Context 21 National Identity and Diversity: Active Vocabulary
Words in Context: The Character of a Nation
culture
(l. 3) / = the beliefs, attitudes and way of life shared by a group of people or society / Kultur
tradition
(l. 3) / = a belief or way of doing something that has existed for a long time among a group of people / Tradition
(to) identify with sth.
(l. 4) / When travelling it can be difficult to ~ with people from other countries. / sich mit etwas identifizieren
national character
(l. 8) / The things I’ve heard about the ~ character of this country don’t apply to the individuals I’ve met. / nationaler Charakter;
Volkscharakter
stereotype
(l. 8) / The idea that all Americans eat burgers for every meal is just a ~! / Stereotyp;
Klischee
shared values
(l. 11) / Do Europeans have a set of ~ values? / gemeinsame Wertvorstellungen
ethnic and social group
(l. 12) / There isn’t one ~ and ~ group which is more important than any other in this society. / ethnische und soziale Gruppe
sense of belonging
(l. 12) / Because he moves country every year, he has little ~ of ~. / Zugehörigkeitsgefühl
(to) unite a nation
(l. 14) / Hosting the football World Cup can really ~ a ~. / eine Nation einen
member of society
(l. 14) / All ~s of ~ ought to feel they play a part in their community. / Mitglied einer Gesellschaft
basic set of beliefs
(l. 14) / Despite coming from different backgrounds, these people all share a ~ set of ~ about society. / grundsätzliche Überzeugungen
(to) respect a culture
(l. 15) / If you travel to a foreign country, you should ~ its ~ when you get there. / eine Kultur respektieren
citizen
(l. 16) / = a person who has a legal right to live in a country / Staatsangehörige(r);
Bürger/in
adopted homeland
(l. 16) / He moved to the USA 20 years ago, and now it has become his adopted ~. / Wahlheimat
(to) swear an oath of allegiance
(l. 16) / = to make a formal promise to be loyal to someone/something / einen Treuschwur leisten
nationality
(l. 18) / She holds dual ~ for both South Africa and the UK. / Staatsangehörigkeit, Nationalität
ethnicity
(l. 18) / = particular race or culture / ethnische Zugehörigkeit, Volkszugehörigkeit
immigrant
(l. 19) / Since 2001 two million ~s have moved to this country. / Einwanderer/Einwanderin
ethnic mix
(l. 19) / Despite the great ~ mix in this city, the citizens have a shared set of values. / ethnische Mischung
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Context 21 National Identity and Diversity: Active Vocabulary
multicultural society
(l. 20-21) / A truly ~ society is one in which people from all over the world feel at home! / multikulturelle Gesellschaft
diversity
(l. 21) / The ~ of products sold at this market is impressive. / Vielfalt
(to) experience prejudice and discrimination
(l. 22) / As the only foreign pupil at the school, he ~d prejudice and ~. / Vorurteilen und Diskriminierung begegnen
(to) integrate
(l.24) / I~ing into a new society or culture can be very challenging. / sich integrieren
core culture
(l.24) / It is expected that new immigrants integrate into the core ~. / Kernkultur,
feste kulturelle Gesellschaftsstruktur
(to) assimilate
(l. 26) / Many immigrants never completely ~ into their new surroundings. / sich anpassen,
sich angleichen
ethnic identity
(l. 27) / Since moving to this country they have lost their sense of ~ identity. / ethnische Identität
mix of cultures
(l. 9) / London is famous for being home to a real ~ of ~. / kultureller Mix
melting pot
(l. 31) / = a metaphor used to describe the assimilation effect, where different cultures are blended into a new form / Schmelztiegel
homogeneous whole

(l. 32) / Although outsiders often see Europe as a ~ whole, it is actually made up of many distinct cultures. / einheitliches Ganzes
salad bowl
(l. 34) / = a metaphor used to describe how a country’s many different cultures are mixed together like ingredients in a salad, keeping their distinct features / Gesellschaft, in der unterschiedliche Kulturen nebeneinander leben ohne zu verschmelzen
(to) voluntarily segregate oneself from sth.
