]
feucht
Tips
• If something is clogged (up), it is blocked. When
you unblock something, you clear it.
• A roofer is a person whose job is to build or repair the
coverings to roofs.
• A handyman is a man who is good at doing all sorts
of practical jobs inside and outside the house, either
as a hobby or as his regular work.
• If someone charges an arm and a leg, he or she asks
for a lot of money for goods or services.
• Such is used before a noun. It often comes before
“a” / “an”. “So” is used before an adjective or an adverb:
“That painter is so good.”
• In the UK, bloody is used to emphasize an angry
statement. “Bloody” is a swear word (Schimpfwort)
that many people find offensive (anstößig).
• Keep your hair on! (UK ifml.) is an idiom used to tell
an angry person to stop shouting and calm down.
gutter [(gVtE]
Tips
Dachrinne
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LANGUAGE | Everyday English
3. What a mess! 4. Finished
Four weeks have passed. Karen is complaining to her
friend Doreen about the situation.
Doug and Karen are in the bedroom
looking at the paintwork.
Doreen: Hello?
Karen: Hi, Doreen! It’s Karen.
Doreen: Oh, hi, Karen! How’s it going?
Karen: Don’t ask. The house is full of workmen.
There are boxes and dust and mess everywhere.
Doreen: Oh, dear! Tell me then, what happened?
Karen: We’re redecorating the bedroom. Doug was
going to do it, but he just didn’t have time.
So the painters started the work three weeks
ago. They taped everything up and put dust
covers everywhere, but then they didn’t
show up for two weeks. And now they’re
back. Three of them. Just to paint one room!
Doreen: Oh, what a nuisance!
Karen: I just hope they do a good job. Doug is so
fussy when it comes to things like that.
• It’s common in the UK and the US to answer the
telephone by saying just Hello?
• Another way to say “How are you?” is How’s it going?
• A man who is employed to do physical work can be
called a workman.
• If you show up (ifml.), you arrive at the place where
you arranged to meet somebody or do something.
• A thing, person or situation that is annoying can be
called a nuisance.
• Fussy means worried about details or standards.
dust cover [(dVst )kVvE]
tape up [)teIp (Vp]
Abdeckfolie
abkleben
Tips
Karen: I think it’s lovely!
Doug: So it should be — at that price!
Karen: How much was it?
Doug: You don’t want to know. It’ll teach me to check
for loose slates more often, though. Hey, look!
They’ve missed a bit.
Karen: Where? Oh, that’s not too bad at all. I can
go over it next week. There’s still some paint
left. Trust you to notice that.
Doug: Have you forgiven the painters, then?
Karen: No, not really. I’m still annoyed about that.
Doug: I hope there’ll be no more maintenance for a
while. There’s something to be said for renting,
isn’t there?
• So it should be is a set expression meaning that
you expect the quality to be high.
• Another way of saying that people haven’t done
something is to say that they have missed it.
• If a thing hasn’t been done properly, you need to
go over it or do it again.
• The coloured liquid that is put on surfaces [(s§:fIs]
(Oberfläche) such as walls is called paint.
• Trust you, him, her, etc. is used when a person does or
says something that you think is typical of him or her.
• There’s something to be said for... is another way of
saying there are good reasons for (doing) something.
loose [lu:s]
maintenance [(meIntEnEns]
locker
Instandhaltungsarbeiten,
Wartungsarbeiten
Tips
EXERCISES
1. Add the missing word.
a) There’s a big damp patch _____ the ceiling.
b) And the gutters were clogged _____ with leaves.
c) I’ve got a house full _____ workmen.
d) I’m still annoyed _____ that.
2. What did they say?
a) Do you think some s _ _ _ _ _ came off in the storm?
b) I’ll call our h _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , Derek.
c) First, they taped everything up and put down
d _ _ _ c _ _ _ _ _.
d) There’s still some p _ _ _ _ left.
3. Replace the words in bold with those used in
the scenes.
a) I was going to check, but I never found the time.
b) He won’t charge a fortune.
c) Hello, Karen! How are you?
d) It’s typical of you to notice that.
4. Underline the correct word.
a) We’d / We better look into that.
b) Keep your hair off / on!
c) Then they didn’t show up for / since two weeks.
d) It’ll teach me to check for loose / lose slates.
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Answers: 1. a) on; b) up; c) of; d) about / at 2. a) slates; b) handyman; c) dust covers; d) paint
3. a) got round to doing it; b) an arm and a leg; c) How’s it going?; d) Trust you 4. a) We’d; b) on;
c) for; d) loose

The Grammar Page | LANGUAGE
The present perfect simple:
experiences
Every month in this section, ADRIAN DOFF uses notes on a short
dialogue to present and explain a key point of grammar.
Three friends are talking about spiders.
Mel: Are tarantulas dangerous? I’ve only seen 1 them in
pictures. I haven’t actually seen 2 one in real life.
Have you ever seen 3 one, Sam?
Sam: Well, I’ve seen them in zoos, but only behind glass,
fortunately.
Jane: I’ve seen tarantulas. In fact, I’ve even held 4 one in
my hand.
Mel: You’re joking!
Jane: No, it’s true! It was 5 in a zoo in Scotland. They had 5
this tarantula, and they put 5 it on your hand just
for a minute or two so you could 5 watch it walk
over you.
Sam: That sounds so horrible!
Jane: It wasn’t. It was fine. It just moved very slowly across
my hand. Tarantulas are completely harmless. They
just look scary. People say that they make good pets.
Sam: A tarantula as a pet? No, thanks! I think I’d rather
have a cat.
Mel: Me, too.
1 I’ve seen is the present perfect simple tense of the verb
see. It’s formed with have / has + past participle
(see — seen). Mel is talking in general: she means
“at different times up to now”. She’s not thinking of a
particular time in the past.
2 Haven’t / hasn’t + past participle is the negative form of
the present perfect simple.
3 This is a present perfect simple question. We often use
ever with present perfect simple questions, meaning
“at any time up to now”.
4 I’ve held is another example of the present perfect
simple: held is the past participle of the irregular verb
hold. Jane is talking about her experience of tarantulas in
general. (= I’ve done this at some time in my life.)
5 Now Jane is giving details about one particular event in the
past (where it was and what happened), so she uses the
past simple tense.
Remember!
To form past participles with regular verbs, add -ed
or -d:
• He has worked in many different countries.
• She has finished her language course.
