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Englisch lernen
– einfach
beim Lesen!

Let’s talk about

diversity! Niveau B2

N
ot so simple, you might say. And it’s true. disability 
Finding the right words to talk about , Behinderung
diversity can be a challenge. As the word diversity [daI(v§:sEti] 
itself suggests, it touches on many topics. ,  Vielfältigkeit, Unter-
We look more closely at these in our special feature on schiedlichkeit
diversity, “Language for all” (pages 48–51). Here, you’ll elderly  167 S. · € ISBN 978-3-15-019995-4 · € 4,80
find up-to-date words and phrases that you need to ,  älter, nicht mehr
ganz jung Die düstere Fabel von 1945 erzählt, wie
speak respectfully about race, gender, sexuality, neuro­ die Tiere einer Farm sich zusammentun,
diversity and disability. entrepreneur um die menschliche Herrschaft abzuschüt-
[)QntrEprE(n§:] 
We also talk to entrepreneur Ashleigh Ainsley, , Unternehmer(in)
teln und brüderlich in Freiheit zu leben.
whose company works to improve diversity in the Doch bald entstehen Konflikte. Es erweist
gender [(dZendE]  sich, dass auch in einer Gesellschaft der
technology industry. Find out what he has to say in , Geschlecht Gleichen »manche gleicher sind als ande-
A Day in My Life (pages 18–19). re«. Eine politische Parabel und eines der
hardship  
There was no concept of diversity when Aboriginal ,  Elend, Nöte
großen Werke des 20. Jahrhunderts.
musician Archie Roach was growing up in Australia.

Reclams
high achiever 
In “Tell me why” (pages 20–23), we learn about the , leistungsstarke
hardship Roach experienced as a member of the coun- Person
try’s “Stolen Generations”.
Rote Reihe
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preconceived
And in “It’s never too late — elderly high achievers” [)pri:kEn(si:vd] 
, vorgefasst
(pages 24–27), we meet three people who have not
Sprachtrainingsbände sowie
allowed preconceived ideas about age stop them from suggest [sE(dZest] 
,  hier: andeuten, englische und amerikanische
realizing their dreams.
ahnen lassen Literatur im Original.
Mit praktischen Übersetzungshilfen.
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EDITORIAL Spotlight 2021 3

 CONTENTS

36
In love with
Liverpool
M   +

You don’t have to be a Beatles fan to love Liver-

pool — although it helps. Liverpudlians have a
zest for life that you can find not only in their
music but also in their architecture, their art
and their way of life.

6 I n the Picture  E
Waving the rainbow

8 N
 ames and News  E  M  A
News and views from around the
English-speaking world

10 B
 ooks and Films  E  M  A
Our recommendations on what
to read and watch

Fotos: Patrick Robert Doyle/Getty Images; imago; nadia_bormotova/iStock.com

12 Britain Today  E 
Colin Beaven takes a humorous 28 Peggy’s Place  M  43 Around Oz  A    +
look at Britain and the Brits Visit Spotlight’s very own Peter Flynn writes to us
London pub from down under
14 I conic Products  E 
Liberty prints — more than just 30 Poetry Corner  A  US   + 44 Eccentric Life  M 
fabric “Still I rise” by Maya Clough Williams-
Angelou Ellis — architect and
16 The Supper Club  M  US environmentalist
Fajitas — the essence of Tex-Mex 32 Short Story  A  US 
“Let me show you” 46 F
 eedback and Proverb  A
18 A
 Day in My Life  M    + Your letters to Spotlight
Meet Ashleigh Ainsley, 34 The Lighter Side  E  and a useful proverb
a diversity manager from London Jokes and cartoons

24 Society  A 35 American Life  M  US

It’s never too late — elderly high Ginger Kuenzel about life 47–68 The language section
achievers in small-town America

4 SPOTLIGHT 2021 CONTENTS

 48 Language for all
A
Diversity is an important topic, but it is also a
complex one. Even when we think we are being
inclusive, we may not be treating everyone
fairly and respectfully. Here, we explain which
words and phrases to use — and which not to
use — in our wonderfully diverse world.
20 “Tell me why”
M
As a child, the Australian singer-songwriter
Archie Roach was forcibly removed from
his family. Today, his songs recall the trauma
of the Stolen Generations.
CONTENTS
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way to start thinking about diversity. Find out more about
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6 SPOTLIGHT 2021 GOOD TO KNOW

 Waving
the rainbow
Die Regenbogenfahne ist das Symbol
einer bunten Welt der Vielfalt.
EASY

E
ach June, hundreds of thousands of people
from the LGBTQ community and their
supporters celebrate in gay pride marches
and parades around the world. Many of
them wave the rainbow flag, which became their
symbol after the 1978 parade in San Francisco.
Gay pride commemorates the riots of June
1969, which followed a violent police raid on a
gay bar in New York’s Christopher Street. The
protests are seen as the birth of the gay liberation
movement.
Most of us probably take gay rights for granted,
but being gay is still a criminal offence in many
countries. Gay pride is one way we can celebrate
diversity and demand equal rights for everyone. Foto: CHANG W. LEE/NYT/Redux/laif

commemorate sth.  granted: take sth. offence 

,  etw. gedenken for ~  , Straftat
,  etw. für selbstver-
demand  raid 
ständlich halten
, fordern , Razzia
LGBTQ 
diversity riot [(raIEt] 
,  siehe Seite 50
[daI(v§:sEti]  ,  Aufruhr, Aufstand
, Unterschiedlich- liberation
keit, Vielfalt [)lIbE(reIS&n] 
, Befreiung

GOOD
SHORTTO KNOW
STORY SPOTLIGHT 2021 7
 NAMES AND NEWS
Texts by TALITHA LINEHAN

drought [draUt] 
, Dürre

ensure [In(SO:] 
, sicherstellen

LGBTQIA+ 
,  siehe Seite 50

near-threatened 
,  potentiell gefährdet

platypus [(plÄtIpEs] 
, Schnabeltier

predator [(predEtE] 
, Raubtier

prejudice [(predZudIs] 
, Vorurteil

ART & ACTIVISM

WHO EXACTLY IS… ZANELE MUHOLI?
MEDIUM

I f you’re from South Africa and identify as LGBTQIA+, you’re

not alone. This is the message that Zanele Muholi — who
identifies as non-binary and uses the pronoun “they” — have
and installation to celebrate LGBTQIA+ people from South
Africa, and to document the prejudice and violence they often
face in their home country.
been communicating through art and activism since 2003. Muholi have founded two organizations to help LGBTQIA+
Speaking about their exhibition at London’s Tate Modern, people, made two documentaries, published five books and
Muholi, 48, told British Vogue: “The motivation for this archive won many important awards. Their Tate Modern exhibition is
is to ensure that any person who thinks they are alone can their biggest solo exhibition yet. It includes more than 260
instead know that there are others like them, and know that photographs from their career and runs until 31 May.
they could reach out — where possible — for support.”
Born in Umlazi, a township in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa,
Muholi studied photography in Johannesburg in 2003 and
had their first exhibition there a year later. They went on to
have exhibitions all over the world, using photography, film
WORDS TO GO
You may know that a
baby koala is called
a “joey”, but did you
NATURE also know that a baby
PROTECTING Scientists are now asking the platypus is called a
THE PLATYPUS Australian government to “puggle”?

ADVANCED give the platypus — which

The platypus has lived in
Australia’s waterways for
millions of years. But scien-
tists there say it has lost 22
per cent of its habitat since
1990, mostly because of
human action, drought and
new predators, and its num-
bers are declining as a result.
is already classified as a
near-threatened species —
extra protection by listing it
as a threatened species. The
government told the Sydney
Morning Herald that it plans
to spend almost A$ 1 million
on protecting the species’
habitat, and would consider
the classification request.

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THE NEWCOMER
ASHWIN RAMAN
EASY
Age: 17
From: Bangalore, India
Job: An avid football fan, Ra-
man has spent many hours
watching and analysing foot-
ball games online. Last year, the
Scottish professional football
club Dundee United contacted
him and offered him a job.
Famous because: The teenager
is now a paid performance ana-
lyst for Dundee United.
Quote: He told The Daily Tele-
graph: “Generally, the image
people have of Scottish football
is that it’s not as progressive.
I’m not sure that’s true.”
TECHNOLOGY
OFFENSIVE AI
ADVANCED  US
Humans sometimes say offen-
Fotos: Jared Siskin, Kirstin Sinclair/Getty Images; Thomas Faull/iStock.com; twitter; pr
sive things. So, if you teach an
AI program to communicate
like a human, it will say offen-
sive things, too. This is the case
with GPT-3, a language genera-
tor developed by the US com-
pany OpenAI. Its experts fed
it extensive online content to
replicate natural language. As a
result, the program sometimes
produces offensive text, such
as associating Islam with “ter-
rorism,” Judaism with “racists,”
and Christianity with “igno-
rance.” In response to criticism
from testers, OpenAI founder
Sam Altman promised on Twit-
ter to do a safety review of the
program before releasing it.
GOOD
SHORTTO KNOW
STORY
FASHION AI (artificial intelligence) 
,  KI (künstliche Intelli­
MODEST FASHION genz)
MEDIUM avid [(ÄvId] 
, begeistert
“It’s all about modesty for me.”
chip: a ~ off the old block
This is what Muslim model ifml. 
Ikram Abdi Omar told the ,  ganz der Vater; hier:
BBC when describing her ca- Wortspiel mit „chip“ (US:
Kartoffelchip)
reer. Born in Sweden, Omar
lived in Somalia before mov- crisp 
, forsch
ing to the UK, where she be-
half-baked 
gan wearing a hijab. Because
, unausgegoren; hier:
of her religious principles, she Wortspiel mit „baked
wears only modest clothing, potato“
and, at 21, she became the launch [lO:ntS] 
UK’s first hijab-wearing ,  auf den Markt bringen
model on the cover of Vogue. modesty [(mQdEsti] 
Now 23, she hopes to ,  Bescheidenheit
show other young Mus- offensive 
lim women “that you , beleidigend
can be modest and be patter 
into fashion because ,  Geplapper, Sprüche
the hijab … represents release 
beauty.” , herausgeben
replicate [(replIkeIt] 
, nachmachen
CULTURE In 1952, the US toy company Hasbro launched
A CHIP OFF THE Mr. Potato Head — a kit of plastic pieces that kids
OLD BLOCK? could stick into a real potato to create figures and
MEDIUM  US funny faces. It sold well, and other members of the
Potato Head family followed. In 1995, Mr. Potato
Head appeared in the film Toy Story as a clever
character with a crisp line in patter.
Now, Hasbro has dropped the “Mr.” to make the
toy more gender-neutral. Reactions to the change
were generally positive, though some called it a
half-baked solution.
NOW, TRY THIS! M
Decide whether the following sentences about a popular
Hasbro toy are true (T) or false (F).
D. true T F
Head.)
simply be called Potato A. Mr. Potato Head was first sold in the 1950s.
C. false (The new toy will
B. Mr. Potato Head is a gender-neutral name.
masculine.)
B. false (The “Mr.” makes it C. The new name will be Ms. Potato Head.
A. true
D. Most people like the new name.
Answers
SPOTLIGHT 2021 9
 BOOKS AND FILMS
Reviews by
EVE LUCAS
FILM | ACTION
MEDIUM  US
Talking to the US public radio network NPR
about his new film, News of the World (Netflix),
British director Paul Greengrass said he was
interested in the material because it shows the
power of stories. Set in Texas after the end of
the American Civil War (1861–65), the film
follows an unlikely couple across a landscape
of mistrust and racism. Jefferson Kidd (Tom
Hanks), a former Confederate army captain,
now earns his living by reading aloud from
newspapers in public places. Johanna (Helena
Zengel) is a 12-year-old orphan whom Kidd
finds and agrees to return to her relatives. She
has lived with Kiowa people since her parents
were killed in a confrontation with the tribe.
Now, the Kiowa have been killed and Johanna
is an orphan again: one who speaks only the lan-
guage of the Kiowa.
On the road:
Tom Hanks and
Helena Zengel
Although it’s filmed like a western, with
wide spaces and open skies, buffalo and bad
guys, the story is about Kidd and Johanna.
Outside events deepen and strengthen a grow-
ing friendship. When reading the news, Kidd
knows how to place a word and keep a silence.
So, too, does Greengrass. Kidd and Johanna
have no common language except their trou-
bled humanity. Their story develops in smiles
and gestures, and is all the more powerful for
being told so simply.
10 SPOTLIGHT 2021
BOOK | YOUNG READERS
EASY  US
Ways to Make Sunshine is about nine-year-
old Ryan Hart, who lives in Portland,
Oregon, with her family. Each chapter is a
snapshot of her life — about a new teach-
er who thinks she is a boy because of her
name, for example, or the angst of having
to make a speech at Easter. It is Ryan’s optimism, her child’s
logic, and the details of the life of this African-American fam-
ily that make the book such an enjoyable read. At the heart
of it, though, is the little girl’s courage in things great and
small. Ways to Make Sunshine by Renée Watson is written for
native-speaker readers aged seven to ten. Bloomsbury, €16.99
buffalo 
, Büffel
Confederate army
captain 
BOOK | FICTION
,  Hauptmann der
Südstaaten-Armee
earn: ~ one’s living  MEDIUM
,  seinen Lebensunterhalt
verdienen
Easter 
, Ostern
In 1988 and 1998, English author Alan
Bennett (The Lady in the Van, The Uncommon
Reader) wrote two series of dramatic mono-
logues called Talking Heads for TV and radio.
Bennett’s work is known for its mix of quiet
gesture [(dZestSE]  humour and tragedy. These monologues take
, Geste this to an extreme, as people talking to them-
humanity  selves become aware of their conditions.
, Menschlichkeit, Rerecorded in 2020, the old monologues be-
Menschsein
came relevant again during the pandemic.
orphan  Bennett also added two new stories. Under
, Waise
the title Two Besides: A Pair of Talking Heads,
set: be ~   these tales are now available in book form.
,  (Film) spielen
If anything, Bennett has grown sharper and
snapshot  braver with age. Try reading them aloud to
, Schnappschuss
yourself as an exercise — both in English,
Fotos: Netflix; pr
tribe  and in just being human. Faber & Faber,
,  Stamm, Stammes-
gruppe €12.36
GOOD TO KNOW
 FILM | DOCUMENTARY burial ship 
,  Schiffgrab
EASY
chip away at sth. 
,  etw. demontieren,
In 2011, Scottish director Kevin Mac-
an etw. kratzen
donald put together clips of videos
excavate [(ekskEveIt] 
sent from around the world to a You-
,  ausgraben
Tube sharing website. The result, Life in
familiarity
a Day, gives us a quick look at people’s [fE)mIli(ÄrEti] 
lives on a single day: 24 July 2010. Ten ,  Vertrautheit
years later, Macdonald again invited the self-taught 
world to send in video clips made on ,  autodidaktisch
one day during the pandemic: 25 July
2020. More than 300,000 people from
192 countries responded. The result is
Life in a Day 2020, available on YouTube.
Poetic, cheerful, sad and absolutely
necessary, it reminds us that we are all
humans finding a way through life’s
ups and downs. Returning viewers to
the global community in such a simple
and direct way, Macdonald has opened
up the world’s great beating heart.
Surprisingly, the view is fantastic.

What have we here?

Ralph Fiennes, Carey
Mulligan and Archie
Barnes in The Dig

FILM | DRAMA
ADVANCED

British actor Ralph Fiennes grew up in the English county of Suffolk. His familiarity with its quiet coastal
communities attracted him to the character of Basil Brown in The Dig (Netflix). In 1938, the self-taught
archaeologist Brown excavated a 1,400-year-old grave at Sutton Hoo containing fragments of an Anglo-Saxon
burial ship. It was considered to be one of the most important finds of the century. Despite the support of the
landowner (played by Carey Mulligan) on whose land the dig takes place, it took decades for Brown’s role to
be recognized. Chipping away at class prejudice and educational privilege, The Dig removes more than just
earth as it creates a space for imagination and respect to meet on equal terms.

GOOD
SHORTTO KNOW
STORY SPOTLIGHT 2021 11
 BRITAIN TODAY

Back to the roots

EASY  AUDIO

Unser Kolumnist findet, es wäre an der

Zeit, seine walisischen Wurzeln etwas
genauer zu erkunden.

