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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.
- 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
- fleckig
- gesprungen
- zerschlagen
- zerkratzt
- verbogen
- zerrissen
Answers
- 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.