The past participles of irregular verbs need to be
learned carefully:
• I’ve written to my local politician. (write — written)
• My brother has bought a new car. (buy — bought)
Beyond the basics
Time expressions
Past time expressions are used with the past simple
tense, not with the present perfect simple:
• We visited the zoo last Saturday.
Time expressions with the meaning “up to now” are
often used with the present perfect simple:
• Have you worked here before? (= before now)
• We haven’t had any problems so far. (= up to now)
EXERCISE
Change the words in bold into the present perfect simple tense.
a) I / never / eat rabbit. Is it good? _______________ f) She’s a very successful writer. She / write three
b) You / see the film of The Hobbit yet? _______________ bestselling novels. _______________
c) No, but I / read the book. _______________
g) I / always / want to go to Japan. _______________
d) It’s my son’s first time on a plane. He / never / fly h) But I / never / have enough money.
before. _______________
_______________
e) He / work in a number of different European countries.
i) You / do yoga before, or is this your first time?
_______________
_______________
Answers: a) I’ve never eaten; b) Have you seen; c) I’ve read; d) He’s never flown; e) He’s worked;
f) She’s written; g) I’ve always wanted; h) I’ve never had; i) Have you done
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LANGUAGE | The Soap
Helen
Phil
Peggy
Sean’s story
Join us at Peggy’s Place — Spotlight’s very
own London pub. Sean has a tale to tell.
By INEZ SHARP
George: Phil always said there was something about Sean.
Said he was hiding something.
Peggy: That’s a bit unfair. I mean, Sean can’t help it that
his dad’s fallen on hard times.
George: Yes, but he could have told you about it before
the whole neighbourhood found out.
Phil: I can’t say it’s been bad for business, if that’s what you
mean. Everyone seems to have heard about Sean’s dad.
George: I simply say you have to be careful. People like
that can be real parasites.
Phil: You don’t even know him.
George: No, but I bet he’s got some story about how
things went wrong for him.
Sean: It’s none of your business, George. Before you start
slagging off my dad, you’ll want to listen to the facts.
George: Come on! Surprise me!
Sean: My ma and pa used to have a pub in Dublin — a
bit like this place. A couple of years ago, my ma got
sick. So they sold the pub and moved to Spain because
the climate was better for her. They used to go swimming
every day. One day, my ma got swept out to sea.
My dad tried to save her, but she was gone.
George: I’m really sorry. I didn’t know...
Sean: Anyway, my dad started drinking. He couldn’t make
the payments on the house and had to move out. He
drove here from Spain to find me.
Peggy: There, George. Are you happy now?
George: I couldn’t have known.
Sean: No, you couldn’t have. It’s OK.
George: Let me explain. You know we’ve been dealing
with a lot of shoplifters recently. It’s never been this bad
before. For supermarkets like ours, it’s a headache, and
it costs us time and money. Although it’s not really my
job as the events manager, I often have to help out
when we catch somebody. And you should hear the
hard-luck stories. I bet most of the time, they’re just
layabouts.
Focus
When Sean talks about his dad’s drinking, he refers to alcohol
as sauce. There are many slang words for alcohol in
English. The most common is booze, a word used throughout
the English-speaking world. A tipple refers to liquor
(Spirituosen) or spirits. You could say: “My favourite tipple
is sherry.” And if people ask for a drink, they mean something
with alcohol in it.
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George
Eddy
Sean
“ ”
Jane
My ma and pa used to run a pub
Peggy: Still, it just isn’t a good idea to generalize.
George: Why don’t you take your dad in to live with you,
Sean?
Sean: It’s hard for me to talk about this. The thing is, it’s
not the first time my pa’s had a problem with alcohol.
Phil: But he needs your help.
Sean: I can’t work and make my way and look after him
as well. I saw it the last time. Keeping him off the sauce
was a full-time job for my ma. I’m sure it was the worry
that made her ill.
Phil: Your dad can’t sleep in his car forever. Anyway, what’s
he living off?
Peggy: Never you mind. Sean will think of something.
Phil: Peggy, it sounds like you and Sean have a plan.
Sean: Don’t get angry with Peggy. I simply had to talk to
someone.
George: There’s nothing wrong with that.
Phil: I have the feeling there’s more to this than talking.
Peggy: What do you expect me to do?
Phil: What are you doing?
Sean: Look! She’s been giving my pa food — just leftovers,
but it’s still proper cooked food.
George: That’s fine, surely?
Peggy: And then...
Phil: Yes?
Peggy: Well, I thought we’d take him in for a little while,
just until he finds his feet.
fall on hard times
[)fO:l Qn )hA:d (taImz]
find one’s feet
[)faInd wVnz (fi:t]
generalize [(dZen&rElaIz]
hard-luck story [)hA:d (lVk )stO:ri]
help: sb. can’t ~ it [help]
layabout [(leIE)baUt] UK
leftovers [(left)EUvEz]
live off sth. [(lIv Qf]
never you mind [)nevE ju (maInd]
none of sb.’s business: sth. is ~
[)nVn Ev )sVmbEdiz (bIznEs]
shoplifter [(SQplIftE]
slag sb. off [slÄg (Qf] UK ifml.
swept out: get ~ [swept (aUt]
in Not geraten, schwierige
Zeiten durchmachen
wieder festen Boden unter
den Füßen haben
verallgemeinern
(berührende) Schicksalsgeschichte
jmd. kann nichts dafür
Faulenzer(in)
(Essens)Reste
von etw. leben
misch dich da nicht ein
etw. geht jmdn. nichts an
Ladendieb(in)
über jmdn. ablästern
hinausgetrieben werden
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English at Work | LANGUAGE
Dear Ken: How do I complain
to a supplier?
Dear Ken
Last week, I telephoned a supplier in English to complain
about some problems we have had with them. I found it
very difficult to manage the conversation effectively. I felt
I was either being too soft or too aggressive. Do you have
any tips for the next time?
Best wishes
Georg L.
Send your questions
about business English
by e-mail with “Dear
Ken” in the subject line to
language@spotlight-verlag.de.
Each month, I answer two questions
Spotlight readers have sent in. If one of
them is your question, you’ll receive a
copy of my book: Fifty Ways to Improve
Your Business English. So don’t forget
to add your mailing address!
Dear Georg
When we complain to somebody on the phone, we tend
to say things in an overly direct way, such as:
• We are very unhappy. You never process our orders
correctly.
Statements of this kind usually make the person at the
other end of the line defensive, which may stop him or her
from taking positive action.
Here are four simple rules to keep in mind when you want
to make a complaint:
1. Describe, don’t judge
Our copying machine has broken down again. This is
the third time in two weeks.