B
eaven is a Welsh name. Is it time I took COLIN BEAVEN is a free­
this more seriously? Should I visit Wales lance writer. He lives and
and reconnect with my roots? works in Southampton on
the south coast of England.
After all, Beaven is almost Bevan, a big
name in Welsh politics. Aneurin Bevan was the affect 
Labour minister who oversaw the introduction , betreffen

of the National Health Service in 1948. after all 

So, Wales, here I come — or possibly not. ,  immerhin, schließlich

Thanks to the virus, you have to think twice before assuming 

travelling. At one point, Wales had a lockdown , vorausgesetzt

when England didn’t, so it was illegal to go there. diet [(daIEt] 

This even affected plans for a drive-in cinema at , Ernährung

a football stadium in Chester. When it was point- hiss 

ed out that toilets on the far side of the car park ,  Zischen, Fauchen

were actually in Wales, some portable ones had to laver bread 

be brought in to make sure nobody had to cross
the border — or their legs.
So, if I’m not able to visit Wales, how could I re­
create it? Learn Welsh? It doesn’t look like an easy
language to learn. A page of written Welsh looks
as if the alphabet has exploded. One step at a time,
I think; I’ll start with the letter L.
I’m not saying L is the most common letter in
the Welsh language. You don’t get many points in
Welsh Scrabble for using a Y or a W, which count as
vowels. But many Welsh towns and villages start
with a double L, such as Llandaff or Llandudno.
It’s a special Welsh sound — a beautiful hiss, like
that of a cat in a bad mood. The English ignore it,
of course, and pronounce it as a normal L.
I could add an extra L to items on my shopping
list — or “llist”. We could do with new llamps for
the lliving room. Or we could llimit our diet to
,  Gericht aus gedünste-
ten Meeresalgen
who reads this column so beautifully
leek  on Spotlight audio.
, Lauch
Not that Nick or any other of the
National Health Service people in my list of Lloyds actually
UK 
,  nationaler Gesund- come from Wales, but it all helps to
heitsdienst make life feel a bit Welsh.
nightmare  What does the name Lloyd mean?
, Albtraum It comes from the Welsh word for
oversee sth.  “grey”. But Welsh colours don’t quite
,  etw. überwachen match English ones: llwyd can be brown,
pharmacy [(fA:mEsi]  or even blue. The word glas can mean
, Apotheke “blue”, but also “green”. And there’s an-
portable  other word for green: gwyrdd.
,  transportierbar, mobil It’s hard enough for any couple to
think twice  agree on a colour when a room needs
,  es sich gründlich repainting. It must be a constant night-
überlegen
mare if one half speaks Welsh and the
Fotos: 4x6, icefront/iStock.com; privat

Welsh specialities such as llamb, lleeks and llaver
bread — assuming they sell them at Llidl.
Fortunately, all this is unnecessary. We’re al-
ready surrounded by a very Welsh name with
double L: Lloyd. Britain’s second-biggest bank
is Lloyds. It’s also the name of a chain of phar-
macies. We have David Lloyd health clubs,
Andrew Lloyd Webber and, of course, Nick Lloyd,
vowel [(vaUEl]  other doesn’t.
, Vokal
I wonder if Lord Lloyd Webber’s
INFO TO GO slightly Welsh name had anything to
Welsh is one of the oldest languages in
Europe. It’s spoken by about 19 per cent
do with the theme he chose for his first
of the population, and you’ll hear people big hit musical: Joseph and the Amazing
speak it in many parts of Wales. German Technicolor Dreamcoat. I doubt it. And
has many long words — but how about
this place name: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgo­ I doubt he’ll ever write one based on
gerychwyrndrob­­wllllantysi­liogogogoch? Fifty Shades of Grey.

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 ICONIC PRODUCTS

Liberty print
Die luxuriösen Stoffe mit ihren unverkennbaren Motiven sind kleine Kunstwerke,
die englische Exzentrizität gekonnt mit orientalischer Exotik verbinden.
Von JULIAN EARWAKER
EASY  AUDIO

L
ike an exotic garden, the distinctive shapes and demand 
, Nachfrage
colours have grown over almost 150 years to distinctive 
become things of beauty. The designs typical- , charakteristisch,
unverkennbar
ly combine colourful flowers, oriental mystery draper  UK
and English eccentricity — all printed on luxurious , Tuchhändler(in)

durable [(djUErEb&l] 
fabric. This is the magic of a Liberty print. , langlebig

Back in 1875, Arthur Lasenby Liberty opened a fabric 

, Stoff
small shop in London’s Regent Street. The son of a shawl [ʃɔːl] 
draper, he had worked for ten years in a London cloth- ,  Schal, Schultertuch

ing business — managing their Oriental Warehouse

after the 1862 International Exhibition. His new shop,
Liberty of London, sold clothing and fabrics, furni-
ture, art and “decorative furnishing objects”. Liberty
matched an eye for style and a focus on quality with
an international feel. His store was the go-to place
for wealthy and cultured Victorian shoppers. By the
1890s, Liberty Fabrics was known for the very best
of avant-garde textile design and employed leading
designers, such as William Morris.
At the centre of Liberty’s fabric business lies Tana
INFO TO GO Lawn, an ultra-fine, cool and durable cotton that feels
like silk. It has been made and printed at a factory near
The Liberty print in the
picture has a teardrop

Lake Tana, in Ethiopia, for over a century. In London,

design of Persian and Indian
origin. This very old pattern,

a team of skilled fabric designers creates around

called boteh or buta, is
thought to symbolize fertility.

250 new designs every year. Early designs, like Hera,

It is known to us today as
“paisley”, after the Scottish

Ciara, Felicite and Bengal, remain in high demand to

town where the pattern was
used in fabric in the early

this day. Liberty prints are more than just fabrics —

1800s — mostly for shawls.

they are works of art.

Foto: Liberty

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 THE SUPPER CLUB
Fajitas
Die amerikanisch-mexikanischen Fajitas sind ein Vorläufer des Fusion Food
und sprechen jeden Gaumen an. Von LORRAINE MALLINDER
F
ood snob alert! No, this dish is
not authentically Mexican. In
fact, it’s an early example of what
we might today call “fusion cui-
sine,” a feisty collaboration between
gringo cowboys and Mexican vaqueros.
The essence of Tex-Mex.
It all started in the Lone Star State,
sometime in the 1930s. “Fajitas” (mean-
ing “little strips”) — from the Spanish
word faja (“sash” or “belt”) — are thin,
tasty cuts of steak from around the ribs
of a cow.
In the past, the toughest cuts of
meat were used as currency to pay
Mexican laborers working on the land.
They would marinate the meat in lime
juice before sizzling the cuts over hot
coals. This campfire dish was passed
down over decades from generation to
generation.
There are plenty of stories about
the dish’s early rise to fast-food fame.
From local fairgrounds and festivals,
it eventually found its way onto every
highway in Texas, where it was sold in
places with names like Fajitaville and
Pappasito’s.
Interestingly, however, it would be
a German-born chef called George
Weidmann who really turned fajitas
16 SPOTLIGHT 2021
MEDIUM  US
INFO TO GO
The US state of Texas is
often referred to as the
Lone Star State because
the state flag has a single
white star on it.
into a global superstar, upgrading the alert [əˈlɜ:t]  pepper 
dish with sizzling sirloin at the Hyatt , Alarm ,  hier: Paprika
Regency hotel in Austin, Texas, in 1982. beyond [biˈɑːnd]  pile [paI&l] 
Fajitas had now gone gourmet. , außer , Stapel
Today, the name fajitas is used to de- butterflied shrimps  pinch 
scribe almost anything served in a flour , Schmetterlingsshrimps , Prise
tortilla. The most popular versions in- chargrilled  resolve 
clude butterflied shrimps, seared chick- ,  auf Holzkohle gegrillt , lösen
en, and steak-like mushrooms for the chop  rib 
veggies. Most also have pepper, salsa, , hacken , Rippe
and sour cream or yogurt in the mix, cilantro N. Am.  sash 
and a sprinkling of grated cheese. , Koriander , Bauchbinde
The secret of this dish lies in the currency  sear [sɪ&r] 
freshness of the ingredients. It’s the , Währung ,  schnell anbraten
perfect party food. Just lay out all the eventually [ɪˈventʃəli]  season 
ingredients on the table with a pile of , schließlich , würzen
tortillas and let everyone choose their fairground  sirloin [ˈsɜːlɔɪn] 
favorite fillings. , Jahrmarktsplatz , Lendenstück
But beyond all the fun, the dish has feisty [(faIsti]  ifml. sizzle 
had a turbulent past. Its home state , temperamentvoll, , brutzeln
mutig
was still a province of Mexico until sprinkling 
Fotos: Kathrin Koschitzki; chokkicx/iStock.com
1836 and became the focal point of the flour [(flaʊ&r]  , Prise
, Mehl
Mexican-American War (1846–48). To tangled 
this day, Texas remains symbolic of the grated  , verworren
, gerieben
tangled relationship between the two tongs 
griddle  , Zange
countries, one that will require more
, Grillpfanne
than a wall to resolve. veggie [ˈvedʒi]  ifml.
lime juice  , Gemüse;
So, celebrate the true spirit of
, Limettensaft hier: Vegetarier(in)
cross-cultural fusion with fabulous
fajitas, washed down with a long, cool marinate  wrap [rÄp] 
, einlegen , einwickeln
Tecate beer. Órale!
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 INGREDIENTS
• 1 red pepper, cut into thin strips
• 1 medium-sized red onion, finely chopped
• 2 skinless chicken breasts, cut into long strips
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 small pinch of ground cumin
• 2 limes
• olive oil
• 4 flour tortillas
• 150 ml sour cream
• 50 g grated Cheddar

FOR THE SALSA

• ½–1 fresh red chilli, finely chopped
• 8 ripe tomatoes, chopped into small squares
• 30 g fresh cilantro
• 1 lime
• extra virgin olive oil

INSTRUCTIONS
Mix the chicken, pepper, onion, paprika, and cumin in
a bowl. Add the juice of half a lime, a tablespoon of
oil, season with black pepper and mix well. Put aside
for five minutes. For the salsa, mix the tomatoes, chilli,
and cilantro in a bowl with a pinch of sea salt and black
pepper. Add the juice of one lime and drizzle with olive
oil. Place a griddle on high heat. Use tongs to put the
pepper, onion, and chicken onto the griddle. Cook
until the chicken is golden and cooked through. Keep
turning the pieces over so they don’t burn. Warm the
tortillas (in the oven or microwave), then divide them
among the plates. Add the remaining lime juice to the
sizzling pan before serving the chargrilled pieces onto
the tortillas. Add some of the salsa, a spoonful of sour
cream, and grated Cheddar. Wrap and eat.

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 A DAY IN MY LIFE

Diversity manager –
creating new
pathways I was tired of being
asked how I’d managed
to get my job at Google.
Wie schwierig ist es für ethnische Minderheiten,
einen Job bei den großen High-Tech-Unternehmen
zu bekommen? MELITA CAMERON-WOOD sprach
mit jemandem, dem die Integration in Unternehmen
sehr am Herzen liegt.

MEDIUM  AUDIO  PLUS

M
y name is Ashleigh Ains­
ley and I’m 28 years old.
In 2016, I co-founded
an organization called
Colorintech with Dion McKenzie. We
work to improve the transparency and
diversity of the technology industry,
building programmes to help people
from ethnic minorities gain access to
some of the world’s most innovative
companies. We want a more inclusive
PHRASE TO GO society, and work with individuals and
A “roundabout” is organizations that want to make that
a Kreisverkehr. A happen. I manage a team of five people.
“roundabout way
of looking at/doing/ I grew up in a multicultural part of
saying something” is London called Lewisham. Then I went
an indirect approach
to something or an to Oxford University, which was the
unconventional way of opposite of that. I had a great time, but
doing it.
life there was a kind of bubble. When I
went back into the real world and began
working for Google, I assumed that the
tech industry would be more reflective
of the people who use technology. But
access  there wasn’t really anyone who came
, Zugang from the same part of London as me or
assume  who looked like me.
, annehmen I thought a lot about what I could do
diversity [daI(v§:sEti]  to help people who don’t have access to
,  Vielfältigkeit, Diversität the same opportunities that I’ve had.

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 I was tired of being asked how I’d managed to get my job at
Google. Now, when someone asks, I just tell them to go to
www.colorintech.org.

I’m not an early-morning person, so I try not to start

my day before 9.30 a.m. I spend a lot of time running pro-
grammes to help talented people. We work with govern-
ments, universities, venture capital firms and big tech com-
panies. Many of our partners, such as Google, Microsoft and
Facebook, are headquartered in the US, but we mostly work
with regional teams in the UK. We regularly have what we
call “listening sessions” with Facebook’s recruitment teams,
Are big tech companies like for example, where we look at the challenges facing the com-
Google, and top universities pany’s employees.
like Oxford, doing enough
to increase diversity in the Companies shouldn’t be saying that they don’t know
UK and help talented people where to start when it comes to increasing diversity — they
from all backgrounds?
should be asking how they’re going to start.
I take a couple of hours in the middle of the day to work
on my own productivity. This involves going for a run or to
the gym. When I get back, I have a couple of calls with my
team. We’ve been busy recently, which is a result of the lock-
down and because of what happened to George Floyd and
the Black Lives Matter movement. It’s a roundabout way of
looking at it, but the lockdown has been good for us in some
ways. A lot of people are now committed to doing something
about racial injustice.

In the afternoon, I do some research for Colorintech’s

weekly community newsletter. I spread this out over the
Fotos: privat; Alexander Mak; Willy Barton, Shaun in Japan, fizkes/Shutterstock.com; Grassetto/iStock.com

Ainsley works with companies to help people from ethnic mi­
norities succeed in industry, with fairer access to opportunities
and finance. To stay fit, focused and productive, he goes to the
gym every day — and he’s a big Arsenal fan!
week, as I need to read a lot for it. We also organize events like
Black Tech Fest. Our goal is to create new pathways for peo-
ple to succeed in the industry, whether that means working
for a company or setting up your own. It’s depressing when
you look at the statistics and see how little venture capital
funding goes to black founders — it’s less than 0.01 per cent.
We want to see fairer access to opportunities and finance.
I usually try to catch up with friends in the evening.
I spend some of my time using social media channels to see
what else is going on in the world. Being a big fan of Arsenal
Football Club, I try to watch their matches whenever I can.
Then, before I know it, it’s 10 p.m. and time to go to bed!

catch up with sb. ifml.  headquartered: be ~   recruitment

,  hier: mit jmdm. Neuig- ,  den Hauptsitz haben [ri(kru:tmEnt] 
keiten austauschen , Personalbeschaffung
pathway 
committed  , Weg venture capital firm 
, engagiert , Beteiligungsgesell-
racial injustice schaft
early-morning person  [)reIS&l In(dZVstIs] 
, Frühaufsteher(in) , Rassenungerechtigkeit

gym [dZIm] 
, Fitnessstudio

PEOPLE
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PEOPLE
Fotos: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images; Alice Canter/eyevine/ddpimages

“Tell me why”
Was wurde aus den Kindern der australischen Aborigines, die in
der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts ihren Familien entrissen
wurden? GREG LANGLEY sprach mit einem bekannten Musiker,
der dieses Schicksal erfahren hat.
MEDIUM
T
he concert is now leg-
endary. But at the time,
Archie Roach thought
he had failed. As the last
notes died away, the songwriter
stepped back from the micro-
phone and was met by silence.
He turned to walk off stage —
and then it started. “It was like
rain,” he says. “People started clap-
ping. It was like gradual rain that
became a torrent. I wasn’t sure
what was happening, but it felt
really good.”
Roach, an unknown pub mu-
sician, was supporting a famous
Australian singer at a sold-out
concert. Paul Kelly, the musician
he was backing, later said, “Then
this wave of applause grew and
grew; I’d never heard anything
like it.”
Roach had finished his perfor-
mance with his song “Took the
Children Away”. It tells the story
of the “Stolen Generations”, Ab-
original Australian children who
were forcibly removed from their
families and placed in orphan­
ages and foster homes. The gov-
ernment policy lasted from 1909
until 1969. Roach softly sang:
This story’s right, this story’s
true
I would not tell lies to you
Like the promises they did not
keep
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LOOKING AT LIVES
And how they fenced us in like
sheep.
Truth-telling woman
The song is simple, gentle and
moving. It is moving because it
is raw and emotional. It is so raw
and emotional because Roach was
part of the Stolen Generations.
BIOGRAPHY
He lived as a child at the Fram-
Name: Archie Roach
lingham Aboriginal Mission in
south-west Victoria. At the age of Known for: His work as a
two, Roach and two of his sisters, singer, songwriter, guitarist
and campaigner for the rights
like thousands of other children, of Australia’s First Peoples.
were taken from their parents
Latest work: Tell Me Why,
and sent to foster homes. The ex-
a memoir
perience was hard, and he left two
foster placements before finding Best-known song: “Took the
Children Away”
a loving environment at the third.
But at the age of 11, Roach
asked the couple he believed to be
his parents why he was black and
they were white. They answered
that they had been told that his clap 
, klatschen
parents had died.
While living with the family, forcibly 
,  gewaltsam, zwangs-
he learned the guitar and key-
weise
boards and began playing coun-
foster home
try music, but his world fell apart [(fQstE hEUm] 
when he turned 15. His older sis- , Pflegefamilie
ter, Myrtle, whom he didn’t know gradual [(grÄdZuEl] 
he had, wrote him a letter to say ,  allmählich, langsam
that their mother had just died: orphanage [(O:fEnIdZ] 
, Waisenheim
Snatched from their mother’s snatch  ifml.
breast ,  hier: entreißen
Said this is for the best torrent 
Took them away. , Sturzflut
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 Angry, Roach left his foster home with
his guitar and no money, searching
for his family. He lived on the streets,
bitter and battling alcoholism. But his
luck was Ruby Hunter, whom he met
in a Salvation Army hostel in South
Australia when they both were teen­
agers. With Ruby, his lifelong partner,
he managed to beat alcohol. He then
began writing songs seriously. One of
them was “Took the Children Away”:
Archie Roach’s debut album,
The welfare and the policeman Charcoal Lane, was released in 1990
Said you’ve got to understand
We’ll give them what you can’t give
Teach them how to really live.
Teach them how to live, they said
Humiliated them instead Archie Roach,” she said. “How many Saying sorry
black­fellas you reckon get to record an “Took the Children Away” is seen as
Steve Connolly, a member of Paul album?” Like Roach, Ruby was a mem- one of the most important songs ever
Kelly’s band, invited Roach to open for ber of the Stolen Generations and knew recorded in Australia. Roach says he
them at Hamer Hall, in Melbourne, in the significance of Roach’s songs. didn’t “have any idea of the kind of
early 1989. This was the concert that At her encouragement, he record- impact” this intensely personal song
started him on the path to success — ed his debut album, Charcoal Lane, in would have.
but it nearly didn’t happen. 1990. The album reached gold sales in “I was writing songs for therapy,
Connolly and Kelly wanted to pro- Australia and earned two ARIA Music for healing, for myself. That’s why I
duce an album, but Roach wasn’t Awards from the Australian Record- still do it,” says the 64-year-old singer
interested. Roach remembers that ing Industry Association. “Took the from his home in south-west Victoria,
Ruby turned to him, her hands on her Children Away” also won an Australian on his mother’s ancestral lands of the
hips. “It’s not all about you, you know, Human Rights Achievement Award. Gunditjmara people. “In those days,

