Spotlight - 13.2019

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44 Spotlight 13/2019 LANGUAGE

The next morning, it’s time to clear up.

Cory: Have you seen the mess in the garden?

Natasha: Ye s , o u r n i c e g a r d e n s t a t u e o f a dragon got

smashed.

Cory: That was my brother. I think he was trying to

fight it with a plastic sword.

Natasha: That would explain why there’s a bent plastic

sword in the pond.

Cory: He kicked the dragon over — and ripped his

trousers.

Natasha: Serves him right! I expect he was responsible

for the barbecue sauce stains on the living-

room carpet, too.

Cory: They’re only small. We can get some carpet

shampoo.

Natasha: Ye s , t h e d a m a g e c o u l d h a v e b e e n a l o t w o r s e.

Cory: It was a great birthday party, and everyone

loved the Game of Thrones theme.

Natasha: Ah, yes, that reminds me. There’s a problem in

the throne room.

Cory: Sorry?

Natasha: The Iron Throne. It is not a comfortable seat.

Cory: What are you talking about?

Natasha: The loo: it’s blocked. I think perhaps someone’s

laid a dragon egg in there.

6. It’s damaged!

Things can be broken and damaged in many different

ways. Match the English words (A–F) to their German

translations (1–6).

A. smashed

B. bent

C. ripped / torn

D. stained

E. cracked

F. scratched

1. fleckig


2. gesprungen


3. zerschlagen


4. zerkratzt


5. verbogen


6. zerrissen

Answers

6. It’s damaged!A–3; B–5; C–6; D–1; E–2; F–4

bent [bent]

, verbogen

dragon [(drÄgEn]

, Drache

loo [lu:] UK ifml.

, Klo

pond [pQnd]

, Te i c h

rip [rIp]

, zerreißen

serve: ~s him right [sE:v]

, geschieht ihm recht

stain [steIn]

, Fleck

sword [sO:d]

, Schwert

You can use these

words if you want to

complain because a

product has been

damaged in the

course of delivery.