2. Be specific
I would like to know from you how we can prevent this
happening so frequently, starting today.
3. Give realistic suggestions
As I see it, we have three options: change this particular
machine, change our service contract or change our
supplier.
4. Include positives as well as negatives
You respond promptly to our complaints, but the machine
regularly breaks down again a few days after your
people leave.
Remember that your complaint can help a company to
improve both its products and its customer service. Constructive
criticism allows suppliers to look carefully at what
they are doing wrong and to make the necessary changes
to prevent mistakes happening again.
All the best
Ken
break down [breIk (daUn]
judge [dZVdZ]
line [laIn]
process [(prEUses]
scale [skeI&l]
supplier [sE(plaIE]
term [t§:m]
kaputt gehen
urteilen
Leitung
bearbeiten
Leiter (System für Zahlennamen)
Lieferant
Reihe von Zahlen und Zeichen
Dear Ken
I have a question about the number 1,000,000,000, or in
words: a thousand million. The Germans call it eine Milliarde,
the French say un milliard and the Italians say un
miliardo. Why, then, is the English name for a number
with nine zeros a “billion”?
I hope you can help.
Regards
Rolf D.
Dear Rolf
Thank you for your interesting question.
Two different systems are used for naming large numbers
of, or above, a thousand million: the long scale (mainly
used in continental Europe) and the short scale (now used
in most English-speaking and Arabic-speaking countries).
The long scale is a system in which every new word for a
number greater than a million is a million times the
smaller number. German Billion, French billion and Italian
bilione all refer to 1,000,000,000,000, or a million million.
In the past, “a billion” in British English also followed this
system and meant a “million million”.
The short-scale system gives names to large numbers of,
or greater than, a million that are a thousand times the
previous term. A billion, in this scale, is a thousand million,
or 1,000,000,000. In British English, we used to say
“milliard” for this number, just like the Germans, French
and Italians, but in the 1970s, people started to call a thousand
million a “billion” to match American English.
Hope this helps
Ken
Ken Taylor is the director of Taylor Consultancy Ltd, an international
communication-skills consultancy in London. He regularly
runs seminars in Germany.
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LANGUAGE | Spoken English
How far away?
This month, ADRIAN DOFF looks at how we
describe distances in spoken English.
near, not far
There are many different ways to talk about distance in
spoken English. Things and places are usually described as
being near or not far:
• My new flat’s quite near the station.
• My new flat’s not far from the station.
Notice that, although “near the station” is used, you can
also say close to:
• My new flat’s quite close to the station.
Near is usually a preposition, and nearby is used as an
adverb:
• I’d like a drink. Is there a cafe nearby? (= near here)
away
When talking about distance, the word away (= from here)
is often added:
• Where’s the restaurant? Is it far away?
• The station’s about two miles away.
• It’s about 10 minutes’ walk away.
10 minutes’ walk
Very often, a time expression is used to say how far
away a place is:
• It’s about an hour away by bus.
• It’s roughly three days’ drive from here to Ankara.
Notice that there is an apostrophe after the “s” to mean
a walk of 10 minutes or a drive of three days.
Short distances
To talk about short distances, you can use phrases with
just + a direction preposition:
• There’s a supermarket just down the road.
(= very near)
• My hairdresser is just round the corner from the public
library.
• Paula and Joe live just across the street from us.
You can also use right + a place preposition:
• It’s very noisy here in the evenings, because we live
right next to an Irish pub.
• It’s easy to find our house. It’s right opposite the Hotel
Windsor.
There are different ways to say that a distance is short:
• We can walk there easily. It’s no distance at all.
• Our apartment was just a stone’s throw from the
beach.
• The hotel’s right in the centre of Rome. So it’s very
handy for all the sights. (= You can easily reach them.)
Note that English “handy” is an adjective meaning “useful”,
or, in this case, “close”, “convenient”.
Long distances
In conversation especially, you will hear a long way (away)
instead of “far”:
• It’s a nice restaurant, but it’s quite a long way (away)
from here.
• We’d better go. We’ve still got a long way to drive.
Far is used in negatives and questions and after too:
• Come on! Keep walking! It’s not far now.
• Excuse me! How far is it to the city centre?
• Let’s not go there now. It’s too far away.
Here are some idioms that are used to say “a long distance”:
• They call it “London Stansted” Airport, but it’s actually
miles away from London. (= a very long way)
• They’ve bought a cottage in Scotland. It’s very beautiful,
but it’s miles from anywhere. (= very remote)
• I hear you’ve moved out to a village. What’s it like living
out in the sticks? (= a long way from a town)
Foto: iStockphoto
EXERCISE
In each sentence below, one word is missing. Choose the correct word from the list in the box.
Where in the sentence does it belong?
down | five | for | from | stone’s | the | way
a) It’s a great flat, and it’s only a throw from the university.
b) Our office is in the north of Munich, so it’s very
handy the airport.
c) The station’s a long from here. I’ll give you a lift.
d) There’s a good hotel not far the station.
e) They live right out in sticks in a tiny village.
f) The centre’s not far away. It’s about minutes’ walk
from here.
g) My mother lives just the road from us.
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Spotlight 3|13
Answers: a) a stone’s throw; b) handy for; c) a long way; d) not far from; e) in the sticks; f) five minutes’ walk; g) down the road

Word Builder | LANGUAGE
Build your vocabulary
JOANNA WESTCOMBE presents useful words and phrases from this issue of Spotlight and their
collocations. The words may also have other meanings that are not listed here.
villain [(vIlEn] noun p. 26
comprehensive [)kQmprI(hensIv] adjective p. 22
a bad character in a story, film, etc.
including many details, complete
Bösewicht, Schurke
umfassend
Charles Dickens’s best characters were often
the villains, such as Fagin in “Oliver Twist”.
We produce comprehensive guides to many
European cities.
A villain can be male or female, but the main good
character is either the hero or heroine.
some other collocations: a fully, impressively, truly
comprehensive package, range, review, set
delete [di(li:t] verb p. 9
in a row [)In E (rEU] phrase p. 66
remove information that has been written or stored
on a computer
löschen
Please delete my details from your database.
one after the other
hintereinander
Tom has now missed football practice three
times in a row.
Delete is a formal word. If you draw a line or a cross
through something, you cross it out.
In a row also means “in a straight line”.
suppose [sE(pEUz] verb p. 13
think, believe to be true
denken, annehmen
I suppose it might be a good idea to book
tickets for the film.