Archie Roach with

his late wife Ruby
Hunter in Berlin.
Both were forcibly
removed from their
families as children

blackfella Aus. 
,  hier: Aborigine

hip 
, Hüfte

humiliate [hju(mIlieIt] 
, demütigen

impact 
,  Wirkung, Einschlag
Fotos: pr; imago stock

reckon [(rekEn] 
,  meinen, glauben

Salvation Army hostel 

,  Obdachlosenheim der
Heilsarmee

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you were just trying to find your fami-
ly. You had no idea that the same things
had happened across Australia,” he says.
“You just thought maybe it only hap-
pened to myself, for whatever reason.
It was a revelation when older people
than me came up and said: ‘I was tak-
en when I was a boy, and I just met my
sister the other day.’ I’m talking about
70-year-old men and women finding
themselves after all those years.”
One of the reasons “Took the Chil-
dren Away” had such an impact was the
time. The wider community was only
just becoming aware of the extent of
the Stolen Generations scandal. Indeed,
the term “Stolen Generations” hadn’t
even entered the language yet. Many
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
people immediately identified with
the story of the song, and it helped to
start the public conversation about the
impact of the policies:
Dad shaped up and stood his
ground.
He said, “You touch my kids and you
fight me.”
And they took us from our family.
Took us away.
In 2007, the Australian government
made a formal apology to its First Peo-
ples — as Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islanders prefer to be called — in a
speech delivered to the Federal Par-
liament by the then Prime Minister
Kevin Rudd. His address began with
the words: “Today we honour the Indi­
genous peoples of this land, the oldest
continuing cultures in human history.
We reflect on their past mistreatment.
We reflect in particular on the mistreat-
ment of those who were Stolen Gener-
ations — this blemished chapter in our
national history.”
The apology, broadcast live around
the country, was highly emotional
for the Stolen Generations. Few be-
lieved that it would erase the pain, but
many felt it to be a vital first step in
healing. For Roach, a campaigner for
the rights of his people, the apology
was moving.
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“For years, I carried this burden, not just
of being removed, but of who I was re-
moved from: my mother and father,” he
says. “It was like I was carrying them
around with me for years.”
When the apology came, the weight
left him, and Roach felt less burdened.
Although he had reunited with his
two sisters and other family members,
Roach never met his parents. “But I’ve
got so many stories, it’s like I knew
them. I think that’s why we have sto-
ries,” he says.
Pain, hope and pride
Now, more than 30 years after that con-
cert with Paul Kelly, “Uncle Archie”, as
he is known respectfully by the First Intimate and often shocking,
Peoples and wider Australian commu- Tell Me Why is the memoir of
a true Australian legend
nity, has 10 studio albums to his name.
He has toured the world, appearing
with musicians like Leonard Cohen,
Rodriguez, Joan Armatrading, Bob
Dylan, Billy Bragg, Tracy Chapman,
Suzanne Vega and Patti Smith. He has
won countless awards and, in 2020, en- PHRASE TO GO
tered the ARIA Hall of Fame. If you “shy away from”
His latest work, a memoir entitled something, you avoid
doing it or getting
Tell Me Why with an accompanying involved in it because it’s
album, tells of a lifelong search for an- unpleasant or difficult and
swers. The book is at times heartbreak- makes you feel nervous or
afraid — or because you
ing, but Roach still tells his story “right don’t have the confidence
and true”, beginning from when he dis- to deal with it.
covered his true heritage as a boy.
Like his lyrics, his book sings of pain,
hope and pride. It doesn’t shy away
from the alcoholism, and the illness
and damage that it caused. But he ex-
plains how having a drink was a way of
coping with life in a country that was
address  lyrics [(lIrIks] 
often hostile to its First Peoples, a way
, Rede , Songtext(e)
to escape — at least until he found the
burden  mistreatment 
healing power of music. , Last , Misshandlung
Looking back, Roach thinks Austral-
cope with sth.  rather than 
ia has changed for the better since he ,  mit etw. klarkommen ,  anstatt, und nicht
recorded Charcoal Lane. “People have
erase [I(reIz]  reunite [)ri:ju(naIt] 
grown, they understand more about my , auslöschen , wiedervereinen
people,” he says. “I feel more Australi-
heritage [(herItIdZ]  revelation [)revE(leIS&n] 
an now, I feel more part of the broader , Erbe , Offenbarung
community rather than a subculture.”
hostile [(hQstaI&l]  shape up 
, feindlich ,  hier: sich aufbauen
indigenous peoples vital [(vaIt&l] 
[In)dIdZEnEs (pi:p&lz]  , wichtig
, Ureinwohner(innen)
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 Discovering a
voice: writer
Margaret Ford

SOCIETY

It’s never too late —

elderly high achievers
MICHAEL SEGALOV berichtet über drei Menschen aus drei
Kontinenten, die die Lebensmitte längst überschritten hatten —
und doch noch einmal etwas ganz Neues wagten.
Foto: action press

ADVANCED

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J
oe Biden may have become US
president at 78, but imagine be-
coming a lawyer at 71 or writing
your first book at 94. We meet
three inspiring late bloomers.
Margaret Ford, 94, author
It’s fair to say I didn’t expect, aged 93, to
become Britain’s oldest debut author.
My story is just my life, really. It never
crossed my mind that anyone else
might care to know more.
I’d been married to my husband, Jim,
for 67 years when he did the dirty and
died on me seven years ago. One day
not soon after, I started to look through
this trunk full of 630 letters we’d sent
to each other, reading them back to
reminisce. There are a lot of them — at
points during his army postings around
the world, he was sending me up to
three a day.
It dawned on me that people these
days have no idea — or don’t remember
— what it was like before communica-
tion became so easy. I wanted people to
know what it was like for the boys back
in those days.
I’d seen an interview on TV and
someone was explaining how they’d
written a book with the help of a ghost-
writer. I looked through the phone
book and called a number; before the
conversation was over, we’d agreed to
get to work.
My intention was always to write
about the life Jim and I had together,
but everyone involved seemed more
interested in my story, what I’d been
through. Right, I thought, we’ll have to
cover all that, too. In the end, I agreed
to write about everything up until our
1946 wedding. The rest, I suppose, will
have to be in book number two.
It was hard to know where to begin,
to be honest. My alcoholic, gambling
father, who deserted us; leaving school
at 13 to help my struggling mother
make the rent. And then there is Jim:
how we met at a dance and travelled
the world together. My doomed love
SOCIETY
affairs, too. Even as I was writing, I PHRASE TO GO
asked myself, who the heck would want “To do the dirty on some-
to read all this? But once I got started, it one” is an informal British
became a joy. English expression meaning
“to cheat on or betray anoth-
For a while, I was concerned about er person”. Here, it’s used in
what readers might think of me. My a humorous way. Margaret
family isn’t perfect, and neither am I, Ford is saying that she
thought her husband didn’t
but I laid it all bare. Writing it all down behave fairly by dying —
was liberating, really; it taught me not especially after they’d been
to care. together for so long.
I didn’t do this for money or to
launch a new career, but it has given me
a new lease of life regardless. I’ve had no
bare: lay ~ 
children, that never quite worked out, , bloßlegen
so I had nobody to pass all these sto-
dawn on sb. 
ries down to. But I still wanted to leave ,  jmdm. allmählich klar
something behind, a footprint, to show werden
it happened. desert sb. [di(z§:t] 
Frankly, there was quite a lot of fuss ,  jmdn. verlassen
when I finished A Daughter’s Choice. Lots doomed 
of people wanted interviews, which ,  zum Scheitern
was very strange. Jim wouldn’t have verurteilt
done this. But he was bright, warm and extol [Ik(stEUl] 
a natural storyteller. He should have , preisen
written the books, so I’m doing it for fuss 
him. Now, I can get on with the next , Wirbel
one, if anyone wants it. I’ll be 95 in May, hand-me-down 
so I’d better hurry up. ,  gebrauchtes Kleidungs­
stück
Sister Madonna Buder, 90, hotfoot 
, flitzen
triathlete
Running was never something I’d late bloomer 
, Spätzünder(in)
considered doing. Back when I was a
lease: give sb. a new ~ of
child in St Louis, Missouri, it wasn’t an
life  UK
activity considered to be suitable for ,  jmdn. aufleben lassen
girls. But while sitting around a table at
nun 
a Christian conference on the Oregon , Nonne
coast in the late 1970s, a visiting priest
regardless 
was extolling the virtues of hotfooting , trotzdem
around. “You can get high from it,” he reminisce [)remI(nIs] 
said, which got my attention. I asked ,  sich zurückerinnern
him: “Shouldn’t our highs come from set off 
prayer? I am a nun, after all.” , losrennen
“Running,” he told me, “works for slip out of sth. 
the mind, body and soul.” That spoke to ,  sich hinausschleichen
me. That night, I slipped out of the hotel trunk 
side door in a pair of hand-me-down, , Truhe
thin-soled tennis shoes. I stepped down virtue [(v§:tSu:] 
to the beach, and set off. I covered half ,  Tugend, Vorteil
a mile in five minutes, without taking Who the heck...? ifml. 
a break. ,  Wer zum Kuckuck...?
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 Running and
religion: Sister
Madonna Buder
I ran my first marathon in the early
1980s, and completed it feeling a little
lonely — there were no other women in
my age group to join me when I went
up to receive my award. “Hopefully,”
I said, “one day, there’ll be a few more of
us.” Slowly but surely, they appeared.
One of my new friends floated the
idea of me competing in an Ironman:
a 2.4-mile (3.8-km) swim followed by
a 112-mile (180-km) cycle, with a full-
length marathon to top it off. The more
I rejected it, the more it teased me into
trying. I competed in my first aged 55.
To this day, I’ve run 400 triathlons, 45
of them Ironman distance. I was nick-
named the “Iron Nun” way back; I’ve
become something of a celebrity in our
world. It’s strange. It wasn’t just sports
that I lacked in my life for many years,
but also self-confidence.
In 2012, aged 82, I competed in my
final Ironman, in Canada. In doing
so, I opened up the category for the
80-pluses. I might not make those dis-
tances now, but I’m still competing; my
26 SPOTLIGHT 2021
last triathlon — pre-pandemic — was in
September last year.
I’m older, but I don’t want to be less
active. I could do it before; why not
now? Granted, I cover less ground
than I used to. When the snow melts
in Washington, I’ll get back to my own
regular post-mass exercise: a half-mile
swim, 20 miles on the bike and a three-
mile run. That final part is more of a
shuffle now, but it’s movement none-
theless. And that circulation is what
keeps your mind sharp, body tuned and
spirit soaring.
Fotos: picture alliance/dpa; Zelda Venter/Pretoria News
float sth.  shuffle 
,  hier: etw. in den Raum , Schlurfen
stellen
soar 
granted  ,  sich in die Höhe
, zugegeben schwingen
nicknamed: to be ~   tease sb. 
,  den Spitznamen ,  jmdn. reizen
bekommen
top: ~ sth. off 
nonetheless [)nVnDE(les]  ,  etw. krönen
, nichtsdestotrotz
SOCIETY
 Emmanuel Gasa, 76, lawyer documents to court — learning in the article  UK, S. Afr.
I’d already done quite a few different process — my colleagues assumed I’d ,  als Anwalts­

jobs when I set out on my new path think it was beneath me. I proved that konzipient(in) arbeiten
to become an attorney at the age of 60. I was keen and able, so, in time, they enrol in sth. 
,  etw. belegen
I’d worked as a hospital clerk, for our treated me the same.
medical council and — after the end Finding a job at my age hasn’t been keep afloat 
,  sich über Wasser halten
of Apartheid — supporting communi- easy, but just as I refused to let being
ties within the South African National older get in the way of my studies, medical council 
,  eine Art Ärztekammer
Civic Organisation (SANCO). All that I know I’ll be the same with finding
time, I was studying, too: a BA, a BCom future work. If nobody will hire me, that set out 
,  sich auf den Weg
followed by a higher certificate in edu- won’t stop me. I’m hoping to open my machen
cation. own practice, and that way, no one can
suspect 
I took a job in adult education in tell me no. , vermuten
Atteridgeville, Pretoria, where I live. I’d © Guardian News & Media 2021
been expecting to teach commerce and
Legal eagle:
business — subjects I knew — but the lawyer Emmanuel
man who hired me had other ideas and Gasa (left)
wanted me to be a law tutor. I explained
I’d not studied these subjects. I’d never
considered becoming an attorney;
I knew little about the legal world. I was
told the job was mine, and that didn’t
matter. So, I accepted, learning as I
went. Suddenly, this new door in front
of me was wide open. Becoming an at-
torney made so much sense. I enrolled
in my law studies.
The kids on my course were far
younger: I’m pretty sure I had grand-
children older than some. I struggled,
for a while, to feel like I fitted in com-
fortably in classes — it was strange
being the old man at the back. For a
while, I suspect they were scared of me,
although many have become friends.
It took some time for me to com-
plete all the qualifications and training,
11 years in fact. I have six kids, and 15
grandchildren; it was sometimes hard
to find the time for my books while also
keeping afloat.
In my final year, I was asked to make
a speech to the law society at the Uni-
versity of South Africa. In 2015, aged 71,
I graduated alongside one of my grand-
daughters, which was special. Many of
my friends were surprised when they
sent their congratulations. I think most
of them thought I’d never make it that
far. When it came to my time articling
at a firm, I found at the start that I was
treated too respectfully. While the
younger trainees were sent out to run

SOCIETY SPOTLIGHT 2021 27

 PEGGY’S PLACE

No supper for Sean

Über die Rolle von Spotlights ganz eigenem Londoner
Pub als Filmdrehort sind nicht alle in Peggys Team
begeistert. Von INEZ SHARP
MEDIUM  AUDIO

Sean: Where’s Peggy? Phil: Err, I suppose so. But

Phil: She’s watching Corrie “She’s watching maybe they’ll have one of
on catch-up. those catering vans.
Sean: I’ve never thought of Corrie” Sean: It sounds like a night-
Peggy as a soap fan. mare to me.
Phil: She never had the Phil: I really don’t under-
time. She did like The Archers, stand what’s eating you.
though. Used to listen to Phil: They do sometimes have walk-on Sean: Funny you should use
the omnibus every Sunday parts for non-actors. the word “eating”, because
— regular as clockwork. It Sean: How long will they be filming? any eating that takes place
was easier, too, being a radio Phil: They say about two weeks. will clearly have absolutely
show. Peg could listen while Sean: Which means we’ll be opening nothing to do with me.
she did the ironing. later than all the other pubs in the area. Phil: OK, now I understand.
Sean: I thought EastEnders That can’t be good. You’re worried about your
would be more to her taste — Phil: Don’t get your knickers in a twist! job.
seeing as it’s set in London. As we keep saying, the money they’re Sean: Why should I be? I’m a
Phil: I think it’s a gener- offering for the pilot is so good, we’d be really talented chef — you’d
ational thing. Remember, stupid to turn it down. It will certainly be mad to let me go.
The Archers has been around help to pay your wages. Phil: I’ll keep that in mind.
since 1951. My mum and dad Sean: But they’ll turn this place on its Sean: It’s just that I’ve done
used to listen to it. head. no creative cooking for
Sean: When was the first Phil: I think it could be quite fun. We’ve months. My career’s going
episode of EastEnders? had film crews here before. It is a bit nowhere and now I’m going
Phil: Not sure, but I reckon disruptive, but it’s always been great to have to wait even longer
sometime in the 1980s. publicity. before I can get back to work.
Sean: But now she likes Sean: Well, don’t count on me being Phil: It’s only two weeks,
Corrie? around. Sean!
Phil: It’s all to do with the Phil: What’s bitten you? Sean: What happens if the
pilot for Lucifer’s London. Sean: I’m just saying... pilot is a success?
Sean: Is that what they’re Phil: What are you saying exactly? Phil: Let’s not get ahead of
going to call the series? Sean: Don’t expect me to run around ourselves. I think we should
Phil: I think it’s the working making tea for every would-be film star. talk to Peggy about this over
title. Phil: You don’t need to do that. There’ll a cup of tea.
Sean: But none of us will be be a catering service. Sean: Fine, but you can make
in it, will we? Sean: What? In my kitchen? the tea.
Illustration: Jill White

ahead: get ~ of oneself  disruptive  nightmare  reckon  ifml. turn sth. down  What’s eating you?  ifml.
,  vorschnell handeln , störend , Albtraum ,  denken, vermuten ,  etw. ablehnen ,  Was ist nur los mit dir?

catch-up: on ~  UK ifml. Don’t get your knickers omnibus  UK soap  ifml. walk-on part  would-be 
,  hier: in der Mediathek in a twist!  UK ifml. , Sammelband; hier: alle ,  hier: Seifenoper ,  kleine Nebenrolle , Möchtegern-
,  Reg dich nicht auf! Folgen einer Woche

28 SPOTLIGHT 2021 CHAPTERS AND VERSE

 INFO TO GO
CORRIE AND CO.
Britain has a number of popular
soap operas. The Archers,
a radio soap, was launched by
the BBC in 1951 and is set in the
fictional village of Ambridge.
Coronation Street, also known
as Corrie, a TV soap, is at home
in fictional, northern inner-city
Coronation Street. The local pub
is the Rovers Return. Finally,
Pe g g y ’ s P l a c e in 1985, BBC One TV launched
EastEnders. The action takes
place in fictional Albert Square,
in the East End of London. The
local pub there is the Queen
Victoria, also known as the
Queen Vic.