(l. 41) / The new girl didn’t want to make friends with her classmates and voluntarily ~ed herself from them. / sich freiwillig von etwas abspalten
(to) be discriminated against
(l. 42) / Ethnic minorities are still ~ against in many countries. / diskriminiert werden
ethnic ghetto
(l. 43) / = an area of a city where people of the same ethnicity live, often in poor living conditions / Ghetto, in dem ausschließlich Angehörige einer ethnischen Gruppe leben
migrant community
(l.47) / = a group of people who have immigrated but remain separate from the core culture of their new home / Gemeinschaft von Einwanderern
A1 Oaths and Pledges
pledge
(title) / The politician made a ~ to improve healthcare if he was elected. / Eid;
Versprechen
allegiance (to)
(l. 4) / Soldiers have to take an oath of ~ to their country when they join the army. / Treue
heir
(l. 5) / The prince is the ~ to the throne; when his father dies he’ll become king. / Erbe
successor
(l. 5) / ‘Who will be the King’s ~?’
‘His son, of course!’ / Nachfolger/in;
Thronfolger/in
obligation
(l. 15) / As a student, it is your ~ to complete your homework on time. / Pflicht
fidelity
(l. 17) / You can count on my ~. I will always be loyal to you. / Treue;
Ehrlichkeit
subject
(l. 18) / The king’s ~s were loyal to him. / Untertan
domestic
(l. 20) / The ~ flight between London and Manchester has been cancelled. / inländisch
reservation
(l. 25) / I have no ~s about moving to a new country – I’m really looking forward to it. / Vorbehalte,
Zweifel
A2 UK Stereotypes: How to Be Polite
(to) bother sb.
(cartoon) / Can you stop tapping your fingers? It’s really beginning to ~ me. / jdn. stören
(to) evaluate sb./sth.
(task 3) / It’s difficult to ~ results when there is not enough information. / jdn./etwas beurteilen
A3 US Stereotypes: Loud and Boisterous, Quiet and Polite
boisterous
(title) / Class 4a are always very ~ during their French lesson on Friday afternoons. / wild,
ausgelassen
xenophobic
(l. 6) / The Prime Minister’s ~ views were not tolerated by the rest of the government. / fremdenfeindlich
(to) generate sth.
(l. 7) / His business has ~d a large profit every year since 2001. / etwas erzeugen
distorted
(l. 8) / That book gives a ~ view about how teenagers behave! / verzerrt
preconceived
(l .13) / Before I went to the USA, I had many ~ ideas about what it would be like. / vorgefasst
acquaintance
(l. 15) / I don’t know her very well, she’s more an ~, than a friend. / Bekanntschaft,
Bekannte(r)
B1 The Roots of Diversity: An Anglo-American Timeline
emigration
(language help) / The holocaust led to the ~ of many Jews from Europe. / Emigration,
Auswanderung
immigration
(language help) / High levels of ~ in the US in the 19th and 20th centuries helped create the multicultural country it is today. / Immigration,
Einwanderung
persecution
(language help) / As a victim of political ~ he had to flee his home country. / Verfolgung
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Context 21 National Identity and Diversity: Active Vocabulary
B2 Half-Caste
caste
(title) / = a social class, often elite and unwilling to let others join it / Kaste;
Gesellschaftsklasse
canvas
(l. 9) / The artist used a large ~ to depict this impressive scene of the war. / Leinwand
overcast
(l. 20) / Today was really ~ but hopefully the sun will be out again tomorrow! / bewölkt,
bedeckt
(to) cast
(l. 47) / The last tree ~ a shadow across the stony path. / werfen
apologetic
(task 3) / The waiter was very ~ for spilling wine down my shirt. / entschuldigend
defiant
(task 3) / I was a ~ teenager – I never listened to what my parents told me. / trotzig
B3 Hyphenated Americans
hyphen
(title) / Greenhouse is one word, it doesn’t have a ~ in it. / Bindestrich
misfit
(l. 1) / He was a social ~ and seemed to belong nowhere. / Außenseiter/in
convict ['– –] (n)
(l. 1) / Many ~s were sent to Australia in the 18th and 19th centuries. / Verurteilte(r);
Sträfling
demographic
(l. 2) / = referring to the changing numbers of births and deaths in a community over a period of time / demografisch
(to) retain
(l. 3) / Although he’s lived in England for many years, he’s ~ed his American accent. / beibehalten
splinter
(l. 11) / A ~ of glass got stuck in my finger when I dropped the jar. / Splitter
(to) descend from sb.