In British English, I don’t suppose is used in polite requests:
“I don’t suppose I could borrow your pen, could I?”
mind: make up one’s ~ [maInd] phrase p. 52
make a decision
sich entscheiden
I can’t make up my mind whether to travel on
a Sunday or a Monday.
Phrase: My mind’s made up. = “I’ve decided, and
that’s final.”
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How to use the verb suppose
In its main meaning, “think”, suppose is commonly
used in spoken English in certain fixed phrases:
Why do you suppose the boss is coming to our
meeting?
You don’t suppose there’s a problem, do you?
I don’t suppose for a minute (that) she’ll come.
(= I’m sure she won’t.)
There’s no reason to suppose (that) she’ll come.
(= Why should we think that?)
Suppose is also used to say that you think something
is true, but you’re not happy about it:
I suppose we’ll just have to wait and see
whether she comes.
I suppose she thinks it’s funny to keep us
guessing. (to show anger or irony)
Complete the following sentences with words
from this page in their correct form.
a) Why have some names been ___________ from the
list of members?
b) We’ve won first prize three years in a ___________.
c) We have a ___________ online archive.
d) Come on! You’ve got to make up your ___________
before it’s too late.
e) The story is a classic one of heroes versus
____________.
f) Is the news on at 10 o’clock?
— I ___________ so, yes.
g) I suppose you ___________ it’s funny to open
all the windows in winter.
OVER TO YOU!
Answers: a) deleted; b) row; c) comprehensive; d) mind;
e) villains; f) suppose; g) think
3|13 Spotlight
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LANGUAGE | Perfectionists Only!
Every month, WILL O’RYAN
explains developments in
the English language and
examines some of the finer
points of grammar.
Back to the roots
English “brave” and German brav
both go back to Italian bravo, via Middle
French brave. The word “brave”
originally signified both “splendid”
(prächtig) and “courageous”, but in
modern English, it means only the
latter. The first meaning is present in
the — oft misinterpreted — title of
Aldous Huxley’s novel Brave New
World, which refers to a quotation
from Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Otherwise,
it appears only in literary collocations,
such as “make a brave
show” (einen prächtigen Anblick bie -
ten). In German, the sense of “courageous”
is obsolete and other meanings
have been taken on. The related verb
“brave” (trotzen), was borrowed from
French several hundred years later.
Difficult rhymes
There are words that cause difficulties
for poets who like their lines to
rhyme. The colour words “orange”,
“purple” and “silver”, for example, are
notorious (berühmt-berüchtigt) ones.
Another such problematic word is
“month”. When presented with the
challenge of writing a poem in which
both “orange” and “month” were to
rhyme, English poet Robert Browning
(1812–89) took his inspiration
from India: “From the Ganges to the
Blorenge / comes the Rajah once a
month. / Sometimes chewing on an
orange. / Sometimes reading from his
Grunth.” And he didn’t cheat:
“Blorenge” is a
small mountain
in Wales,
and “Grunth”
is the Sikh
holy book.
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Grammar
“Middle” intransitives
English distinguishes between two categories of voice: active and passive.
Some languages, however, have a third, intermediate category, called
“middle voice”. A few English verbs show rudiments of a middle voice, but
this does not justify a third-voice category. Let’s consider, first, the examples
in (a), which are active, passive and “middle” — in that order:
a) All sorts of things frighten him.
He is easily frightened (by all sorts of things).
He frightens easily.
This last construction is a cross between active and passive. Syntactically,
it is active — there is no form of “be” and no past participle. Semantically,
it seems more like a passive, as the object of the transitive verb is now the
subject. However, while an agent is implied in the last example, it cannot
be stated in a “by”-phrase, and the clause can express only a general state,
not a specific event. The following examples are ungrammatical:
b) He frightens by loud noises.
He frightened when I made a loud noise.
Semantically, it is a question here of whether the subject undergoes the
process expressed in the verb and, if so, how (or how readily). Typically,
an adverb such as “easily” or “well” will be present. If not, the clause has
to be negative or to contain a modal auxiliary (especially “will”); for example:
“He’ll often frighten when he hears a loud noise.” Other verbs that
allow this “middle” transitive usage are “embarrass”, “flatter” (schmeicheln),
“offend”, “please” and “shock”. Notice that the object of the transitive verb
and subject of the “middle” intransitive of all these verbs is a person.
Some verbs do take other nouns in these positions, such as “clean”, “cut”,
“iron”, “read”, “sell”, “translate” and “wash”. Unlike the others, they can be
used in reference to a single event, and a few, such as “sell” and “translate”,
can be used without any adverbial modifier:
c) The meat was undercooked, so it didn’t cut very well.
Believe it or not, his CD is selling.
His poetry doesn’t translate. (It cannot be translated.)
Non-passive sentences with the logical object of a transitive verb in subject
position are common in German, but with a major difference: they are reflexive
and lassen is often present: Das Fleisch ließ sich schlecht schneiden;
das Haus hat sich verkauft.
Finally, the verb “sleep” is a special case in our “middle” category. It means
“provide (a given number of people) with a bed / place to spend the night”:
d) This tent sleeps three. (Three people can sleep in this tent.)
Which sentence is not well formed?
1. Forget about trying to flatter Sue. She doesn’t flatter easily.
2. John intimidates by aggressive discussion partners.
Answer: sentence 2
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Crossword | LANGUAGE
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8
12 13
14 15
16 17
20 21
24
9 10 11
18 19
22 23
25 26
The words in this puzzle are taken from this month’s A Day in My Life.
You may find it helpful to refer to the text on pages 8–9.
Competition!
Form a single word from the letters in the coloured squares.
Send that word on a postcard to: Redaktion Spotlight, Kennwort
“January Prize Puzzle”, Postfach 1565, 82144 Planegg, Deutsch -
land. Ten winners will be chosen at random from the entries we
have received by 21 March 2013. Each of the
winners will be sent a copy of Contemporary
Irish Short Stories by courtesy of Reclam.
The answer to our January 2013 puzzle was
discovery. Congratulations to: Ursel Welzer
(Kaarst), Renate Hertweck (Ketsch), Vanessa
Grigat (Minden), Gisela Novy (Stuhr), Nicole
Metzler (Augsburg), Franz Ziemens (Brandenburg),
Hans Teegler (Dortmund), Jutta
Schumacher (Osterode), Antje Rama
(Hameln), Margarete Spannagel (Schramberg)
Mike Pilewski
Underwater photos
Across
1. When something has happened: “______ all the
passengers are on board, I introduce myself.”