Sean George Phil Peggy Helen Jane

Sean, from Ireland, is George, who’s Scottish,
the chef at Peggy’s has been coming to
Place. Sean is Peggy’s Place for years.
unconventional but a He has a business as
genius in the kitchen. an events manager.
He’s also a bit hot- George is married to
headed. Maggie and has a
grown-up son, Ian.
Phil is in his 60s. He is Peggy is the owner of Helen, a regular at Jane, Peggy’s daughter,
married to Peggy. Once the pub. Now in her the pub, works as a is egocentric and lazy.
a London cabbie, he 60s, she is kind and nurse and is currently She’s a single mother
now helps out at the reliable, and loves the single. She’s organized, — she has a daughter,
pub. Phil can be a bit British royal family. punctual and sensible. Simone — but she’s
grumpy but he’s a good Peggy is happy in her not good at taking on
person. Unfortunately, second marriage, to responsibility. Jane
he’s not much of a Phil. never stays in one job
businessman. for long.

NOW, TRY THIS! M

Match these informal phrases to their definitions.

Don’t get your knickers in a twist! | I’ll keep that in

mind | Let’s not get ahead of ourselves | What’s eating
you?
cabbie  ifml. launch [lO:ntS]  
, Taxifahrer(in) ,  herausbringen, starten
ourselves. A. Don’t get upset for no reason.
B. What’s worrying you?
D. Let’s not get ahead of
chef  sensible  C. I’ll keep that in mind.
, Küchenchef(in) , vernünftig
B. What’s eating you? C. I’ll remember that.
D. We shouldn’t make plans that might change.
knickers in a twist!
grumpy  A. Don’t get your
,  mürrisch, grantig
Answers

CHAPTERS AND VERSE SPOTLIGHT 2021 29

 POETRY CORNER

VANESSA CLARK präsentiert

kraftvolle Zeilen einer Frau, die so viel
mehr war als „nur“ Dichterin.
ADVANCED  US  AUDIO  PLUS

Still I rise
by Maya Angelou (1928–2014)

You may write me down in history You may shoot me with your words,
With your bitter, twisted lies, You may cut me with your eyes,
You may trod me in the very dirt You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like dust, I’ll rise. But still, like air, I’ll rise.

Does my sassiness upset you? Does my sexiness upset you?

Why are you beset with gloom? Does it come as a surprise
’Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells That I dance like I’ve got diamonds
Pumping in my living room. At the meeting of my thighs?

Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I’ll rise.
Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops,
Weakened by my soulful cries?
Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don’t you take it awful hard
’Cause I laugh like I’ve got gold mines
Diggin’ in my own backyard.
Out of the huts of history’s shame
I rise
Up from a past that’s rooted in pain
I rise
I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
Fotos: ddp/ CAMERA PRESS / Debra Hurford Brown; Seven Art/

I rise.
Shutterstock.com; RyanJLane, Christine Glade/iStock.com

beset [biˈset]  haughtiness [(hO:tinEs]  oil well  thigh [TaI]  trod 

, heimgesucht ,  Hochmut, Stolz , Ölquelle , Oberschenkel ,  zertreten (Vergangen­
heitsform; eigentlich:
bowed [baʊd]  leap [li:p]  sassiness [(sÄsinEs]  ifml. tides 
„tread“)
, gesenkt ,  stark ansteigen , Keckheit , Gezeiten
well 
gloom  offend  swell 
, aufwallen
,  Schwermut, Düsternis ,  ärgern, beleidigen , anschwellen

30 SPOTLIGHT 2021 CHAPTERS AND VERSE

 What’s it about?
This poem, first published in 1978, has the
powerful voice of a strong African-American
woman determined to rise up in the face of
racism and sexism.
From the first word (“You”), it feels as if
she’s arguing with us, challenging us to try
to keep her down as she has been put down
in the past. She lists the many injustices that
she and other black women in history have
experienced. From all of these, she repeats,
she will rise.
She lists some of the characteristics that
black women are sometimes accused of:
abuse [E(bju:s]  injustice [In(dZVstIs] 
, Misshandlung , Ungerechtigkeit
inauguration self-confidence 
[I)nO:gjE(reIS&n]  , Selbstbewusstsein
, Amtseinführung
CHAPTERS AND VERSE
SHORT STORY
self-confidence (“sassiness”), arrogance
(“haughtiness”) and sexiness. She throws
these criticisms back at society and celebrates
them. Yes, she’s sassy; yes, she’s haughty; yes,
she’s sexy — and what are you going to do
about it?
Good to know
Maya Angelou’s childhood was one of poverty and abuse — but
she rose. She became a dancer, singer, actor, writer, poet, jour-
nalist, civil rights activist, and a university professor — always
giving a voice to the African-American experience. A high point
in her career was reading one of her poems, “On the Pulse of
Morning,” at the inauguration of President Clinton in 1993.
If you liked this poem…
Search on YouTube for a joyful and truly sassy performance of
the poem by Maya Angelou herself and note how she improvises
and changes her own lines. You can also watch tennis champion
Serena Williams reciting part of this inspirational poem — or,
of course, listen to it on Spotlight Audio.
Maya Angelou gave
a voice to the African-
American experience
SPOTLIGHT 2021 31
 SHORT STORY

WORD TO GO
The term “mansplainer” is

Let me
a combination of the words
“man” and “explain” and
describes a man who likes
to tell another person —

show you
usually a woman — how
to do things even when he
does not really know what
he is talking about.

Was passiert, wenn sich der Traummann in einen antifreeze 

Albtraum verwandelt? Manchmal hilft da nur eine , Frostschutzmittel

spontane Lösung. Von JUDITH GILBERT bleeding UK ifml. 

, verdammt
ADVANCED  US  AUDIO carpentry 
, Zimmerhandwerk

contractor 

I
, Bauunternehmer(in)
t was halfway up Skaftafell Glacier when Honestly! At this point, Hanna Stina wished
Hanna Stina realized just how much she he would. Go anywhere, just go away from eyebrow: raise an ~ 
,  die Stirn runzeln
hated Einar. My God, if this man doesn’t here.
shut up, I’m going to kill him, she had Hanna Stina and her brother had built her glacier [(gleIS&r] 
, Gletscher
thought too many times to count. house practically by themselves, with their
“Here, let me show you,” the ultimate own hands, with the help of their cousins, hood N. Am. 
, Motorhaube
mansplainer was always saying to her. This who were contractors. She knew carpentry.
had been going on far too long. She didn’t She ran the farm. But now there was Einar, librarian 
[laɪˈbreriən] 
know how much longer she could take it. every time a nail needed hammering, a lamp ,  Bibliothekar(in)
“Do you think I’m an idiot, or what?” she needed hanging, the oil needed changing, the
menace [(menEs] ifml. 
finally said to him the other day, when the sheep needed shearing. The list went on and ,  Plage
anti­freeze in the old Land Rover needed re- on and on.
moron [ˈmɔːrɑːn] ifml. 
filling and she opened the hood to pour some In real life, when he wasn’t telling her ,  Trottel, Idiot
in. “We live in Iceland, you moron. Do you how things worked, how to do the stuff of
newscaster 
think I don’t know how to winterize the car? daily living, he was a librarian. The problem , Nachrichten­
Do I look like a six-year-old to you?” was that the local library was open only two sprecher(in)
Really! It was all the time and everything. afternoons a week. He had way too much obsessed 
In the kitchen: “Here, let me show you,” time on his hands. , besessen

when the pods got stuck in the coffee maker. “Reorganize the library. Order some new pod 
In the living room: “Here, let me show you,” books,” Hanna Stina had suggested, in an ,  hier: Kaffeepad

when she was setting up her new iPad. attempt to get him out of the house. But the shear 
Sometimes, when she closed the door to library was already in perfect order. There , scheren

the bathroom and was sitting on the toilet, was no way of keeping him longer at work. shrinking violet  ifml.
she wondered if he was going to burst in and Einar had become so obsessed with mak- , Mimose

say, “Here, let me show you,” as though she ing himself useful to Hanna Stina that he had shut up 
needed instructions on how to use the toilet. become a menace. Not even her mother liked ,  die Klappe halten

She had long given up watching the news it. Anna was no shrinking violet, but she wasn’t simultaneous
when Einar was at home, because it had a particularly modern woman, either. Yet, even [)saIm&l(teIniEs] 
Illustrationen: rraya, VasjaKoman/iStock.com

, simultan
become impossible to listen over his mono- she raised an eyebrow whenever Einar’s behav-
logue interpreting world affairs for her. “Are ior became excessive. Anna was unaware of the snap 
, zischen
the newscasters not speaking Icelandic?” she feminist concept of “mansplaining,” but she
snapped recently, unable to listen to his com- recognized it when it was happening in front time: have a lot of ~ on
one’s hands 
mentary any longer. “Do you think I won’t of her. “Why is he always explaining things to ,  viel Zeit zur Verfügung
understand without your simultaneous you?” she asked her daughter. “Does he think haben
translation? Go to New York and get a job at you’re stupid? Is it a neurotic tic? Should he see winterize  N. Am.
the United-bleeding-Nations!” a psychiatrist?” ,  winterfest machen

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Once, when Anna was visiting them, she was “It’s over,” she said. astonished [E(stA:nISt] 
chatting to her daughter in the kitchen and Einar didn’t want to hear it — he who had ,  erstaunt, überrascht
had just taken down a can of coffee from the grown up in the city and not on the land, who attentive 
cupboard. Einar walked right up to her and really had no idea about glaciers or anything , aufmerksam
grabbed the can from her hand to open it for at all. bump 
her, spilling the coffee all over Anna and the “No, it’s fine,” he said. “We can get across it. , aufprallen
floor. Things like that happened all the time. Here, let me show you,” he started to explain cave 
Hanna Stina had tried hard to keep him as he looked over the edge into the crevasse. , Höhle
occupied by giving him work on the farm, “We just...” crevasse [krE(vÄs] 
where he actually could have helped her. Hanna Stina pushed him. Einar didn’t , Gletscherspalte
But instead of carrying out those tasks, even really scream as he fell into the crevasse. grab 
things that needed doing, he would try to He just let out an “Aaaahhh!” — more out of ,  an sich reißen
show her how to do the work she was already surprise than any other emotion he may hypocrite [ˈhɪpəkrɪt] 
busy with. It was like trying to keep away an have felt — as his body bumped and tumbled , Heuchler(in)
irritating insect. She swatted him away, but its way down into the dark depths of the ice, irritating 
he just kept coming back. becoming ever smaller until he disappeared , nervig

I’m going to have to leave him, she from view. normalcy 

thought. This vacation to the south was their Hanna Stina waited until all was silent. , Normalität

last chance to save their relationship. They She listened carefully until she was sure scream 
had been together for six years, no kids. It had there would be no cries. , schreien

been great at first. He had been charming, Let me show you, she thought. Indeed. spill 
smart, attentive without being obsessive. She looked around at the ice, the moun- , verschütten

She had grown up here in the north. Einar tains, and the sky. No one, just her, as far as swat away 
was from Reykjavik, had gone to universi- the eye could see. She was astonished by , verscheuchen

ty. He had come up north to get away from what she had just done. She never knew she taken: be ~ 
the city, from the “yuppies and the bankers had it in her. ,  angetan sein

and the hypocrites,” to live what he called Hanna Stina waited. Waited to see if she tension 
“an honest life.” Hanna Stina had never met would suddenly feel panic, but none came. , (An)Spannung

any­one like him before and was taken from
the start. That was six years ago.
Now, she wanted to give him back — to the
city, to the yuppies, to the bankers and hypo-
crites, to anybody who would have him.
Halfway up Skaftafell Glacier, on the way
to the ice caves, they reached a huge crevasse.
There was no way around it. Hanna Stina had
come here often with her family, as a child
and in her youth. She knew these routes up
Skaftafell well. But Einar had refused to lis-
ten to her, and so they followed the path he
insisted on taking, which had brought them
instead to this crevasse. Such large crevass-
es never used to be here — this was clearly
an effect of climate change. She had so been
looking forward to the caves, but now they
could go no further because Einar didn’t
want to stay on the known routes. By the
time they went down and around the cre-
vasse, it would be too late to visit the caves.
She stood there for an hour, maybe longer, tumble 
, stürzen
until the sun began to set.
Hanna Stina waited until she felt all the
tension and anxiety of the past few years
lifting. A sensation of peace was flowing
through her as she made her way back down
the glacier to the normalcy of her own life.
NOW, TRY THIS! M
How carefully have you read this short story?
Decide whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F).
T F
A. Hanna Stina runs a farm.
B. Anna would describe herself as a feminist.
E. false C. Einar didn’t want to spill coffee on Anna.
D. false
D. Anna is a psychiatrist.
C. true
B. false E. Hanna Stina was planning to kill Einar before
A. true
they went up the glacier.
Answers

CHAPTERS AND VERSE SPOTLIGHT 2021 33

 THE LIGHTER SIDE

The Argyle Sweater

“I want my children INFO TO GO

Self-raising flour contains
to have all the things I an ingredient that makes
cakes and bread rise
couldn’t afford. Then I want when they are baked. The
husband in the joke thinks
to move in with them.” the speaker is talking
about “flour”, which is
Phyllis Diller (1917–2012), pronounced exactly the
American actress and comedian same as “flower”.

by Scott Hilburn

Native beat
NOTHING PERSONAL
Two explorers are camped in the heart
of the Amazon rainforest and are dis- An embarrassed woman is
cussing their expedition. “I came here,” talking to a pastor after a
says one, “because the need to travel church service. “I’m so sorry,
Reverend,” she says. “I hope Hard cheese

Cartoons: © 2021 PEANUTS Worldwide LLC, Dist. by Andrews McMeel Syndication/Bulls Press; © 2021 Scott Hilburn/Distributed by Universal Uclick/Bulls Press
was in my blood. City life bored me,
and the smell of pollution in the streets you didn’t take it personally A customer in a New York
was unbearable. I wanted to see the sun when my husband walked restaurant is complimenting
rise over new horizons and hear the call out during your sermon.” the chef. “Your cacio e pepe
of birds that have never been seen by “Well, I did find it rather is superb! I lived in Rome
man. I wanted to leave my footprints on surprising,” replies the for many years, and yours is
untouched sands and experience raw, pastor. “Oh, it’s certainly not better than anything I had
pure nature. What about you?” “I came,” a reflection on you,” insists over there.”
the other man replies, “because my son the woman. “Ralph has “Naturally,” the chef says.
was taking drum lessons.” been walking in his sleep “In Italy, they use domestic
since childhood.” cheese. Ours is imported!”

Compiled by Owen Connors

cacio e pepe  ingredient reflection: it is
,  Pasta mit Peco-
rino und Pfeffer
[In(gri:diEnt] 
, Zutat
no ~ on... 
,  das ist keine
Say it with flowers
chef  marriage
Kritik an... Jacob and Mia are having problems in their relationship,
,  Koch, Köchin counselling  Reverend  so they go to a marriage counselling meeting. The speaker
, Eheberatung , Hochwürden mentions that some couples have grown so far apart that the
domestic 
, heimisch nickel US  sermon  husband doesn’t even know what his wife’s favourite flower is.
, Fünfcentstück , Predigt Jacob leans over to Mia and whispers in her ear, “It’s self-raising,
embarrassed 
, verlegen isn’t it, love?”

Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz

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 AMERICAN LIFE

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A
s a journalist, I’ve had to write some
difficult articles. Sometimes, a story
was hard to write because the topic was
boring. In other cases, it took an enor-
mous effort to organize interview partners and
GINGER KUENZEL is a
freelance writer who lived
in Munich for 20 years.
She now divides her time
between Florida and a small
town in upstate New York.

gather the facts. And then there was the time I had
assignment [E(saInmEnt] 
to conduct a brutally emotional interview with a
,  Aufgabe, Auftrag
mother whose child had been kidnapped.
bill N. Am. 
Fortunately, of the hundreds of stories I’ve writ- ,  Geldschein, Banknote
ten during my career, there were many more fun
clothespin  N. Am.
assignments than tough ones. But there are lots , Wäscheklammer
more exciting stories out there, just waiting to be
come up with sth. 
written. They would, of course, require first-hand ,  sich etw. einfallen
research. I’m thinking of topics such as: What is lassen If I can’t get a travel-writing job or be-
it like to live on a houseboat on the Seine? Or: Is conduct  come a taster, I think I’d like to develop
it true that bathing in Iceland’s hot springs offers , durchführen product names. Imagine being paid
health benefits? I could also imagine checking out discerning [dI(s§:nIN]  to come up with ideas for nail-polish
what life is like in a country where the pandemic ,  hier: anspruchsvoll colors, like “I’m Not Really a Waitress!”
is under control. New Zealand seems like a good heartbeat: in a ~  Where I do see a real market for my
choice for that. ,  auf der Stelle creative skills, however, is in the paint
Another assignment I’d accept in a heartbeat kidding: I’m not ~  industry. I was thinking about paint-
is to shadow Annie Leibowitz while she’s doing a ,  im Ernst, kein Witz ing my bedroom recently and found
photoshoot of Mick Jagger. Or how about a story make sth. up  that I could choose from 50 shades
on making money? I don’t mean by making in- ,  etw. erfinden of gray (I’m not kidding!). But I just
Fotos: Oscar Blanco, Carolyn Franks/Shutterstock.com; privat

vestments, starting a software company, or selling
hand-painted clothespins online. No, I’m talking
about a piece on how the bills are designed, print-
ed, and put into circulation. My first-hand research
in this case would involve testing the bills in dis-
cerning shops and restaurants.
But it’s not just journalism jobs that can be fun.
I once read about a guy who spent an entire sum-
mer hiking through the woods looking for the per-
fect tree to cut down for the National Christmas
Tree. Or there was the man who was starting up
his own whiskey distillery and needed tasters to
help perfect the product. Either one of those jobs
would be right up my alley.
nail polish  couldn’t get excited about color names
, Nagellack like “Fog” or “Steel.” I briefly consid-
National Christmas Tree  ered one called “The Elephant in the
,  Weihnachtsbaum vor Room,” but thought it would give me
dem Weißen Haus nightmares. I finally decided simply
nightmare  to pick a tone I like and give it my own
, Albtraum
original name. The name I invented is
steamy ifml.  “It’s a Gray Area.”
, erotisch
There are a few jobs, however, that
don’t interest me. Becoming a taster of
PHRASE TO GO pet food is one. Or being the “intimacy
“Right up my alley” is the US coordinator” of a steamy Netflix series.
version of “right up my street,”
meaning that something is exactly You think I’m kidding? I’m not. Some
to your taste and interests. things even I can’t make up!

AMERICAN LIFE SPOTLIGHT 2021 35

 TRAVEL

For hundreds of years,

Merseyside’s ferries have
taken passengers between
the Wirral, on one side of the
River Mersey, to the city of
Liverpool, on the other side

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 In love with
Liverpool

Die Weltkulturerbestätte im Nordwesten Englands

bietet alles: großartige Bauten und Museen,
Weltklasse-Fußball und natürlich die Beatles.
JESS GALLEY weiß, warum Liverpool auf jeden
Fall einen Besuch wert ist.
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Foto: Patrick Robert Doyle/Getty Images

TRAVEL SPOTLIGHT 2021 37

 A
s the birthplace of one of the world’s A cathedral to spare blend 
greatest rock-and-roll bands, Liverpool Even if the weather isn’t on your side, , verschmelzen

is a must-visit tourist destination for any there’s so much to explore in Liverpool, buzzing 
music fan. But the charm of the city, in and if you’re interested in history, archi- ,  hier: aufregend

England’s north-west, extends further than its link tecture or culture, you’ll never be bored. eye-catching 
with the Beatles — much further, in fact. For several years, I lived in the shadow ,  ins Auge springend

Whether you come for the history, buzzing of the Anglican Liverpool Cathedral fair share 
nightlife or Premier League football teams, you’ll at one end of the city’s suitably named ,  gerechter Anteil;
hier: jede Menge
be quickly won over by the friendly locals, known Hope Street, waking every Sunday to
as “Scousers”, who are always ready to chat over a the sound of church bells. fish and chips 
,  in Teig ausgebackener
pint of lager in a pub. It’s this warmth that attracts To this day, I’m fascinated by the Fisch mit Pommes frites
millions of tourists to the city each year — and cathedral’s impressive neo-Gothic
iconic [aI(kQnIk] 
keeps me going back for more. architecture. Over 100 metres tall, and , kultig
I was lucky enough to call Liverpool home for towering over the city, this is Britain’s
telephone kiosk
the best part of a decade, and regularly praise it to largest religious building. Designed by [(ki:Qsk]  UK
anyone who’ll listen. While most visitors to the Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, the cathedral , Telefonzelle
UK go straight to the bright lights and busy streets took 74 years to complete, opening its tower 
of London, I feel the northern cities are often doors for the first time in 1978. ,  hoch aufragen
forgotten — and wrongly so. Northern England Surprisingly, this enormous cathe- win sb. over 
offers an exciting mix of culture and history that dral isn’t Scott’s most famous work: ,  jmdn. für sich gewinnen
simply needs to be experienced to be believed. the Sussex-born architect was also re-
And, in my opinion, no city blends past and pres- sponsible for creating Britain’s iconic
ent better than Liverpool. red telephone box. In 1924, Scott won
a competition to design the first public
Beside the seaside telephone kiosk, which remains one of INFO TO GO
The “Union Jack” is the
Have I convinced you to add Liverpool to the list Britain’s most readily recognized sym- national flag of the United
of places you’d like to see? If I have, what you’ll bols. In a 2015 poll, it was voted the Kingdom (England, Wales,
need to pack depends on the time of year you best British design of all time, beating Scotland and Northern
Ireland). In the 17th century,
choose to visit. Like most of England, the city the Rolls-Royce car, the Spitfire fighter a “jack” was a small flag
receives its fair share of rain during the year, the plane and the Union Jack. flown from a ship’s mast.
wettest months being October and November.
So, for those wanting to stay dry, I’d recommend
The interior of
visiting the city in the summer months: June, July Liverpool Cathedral
and August.
If you’re lucky enough to find the sun shin-
ing during your stay, then a walk along Crosby
Beach is the perfect way to get some fresh air —
it takes just 20 minutes to get there by car from
Fotos: Phillip Roberts/Alamy Stock Photo; Andrew Turner/Getty Images
the city centre. The first thing you’ll notice is a
collection of eye-catching life-size statues in the
sand, staring out to the Irish Sea, which borders
Britain’s west coast. The impressive installation,
titled Another Place, is the work of British artist
Sir Antony Gormley. There are 100 figures, mod-
elled on the artist’s own naked body, positioned
along the beach and out to sea.
If you have the luxury of time, travel north from
Crosby to Southport, where you’ll find the typical
elements of a British seaside town, including fish
and chips (which always taste better on the coast),
a historic pier and even a small amusement park
called Pleasureland.

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 100 life-size statues stare out
to sea on Crosby Beach

TRAVEL SPOTLIGHT 2021 39

 At the other end of Hope Street stands
the city’s second cathedral, the Metro-
politan Cathedral of Christ the King,
known locally as “Paddy’s Wigwam” —
the nickname refers to the large num-
ber of Roman Catholics of Irish descent
living in Liverpool. The fact that the
city has two cathedrals — in the same
street! — is mentioned in the 1960s folk
song “In My Liverpool Home”, where
the line “If you want a cathedral, we’ve
got one to spare” is part of the chorus.
Designed by Sir Frederick Gibberd
and completed in 1967, this place of
worship couldn’t look more different
from its Anglican neighbour. It may
not be to everyone’s taste, but you’ll be
impressed by the cathedral’s round in-
terior and the natural light that shines
in through the crown of thorns above.
Lessons from the past
While both cathedrals are relatively
modern, Liverpool is full of history,
most of which centres around its coast-
al location. Visitors to the docks today
will still see a lot of activity, from trade
and cruise ships, to stylish restaurants
and bars.
But there’s also a much darker side to
Liverpool’s history. By the late 1700s,
the city had become the European
capital of the slave trade, which caused
the population to grow from 5,000
people to 78,000 people within a cen-
tury. While very few slaves actually
passed through Liverpool, by the 1790s,
the city is said to have controlled 80 per
cent of the British slave trade and over
40 per cent of the European slave trade
— and it remained that way until 1807,
when Parliament finally prohibited the
slave trade in the British Empire.
Liverpool’s involvement in the slave
trade can be explored in greater depth
at the International Slavery Museum,
located at the Royal Albert Dock on
Liverpool’s World Heritage Site water-
front. Evidence of this chapter of Liv-
erpool’s past can also be found hiding
in plain sight around the city. Many
streets still bear the names of people
linked to slavery. Rodney Street, for
example, was named after Admiral
40 SPOTLIGHT 2021
George Rodney, a supporter of the blockbuster 
slave trade, and Bold Street takes its , Kassenschlager
name from Jonas Bold, a famous slave brick 
merchant who went on to become lord , Ziegel
mayor of Liverpool. In 2020, however, chorus [ˈkɔːrəs] 
Liverpool City Council announced , Refrain
plans to put up signs next to road city council 
names such as these, to provide more , Stadtverwaltung
information about the city’s history. crown of thorns 
In recent years, some of these his- , Dornenkrone
toric streets have been the location cruise ship [kru:z] 
of a number of films and television , Kreuzfahrtschiff
series. The city has featured in popu- descent [diˈsent] 
lar TV shows, including Peaky Blinders ,  Abstammung, Herkunft
and The Crown, as well as Hollywood dock 
,  Kai, Hafenanlage
blockbusters such as Fantastic Beasts and
Where to Find Them, Captain America: The lamp post 
, Straßenlampe
First Avenger and the next Batman movie,
starring Robert Pattinson. lord mayor UK 
, Oberbürgermeister(in)
In fact, Liverpool is now one of the
most filmed UK cities outside London merchant 
, Händler(in)
— and it’s not too difficult to be part
of the action. Imagine stepping out of Paddy  derog.
,  Spitzname für Iren
your front door to find Tom Hardy film-
ing Peaky Blinders just a few metres away place of worship 
, Andachtsort
— as happened to me one morning!
prohibit [prəUˈhɪbɪt] 
, verbieten
Magical mystery tour
Despite its many attractions, most vis- starring... 
,  mit … in einer Hauptrolle
itors still pour into Liverpool to follow
in the steps of the “Fab Four”. John Len- waterfront 
,  Hafengebiet, Kai
non, Paul McCartney, George Harrison
and Ringo Starr — better known as the World Heritage Site
[(herItIdZ] 
Beatles — were all born in the city and , Weltkulturerbestätte
grew up here, and began their musical
Fotos: Martin Thomas Photography/Alamy Stock Photo; Nicola Sua/AMA/Getty Images
careers performing at places such as the
Cavern Club at 10 Mathew Street.
While the Cavern has seen some
changes in the years since it first
opened its doors, in 1957, it still stands
today on the original site and attracts
millions of music lovers each year. If
you want to visit, just look out for the
lifelike statue of a young John Lennon
leaning against a lamp post outside. It’s
the ideal place to stop and pose for a
photograph.
The brick wall opposite is covered
PHRASE TO GO­
with the names of other famous per-
“To hide in plain sight” means
formers who’ve appeared on the Cav- “to make yourself unnotice­
ern’s stage over the years — from local able without actually hiding —
talent such as Cilla Black and Gerry and staying visible, but in a setting
where it is not easy to see
the Pacemakers, to the Rolling Stones you, or where your presence
and the Drifters.Whatever your tastes, won’t be noticed”.
TRAVEL
Above: a statue of the young John Lennon, “watching the
wheels” go by outside the Cavern Club; below: Liverpool fans
celebrate after winning the Champions League Final in 2019

you’re sure to spot a name or two from A tale of two teams 

your own record or CD collection. ,  Anspielung auf den
Roman A Tale of Two Cities
Although it’s probably the most
von Charles Dickens
famous Beatles location in Liverpool,
record [ˈrekɔːd] 
the Cavern is just one of many that will
, Schallplatte
interest fans of John, Paul, George and
spot 
Ringo. A wonderful way to spend an
,  entdecken, erblicken
afternoon is to buy a ticket for one of
the Beatles tours that operate around
the city.
You’ll be taken to their childhood
homes, and to places that inspired
some of their most famous songs, such
as the site of the former Strawberry
Field children’s home, Penny Lane and
the “grave” of the mysterious Eleanor
Rigby. Or you can learn more about
how the band became famous by visit­
ing The Beatles Story museum at the
Royal Albert Dock.

A tale of two teams

It’s not just music that has earned
Liverpool global fame, however.
The city is proud of not one but two
successful Premier League football
teams: Liverpool FC (known as “the
Reds”) and Everton FC (known as “the
Blues”).

TRAVEL SPOTLIGHT 2021 41

 If you take a taxi out of the city centre, you’ll soon find your- dugout 
self in Stanley Park. This pretty green space might look like ,  überdachte Spieler-

any ordinary English park, but it actually sits directly be- bank
tween Anfield Stadium and Goodison Park. eternal 
, ewig
As you wander through the park, you’ll be able to see both
stadiums towering above the trees and, on match days, you pitch  UK
, Fußballfeld
can hear the fans’ cheers echoing through the trees. Both
stadiums run tours offering visitors the chance to see the
dressing rooms and dugouts, view the pitch from the direc-
tors’ box and even catch sight of the Premier League trophy.
If you find yourself here at the weekend, why not try to
buy a ticket and join in with the tens of thousands of fans
singing “You’ll Never Walk Alone” or “Singing the Blues”?
After a match at Anfield, take a moment to visit the eternal
flame memorial to the 96 Liverpool fans who lost their lives
in the horrific disaster at Hillsborough Stadium in 1989. Above: the elegant
Pier Head area and
It’s been a few years since I called Liverpool home, but the Royal Liver
the city still holds a very special place in my heart. No mat- Building line the
city’s waterfront;
ter how many times I visit, Liverpool always feels new and below: the Philhar-
exciting. It’s a place where it feels as though anything is pos- monic Dining Rooms
sible, where you can never really be sure what you might find pub was a favourite
place to drink of
around the next corner. Most importantly, this is a city where the Beatles
anyone can feel at home. But don’t just take my word for it —
come and visit, and fall in love with Liverpool yourself.

