GeA2 Section A

1. der BBC World Service (masc)

2. began is one of two verb forms in this text which are not in the present tense.

3. In the parallel German text (Section B) dreistündig (three-hour) is used. You can guess the German for ‘two-hour’.

4. What does ‘it’ refer to?

5. This is a passive form, one of four in this text. In Section B, there are two passive forms. See p.80 in Blaue Blume Learner‘s Handbook for the very basics on the passive voice; more extensive information can be found here.

6. This is the second passive form in this text.

7. This is a weak masculine noun.

8. Translate the ‘­ing’ form by using an infinitive with zu.

9. You need to translate the sense here: ‘everywhere’ in the world.

10. This is the third passive form in this text.

11. If you want to use the second part of a compound noun to connect to a number of first part nouns, you must use hypens: Nachrichten-, Sport-, Kunst- und Musikprogramme .

12. ‘wage’: if you don‘t know the actual German word for this, try and paraphrase, for example: ‘the money they earn in a day’.

13. einen Brief schicken an(acc)

14. ‘re­’ is usually translated by the German for ‘again’ (put separately).

15. ‘replaced’: mind the tense!

16. ‘its’: What does this refer to?