3. A task.
5. The majority.
7. A feeling one has that things will get better.
8. Transparent.
9. To change a text or image and make it better.
12. Prepared.
13. “We went ______ the Bahamas.”
15. Just; not more than: “There were ______ a few
doughnuts left.”
16. Contains.
18. A word of comparison: “It’s ______ big ______ a
house.”
20. Happening most of the time.
22. Big.
24. To set something down or place it somewhere.
25. Floating objects that mark a position on the
water.
26. “What did you get ______ your birthday?”
Down
1. “Not this one; the ______ one, please.”
2. The person in charge of a ship.
4. To use one’s lungs.
5. A larger quantity.
6. Therefore.
10. Finished: “I’m ______ with work for the day.”
11. To attempt to do something.
14. Of a high standard.
17. Used the wind to travel across the water.
19. Having no cost.
20. To make use of something.
21. Towards the sky.
23. A structure consisting of coral.
24. To give someone money for a service.
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THE LIGHTER SIDE | Wit and Wisdom
“
All I ask is the chance to prove
that money can’t make me happy.
”
Spike Milligan
(1918–2002), British comedian
In class
Teacher: “Maria, please point to America on the map.”
Maria: “This is it.”
Teacher: “Well done. Now class, who found America?”
Class: “Maria did.”
Teacher: “Craig, you know you can’t sleep in my lesson.”
Craig: “I know. But maybe if you were a little quieter, I could.”
© Bulls
THE ARGYLE SWEATER
Flying high
A man walks up to an airport ticket desk and says, “I’d like to
buy a return ticket.”
“Where to?” asks the ticket officer.
“To here, of course,” says the man.
Pet shop
Man: “Can I have a parrot for my daughter, please?”
Pet-shop owner: “Sorry, sir, but we don’t swap.”
Father and son
After passing his driving test, Jimmy asks his father when he
can use the family car. The father says he’ll make a deal with
his son: “If you work harder at school, study your Bible and
get a haircut, I’ll let you drive the car.”
Six weeks later, Jimmy asks his father about the car.
“Well, son,” his father says, “you’ve done well in your exams.
I often see you reading your Bible. But you haven’t had your
hair cut.”
Jimmy smiles and says: “You know, Dad, I’ve noticed in my
Bible that Samson had long hair, Moses had long hair and
there’s even evidence that Jesus had long hair.”
His father thinks about this and replies, “Did you also notice
that all of them walked wherever they went?”
figure out [)fIgE (aUt] ifml. verstehen, kapieren
hit the roof
Wortspiel: (vor Wut) an die Decke ge-
[)hIt DE (ru:f] ifml.
hen; den Kopf an der Decke anhauen
in a row [)In E (rEU] ifml. hintereinander (➝ p. 61)
parrot [(pÄrEt]
Papagei
point to [(pOInt tE] zeigen auf
swap [swQp]
(um)tauschen
toasty tan [)tEUsti (tÄn] ifml. etwa: knackige (Sonnen)Bräune
PEANUTS
Boy: “Dad, can I have a glass of water?”
Dad: “That’s your tenth glass in a row.”
Boy: “I know, but my bed is still on fire.”
Up and down
My wife just found out that I’ve replaced our bed with a trampoline.
She hit the roof.
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“
Someone
said that blogs are
the new bathroom
wall
”
American Life | GINGER KUENZEL
Welcome to
the new normal
Neue Wörter und Ausdrücke können eine Sprache bereichern
– oder auch unterwandern und aushöhlen.
Foto: Digital Vision
English is always changing. Just
think of all the words related to
the internet and social media
that have recently come into our vocabulary,
such as tweet, podcast, and
LOL (short for “laughing out loud”),
to name just a few.
There are the words and phrases
that have been made popular by characters
in recent TV shows or movies,
as well as other terms that have become
popular without anybody ever
really knowing why. Most of these are
not new words — they are just being
used in new ways. One might say that
they have “gone viral.”
Take, for example, the word
“whatever.” Nowadays, it can be used
if you’re losing an argument and want
to walk away without admitting that
your opponent is right. Simply say it
in a sarcastic tone, putting a clear emphasis
on the first and second syllables.
Then roll your eyes. It is very
effective — and very frustrating if
you’re the person who was winning
the argument.
Another word that has taken on a
new meaning is “really.” Imagine that
about to: be ~ do sth. [E(baUt tE]
baby boomer [(beIbi )bu:m&r]
comfort [(kVmf&rt]
going forward [)goUIN (fO:rw&rd]
go viral [goU (vaI&rEl] ifml.
host [hoUst]
hover [(hVv&r]
misstep [(mIsstep]
neckline [(neklaIn]
pick one’s battles [)pIk wVnz (bÄt&lz]
spoof [spu:f]
stuff: not to sweat the small ~ [stVf]
N. Am. ifml.
swoop in [swu:p (In]
syllable [(sIlEb&l]
your teenage daughter is about to
leave the house wearing a skirt that
ends well above her knees, and a top
that has a neckline far too low for
comfort (your comfort, not hers).
This is when you say to her, “Really?”
It’s just another way of saying, “I
don’t think so!”
This use of the word “really” was
made popular by Saturday Night Live,
a long-running TV show that spoofs
current events and pop culture. In the
“Weekend Update” segment, the host
uses the term “really” after reading a
news report that sounds completely
crazy, but is true. For example: “The
im Begriff sein etw. zu tun
jmd., der in den geburtenstarken Jahrgängen
nach dem 2. Weltkrieg auf die Welt kam
hier: Behaglichkeit
von jetzt an, künftig
sich wie ein Virus verbreiten
Moderator(in)
schweben
Fehltritt
(Hals)Ausschnitt
sich auf das Wesentliche beschränken
parodieren
sich nicht über Kleinigkeiten aufregen
dahergerannt kommen
Silbe
government has announced that
pizza can be considered a vegetable
(or a fruit, if you want to be technically
correct) because it is topped
with tomato paste.” Really?
There are also those meaningless
phrases that people use at the beginning
of a statement: “Going forward,
we need to make sure that our kids
eat more vegetables. If the truth be
known, at the end of the day, vegetables
are far better for them than
sweets.”
“Helicopter parents” is a new
term for moms and dads who hover
over their children, managing every
little detail of their lives. While parents
should be involved in their little
ones’ activities, it’s a good idea to let
them make a few mistakes so they can
learn from them. These parents do
the opposite. They swoop in — figuratively
speaking, of course — when
it looks like their kids may need to be
saved from making any missteps.