IF YOU GO…
Getting there • Salt House Bacaro
• Fly to Liverpool John 47 Castle Street
Lennon Airport www.salthousebacaro.
co.uk
Stay
• Titanic Hotel See
Stanley Dock, Regent • Antony Gormley’s Another
Road Place
www.titanichotelliverpool. Crosby Beach
com www.antonygormley.com
The Mann Island Buildings are
• Liverpool Cathedral an example of Liverpool’s magni-
• Hard Days Night Hotel
ficent modern architecture
North John Street St James Mount
Fotos: Alberto Manuel Urosa Toledano, Paul Ellis/Getty Images

www.harddaysnighthotel. www.liverpoolcathedral.
com org.uk

Eat • International Slavery

• The Italian Club Fish Museum
128 Bold Street Royal Albert Dock
www.theitalianclubfamily. www.liverpoolmuseums.
com org.uk

• Mowgli Street Food • The Beatles Story

3 Water Street Royal Albert Dock
www.mowglistreetfood. www.beatlesstory.com
com
More information
www.visitliverpool.com

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Australia’s own Easter bunny
ADVANCED  AUDIO  PLUS
Fangen Sie beim Schoko-Osterhasen erst bei
den Ohren oder am anderen Ende an? Unser
Korrespondent freut sich über den Schoko-Bilby
und andere australische Traditionen.
F
or the less religious among us, the big
question at this time of the year is not
whether Jesus rose from the dead after be-
ing crucified, but, rather, a deeply spiritual
matter: from which end do you eat the chocolate
Easter bunny.
Being very practical, I’m an ears sort of bloke.
For a start, it’s easier to get the foil wrapping off
the head, and secondly, any broken bits of choco-
late from that first bite will fall inside the bunny.
Another reason it makes sense to start with the
ears is that the bunny will stay upright when you
put it back in the fridge. Easter in early April can
still be quite hot here and I like to eat mine slowly.
I’ve long suspected that other people in the house
take advantage of that: suddenly, the whole head is
gone, and then the shoulders go missing.
That’s actually the best thing about Australia’s
native “Easter bunny”, the greater bilby. Its rabbit-
like ears are really, really big.
The bilby is an endangered marsupial that
once lived in desert regions across Australia.
Bilbies have a long, pointed nose and a black-and-
white tail, and live underground in burrows (like
rabbits). The young are raised in a pouch (like
kangaroos), but the pouch opens backwards,
which prevents sand from entering it while the
mother bilby is digging.
A few years back, various conservation groups
started making chocolate Easter bilbies to raise
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funds and increase awareness of the problems
bilbies now face. (A smaller variety, the “lesser”
bilby, became extinct in the 1950s, probably be-
cause of competition from rabbits, which were
present in plague proportions, and feral cats.)
Now, some people think we introduced Easter
bilbies because European rabbits or bunnies were
seen as an environmental disaster, a national em-
barrassment and politically incorrect.
AROUND OZ
AROUND OZ
PETER FLYNN is a
writer based in Perth,
Western Australia.
behind ifml. 
,  Hintern, Po
bloke UK, Aus. ifml. 
,  Typ, Kerl
bum UK, Aus. ifml.  But that’s not true: the only “woke” in
,  Hintern, Po
this debate is the waking up we do in
burrow  bed on Easter Sunday. Another thing:
,  Bau, Höhle
Easter bunnies haven’t been cancelled.
crucify [(ku:sIfaI]  Far from it. Traditional Easter bunnies
, kreuzigen
are sold in all the big supermarkets,
endangered marsupial while bilby bunnies are harder to find.
[mA:(su:piEl] 
,  bedrohtes Beuteltier (Giant chocolate-maker Cadbury, part
of the multinational Mondelez group,
feral cat [(ferEl] 
,  verwilderte Katze dumped Easter bilbies a couple of years
ago because they didn’t sell well.)
greater bilby 
,  Großer Kaninchen­ Other Easter traditions, such as
nasenbeutler hot cross buns and egg hunts for kids,
hot cross bun  are alive and well. The big difference
,  Rosinenbrötchen mit these days, though, is that Easter prod-
Teigkreuz obenauf ucts seem to begin appearing on store
pouch  shelves soon after January.
,  Tasche, Beutel
For what is actually a sombre occa­
sombre [(sQmbE]  sion, I like a bit of Easter humour. No,
,  düster, ernsthaft
I don’t do Jesus jokes. I was raised
suspect [sE(spekt]  Catholic, and that would be, well, blas-
,  den Verdacht haben
phemous. And I could go to hell.
My favourite is a cartoon of a couple
of Easter bunnies. One of them, who
WORD TO GO has been bitten on the behind, says:
Originally a colloquial African-American “My bum hurts.” The other bunny,
expression signalling awareness of racial
injustice, “woke” went mainstream with without ears, replies: “What did you
Black Lives Matter. say?” Happy Easter, dear readers!
SPOTLIGHT 2021 43
 ECCENTRIC LIFE
Clough Williams-Ellis
— architect and environmentalist
Die Leidenschaft des Autodidakten Clough Williams-Ellis
galt der Architektur. Das malerische walisische Dorf
Portmeirion war sein Lebenswerk. Von PAUL WHEATLEY
E
nglish-born but with roots in
Wales, Sir Clough Williams-Ellis
designed one of Britain’s most
curious and popular architectur-
al creations: the village of Portmeirion
in Wales. Possibly inspired by an Italian
Riviera fishing village, and recreating
the atmosphere of the Mediter­ranean,
Portmeirion is one of Wales’s top
tourist attractions, with some 200,000
people from around the world visiting
every year.
In 1887, when Clough Williams-Ellis
was four, his family moved from North-
amptonshire, England, to his father’s
home in North Wales. Williams-Ellis
later went to Cambridge University,
but left without a degree.
As he was interested in buildings,
he decided to become an architect. So,
at the age of just 22, he established his
own architectural firm, and his long
career took off — interrupted only
when he fought with the Welsh Guards
in the First World War.
Although self-taught, Williams-Ellis
had, by the mid-1920s, earned himself
a reputation as an innovative designer
of modern houses. But it was not only
fashionable houses at which he ex-
celled. His much-praised conversion a
decade earlier of Llangoed Castle into
44 SPOTLIGHT 2021
MEDIUM  AUDIO
beyond  a country house had already shown the
, außerhalb range of his talents.
Clough [klVf] Williams-Ellis had interests beyond the
built environment and, from the 1920s
conversion 
, Umbau on, he became a powerful voice in rural
craft 
preservation and the creation of national
, Handwerk parks. His philosophy was that architec-
degree  ture and nature could work together.
, Studienabschluss The Arts and Crafts movement, the
excel [Ik(sel]  Renaissance, and Mediterranean and
,  sich auszeichnen traditional English architecture all had
Mediterranean a major influence on his work. But few
[)medItE(reIniEn]  people could have imagined that all these
, Mittelmeer styles would in some way feed into the
much-praised  multitude of buildings that make up his
, vielgelobt most famous project: Portmeirion village.
reputation  The site in North Wales that Clough
, Ruf Williams-Ellis chose to develop for his
rural preservation unique architectural experiment was
[)rUErEl )prezE(veIS&n] 
perfect. Not far from the coast, it had steep
,  Schutz des ländlichen
Raums cliffs, streams, woods and numerous old
Foto: picture alliance z/John Hedgecoe/TopFoto
buildings. He had already created a de-
self-taught 
, Autodidakt tailed plan of his village, and his first task
was to convert the old house that stood on
shore 
, Ufer the shore into a hotel.
town hall 
Portmeirion was built in two stages:
, Rathaus between 1925 and 1939, and between
unique [ju(ni:k] 
1954 and 1976. It was a labour of love for
, einzigartig Williams-Ellis. Today, the village includes
Welsh Guards  cottages, a castle (now a hotel and restau-
,  Waliser Garde rant), a town hall, beautifully landscaped
gardens, a Gothic pavilion, Riviera-style
ECCENTRIC LIFE
Clough Williams-Ellis,
designer of Portmeirion,
in 1969

houses, Italian-looking piazzas and a Born: 28 May 1883,

“This artificial landscape is
giant chessboard. Its design is as fasci- Gayton, England only alive and meaningful
Died: 9 April 1978,
nating as it is eccentric; but for these
very reasons, it is also much loved.
Llanfrothen, Wales when it is being used.”
Nationality: Welsh
On the one hand, Portmeirion does Clough Williams-Ellis, Portmeirion:
indeed look very strange, with its fairy- The Place and Its Meaning (1963)
tale buildings and landscapes. After
all, why would anyone invest so much
time and effort to create an Italianate
NOW, TRY THIS! M
village in North Wales? On the other D. unique
hand, its creation was clearly driven by
Match these words from the text to their definitions (A–D).
C. effort

the vision and passion of a talented and

B. rural
A. convert
thoughtful architect. Answers
convert | effort | rural | unique
Is it indulgent? Yes, of course it is.
But in addition to containing highly
A. to change something’s form, character or function
innovative, serious architecture, it is chessboard 
also great fun. So much fun, in fact, , Schachbrett B. relating to the countryside or the life there
that Clough Williams-Ellis was still fairy-tale [(feEri teI&l]  C. the physical or mental energy needed to do something
working on the dreamlike village three , märchenhaft
years before he died, in 1978, at the age D. the only one of its kind,
indulgent [In(dVldZEnt] 
of 94. , maßlos

ECCENTRIC LIFE
SHORT STORY SPOTLIGHT 2021 45
 PROVERB FEEDBACK
Sehr geehrte Frau Sharp,

Don’t judge a
ich möchte Ihnen mitteilen, dass ich in der
Ausgabe 2/21, Seite 8, über die Übersetzung
des Wortes „asylum seeker“ gestolpert bin.

book by its cover

Der Schein trügt
Man sollte keine voreiligen Schlüsse ziehen
“I can’t take the new professor seriously. He looks like a pirate!” —
“You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. From what I’ve heard,
he’s an inspired teacher and his research is top-notch.”
The proverb “Don’t judge a book by
its cover” means we shouldn’t form
our opinion of a person based on
appearances. To discover the true
meaning of a book, we must read its
contents. Likewise, only by getting
to know a person can we discover
their true character. It’s a warning
against prejudging people or being
prejudiced against those who don’t
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 Welcome
to the
language
pages
Over the next 20 pages, we
give you the opportunity to
learn about grammar and
expand your vocabulary in
an up-to-date context. We at
Spotlight firmly believe that
inclusive and respectful lan-
guage is one of the tools for
positive change in the world
— so, we start off with words
and phrases you’ll need when
talking about diversity.
THESHORT
LANGUAGE PAGES
STORY
20 Sprachseiten
48 LANGUAGE FOR ALL A
We present key words and
phrases that will help you
show respect to people who
are different from you
52 JUST JUDI M US
“ Just” a translation? — Judith
Gilbert’s personal view on the
English language
53 THE BASICS E +
A conversation in easy English
 needed in the modern workplace
— this time, with Hilary Mason,
who does clothes alterations
54 VOCABULARY M +
Sewing: learn all the words and
phrases you’ll need the next time 66 LOST IN TRANSLATION A
you get your sewing machine out What does “upshot” mean and
56 THE GRAMMAR PAGES M +
Sense verbs: master this key
point of English grammar with
the help of a short dialogue
LANGUAGE SECTION
58 EVERYDAY ENGLISH M   +
Brush up on your conversational
English. Our topic this time:
paying your taxes
60 SPOKEN ENGLISH M +
Colourful idioms and useful
expressions for showing surprise
62 ENGLISH AT WORK M   +
Diversity matters: Ken Taylor
looks at the skills and language
64 THE PUZZLE PAGES E M A
Solve our puzzles, find the

solutions and win a prize
where does the word come from?
67 LANGUAGE CARDS
Pull out and practise some of

the finer points of the English
language
SPOTLIGHT 2021 47
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Language for all

Das Schwerpunktthema dieser Ausgabe ist Diversität. VANESSA CLARK erklärt,
wie man die Vielfalt unserer Gesellschaft sprachlich widerspiegelt. Welche Begriffe
können verletzend sein, welche sind respektvoll und inklusiv?
ADVANCED

T
he world is a diverse place. Thanks
to social media, we’re in daily con-
tact with people from the most
diverse set of communities we’ve
ever experienced — not only geographically
widespread, but diverse also in terms of our
lifestyles, experiences and beliefs. To em-
would like to be used to describe them, but
our aim here is to provide an overview of
the key terms to show respect for diversity.
In this overview, we give you the language
you need to feel confident in your day-to-day
interactions with people who are different
from you. After all, inclusive and respect-
Illustrationen: nadia_bormotova/iStock.com

brace this diversity, our language needs to
be respectful and inclusive.
Over the next few pages, we present key
language that is both inclusive and up to
date, so that you have the words and phrases
you need to make everyone feel comfortable
— and avoid accidentally causing offence.
Please note that people within groups
sometimes disagree about the words they
ful language is one of the tools for positive
change in the world.
cause offence  embrace 
,  Anstoß/Unmut erregen , umarmen; hier: bereitwillig
diverse [daI(v§:s] 
annehmen
,  bunt gemischt, vielfältig

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RACE
The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has
drawn attention to the racism that underlies so-
ciety, not only in the US, but also in many other
countries around the world. Thanks to BLM,
many of us now recognize that it’s not enough
“not to be racist”; we have to be more actively anti-
racist, too. For many white people, this means be-
ing aware of the advantages they have in daily life
thanks to their race. It also means being aware of
the language we use to describe people of differ-
ent ethnicities.
The word black (often written with a capital let-
ter in the US) has now been reclaimed as a source
of pride as well as racial identity, but remember
that it’s usually used as an adjective (e.g. “black
history”, “black women”) and rarely as a collective
noun, which should be avoided.
Americans also use the term African American,
recognizing both the African origins and Ameri-
can nationality of their black citizens.
LANGUAGE
SHORT STORY
LANGUAGE SECTION
Of course, racial diversity is not a question of sim-
ply “black or white”. The easiest way to describe
someone’s racial identity is to use the phrase
of … heritage, such as “of Somalian heritage” or
“of Chinese heritage”.
The acronym BAME (pronounced [beɪm] or
spelled out letter by letter) is used in the British
media as an inclusive term for everyone who’s
“non-white” — for example “BAME actors”. The
abbreviation stands for “black, Asian and minority
ethnic”. The term person of colour is often used,
too.
It is important to be aware that the language
of racial relations continues to evolve, and what
is acceptable today may be offensive tomorrow.
! WARNING
Although “person of colour” is in current
use, the similar-looking term “coloured”
is not acceptable these days. It carries
memories of the era of racial segregation
in the US. The term “coloured” is, however,
acceptable in South Africa, where it refers
to a multiracial ethnic group. Of course,
using the “N” word is totally unacceptable.
abbreviation
[əˌbriːviˈeɪʃ&n] 
, Abkürzung
of ... heritage [(herItIdZ] 
, ...stämmig
reclaim 
,  neu beanspruchen
Gender is fluid —
so are the personal
pronouns we
choose to use
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Sexuality is not
an “either / or”
— it covers a
whole spectrum
GENDER
In 2017, London Underground replaced the greet-
ing “Ladies and gentlemen” in its announcements
with more gender-neutral greetings, such as
“Good morning, everyone”. The company felt the
time had come to question their use of language.
Do we still need to address each gender separate-
assign [E(saIn]  ly? Do independent working women still want to
, zuordnen
be called “ladies”? And what about those people
bracket  who don’t define themselves as either a man or
, Klammer
a woman — how do you include them, too? The
initialism [ɪˈnɪʃ&l)ɪzəm]  word everyone is a nice, easy solution.
,  Initialwort, Akronym
Gender is now recognized as being non-
issue [(ISu:] 
,  Frage, Thema
binary and more fluid. Transgender people may
identify as a different gender from the one they
transition 
, übergehen were assigned at birth, or may be in the process of
transitioning from one gender to the other. If you
find yourself wondering, “Is this person a man or
a woman? I don’t want to get it wrong!” you can
ask, “Which gender do you identify as?” — and be
ready to accept either answer, or “neither”.
None of us have to label ourselves as “he” or
“she” any more; the gender-neutral alternative
is they. “They” takes a plural verb, even when it
is used for one person, as in “Do you know Jack?
They’re an activist.” Some, often younger, people
— not only transgender or non-binary people, but
also members of the wider community who are
aware of gender issues — even helpfully sign their
50 SPOTLIGHT 2021
What does it stand for?
L – lesbian
G – gay
B – bisexual
T – transgender
Q – queer / questioning
I – intersex
A – asexual
+ – inclusive of all other
possibilities
e-mails with their preferred personal pronouns
in brackets after their name, for example “Jack
Smith (he / him)” or “Jack Smith (they / them)”.
SEXUALITY
The days of people being labelled either gay or
straight are long past. We now see sexuality as a
spectrum, as reflected in the rainbow flag flown
at pride marches. Along with heterosexual, homo-
sexual and bisexual, there is also the broader term
pansexual and, for those who don’t experience
physical attraction to others, asexual. To cover
this broad range of sexuality, the most commonly
used abbreviation (or “initialism”) is LGBT, which
stands for “lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender”.
You may also see LGBTQ, adding queer or ques-
tioning into the mix, or LGBTQIA+, adding inter-
sex and asexual and the plus to be fully inclusive
of all other possibilities.
WARNING
nadia_bormotova/iStock.com
!
“Queer” is one of those words
that was formerly used as
an insult but has now been
reclaimed by the community.
However, it is best avoided if
you’re not a member of that
community yourself.
LANGUAGE

NEURODIVERSITY
The term “neurodiversity” refers to the different
ways in which our brains function. There is so
much more recognition now of neurodivergence
— the range of conditions that can affect the way
we learn and interact with each other, such as con-
ditions on the autistic spectrum and ADHD (at-
tention deficit hyperactivity disorder), as well as
specific learning difficulties, including dyslexia
and dyscalculia. A person who does not have these
neurological characteristics is neurotypical.
WARNING
Terms such as “autistic” are medical diagnoses. They are not
terms to be used casually or lazily. A person you find difficult to
engage with is not necessarily “on the spectrum”. Similarly, a very
tidy or fussy colleague should not be called “a bit OCD”. These
expressions are offensive and should be avoided.
LANGUAGE SECTION
DISABILITY
Our bodies are all different, regardless of whether
you’re able-bodied or not.
To make services more accessible for people
with physical disabilities, we should take into
account their special needs or special require-
ments and check for accessibility arrangements.
We should also remember the slogan “Not all
disabilities are visible”. A huge range of physical
and mental health conditions are not immediately
obvious.
Within the disabled community, many people
use the term impairment to talk about their med-
ical condition or the physical limitations of their
body (such as mobility difficulties). For them,
the word “disability” describes the social effects
of that impairment (such as not being able to use
public transport). In their view, it is not the per-
son who is “disabled” per se but, instead, society,
which often does not take their needs into consid-
eration. However, this distinction is rarely made
in the mainstream media and the terms disabled
person or a person with a disability are still the
most widely used expressions.

! WARNING account: take sth. into ~ 

The term “handicapped” is ,  etw. mitberücksichtigen
now considered old-fashioned
and offensive, and should affect [E(fekt] 
therefore be avoided. Also, ,  beeinflussen, beeinträch-
try not to use the outdated tigen
phrase “He’s in a wheelchair”,
casually 
as it makes the person sound
,  zwanglos, salopp
passive and powerless.
Wheelchair users prefer the distinction 
more active option “I use a , Unterscheidung
wheelchair”.
dyscalculia
[)dIskÄl(kju:liE] 
, Rechenschwäche

dyslexia [dIs(leksiE] 
, Legasthenie
INFO TO GO fussy 
The word “normal” is ,  penibel, heikel
problematic in discussions
about differences because it impairment 
can easily be misunderstood. , Einschränkung
If the majority are “normal”, OCD (obsessive-com­pul­
“Handicap” or then the minority are, by sive disorder): be ~ 
“impairment”? definition, “abnormal”. ,  eine Zwangsstörung
Choosing the haben
right word can
make the world regardless of whether... 
a better place ,  unabhängig davon, ob ...