(l. 22) / According to Darwin’s theory of evolution, humans ~ed from monkeys. / von jdm. abstammen
C1 Yaya and Nanna
lullaby
(l. 6) / I can still remember the ~ my mother sang to me every night when I was a small child. / Schlaflied
homesickness
(l. 8) / I suffered terrible ~ when I worked as an au pair in London. / Heimweh
godfather
(l. 12) / My ~ sends me 10 dollars every year for my birthday. / Pate,
Patenonkel
godchild
(l. 13) / We always look after our ~ when his parents go away. / Patenkind
tracksuit
(l. 19) / Our hockey club is getting new matching ~s to train in next week. / Trainingsanzug
ingredient
(l. 33) / The most important ~ in chocolate is cocoa. / Zutat
parish
(l. 35) / The ~ have been doing lots of fundraising for the church youth centre. / Gemeinde
(to) murmur
(l. 46) / ‘You two have been ~ing to each other the whole way through the test. Enough!‘ / murmeln,
raunen
scarlet
(l. 46) / She turned up at school wearing a shocking ~ lipstick. / scharlachrot
C2 A Rich but Imperfect Thing
(to) anticipate sth.
(l. 2) / We ~ strong economic growth in the coming year. / etwas annehmen,
etwas erwarten
intense
(l. 11) / The ~ heat was making me feel faint. / stark,
heftig
(to) approve of sb./sth.

(l .14) / I don’t ~ of your behaviour; stop that immediately! / mit jdm./etwas zufrieden sein
perception
(l. 17) / Children have a naive ~ of the world. / Wahrnehmung
distinguishing
(l. 33) / His most ~ feature is his height. / kennzeichnend
humiliating
(l. 36) / The football team suffered a ~ defeat today. / demütigend
tangled
(l. 38) / My necklaces are horribly ~. It’ll take me ages to untangle them. / verworren,
verknotet
sibling
(l. 44) / My father has only one ~, whereas my mother has four. / Bruder oder Schwester
intertwined
(l. 46) / My love of languages is ~ with my multicultural background. / verflochten
(to) feel compelled (to do sth.)
(l. 54) / = feel obliged or forced (to do sth.) / sich gezwungen fühlen, etwas zu tun
proficiency
(l. 57) / How would you describe your IT ~? / Fertigkeit;
Befähigung
bicultural
(l. 61) / The documentary examined the integration of ~ children. / zwei Kulturen angehörend
upbringing
(l. 61) / I had an unusual ~ as I was home-schooled. / Erziehung
C3 In No Other Country
depression
(l. 5) / The Wall Street Crash in 1929 led to a worldwide ~. / Wirtschaftskrise
assembly line
(l. 8) / These toys are made on an ~ line in China. / Fließband
inheritance
(l. 11) / His father cut him off from his ~ when he refused to work for the family company. / Erbe
(to) pass on sth.
(l. 11) / My mother ~ed on her knowledge of wildlife to me. / weitergeben
precious
(l. 12) / My friends are very ~ to me. / hier: geliebt, wertvoll
niece
(l. 12) / = daughter of a brother or sister / Nichte
nephew
(l. 12) / = son of a brother or sister / Neffe
conventional
(l. 15) / Our washing powder is 10 times stronger than ~ washing powders. / üblich,
herkömmlich
C4 A Better Way of Life
scapegoat
(l. 1) / The government turned him into a ~ for their mistakes. / Sündenbock
perceived
(l. 2) / The ~ threat of violence caused the riot police to release tear gas on the crowd. / vermeintlich
(to) assert
(l. 7) / The oil company ~ed that all business deals were legal. / behaupten
flimsy
(l. 5) / He offered a ~ argument on why he shouldn’t have to help out at the book fair. / fadenscheinig
atrocity
(l. 8) / = a cruel or violent act / Gräueltat
(to) proclaim sth.
(l. 10) / The heads of state ~ed peace between their countries. / etwas verkünden
flawed
(l. 12) / The argument that some people deserve more rights than others is quite ~! / fehlerhaft,
mangelhaft
(to) exploit
(l. 16) / Children are being ~ed by factories as cheap labour. / ausnutzen,
ausbeuten
inherent
(l. 17) / After the latest scandal, more people believe that corruption is ~ in politics. / verwurzelt,
von Natur aus dazugehörend
(to) predate sth.
(l. 19) / No paintings in this gallery ~ the fire which destroyed the building 100 years ago. / (einer Sache) vorausgehen
manifestation
(l. 22) / In a further ~ of the financial crisis the tourist industry has reported serious losses. / Erscheinungsform;
Ausdruck
dignity
(l. 29) / Crime victims should be treated with ~ and respect. / Würde
rejection
(l. 31) / R~ is something all writers must be prepared for. / Rückweisung
(to) renounce sth.
(l. 32) / Sarah ~d her New Zealand citizenship to become a British national. / etwas aufgeben;
sich von etwas lossagen
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