“The new” is another phrase that
gets a lot of use these days, as in “60
is the new 40.” This has become popular
as the baby boomers age, yet stay
physically active and often still go to
work. I recently heard someone say
that blogs are the new bathroom wall,
allowing people to communicate
their thoughts to a much wider audience
than they had ever reached before.
Is this “the new normal?”
All I can say is: “It is what it is.” I
think of myself as an optimist, someone
who has learned to pick her battles
and not sweat the small stuff.
Whatever!
Ginger Kuenzel is a freelance writer who
lived in Munich for 20 years. She now calls
a small town in upstate New York home.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | My Life in English
Leslie Clio
Die 26-jährige Soul-Pop-Sängerin aus Hamburg
spricht über ihre Erfahrungen mit der
englischen Sprache und Kultur. 2012 stürmte
sie mit ihrer Erstlingssingle „Told You So“ die
deutschen Charts.
As a singer, what makes English important to you?
Its diversity and the possibilities it gives to express
yourself in many lovely ways. I also like its ability to
reach everyone. I think English is a wonderful language.
When was your first English lesson, and what do you
remember about it?
When I got to the fifth grade, we all got English names.
I was glad I could keep mine. I liked the name Leslie so
much that it’s what people have called me ever since.
Who is your favourite English-language author, actor or
musician, and why?
My favourite English-language author is Germaine
Greer, because she makes me think. My favourite actor is
Jim Carrey, because he makes me laugh. My favourite
musician is Etta James, because she makes me cry.
Which English song could you sing a few lines of?
Since I’m a singer, all of my life very much depends on
songs. If I wanted to cheer someone up, I’d choose the
Beach Boys’ song “Don’t Worry Baby” from 1964.
When you hear the words “Don’t worry, baby. Everything
will turn out alright”, you feel like it’s true.
What is your favourite food from the English-speaking
world?
I’m a very picky eater. I always go for veggies and fruit.
What is your favourite city in the English-speaking
world?
I haven’t really got a favourite city. But I always prefer
places that are warm, sunny and quiet.
If you could be any place in the English-speaking world
right now, where would it be?
The Federated States of Micronesia in the western Pacific
Ocean. The tropical climate would be perfect for me.
When did you last use English?
I speak English all the time. A lot of my friends don’t
speak any German at all.
What is your favourite English word, and why?
“Maybe.” It sounds nice and also implies a lot of possibility.
I like possibilities.
Which phrase do you use most in English?
“Anyway!”
What do you do to improve your English?
I surround myself with English as much as I can by reading
and by watching only original versions of films.
If you suddenly found yourself with a free afternoon in
London or New York, what would you do?
Walk around with my headphones on all day, see where I
ended up and then take a taxi back.
Which person from the English-speaking world would
you choose to be stuck with on a desert island?
I don’t want anybody to be stuck on a desert island!
cheer sb. up [)tSIE (Vp]
desert island [ˌdezət ˈaɪlənd]
diversity [daI(v§:sEti]
end up [end (Vp]
grade [greId] N. Am.
headphones [(hedfEUnz]
imply [Im(plaI]
picky [(pIki] ifml.
stuck: be ~ somewhere [stVk]
veggie [(vedZi] ifml. = vegetable
jmdn. aufmuntern
einsame Insel
Vielfalt
landen
Klasse
Kopfhörer
hier: einschließen
wählerisch
irgendwo festsitzen
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Green Light
Englisch
leicht gemacht 3 |13
Culture
Read about
Irish author
Oscar Wilde
News
Find out about
everybody’s
favourite fun
musical, Matilda
Words
Learn the
words you need
to talk about
Easter

GREEN LIGHT | News
This month…
Was beschäftigt die englischsprachige
Welt im März? VANESSA CLARK spürt
die heißen Storys für Sie auf.
Fun with Pooh
Society Did you play this game when you were a child?
Two children stand on a bridge. Then each child drops a stick
into the water and runs to the other side of the bridge to see whose stick comes out first. In
English, this game is called “Poohsticks”, because it is played by Winnie-the-Pooh and his
friends in the children’s books by A. A. Milne.
On Sunday, 24 March, the 30th yearly World Poohsticks Championships will take place
in England on the River Thames near Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. Prizes will be
presented by Pooh Bear himself.
Minchin’s magical Matilda
Theatre This month, Matilda the Musical opens on Broadway in
New York City after a successful year in the West End of London.
The show brings together two creative superpowers: the author
Roald Dahl (1916–90) and the Australian musician and comedian
Tim Minchin. Minchin took Dahl’s much-loved children’s book
Matilda and gave it new life with his clever, funny songs. Audiences
and critics love it. It has won many prizes, including an Olivier Award
for best actress for all four little girls who share the role of Matilda.
2003
10 years ago
Britain British Sign Language (BSL) was recognized
as an official language in March 2003, after a campaign
by the deaf community. Last summer, one of
Shakespeare’s comedies was performed in BSL at
London’s famous Globe Theatre.
Titel: iStockphoto; Fotos Innenteil: Alamy; PR;
Illustrationen: Bernhard Förth
actress [(ÄktrEs]
audiences [(O:diEnsIz]
championship [(tSÄmpjEnSIp]
deaf community [(def kE)mju:nEti]
drop [drQp]
Milne [mIln]
Olivier Award [E(lIvieI E)wO:d]
Schauspielerin
Zuschauer
Meisterschaft
die Gehörlosen
fallen lassen
Theater-/Musicalpreis
Oxfordshire [(QksfEdSE]
recognize [(rekEgnaIz]
share [SeE]
sign language [(saIn )lÄNgwIdZ]
stick [stIk]
successful [sEk(sesf&l]
Thames [temz]
anerkennen
teilen
Gebärdensprache
Stock
erfolgreich
Themse
2
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8 pictures | GREEN LIGHT
Easter
STEPHANIE SHELLABEAR presents words for things that have to do with Easter.
8
1
2
7
3
6
4
5
Write the words next
to the pictures.
1. hard-boiled egg
[)hA:d bOI&ld (eg]
2. eggshell
3. chocolate bunny
[(bVni]
4. hot cross bun
5. daffodil [(dÄfEdIl]
6. tulip [(tju:lIp]
7. lamb [lÄm]
8. chick
1. Which one is different?
a) Which one is not an animal? chick / hot cross bun / lamb
b) Which one is not a flower? chocolate bunny / daffodil / tulip
c) Which one don’t we eat? eggshell / hot cross bun / lamb
d) Which one doesn’t come from chickens? chick / eggshell / lamb
2. Write the English word next to the German translations.
a) Schokohase ______________ c) hartgekochtes Ei _____________
b) Tulpe ______________ d) Eierschale ______________
Hot cross buns are sweet bread rolls (Semmel, Brötchen) with sultanas and raisins (Rosine) in them.