LANGUAGE
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“Just” a translation?
MEDIUM  US

Eine gute Übersetzung ist so viel mehr als der gleiche Text in einer anderen Sprache –
und wer das nicht zu schätzen weiß, treibt unsere Kolumnistin zur Verzweiflung.

I
’m often asked to translate German texts into JUDITH GILBERT is a
English. I don’t enjoy doing this — not because writer, editor,
of the work as such, but because of a frequent side translator, and
photographer who
effect: The more English the translation becomes, divides her time
the less German it sounds — and some authors get between New York
upset about this. (I hear Alanis Morissette’s “Ironic” City and a small
town in Bavaria.
playing in my head when this happens.) The more
native-sounding the translation, the less the authors
recognize their own work. Sigh.
In an English translation, the grammar, vocabu- delicate [(delIkEt]  need a little more information. And this
lary, and sentence structure should not be Germanic. ,  diffizil, fein is why a translation is more than “just” a
If you think that goes without saying, then you’re flip side  translation. Good translators always keep
one of the cool kids. Many people don’t understand ,  Rückseite, Kehrseite in mind the readers’ cultural background.
this. The English language, for example, has a larger overshoot  As W. Somerset Maugham once said:
word pool than German, and English translations ,  über das Ziel “A good rule for writers: Do not explain
hinausschießen; hier:
are usually much shorter than the German originals. überfordern overmuch.” This is true. Good fiction
The goal of an English translation is to sound not like leaves the reader wanting more. You
playwright [(pleIraIt] 
the author, but like a native English speaker with the , Dramatiker(in)
don’t have to say everything up-front, all
author’s German soul. at once. Leaving something to the imag-
point of departure 
So, whatever you’re writing, my advice to you , Ausgangssituation
ination is the key to good writing, espe-
is this: Always think of your audience. In Spotlight cially fiction. A story should be allowed
presume 
13/20, I told you that writing fiction is like acting — , voraussetzen to unfold. On the other hand, presuming
you have to be inside your characters’ heads. Now, too much knowledge on the part of the
saying: that goes
here’s the flip side: You also have to get inside your without ~  reader also means that you could be over-
readers’ heads. You have to ask yourself: “To whom ,  das versteht sich von shooting your audience.
am I speaking?”, “How much do they know about my selbst What do your readers need to know?
subject?”, “What is their point of departure?” sigh [saI]  What is best left unsaid? What parts do
Not long ago, I was asked to translate the guide- , seufzen; hier: Seufz! readers often skip? These are questions
book of a city in former East Germany — written by skip  that writers have to ask themselves, and
, überspringen
someone who had lived under the regime of the So- the answer — as with many things in life
cialist Unity Party of Germany and experienced its subtract  — is to find that delicate balance.
, wegnehmen
collapse. The author knows a lot about East Germany,
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and so do I. The guidebook, however, was intended unfold 

,  sich entwickeln
for English-speaking tourists spending a few hours
in that city. This meant I had to add and subtract text up-front  ifml.
,  im Voraus INFO TO GO
here and there because the original presumed too English playwright, novelist and short story
much knowledge about what had once been East upset: get ~ about sth.  writer William Somerset Maugham [mɔːm]
,  sich über etw. ärgern (1874–1965) was one of the most popular
Germany. Germans touring the city with the German
authors of his time.
guidebook would understand it without further ex-
planation, while the average foreign tourist would

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LANGUAGE SECTION
Easy English
VANESSA CLARK präsentiert einen Dialog und dazu
passendes Hintergrundwissen – auf Sprachniveau A2.
EASY  PLUS

lothes
ilary Ma son does c
H s
alteration

A CONVERSATION WITH HILARY MASON FASCINATING FACTS

Here, we present interesting lives from around the English- ...about the sewing machine:

⋅⋅
speaking world. This time, we talk to Hilary Mason, who does
clothes alterations. Before sewing machines were
invented, women spent a lot of their
What do you do in your job? time sewing clothes by hand for the
A lot of small sewing jobs — new zips, new buttons, new family. Poorer women could make
pockets. And I alter clothes so they fit better. If you buy money at home by sewing for richer INFO TO GO

⋅⋅
trousers that are a bit too long, or a shirt that’s a bit too big, families. Dressmakers
I can alter them to fit you. Most workers had only two sets of and tailors have
a good motto:
clothing: their working clothes and “Measure twice,

⋅⋅
Do you sew by hand or with a machine? their “Sunday best”. cut once!”
Both. I have a really good, old sewing machine. I’ve had it for It took over ten hours to sew one
over 30 years. I call it “my workhorse”. shirt or one simple dress by hand. The
alteration [)O:ltE(reIS&n] 
sewing machine reduced this time to
, Änderung

⋅⋅
Who is your typical customer? about one hour.
dressmaker 
Most of my customers are older people with good-quality, There wasn’t only one inventor of
, Damenschneider(in)
classic clothes, who want them to last for a long time. Young the sewing machine. Many inventors
last [lA:st] 
people seem to buy cheap clothes and throw them away! tried different ideas. One of them, Elias ,  halten, Bestand haben
Howe, said his idea came to him in a
measure  

⋅⋅
What part of your job do you like best? dream. ,  Maß nehmen
I like taking old clothes and altering them to make them Early sewing machines were used in
sewing [(sEUIN] 
more fashionable. I love giving old things new life. clothes factories. People could now , Näh-
buy “ready-to-wear” clothes. In the
Sunday best 
What are you working on today? 1860s, sewing machines became
Illustration: Martin Haake

, Festtagskleidung,

⋅⋅
I’m putting new pockets into a Jaeger coat for one of my popular in homes, too. Sonntagsstaat-
favourite customers. She’s had this coat since the 1980s and In 1912, the US sewing machine tailor 
it’s a beautiful quality. I’ve repaired it before and have given manufacturer Singer was the seventh- , Schneider
it new buttons as well. I’ve probably sewn more of this coat largest company in the world. zip 
than Jaeger did! Turn the page to find more useful words to do with sewing. , Reißverschluss

THESHORT
BASICSSTORY SPOTLIGHT 2021 53
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13

11
6
2

16
12
1

15
17

5
7

10
14 4

9
Illustration: Martin Haake

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Sewing
Halten Sie Nadel und Faden bereit und werfen Sie die Nähmaschine an:
VANESSA CLARK präsentiert Wörter und Wendungen für alle, die gerne schneidern.

MEDIUM  PLUS

1 button
, Knopf
2 cotton reel
, Garnrolle
3 dressmaker’s dummy
, Schneiderpuppe What do you do if one of your coat buttons is starting to fall
off, or the hem of your trousers is coming undone? Leave them
4 fabric [(fÄbrIk]
hanging? Or do you use one of those little emergency sewing kits
, Stoff
you get at hotels, with one needle, a few short lengths of thread
5 needle and a safety pin? Or do you have a fully equipped sewing box,
, Nadel with needles of all sizes, a pin cushion full of pins, cotton reels in
6 paper pattern, a variety of colours of thread, a tape measure, spare buttons and
dressmaking pattern zips, sharp scissors, elastic, a thimble and some tailor’s chalk …
, Schnittmuster everything you need to do minor repairs to your clothes?
7 pin cushion Dressmaking is the next level of sewing. If you see a garment
, Nadelkissen you like, but would prefer it in a different fabric, you can make it
yourself with a paper pattern. Lay the pattern on the fabric, cut out
8 pins
the pieces of the garment: the front and back of the body, the yoke
, Stecknadeln
(shoulders), sleeves (arms), cuffs (wrists), collar (neck), waistband
9 safety pin (waist), legs and crotch (between the legs). Tack or pin them
, Sicherheitsnadel together, sew the seams on your sewing machine, then sew the
10 scissors hems and add buttonholes if necessary — and it’s ready to wear.
, Schere Sewing is also a decorative craft, including the technical skills of
11 sewing machine embroidery, patchwork, quilting, appliqué and tapestry making.
[(sEUIN mE)Si:n] To find an English-speaking craft group, search for “sewing bee”,
, Nähmaschine “quilting circle”, “knit and natter” or even “stitch and bitch”.
12 stitches
, Naht
13 tailor’s chalk [tSO:k]
WORDS TO GO appliqué [E(pli:keI]  embroidery  sleeve 
, Schneiderkreide
The word “clothes” , Applikationsarbeit , Stickerei , Ärmel
14 tape measure is always plural.
A single piece of bee N. Am.  garment  spare 
, Maßband clothing is ,  hier: Kreis, Runde , Kleidungsstück , Ersatz-
15 thimble “a garment”.
bitch  hem  tack 
, Fingerhut ,  hier: lästern , Saum , heften

16 thread collar  natter ifml.  tapestry [(tÄpIstri] 

, Faden , Kragen , plaudern , Wandteppich

17 zip(per) craft  quilting  waistband 

, Handwerk ,  Herstellen von Steppdecken , Taillenbund
, Reißverschluss
crotch  seam  wrist [rIst] 
,  Schritt, Zwickel , Saum , Handgelenk

You’ll find our Vocabulary archive at: cuff  sewing box  yoke 
www.spotlight-online.de/teachers/picture-it , Manschette , Nähkasten , Schulterpartie

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Sense verbs
ADRIAN DOFF erklärt grundlegende Grammatikpunkte anhand eines kurzen Dialogs.
MEDIUM  PLUS

Amy is telling her friend Jo about her last holiday.

Look at the
photo — that
was the hotel.
Ooh, it looks 1
nice.

That’s what I thought. On the

website, it looked like 2 a really
nice hotel. It looked as if 2 I could
just relax by the pool — it looked
really lovely.
But it wasn’t?

No, it was awful. The whole hotel

smelt 3 damp. My room smelt of 4
cigarette smoke. It smelt like 4 an old
ashtray. It smelt as though 5 people
had been smoking there. That sounds
awful!

Yes! And the sheets felt

6 damp — and dirty!
Anything else to
complain about?

Actually, the breakfast was

terrible. The food tasted 7
stale. And the bread tasted
like 7 cardboard.
That sounds 8 dreadful. It sounds
like 8 a nightmare holiday. It sounds
as if 8 you should try to get your
money back.
Illustration: Duselbah/Shutterstock.com

I’ve tried, but it doesn’t look ashtray  cream cheese  raspberry 

as if 9 I’ll be able to. Their , Aschenbecher , Frischkäse , Himbeere
website has vanished and no
cabbage [(kÄbIdZ]  damp  sheets 
one is answering the phone. , Kohl ,  feucht, klamm ,  Laken, Betttücher

cardboard  dreadful [(dredf&l]  stale [steI&l] 

, Pappe , furchtbar , abgestanden

clause [klO:z]  nightmare  vanish 

, Teilsatz , Albtraum , verschwinden

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BEYOND THE
BASICS
After smell and
taste, we can
use...
GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT
of + noun
= it’s the actual
1 
The verb look is followed here by smell/taste:
• This soup tastes
an adjective (“nice”). Together, of fish. (= I think
they mean “from what I can see, it there is fish in it.)
seems pleasant”. • It smells of gas
in here. (= I can
smell gas in the
2 
Before a noun or noun phrase, we air.)
add like. Before a clause, we add like + noun
as if or as though. = it reminds us
of or is similar to THE RULES
something:
3 Other sense (or sensory) verbs • Ricotta tastes After the sense verbs, also called sensory verbs,
(“smell”, “taste”, “sound”, “feel”) a bit like cream look, sound, smell, taste and feel, we can use...
cheese, but it’s

⋅⋅
are used in the same way as “look”. milder. ...an adjective:
Here, the verb smell is followed • Yuck! This The food smells delicious.
cheese smells like

⋅⋅
by an adjective (“damp”). old socks! ...like + noun (phrase):
This looks like a good place for a picnic.
4  like + noun

Before a noun, we can say smell = I think that’s
of (= this was the actual smell) or what it is, but I’m
smell like (= the smell was similar not sure:
• Are you sure
to this). this is strawberry
ice cream? It
5 This is an example of as though tastes more like
⋅⋅⋅⋅
...as if or as though + clause:
It smells as if something is burning.
It sounds as though you had a good time.
People often use like before a clause instead
of “as if”, especially in informal and American

⋅⋅⋅⋅
raspberry to me. English:
coming before a clause. • What’s that It sounds like you had a good time.
smell? It smells
like gas. (= Maybe
You look like you’re worried about
6 
Here, the sense verb feel is fol- it is gas.) something.
lowed by an adjective (“damp”).

7 
The verb taste is used in the same
way as “smell”. In the second
example, Amy is saying the taste
was similar to cardboard. EXERCISE TO GO M

8 
The verb sound can be used in a Fill the gaps to complete these sentences.
similar way to “look”. When used
with “dreadful”, it means “from A. That sounds _____________ a great idea.
what you tell me, it seems awful”.
B. The house smells as _____________ someone has
9 
Here, Amy uses the negative form been cooking cabbage.
it doesn’t look as if… — meaning
C. It looks _____________ if it’s going to be a nice day.
“I probably won’t...”. D. like
C. as
B. if / though D. The sheets are cotton, but they feel _____________
A. like
Answers
silk.

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Paying your taxes

DAGMAR TAYLOR präsentiert Dialoge und Sprachtipps,
mit denen Sie spielend Ihr Alltagsenglisch auffrischen.
MEDIUM  AUDIO  PLUS

Tips
1. MY FIRST PAYSLIP
Teenager Conor has just come home from work. He recently started working
⋅⋅ A payslip (N. Am. pay stub) is a piece
of paper given to employees that
in a supermarket on Saturdays. shows how much money they have
been paid and how much has been

Conor: Hi, Mum. I’m starving. What’s
for dinner?
Jackie: Hiya, love. Spaghetti
bolognese. It’ll be ready in
⋅⋅
deducted PAYE and NI,
whatever that is.
Jackie: NI is National Insurance and
PAYE stands for “pay as you
taken away for tax, etc.
The verb deduct means to “take
away money, points, etc., from a
total amount”. It’s often used in the

ten minutes. How was work?
Conor: It was OK. All I did was stack
shelves. Nothing very excit-
ing. But I got my first payslip.
Jackie: Oh, good! How does that
⋅⋅
earn”. That’s how your in-
come tax is paid. Mind you, I
don’t think you’ll have to pay
any tax because you’re only
working a few hours. Did you
passive voice.
National Insurance (UK) is a
system of payments that have to be
made by employers and employees
to provide help for people who are

⋅⋅
feel? ask your manager about it? sick, unemployed or retired.
Conor: Not as good as I thought Conor: No. I didn’t get my payslip The amount of income tax you pay
it would. I thought I’d earn until the end of my shift. I’ll to the government is based on how

more. Look, it says they’ve
⋅⋅
ask her next week. much you earn.
A period of time worked by a group
of workers — who start work as
another group finishes — is called

⋅⋅
a shift.
Here, the verb file means to
2. TALKING ABOUT TAX “present something so that it can be

Conor and his mum are having dinner.
Conor: Delicious bolognese, Mum!
It’s lovely.
⋅⋅
officially recorded and dealt with”.
A tax return is an official document
then I have to pay the tax in which you give details of your
that’s due. income so that the government can

Jackie: I’m glad you like it. I’m still
thinking about your payslip.
It’s been a while since I got
one. I’ve been self-employed
for so long now.
⋅⋅
Conor: How much do you usually
have to pay?
Jackie: It depends on how much my
income is after deducting my
expenses and my personal
calculate how much tax you owe.
The money you spend to do your
job or a particular task (such as
travel) is called your expenses.
These are deducted from your

Conor: Don’t you pay tax, then?
Jackie: Of course I pay tax! Once a
year, I have to file a self-
assessment tax return and
⋅⋅
allowance. I always make
under £50,000, so I pay the
basic tax rate, which is 20
per cent.
taxable income.
A personal allowance (N. Am.
standard deduction) is the amount
of money you are allowed to earn
each year without being taxed.

mind you  owe  stack  starve  taxable income 

, allerdings , schulden , aufstapeln; , verhungern , versteuerbares
hier: einräumen Einkommen

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Tips
3. IT’S COMPLICATED!
Conor and his mum are still talking about paying tax.
⋅⋅ It’s a bit of a faff (UK ifml.) is used to
describe something that needs a lot

Conor: Filing a tax return when
you’re self-employed sounds
really complicated and an-
⋅⋅
but thankfully, I have an
accountant to help me.
Conor:  Fair enough. At least I won’t
of effort or causes slight problems.
At the end of the day (ifml.) intro­
duces the most important fact, or
final opinion, after everything has

noying. I think I’d rather be a
salaried employee.
Jackie: 
It’s a bit of a faff, but you
get used to it. At the end of
the day, you’re just proving
⋅⋅
have to worry about tax too
much until I’m older, will I?
Jackie: I hope not. Just remember
to talk to your manager
about your payslip. They’ve
been considered.
An invoice is a list of goods that
have been sold or provided, or work
that has been done. It also shows
what must be paid. Another word

how much money you made
and how much money you
spent. The bit I don’t like is
collecting and sorting all
the invoices and receipts,
⋅⋅
probably used the wrong
tax code or something.
Conor: I’ll talk to her next Saturday.
Or I can e-mail her. Is there
any more spaghetti, Mum?
for “invoice” is “bill”.
A receipt is a printed (or electronic)
document confirming that goods
or services have been received or
paid for.