In Britain, they are eaten toasted and with butter on them on Good Friday (Karfreitag).
Tips
Answers: 1. a) hot cross bun; b) chocolate bunny; c) eggshell; d) lamb 2. a) chocolate bunny; b) tulip; c) hard-boiled egg; d) eggshell
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GREEN LIGHT | Grammar elements
This and that, these and those
STEPHANIE SHELLABEAR presents basic grammar.
This month: how to say exactly which thing or things you mean.
If we are talking about one thing and we mean “the one here” or “the one near me”, we
use this:
• Who painted this picture? It’s very good.
• My daughter likes this song on the radio. She sings it all the time.
• Does this pullover look good on me?
If we are talking about one thing and we mean “the one over there” or “the one near
you”, we use that:
• That boy is the son of a famous guitarist.
• Please don’t drink from that glass on the table.
• Could I have that magazine when you are finished with it?
If we are talking about more than one thing and we mean “the ones here” or “the ones
near me”, we use these:
• These flowers are beautiful. What are they called?
• Look at all these books! There are thousands of them.
• These potatoes are delicious! Are they from your garden?
If we are talking about more than one thing and we mean “the ones over there” or “the
ones near you”, we use those:
• Can you see those two people in the red car? They are my parents.
• Please don’t eat those muffins. They are for my party tomorrow.
• Those old books on the floor belong to my husband. He bought them at an antique
shop in town.
Now try the exercise below for more practice.
“This”, “that”, “these” or “those”?
a) This is my mobile phone, but who does _____ one over there belong to?
b) Would you like to read _____ newspaper? I’m finished with it.
c) The seats here are all reserved, but _____ two at the other table are still free.
d) _____ chocolates I’m eating are very good. Are they Belgian or Swiss?
Answers: a) that; b) this; c) those; d) These
Fotos: iStockphoto
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The office
The Greens | GREEN LIGHT
Listen to the dialogue at
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Andrew has just arrived home from work. He and Donna are in the
kitchen. By DAGMAR TAYLOR
Andrew: Hi, honey! I’m home!
Donna: Hello, love! How was your day at
the office?
Andrew: It was OK. My boss told me I was
doing a good job. So that was nice.
Donna: Oh, excellent!
Andrew: And then he asked me to work
next weekend.
Donna: Next weekend? Really? But I
thought we wanted to meet up with
Stephen in London.
Andrew: I know, but I really have to finish
some plans. The client needs them on
Monday morning. Why don’t you go
and meet Stephen on your own?
Donna: I could. I haven’t seen him for ages.
At least you will have some time off over
Easter, won’t you?
Andrew: I need to talk to you about that...
client [(klaIEnt]
for ages [fE (eIdZIz] ifml.
Kunde, Kundin
seit einer Ewigkeit
• Honey (Honig; hier: Liebling, Schatz) and love are ways of addressing (anreden)
somebody you like or love.
• Here, at the office means the same as “at work”. The office could be one room, a set of
rooms or a building where people work.
• At work, the person in charge of (hier: weisungsberechtigt gegenüber) Andrew is his boss.
Don’t use “chef” or “chief” when you mean “boss”. A chef is a professional cook, and a chief
can be the “leader (Anführer(in)) of a people” (Volk), like an Indian chief (Häuptling).
• If you do a good job, you do your work well.
• When you do something without another person, you do it on your own.
• Time spent not working is called time off.
• This year, Easter [(i:stE] Sunday is on
31 March. Be careful: don’t say “Eastern”!
Tips
Andrew
Underline the correct word.
a) Hello, love! How was your day
at / on the office?
b) The client needs the plans
at / on Monday morning.
c) You could go and meet
him at / on your own.
d) At / On least you’ll have
time off over Easter.
Donna
Answers: a) at; b) on; c) on; d) At

GREEN LIGHT | Get writing
Asking about a product
VANESSA CLARK helps you to write letters, e-mails and more in English.
This month: how to ask about a product by e-mail.
Sofa covers
To:
Cc:
Subject:
info@frintonfurniture.co.uk
Sofa covers
Dear Frinton Furniture
I found your company online, and I am interested in buying a new cover for my old sofa.
First, I have a few questions.
How long would it take to make the new covers? What are your delivery costs and times?
What about returns?
I have chosen a colour from your website — coffee cream. Please could you send me a
free sample of the fabric before I order?
Many thanks for your help.
Regards
Veronica Duvale
cover [(kVvE]
fabric [(fÄbrIk]
order [(O:dE]
Überzug
Stoff
bestellen
Use
it!
Highlight the key words
and phrases that you would use if you
wanted to write an e-mail like this yourself.
• If you don’t know the name of the person whom you are e-mailing, you can begin the
e-mail with “Dear” and the name of the company.
• When you order a product, it’s a good idea to find out about delivery — how and when
the company will send the item (Artikel) to you — and about returns, in case (falls) you
want to send the item back.
• If you would like the company to send more information by post or by e-mail, you can ask:
Please could you send me... or “I would be grateful (dankbar) if you could send me...”
You can ask for a brochure (Prospekt) and a price list.
• For some products, you can ask for a free sample, so that you can test it before you buy a
large quantity. Here, the writer asks for a sample of the fabric to check the colour and the
quality before she places an order.
Tips
Fotos: iStockphoto; N. Sarony
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Culture corner | GREEN LIGHT
I like…
Oscar Wilde
Jeden Monat stellt ein Redakteur
etwas Besonderes aus der
englischsprachigen Welt vor.
Diesen Monat präsentiert Spotlight-
Redakteur OWEN CONNORS seinen
Lieblingsautor.
Who he is
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) was an Irish writer
who became famous for his plays and stories,
as well as his one novel, The Picture of
Dorian Gray. Wilde believed that art should
be beautiful and not useful. He is seen as
one of the funniest people ever to have put
pen to paper. Wilde wrote great lines like: “I
can resist everything except temptation”
and “To love oneself is the beginning of a
lifelong romance”. He had a tragic life. He
was sent to prison for having homosexual
relationships. Wilde became ill in prison and
died soon after being released.
Why I like him
Wilde wrote one of the best plays ever, The
Importance of Being Earnest. Apart from
Shakespeare, I don’t know of any other playwright
who has used the English language
in such a wonderful way. Wilde always questioned
society in his writings by
looking at human identity in a
satirical way. That theme is
really interesting to me.
And Wilde did things that
other people at the time
were too afraid to do. He
wanted to experience
everything life had to offer
— both the best and the
worst. That’s real bravery.
Wilde’s full name was Oscar Fingal
O’Flahertie Wills Wilde. Even though
he was known for his expensive lifestyle,
Wilde was actually a socialist and even
thought that anarchism was a good idea.
Wilde liked to dress well. He had long,
dark hair, wore unusual clothes and sometimes
had a big black hat on his head. He
kept joking till the end: lying sick in his
Paris bedroom, he said, “My wallpaper and
I are fighting a duel to the death. One or
the other of us has to go.”
bravery [(breIvEri]
death [deT]
Earnest: The Importance
of Being ~ [(§:nIst]
fight [faIt]
human [(hju:mEn]
novel [(nQv&l]
O’Flahertie [EU(flA:hEti]
playwright [(pleIraIt]
prison [(prIz&n]
relationship [ri(leIS&nSIp]
release [ri(li:s]
resist [ri(zIst]
temptation [temp(teIS&n]
wallpaper [(wO:l)peIpE]
Mut
Tod
Ernst sein ist alles
kämpfen
menschlich
Roman
Fun
facts
Dramatiker(in)
Gefängnis
Beziehung, Verhältnis
freilassen
widerstehen
Versuchung
Tapete
3|13 Spotlight
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GREEN LIGHT | Notes and numbers
Money in
North America
The currency or unit of money in the US
and in Canada is the dollar ($ and Can$).
There are 100 cents (c) in a dollar.
When talking about dollars and cents, people
usually say only the numbers:
• “That will be seven twenty-five, please.”
It’s also possible to say: “That will be seven
dollars and twenty-five cents, please.”
Your notes
Use this space for your own notes.
Write the following prices as you
would read them.
five seventy-five
a) $5.75 _______________________________
b) 99c _________________________________
c) $199 _______________________________
d) $4.50 ______________________________
e) $25.98 _____________________________
dime
Dime [daIm] is the word people in
the US and Canada call a 10-cent coin
(Münze). There are also special words
for the other coins: 1 cent = a penny,
5 cents = a nickel, 25 cents = a quarter.
Answers: b) ninety-nine cents; c) a / one hundred ninetynine;
d) four fifty; e) twenty-five ninety-eight
Fotos: iStockphoto
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80
Around the UK
in
questions

LEWIS
AND
HARRIS
Bristol Channel
START
Guildford
Strait of Dover
Salisbury
Barnstaple
Hastings
Brighton
Portsmouth
Southampton
Bude
ISLE OF WIGHT
Yarmouth
Exeter
Newquay
Plymouth
How to play
This game is best played in pairs or small groups.
The aim is to be the first player to travel around
the UK from Dover to London.
North Atlantic
Ocean
English Channel
Penzance
Land’s End
ORKNEY ISLANDS
ISLES OF SCILLY
France
0 200 km
CHANNEL ISLANDS
Herausgeber und Verlagsleiter:
Dr. Wolfgang Stock
Chefredakteurin: Inez Sharp
Stellvertretende Chefredakteurin:
Claudine Weber-Hof
Chefin vom Dienst: Susanne Pfeifer
Bildredaktion: Thorsten Mansch
Redaktion: Owen Connors, Peter
Green, Reinhild Luk, Michael Pilewski,
Stephanie Shellabear, Timea Thomas,
Michele Tilgner, Joanna Westcombe
Gestaltung: Marion Sauer,
Johannes Reiner; www.vor-zeichen.de
Karte: Nic Murphy
Verlag: Spotlight Verlag GmbH,
Fraunhoferstr. 22, 82152 Planegg
www.spotlight-verlag.de
© 2013 Spotlight Verlag, auch für alle
genannten Autoren, Fotografen und
Mitarbeiter.
Fotos: Thinkstock
• The 80 questions cards you need to play the game
SHETLAND ISLANDS
OUTER HEBRIDES
Ireland
SKYE
Portree
Northern
Ireland
Stornoway
Inverness
Fort William
Kilmarnock
Ayr
Scotland
North Channel
ISLE OF MAN
Irish Sea
ANGLESEY
Holyhead
Glasgow
Whitehaven
Douglas
Bangor
Dumfries
John o’Groats
are on pages 15–18 of the magazine and also
online at www.spotlight-online.de
You will need a dice.
Londonderry/Derry
Armagh
Newry
Belfast
Stranraer
Loch Ness
Ben Nevis
Cairnryan
Aberdeen
INNER HEBRIDES
Larne
Ullapool
• Cut out the cards (they are double-sided). The correct
answers are marked in bold on the cards, so be
careful not to look at them!
• Each player or team will need to cut out a (car)
counter, which you can find on page 17.
• Place the question cards in a pile in the middle of
the table and cover them with the Union flag card,
or hold the cards, passing them to the next player
after each turn. You will also need to have the
traffic-light section on page 21 to hand.
• Place all the counters at the start: Dover.
• The youngest player starts. The person on his or
St Andrews
Edinburgh
Carlisle
Penrith
Lake
District
Blackpool
Chester
Middlesbrough
Lancaster
Newcastle upon Tyne
Leeds
Liverpool Manchester
York
Sheffield
Around the UK
80
in
questions
her right takes the card on the top of the pile and
reads him or her the question and the three answer
options — without showing the card.
• If the player answers correctly, he or she may throw
the dice and move the number of towns indicated,
following the white arrows. (Remember to drive on
the left!) If the answer is incorrect, the player stays
where he or she is.
• That player then asks the person on his or her left
the next question, and so it continues — first answering
the question, then throwing the dice.
• If a player lands on a town or city with a traffic-light
symbol, he or she should follow the instructions
given in the matching traffic-light section on page
21. That player will either have to miss a turn in the
next round, or will be able to move on to the town
or city indicated.
Scarborough
Trent
North Sea
Kingston upon Hull
Skegness
Grimsby
Saint George's
Channel
Abersoch
Aberystwyth
St David’s
Snowdon
Wales
Wye
Swansea
Cardiff
Severn
Nottingham
Birmingham
Worcester
Bristol
Bath
Gloucester
Thames
England
Northampton
Oxford
FINISH
Reading
Peterborough
Ouse
London
Norwich
Cambridge
Ipswich
Stratfordupon-Avon
Southendon-Sea
Dover

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(Mo-Fr 9-17 Uhr)
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