INFO TO GO
The tax year in the UK
runs from 6 April until
5 April of the following
year. It’s also known
as the “fiscal year” or
“financial year”.

EXERCISE TO GO M

Match the different types of tax in the UK (A–E)

to their correct definition (1–5).

A. capital gains tax

B. corporation tax
GOOD TO KNOW C. council tax
“HMRC” stands for “Her Majesty’s Revenue and D. value added tax (VAT)
Customs”. This is the UK government department
responsible for calculating and collecting all sorts E. vehicle tax
of taxes. “Revenue” is the money a government
receives from taxes. “Customs” are the taxes that
must be paid to the government when goods are 1. a tax that companies pay on their profits
brought in from other countries.
2. a tax that is added to the price of goods and services
Illustration: sgursozlu/iStock.com

3. a tax that car owners must pay in order to use public

roads
4. a tax on the profits people make from selling
investments, such as shares or property
E–3
accountant  fair enough  D–2
, Steuerberater(in) ,  na schön 5. a tax charged by local authorities to pay for public
C–5
B–1
annoying  salaried employee  A–4 services and based on the value of a person’s home
, nervig , Angestellte(r)
Answers

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Surprise, surprise!
Manche Dinge sind einfach nicht zu fassen — aber wie bringt
man seine Verwunderung zum Ausdruck? Von ADRIAN DOFF
MEDIUM  PLUS

VERBS AND ADJECTIVES

There are many ways to talk about things that sur-
prise you. You can use the verb surprise, and the

⋅⋅⋅⋅
adjectives surprising and surprised:
The result really surprised me. These exclamations show that
you can hardly believe what

⋅⋅
The exam results were quite surprising.

⋅⋅⋅⋅
I was really surprised that I’d passed the test. you’re hearing:
The adjective “surprised” is often followed by You don’t say!

⋅⋅
Wow! That’s incredible!

⋅⋅
to hear or to see:
I was very surprised to hear that they’re No! You must be joking!

⋅⋅
getting married.
We were surprised to see that the main road
had become a pedestrian street.

PHRASES
You can also use phrases with the noun “surprise”,
for example come as a surprise and be taken by Some things are so surprising

⋅⋅⋅⋅
surprise: that you might think they can’t

⋅⋅⋅⋅
The results of the test came as quite a surprise. be true:
We were taken completely by surprise by the You can’t be serious!
sudden downpour. Are you kidding (me)?

⋅⋅
If you aren’t surprised, something comes as no (= Are you joking?)

⋅⋅
surprise: You’re having me on!
It came as no surprise that they lost votes at (= You’re lying to me!)
the election. (= people were expecting it)

STRONGER WORDS
There are other sets of adjectives and verbs that
express the idea of strong surprise. So, if you’re
PHRASES TO REMEMBER

⋅⋅⋅⋅
astonished or amazed, you’re very surprised. If
you’re shocked or horrified, you’re very surprised Are you kidding (me)?

⋅⋅
about something bad. These words can also be I couldn’t believe my eyes.

⋅⋅⋅⋅
used as adjectives ending in “-ing” or as a verb: I was astonished/amazed/shocked/

⋅⋅⋅⋅
I was shocked to hear that he’d lost his job. horrified.

⋅⋅
The conditions in the hospital are horrifying. I was dumbstruck.

⋅⋅⋅⋅
Her behaviour was absolutely astonishing. I was surprised to hear/to see that...
I was taken by surprise.

⋅⋅⋅⋅
It came as a/no surprise.
auxiliary verb [O:g(zIliEri v§:b]  kid sb. ifml.  It came (completely) out of the blue.

⋅⋅⋅⋅
, Hilfsverb ,  jmdn. auf den Arm nehmen, It took my breath away.
veräppeln That’s incredible!
downpour [(daUnpO:] 

⋅⋅⋅⋅
,  Regenguss, Platzregen pedestrian [pE(destriEn]  You can’t be serious!
, Fußgänger You don’t say!
exclamation 

⋅⋅
, Ausruf sudden  You must be joking!
,  plötzlich, unerwartet You’re having me on!

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If you’re dumbstruck, you’re so

⋅⋅
surprised that you can’t speak: If something takes your breath away,
When she told me she you’re so amazed that you almost stop
was leaving me, I was breathing. Usually, it refers to something
dumbstruck.

⋅⋅
that impresses you:
The view from the London Eye was
incredible. It took my breath away.

SURPRISE
If you can’t believe your eyes,
something is so surprising that it

⋅⋅
doesn’t seem real:
I couldn’t believe my eyes
when I met her. She looked
If something comes out of the blue, it’s com-
about ten years younger than
pletely unexpected and you’re not at all pre-
the last time I saw her.

⋅⋅
pared for it:
We only heard on Monday that the
company is bankrupt. The news came
completely out of the blue.

EXERCISE TO GO M

Match the remarks below (A–D) to what they might

refer to (1–4).
GOOD TO KNOW
A. It came completely out of the blue.
To show surprise, you can use an echo
question, with your voice going up. This is a B. I couldn’t believe my eyes.
short question with just an auxiliary verb: C. We were horrified.
• We can’t go in there without a face mask.
— Can’t we? D. It took my breath away.

Or you can respond with a negative 1. an amazing sunset

sentence, repeating the auxiliary verb:
• I’ve decided to get divorced. 2. news that you weren’t expecting at all
— You haven’t!
D–1
C–3 3. something terrible that happened
You can also combine the two:
B–4 4. seeing something that surprised you
• It costs €50 to get into the museum.
A–2
Answers
— It doesn’t, does it?

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Diversity matters!
Kommunikations-Experte KEN TAYLOR wirft einen Blick auf die Fähigkeiten
und Sprachkenntnisse, die in der modernen Arbeitswelt unabdingbar sind.
MEDIUM  AUDIO  PLUS

Employers and employees need to be aware of the importance and GOOD TO KNOW
advantages of diversity in their organization. Have a look at the According to a study done by
conversation below to familiarize yourself with the language you the Boston Consulting Group,
increasing and managing
might hear in this context. We have highlighted the relevant words and diversity in your teams
phrases for you. leads to improved financial
performance. This is based on KEN TAYLOR
several factors. Here are three is a communication consul­
key components: tant and author of 50 Ways
Mark, from HR, is talking about diversity training with Frances, to Improve Your Business
1. A wider pool of talent
a new employee. An organization that
English (Lulu Publishing).
If you have any suggestions
actively recruits a diverse
workforce will have a wider for topics, you can write to
Mark: All new members of staff attend a one-day diversity pool of talent at its disposal. him at ktaylor868@aol.com
training workshop. Ken looks forward to hearing
2. More innovation from you!
Frances: What’s the goal of the training?
A homogeneous workforce
Mark: To help employees understand that it’s the differences does not always stimulate
amongst colleagues — in other words, diversity — that creative solutions. A more
heterogeneous group of
leads to the creation of excellent teams. It just requires people will have different
a little adjustment to one’s attitudes. perspectives that can
lead to more innovative approach 
Frances: Is it about race and gender? approaches. , Ansatz
Mark: Yes, it is. But it’s also about disabilities, educational
3. Improved employee assumption 
differences and personality types. ,  Annahme, Vermutung
performance
Frances: I don’t think I’m prejudiced. Employees who are under attitude
Mark: We can be unconsciously biased and make wrong pressure to conform do not
,  Einstellung, Haltung
produce their best work.
assumptions about other people. If different backgrounds biased [(baIEst] 
Frances: How does the training work? are represented in the , voreingenommen,
workplace, this can lead
Mark: We use case studies and experiential exercises. These to a greater acceptance of
befangen
help you, for example, to interpret cultural differences. different ways of thinking disability
They also help you to become more aware of any and behaving. In such an , Behinderung
environment, a company is
prejudices you may have. more likely to have happier disposal: be at one’s ~ 
Frances: It sounds interesting. and more productive ,  jmdm. zur Verfügung
employees. stehen
Mark: We want our staff to be tolerant of the differences they
see around them and to realize that those differences Source: www.bcg.com/en-us/publications/ diversity training 
2018/how-diverse-leadership-teams- , Diversitätsschulung
help to make successful teams. boost-innovation
experiential 
,  hier: praktisch

familiarize oneself
[fE(mIliEraIz] 
WORD TO GO ,  sich vertraut machen

“HR” is short for prejudiced [ˈpredʒədɪst] 

“human resources” — the , voreingenommen
Foto: Gert Krautbauer

personnel department
of a company or recruit [ri(kru:t] 
organization. , anwerben

unconsciously
[Vn(kQnSEsli] 
, unbewusst

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North and south

Sprachliche Knobeleien zu Texten aus dem Heft. Von OWEN CONNORS
EASY  MEDIUM  ADVANCED

WORD SEARCH
There are 12 words hidden in the puzzle below. All 12 are taken
from The Supper Club on pages 16–17. Find the English trans­
lations of the German words below.
auf Holzkohle gegrillt
Bauchbinde
brutzeln
C S I Z Z L E B H H B K F einlegen
X H S E A S O N H V M Q V einwickeln
Grillpfanne
A S A C I L A N T R O Q I Koriander
Lendenstück
B C B R Q W H S M W R A P Limettensaft
S E A R G Z M A H M O L Q schnell anbraten
würzen
S H T F E R E W S P M B S Zange

Y S U N X L I N X X A M I
Word search solution
G S E A D K B L Q X Q X R T S W Y Q Y S L K O S D Z

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W R M A R I N A T E D N I
R X Q X Q L B K D A E S G
I M A X X N I L X N U S Y

G X H I U H C Y Y C H G N
S B M P S W E R E F T H S
Q L O M H A M Z G R A E S

Z D S O K L S Y Q Y W S T
P A R W M S H W Q R B C B
I Q O R T N A L I C A S A
V Q M V H N O S A E S H X
F K B H H B E L Z Z I S C

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WORD SNAKE
In the word snake below, we have hidden the names of typical Tex-Mex food. In be­
tween the words, you can find letters that can be rearranged to form the name of a
famous Tex-Mex cocktail. Word snake solution:
“margarita”.
The hidden word is

aq
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chalupa
sad eac
ench
tamale
illatg r halu
uacamoleanacho pam
burrito
taco
enchilada
nacho
guacamole

A famous Tex-Mex cocktail is a(n) __________________________.

quesadilla

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CROSSWORD
The words in this puzzle are taken from the Travel feature. You may
find it helpful to refer to the text on pages 36–42.

ACROSS

1. 3. 1. Not wet.
2. Ban, forbid.
1. 2. 4. Talk into believing.
7. Connection.
5. 6.
8. A place of burial.
4. 10. Block for building.
13. Magnetism, appeal.
7. 14. See, notice.
15. Part of a town on a river, lake or sea.
9. 8.
16. Stand very high.

DOWN
11. 10. 12. 1. Place for a ship to load and unload.
3. Famous and easily identifiable.
5. Deep hollow place in rocks.
13. 6. Big-budget hit movie.
9. Trader, dealer.
14. 11. Having no clothes on.
15. 12. Area for a football game.

16.

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VANESSA CLARK betrachtet Worte und Wendungen,

deren Übersetzung nicht immer ganz einfach ist.
ADVANCED

“The upshot of all of this is that

there’ll be more volatility in the market.”
CNBC.com,
24 November 2020
Comment on how the
financial markets reacted

USAGE to good and bad news

about the Covid pandemic
The upshot of something is the final outcome of a situation,
series of events, discussions or a long process — “the upshot
of all of this” — rather than the result of a single event. Similar
expressions are “ultimately”, “when all is said and done” and BACKGROUND
“in the final analysis”. The noun “upshot” is around 500
A warning: although “up” may sound positive, the word is years old and comes from the world
neutral and “upshots” are, in fact, often negative. of archery. An “upshot” was the last
In everyday conversation, “The upshot is that…” often shot in an archery competition, the
appears at the end of a longer discussion or story, to draw shot that often decided who the
the listener’s attention to the most important result — for winner would be. From its sporting
example: “Anyway, the upshot is that she’s left him and taken origin in the 1500s, “upshot” soon
the kids with her” or “The upshot is that he’s now looking came to be more widely used as a
for a new job.” Here, you could also use the phrase “to cut a metaphor meaning the “end result”
long story short”, or “basically”. or “conclusion of a process”.
Equivalent German expressions include letztendlich, das
Fazit, im Endeffekt or — to express a certain impatience with
the palaver that preceded the result — das Ende vom Lied or
even wie auch immer.
EXERCISE TO GO A

In which of the following contexts would “upshot” make

sense?
archery [(A:tSEri]  INFO TO GO
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, Bogenschießen The New York

A. “We’re launching this new business today with a big
impatience Times calls its daily ________________.”
[Im(peIS&ns]  digital newsletter
“The Upshot”. B. “After launching a new business in very uncertain
, Ungeduld
times last year, the ________________ is that we
volatility
[)vQlE(tIlEti] 
B are now making a profit.”
, Unbeständigkeit
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Words in context
New words Spotlight — 07Spotlight
— 2016 Global English Spotlight

What would a speaker of American English say?

preighter British speaker:

Many airlines have turned their Before you drive off, you should
aircraft into preighters. check your windscreen, number
plate, petrol and indicators.

(In)Formal English Spotlight Translation Spotlight

What are the more formal versions of these words? Translate into English:

1. Das Flugzeug hätte bei dem Wetter nie starten sollen.

To visit my aunt, I have to take a
plane and then the Tube. Once I’m 2. Das Schiff legte um 15 Uhr ab.

there, I can get around by bike. 3. Ich fahre jeden Tag mit dem Bus zur Arbeit.

Pronunciation Spotlight Idiom magic Spotlight

Tongue-twister!
Repeat these words out loud ten times as quickly as you
Zeichnung: Ching Yee Smithback

can:

red lorry
yellow lorry
flying blind

False friends Spotlight Grammar Spotlight

Limousine, combo / Limousine, Kombi Complete these sentences with the correct prepositions.

Translate the following sentences: 1. I’m _____ the bus right now.
➞ Austrennung an der Perforierung

1. For his birthday, my cousin hired a limousine and a 2. I’m going to visit my boyfriend, who lives _____
live jazz combo. Henry Road. He lives _____ number 87.

2. Wir brauchen ein größeres Auto – eine Limousine oder einen 3. That’s not far. You could have gone _____ bike or _____
Kombi. foot.
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Global English Spotlight — 07Spotlight

— 2016 Words in context Spotlight

American speaker:
Before you drive off, you should check your windshield,
license plate, gas and turn signals.
Preighter is the name of a new type of plane that trans-
ports both passengers and freight (= goods, cargo) at the
British and American English use different terms to talk
same time.
about parts of a vehicle. These may not always be under-
stood by speakers of the other variety — so make sure you
check which to use!

Translation Spotlight (In)Formal English Spotlight

1. The plane should never have taken off in this weather. To visit my aunt, I have to take an aeroplane / airplane
2. The ship sailed / set sail at 3 p.m. and then the Underground. Once I’m there, I can get
3. I take / ride the bus to work every day. around by bicycle.

Be particularly careful with “drive” as a translation of You will most often hear the words “plane” and “bike”,
fahren. In English, when you drive a vehicle, you are the the shorter, less formal versions of aeroplane (UK) /
one operating it. This is not the case with a bus or train, airplane (N. Am.) and bicycle. “The Tube” is an informal
which is why we say take or ride. name for the Underground in London.

Idiom magic Spotlight Pronunciation Spotlight

If you are flying blind, you are doing something even
though you have no previous experience or information
about how to do it properly. In short, you are improvising
wildly because you have no idea what you are doing!
[(red lɒri:]
[(jeləʊ lɒri:]
This tongue-twister helps you to practise the sounds
[r] and [l]. The word lorry is the British word for what
Americans call a truck (Lastwagen).

Grammar Spotlight False friends Spotlight

1. I’m on the bus right now.

1. Für seinen Geburtstag hat mein Cousin eine Stretchlimousine
2. I’m going to visit my boyfriend, who lives in / on Henry
und eine live Jazz-Combo gemietet.
Road. He lives at number 87.
2. We need a bigger car — a saloon / sedan or an estate car
3. That’s not far. You could have gone by bike or on foot.
/ station wagon.

Be careful! These prepositions sometimes differ from the

In English, a limousine is a luxurious, extra-long car
ones used in German. In English, you travel on a bus /
often driven by a chauffeur. A Limousine is a saloon (UK) or
train / plane; you live in (UK) or on (N. Am.) a certain road
a sedan (N. Am.). A Kombi is an estate car (UK) or a station
/ street at a certain address; and you can get there by bike
wagon (N. Am.).
/ car / bus / train, or on foot (= by walking).
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